We have finally gotten our act together and started this little blog to keep you all updated about how things are going as our baby prepares itself for it's arrival... To start with probably an update of where we actually are now. At 5 1/2 months, time is flying, and seems both like it was yesterday and a year ago that we found out the good news! I still remember calling Marc into the bathroom extremely scared and nervous with a positive home preganancy test in my hand. A week later the doctor confirmed immediately - not with a blood test as I expected - but with a heartbeat and an ultrasound straight away! Hearing the heartbeat and seeing this little peanut really was the most immediate confirmation.
Having being somewhat ignorant to the fact that the fatigue and nausea was actually all of those wonderful pregnancy side effects, I only really was conscious of morning sickness etc for about a month. Oliver and Anna can attest to both strange cravings (ice-cream and milo, corn chips everything!) and aversions (any sort of tomato based sauce), and of course the crippling tiredness (though whether or not this was my natural laziness manifesting itself is another question!). Baby continued to grow, and I am loving the monthly ultrasounds provided by the generous Belgian healthcare system.
However halfway through the 4th month, this all started to get better, I had lots more energy and regained some of my appetite! It took a little while for the baby bump to emerge, but by the end of Janaury the bump was there along with some little champagne bubbles in my tummy!
Feeling the baby move was one of the most amazing things, and I am loving every second that I can feel it move - I like to imagine the baby is dancing, playing and swimming around! It is getting stronger and stronger everyday, and now Marc can feel the kicks and punches as the baby moves around... Marc spent last week in the French Alps, and it was a nice surprise when he came back to see a much more rounded bump! I am definitely looking pregnant now :) I am going to keep updating - trying to keep some info secret (the sex!!!)- and of course adding lots of photos Wish you were here...
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