Archer

At 9.01pm on May 10th (two days before his EDD) we welcomed our second beautiful little man, Archer Corey Tobias, into the world. I cannot wait to fully write out his birth story and share it with you all, but in the meantime here are some pictures of our Squishy Bub.

Archer was born weighing 2.96kg/6lbs 8oz, 49cm long with a 35cm head circumference. So far he is a dream baby, sleeping and feeding very well. I have never known a more peaceful bub :)
Leopold truly adores his little brother and I am looking forward to seeing their bond grow as they do.

I will post my birth story and many more pictures as soon as possible. Until then I am just enjoying getting to know this new little human and loving being a mummy of two!

38 & 39 Week Update

These last few weeks have been tough ones. I find pre-labour very difficult to deal with emotionally as it reminds me of what happened with Leo's birth and how slow progressing it was. Also for anyone who has experienced it you will know how frustrating it is to have contractions for no "real" reason! I have kept faith that my body and baby know what they are doing and every pain is leading me closer to a speedy and smooth labour.

38 weeks

38 weeks

39 weeks 1 day

How far along?: 38-39 weeks
Total weight gain: +7-8kg from pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes?: Getting a lot of use out of my maternity singlets
Stretch marks?: Can't believe I have managed to escape ending up covered in stretch marks! Even my old ones are still pretty light
Sleep: Up and down all night
Best moment this week: Reassuring dr's appointments :)
Miss Anything?: Being able to play properly with Leo and be active
Movement: His movements are smaller, but still feeling just as many, love my little ninja baby even though he hurts me!
Food cravings: None at the moment actually, although the last couple of days I have been constantly hungry
Anything making you queasy or sick: Comes and goes, definitely something I am not going to miss about this pregnancy
Gender: Boy
Labour Signs: Lots and lots, but trying not to read too much into it. I know from experience how long this stage can go for
Symptoms: No new or interesting symptoms really, who would have thought that one of the main challenging things about pregnancy is how boring it can be?!
Belly Button in or out?: Half and half haha
Engagement ring on or off?: On, I don't seem to swell during pregnancy thankfully
Happy or Moody most of the time: So, so moody
Looking forward to: Being done with pregnancy! Sorry I'm such a downer this week, the end is definitely the hardest part

I promise...

I promise to do a proper update soon, I have fallen a bit behind as I am now 39w2d pregnant!
I've been having a tough couple of weeks emotionally (and physically), so I am taking some time to focus on myself and try to enjoy the remainder of my pregnancy. Hopefully I will feel up to doing some full blog entries soon, maybe once bubs arrives haha.
Madeleine xoxo