40 Weeks….. This is crazy…

Well….. Lets all say it together… 40 WEEKS!!!!… If you were like me you would have put money on the fact that this day would never get here!!!… What an achievement… Not even born yet and already a great kid…. lets look back and reflect on the 40 weeks of pregnancy….

FIRST TRIMESTER
WEEKS 1-4 – It was around the start of April 2005 – didn’t even know I was pregnant !!!

WEEKS 5-8 – Bill and I took a trip down the great ocean road….. Around the 6th May as I recall… was really sick.. Thought I was car sickness.. Maybe a bit of both
Tues 10th May I had to fly back to Newey. By 10.30am I had a positive result on the little stick test…. Bill found out later that arvo. .de didn’t believe it till he sore it with his own eyes the next day… that was test no 3.. gotta be sure these things are only 99% accurate the first time……
Let the family know around the same time.. booked into the Dr’s and the process commenced…Due date 8th Jan 2006…..Also had my first sick day from work….

WEEKS 6-8 – 1st June – First ultrasound.. found out that I wasn’t as far along as first thought so the due date got revised to the 19th Jan 2006. We didn’t want to get too excited until we hit the 12 week mark and beyond…..
My work pants were starting to get a little tight around the 9th June

WEEKS 9-12 – From about the 11th week which was coming into the end of Jun I felt I was really starting to show to me anyway
Had the 12week scan on the 6 July…. It was so exciting…the heart beat was strong.. it was doing flips and wouldn’t lay still or in get in the right position.. the bub was 6cm long from head to bum!!!!!….. Now we told the world.. we had reached the 12 week mark!!!..

SECOND TRIMESTER
WEEKS 13-16 – This is when I started to enjoy things the morning sickness went didn’t really have much anyway and I got my energy back.. my belly started to poke out and I purchased my first maternity clothes off Ebay….
We had the 2nd visit to the baby d on the 27 Jul.. everything was normal and the belly measurement was 14cm.. just as it should be!!!! Took my first pic of the belly as well.. time to track the growth of this thing!!!

WEEKS 17-20 – Nothing much happened over the course of the first couple of weeks… The baby got it’s first letter.. I postcard from Wendy…. And on the 29th July we went for the 20 week scan… This is where I reckon I felt the first flutter of movement…. We were sitting in the waiting room and I swear I felt the baby move…. Again at the scan the bub wouldn’t get in the right position.. it was playing around and being naughty…. 2 hours later they had everything they needed.. piggy backed that appointment with the next DR’s appointment.. belly now 21cm.. This is also when the reno’s started on our new house!!!!!

WEEKS 21-24…. On the 3rd Sep.. My dad and Jodie were sitting on the lounge at Arthur Street watching the football and at 7.36pm the baby did the biggest kick… first time I could say for sure… the exciting thing was it kicked again and Jodie felt it as well…. Of course I made a thousand phone calls…. Probably the most exciting day since we found out I was pregnant.
It was also around this time that the leg’s started to cramp up!!!… Nearly every night they would cramp and Bill was awake in a flash bending back the toes for him… I swear there were nights he didn’t even open his eyes to do it.. he was probably still asleep!!!…
The weekend of the 10th Sep we moved into the new house
The 16 Sep see the purchase of the baby cot!!!.. Bill and I had lots of fun putting it together that night…
back to the Dr’s on the 28 July. .everything still going well and normal.. belly now 24cm

THIRD TRIMESTER
WEEKS 25-28 –I have always had a bit of a problem with my back but it ached pretty much everyday… they tell me this is normal…. I’m happy to go along with that….. I also started to get rib pain now as the baby was growing and stretching out..
Although Bill had been kissing my belly goodnight from about the 6th week.. He now started singing songs to it and playing it music… it really liked that and moved a lot…. I started going to yoga classes for a bit of exercise.. Bill went surfing ha ha….Dr’s appointment 26 Oct.. all normal belly now 28cm…

WEEKS 29-32 – The 1st Nov we felt one of the babies feet while it was moving!!!..
I also now moved to fortnight visits with the Dr… The 9th Nov was the next visit and the baby had a BIG growth spurt Belly was 32cm.. this prompted me having to have a diabetes test.. the first one took just over an hour and a half to do and the results were borderline.. so had to go have another one…. The big 2 – 3 hours test.. you meet some interesting people at the pathology… that test negative.. I’m just having a big kid!!!!!..
Started the childbirth classes on the 16 Nov…
23rd Nov.. back to the Dr.. everything normal except for the belly 34cm… a little big but normal!!!

WEEKS 33-36 – We finished the 4 week run of childbirth classes and graduate with flying colours…
I finished work on the 5 Dec… and spent the next week. .washing all the baby clothes.. packing my hospital bag.. cleaning and generally getting ready… xmas was just around the corner.. Back to the Dr on the 12 Dec.. Again Normal.. and belly is now back were is should be.. AHHH !! now having a normal baby !!!
Went to the John Butler Trio concert.. it was great and the baby almost broke my ribs while it was dancing….
Dr’s appointment 22 Dec Belly 37 cm
The feet started to swell and I panic… I don’t want Kankles!!!! The advantage is the back pain is gone… must have been a work thing not a baby thing!!!..

WEEKS 37-40 – Xmas was spent in newey as they tell you. “ you can go anytime from now” and I believed it!!!!!… New years again spent home playing cards…
Moved to weekly visits to the DR… Jan 4th, 11th and 18th all visits normal and belly measurement 38 , 39 & 40cm… Everything Normal….as it has been all the way along.. The feet have gone down and get at least an hour or more nap everyday !!!.Gotta keep banking sleep!!!!.
Had some Braxton hicks contractions on the 6 Jan and got really excited only to go the bed 3 hours later disappointed that the baby didn’t arrive…..
Well that’s it.. 40 weeks in a nut shell!!!… Now is just a waiting game!!!…. One thing is for sure.. IT CAN’T STAY THERE FOREVER !!!!