Bump Update: Week 27

Sorry for the pajama bottoms but I'm wearing a dress, so it's that or my pants ;-) ha ha. Also sorry for the rubbish lighting, it's dark when I'm home from work now! Crazy shenanigans.

Some more apologies for you ha ha - I'm sorry I've been useless (again!) the last few days with my blogging, it's just SO exhausting being back at work that I haven't had the energy. I'm on a rubbish shift this week, doing 12:30 - 8:30, so in the mornings I'm having a small lie in and then doing boring things like chores, and by the time I've caught the bus home and had some dinner after work it's 10pm and I'm exhausted. But I promise I'll do my best to update this as much as possible!

And here's my favourite thing to blog about - my bump update! Woop woop. Also I realised today that for some reason I've missed out a few questions in the last few bump updates I've done, so there are a few new things in there this week :-)

How far along? 27 weeks and 1 day! 

Total weight gain: Oh my God I actually weighed myself the other day ha ha. It was when I was in England (I'm back home in Gibraltar now) and I was at my Nan's house. I was doing a wee (nice) and I noticed she had some scales in her bathroom and I couldn't resist! I just checked my first bump update where I'd written my starting weight, which was either 9 or 9 and a half stone at 12/ 13 weeks pregnant (I couldn't remember ha ha) and when I weighed myself the other day I was exactly 10 stone. So I'm pretty sure I must have weighed closer to 9 than 9 and a half pre-pregnancy, because I'm a big fatty boom boom now ha ha. So there ya go! I can actually answer this one for once :-) I've gained between half a stone to a stone since the start! I've got no idea what's normal though.

Maternity clothes? As I'm back in Gibraltar now and the weather is still hot here I haven't been wearing my maternity clothes, and instead I'm back in my floaty summer dresses that still sort of fit me ha ha. But as soon as it starts to cool down I'll be back in my maternity trousers and big jumpers :-)

Stretch marks? This is one of the new questions! And no I don't have any yet (touch wood). To start with I was using Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula For Stretch Marks every day to try and keep them at bay, but then I got lazy ha ha, and for ages I stopped using anything on my tum. However at the moment I'm putting on The Body Shop's Beautifying Oil (the coconut one, yum yum) when I get out the shower just because it smells so delicious and I love rubbing bumpy (it does nothing for stretch marks ha ha). But my Mum never got stretch marks so I'm hoping it's in the gene pool, or I'm just not fat enough yet!

Sleep: Mixed reviews! I've got a cough and a cold at the moment so that's kept me up a bit lately, but last night I slept sooo good. I only work up to wee once (which is good for me ha ha) and the only other time I was disturbed from my dreaming of cream eggs (fatty) was when I woke myself up scratching my mozzie bites - the evil things!

Best moment this week: Ermmmm I don't know to be honest. I had to stay goodbye to both mine and Sam's families which was really sad, and I'm back at work after two lovely weeks off so that's all pretty negative ha ha. But I have had a nice time being back in Gibraltar with Sam :-) I love our little home together!

Miss anything? Another new question, and the answer is - no nothing! I don't miss drinking alcohol AT ALL which I thought I would. I guess the only thing I miss is a strong bladder ha ha.

Movement: Another new one - yay. And yes, lots and lots and lots of movement! I LOVE feeling her kick as it's like having a secret friend trying to communicate with me ha ha. She's so active in the mornings and evenings and quieter during the day, although she still kicks quite a lot throughout the day too. Especially when I'm eating chocolate ha ha! She's got a sweet tooth like me :-)

Food cravings: Anything sweet I can (and sometimes will) eat aaaaall day long! I could easily have five puddings instead of a main meal in the evening ha ha. But no real big cravings! Nothing mad like coal or rubber yet ha ha.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, no. I still haven't attempted eating chicken without breadcrumbs though :-)

Gender: Girly girly!

