32 Week Update

32 weeks was always going to be a nerve wracking week for me. I went into early labour with Leo at 32 weeks (thankfully it stopped, but was very scary!) and my youngest niece was born at 32 weeks in December 2011 (she is now a healthy and happy toddler ^-^), but so far so good :)
I had thought that bubs might have turned breech yesterday, but today I am feeling hiccups very low so fingers crossed he is staying put head down!

32 weeks

 How far along?: 32 weeks

Total weight gain: +3.5-4kg from pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes?: This cooler weather is awesome! Lots of leggings and baggy jumpers for me. Bras are so uncomfy though, I want to be braless 24/7 haha
Stretch marks?:32 weeks was when I got my first stretch marks with Leo, but so far no new ones
Sleep: I'm in a bad sleep routine right now. MUST NOT STAY UP PAST 11pm!!
Best moment this week: Getting a cute little video of Squishy bub doing his ninja thing. 
My best moment this week is not pregnancy related though. We have officially started inspecting houses to look for our first family home :) Very exciting!
Miss Anything?: I am having a real craving for a new tattoo right now...
Movement: Had the odd quite day, but he is super active at night
Food cravings: None at the moment. Lots of foods I feel like, but no strong cravings
Anything making you queasy or sick: Woke up choking on my acid reflux the other morning. That was pretty gross. Pregnancy is so glamourous hey?
Gender: Boy
Labour Signs: Actually yes this week! But thinking it's just because 32 weeks is my 'bad' week. Nothing too worrying though
Symptoms: Still the yucky heartburn/acid reflux. My pelvis hates me right now too. Oh and nesting this week! Nothing is clean enough for me
Belly Button in or out?: Nearly fully popped now, so not used to having an outie
Engagement ring on or off?: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, I'm always happy :)
Looking forward to: Being able to do the dishes without hitting my belly on the sink

30 & 31 Week Update

Well as you can see we had our second 4d scan ^_^ Our beautiful little man is chubby, healthy and has lots of hair apparently! I love the first pic where you can see his cheeky little smile, I'm so curious to meet him and see what he looks like in real life! Not long now, we're in the final stretch and as tough as this pregnancy has been I know I am going to miss it.

I don't have any particularly great belly pics from these two weeks, I'll take a better one tomorrow when I hit 32 weeks!

30 Weeks, being photobombed :)

31w5d, feeling heavy and low

How far along?: 30-31 weeks

Total weight gain: +3.5kg from pre-pregnancy weight (really stacking it on now!)
Maternity clothes?: I really hate wearing clothes at the moment, leggings and baggy jumpers are as dressy as I get. But I am not in maternity clothes, pretty much just wearing my normal stuff still, but they don't look as nice as they used to. And I can still fit my denim shorts yay!
Stretch marks?: My old ones are becoming a bit purple/pink. Moisturising does nothing, if you are going to get them you will get them, but I'm addicted to the smell of cocoa butter haha.
Sleep: Except for my heartburn keeping me awake, sleeping well.
Best moment this week: Our 4d scan was AMAZING! Really wish I had gotten one with Leo :( Oh and we think bubs looks like me! Considering Leo is such a clone of his dad I'm very excited to find out for sure. 
Miss Anything?: Deli foods, I really want salami and feta. And beer. I can't wait to enjoy a beer.
Movement: Super ninja baby as per usual. He is getting very low now!
Food cravings: Fairy bread lately, but haven't gotten any yet. Still enjoying my smoothies, but not really craving them.
Anything making you queasy or sick: My acid reflux. And sometimes I'm nauseous when I first get up.
Gender: Boy
Labour Signs: No
Symptoms: Acid reflux/heartburn and my pelvic pain is getting pretty bad. I think he *might* be engaging!
Belly Button in or out?: Top half is officially popped!
Engagement ring on or off?: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, but tired.
Looking forward to: Labour! Haha.

And the proof, a little mini me?? Perhaps, only time will tell :)

Leopold Update

I haven't been posting about my beautiful not-so-baby boy much lately, but I have definitely not forgotten him. He makes every day such a joy (an exhausting joy) and although I am so excited for him to be a big brother, the thought of him not being my one and only does make me a little sad. So I've been enjoying and making the most of all this one on one time with lots of cuddles, sleepy breast feeds, baths together and getting up to all kinds of fun ^-^

Leo will be 21 months on the 21st of this month (seriously where has the time gone?!), he is still a little skinny mini not weighing quite 10kg yet and is about 85cm long. He has all his teeth except his 2 year old molars (his canines all just cut at once and man was that fun -_-).
He is sleeping pretty well at the moment, usually about 8.30pm until 7.30am, although occasionally wakes once or twice which I am hoping is just teething. He naps for about 2 hours, 11.30-1.30ish. I take the opportunity to nap too haha!

