Halfway Celebrations

20 weeks old today! How time is flying – I can’t believe we’ve known about you for 12 weeks already. The next scan will be in just under 3 weeks and I can't wait to see you wiggling around again. You are currently attacking my lower abdomen and are wide awake which is lovely. Apart from the fact I have to undo my belt and the top button of my jeans when I'm sitting at my desk...I guess you don't like the pressure of it.

You are still refusing to kick when your daddy tries to feel you though - already being stubborn at such a young age. Must take after me in that respect!

Congratulations to us....I can't wait to meet you in 20 weeks time (give or take).

Hey kid, just a heads up.

You're gonna be a Nets fan. Jason Kidd, RJ, Vince Carter... When it comes to basketball, it's all about the NJ Nets.

Got it?

Good.

ahem

My dearest Zee, I have not even remotely forgotten about you, I just don't really have much of interest to tell you.

I booked my flight home, so I get to see yo mama soon. Umm... it was Easter on Sunday. It's been nice weather here. I got my bike fixed... See? Nothing to say.

And please PLEASE be a morris dancer. It would be so effing funny.

18.5 weeks and lots more hospital trips

What a week we had last week! Big Daddy S developed a severe abscess on his lower back which caused him mucho agony for 5 days until it got so bad that we had to make a trip to the A&E at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Arrived at around 7pm, was assessed by a nurse a little while later and finally seen by the doctor at 11pm. They decided to keep him in for observation over night until the surgeon could come down and inspect the problem in the morning. A surgeon did manage to come and see him at around midnight so they took him up to the ward at about 2am and I ended up going home at 4am.

Came back the next morning on my way to work to be told they were about to take him in to the operating theatre within the next 10 minutes - then they didn't come back for a few hours! Typical NHS. So we spent the day hanging around waiting for more news, harassing the nurses for stronger painkillers and poor S was so thirsty as he was nil by mouth all day. Finally took him in at 9pm and he was knocked out by the general anaesthetic for the rest of the night. Got to take him home the next day for lots of bed rest and many, many pills. Looks like there will be quite a few weeks off work for him to recuperate but at least he's not in agony any more.

So that's been the latest excitement. I think you may be destined to be a kickboxer or perhaps a morris dancer (please no) as you are currently walloping my insides practising flying kicks and roundhouse turns. If you're this active at almost 19 weeks I dread to think what you'll be up to in a couple of months. And with your daddy's long legs too....I think I'm in for a long, hot summer. Now i'm off to make H post a long overdue entry as she seems to have forgotten all about you.

17 Weeks

So we're 17 weeks along now - not sure where the time is going. Spring is here and the sun is shining...and you are wiggling away. I can feel little flutters now and then, especially when I'm sitting down. Strange feeling but very nice.

Apparently you are now forming fat and are roughly 5inches long. You also startle at loud noises but hey, so do I! We received a letter from the hospital saying that you are at a low risk of downs syndrome or neural defects which is a relief. Just have to keep growing bigger every day. I think my steak cravings are gradually dying down now - my salad cravings have pretty much gone. I'm now onto milkshakes which aren't quite as healthy.

Not much else is going on at the moment apart from your daddy having an abscess on his lower back which is causing him a lot of pain and keeping us both awake at night. Luckily he's got antibiotics and painkillers now so hopefully that will do the trick and he'll be ok soon.

Also bought a baby name book today to try and find some nice names...the search continues.