Labor signs: Noooo. BUT I have been having Braxton Hicks contraction things... I think! My belly goes rock hard and feels tight and strange for about 30 seconds, and I've been having that randomly for a few weeks now. However at first I just thought it was growing pains, but I just happened to read somewhere about Braxton Hicks the other day and it sounded exactly the same as what I've been getting ha ha! But they're nothing to do with real labour :-)

Symptoms: Urgh, lots of rubbish symptoms this week. I already suffered from excess acid in my stomach pre-pregnancy (I have this thing called Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia, which is where my stomach is overactive and produces too much acid) so since I've been pregnant it's been getting worse and worse, but this week it's been a killer. Rennie is the only thing that seems to help, or if it's not too bad then a glass of milk does help, but it's so horrible and painful! I've also been getting the WORST shoulder pain ever, especially when I've been sat at work all day. And bleeding gums, constant wees and a lot more tiredness the last few days. It's all fun and games this pregnancy malarkey ;-)

Belly button in or out? IT'S NOW A PROPER OUTTY. Yep, the day has come at long last and it finally popped out properly! I'm not sure how I feel about it to be honest ha ha, it looks mental. But I've been told it will go back in after I've given birth ha ha.

Happy or moody most of the time: I was anticipating being a miserable thing this week after leaving my family, but I've been having such a nice time with Sam that I'm super duper happy!

Looking forward to: Two days off work on Thursday and Friday ;-) I'm so excited to be a bum and do nothing and I don't even care how lazy that makes me :-D

I hope you enjoyed the extra questions in there, I'm not sure what happened with me missing them out the last few weeks! Being blonde AND pregnant is a lethal combination ;-)

See you soon!!

xx

Bump Update: Week 26

As promised here is my second post of the day! Please forgive me for my rubbish-ness the last few days now? :-) ha ha.

It's a few days late but here is my Bump Update! My Mum said this morning she thinks my bump has grown the last week, what do you reckon? I haven't noticed as much as some weeks, but I have had some growing pains so maybe it has :-)

How far along? 26 weeks and 3 days! 

Total weight gain: Well according to my Mum bump has gained weight this week, but I don't think it's been as noticeable as some weeks. And I was so chuffed the other day because me and Sam went shopping and I fitted into an XS coat! Ha ha oooh yeah. It doesn't matter that it was quite a baggy coat ;-)

Maternity clothes? I've been loving my maternity clothes this week. I did a post on my Must Have Maternity Trousers  the other day and I've basically been living in them, along with a few maternity tops and jumpers (I'll do a post on them soon) and some non-maternity, but very baggy, tops and jumpers. Maternity clothes are sooo comfy! Love them.

    Sleep: I'm back in my childhood/teenagehood bed for the week while I'm back in Bournemouth on holiday, so usually this would mean some great nights sleeps... but sadly it's not meant to be ha ha. For some reason my bedroom has been attracting wildlife and I feel like I'm sleeping in a jungle - me and Sam have been fighting so many flies and moths at 1am! I've also been a bit poorly the last few days so I've had a couple of broken nights sleeps, but I'm off work at the moment (praise the Lord) so I'm making up for it with massive lie-ins :-)

Best moment this week: Oohhh this is an easy one! My bestest friends in the world threw me a surprise baby shower Tuesday evening and it was amazing! It was SUCH a fun night and I didn't expect it at all. I'll definitely do a post on it soon to show you all my goodies and the hilarious games we played :-)

Food cravings: Oh my God I've got a crazy one for you. I've gone from gagging at the smell of coffee to actually REALLY wanting to drink it now! What the hell is that about?! I have to have it one third milk ha ha and with three sugars, but still. Mmmm loving it! Apart from that it's still the same old zero cravings and hating chicken.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Chicken! Although I did eat a KFC the other day which was amaaaaazing. But it's more chicken breast without breadcrumbs (in other words real chicken) that makes me sick. Bleugh.

Gender: Little girly!

Labour signs: No.

Symptoms: My energy has disappeared the last few days but I think that's down to having a cold, and the other day I had really bad sickness. I thought I was going to faint and had to go sit down outside with a sick bucket (grose - sorry ha ha). It was so cute though because my dog got all worried about me and came and sat with me, whining and shaking! Bless her. She's so cute.

Belly button in or out? The belly button saga continues this week, and it's now gone from a levelly to a half-outty-half-levelly! Ha ha. The top half is now a definite outty, but the bottom half is still level. Did anyone else have this freakishness?! It's so strange! Ha ha.

