Madness...

So at only 5 weeks 3 days I have developed a rounded tummy already! I can no longer fit into my work trousers or regular jeans and have a maternity top ordered for me at work. I appreciate I was a mammoth whale when I was expecting Josiah but this is crazy stuff so early. The doctor is sending me for a dating scan as even she was suprised but I'm pretty sure the first date was the right one. I apparently just have big babies! Lovely and chunky, just the way we like them!

Psalm 139 verse 13-18...

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!

Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.

You saw me before I was born.

Every day of my life was recorded in your book.

Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

How precious are your thoughts about me,[a] O God.

They cannot be numbered!

I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

And when I wake up, you are still with me!

Scratch...

Weirdest thing: since I got pregnant, I've had the itchiest skin on my back and around my neck. Thought it might have been new shower gel or bath foam but realised I haven't actually been using anything out the ordinary. But I found out my best friend had exactly the same thing in her first trimester, which is a relief to know. It's driving me crazy! Poor John's been kept busy in the evenings.

Sleepy...

So today was Josiah's first birthday - immense it was. Great fun was hopefully had by all! It's hard to believe our baby boy is now a one year old throwing himself off sofas and screaming round the corner on his fire engine. Utter gorgeousness.

The poor little sausage has had to deal with having an occasional unannounced snooze with me in the afternoons this last week as I'm finding it increasingly hard to keep my eyes open come 3pm. I don't remember this in my last pregnancy but I could just fall asleep whenever I wanted then. At work on Saturday I had to go outside fairly frequently to get some fresh air to try and wake myself up - I was totally convinced I was going to fall asleep. Crazy stuff. Never felt this tired in my life!

Such joys...

Never thought I'd see the day...!

I've gone off chocolate. Literally. The sight of a Dairy Milk or any other sort of confectionary repulses me. In place of these once loved sugary treats comes Butterkist Toffee Popcorn. Oh yes! Our cupboard is suitably stocked of the stuff. I'm not going overboard with it...honest.

Here we are again...!

We recently found out that a little brother or sister is on the way for Josiah! Thrilled doesn't begin to describe how we're feeling, we're so excited at the prospect of a second little one. EDD is 26th September 2011, Grandpa Phil & Grandma Judy's anniversary. A very busy month for birthdays in our family so what's one more...

Josiah's been such a good, easy baby and we've been very blessed with that, but we are more than aware that no two babies are the same so we're very intrigued to find out just what sort of character our next one will have! Thankfully, Jo's very good with tiny ones as proved by his gentle treatment with his baby girl cousin, Abigail, and our goddaughter Eva, who he gently caresses and holds hands with - such a smoothie! I'm sure the occasional habit of biting their fingers and laughing as he does so will ease off. His treatment of very small people will likely change as he gets older but, day by day.

This pregnancy has advanced much quicker in symptoms than my pregnancy with Josiah. I've been feeling very nauseous, especially in the mornings/early afternoon and have been taking myself to bed about 8:30pm most evenings, barely able to keep my eyes open! I had an inkling I was pregnant as I had been smelling things no-one else could, and the strangest ones at that (medication at work for example). I experienced something similar when I was expecting Josiah. Certain smells on people has been a regular one, which is really bizarre. The strangest one is the smell of food and I can detect it on almost everybody - slightly like a bacon and onion frying smell. That's my superpower! And I promise I won't stand next to you sniffing. Still, no weird cravings or anything like that, yet.

Watch this space...