Work blues

I am so over work at the moment and can't wait for holidays and maternity leave. I know I will miss it when I am gone and I really do enjoy my role but its days like this when I am completely over working. I think I am just feeling worn out at the moment and by the end of the week I am ready for a weekend of sleep which for me seems like a massive waste of a good weekend.

Anyway, I have a week at the beach in January so that will be brilliant and then its only a few months until maternity leave. I have so many little projects I want to get stuck into around the house and baby related, I love the idea of being a house wife. Of course the little one could put all my plans on hold until I work out what to do with him/her but I am hoping that doesn't take the full year.

17 week scan was A OK

Why do I worry about these things so much, I should trust my gut instincts and go with the flow. I wasn't as bad as I thought I would be leading up to the scan actually but it was fantastic seeing baby G on the screen kicking away and attempting to suck his thumb. So cute!

I have loads of scan pics which I will post as soon as I can get organised, we dont have a computer at home and its almost impossible to do it at work.

Anyway, baby G was awesome and I will call him a "he" because I just feel very strongly that we are having a boy. The ultrasound tech said everything looked great, my placenta was sitting quite low but they will watch that and I will have one final scan at 33 weeks to double check it. Baby G tried to suck his thumb quite a few times and had the hiccups which was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Mum came to the scan with DH and I and it was great she could be there and see it all because they never had scans back in her day.

The best part is I can feel baby G kicking now, it is pretty regular when I sit in my office chair and feels a little like gas or bubbles popping - I know its not gas because nothing comes out the other end if you know what I mean. Its so exciting feeling kicks for the first time and very reassuring to know he is in there having a nice little party for one. The next stage will be for DH to feel them, I cant wait.

Long Weekend Fun

DH and I had a very rare weekend off together which was great. We never planned to go away which was a bit of a bugger but we finally got a chance to order some baby furniture and ended up getting a red strider (pram), cot, change table and car seat so at least we have all the BIG items organised and have 3 months to pay off (we will need it).

On Sunday we went for a picnic which was beautiful and Monday I had a me day and just got the house organised and did a practice run at making cupcakes for my best friends baby shower in January (which turned out really well if I do say so myself, even the pretty pink icing was a winner). DH was thrilled that I am back in the kitchen experimenting as he gets to eat the final product.

I have my 17 week scan today, I am sure everything will be fine especially now I can feel baby G kicking away but I still get nervous about these appointments and I don't think I will ever really look forward to them. I will be fine when I see baby G bouncing around the screen, not so much the "going to burst at any moment" bladder feeling.

DH has decided he doesn't want to know the sex and I figure he only gets the opporunity to make one decision in this pregnancy so it might as well be that one. I don't mind either way but I am glad a decision has been made.