Our first scare.

Ok, so Wednesday was my day off work and I'd been feeling really great so decided to tackle some baking. After making a batch of scones and cupcakes I decided I wasn't up to the challenge of making lunch as well so I whipped one of my frozen supermarket meals out of the freezer. BAD MOVE. I've had these before so didn't think anything would be wrong. I started eating it and thought - wow this tastes strange, salty and just kinda wrong. I thought maybe it was just my taste buds as they have changed a bit during the pregnancy so far. I ate about a third and decided nah I'll have toast and some fruit instead. Well, no problems for the rest of the day but 2.30am. Bang. Woke up with cramps - thought I might just need my usual nightly pee - got back into bed. Still painful. Hmmm maybe I have gas - as the minutes ticked by it got worse and worse until I went to the toilet and nearly blacked out. Had major diarrhea, gagging, head-spins, chills, sweating and clamminess. Poor Miles found me on the floor curled up in pain and wasn't sure what to do. After about 15 mins I was able to make it back to bed. I reassured Miles that I was sure I wasn't miscarrying as I wasn't bleeding and surely vomiting and diarrhea don't go hand in hand with miscarrying? I rang my midwife in the morning and she reassured me as well that this wouldn't have affected the baby but I needed to get lots of sleep and fluids.

SCARY STUFF - made us realise how much we love this little pickle already and how fragile he/she is.

Belly Photo's Week 8 - 11

Ok so I'm seeing changes.... Still doesn't look like I'm a major preggo chick yet.... Hmmm. Keep growing belly.

10 Weeks today !!!

Yippee. We're 10 weeks today. Changes are definitely more visible to Miles and I in my body but not really visible to others as yet - I just look like I ate more than my share of Christmas dinner over the Christmas break...
We went for a mini break up to Kaikoura and Golden Bay over New Year. It was a great trip but I got incredibly sun-burnt early on and now my bottom lip has 2 great big sun blisters on it and I have been on another round of antibiotics as my glands have all come up again. I have found I am more prone to travel sickness since becoming pregnant and found the hours of driving rather uncomfortable. I don't think we'll be going on any major road trips for the next few months now!!

So far I've put on approx 2 kg's. I seem to be swaying around the 1.6 to 2.3 kg mark which is all in the normal ranges so far which is great.
Lots of people have been saying now we're 10 weeks we can breathe a sigh of relief. I don't really feel comfortable doing that yet. I really feel that until I have that precious wee healthy bundle in my arms - I'll still worry all the way. We are scheduled to have our 12 week scan on 30 Jan and I am feeling extremely nervous about it. I have heard so many stories of people getting to the scan to find no sign of the baby. We would be beyond devastated and I don't think I would cope. My head is telling me - you've had no signs of problems, no bleeding, no cramping and surely there would be signs if something had gone wrong... But it's still hard not to worry when you're carrying something so incredibly special and precious inside you.