Happy or moody most of the time: Apart from being moody when I'm tired I've been very happy this week! Mainly because I'm LOVING being home and having time off work with Sam :-) I'm going to be so sad to leave Bournemouth tomorrow though :( :( :(

Looking forward to: As much as I don't want to leave Bournemouth I am looking forward to going back to London to stay with Sam's Mum for a few days tomorrow, but I'm sooooo dreading going back to work on Monday. I'm trying not to think about it too much though. But it's going to be horrendous. Wahhhhh. Hopefully time goes slowly for me the next few days :-)

Sorry again for the Bump Update not being on a Tuesday like it normally is, I'll get my act together now! And at least it's only a few days to go until the next update now ha ha. I love writing these so that makes me happy!

See you soon!!

xx

Bump Update: Week 25

I'm sorry for my disgusting face ha ha, it's 10pm at night and I can't be pooped to do my make up properly, so here is my hideousness on the internet for everyone to see ha ha!

I'm also sorry for the mess surrounding me ha ha! Me and Sam are living out of suitcases while we're back in England :-) we flew to London from Gibraltar last night and I'm sooo happy to be back! This is in Sam's sister's room where we're crashing for the next couple of nights, before we go to Bournemouth - my hometown! Wahoooo.

How far along? 25 weeks and 1 day! 

Total weight gain: I'm pretty sure my bump's grown since last week!! I'm starting to feel like a beach whale, and huffing and puffing when I bend down ha ha! And I feel like it's about to grow more as well - it feels all tight like it's about to pop!

Maternity clothes? I'm wearing maternity jeans here! I've worn them all of today and they're soooo amazing! They look like normal jeans and they're mega comfy :-) I think I'll wear them even when I'm not pregnant ha ha. I got them from Asos a few months ago and I can't find them on their website anymore, but I also got these ones (if you're interested) which are now in the sale! God dammit ha ha.

    Sleep: OH MY GOD I SLEPT SO GOOD LAST NIGHT! I can't explain how amazing it was not to wake up to an alarm. It was the first time in over a month! As we're back in England now (WAHOOOO) I got to sleep with a proper duvet which I love more than anything! It's so cosy and lovely :-) I can't wait to go back to bed again tonight ha ha.

Best moment this week: Touching down in London town! I've missed England sooo much and I'm so, so, so happy to be back! Even if it is only for two weeks :-)

Food cravings: Still zero! Apart from loving ice-cream (even here, so I can't use the heat as an excuse ha ha). But it's not like I NEED to have it, I just wouldn't turn it down ha ha. And I could easily eat 10 in a row... :-D

Anything making you queasy or sick? Same old really! Tea and coffee is still a big no. And chicken, as per! They're the main ones that I can't stand the thought of!

Gender: Girllyyyyy. It better be anyway after the amount of pink me and Sam bought in Primark today ha ha! I think we left the baby girl section empty!

Labour signs: No.

Symptoms: My sickness has come back this week :-( which sucks! Yesterday it was one of the worst it's been the whole pregnancy, and I was sick on the plane which was horrible! 

Belly button in or out? I'm pretty sure it's about to pop to become an outy any day now! But for now it's still a weird levelly, and I think you can see it a bit in the pictures ha ha. Freaaaaaky!

Happy or moody most of the time: HAPPY CHAPPY :-) I'm just so glad to be back home and having two weeks off work with Sam! What's there to be moody about? :-)

Looking forward to: SO MUCH! Me and Sam are going to London shopping tomorrow which is my favourite thing ever! And we're also having lunch with my cousin and his wife and I can't wait to see them :-) and then Thursday seeing my family and friends back in Bournemouth - eeeeee it's gonna be a great few days!

Sorry this bump update's going up a bit late in the day, but it's been a hectic one! I'll be more punctual next week ha ha I promise :-)

See you soon!!

xx

Bump Update: Week 24

I took these pictures this morning before I went to the water park for Sam's younger brother's birthday, so sorry for the bikini and barely any make-up look ha ha! But I was in a bit of a rush :-)

For some reason I feel like my bump looks smaller in this week's pictures than in last weeks's! But in real life (lol) I feel like it's grown! Ca-razy shenanigans! Ha ha.

How far along? 24 weeks and 1 day! 

Total weight gain: Even though I definitely feel like bump's grown and I'm getting more uncomfortable (anyone who's 40 weeks pregnant please don't kill me for saying that already ha ha) I don't think it's as drastic as the growth from week 22 to week 23! Although I read that baby's about to have a growth spurt, so I could be a whale in next week's update ha ha!

