Week 14

This is a rollercoaster week! We finished painting the bedroom at the weekend and it looks really nice. I had a bit of a burst of energy on the Sunday which was a pleasant surprise. I also started doing some college work again which was a bit of a struggle but quite a joy once I got into it. The hardest thing was not smoking, almost the worst I had felt it as when I was working I would always break it up with breaks for a cigarette. Instead I had breaks for episodes of The Gilmore Girls which I do not think is as conducive to doing work as they are like 40 minutes long instead of 10!

Monday we went to stay in a hotel in the Cotswolds. It was a nice hotel, small and quiet. We had a room with a four poster bed and it was massive, it also had 3 sofas and was big enough for me to pace around when I had trouble digesting my dinner. The food was included and we had two nights of sleeping in a cloud (the bed was all comfy with big white softness galore) and 5 course dinners and full English breakfasts. We came home on Wednesday via the shopping centre in Portsmouth where I got in a sulk because there are so many sales and there are so many nice things that I would love but I have to keep my money for maternity clothes. Typical.

Thursday was brilliant. We had the scan appointment first thing and seeing the baby in there, jumping around like a crazy thing was the most amazing thing ever. It really hit home that there is a living thing inside of me (why is it all I can think of is the Alien films?). We are at 14 weeks so the high chance of a miscarriage has passed but I still live in fear of something going wrong. I just need to look after myself that is all. Anyway, little baby C has all of the required parts and we have seen it for real which is wonderful. We are still on holiday so we went into work on the way home to break the news to everyone at work. It was harder for me than Mr C, I was really worried about it. For him, it is just good news. For me it was like walking through the door and announcing that I am leaving (at least for a while) and as I have staff that I look after it really affects them.

Thursday night was lovely, I went to see Cabaret with Mouldy, he was so sweet, treating me like I was really fragile, making sure I was ok and comfortable. It was really nice. On Friday I went and saw my lovely homeopath and did some shopping then went to Lovely Lady's house for dinner and girlie chat.

Saturday came and it was time for more painting! I was really dizzy though so Mr C did most of it and I laid on the sofa!

Good News

This is Baby C who we met for the first time today. We are so happy :o)

Week 13

The day that we were meant to go on honeymoon comes and goes and we have to start hiding out! Mr C bans me from writing anything on Facebook and we have a bit of an odd moment with G#1 on the telephone. Anyway off we go to London on Tuesday. We have lied to G#1 and City Girl telling them that we are visiting London for a day and then we are off to Cuba at the end of the week. So we turn up to see them and Aish is there as well, which is a complete bonus.

There is much screaming, jumping around and all of that, which is lovely actually and then we all go out for a nice dinner. Mr C and I spend the next few days sight seeing and having a nice time. I get tired very easily though and cannot do as much as I would like. The tiredness hits me like a brick round about 3 each day.

We come home and decide to paint our bedroom which has taken up the last couple of days but it is nice and we love the way it looks. Next week we are going for a nice 2 night break in the Cotswolds and then we have the scan. If all goes well I will publish all of these posts and it can then be common knowledge.

Week 12

Wow, I just think that it is so amazing that we have made it this far. Part of me is still scared that things will go wrong but the signs are good so far. We have had the company of Dippy Mum and the StepDemon all week but they have been really nice to have around for a change (usually it wears a little thin after a while!). Plus they have been here a whole week and we were sorry to see them go today.

I have been relatively well for a week! Apart from the nausea every night (it comes on in the evening and makes it hard to sleep each night). My hidradenitis has flared again and I have a very painful lesion on where the top of my leg meets my groin. Bloody painful. So much for the whole hormone theory and my hope that being pregnant would give me some relief.

I try and get out a bit, to go for the odd walk but I get tired so easily and I really am happy being indoors reading and chilling out, especially as it is rarely getting above freezing most days.

We have G#2 and her other half over for a New Years Eve dinner and tell them about the baby. All very exciting and at least we do not have to lie about going away on honeymoon. They are very happy for us which is lovely.