Update Over Half Way

Tuesday 17th July 
21+2

Its been a very busy few weeks in the Elliott household and as I write this Loppy is busy wriggling in my tummy!

We had Rachael and John's wedding on Saturday so had a jam packed Friday - Sunday.  What an amazing wedding, we had such a lovely time and she looked absolutely gorgeous.  I was very proud of my sister and her new husband.  I'm going to blame the pregnancy hormones but I was a bit of an emotional wreck really, especially during the rehearsal when John got particularly choked up practicing his vows.

I wished for a little bit that I could have just not been pregnant for that weekend - it would have been lovely to have had the energy to stay up until the end and to have a cocktail and a few glasses of wine/champagne/alcohol in general! I would have loved to have worn my heels for longer and eaten the chicken liver terrine - BUT it will be a lovely time in my life to look back on and see the pictures of me when pregnant.  Its nice that Loppy features in the wedding.  I was particularly sad at some moments during the day when I thought about Sparty - he should have been there but sadly there was another plan.

The wedding also enabled me to speed up the last couple of days before my two scans this week.

Other symptoms/feelings that I've had since my last post

* Kicks/movements have increased, I feel baby every day now and they are getting stronger - Tom has felt Loppy a few times but he tends to stop kicking when we put our hands on my tummy
* Mum and Dad and Vic have heard the heartbeat with my doppler - a very special moment on the morning of the wedding.
* I'm rounder again and getting out of breath much more easily
* Appetite and food aversions are still the same, feel very full after meals and a little bit gassier (sorry!)
* Getting leg/thigh cramps at night (I think its cramp) which is annoying, Spoke to midwife about it and she said its not DVT so at least thats good
* Feeling a bit more tired again
* Much more difficult to bend down or find a comfortable sitting and sleeping position - my pillows help

Heart Scan Number 2
I was feeling pretty chilled out about the second heart scan, still nervous the night before and morning but no where near how bad I felt last time.  We went straight in to see Dr Carvalho again and before I knew it there was our darling Loppy on the screen, again quite chilled out with his arm up to his face like last time!  She said that he also had his knees right up against his chest as well (Tom said perfect ski jumping pose)

I'm still writing 'he' out of habit, truth is we don't know and I have no idea what Loppy is! - we told her that we're keeping it a secret.  Most people are totally convinced Loppy is a girl - i'm not so sure, I have no idea!

So the words on the report when we left St Georges were:

I can report that the heart appears completely normal

Yay - NORMAL - that lovely lovely word!

Our next scan is on Friday - Friday 13th - but it's lucky for me.  This for me is D Day.  Its the day that I found out about Sparty and its going to be a massive hurdle - the biggest one left, for me and Tom to get through.

I'm feeling apprehensive but confident. Bring it on!

Helen and Loppy
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