Bump To Baby - 23 Weeks Preganant

- Baby is the size of grapefruit

- Little blip's face is fully formed now just needs a little extra fat to fill it out!

- Done a lot of nesting this week rearranging rooms and making room for baby's things
- We had our anomaly scan this week everything look great and baby was very active during scan!
- Baby is 15.4cm and 1lb 5ozs according to our scan

How Many Weeks Pregnant?: 23 Weeks

Nickname For Baby?: Little Blip

Gender Of Baby?: We didn't find out at our big scan this week. So we still don't know but it's kind of funny hearing what our friends, family and even strangers think! Oh your carrying this way its a boy, no your nice and neat its a girl!! All the old wife tales are funny but I don't read anything into them and we don't care what sex blip is once its a healthy and happy baby! Hubby is thinking its a boy and I am more leaning towards a girl! 

Any Stretch Marks Yet?: I saw two small ones on the tops of my legs the other day. Not bad since I feel like the size of a baby elephant! Still using good old Bio Oil

Any Maternity Clothes Yet?: Nothing new this week! But I do need bigger maternity jeans ones I have are getting a little small due to bump getting bigger!

Any Movement Yet?: Every day I seem to get more movement. I had a bath on Sunday and for the first time I saw my bump move as baby did cute and a little creepy at the same time! Then at the anomaly scan on Monday blip was kicking, punching and moving so much that it had the nurses laughing as they where trying to get pictures and measurements! At one point during the scan blip had its little hands up in a boxer pose!

How Is Sleeping?: Sleeping is just okay at the moment! Going to the toilet again more often not sure if this is because baby is getting bigger and leaning on my bladder or kidneys! Starting to find it a little uncomfortable lying on my sides all the time and back pain is starting to get worse at night. Also little blip is keeping me awake at night with kicking and moving! The other night lying in the dark I just had to start laughing as every time I was just about to nod off baby kicked!!

Any Nausea?: Just a little if I don't have snacks during the day!

Food Cravings?: Nothing really this week, just really enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables

Food Aversions?: Still fish and garlic!

Miss Anything From Before Being Pregnant?: A normal nights sleep with no trips to the toilet, heartburn, trapped wind or back pain!

Symptoms This Week?: Back pain is getting really bad think I will have to get a better bump belt. I did buy some new pillows and cushions to help ease back pain. Trapped wind, indigestion and heart burn all really bad this week.

Worst Moment Of the Week?: No worst moment of the week this week. Just a few uncomfortable ones like getting a sore throat and sore ears on Sunday! 

Best Moment Of the Week?: Getting our anomaly scan done it was amazing to see how much blip has grown since our last scan. To see our little baby growing and doing so well, kicking and moving around, to hear it's little heartbeat it made us so happy and so excited to met this little one!