28 weeks 1 day
13 August 2008 10:51 a.m.
Now with less than 12 weeks and only 83 days to go I am clearer on a few things I was unsure about.
Considering the time baby is too small to be in his own cot, we will take the freebies and make use of the resources already available. In other words, we'll take the crib from bf's mum and re-use Matthews old Moses basket. I wanted the moses basket for use downstairs more than anything so I thought to myself, whats stopping me from having one sleeping place upstairs permanantly and one downstairs the same. I don't need it as a transporter, just somewhere for small sleepy person to get some sleep when needed. So that's that bit solved.
I'm trying to think more about birth plans. My mum has the week before I am due off work which falls in the school holidays so it would be ideal if baby decided to arrive that last week of October as I've been mentally picturing in my mind since I discovered I was due an early November baby. Matthew will be well looked after in my mums care and he too expects an October baby. When we talk about time, like how long it will be, I explain we get through this month, then next month there's a couple of birthdays in the household in September, then October comes and we have Halloween then finally it will be November and we will have baby. He matter of factly says "We will have baby before Halloween mummy, don't you worry!"
I'm wondering if these 2 can telepathicly communicate already and if there is some sort of plan they have hatched between them to conspire against me for the teenage years. Best laid plans take years to get right.
So onto baby....he or she weighs in now at 2.2 pounds (1005gm) and is 14.8 inches (37.6cm). Baby will also put on almost half a pound a week until the time he or she arrives so when I panic that I am the size of an elephant I can finally take into account that it's baby weight and not just flab. Excellent.
Speaking of baby, he seems to be getting into some right funny positions (unlike myself *snigger*) at the moment. When I go to bed I feel like a whale with barely any baby bump at all as he/she seems to like it when laying tucked back and spread out. However, by the time morning comes, I have a bulbous huge hard boiled egg attached to my front where baby must be sitting back out in either the upright or head down position. I'm not too sure, I do get some low down prods but not sure if they are strong enough to be caused by legs as this baby is certainly calmer than Matthew was.
Finally for today, sex is still high in demand and I don't know if it's the hormonal changes or what but it seems better than ever and very refreshing after an ex hubby who thought it best to stop at 24 weeks despite my ability to go on for much longer. *Sigh* I don't know how anyone thinks that a ball in a balloon full of water inside another big ball of water can be damaged by an occasional poke. Tut tut.
Even though I do feel quite lumpy and lardy at the moment, it's still fun and my mind is in overdrive for after the birth, hehehe.