Maternity clothes? No new stuff! I'm waiting 'till I'm back in England in SIX DAYS - woop woop - before I purchase any other clothes :-)

    Sleep: Hmmm mixed reviews!! I've been sleeping much better than last week, but stomach acid, the heat, and my weak-ass bladder has kept me up a few nights! But much better overall :-)

Best moment this week: OH MY GOD HAVING A DAY OFF WORK. Praise the Lord! I finished my ten day stretch working (HORRID) on Friday, so having the weekend, Monday and today off has been amaaaaaazing. Dreading the 7am alarm tomorrow though ha ha.

Food cravings: None I don't think! I love ice lollies at the moment and I find it difficult to have one and stop ha ha! But I think that's just because it's so hot here. But my appetite is still gone at the moment so I'm not eating loads, not sure why.

Anything making you queasy or sick? It's more the thought of certain foods than smells that make me feel queasy now. Just thinking of having one sip of tea makes me want to throw up ha ha! And I used to love tea - booooo. Also the thought of chicken and alcohol makes me feel ill, as it has done for the last few weeks.

Gender: Bubba girl!

Labour signs: No ha.

Symptoms: Feeling too full to eat all the time, sore nose (who knows), a bit moody ha ha and stomach acid BIG TIME. Those are the main ones this week :-)

Belly button in or out? Still a weird levelly!! I think it's about to pop out any day now. I'm still fascinated by it and staring at it all the time ha ha, it's so freaky!

Happy or moody most of the time: Bit moody this week ha ha. I think the lack of sleep got to me and I've been a bit homesick! But yesterday I laughed more than I have in ages so still a happy chappy :-) and I love going into bubba's room and looking at all the little clothes when I feel a bit down! Can't wait for her to be here :-)

Looking forward to: Finishing work on Sunday and knowing I don't have to go back for two whole weeks! Can I get a woop woop?!

I love writing these updates so much, and I think they'll be so nice to look back at! I also love reading them, so link to yours in the comments if you do them too, and I'll definitely have a nose :-)

See you soon!!

xx

Bump Update: Week 23

I've been sooo looking forward to doing this week's Bump Update because I feel like loads more has happened this week than previous weeks, so I couldn't wait to blog about it all :-)

When I compare these pictures to last week's bump update I can see how much my bump has grown in just a week! It's mental-ness!

P.s sorry about the really nice bin next to me ha ha!

How far along? 23 weeks and 1 day! 

Total weight gain: Like you guys know I don't actually own scales ha ha, so I won't know this answer unless the midwife weighs/measures me, but you can see my bump has grown SO MUCH! It's crazy haha. Bubba's definitely had a growth spurt this last week and I'm loving it! I actually look pregnant now rather than the awkward stage when people can't really tell ha ha.

Maternity clothes? I'm going back to Bournemouth (in the South of England) where my mamma, dad and brother all live in around 2 weeks - MASSIVE YAY. Literally can't wait! So I ordered a few bits online to my Mum and Dad's house ready for when I arrive :-) I mostly got tops in a bigger size than normal, and one pair of maternity leather-look leggings I think - literally can't WAIT for those! But I'll do a haul when I'm back and show you all :-)

    Sleep: Urgh don't even talk to me about sleep ha ha. It's sooo hot here at the moment so I'm stupidly uncomfortable at night. Plus needing to wee a million times a night, having a growing bump, and the fact I'm in the middle of working 10 days straight (currently on day 7 and dying), I'm sooo desperate to have a lie-in. But only 3 more days to go until I get one... please hurry up... ha ha.

Best moment this week: Hmmmm my best moment this week was probably when Sam drew me this really cute picture of me, him and our future bubba and put it under the toilet door when I was in there hahaha. It was so cute and funny!

Food cravings: None at all, and I've pretty much gone off food!! I don't know if it's because baby is squashing my stomach but I just haven't been that hungry this week. Normally I want to stuff my face all day long ha ha!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still chicken, unless it has breadcrumbs on! Ha ha. The smell of coffee is disgusting and the thought of drinking red wine makes me feel soooo ill, but I have no idea why!

Gender: Girlyyyy :-D woop woop!

