Week 26

I am 26 weeks (yesterday). This is a pic of my lovely clean house potty and all! Unfortunately my house gets pretty messy fast! And being a busy pregnant mama it takes a bit to get it clean!
Well bubba is growing and so am I! I haven't actually weighed myself for quite a while and am not sure if I will! She is still moving lots. Ewan,and Elijah got to feel her yesterday while I was laying down and they all got to see my tummy move! They were so excited. You can certainly see morw movement when you have a posterior placenta!
I have been feeling really sick though. Not exactly sure whats going on. I am extemely tired (more than really tired it's like total exhaustion) and feel sick. My legs feel weak and a bit like jelly (hard to explain). I am going to tge toilet lots at night even though I am not drinking at night (it was hourly the other night) so I am waking up feeling really dehydrated :(
Sonja came for my antenatal visit and tested my iron. It was actually really high (150+) which is a mans iron level so I am going to stop taking the iron tablets to see if that makes a difference. Apparently iron tablets can make some people sick. I'm going to stop taking the magnesium and liquid chlorophyll too and then wean them back in. If there is still no difference I will go and get a full bloods done. I am not coping being like this and really hope its not from being pregnant as I still have at least 14 weeks to go!
My blood pressure was a little lower than normal 90 or 95/60 which can make you tired so that could be it too.
Bubba is measuring 27 weeks which makes her right on track (give or take a couple of weeks) and she is laying slightly transverse which is what I thought. Her heartbeat was great. I borrowed two of Ina may Gaskins books which I am looking forward to reading.
I have been pretty emotional this week. I have even cried for a couple of days! It looks like Jay will be leaving to shoot a tv show in Darwin on 23rd of September. So I will either have a newborn alone with 6 kids or not have had the baby! I am so sure I will be going "late" again I don't want him to miss the birth. Either way it's not good :(
Our bathroom is being pulled out today so we will be without one for at leasy 2-3 weeks but after that we will have 2 toilets instead of 1! Exciting news for a pregnant mum!

Week 25

Well I was 25 weeks on Monday. Only 15 to go! I don't have a great photo to go with this post. I asked Jay (who is a photographer) to take a pic but it came out horrible and blurry because he was cooking toast and had to butter it while it was still hot! So Elijah took it for me.

Wow. I was just saying to Donna that I am feeling smaller this time but looking at the photo I don't look smaller plus this photo was taken in the morning before food! Lol
So obviously this little girl is growing!
We have had the throwing up virus come through the house this week. All the kids were sick. There were a few sleepless nights and mega loads of washing! Why is it everytime I start to get on top of things something happens and i'm back to the begining again?? The house is a mess! Last week my sinus/hayfever/cold finally started to ease off and then came back :( so having to deal with sick kids while feeling sick is not fun! I was suppose to meet with Sonja yesterday but had to cancel.

I am actually feeling ok pregnancy wise. My tummy is not big enough to cause discomfort although rolling over in bed and bending down is starting to become uncomfortable.
Baby is moving so much she hardly ever sleeps! I really believed that she would be gentle, soft and petite yet quite strong emotionally. A mixture between Elizabella and Essence but now I am wondering if I got that wrong! She is such a big mover. She is jumping around, rolling and kicking all the time. She has the hiccups at least twice a day especially at night when I am trying to get to sleep! I am actually waking up to her moving around so much! I still think it's amazing and the most wonderful thing to feel!

Week 24

I am 24 weeks today! Time is starting to move a little faster!
I am feeling a little better than last week. My cold is gone. The hayfever is still there but no way near as bad. I am still taking the vitamin supplements and have also added in liquid chlorophyll which Donna very kindly bought for me.
I am feeling less tired some days and still really tired other days. I'm not sure exactly whats going on but hopefuly I will have my energy back soon!
I am still really enjoying feeling this little one move around. The movements are getting stronger and have actually had a couple that have hurt already. Jay felt her move this week and so did Bella. Essence does every day but she doesn't know that :)
My milk supply has really dropped these last few weeks. My boobs have almost dissapeared! Essence is still feeding, though sometimes she gets frustrated that there is not much there. In a few months there will be though! I actually can't wait to have milk again!
I am really feeling the cold this pregnancy. Normally I get warmer in pregnancy but this time I seem to be colder??
I went to Donna's baby celebration on the weekend. It was a beautiful afternoon tea filled with love and lots of prayer for Donna and her little one. With our last 2 babies we have had a combined baby blessing but this time we are too far apart (8 weeks). I wasn't going to bother having a blessing this time around but am thinking of having one again. I was thinking how nice it would be to have an afternnon tea where everyone brings a meal or something to put in the freezer for after the baby has been born. Anyway thats just my thinking so far...
I still haven't really looked at names yet. I have a couple of ideas but am not sure if they are right yet. Something I will be starting to do soon.

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Week 23

I am 23 weeks yesterday.

I am still sick. Actually I would like to chop my nose off! Well not really but I am totally sick of having a runny nose! It's constant. I am going through many boxes of tissues! I have a cold still on top of hayfever which isn't fun :( I am taking horseradish, garlic and vitamin c hoping it will help!

I am still taking the magnesium and iron. I think it's starting to work but it's hard to tell due to the cold. I am still tired but that could be from the
cold. Or just from raising 6 children!




I am feeling much more pregnant now. When I roll over in bed at night my belly is feeling heavy. I am still able to sleep on my belly with one leg up.
I am feeling her kick up near my ribs now. I think she moved more into position earlier on this week. I love, love, love feeling her move around and especially watching my belly "roll". I don't think I will ever get sick of that feeling!

Week 22

I am a little bit late with this post but I was 22 weeks on Monday!
I am incredibly tired this last week so this post will be short :) I have just started on iron tablets yesterday so hopefully things will pick up really soon. I am so exhausted all day my body even feels numb. Yesterday was probably the worst- I actually felt as though I was in a dream everything was so fuzzy!

I saw Sonja on Friday. Everything is coming along fine. Baby's hearbeat was nice and strong.

I feel lots of movement mainly all low. I can't remember ever feeling the others this low all the time. It is really rare to feel her kick up higher (my uterus is just above my belly button but she seems to be laying sideways down the bottom). Lots and lots if movement though and I am loving it.

That's it for this week. Hopefully next week I will be feeling the 2nd trimester energy!