You’re Pregnant!

Happy August! Can you believe that August is almost over and September is literally around the corner? Wow how this year has flown!

I thought I would have been blogging away like crazy during my pregnancy. I did not. I did the odd post on Instagram, but I have kept it rather low-key.

At the 28 Week mark. I had just bought some new clothes, so it made this day even more special.

I don’t think anyone can prepare you for pregnancy and the different emotions that you will feel. We only confirmed that I was pregnant at 11 weeks. How did we go so long without knowing for sure? I felt my first hit of morning sickness on a Monday at work. It was around the time that there was a bad bug going around and I put it down to having a bug. But after two weeks of nausea and the odd bout of vomiting, we thought that there must be something more happening to me. We took a pregnancy test, and it confirmed that I was pregnant. I am the world’s biggest sceptic, so I waited two days and took another one. Sceptic or not, we were pregnant! I should add, I continued to have bleeding during all this time. It wasn’t a regular cycle, but my cycles are rarely normal. So I guess that’s also why it took us longer to book our appointment with our gynae for that final confirmation. On said confirmation day, our gynae called my husband into the room and said: “Your baby is almost ready for school”. What a laugh! Only a few weeks later, we confirmed the gender. We are having a BOY! I was so sure that I was carrying a girl – a mom would know, right? Wrong. So here I sit, 30 weeks pregnant with a growing little baby boy in my belly.

This is how we told our loved ones that we were expecting a boy.

After confirming we were pregnant, we needed to make some big decisions. One of which ended up with us moving to the suburbs. Damian and I bought our first home together, and in between pregnancy, a work trip to the States, stress over visas etc. (I got my visa three days before my flight), we moved into our home. I love our new home and life in suburbia. We couldn’t have made a better choice.

A snap of our new home.

21 Weeks pregnant while in the States.

Through this process of change, emotions and hormones etc. what I realised is that I couldn’t have chosen a better partner. Damian has honestly been my rock. He has stood in the home affairs queue for me from 06h00 until 08h00 when I arrived (on a real Cape Town winter's morning), collected my visa for me from the airport, pretty much did the whole physical move of our home while I was at work and has been the overall fantastic guy that I have always known.

I love this guy!

No one can prepare you for the change that your body goes through. Although it is completely beautiful and I have always loved seeing preggy mommies growing bumps, once it happens to you, it is different. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean to complain. I truly do know how blessed I am to be carrying the most precious cargo in life. But no one can prepare you for the mix of emotions that you will feel when clothes no longer fit you and when you no longer can find a comfortable sleeping position because of that growing belly. All you can do is be as mentally strong as you can and surround yourself with those that love and care for you. Just this morning, my loving hubby said “you look pretty”, those words go a long way when you now require assistance to put on shoes in the morning.

We were all pregnant in this pic, how special! I was, however, keeping it a secret.

My fellow bump buddy at her Baby Shower. It is so special and helpful to go through this journey with a supportive friend.

As I head into the final stretch, I am feeling more energised and more like myself. I am beyond excited for our cot and compactum to arrive so we can finally decorate babaganooshk’s room. Oh, and we have decided on a name…Said name will be revealed on his birthday.

Our baby boy's snap.

I promise to try be more sharing in this journey. I am not the world’s biggest sharer, the fact that I blog (albeit occasionally) is something that is unexpected for me. Hopefully, baby’s room will be completed in the next few weeks/month and as soon as it is, I will share.

Today at the 30 Week mark.

Happy Weekend All! Sending you all love, light and positivity.

xxx