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.