GETTING HUGE - 38 WEEKS

Wow, I am getting huge as you can see, but I am still loving it.

HEAD ENGAGED? - 37 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

Diary 27 and the head is engaged. Everything seems to be progressing normally and I am starting to get all the home birth and hospital bag ready.

Baby's room is getting ready too. Curtains are up, which my Mum kindly helped me with and the furniture will be arriving soon.

NO SMOKING - 36 WEEKS

Video 26, and the smoking ban has come into force - excellent!

Ive started nesting and the swelling in my legs is now staying.

35 WEEKS PHOTO

PARTNER WORKSHOP - 34 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Diary 25, and I have started to go swimming. My blood pressure is still slightly raised so I might not be able to have a home birth. We did a partner workship at the active labour class and I talk about how important the 3rd stage of labour is.

If you listen carefully I have also discovered a new breed of dog - a Yorkshire Russell. We finally have a name, Ellis.

NAPPY DEBATE - 33 WEEKS, 4 DAYS

Diary 24 and I am getting really big now. Rob and I have had a discussion about what type of nappies to use and my blood pressure has just started to rise.

PELVIS PROBLEMS - 32 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Diary 23, we are still having trouble picking furniture for Flump's room and my pelvis is now so painful that I am having to slow down. That means no line dancing or swimming.

At the active labour class we tried out TENS machines which was really good fun.

STRETCH MARKS - 30 WEEKS, 1 DAY

Diary number 22 is about how big I am getting and along with that comes aches, pains and the dreaded stretch marks!

Also I talk about my active labour class, comparing it to the antenatal group, along with vivid dreams and choosing a name.

30 WEEKS PHOTO

HEARTBEAT 2 - 28 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

We heard the heartbeat again and got a better video this time.

HARD WORK - 28 WEEKS

Diary number 21 and I talk about my active labour class, swelling legs and how I am not doing too well at work.

25 WEEKS PHOTO

HALF WAY - 20 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

Diary number 20 and I am just over half way. Time is flying by. Rob has now felt it move and I explain all the different aches and pains that are going on.

20 week scan happened yesterday and I know I don't sound excited about it but I was, honest.

20 WEEKS PHOTO

CATCH-UP CONTINUED - 17 WEEKS, 6 DAYS

Diary 19 is broken down as the videos are long and I was also disturbed a couple of times, once by the phone and then once by Rob.

Part One - I continue to try and get caught up by talking about the last bit of the scan, the fact that I am now showing and when I was 16 weeks, I felt Flump move for the first time.



Part 2 - I talk about buying clothes with Mum for a wedding.

Part 3 - Talking about my relationship with Rob and how we spent the day together. Yet again I talk about my ever expanding boobs and how sore they are. There is also the big "dummy debate"

Part 4 - Chicken Pocks scare, milk in the cupboard story, dreams and the dreaded cramps.

CATCH-UP - 16 WEEKS, 3 DAYS

Diary 18 - There was a huge gap in diary entries. I am not sure how that happened. Probably because Christmas happened and it was all too exciting.

I did my best to get caught up, but it means a lot of long videos.

28th Dec - First Midwife appointment

29th Dec - Met up with Pam and Rob from Canada

10th Jan - First scan

The video cuts off at the end but I do carry on eventually on diary number 19.

16 WEEKS PHOTO

HEARTBEAT - 15 WEEKS, 2 DAYS

Our first time we heard Flump's heartbeat.

12 WEEKS PHOTO

MARBLES? - 11 WEEKS, 5 DAYS

Since being pregnant I totally lost my marbles and my memory. I would say strange things and forget stuff the minute I was told.

One story I have, (which you will later hear in video diary 19 part 4) is about me making some cereal and putting the milk back in the cupboard. Rob thought it was so funny that he took a picture.