You guys!!!

Are you still following me here??  I'm not here anymore but am actually posting on my new blog (when I say new I mean I started it in December!!)

http://boyboyandme.blogspot.com

I needed a blog that reflected the fact that I'm a mummy of two boys now :)

PLEASE PLEASE stop by and say hello and read up on the news on my two boys.  We have some fun stuff going on at the moment :)

Catch Up!!!

If you missed my announcement before, I have moved to a brand new blog: Boy Oh Boy!  Please please stop by and visit me there and check out our news!

Baby boy number 2 was born 3 weeks ago!!!  We named him Nathaniel!  Stop by to check out the photos and the birth story!  We're all pleased as punch that he is here!

So this time last week I was in hospital...

This little man is certainly keeping us all on our toes!

Last Wednesday I had a friend come over and we were just chatting and I was getting strong braxton hicks (which had become a regular evening occurrence over the previous week and a bit).... but they soon seemed like they were not going to stop at all.  They were on top of one another.  My belly just wasn't easing at all.

I rang the hospital and they said to come in.

When I got there they did a trace on babys heartbeat, movements and my tightenings.  We saw baby on the ultrasound and the Dr. said he seemed very healthy and happy.

A Dr. examined me and said my cervix (tmi I know) was still closed but he would like to keep me in under observation for a day or two to see if the tightenings settled.

James was sent home to collect some things for me to stay over!  I HATE staying in hospitals.

They started the series of steroid injections (4 in total) to mature baby's little lungs in the off chance he came early and started me on antibiotics (incase it was a urinary infection that had started the tightenings). The steroid injections were SORE!

The pains managed to settle a little but returned the next morning....

The Dr. took a swab for fibronectin, a hormone that means that labour is imminent.... this test came back negative meaning there was an 80% chance I would not go into labour within the next fortnight.

After the above set of contractions, things calmed down and stopped and I was allowed home the next morning after my last steroid injection.  They said the results had come back that I didn't have urinary infection and that this was likely 'one of those things'.  They said I should get as much rest as possible.

All in all a scary visit...  but it was so exciting being on a ward where women were going off to have their babies and coming back hours later with their teeny tiny little bundles.  It made me so so broody and made me so excited for when I would have my own baby boy. 

Check out my bump shoot!

28 and 30 weeks pregnancy updates

I've been having some time away from the blog.... and all of a sudden I'm 30 WEEKS!  It feels like no time at all.... we've been so so so busy getting the house decorated.  I really want it to be finished before this little man makes his appearance.  All that is left to do is the hallway/ landing and the master bedroom!

It doesn't feel like its sunk in that we will have a baby in about 10 weeks or less.  8 weeks if baby comes at the same stage that Ollie did and LESS if he comes a little earlier!  This pregnancy has not dragged in the slightest.  In a few weeks the house will be finished and Christmas will be here and just a few weeks after that our baby boy will arrive.

I haven't given a lot of thought to the birth yet.  To say I am terrified is an understatement.  I can't remember the majority of Ollie's birth.... I've blocked it out.  The bits I do remember are a bit grim.  I want to have a different experience this time and I have an appointment in a couple of weeks with the consultants at the hospital to talk through some of my options.

There is definitely an increase in size in the last couple of weeks!

How much bigger can I really get?  I don't think my belly can stretch a lot more than that to be honest.  I have a firm feeling that this little one won't hang on to 40 weeks.  I feel like he may come at 37 or so weeks.  I KNEW Ollie wouldn't wait until 40 weeks and he didn't so maybe I am right this time too.  I'm eager to get my hospital bag packed, the carseat ready and all the baby's clothes washed... so I'm properly ready for the moment he decides to get started!  Every morning Ollie exclaims "mummy look at your baby bump, it's getting bigger!".

Our baby measures approximately 40cm now and weighs about 2.8lbs!  I can almost make out limbs now when he moves.  My whole belly shudders and flips.... it's pretty crazy.  I don't ever remember Ollie moving this much.  I've been pregnant for 212 days and only have 68 days to go until my due date!

My braxton hicks have started in full swing too.  They're pretty painful and it scares me every time.  Not sharp pain.... but dull period pain much the same as how labour started with Ollie.  They are uncomfortable and very frequent!

How far along? 30 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: + 9lbs.

Sleep: Not sleeping well, get up to pee once or twice and suffering leg cramps!

Food cravings: Fruit juice, cheese, sour/ tangy things.

Best moment this week: Realising just how close we are the the finish line.

Movement: My whole belly moves..... all the time!

Gender: BOY!

Stretchies: Some but I am not sure if they are new or from my first pregnancy...

Belly Button in or out? Out. So gross.

What I miss: Iced coffee, brie, goats cheese, cider.

What I am looking forward to: Meeting the consultants in 4 weeks time to hopefully reduce my fears!

Symptoms: Sore hips, sore back, tiredness, sore braxton hicks, sore boobs!

Milestones: Into double figures now.... less than 100 days to go!

Weekly wisdom: 

Emotions: Excited!

24 and 26 weeks pregnancy updates!

I'm 26 weeks pregnant now and everything is going well.  I feel so much further on than I currently am though!  I remember feeling like this when I was about 35 weeks pregnant with Ollie!

I don't think there has been much increase in size in the last month or so but I definitely feel like my bump is getting tighter.  You can see baby moving all the time and sometimes I see it out of the corner of my eye and it makes me jump!  

Our baby boy now measures about 36cm (Ollie was 51cm when he was born!!) and weighs nearly 2lbs.  Apparently he can hear a lot better now and can hear Ollie, James and I chatting.

I am just 2 weeks away from entering my last trimester..... the home stretch, and I'm in double figures now.  Only 98 days until my due date!!

How far along? 26 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: + 7lbs.

Sleep: Not sleeping well, but just bought a pregnancy pillow which really helped last night!

Food cravings: Chinese food, salty things, fruit juice, Coca Cola, cheese.

Best moment this week: Choosing the baby's home from hospital outfit.

Movement: My whole belly moves..... all the time!

Gender: BOY!

Stretchies: A few...

Belly Button in or out? Out. So gross.

What I miss: Iced coffee, brie, goats cheese, cider.

What I am looking forward to: The NCT Nearly New Sale next week to pick up some bits!

Symptoms: Sore hips, sore back, tiredness!

Milestones: Into double figures now.... less than 100 days to go!

Weekly wisdom: Get some rest!

Emotions: Rollercoaster!