well i am sorry i missed my update last week but it was a great week.
last Monday we had our viability scan , stef and Eve came down from London for the day and Steve took a day off work so we could all be there . I desperately wanted Steve there just in case anything was wrong.
we met at about mid day at the bus station and went to our favorite Italian restaurant for lunch , not that much got eaten , I had a minestrone soup and only ate half of it , stef had pasta marinara and only ate half , eve had minestrone and ate some of stefs pasta , Steve had his favorite lasagna and was the only one who managed to clear his plate . we were all very nervous and it showed in our appetites.
we wandered around town for a bit as our appointment wasn't until 3.50 , then got the bus to the clinic , we arrived early but didn't have to wait long , a lovely Dr looked very surprised to see 4 of us turn up for a scan but once i explained that it was a surrogacy he was cool about it.
I jumped up on the bed , the Dr made sure Stef and eve had a great position to see the screen and Steve squeezed in too. and then there it was a little bean with a beating heart , once i had seen that I didn't need to look at the screen again it was far more entertaining watching stef go into a state of shock and disbelief and eve melt into this emotional puddle . It was a great moment .
so the bean measures just right for dates, has a healthy heartbeat and everything looks great.
when we left the scan room and went' to reception to settle the bill E was asking lots of questions so the Dr took her back into the exam room and explained to her again .... you wouldn't get that on the NHS !!! so without any further ado I present to you baby S yet to be named.
as for me , I have been feeling pretty Yuk the last week and my tight trousers weren't helping so I went out and bought myself some joggers and trainers , I suppose once i get over feeling like I am leaving my house in Pj's it will be OK, I have even had a few compliments on my new look so it can't be bad.
I have been trying to remember at what stage I needed to switch clothes with Finn and I remember that it was during our holiday , we spent two weeks in Florida when I went my jeans fitted when I returned they didn't I just can't remember exactly how pregnant i was on our return I think around 14 weeks but not totally sure . either was I am using that as a rough guide as to when i may need to think about maternity wear.
So we are now 8 weeks 2 days I was bricking it all weekend because 8 weeks is a typical time when you can have spotting but thankfully there was nothing.
I have had my first midwifes appointment through, but I need to call and change it , stef and Evelina are on holiday until the 14th and I put on the form that i couldn't attend appointments until after that date but they sent one through for the 13th. I am actually a little nervous about calling them its odd because I want them on my side I don't want to have them objecting every step of the way. I am sure they will be OK although when I rang them before I was pg they did seem bemused at why the babies parents would want to be at the antenatal appointments !!! go figure hey !
anyway thats enough for now . hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading
