Halfway pic!

Sooo apparently bubs is now the size of a cantaloupe (rockmelon for us kiwis!) and is getting close to the 1lb and 1ft long mark! Must have put on some growth spurt in the last week as the tummy has suddenly gone pop! Feeling lots of punches/kicks and wriggles quite regularly, and even felt the real strong ones from the outside (although from the outside it felt like the tiniest little tap!). Ms seems to be making a slight comeback, going back to the constant queasy, and feeling like I 'might' be sick if I do or dont eat... sadly, chocolate seems to STILL be on the list of foods that baby doesnt like... I seem to recall one of my previous children having the exact same effect on me... makes sense being the same gender of that particular sibling ;)

Labour weekend and the weather seems to have diverted from the traditional rain and winds of spring, and blessed with us sunny, cloudless days, handy since we have a bbq planned for tomorrow! On that note, i shall post pics (19w top, 20w below) to show growth spurt, then call it a night!

Piccy time!

Scan was nothing short of amazing! Baby is measuring bang on for dates, legs, tummy and head (width and circ) all measuring the same as LMP dates, so looks like we'll have a lovely average little... baby! You didnt think I was going to spill the beans on here did you?? As promised, lips are tightly sealed... pity I cant say the same about my bank account! Now that we know gender, its likely to get a fair walloping as I stock up on gorgeous little baby clothes! I'll 'try' not to go overboard as there was a lot of unisex stuff leftover from #2 that can be used again, so 0-3 months is more or less sorted... assuming I dont have one of those spilly babies with repetitive #3 type nappies! Plus there are still some things I managed to retrieve off a friend from one of my previous kids that will fill in the gaps... along with the cutest set a friend has put on layby for me!!

Baby is getting its wriggle on more and more, and I am definitely feeling it from the outside now!

Pics are on FB and in my 'due in' thread on OB, but for blogging purposes, here we are again...

One very well defined leg and foot, was one of the clearest shots we got of the legs without showing the 'nether regions'



Profile shot



Peek-a-boo, I see you!



Everything was as it should be, and no need for follow-up scans this time around... so unless something pops up later on that requires a check-in, this is all we will see until a 3D/4D scan at 26 weeks (which also happens to be in the same week as both mine and #1's birthdays :D), then sit tight and wait for the big day!

Working on names still, had a couple of names for a girl, and a name for a boy, but I have suddenly gone off the name/s we had, so back to searching for the 'right' name... but again... cant post it here since it would reveal gender ;)

fancy new ticker!

Starting to feel little bumps and nudges from outside now, but only when sitting down, which must squish its personal space a tad too much for its liking!

5 days til we get a sneaky peek at #3!

Food for thought

So apparently at 17 weeks, baby is roughly the size of a baked potato... erm... yum...? Lets have a baked potato baby for tea tonight honey!

News for the week is that bubs is on the move good and proper, more often than not its just as I'm crawling into bed, next thing I'm getting rolls and nudges down in the nether regions... Oh and I have a camera! Well, not quite, its currently waiting to be couriered up, but a camera is coming nonetheless, hopefully its a decent one as the reviews seem to think, #2 is doing a lot of cool new things that I am missing out on taking perfect photos of, and my back-up camera is terrible at taking photos!

Case in point, this is the baby-house at 17 weeks! And this is after playing with the photo effects to tone down the glare!




Still on the hunt for a cheap, but usable tandem pram, was thinking of flagging the whole idea and going with a wrap, but not sure if thats a feasible idea after having a c-section... might look at making one by hand if I can find some appropriate material, and decent enough instructions! In the meantime, I have a couple of prams at $1 reserve sitting on my watchlist (good old Trade Me!) so will see how I get on with them.

Counting down, and mangoes!

Anatomy scan and next GP/LMC appointment booked in for the 20th Oct, so that leaves 3 weeks til we know what baby is packing... but as I said in an earlier post, I know people read this blog, so details will be posted, but nothing about gender... sorry folks ;) We have decided a surprise for everyone else is nicer, as it will give us something to announce on the big day, but allows us to get the things we need (and sell off what we dont depending on gender) in bits and pieces, since theres no way we could afford a big shop, and I'd be in no shape to go shopping anyways, seeing as I am having an elective c-section.

And in other news, my plum finally graduated into something bigger, a mango!

Breaking news!!

As of 13 weeks, I have felt what is defintely #3 wriggling around and getting its groove on! Amazing how much more you can feel, and so early on when there isnt a great big placenta in the way!

Jabs and 15 month check-up on the agenda for #2 today... poor kid wont see it coming!

Oh and apparently I now have a 10cm 'plum' in my tummy... thats one very big plum!!

That is all....

I am geek, hear me RAWR!

So I have been playing mad scientist, and experimenting with the old red cabbage pH test that sems to be all the rage amongst pregnant women at the moment. Basic concept is boil lots of red cabbage in small amount of water, and the pigment in the cabbage acts as a pH measuring aid. Mix the water with equal parts of a pregnant womens urine (preferably one who hasnt eaten/drank in some time as it can distort results) and if it stays dark (alkaline), it could be a girl, if it goes light/clear red (acidic) then it could be a boy.

Wasnt sure what the benchmark for boy or girl colouring was in this little test, so I played a game... I also tested with Malt vinegar (known alkaline), White vinegar and Orange juice (both known to be acidic)

So... from Left to Right we have

Straight red cabbage water, mixed with my wees, with Malt vinegar, with orange juice, and then white vinegar.



So... verdict at this stage is alkaline, which seems to be the girl option...

Guess I'll know for sure if the test was right in about 5-6 weeks, while the rest of you will have to wait another 26 weeks ;)