21 week pregnancy update

Now that I've hit half way, this week has gone so slow!! The baby shower seems so far away, let alone the delivery!!

Week: 21 weeks

Pregnancy symptoms: I had a very vivid dream this week about my nan who has passed away. It was nice to see her again :) Other than that no other symptoms. 

Moody/happy: I was ok most of the week but I had a bad panic attack due to choking on Wednesday, which put me in a very unsettled mood the rest of the day.

Maternity clothes: I received a pair of cargo 3/4 pants by pumpkin patch in small in the mail and there way to big, and I must say, very unflattering on my bum!! Tom said it was a "mum bum" lol. 

Total weight gain: 72 kgs

Sleep: Sleep is ok, I have been tossing and turning a little but nothing that fully wakes me up.

Looking forward to: My birthday :) 23 days! And catching up with all my mummy friends today :)

Worst moment this week: Wednesday morning while eating my breakfast I started choking. It's not because of food getting stuck believe it or not. I had this as a child too which led me to only eat soup for 4 months. Turns out that when I swallow just that little too much, I start to panic and my throat completely closes up. The last time it happened my parents actually thought I was going to die (coming from parents who say "you'll be right" if you break your leg!) I was about 12 years old. Occasionally it starts to happen again, but as I've learned to control my anxiety, it never gets that far. Wednesday I was home alone, mj was asleep in bed, and I swallowed just that little too much. So I walked over to the sink to get some water and calm myself down but the anxiety took over and I couldn't swallow the water. It felt like forever but within a few seconds I remembered the last time I almost died, vomiting opened my throat again so I could breath. So I started trying to make myself throw up and after about 4 goes my throat opened again! But I ended up hysterically crying for over half an hour and having a massive anxiety attack. It was so horrible! I just wish I hadn't been home alone. I did make a video for awareness if you would like to watch that here.

Best moment this week: On a more positive note!! Jelly bean has been kicking so much lately! Tom and Caitlin have both felt it now. I love feeling his kicks :)

Watch my 21 week update here.

Xxx

Gender reveal!!!!!!

So I've been really really slack on writing my blogs! I do update my YouTube channel every week: mummysvlog

Two weeks ago we went in for our gender ultrasound. We were so nervous. We knew jelly bean was ok because she/he has started to kick tonnes. So jelly bean had been kicking all morning. We were nervous because we were so excited!! The weeks had flown by and we couldn't believe it was already time to find out what we were having. 

Tom started to doubt if he wanted to know the gender at the start of the week which in turn made me doubt it. I guess we could wait till the baby's born, right? But then I weighed up the fact that we would have three kids, one being a new born, and I would be recovering from labour. Could we really be bothered doing all the baby shopping after jelly bean was here?

So we decided that for us, it was easiest to know now. We sat in the waiting room for only a few minutes which was great because I always get really anxious before an ultrasound. The tech that we had was absolutely brilliant! I wish I knew her name so I could refer her to all my friends. She talked us through every little thing. We learned so much we didn't know from our previous scans. And it got Tom so involved in it because he found it so interesting to learn all the facts. Much more fun than sitting there looking at a blob haha.

The minute she put the wand on my tummy I knew what we were having. She did a quick scan of the whole body and then Zoomed in on the belly which is where I confirmed to myself that I was correct. I didn't tell Tom because he had asked not to know until the tech told him incase my guess was incorrect. So it was a long 40 mins of holding it in!!

At the end of the scan I asked her to tell us, so she scanned the groin area n showed us. She asked me what I thought and I looked at Tom and asked him if I could say. He was like "yeah!!!! Tell me!!!" Lol I think he was sick of waiting. "That!! Is a boy!!!!!" The tech confirmed that I was right and Tom couldn't figure out where the boy bits were. So she zoomed RIGHT in until that's all you could see. We laughed so loud because it was so obvious. 

