Happy Happy Birthday My Little Dude

3 years...

3 years we've been blessed to have you in our lives. 

Mommy loves you Angelface! 

Seeing your face this morning when you opened your gifts made my day! I hope you have a super special day at creche today and that you enjoy stuffing your face with cake tonight :)

  

 

 In other news, my sister is in hospital. She was admitted yesterday with flutters on her heart. She's 27. I hope that everything is ok and that the doctors can find what is wrong and fix her.

Pregnancy news

I can't wait for my appointment on Friday! It seems like the days are going so slowly!!!

Preggy update #3

How far along? 9 weeks tomorrow (missed out on my 8 week update)

Total weight gain? Not sure but think it's still around the 1kg mark 

Maternity Clothes? Nope, not yet. 

Stretch Marks?  Only the old ones. Still using my tissue oil and moisturizer. 

Sleep: Sleeping good. Can't sleep on my tummy any more and it hurts sometimes when I lay on my left side.

Best moment this week: My little dude's birthday today!

Worst moment this week: Must be my sister being admitted to hospital. 

Miss Anything? Still coffee. And not feeling nauseas

Movement: Nope, nothing yet. Although it can't be just yet, I imagined I felt some flutters yesterday.

Food cravings: Just a Rolo chocolate almost every day. DAMN!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still coffee and not eating soon enough.

Gender: Don't know. Must still discuss with hubby if we are going to find out

Labor Signs: Nope, not yet

Symptoms: My boobs are getting worse, the nausea, occasional headaches, tummy cramps, and this sharp pain in my groin when I move too fast (either left or right side)

Belly Button in or out?  Still in for now

Wedding rings on or off? Still on but not sure for how long :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

What I'm looking forward to: My appointment on Friday and Matthew's birthday party on Saturday

What I'm nervous about: My sister

Baby Name? No clue yet

Movement? As mentioned above, clearly none yet but imagines some flutters yesterday

Thoughts: Just want things to work out so badly... buying a house, sorting out our car (which was in a minor fender bender this morning, ai), work

Preggy update #2

Preggy update #2

How far along? 7 weeks tomorrow (couldn't wait till tomorrow to do the update hahaha)

Total weight gain? I think I may have picked up about 1 kg already. 

Maternity Clothes? Nope, not yet. But my tummy does feel a lot bigger than last time. My sister and hubby have already commented that I look very big.

Stretch Marks?  Only the old ones. Still using my tissue oil and moisturizer. 

Sleep: Sleeping good. I started waking at 5:30am to pee. Not as bad as waking in the middle of the night but still, to wake half hour before your alarm goes off is a major bummer.

Best moment this week: Conquering my smoking habit! I am now 7 days clean. It's been tough (especially that first day) but I made a promise to myself that I would quit this time around and I'm gonna stick to it!

(Added) Worst moment this week: Because of the festive season, I am struggling to get hold of my doctor to make an appointment. The voice message doesn't even say when they'll be back and I want to make an appointment for the 24th of January, I will be 9 weeks then. (Matthew's birthday party is on the 25th and I wanted to leave work early that day anyway - 2 birds and all that)

Miss Anything? Coffee! I can't stand the smell but I am so craving a cup. Odd how I don't really miss having a cigarette.

Movement: Nope, nothing yet. Way too early!

Food cravings: No cravings yet.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Coffee, Coke, and if I take too long to eat I get a bit queasy.

Gender: Don't know. Must still discuss with hubby if we are going to find out

Labor Signs: Way too early for that

Symptoms: I've started getting slight headaches recently, boobs still a bit sensitive, nausea has started getting a bit worse (especially at night)

Belly Button in or out?  Still in for now

Wedding rings on or off? Still on but not sure for how long :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

What I'm looking forward to: Setting a date with my doctor for that first scan, hearing baby's heartbeat

What I'm nervous about: Coping with a rambunctious toddler and a newborn

Baby Name? No clue yet

Movement? None yet

Thoughts: 

- Looking forward to being able to tell my co-workers about this pregnancy. It's a bit hard to hide when my belly is showing already. My one co-worker has noticed already but luckily she's the only one I told. 

- I feel stupid saying this but I have this strong feeling that there may be more than one baby o_O. I'm not too sure how I feel about that but I just wanted to document my thoughts and feelings (as silly as some of them are)

- Worried about my maternity leave. I was retrenched from my company in October but got a new permanent position in a different department within the same company (I was so very lucky). Only thing is my service restarted on 1 December and as per company policy, you need to be working at the company 1 year on the day your maternity leave starts to qualify for paid leave (75% of your salary). So even though I have been at the company for nearly 4 years, I don't think they are going to be lenient with me regarding this. I need to speak to HR but need to tell my co-workers first. Fingers crossed everything works out!

I am so impatient to get an appointment that I am even considering phoning another doctor to make an appointment. *shakes head* I need to relax and stay calm. I am sure the doctor will be back in office by the latest next Monday and there should be enough time to make an appointment for the day I want.