Hello all. Thanks for the video Smithy - I admit I was a little bit nervous when i opened it... but it's so touching. Thanks for sharing such a special moment with us. I hope Charlie is doing well - she looks lovely in the pics.
Lise - glad to hear you are putting on weight now! I feel the opposite, I feel like I've not got any bigger at all this week. In fact I feel rather despondent. I keep having thoughts of what if I'm not pregnant anymore, I mean I have no signs of it (no first trimester signs, and no movements to reassure me). I always get paranoid before a hospital trip, isn't that illogical. I feel like they are going to tell me that I'm being silly and it's all just too much cake. When did you first feel the baby move? I have an upset stomach at the moment, and I'm full of wind, so it's hard to tell.
I scared myself to death yesterday with a wee the colour of ruby red roses. Automatically assumed I was dying. Then remembered I had two meals of beetroot in the last 10 hours. Doh!
Oh LM your beetroot story made me laugh, I do stuff like that all the time!!
Felt the Chicklet move at 17w exactly! Was lying very still at acupuncture and felt like my tummy was getting ready to rumble and felt a few twinges then realised it was the baby. Such a great feeling, I was so excited and that was the end of relaxation time!
And don't worry, I was the same as you at about the same time. I even went to my OB's clinic so the midwife could listen for the heart beat. Terribly reassuing, as you said, before the baby starts moving and if you're feeling well it's hard to know there is anything in there. If you have someone like that you could arrange a pop in visit to check up on your little one then I would definitely recommend it!!! I'm sure they thought I was an over anxious mother to be ( and let's face it, I am!) but they've seen it all before so they didn't mind at all and then I could relax.
Hope you all have a lovely day off. Think mine will be pretty quiet as DH is still not well, there goes our BBQ with friends plans...!
I'm giggling away, I've just done something completely mental. As you know, Mum's coming to visit me for a month after the birth. And I decided that it's a shame she's never been to Sydney (seems a shame not to see it) and she's a big opera fan. So I've booked her a seat at a matinee performance of Marriage of Figaro, and flights there and back in a day. I plan to go too, but not to the opera (I figure other patrons will protest at a month old screaming through it!!!) and I'll sit by the harbour with Baby G. The baby will need to do long haul flights soon enough, and a trip to Sydney from Melbourne can be our first (no luggage) test. It might be a complete and utter disaster, but might as well have disasters whilst Mum is about to help me! She'll have a fit, she hates surprises, and can't get her head round how easy it is to fly in Australia, she thinks it's always like that monstrousity (sp?) Heathrow where you need three hours to check in for an internal flight.
..... but finally my giraffe seems to be creeping out tenatively from underneath that damn tree!
mmmmmmmmmmm havent seen green around today girls...have you ??? i wonder were she might be anyways hun im sooooooooooo thinking of you and hope you are having your bubba
i've noticed in the last week my nipples have been quite dry and flaky, and look like they're starting to crack! I use plain sorbolene cream all over my body so have just been using that on my boobs too - but just wanted to know if there are particular creams/lotions I should/shouldn't be using in your experience? I don't want to aggravate the problem!
Oh my goodness, I've been to black tie events looking less polished than you do giving birth!!! What beautiful girls you have, so many many congratulations x
thanks girls for your beautiful words 
mmmmmmmmmmm havent seen green around today girls...have you ??? i wonder were she might be
anyways hun im sooooooooooo thinking of you and hope you are having your bubba
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