Week 20
The last four weeks seem to have flown by – let’s hope the rest of the term goes as quickly. Exciting news, we finally know what sex our baby is! Finding out the sex of our baby is something we both knew we wanted – I think it has to do with us wanting to be prepared and feeling a deeper connection with our baby. I can’t help but want to know as much as possible about “the baby”. We have decided to keep it to ourselves and mums for now…
I had another wedding to attend which brought with it more sartorial disasters. Having tried on my beautiful dress for the black tie wedding a week before and it fitting nicely, I seem to have doubled in size by the big day and only Superman’s bulging biceps can get me zipped up. Feeling trussed up and barely able to breathe, I last only until the reception where I’m forced to unzip, borrow a friend’s shawl to cover my shame, and boogie all night… well, 11.30 which is late for me nowadays.
17th October – ounces of chocolate + X Factor and I felt the baby kick for the first time! This first kick felt like a rugby tackle and I almost jumped off the sofa screaming. Another 2 strong kicks followed which Superman got to feel as well, but since then nothing but a little fluttering now and again. I do look forward to more as I find them really exciting and they’re a little reminder that the baby’s still there and active.
As I settle into my second trimester, I look forward to the challenge of choosing baby names as we haven’t thought about any yet…