22 weeks pregnant

How far along? 22 weeks 

Baby is...the size of a papaya

Maternity clothes? Meh, I hate how little I have to wear. All of my clothes from last time are summery things and I'm not prepared for the snow that we've had this week at all. I currently have one jumper that fits which certainly isn't ideal in this weather. Once I can live in summer dresses it'll be absolutely fine. Until then though, I'm going to moan! 

Stretch marks?  No, thank god.

Sleep: Can't complain. Henry's finally sleeping in his bed until around 3am most nights and then coming upstairs to us but I can live with that. We've had months of him waking at 11pm so 3am is  a real treat! I'm also napping with him for a couple of hours every afternoon.

Best moment this week: Hearing baby's heartbeat at my midwife appointment. Coupled with plenty of lovely strong kicks and I feel a lot more reassured that all is well in there.

Miss anything?  Not aching like an 80 year old lady when I stand up. The aches and pains have been really awful this time around.

Food cravings: Salt and vinegar Discos and sherbert. Things to make my tongue properly sting! Still loving anything that's really strongly flavoured.

Anything making you queasy or sick? No! Wahoo! 

Labour signs? Still plenty of braxton hicks but luckily nothing more.

Gender: Still no idea!

Symptoms: So achey all the time now. Really awful hip/pelvic pain most of the day, particularly when getting up from a chair or bed. It just feels like someone has kicked me really hard between the legs and I have one hip which is permanently clicky and sore.

Mood: Emotional but happy. 

Looking forward to: Daddy finally getting a kick. Every night that we've gone to bed at the same time Simba seems to to all shy and refuses to kick! Other nights I'm awake for ages with massive kicks and rolls. 

What we ate weekend

Daddy has been to Wembley to watch Crystal Palace this weekend so it was just me and my favourite little one in the house. I haven't done a 'what I ate' post in ages so thought I'd do one this weekend.

Breakfast

Henry had mini shredded wheats with berries and I had porridge with berries. Why does porridge taste so much better when it's done in the pan rather than in the microwave? This was exactly what we fancied this morning. We both had orange juice too and I had a cup of decaf tea.

Lunch

After we dropped daddy at the station we called into Knitlsey farm shop which is Henry's favourite place at the moment; he absolutely loves to see the pigs and have a little chat with his friend the butcher too. We picked up a sausage roll for Henry's lunch and a creamy chicken and bacon pie for me. They were warm and fresh out of the oven and we ate them with salad.

Dinner

We went shopping after nap time for a few holiday essentials so stopped for tea while we were there. Henry had the fish noodles with amai sauce and I had the teriyaki chicken donburi with brown rice. He's such lovely company these days, chatting away and devouring his dinner when it arrived.  

On Sunday morning we met my mum for brunch at Broom House Farm. Henry had a 'little farmer's breakfast' and I had a bacon sandwich. Super delicious. It was all devoured by the time I even thought to take a photo but here's my happy boy on the hay bales outside afterwards:

For dinner we made a mild fruity curry which was an Annabel Karmel recipe. Henry loved helping and ate a huge plate full when it was done. After his first mouthful he declared that it was 'blooming marvellous'! It contained loads of veggies and also raisins and apple and we'll definitely be making it again soon.

20 weeks pregnant

Apologies for the lack of update in the last few weeks, we've been super busy with Easter holidays and fun days out, moving and building furniture and trying to get a little bit more organised!! We also had our 20 week scan this week and all was well there, it was lovely to see how much our baby had grown since the last scan and it's all getting a bit exciting now we're at the half way point! 

How far along? 20 weeks 

Baby is...the size of a banana

Maternity clothes? Of course. This week I've been loving a hand-me-down maternity swimming costume from my friend. I started aquanatal and it was so nice wearing a decent costume rather than my plain, ugly one from last time around. 

Stretch marks?  Not yet, hoping they stay away!

Sleep: Not bad. Henry's sleeping well this week after getting his first ever proper bed and he's had a couple of sleepovers at my mum's too so we've had some decent sleep this week. 

Best moment this week: Our scan; seeing our little one again and getting to the half way mark. I've also been feeling movement a lot more in the last 3 or 4 weeks and have felt a few kicks from the outside too. Movement and kicks and my absolutely favourite part of pregnancy.

Miss anything?  Nothing 

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week really, I'm trying to be a little healthier now that I don't feel sick anymore and therefore don't need to live on salt and vinegar crisps and rice cakes!

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Just hunger really which is a massive relief after a hideous first trimester.

Labour signs? Lots of braxton hicks, particularly at night. Not a labour sign as such, but my body getting some practice in for in 20 weeks time! 

Gender: No idea. I think girl now, Henry is adamant it's a brother for him though!! It was weird at our scan knowing we could ask the sonographer to look but we didn't ask and she didn't look either so we now have a long 20 week wait before finding out! 

Symptoms: Headaches, tiredness and really achey if I've overdone it (which isn't hard with a toddler around!).

Mood: Generally good, really emotional but happy and excited finally! 

Looking forward to: this bump getting bigger and daddy being able to feel some kicks too.

My first aquanatal class