Octopussy!!

Hello there Chickling - or should I say Mr Octopus (due to the amount of wriggling you are doing of late lol).

It has been a while so I thought it was time for an update! Yes, Mummy has been slack - though partly it was due to the internet not working at home for nearly a month!!

Dada and I have enrolled in prenatal classes at the Mana Parent's Centre, hypnobirthing classes, breastfeeding classes and hopefully a baby and infants CPR class as well - that is certainly going to keep us very busy!!!

I can't believe that in a couple of weeks I will be in the 3rd trimester and that you will be here in about 3 months time!! Mummy still doesn't really have a noticeable bump - probably because you are filling in the space from me losing lots of weight (and I haven't put any on really since I got pregnant) but my tummy is definitely firmer and I know you are there because of the squirming :o)

Mummy is starting to find it harder to get comfortable at night time but a few extra pillows help and I feel like I am in a nest....of course I just get comfortable and then you start your Octopus act (I do feel you moving during the day too but I think you are definitely more active at night time - though that could also be because I am lying still and paying more attention)! I don't mind really, whenever you move I feel very reassured that you are all okay in there and I feel connected to you so end up smiling too. Dada has felt you move several times too now so is quite chuffed about that. He has also been reading to us a little at night time which will help you learn to recognise his voice more - as you get to hear Mummy rabbit on all day :o)

We are off to see Meera (our specialist) on Wednesday and we will get to see you on the ultrasound again which we always love :o)

Night, night my little one (though you always seem to be awake at night time!)

Lots of love from Mummy XX00

It's (probably) a boy!

We've had the 20 week scan, and we're 90% certain that the baby is a boy (it took some time, but eventually the ultrasound technician found his 'boy bits'). More importantly, everything is the right size, in the right place, and has the right orientation -- the chickling is boringly normal!

Heartbeat

For your entertainment, we managed to hook the foetal heartbeat monitor up to the laptop on Saturday, and recorded the baby's heartbeat.

Two days till we find if the baby's a boy or a girl...

In limbo....

Well Mum feels a little like she is in limbo right now, past the first trimester so not as tired but only 15 weeks (as of Friday) so cannot feel you moving around just yet and still 5 weeks to go to the 20 week scan and we can find out if you will be a boy or girl (provided you are not too shy that is)! Mummy is getting impatient...Daddy would say that this happens a lot with Mummy :)

We next see Meera after the 20 week scan so not til the end of July - Mummy bet check that appointment card to see exactly when it is!!

Not much else is happening right now, we need to move some things around in the house so that the kitties are not being fed in the room which will now be yours and then we will need to start sorting that out as Daddy wants to paint it for you :)

It is getting pretty late now so Mummy thinks we should both go to bed.

Lots of love,
Mummy and Daddy

Ever better odds

Just heard from Meera again, and the blood tests are back from Australia. The odds of our chickling having Downs syndrome have gone from 1 in 350 (based purely on Juliette's age), to 1 in 6800 (based on mucal translucency) to 1 in 70,000. I like dem odds!

Time for the big reveal!!

Well we saw Meera again today and everything with the scan is good - the down syndrome risk has dropped from 1:350 to 1:7000 so very reassuring!

We actually got to see Chickling move on the scan Meera did today which was so awesome - such a thrill :o)

So now we wait a couple of months before the 20 week scan when we can find out the sex (provided baby co-operates) and then we see Meera again to review.

And of course now we feel reassured that all is well we can tell EVERYONE!! We've already been to visit my Nan and tell her and I am going to call my Nana (Dad's Mum) shortly.

The 12 week scan!!

Well today was a very exciting day - we had the 12 week scan!!

We got to see Chickling's arms, legs, head etc and even got the hear the heartbeat. The sonographer said it was steady and strong which was good :o)

It was so exciting to be able to see more details of Chickling and to know that according to the length measurements (bubs is 56mm long) the due date is one 1 day off what we had calculated.

On Wednesday we have another appointment with Meera to go over the results and if everything is all okay then we will annouce our good news to the half of the world we haven't told yet!

Chickling's first photo is below!!