Half-way There: Belly pics

"Celebrate good times...Come on!!! Let's Celebrate!!" That was my theme song for wëek 20, cus we only got 20 more to go hehehehe. It was short work week thankfully so I got to relax with the family and just shoot the breeze.

We girls have a way of knowing when we may need to hit the gym or stop pigging out on that Hagendaz, well there is nothing like growing due to pregnancy, no amount of exercise or healthy food can stop the pounds from piling on and for some it happens overnight. Gratefully my blooming belly has grown steadily and constantly from day one, I think I'm huge but ....no I am huge, but the best compliment I had this week was from mum: You are so small you look like you gonna drop an egg.  If ONLY...cus this baby gonna be way bigger than that.

We are really bad at remembering to take weekly photos but here are some pics recording my growth, an inspiration for some and for others a perfect form of birth control...lol!!!

Week Prior to Conception

Week 12

                                                                    

Week 16

Week 18

Week 20

I've been tempted to get out my measuring tape just to see what my circumference is like, but it may be too depressing of an exercise, considering the little one is actually only the length of a banana...a banana!?! I definitely feel like I'm carrying around more than that. That having been said its an amazing experience to watch my tummy grow, and to stretch to capacity. Women are extra-ordinary creatures I tell you and I have never felt more womanly (hence the urge to prance about in my bikini)!!! My boss calls me the vessel and though I would want to slap him, it makes me smile because that is exactly what I am. I feel so blessed everyday to be given the opportunity to nurture another human being, just think everything I eat he eats, everything I feel he feels, thats why its so important to be a happy mummy and so far so good. Blessings abound!!!

Let's see what the next 20 weeks brings!!!

xoxoxo

Miscellaneous Stuff:
Baby's first concert: Had a blast jumping and waving my backside off....yes mummy can still party
Favourite food: Eschovitch fish and festival...yummy in my tummy (MS knows his way around the kitchen)
Pet Peeve: My colleague typing on his keyboard is suddenly becoming very annoying...clackety clack clack all day long
Gift: Boppy pillow to help me sleep, soft and cushiony but not quite sure if its doing the trick for me

Week 19: Pink or Blue Booties

Ok, so I am trying to write a post each week, but I'm either too lazy or too drained to make it to the comp...but here I am reporting to you on week 19, the MOST exciting week of my pregnancy thus far.
This week we had our ultrasound to determine whether Baby Solomon  was developing nicely and had all his appendages (I luv that word) and I am pleased to report that yes he does. Now I know that we keep referring to him as 'he' and even the technician commented on it, he said: "You guys seem pretty convinced its a boy"...but the truth is I'm humouring my partner (hereinafter referred to as "MS") who wants a boy, he has a name and everything picked out, but I'll get to that later.

Soooo question of the week or rather of the last 16 weeks has been: Is it a boy or a girl? It's hilarious because even when I was hardly showing and still had a six pack (a post coming soon on the loss thereof) that was the first thing people asked. Well this week was even worse, I had friends and family coming at me left, right and center. My own mother tried to persuade me that as I was the ONLY one who didn't want to know the sex and that maybe she should talk to MS, have him find out and I can be the only one in the dark...hmmmm no mum...sorry it was a mutual decison. As soon as we walked into the room MS announced "We don't want to know the sex", which made me smile cus I knew for sure then we were on the same page.

Can I tell you that having an ultrasound is one of the most exciting features of my pregnancy, to be able to see my baby growing inside me is just fanastic. Here I am fantasizing about buying a machine just so I can say HI to him everyday and I'm reading online that  maybe only 2-3 ultrasounds are necessary in the 40 wks....crazy!!! On this particular day baby was extremely uncooperative, just wouldn't keep still so we could get that perfect shot. First he was somersaulting then he cooled down and was pleasantly sucking his thumb and boxing with his free hand (did a quick check all his fingers are there :)), then he just refused to look in our direction, so all we could get was a profile pic which you see below. Its a bit blurry but that's our bambino in black and white!!!! Big head nuh? I don't even want to think about how much it will grow in the next 20 weeks...vaginal birth...makes you reconsider right?

So I was saying before a name, and I stress ONE  name has been picked by Sir MS. We hit a serious roadblock this week on the "Name Our Baby"exercise. MS already has a boy name picked out which we've been affectionately using for the last 3 months, but last week I screamed what would be his full name to to top of my lungs and it just didn't flow. As MS doesn't seem to be budging and none of my suggestions float his boat we seem to be stuck with what we've got...for now. As for the girl name, that's mine to choose but he agrees with none of them, and so when IT IS  girl and everyone but me is surprised, she'll just be called 'baby girl' for some time at this rate.

With all that excitement during the week when I didn't think it could get any better but it did...my mum surprised me with a visit, all planned between her and MS. I love surprises but this took the cake, all I could do was cry my eyes out when I saw her. I haven't seen her since last December and I guess she couldn't wait for December to roll around to see me again when I will have child in tow. According to her she had to meet MS and see me and my belly bump in its glory. Her first words to me were: "Are you still wearing tights pants?" as she surveyeyed me in my skinny jeans...lol!!! Like I can't be sexy pregnant. Gotta luv her. Her week's visit will deserve its own post but suffice to say it was splendid.

My friends have been asking for some belly pics so to celebrate week 20 I'll post some.

Kisses.


You may want to know:
New feeling: Hiccups in my tummy :), a sign that baby is exercising his lungs
Favourite item of clothing: those skinny jeans (in a size I will not share)
Cry fest: 2 - Mum's arrival and MS said something to piss me off (still love him though)
Craving: Watermelon and kiwi