25 Weeks

February 1st: 25 week midwife appointment...(15 weeks to go)! OH MY!!!

Another great check up! Well....it didn't start off as smoothly as you would hope, but we got there in the end. So, my hormones are on over drive at the moment, and they came to a pinnacle this morning to the benefit of the young midwife. I had a long list of questions, but first and foremost, I've been debating whether or not to try and squeeze in another flight home before I get whale size, and my decision was hinging on the opinion of my midwife. So, I waltz into her office this morning, fully expecting a firm 'yes, you can fly,' or 'no, I wouldn't advise it'. Well, my midwife is much more concerned with legal liabilities than giving her medical opinion. She said she simply couldn't advise me on that, and I should just check with the airlines.... Um, what?! My thoughts...'You are trained in this profession, and I come to you for your advice and to tap into your medical think tank, not for you to shrug your shoulders, and say you can't say one way or the other, and direct me to a British Airways customer service representative!?!?' Needless to say, the tears began to flow at this point. I blatantly was not satisfied with her answer, but she moved on and motioned for me to continue down my list of questions. So, me being the calm, mature type that I am, said, never mind with the remaining questions, I'll just look them up online..., nice. Neil was not impressed to say the least. So, as Neil is doing damage control with the midwife, trying to explain how my grandmother is sick, and how I've been stressed, and I'm not really upset with her, I try to gather myself. There are several minutes of awkward, 'get your act together preggers' and then I manage to dry up and apologize. I like to think I'm laid back, but honestly, I'm as tightly wound as they come these days. Poor Neil... seriously, how many times can I say that, Poor poor Neil.

Aside from all those icky emotions, the baby is healthy :) It's heartbeat is regular and beating away. My blood pressure is fine, and my belly is growing, growing! So, all in all, super report!

Neil and I journeyed to the library this past weekend, and loaded up on Parenting books :) The librarian looked at us with a sweet, 'you have no idea what you're in for', smile :)

Fit Pregnancy 25th week update:

Your baby weighs 1 1/4 pounds and is a little more than 11 inches long, about the size of a small bag of sugar. In the last third of pregnancy, she'll double and triple her weight. Your dexterous baby can touch and hold her feet and make a fist. Your partner may be able to hear her heartbeat by pressing his ear against your belly. Your baby has a regular sleep schedule now and active and inactive periods. You may or may not be able to discern what those periods are. Her nostrils, which have been plugged, open up.

Personally:

I'm sure the car is mostly to credit for this, but I am feeling great :) I finally feel like I've established myself here... meaning, Leigh-Anne in London, not just Neil's other half, Leigh-Anne. You pickin' up what I'm laying down??

Aside from the raging hormones that lead to irrational breakdowns, I think this is the golden stage of pregnancy when you feel great, have lots of energy, and can almost push the reality of 'the birth' out of your mind :) Ignorance is bliss... the more I read about What Could Happen, the more I want to live in the 2nd trimester forever. However, when I do have my freak outs, Neil is a champion. Seriously, sometimes these hormones get the best of me, and I am outright nasty. But, through it all, for some strange reason, Neil is loving, understanding and supportive. Thank goodness someone has enough patience to put up with me.

We are still struggling with baby names... whew, such a responsibility!! I've spent a large portion of my day coming up with a list of boys names that I like...so hopefully, Neil and I can agree on one out of the 100! Hehe, jk!

If it's a girl, we're are absolutely crusin'! No strange parts to deal with (eekkk) and plenty of names coming to mind! Just have to wait and see.... tick tock tick tock.....

Lots of love from London towne!!!!

ooxx