(Week 31 – 9 weeks to go) “Stop talking about me!”

So Little Lara can now hear pretty well, so well in fact that whenever we talk about her, she gives Lara a nice big kick to let us know she can hear. She even did it last night when we were talking with Lara’s Mom on Skype. It’s so funny. She also responds if you poke the bump, which is a lot more fun for me than it is for Lara. The other time she likes to kick a lot is when Lara gets in to bed and go to sleep. This is apparently because in the day when Lara is walking around, the movement slowly rocks Little Lara to sleep, so when Lara finally starts to rest, Little Lara is wide awake and starts her exercise. A lot of the time this make Lara jump, which in turn makes me jump, which keeps everyone awake. I guess it makes good practice!

We got more gifts sent over from Lara’s best friend Amy, her husband Matt and their little boy Levi this week. They have been so generous, I think it’s mainly because Lara having a baby has given Amy a nice excuse to shop for girls things. But one of the gifts she sent over were some socks for Little Lara, which are probably, the softest, cutest, BESTEST socks in the world. Ever! I am getting me a grown up pair!

We also got another surprise present from Lara’s Mom, this time she sent us a rocking crib, which is absolutely perfect. It’s much smaller than her cot bed, so it means we can fit it in our room for the first few weeks, so we can help settle her in to her new non-womb life. I had a little practice yesterday of taking her out of the crib and passing her to Lara, so she can feed her. I pretty much nailed it, this parenting lark is easy! Well it would be if babies acted like teddy bears, I’m not sure they do though.

I have another video for you all, of the lovely, beautifully pregnant Lara. How gorgeous is she looking? She’s my Yummy Mummy!

(Week 18) It’s all about the back… and beer

Lets start with Lara, she has been suffering a lot this last week. She’s obviously done something at some point in her life to upset her back, because he is certainly giving her some pain at the moment. She went to the doctors about it at the start of the week, because it’s just been getting worse and worse, and she just doesn’t want to deal with it, and wants someone to fix it. Sounds so easy doesn’t it?!

The doctor’s appointment unfortunately didn’t offer as much hope as she had wanted. She was basically told she has SPD (Symphisis Pubis Dysfunction (which sounds just lovely)), which basically means that all the bones in her pelvic area have spread apart which is what causes the pain, and going by what Lara has said to me, it is extremely painful and not much fun at all, especially in this heat. The doctor told her that to see a physio would mean going on a waiting list of about 9 months, which is kind of pointless now. The doctor also said that any exercise they would give you, would be stuff you can do with a DVD anyway, so that she is better of getting a Pilate’s Pregnancy DVD (yes, they do exist). The doctor also suggested that she see an Osteopath, we’re really hoping my medical insurance will cover it.

he best advice regarding Lara’s back has come from her best friend Amy though, who has just recently been through the whole pregnancy thing. She recommends the beer can massage, which pretty much means I have to roll a chilled beer can up and down Lara’s back. Everyone wins in this situation because Lara gets her massage and I get a can of beer. This has genuinely been working as well, so thanks for the tip Amy.

In other news Lara’s mood swings are back, and they are REALLY back! I won’t go in to it too much, as I don’t want to upset, anger or make Lara laugh too much.

Lara also felt more fluttering on Friday, I think she was getting worried as she hadn’t felt any since it first happened, but Baby gave her a little wave to let her know he/she is doing fine.

I’ve been trying to talk to the baby as much as I can through the bump this last week, as it can now hear things and will remember the voices that it here’s a lot of. I think singing may be on the cards for the baby next week, the lucky thing!

Sorry it’s short this week, but we’re off to a BBQ soon and I have to get ready. I also have to go and buy more beer cans, for Lara of course.

P.S. The bump is getting big! I’ll post some pictures next week.