Winter bump.
So. 7 and a half months pregs. Golly.
I can safely say that I love being pregnant. Like, love it. Which sort of surprises me. In fact most things about being pregnant have surprised me, mostly (but not entirely) for the better. I'm much more relaxed about everything than I thought I'd be. It's not without its ache's and pains and complications but growing a baby is pretty, well, brilliant.
What else?
- I am no longer aware of the outer limits of my body. Hence the accidental throwing of hairbrushes, the bumping into door frames, tripping over pavement slabs, dropping of plates, food, glasses...
- When the wind is whipping my hair around my face, and the rain is soaking my shoes, I love thinking about the bubs, cocooned inside the warmth of my body.
- I'm having to sleep propped up like an old lady.
- It still feels like magic. I'm making a cup of tea, but at the same time there's a baby in my belly! Applying deodorant, yes, but I'm also growing a human being! Nope, I'm not just walking, I'm also growing another persons ORGANS.
- Current favourite pregnancy hobby: saying 'Badoing' whilst popping my belly out of my t shirt. Only at home. Ahem...
- The baby is about 42cm long. Which is, quite frankly, unfathomable.
- I miss running but my achey body seems to love walking, so we've been doing lots of it. Back and forth to our antenatal classes and doctors appointments, to work and back again, around our local park. Time to chew the fat to the rhythm of our feet.
- I love what this pregnancy has done to our mariage. I cant quite put it in to words, and though it's been tough at times, we've never felt closer, or more like us.
- If you've ever wondered what pregnancy feels like, its like this......
...in your belly. All. The. Time.
P.S My summer bump is here, Autumn bump here (quite a difference between Autumn and winter!)
The blanket. Ongoing.
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aw, congrats, you are adorable! my sister is 33 weeks along and we just threw her baby shower. so much fun to watch her belly grow! i love your take on pregnancy-- the idea of growing a human is so daunting to me, but you make it sound fun!
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sami
Aw, you look positively glorious! The throwing of hair brushes sounds intreaguing....
ReplyDeleteAnd the badoing, that's cute! Made me chuckle. Keep up the good work of growing your little person. Oh and the blanket is gorgeous.
Jo :)
Hannah you look amazing :) your descriptions are beautiful too, even while they're funny :) enjoy these last months.
ReplyDeleteLove this post. I'm in my second trimester and loving every minute of it (now that the morning sickness has passed). I've got to say you look very stylish. I've found it difficult this time around to find nice stylish clothes - how I miss my pretty dresses. Good luck with the last few weeks of your pregnancy, you have so much more fun to come!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post, and what a lovely bump : )
ReplyDeleteHannah- you're breathtaking, it's so wonderful to see such incredibe magic at work. You're going to make a wonderful mum and I'm sure your husband will be great dad too.
ReplyDeletewow thats gone quick! you look stunning, its such an amazing feeling isnt it. I'm really excited for you xx
ReplyDeleteThe whole pregnancy thing REALLY freaks me out. I've probably watched Alien too many times but the idea of something growing inside me, while I understand it's a miraculous, astounding, natural thing, it just makes me shudder. Is this likely to change? I hope so otherwise I'm on a route for adoption!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a funny and honest post. Lovely bump. Not long to go! xx
ReplyDeleteHannah, you look bloomin' gorgeous and I am loving the red lippy! Our little man is two weeks old now. Loving every minute.
ReplyDeleteJo xxx
Thanks everyone.
ReplyDeleteJo- after I've finished running the brush through my hair I keep sort of accidentally letting go and chucking it on the floor at the end..... Who knows why?!
VR- it really is weird, I'm not going to lie. But its good weird- sort of magic, not bad weird. Does that help at all?!
Brown paper- CONGRATULATIONS! Your baby is gorgeous!
You and your bump are beautiful. I love that you describe it as magical, I hope that if I am lucky enough to have a baby and be pregnant I will feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteOh Hannah... I love these posts. Love them, really do. You look absolutely beautiful with your bump :) (And I love the idea that even putting on deodorant has new meaning!!)
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm 32 weeks pregnant and your riverdance description made me laugh so hard...perfect!
ReplyDeleteLooking good girlie, not long to go now!!! What with you looking so delish and 'one born every minute' flooding my eyeballs with babies, its a wonder i'm not in the family way myself.... :b
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely post. So often all you hear is the bad bits about pregnancy/birth, and it's too easy to focus on them and not the good bits. As a ready-to-have-one yet 31 year old, it's reading this sort of thing which give me a bit of, well courage really...C
ReplyDeleteI meant not-ready-to-have one - haha whoopsy ;)
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ReplyDeleteUm, WOW! I love everything about this post. I can't wait to hear how it feels being a mum :)
ReplyDeleteI am actually crying happy tears. Also, I did tell Gaynor that whenever she wants a rest, she can just tell people she is 'just growing a baby' (though not for much longer!). You may use that too.
ReplyDeleteThe 'badiong!' made my do a big laugh. I am so, so pleased for you and D.
I can't believe next time I see you you will have your own small person!!
The blanket is lovely :)
Hahaha love the riverdance analogy! Glad you're happy. Exciting times.
ReplyDeleteYou look absolutely fabulous and (cliche I know) glowing. Pregnancy really is great isn't it? I have been loving it as well although I have to say at 4 days past due I am now very impatient to meet our little fella!! Enjoy every minute - it whizzes past.
ReplyDeleteMegxx
oh my life. You are the most gorgeous pregers lady I have ever seen. Im so excited to do this some day. xsx
ReplyDeletePS. I LOVED riverdance as a kid. My ma even took me to see it.