A before picture (June 2011) and new picture (24 Feb 2012).
It seems our boy already has quite the personality. He wakes up with the alarm and promptly starts kicking to let me know it's time to eat! After breakfast and a shower, we relax for a bit and this seems to be his playtime - bumping around my belly (kicking and punching). He also seems to like the bus - he moves, kicks the whole ride to work. He knows work is boring already so he keeps quiet until about noon....warning me that lunch better be on the way. Once I eat, he seems to have some energy so spends much of the afternoon exploring - not kicking, but moving around! I can watch his bum move from left to right all afternoon (clearly I've checked out of work since I'm mostly watching my boy). He's quiet for my journey home then starts the food warning again before we eat dinner at 7. Once I eat, he seems happy enough to finish his daily booty wiper dance....left to right until bedtime. He's been pretty good lately and sleeps mostly through the night. Let's hope we can keep him on this schedule once he arrives! Unlikely, but we can hope :) If he is a true Giffrow, he'll keep and like the routine!
He is certainly like me at this point - if I wear clothes that are too tight in one area or that push in on his space, he will punch at it all day long! If I have my blackberry resting on my belly, he punches at that and if his Mama J puts her face on my belly, he'll give her some jabs as well! This boy likes his space - and I can't blame him; I'm the same way.
Like I said - 7 weeks left! Holy cow! I can honestly say in the next two weeks we will probably start freaking out. I did get a bit nervous this last week and ordered nappies (diapers) and wipes to be delivered in our weekly shop; we got them today so I feel a bit more prepared. JaNae thinks we should pack my hospital bag tomorrow, but I think that can maybe wait another week or two (although EVERYONE has told me to have it packed by now). Honestly - I'm sure I can pack it in about 2 minutes if it was really time to go. My instincts are pretty good, so I think we are fine for now. The boy seems happy in there and I still haven't washed any clothes for him - so there's no need for him to come out yet. Although, I think JaNae is freaking, so tomorrow may be the day for some clothes washing - maybe just a couple outfits.
During the first trimester, I honestly thought I wasn't going to make it through. People told me I would forget about all of that and once they place the boy in my arms, I'll forget all about the pain of labour too. I'm happy to say that the worst days of my life (weeks 5-10)seem like a lifetime ago and I think I could actually live through it again. With this, I'm sure that once labour is over I won't even remember the pain. At least, I really, really, really hope so!
We had a 4D scan about a month ago and here's a pic of our little guy:
His arm is up as he was scratching his nose before this was taken and the sonographer said he was practicing his inhaling - you can see the bubbles/lines in front of his mouth. I think he's been practicing a bit more this week as he's had the hiccups quite a few times!
Anyway, keep your fingers crossed the next 7 weeks go fast! Pray that we only have to wait 5 weeks - I'd love to go a little early :)
So exciting! You are almost there!
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