So I’m sure I read somewhere that at this
point I’m supposed to stop feeling sick, have tons of energy and that mystical
glow everyone keeps going on about… Well in my case I’ve been sorely
disappointed.
What’s happening with baby this week…
Well it turns out my little muffin is a
lemon this week measuring at approx. 10.1cm (4in). Although it apparently
starts getting harder to predict their exact size from this point onwards as
all babies now start developing at different speeds but apparently I should
think of it as a lemon.
Muffin’s ears are also now developed to
start hearing and in particular mine and hubby’s voices, which is pretty cool.
They also love being sung to but unfortunately for my little one I think I’ll
save them from my voice unless they want their ears damaged before they’ve even
begun.
Other cool facts include: they’re arms
should have grown long enough to place his hands together in front of his face,
the spinal cord is now fully formed and nerves are leaving between every
vertebra, and she can even squint, frown, grimace, pee and possibly suck her
thumb!!
What’s happening with me this week…
I wish I could tell you that I’m feeling
amazing and all the tiredness and nausea had gone away but unfortunately
not. Although it has definitely begun to
improve as the days have gone by.
I was lucky enough to start the week in
Portugal as Mr W and I had managed to escape the horrific weather here for a
week of sunshine and relaxation. Although I was still pretty exhausted in the
afternoons and pretty much comatosed by 10pm a week of fresh fruit and fish was
definitely paying dividends.
However we did return back to earth on
Tuesday with a bit of a bump as my morning sickness returned with a vengeance
following a delicious meal cooked by my mum. As a result I now seemed to have
formed quite a significant food aversion to anything too vinegary e.g. salad
dressing.
Since then I’m still struggling with nausea
particularly if I’m a little hungry but on the positive side I’m really
starting to get my energy back. I’m still exhausted early evening and around
mid afternoon but I feel a lot better in the mornings. I’m finally getting an
urge to actually do things other then hide on my sofa and I’m definitely
nesting. I spent over four hours this morning cleaning our spare room something
that is virtually on heard of for me!
I think the most exciting part of this week
has definitely been my growing bump – I finally have one! People actually have
something to comment on and I don’t just look like I’ve eaten all the pies. I
even tried on a pair of maternity jeans the other day but there still on the big
side so I’m just living in tracksuit bottoms until they do fit but I’m sure it
won’t be long.
Other then that everything else has been
pretty much normal. My boobs are still pretty sore and sensitive and I’m a
little gassy.
I’m also starting to get really excited now
about the next stage as anytime from next week I could start to feel little
muffins movements. I’m also only 4.5 weeks away from my next scan when I can
find out the sex and finally we can start really planning!
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