16 +2 weeks

The leg cramps have arrived. Yay.

Kicker

16 weeks today. I’ve been feeling this little creature moving about for a good couple of weeks now, but is’s always so vague in the beginning. Sometimes it feels exactly like the kind of muscle twitch you sometimes can get in your eye. Hard to tell who’s body is doing it, yours or its?

But now it’s becoming obvious. This morning I got an unmistakable kick that most certainly was delivered by someone else’s body.

Now I just have to remind myself to take the time to enjoy it. It is the last time, after all, and I’ll never be 16 weeks pregnant again.

Booked in

I finally had my booking in appointment with the midwives. All was well, the midwife picked up the Bouncy Bean heartbeat straight away and Daisy and Clara got to hear it. ”What noise?” said Clara quizzically. Daisy thought it sounded like thunder in there.

I was lucky, because they had a spot left in the midwife led clinic too. That means I will get to see the same midwife all the way through this pregnancy, which is nice. 

15 weeks today

Yesterday I had my first (very brave or possibly stupid) person at work ask if I’m pregnant. It is showing a fair bit, with this being my third kid and me being a few kilos heavier than I was during previous pregnancies. Still, one has to be VERY certain before one asks that question...

No. 1

Bugger! I’ve randomly, or so I thought, come up with the perfect girl’s name. And it turns out to be number ONE on the latest Swedish baby name list (2017 since 2018 isn’t out yet)! How is it possible?? 

It only makes no. 38 in Australia though, so perhaps it’s ok after all.

NYE with the Cassidys

We were going to Gosford for entertainment and fireworks, but it rained so we stayed home and had our traditional taco dinner instead. We were all soundly asleep well before midnight, as usual.

Heartbeats

The Haromny test is all well and good, but it means no 12 week ultrasound. I’m 13 weeks today and feeling a little less rubbish. That’s good I suppose, but feeling rubbish has been comforting me for a couple of months now. As it stands, there is nothing to reassure me that the Bouncy Bean is still bouncing.

If I can get my first midwife appointment soon, at least they will likely be able to hear a heartbeat through a doppler. Although imagine if they can’t? Early on they always warn that they may not be able to find it and that’s ok. Well, they’s better hear a heartbeat INSTANTLY, or I can’t promise I won’t burst into tears.

Test results

I got the result from the Harmony test a couple of weeks ago. All is well, chromosome count seems normal. My thyroid test came back borderline again though, which is annoying. Dr. Ye didn’t feel we need to treat it at this point and assumes it’s pregnancy related. So hopefully it’s not permanent.

Happy New Year!

Someone pointed out to me that the biggest challenge with this third baby blog would be remembering to actually write it. Well, yes. 

Happy New Year!