IT'S ANOTHER GIRL
It's a girl! Vivienne is going to have a sister! And *be* a sister! We are all over the moon. I was rooting for a girl, not that would have actually minded either way, because I thought it would be wonderful for Vivienne to have a sister and also it's what she was hoping for herself too. We also have a literal shed-load of Vivienne's old clothes that we'd bagged and kept from over the years so I'm pretty sure we'll save a small fortune in babygrows and other items.. I did feel a pang of guilt as David was rooting for a son so we could have one of each, but at the end of the day healthy baby is all both of us really care about. We're feeling incredibly lucky and Vivienne is absolutely buzzing.
The only downside (if you can call it that) is just how many beautiful things there are out there for little girls.. I'm not the biggest fan of baby pink (and it's bloody *everywhere*, I'm surely not the only one who find it all a bit sickly?), but found some gorgeous unisex things and not-overly-'girly' prints on the hughstreet and from some independent designers. The beautiful rompers below are from Nics and Bees and the bee two piece outfit and knitwear items are from H&M and Mamas and Papas. I've also been loving so much from La Redoute, Boden and Zara.. Really I think I need to chill out a little bit but it's all so bloody exciting!
12 WEEKS | ULTRASOUND SCAN
Pretty self-explanatory.... today we had our dating scan! Fortunately everything is looking completely normal. I actually measured over for the dates we had so far, so I went into the appointment thinking I was 12 weeks + 1 and I'm actually 12 weeks + 5, meaning I'm due on 20th January next year.
Read MoreWEEK FIVE | PRE-BOOKING APPOINTMENT
After returning home and having ALL the cuddles with D'n'V, I rang the midwives phone line to get booked in for whatever comes next.. Like I said before, I seriously remember nothing about these next steps from last time and what I need to do and where I need to be. I was told to attend a 'pre booking appointment' the same day which was a group chat followed by going in individually to have BMI, blood pressure, height and check my smoker status (everything was tickety-boo).
Read MoreWEEK THREE | THE DAY WE FOUND OUT
13th May 2016. Today we 'found out'. We looked at each other quietly with disbelief saying "No way...". Vivienne was watching tv before school downstairs. I cried. David had a huge smile on his face. It didn't seem real and I kept staring at the test which said "Pregnant 1-2 weeks"...
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