First guess - it's a boy!

17.5 weeks

We went to a friends engagement party over the weekend and I was chatting to one of our friends Torna who was the first to give the baby's sex a guess. She was adamant it is a little boy, not too sure how she came up with that as my bump is still very small but she assured me that she has never been wrong before!! We well see....

Feel so much better over the past few weeks, I love the second trimester, although I just want my bump now. Still not very pregnant like. I can see from my profile pics that I have grown but personally I just look fat! hehe! I know that there's a baby in there so that's ok!

Body has been feeling ok although been experiencing quite bad 'period type cramping' and on occasions the tiniest bit of blood (and I mean the tiniest so not worried about miscarriage or anything). I try not to worry about these things as it can drive you insane but after reading up on it, the period pain is quite common and is caused by the growing of the baby and stretching pains and the blood is only a worry if it's quite a bit (e.g. like a light period). It's nothing like that so I should be fine. I will check it out at the next scan appointment, just in case.

Eating - yep, I am doing this a lot, still! I have to eat something every bloody hour or so, it's crazy! I don't feel like I have put on much weight though, although haven't weighed myself but if anything it's just my tummy, love handles, thighs and boobs that have grown so I think that should be ok.

Mum sent me down some pregnancy vitamins as I haven't been taking anything since giving up Pregnacare. Been taking them for over a week now and no problems, so all good. She also sent me this rank Omega Oil liquid thing, it is so rank. I am suppose to have 3 teaspoons a day but I just can't stomach it, I'm such a wimp! You imagine drinking 3 tsps of olive oil, straight, rank! My stomach turns at the thought of it so that doesn't help. I will try to take it though, especially as it will help the baby! hmmm.... I would prefer to eat a nice portion of salmon! ;0)