babyblog

22 Weeks

In some ways this whole pregnancy thing seems to have slowed down of late - the last few weeks have not hurtled past at breakneck speed like the first few months did. But in other ways I can see that due date looming and getting closer and closer and am scared that we won't have enough time to get everything done or be mentally prepared.

Since I started the new medication a few days ago I'm feeling extremely tired and lethargic. My heart rate, so far, has not slowed down - but I am not feeling wired and agitated and literally feeling it pounding in my chest all of the time. The DR said it would take some days to really work so I will hang in there.

The baby is doing constant somersaults and twists and turns in my belly and G was able to feel her move for the first time the other day. I have even seen a 'protruding limb' on a couple of occasions when she's been really active.

I have been browsing around for girl clothes and find myself largely uninspired by small baby outfits. There's lots for when they get a bit bigger but the newborn stuff is all a bit lame. You can't buy a decent babygrow in America for one thing. I'm hoping nice family members will send me some M&S , Next, etc things ;-) (even Tesco would do!).

Yesterday I went to the mall with Harry, my friend and her twins. We browsed the various baby shops and I managed to get a new wheel for the Bugaboo stroller which had a flat (possibly slashed) tire. I also bought Harry some new shoes, some 'Geox' ones like his brother has. He is so hilariously proud of them. He allowed the lady in the shop to fit them to his feet and then pranced around in them saying NEW SHOES! NEW SHOES!. Of course he had to wear them home, and when we got back he proudly showed them off to Dylan and his Dad the second he saw them. Perhaps the shoe-fetish gene which has skipped past me, has found itself in him!

In Dylan news, I just signed him up for spring training for football (or Soccer as they call it here). The kids from his team are all doing it - basically a training course every sunday for 3 months with professional coaches teaching them skills and whatnot ($$$$$). Thing is, the others are doing it..... and if he wants to play with the team again in the Summer (which he does) I think he needs to do some work on his game which is not the best, unfortunately. It's not just a social activity! At least he'll stay on a constant with the others in terms of improvement, that's if he doesn't dramatically improve from this (which I hope he does!). He is a little dubious about the whole thing but I think he will get alot out of it.