11 Weeks- getting there!

11 Weeks into pregnancy

I am feeling happy and well, and much less nervous!

My Stats:
Weight: 63kgs
Waist: 30.5"

Well, this week I had my blood taking for testing and I also booked my scans!
The nurse was very good about taking blood and Nic came along for moral support. The nurse took three samples, and considering I have low blood pressure I think we filled em quite fast!
My first scan is booked for 30th January at Basingstoke Hospital. It's to date the pregnancy and also to scan for Downs Syndrome. We will hope that all is ok.
I am feeling better and better each week. I have had a few weeks of real stress and hormones. But that is settling now and I am feeling more like my happy self again. I am also much less worried about miscarriage now and we have told Heather and Keith and my friend Michelle who is also pregnant- she must be about 12.5 weeks now!
Not much else to report at the moment- Oh I have a small belly but nothing much. Apparently baby is the size of a fruit now and not just plum size?!?! LOL I guess mine is about an apple size? Maybe I should copy Gwynneth Paltrow and call it Apple... Nah!!! But have found some photos of others at 11 weeks and OMG they are huge! LOL- have a look at this... Ok so the second one has twins but still!!!

8 Weeks & 6 Days pregnant!

8 Weeks & 6 Days into pregnancy

I am feeling happy and well, but nervous and scared aswell.

My Stats: Weight: 60kgs Waist: 29

This week our baby has started moving. Although I can't feel it, apparently it is wriggling about like crazy! It is now almost an inch long and has fingers and toes etc. Apparently light and noise now stimulate the baby... perfect time to go Raving maybe???!

We had our first appointment with the midwife today. Her name is Melanie and both Nic and myself felt really comfortable with her. We were given a huge pack containing information, vouchers, booklets etc. Maelanie has helped us fill out all our forms and talked through a lot of information. We really do like her a lot and I look forward to an honest and easy relationship with her. After all, we are putting a lot of our trust with her.
I have had such a pleasurable pregnancy so far. Bar a few days of sickness and very sore boobs, generally I feel fantastic!
Today, discussing the pregnancy with the midwife made things feel even more real. I Can't wait until the scans begin and we actually get to see our little one. Before we left the miswife told Nic to come to the sixteen week appointment, as she would scan then and we would b able to hear the babys heart beat for the very first time. The way his face lit up was amazing. I am pleased that he is so excited about the baby. It makes me feel so close to him.
We also told my Mum and Stuart, my borther Daniel and Dad and Karen over Christmas. Everyone is so pleased for us- my Dad and Mum nearly cried!

I still am very nervous of loosing the pregnancy. The more people we tell the more I feel responsible. Everyone is so happy for us and I would hate to have to dissapoint them. We are also feeling quite excited and attached to the little one now. With each week that passes, I know that it will get harder and hader if we loose the baby. We still haven't told any of our friends, purely because we dread having to tell so many people that we miscarried. Dealing with their kind sympathies and thoughts would just make it more difficult. The only other people that know are Charl and Kerry, they are also pregnant- (by 3 weeks more than us) they knew about the previous miscarriage. (We lost the first pregnancy at just five weeks) They were also living with us when we found out about this baby so telling them made sense!
We will just try to take each day as it comes now and enjoy the moment. If we are going to loose it, then nothing I do will change that. We are both trying to just enjoy it while it is happening. After all, I am not planning on doing this too many times in my life!!!