Half Baked

Its been 4 weeks since our last update, which means that we have finally reached the halfway mark - I am now 20 weeks pregnant! Many people have commented on how quickly the time seems to have gone. I however have felt that it has taken ages, I think its because I found out so early that I was preggi.

As you can see I am rather swell. In the pictures, you will notice how my belly button has popped out. This happened about 2-3 weeks ago. It really looks quite odd and can clearly be seen through my clothes. The second trimester is truly the honeymoon phase..... bar a few ligaments stretching and the normal stuffy nose, there is no nausea, I have normal energy levels, so far no weird cravings & relatively good sleep. It is a truly wonderful feeling when the baby moves around. As for Dad, that's a different thing all together as he is most certainly having a "sympathy pregnancy". By this I mean, he appears to have an increased appetite with a few extra cravings for sweet things, a touch of porridge brain and a slightly more disturbed nights sleep along with the same stuffy nose. Poor guy ;~)

I have been doing preggi yoga twice a week, which is most enjoyable. Our yoga teacher is also pregnant - 23 weeks now - so its been especially nice to have regular contact with someone who is at a similar stage to me.

We have also started researching what furniture etc to get for the baby room. Most of the manufacturers have a 6-8 week waiting period from ordering and I am a tough customer as I know what I want and don't think that I will be able to find all the requirements I am looking for (esp not here in SA). Just another lesson from JB that I need to be more open minded and flexible .... especially as parenthood draws nearer.

Tomorrow is a big day for our little family as we are off to see the specialist for the "anomaly" scan. Prof Niccolau is a Foetal Medicine Specialist. He will do a very detailed scan to rule out any possible structural defects that could have been the reason why Jellybean's nuchal fold was enlarged at the 12 week scan.

Prof Niccolau will hopefully also shed more light on our expected due date. Remember its never an exact science but currently our dates are 10 days earlier than the gynae's date