So in conclusion, were having a baby boy and we are so over the moon!  Tom really wanted a boy that he could share all his hobbies with like golf and motor bikes, just like his dad had done with him. 

We have done a little shopping but its the wrong season here ATM so were waiting until the warmer clothes come out to go on our baby shopping spree!!

Watch my gender reveal video here!

Xxx

20 week pregnancy update!! Half way!!

So I'm half way! I only noticed this at the end of the day and I must say, I did do a little dance hehe.

Week: 20 weeks

Pregnancy symptoms: I really don't have any anymore!! Except my growing belly. 

Moody/happy: I've been really happy lately. I think the hormones are easing off now.

Maternity clothes: I got a new top and a new dress from asos maternity which I must say are too big. I am a size aus 10 and they say on there sight that it is the same as uk 10 but everywhere else says aus 10 is uk 8.. Ill be getting an 8 next time!!

Pregnancy cravings: My craving is a naughty one!! ALCOHOL!! I just want to sip on a beer or a nice glass of champagne, especially with the warmer weather that's coming! This craving is really strong to the point where I can actually taste it in my mouth!

Total weight gain: I now weigh 71.6 kgs

Sleep: I'm sleeping perfectly, except for the fact Tom keeps ending up on top of me lol!!! 

Missing anything: Alcohol!!

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Xxx

18 week pregnancy update!!!!!

It's finally here!!!!!! I'm getting my scan done today and fingers crossed that jelly bean does not have his/her legs crossed!!!!!!! Mummy and daddy are very excited :)

Week: 18 weeks!!!

Pregnancy symptoms: None!! I seriously feel so un-pregnant right now. Except for the fact that I feel about 40 years older. Finding it slightly hard to get out of bed ect.

Moody/happy: Happy to say that I'm one happy little vegemite!

Maternity clothes: I receive a new pair of black skinny leg maternity jeans in the mail from eBay and I'm in love!! There from jeans west.

Pregnancy cravings: Yep, one. I REALLY wanted Christmas cake and custard at 8pm the other night so Tom went down and got me some. What can I say? He's lovely. Lucky for him I don't have too many cravings hehe.

Total weight gain: 71kgs

Sleep: Yep I'm getting uncomfortable again :( I sleep ok but some nights I toss and turn and I get random vivid dreams. 

Looking forward to: We'll dahhh. Our scan today haha.

Watch my 18 week update here.

Xxx

16 week pregnancy update!

Jelly bean seems to have grown this week. It may not look like it in photos, but I've had alot of people comment this week on how big my belly is getting! We got to hear babies heart beating for the first time this week. I think we've listened to it 20 times since then.

Week: 16 weeks!

Pregnancy symptoms: I'm still getting slight headaches and dizzyness but nothing too full on. And I do get nauseous if I don't eat for a long period of time or if I stay up really late.

Moody/happy: Happy most of the time!

Maternity clothes: I purchased a couple of non maternity tops in a size medium the other day which are perfect for my growing bump and I put one top and one skirt in a size 12 on layby this morning at Kmart. they are slightly big but will look great when my belly is bigger :)

Pregnancy cravings: I've had none this week! I haven't actually been to hungry lately.

Total weight gain: 70 kgs

Sleep: Awful!!! I have been tossing and turning all night for the past 4 days and I'm not getting into a deep sleep until early AM then Mary-Jane has been waking me up at 6AM before she falls back to sleep. And then I cant get back to sleep. Looking forward to this passing!

Movement: Yes! I've been feeling this for a while now but last Sunday I quickly placed my hand on where I felt the very light flick and got one twice as hard in my hand! defiantly baby kicking. Tom and I sat there for 5 minutes waiting for another one but jelly bean had gone into hiding.

Miss anything: Sleep lol.

Looking forward to: Our gender scan!! It's in 2 Saturdays from now. What do you think it will be?

Watch my last doctors appointment and listen to jelly beans heart beat here.

Xxx