Things I've Learnt While Being Pregnant

Hello my lovelies,

Thought I'd try a different blog post today. I've seen a few pregnancy related posts so I wanted to write my own one about my experience being pregnant.
I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant with my first baby, my little baby boy, and luckily for the past few weeks things have been going well *touch wood they'll continue to do so*. This post won't be all things pretty about pregnancy, I wanted to keep it real but at the same time don't want to put any of you off of having children.

The start of my bump pictures.

1. Morning sickness. Why do they call it that? It's never just in the morning, can come at any time of day. Some women are really lucky and don't get it at all, others may just get the nausea. Unfortunately for me, a brief fling with hyperemesis and a few weeks of nausea and sickness and it finally passed around 20ish weeks or so.

During my one night stand with hyperemesis. 

2. Nosebleeds. I never knew this was a thing during pregnancy. I'd never heard of nose bleeds being a symptom or even remotely related to pregnancy. Luckily, its not as bad as it sounds. The midwife explained that its just because things soften so just by knocking your nose there could be a little bleed but nothing major. I'd rather that than the sickness that's for sure.

3. Sleeping positions. At the moment this hasn't been such a problem, and luckily it'll stay that way. I'm not a stomach sleeper so not being allowed to sleep like that isn't a problem for me. I do still find myself tossing and turning from one side to the other during the night though, and wake up at least twice for trips to the bathroom. Thankfully its not been too bad so far, hopefully it doesn't get worse any time soon.

We reached the halfway mark!

4. The feeling of kicks and wiggles. I know this will be one thing I'll miss when my boy is here. At first it was strange and I couldn't get used to it. It's hard to describe the feeling but the best way I found was that it was like bubbles popping at first. As I've got further along his kicks have become harder and when he kicks hard enough I can actually see my stomach move. I love knowing that he's so active, just makes me excited to meet him. I find that he's most active in the evenings which is when Nick and I are together so he's able to feel and see our baby boy move around too, and baby is able to hear his daddy talking to him. This part of pregnancy makes me very happy and excited indeed.

5. Pregnancy glow. Where is this? Is it a myth? At first all my skin did was break out and got a bit crazy. Luckily that's gone down and my skin seems to be getting back to normal slowly, but still no sign of a pregnancy glow. I was never sure it was a real thing, so whether it is or not, I don't miss it and it doesn't bother me not having it.

These are just a few things I've noticed so far, 14 weeks to go and I can't wait to meet my baby boy. Its going so fast, it's crazy! People keep asking me if I'm getting nervous or scared yet, and I'm not sure. I know I'm looking forward to being able to hold him and look after him, but at the same time I still think there could be things I need to learn about being a mum. I know that will be come when he's here though, learn as I go along. When I found out we were having a boy, I was excited, but also one of the first thoughts that came into my head was 'I don't know how to look after a boy'. It will be a learning experience that I'm excited to go through, and excited to be doing so with Nick by my side.

Scary to think though that in just over 10 weeks I'll be considered full term, and with how fast its been going so far we'll see how long it feels like this will take to come around.

For now though, and until next time,
Thanks for reading :) x

Comparing 14 weeks to 26 weeks.
Excited! 

Gilmore Girls

Hello my lovelies,

How have you been? Well, I hope.
I feel like I've been all over the place this summer regarding my pregnancy. The summer is slowly coming to an end here in the UK and some days the heat has been nearly unbearable that it's left me feeling sticky and as if I'm melting at times. Thank God it'll be autumn soon and the weather will be cooling down. Makes me look forward to the colours in the trees changing to that crisp brown shade and cosy evenings in.
This year seems to be going so fast I remember finding out I was pregnant back in March and now I've got just under 15 weeks to go. Scary, but exciting.

Since my last post there have been two things that I have spent a lot of my free time watching, sometimes even hours at once. These are both television series but today's post is based on Gilmore Girls. As it was a childhood favourite of mine I was so happy to then find it on Netflix. I could finally re-watch episodes and finish the series as I never did those many years ago, despite finding out how some of the stories ended anyway.

If you've never heard of it before then let me give you a brief description. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, Gilmore Girls is an American comedy/drama television series featuring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). Its based around this mother and daughter duo and their lives in Stars Hollow. We see as Rory grows from a teen into a young woman as she moves to university, and the relationship between her and her mother forever growing.

I remember sitting on the sofa when I was younger and it got to that time of day where I was allowed to choose what I wanted to watch. Onto Nickelodeon I went and when it was on I would watch Gilmore Girls, I knew the theme tune and when I watched the first episode again this year I still remembered it clearly. I've always loved the bond between Lorelai and Rory, and wished that my own mother and I were that close when I was younger.

The show features storylines that cover topics from relationships to school, work to family life and at times social classes. I love that the issues covered are so broad and not just focusing on one thing. As a show that I would say is aimed at mid-teens and upwards, it makes things feel so relate-able. The plots lines are easy to follow and you can find yourself wanting to watch  more to see how they unfold and whats in store for your favourite characters. Gilmore Girls is definitely one of the programmes that you can find yourself getting unwillingly attached to, but then you start to love it.

I love the cast so much. They all play their parts so well and since watching it many moons ago the actors and actresses have become familiar faces. the show also features Milo Ventimiglia, Melissa McCarthy, Jared Padalecki and Adam Brody just to name a few you may have heard of. 

I haven't watch an episode now for a couple of weeks but still there are times now and then that I catch the theme tune going round in my head, now I'm not complaining because I do love the show but sometimes when it feels like its getting played constantly on a loop it can become annoying, yet I still find myself singing it anyway.

I personally feel that its a show that anyone could enjoy as its an easy watch and the friendships between the community members in Stars Hollow just makes you feel happy and wish everywhere was as nice as that. I am definitely looking forward to the new episodes of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life for a brief eighth season to continue the storyline and settle some uncertainties it left us with.

Season One Pilot 

As it has always been a programme I've loved, I would definitely suggest it to anyone. Its so easy to get into and you don't always necessarily have to watch every episode to find out how things unfold. You can easily find it on Netflix, so I suggest taking a look for yourselves and not just taking my word for it. You never know, you might find a new weakness.

Until next time,
Thanks for reading :) x