Moving along nicely!!

So I am officially 11 weeks tomorrow, how exciting! Nearly through the first trimester already and I am just desperate to tell people! I am getting a tiny bump but nothing that can't be concealed or mistaken for bloatedness! I am still counting every single day down until the scan, when we can see our little one on screen, only 9 days to go! I thought I would film a little video tomorrow to talk about how I am feeling as I thought it would be nice to look back on during years to come, so I will post it on here. Not that anyone but me will see it for a good while.

So yes, 11 weeks tomorrow. Time is flying but dragging at the same time but finally I saw my midwife on Friday for what is known as a 'booking in appointment' which sounds very exciting but really it is just to get you on the system, determine where you want to have your baby (I am choosing hospital because I predict that I will screaming for an epidural at the soonest possible moment plus I like the comfort of doctors, midwifes etc around me) and take lots and LOTS of details. It lasted over an hour and I got this very nice white shiny 'maternity record' which makes my pregnancy feel a little more real. It is a huge folder filled with lots of information and something I have to take to all future appointments. My next appointment will be on the 12th for my 12 week scan (when I will be 12+1) and then again at 16 weeks, so sometime in mid April.

Talking of April, I don't know if I have mentioned this in a previous blog post but it's all very exciting because I decided to book an early gender scan (I just cannot wait) for when I am 16 weeks. So, officially on the 10th April we shall know whether we are having a boy or a girl!!!!! Whoooo! I genuinely, hand on heart don't mind and all I want is for them to be healthy but I really just want to know either way as well as allowing me to start buying lots of pretty clothes (because you know I will) so we are so incredibly excited for that. It cost £79 which may seem a lot just to simply find out a month early but you also get to see the baby in 3D which I feel is worth it.

So in terms of the level of crappiness I am feeling at the moment, it's probably about a 10! I still have an horrible cough, sinus infection, nausea, bad headaches and a new one...no sense of taste AT ALL. Which sucks because how am I meant to enjoy cake now? It's horrible and I hope that one passes soon. I am still incredibly tired all the time and I cannot do much without needing a nap. The baby is growing much bigger now and is now around 5cm long and comparable to the size of a fig or small plum (I like to think of the baby in terms of fruit it's sweet!) and looks like this...

 I am just getting more and more excited as the days go by....:) xxx