The Nursery

Very aware of time disappearing before i know it, so this weekend started preparing nursey. Room started being cleared at start of week by default (unwanted visitor!!) so cleared it out completely and started the painting.

Colour was Picked by us both yesterday and really happy with way it has come out. All walls have been given two coats and next job will be the glossing of the woodwork. Also because of visitor new carpet is needed so hoping to persuade estate office that we should have new blue one to match the paintwork :-)

BabyBeaumont's Heartbeat, 21 weeks & 3 days

Mummy and DaddyBeaumont have had a doppler at home for about a month now, & have used it a few times to have a quick listen in to BabyB.

MummyBeaumont wanted to keep a recording of BabyB's heartbeat, as it was so special to hear it those first few times... well, it is still special to hear it everytime ;o)

So below is a little 30 second video with some of the scan pics on and the audio of the heartbeat (I couldnt work out how to just upload an audio on its own!)

More and more feelings each day

Still on an amazing wave of emotions. Love for BabyB grows perceptably each day.

Now look forward to the few mins when can just lay with my hand on mummys bump and feel him moving and kicking every night

Such an amazing feeling

Well we are getting organsied as well alot of things needed have been bought list created to tick off what we got and what we still have to get :-)

But most major purchases are now completed including the nursery furniture :-)

Mummy and Daddy

Well pregnancy is all going well for BabyB, although mummy and daddy are having the odd trial.

Mummy has been suffering from extreme fatigue and daddy has been expecting the second trimester bloom
and this has caused some friction. So word of advice to any parents to be that read this blog talk talk and then talk. Dont make assumptions about each other what each other undertands or is feeling. Both of us are going through so much and assuming to much lol but at least now realisation has dawned and time to get back on track and enjoy rest of pregnancy.

Apparently ( although you wont see it in books or normal pages) second trimester fatigue is not always anemia or in fact any medical condition. It is not that unusual either. If you experiencing this and want to put your minds at rest read this forum it has helped me no end :-)

http://www.geckotemple.com/arwen/blog/?p=103

So now on to enjoying rest of our pregnancy :-)

20 weeks scan

WOW, hasnt our boy grown is a few weeks!! I still have to pinch myself to believe this is all happening :-)

It was lovely to see him again and the feelinjg of relief knowing that all is ok, I didnt realise quite how concerned mummy was but happy now we both know he is doing fine.

I find myself in quite a strange place at the moment with a complete mix of emotions being experienced, and the worry of being a father and getting it right has started to kick in.

I cant wait for the day he enters the world, but like mummy I am surprised at the strength of my love for our little boy that we havnt even met yet ;-)

Roll on week 26 when we will get to see him again

20 week scan

Today was BabyBeaumont's 20 week scan, and both Mummy & Daddy were very much looking forward to seeing him again.

MummyBeaumont was very nervous before the scan and spent most of it holding her breath while the sonographer checked BabyBeaumont over to make sure he was ok. BabyBeaumont looked perfect though, and is bang in the middle of the normal range for his growth.

BabyBeaumont was obviously much more chilled out about the event than his parents were, as he was laid back with his hands behind his head!

MummyBeaumont's favourite part of the whole scan came when she saw BabyBeaumont kick on the screen and felt it at the same time. It was lovely to see him actually kicking and feeling it at the same time!

Mummy has a low-lying placenta at the moment, so has to go for another scan when BabyBeaumont is 36 weeks old to make sure it has moved up out of the way. Of course, Mummy & Daddy wont be able to wait quite that long to see BabyBeaumont again, and are booking a 4d scan appointment to see him again when he is about 26 weeks old!

MummyBeaumont is amazed at how much you can already love someone who you have not even met yet, but every time she see's him on the screen, or feels him move inside her tummy, she does realise yet again how much she loves him already :o)

BabyBeaumont is getting bigger & stronger

Am delighted that DaddyBeaumont has been able to feel BabyBeaumont move... I can spend hours with my hand on my tummy feel him roll around, and it is very special to be able to share that with Daddy now.

Bump is now clearly announcing to everyone that I am expecting, and I am really looking forward to seeing BabyBeaumont at our 20 week scan tomorrow.

Photo of bump at 19 weeks.

At Last!!!

Well a truly amazing weekend has passed, off we went for special weekend to London and I certainly got more than i thought for :-)


I have now had the amazing experience of feeling babyB move around and kick in mummy's tummy.

I suppose I should have learnt by now but still I am taken by surprise at the emotions that are raised each time one of those moments occur that people always talk about.

The sheer joy of feeling him kick was unbelievable and took me completely by surprise.

Now completely excited and impatient for tuesday to come around. 20 week scan looms and I cant wait to see our boy again.

Being a daddy to be is proving to be a truly amazing set of experiences and emotions, why i ever doubted this was right thing to do i really dont know but i am so grateful to be having this happen, and so fortunate to have found the right person to be starting a family with :-)

Thank you Mummy xxx