Baby Swan

As promised here is the latest scan from this morning.

So far all is healthy, Cygnet is still a week bigger than the average size at 16 weeks. C was very active, and I'm surprised that I can't feel the movements yet. But Dr C assured me that it was nothing to be concerned about since normally only women in their second and third pregnancies can feel the quickening so early.

It was very exciting to see it again, and I had to book my hospital bed as well, which was somewhat exciting. At least I know I will have somewhere to sleep!

I also booked the 4D Scan for the 25th October, which is very exciting. So much to do, and remember!

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The funny things I have heard during my pregnancy... so far....

I had to post these strange things that people come up with during pregnancy... Things you should and shouldn't do.

~ Don't walk too fast. I was told I was walking too hard on my feet. My question is, what will happen, is the baby going to fall out or something?
~ Don't eat too much bread, it will give you a yeast infection. Still can't figure that one out. I'd imagine if I ate four loaves of bread that may happen. But four slices a day won't harm me...
~ I was told to take my belly ring out as it is poking the baby. How does it do that???
~ Don't fold my hands across tummy, it'll squash the baby. OK, it gets uncomfortable, but it's not detrimental.
~ You can't fall pregnant while breast feeding. This was priceless. One of the ladies a friend knows said this... while being pregnant with her fourth child in as many years... I think the theory is flawed.
~ Your baby is going to look like the person you fight the most with while pregnant. Priceless!
~ I can't hang the washing, if the umbilical cord is around the baby's neck it will get strangled. I can believe this in later stages, but not before 12 weeks....
~ I was shouted at for sitting on the floor. Most comfortable place to sit I recon.
~ And my favorite...Are my organs feeling squashed? I'm carrying small at the moment, in fact, some of the ladies here at the office are upset with me, because at 4 months my belly is still smaller than theirs. Someone asked me if my insides were feeling squashed at all. I feel pretty normal, no feeling of constriction really. A friend said...(jokingly of course) maybe the child is an introvert!
~ Oh, and the last one... so far... If you drink Coca-Cola while you are pregnant you are sure to have a baby who suffers from colic. Now, explain that to the mothers who had zero cola while pregnant, and still had children with colic, and to the mother's who craved the stuff during pregnancy and had no colic problems at all.
~ Don't eat ice or drink cold water, it will make the baby cold and it will catch a cold... (added 04/09/2007)
~ Drinking coke and similar products will make your baby come out black / brown (added 04/09/2007)

As I hear more I'll post them. It only seems right that everyone should enjoy the laughs!

An interesting weekend

This weekend, and the public holiday for National Woman's Day (here in South Africa) on the 9th August were very eye opening.  I worked at my folk's coffee shop on Thursday and Saturday, and have discovered that eggs are not something that I like at all.  One of the waitresses opened a take-away container that had a breakfast inside, right next to me, and well, it nearly had extra breakfast added to it.  My stomach was feeling very tender for the rest of the day after that.

 

Friday here at work was not very exciting, with the phones and everything being super quiet.  I was very happy to go home in the afternoon.

 

I filled in again on Saturday and had a very tender stomach again.  Just seeing the eggs and people eating them was enough to make me feel ill.  I think the worst was when people called in for take away orders and asked for soft eggs.  in the restaurants, if you ask for soft eggs, they tend to be "snotty" as not all the whit is cooked.  I have NO idea how people actually get it down their throats, but I can tell you now, for the time being, no egg will pass these lips (except of course if it's made from chocolate around Easter time).  After work, I flew up to the Pavilion to get the Expanda Belt, which is a "belt" that you attach to your pants so that your pregnant tum has space to grow, so that buying Maternity pants isn't an immediate requirement.  Then I rushed over to the Botha's for supper, but it turned out we were having a braai.  At about 9pm Kath and I asked my husband to intervene in the braai-ing process, as the "chief cook" was too busy talking with the other men.  So we only got to eat at about 9:30pm by which time, I was almost fainting with hunger, and also feeling very nauseous from being so hungry.  I managed to get some food down my throat, when I discovered that boerewors (a South African sausage) should also not pass my lips at this time.  So Paul got to finish my piece.  I eventually fell asleep on the couch.

 

On Sunday we went to church, and then off to the Bluff to visit Paul's cousins for another braai for lunch.  This time we took our own meat, so I was safe with some chicken skewers.  I had a lot of salad, as that is all I thought I could get down, as it wasn't rich. Cygnet seems to be putting the brakes on what I eat these days, and it's making sure that it isn't rich, which can't be an altogether bad idea.  I feel like I am picking up a lot of weight at the moment, so I have said to Paul that I am going to be more strict with our diet from now on, and see what happens.  Although, a HUGE bowl of fruit salad wouldn't hurt right now. Mmmm....

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For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need. Phil 4:13

If you're having trouble thinking out the box, then you're probably in the wrong box.

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