He loves bath time, 'Finding Nemo', animals, sultanas, reading lots and lots of stories, giving cuddles ("cuggles") and kisses ("disses"), "boobies", playing in his sandpit, sushi and 'In The Night Garden' ("Garden"). He is a very talkative, verbal little man. We've lost track of the amount of words and sentences he says regularly, but he seems to be learning new ones every day. Today's new word was "pillow" :)
He's very gentle, not a rough and tumble toddler at all, and although he can be quite attached to me I have to admit I love the constant hugs. We practice gentle/peaceful parenting with him and I am sure that that is one of the reasons he is very non aggressive and responsive to us.
I really hope he'll be caring with bubs and know he is going to grow into a sweet little man and big brother.

I could not be more proud of him or more in love. Sure, he drives me crazy some days, toddlers are NOT easy. But he is beautiful, inside and out <3

28 & 29 Week Update

Oops forgot to do a proper 28 week update, things have been very busy around here that's for sure!
I've been doing more driving as I'm very keen to get my license a.s.a.p. We've been tidying and organising the house and yard, slowly but surely. I want to have everything clean, sorted and up and running before Squishy Bub makes his arrival and we have our hands even more full.
DF is working from home 4 days a week running his own business and it is so lovely to have him around more often, we've missed him!
And Leopold is still being an awesome toddler. I'll do a proper update on him in the next week or so ^-^

29 Weeks

29 Weeks

How far along?: 28-29 weeks

Total weight gain: +2kg from pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes?: Now that the weather is finally starting to cool down I can start living in my Winter pjs, trackies and baggy jumpers yay!!
Stretch marks?: No new ones so far *fingers crossed*
Sleep: Starting to get a wee bit uncomfy
Best moment this week: Finishing up the last of our newborn clothes shopping and putting the boy's new car seats (matching!) on layby. And seeing our little man at a growth scan (I'm measuring a bit small), he is perfect <3
Miss Anything?: I could really go a cocktail. And I miss being able to wear all my clothes
Movement: As per usual, ninja bub is still being ninja bub! A few movements have actually made me tear up this week, so ouchy!
Food cravings: Still mango smoothies. And strawberry smoothies. And now hot chips and lamb souvlakis. Yummmmmmmm
Anything making you queasy or sick: If I don't snack regularly I get a bit queasy
Gender: Boy
Labour Signs: No
Symptoms: Acid reflux/heartburn and a tiny bit of hip pain at night (bubba is low!)
Belly Button in or out?: Top half is popping out, bottom half is staying flat. Weird
Engagement ring on or off?: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Really happy :)
Looking forward to: Our next 4d scan (only 6 more days!)

27 Week Update

Happy Valentine's Day! 27w4d

 

How far along? 27 Weeks

Total weight gain: +2kg from pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes?: I'm loving long maternity t shirts, but other than that just living in leggings
Stretch marks?: Still no fresh ones, although my older ones are slowly, but surely getting more visible
Sleep: Fine once I get to sleep, just struggle with the falling asleep part *sigh*
Best moment this week: Finding out I don't have GD yay!
Miss Anything?: Sushi, I miss sushi so much
Movement: 24/7! This little man is crazy
Food cravings: Mango smoothies, mango smoothies, mango smoothies
Anything making you queasy or sick: For once, no! It's a miracle haha
Gender: Boy
Labour Signs: No
Symptoms: Terrible heartburn, wish it would leave!
Belly Button in or out?: Flat as a pancake
Engagement ring on or off?: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!
Looking forward to: Our next 4d scan

26 Week Update

26w1d

How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss?: +1kg from pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes?: A few maternity t shirts and still loving my pjs! (See above haha)
Stretch marks?: No new ones although my old ones are going light purple

Sleep: I struggle to get to sleep at night, but daily naps are getting me through!
Best moment this week?: Baby shopping!
Miss Anything?: Having no heartburn, very much getting sick of it now!
Movement?: Still a big mover and shaker, starting to hurt now
Food cravings?: Mango smoothies, I want one every day
Anything making you queasy or sick?: My GTT which I took today and now I feel rotten. Fingers crossed for a good result
Have you started to show yet?: Yes hehe
Gender?: Boy
Labour Signs?: No
Belly Button in or out?: Still in, just
Engagement ring on or off?: On
Happy or Moody most of the time?: Happy nearly all the time
Looking forward to?: Our next 4d scan in March, setting up bubba's Moses basket and corner of our room and of course meeting our little Squishy!

I swear I am actually 90% smoothie now

 

Madeleine xoxo

24 & 25 Week Update

Wow these weeks are really just flying by (that's my excuse for never updating on time). It feels like I should only be coming up to 20 weeks, not a few weeks off 30 weeks!

We had our 4d scan last week and it was simply amazing. I really regret not getting one done with Leo actually, would have been very interesting to compare their pictures! As it is we can already tell that bubs looks so much like his big brother. I'm looking forward to our second 4d scan (at 30w4d) because we'll be able to have an even better look at his cute little features ^-^ I am so in love with him already!

Cheeky little man had the cord over his face for half the scan and then his feet on his head for the other half. He's such a little cutie. The ultrasound tech was amazed when we could see him starting to open his eyes and said she had never seen a baby of this gestation do that, one strong bubba we have!