Sorry for the lack of an update...
Hopefully I will be better, it took a while to for me to get used to not working, lacking sleep, getting kicked and preparing for the baby.
I think it is time to let everyone know what we are expecting:
A Girl! Well, the ultra sound technician says it is 90% a girl, but we are very glad to have a girl.
At the last ultra sound, she had 10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 legs, 1 head, 2 eyes, 1 nose, 1 mouth with gums, 2 arms and couldn't stop moving the whole (and I mean the WHOLE) time. It took us a good 5 minutes to find out what sex it was. The images are blurry, so there may still be a chance it is a boy (we did do the scan a bit earlier than 20 weeks).
Andrew floated the idea of calling the girl Sophie on our last trip up to Auckland. The family on both sides seemed to like it, so our daughter will be named Sophie Muir.
I have just had another midwife appointment last week, and everything is fine and normal. Had my latest blood test results back (testing for gestational diabetes) - it is normal. Sophie should now be around 2 kgs, while I am at 57 kgs.
Here's a couple of shots Andrew took of us at 28 weeks:
(I don't know how I managed to have a smile on my face with only 6 hours sleep!)
She's also a kick boxing baby. She likes to kick and knee me. This morning, I could feel her sticking her feet right out because there is a foot sized protrusion from my belly. Here's a sample of the type of conversation Andrew and I have when Sophie abuses me:
Me: "Ow! Andrew, your daughter is kicking me again!"
Andrew: "Oh! Oh, so she is MY daughter when she kicks you huh?!"
Me: "Yes!!! Who else's could it be?"
Andrew: "Who's the one that does kick boxing?"
Me: " ......"
or lately its gone like this:
Me: "Andrew, Sophie is kicking me and won't stop!"
Andrew: "Sophie, Sophie.... Hey, Sophie Muir! You stop kicking your mama. She is very patient giving you a nice comfortable place to sleep, so you should just sleep and stop with all this kicking. Just calm down! Calm down little one, and take it easy. Give your mama a break, she didn't have a lot of sleep."
Sophie: "Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, PUNCH!"
Andrew and Me: "........."
Here's a selfie I took this morning - freshly groomed, looking presentable after a shower and some face paint. It doesn't happen very often, so enjoy this while it happens!
Coming up this week, we are giving our first pregnancy dinner party, then Meggan is coming down for a visit. Its gonna be a jam packed week! Hopefully will have lots of photos to show you.
Love lots
Hannah, Andrew, and Sophie Muir