Labour signs: No thank you :-)

Symptoms: Massive belly! And I've been having the most vivid but freakishly weird dreams ever! Last night I dreampt that I had a really bad nose bleed at work but I wasn't allowed to go home hahaha but it was really morbid and grose! Freaked me out ha ha. I've actually been having small nosebleeds all the way through pregnancy (and a constant cold) which might explain the dream!! And bleeding gums which is horrible. Ermmm... many, many wees ha ha. Loads of really attractive things HA. Poor Sam!! 

Belly button in or out? Oh my God it's sooo wierd! I don't have an inny or an outy - it's sort of levelled out to blend in with the rest of my skin hahaha. I've got a levelly! It's one of those things I really don't wanna look at but I can't help it - I'm constantly staring at it!

Happy or moody most of the time: I've been stressed at work! But overall super happy! I even had a FUN Morrisons shop today which never happens, it's my worst thing to do ha ha.

Looking forward to: Having the weekend off in 3 days time!! I hardly ever get a whole weekend off work, but I booked this one off because Sam's younger brother and sister are staying with us :-) so if anyone has any ideas of how to entertain a 14 year old and almost 13 year old then please let me know!! Ha ha.

I hope you enjoyed reading this because I'm really loving writing them! :-) let me know if you did or not!

See you soon!!

xx

Bump Update: Week 22

I thought I'd do a 'Mummy Tummy Tuesday' post every Tuesday (obviously ha ha) to first of all blog about all things bump! And then once my little munchkin's here it will change to mummy tummy issues and how I (hopefully) get back to my original weight.

One of my favourite pregnancy/mummy bloggers Anna Saccone did a weekly questionnaire when she was pregnant with her little girl Emilia and I thought it would be really fun to do the same thing! 

I really wanted to start doing this earlier on in my pregnancy, but I didn't want to start this blog until I had LOADS of ideas, so it's only just come about now! But better late than never :-)

How far along? 22 weeks and 1 day! 

Total weight gain: I never used to weight myself and I don't actually own any scales ha ha, they make me nervous!! But at my first midwife appointment when I was 12/13 weeks she weighed me and I was 9 or 9 and a half stone I think? So I'll let you know when they next weigh me ha ha. 

Maternity clothes?  I still fit into size 8/10 dresses (I was size 8 pre-pregnancy) and stretchy size 8 shorts haha! But I have invested in some maternity jeans and plan to get some maternity tops and bras soon!!

Stretch marks?  None so far... Hopefully I haven't just jinxed myself ha ha!

    Sleep: Until about 3 days ago my sleep pattern had gone back to normal and I was actually getting about 8 hours sleep a night which was AMAZING! But these last few days I think bubba has moved onto my bladder and I wake up about 3 times a night to wee ha ha.

Best moment this week: I've felt bubba kick for the last few weeks now, but these last couple of days she's done MASSIVE ones and I've actually seen my belly move from the power of them which is crazy! Love it ha ha.

Miss anything? My favourite food ever is dippy eggs, and you're not supposed to eat runny eggs when you're pregnant :-( so I miss them A LOT ha ha. But that's all really :-)

Food cravings: None!! I really want some though ha ha.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Yessss! I had the WORST morning sickness and I still get it now :-( is that unheard of?! Please let me know if you get it this far into pregnancy too ha ha! But the smell of coffee makes me feel really sick, and chicken used to make me sick but I can handle breaded chicken now ha ha. I can't think of anything else specific... The thought of vodka and red wine! Ha ha.

Gender: Girl!! :-D

Labour signs: Noooo!

Symptoms: Growing belly!! It's grown so much the last few weeks. And I've just started to get back ache which sucks 'cause I live at the top of a really big hill ha ha. And the standard pregnancy spots! Oh and weeing non-stop :-) I feel so sexy ha ha.

Belly button in or out?  In! Is it meant to pop out? Freakyyyy.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy most of the time!! But yesterday my sickness came back after I hadn't had it for a few weeks so I thought it had gone from my life, so I was a bit moody yesterday ha ha.

Looking forward to: Meeting Sam's younger sister for the first time this week!! She lives in England and hasn't come over here for over a year so I haven't met her yet :-)

I'll be doing this every Tuesday from now on so check back then if you like reading it :-) I think it's really fun to do and I can actually keep track of my pregnancy now which is really nice! And take pics of bump :-)

See you soon!!

xx