March 01, 2015

Belly update: week 23

Can you believe I'm 23 weeks pregnant? No, me neither. It seems like only yesterday that I made the announcement about my pregnancy (it was actually 11 weeks ago!). I had visions of me doing a fortnightly update on how everything is going but as you can see I didn't. I'm sure you noticed that my blogging has been a bit sporadic lately too. Being pregnant while looking after a toddler and working almost full-time (4 days a week) means that by the end of the day I'm beat, but here I am finally with a belly update.

The biggest news to share is the gender of the baby... it's a

GIRL!!!!


My little boy is very much a boyish boy, which means our house is overrun with trucks, cars and dinosaurs, so I'm looking forward to having some pink around the house too. How funny would it be if she's a tomboy and prefers dinosaurs to dolls? Oh well, at least we won't have to spend more money on toys.

Apart from the constant exhaustion everything else is going relatively smoothly, touch wood! During my first pregnancy the baby had kicked my ribs out of alignment, and this time around I've started feeling the same rib pain fairly early on. Also other aches and pains that I'd experienced much later during the first pregnancy have started earlier this time around, but on the whole things are still bearable.

I've also gained more weight this 2nd time around, and started showing a lot earlier too. I've gained a total of 9kgs so far, aaaghhh. During my first pregnancy I'd gained around 7kgs by 24weeks. I have heard that you retain more fluid when carrying a girl (something about the double dose of the female hormones), but it could also be all the extra sweets and cakes I've been consuming lately. Oops.

We've slowly started introducing Luca to the idea of being a big brother, but I don't think he's caught on yet. We've bought a few books for him on the subject, and he loves when we read it to him but I don't think he gets it that in a few months there'll be a baby sister in the house, and she ain't going anywhere. Luca will be almost 3 by the time the baby arrives, and hopefully he'll adjust to having a sibling quickly. If you have any tips on how to get a toddler used to a new baby, let me know!





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  1. So pleased it's a girl, hope things continue to progress well.

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  2. Congratulations on having a girl! Just include Luca in taking care of his sister and all will be well. Older brothers have this natural protective instinct!

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    1. I hope you're right Lily! I wouldn't want him to get jealous of his little sis. xx

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  3. Congratulations! I heard about this book yesterday: http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Our-New-Baby-Catherine-Deveny-Mario-Borg-Photographs-by/9780734406118

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    1. Thanks for the tip, will look up that book soon :)

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  4. You look gorgeous! Such lovely news about your little lady x

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  5. Congratulations on having a girl! How very much exciting! Can't wait to see her little face on here!
    Hun, you look stunning! ❤ xx


    Ms Jelena's Blog

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    1. Thanks so much hun, we're very excited :-)

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  6. I'm pleased to hear that I'm not the only one that seems to carry extra weight with the second pregnancy, I think I am about 2kgs heavier than I was at the same time with my first too! Glad to hear that everthing is otherwise going well..xx

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    1. Oh don't get me started on the weight gain, it's really just piling on this time around, aaaghhhhh. But hopefully having 2 kids to run after means it will drop easy enough. *fingers crossed*

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  7. A thousand congrats. We just had our first (also a little girl) a month ago. I hope you have a good pregnancy - I can't imagine what it must be like to be pregnant and have another one to look after! Good luck : )

    http://littlewhitetruthsblog.blogspot.com.au/

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    1. Congratulations on your little girl! It's such a life changing experience isn't it having another little human to take care of. All the best! :)

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  8. Congratulations! Let your baby grows in the potency of the tummy :)

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