It's great fun... but I can't help wondering how anybody puts themself through this again when they already have a little tot to look after! I'd been planning to start trying for Baby Number 2 once this one is around 9 months old, but spending my working week heaving while trying to change nappies for the little boy I childmind has made me think twice.
Apart from that my little tum is definately getting rounder, and since anything tight around my waist makes me instantly sick I'm already wearing my maternity jeans (albeit with a few extra pins holding in the belly band!), or else tracksuit bottoms.
Apart from my lovely growing tum, the other thing growing is my boobs.... seriously, I tried to run yesterday (it was raining) and they nearly knocked me out!! I'm now a pretty impressive 34G!!!! Unless you've ever dated Jordan, you've never seen the like!!
Given my changing shape it's just as well that pretty much everyone knows now. It's been lovely what a warm response everyone has given, even people we didn't think would be terribly interested. I went to tell one of our neighbours during the week and her husband was delighted!! He's a quiet man, and quite reserved, but he got very emotional and said it's the best news there has been in this community since they moved here 7 years ago!! Whilst I sat and chatted with his wife, he came up to congratulate the Daddy to Be. Even my sister, who is very ambitious and never seemed terribly maternal, is already struggling not to buy gorgeous little bits for her new niece or nephew. She's very into her photography and she's promised to come home after the baby is born to take some gorgeous professional photographs. It seems that already there is so much hope and love invested in this little being.
My OH is going to be such a good daddy too... even if he's terrified of actually handling a baby, I know I'm going to get all the support I need. Every night after I go to bed (at about 7 o'clock, usually) he spends all evening carrying me drinks, crackers, books... anything my little heart desires. He worries terribly that something will go wrong, but I know he has just fallen in love with the idea of finally being a Daddy.
This week I went on a bit of a shopping spree... a bit premature, I know but I couldn't resist!
I came home with all babys bedding for the cot and moses basket:
as well as a lovely Winnie the Pooh blanket
and sleeping bag
I've got as many blankets, sheets, etc as they say you need on my 'Ready For Baby?' checklist, and I'm going to resist buying any more as I know I'll want either pink or blue things for my little one once it gets here!
I also got a lovely musical mobile
I'd decided that if I start picking up a couple of things as I go along it will be much easier to budget for when baby actually arrives. Last week I spent about £150 on stuff for the nursery, but I now need very little, and we've got all the nursery furniture apart from a wardrobe. It's so hard not to go overboard when everything is so gorgeous, and when buying stuff is one of the things that makes it feel real.
It still doesn't feel real a lot of the time.. I can't wait to see my little bean at the scan in a few weeks time (baby is now the size of a grape!!) and thinking about feeling the first fluttering movements makes me catch my breath. I've wanted this my whole life and I can't bear the thought of anything going wrong. I just pray that God will protect this little life that He is blessing us with.
Til next time x
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