~*Hellooooooooo Indigo!*~

Well, you would not believe it… I’ve lost 3lbs! I guess eating healthier and exercising, well, cleaning like some crazy cleaning machine, must’ve been better than munching on rubbish and not doing very much (duh!).

In total I put on 42lbs as of last week so I think losing a few pounds isn’t a problem, although I will bring it up when I see the midwife in a couple of weeks.

I made a delicious dahl last night, with rice and homemade bhajis. Made it plenty of times before but for some reason my body decided it doesn’t like spicy food anymore. I spent the night with shooting pains in my stomach not helped by baby kicking, spinning and somersaulting! Perhaps baby doesn’t like spicy food either, lol? So I got to sleep about 2am, woken up again at 5am by my bladder, got back to sleep gone 6am and had to get up 2 maybe 3 hours later! PLUS, Wales beat England in the rugby, which is great but we had a constant stream of drunks going past our window from 12am - 4am. Now, really! Must you scream the f-word at the top of your lungs over and over?!?!? Every other word was f***! And they all compete with eachother to be heard. We are going to have sort that window out, make it more soundproof. I don’t want my baby hearing all that. We were going to move into the back room but our bed’s too big, won’t get the cot anywhere near the side, and Jeff isn’t keen on baby being in the bed.

Yes, a crappy night makes for a crabby pregnant woman! I have been so angry today and tired and frustrated and weepy. You’d swear I had PMS! And my stomach is still aching a little. And Chi died. And people have been insensitive. And *&?*$!^%*!@

On the plus side, my little baby has been reassuringly active. Jeff and baby have at least made me smile today

Well I’ve put on another 5lbs. Is this normal?! I know quitting smoking usually makes you eat more and in turn gain weight but I quit over 5 months ago. Actually starting to feel fat now, the big bump I can live with (I actually love it!) but the huge arse and elephant thighs is pretty alien to me! The heaviest I’ve been is over a stone lighter than I am now, I really don’t know how to stop all this gain… I’m not eating excessively, at least I don’t think I am.

Anyway, there’s not much to report baby-wise. Little bugger is still having very quiet days which makes me panic but then the next day s/he is doing somersaults. I’ve asked Jeff to try and listen for a heartbeat but all he gets is a hard kick in the ear! I’m feeling a lot more tired these days, ready for bed at 9.30 which is horrible! And it’s getting harder to get up from being on my knees, oh dear.

I’m not going to measure bump today, haven’t really seen any difference. And bump pictures are pointless right now because they all look the same! Maybe at 30 weeks.

Sunday again. I’ve put on 5lbs since last week. FIVE POUNDS. Measuring 44in around belly so only half an inch gained. Oh dear! Where has all that weight gone?! Really must try to eat properly from now on, I’m eating too much again.

I haven’t posted for ages… needed a break from the computer and needed to concentrate on something else. As you can see from my Winter Walk posts I’ve kept myself busy in my spare time. I’ve got another project going on now, embroidery again. I won’t say what it is, just that it may take some time, is a wallhanging and Buddhist themed. Ok, so I gave a lot away by there!

We’re past the 6 month mark now! There’s just over 12 weeks until this little human is due to enter the world. And unless there is a medical emergency I will be homebirthing! Hooray! Jeff is doing his usual ‘yes dear’ responses to everything I say about homebirthing so I know there isn’t a problem there I have to let the midwife know at our 28 week appointment on Wednesday. Wonder who I’ll have this time?!

Late pregnancy symptoms are kicking in… uh oh! Backache, nausea, aching hips and pelvis, lots of loo trips and fatigue. Had a bloody awful night last night. Woke up so many times, once with itching wrists and drenched in sweat! Mind you, lack of sleep can also be blamed on late night ‘revellers’. Four different groups of them walked past our house within 15 minutes! At 2am at that! And there’s nothing worse than hearing loud, screechy drunk women and testosterone-fuelled drunk men. 

Anyway, we have to go to bed soon. Jeff didn’t have the best night either and he’s got to get up really early again tomorrow. So, I’ll be back with an update on Wednesday and post my bump picture on Thursday.

Not much to report pregnancy-wise today, so I thought I’d start a weekly stat.

I’ve put on 1lb since last week, which is very good for me compared to 4lbs the week before! That puts me at 29lbs gained since pre-pregnancy… wow! I’m the heaviest I have ever been in my life now!

Bump measurements (bellybutton height) - around 42 and a half inches.

 I’ll update with a bump picture on Thursday, be 26 weeks then