Half way there..

Today marks the 20 week mark and our 20 week scan. 

I always get nervous before scans, especially as I've not been feeling a vast amount of movement yet. I've got no reason to think that anything should be wrong, but regardless I'll still worry about it!! 

I love our hospital (Queens, Burton) and it's so nice to see a lot of the same staff who we got to know so well during our weekly visits with E. The same sonographer we used to see scanned us today and it was so lovely. 

All went well. Baby Flash v2.0 is growing very well, measuring up well and has all the right bits in all the right places. It's so comforting to see that tiny heart beating so well (even now only about the size of a thumb nail!!!) 

So here is our little bubba sucking a little thumb. 

I'm hoping now that we are half way through that 2nd trimester glow will kick in, the spots will disappear, I'll get some more energy (even just a tiny bit would help) and the sickness will disappear. 

Here is to another healthy 20 weeks (or there abouts). Any chance it can not go as fast as the last 20???

Family time

It's been a difficult 2 months in the Flash household for many reasons but mainly due to Mr Flash not being very well. 

Whilst January saw hospital stays and lack of diagnosis, February seems to have seen a slight improvement and we've been able to spend some lovely family time together. 

The weather has hampered us. I never realised how difficult it would be to entertain a 14 month old in the rain. You run out of ideas very quickly sometimes and toys become very boring very quickly. However we have managed to have some lovely days out. 

Family fun doesn't need to cost the earth, or even anything at all. We are lucky where we live as there is lots of park and open space! We've had some lovely time at the park on the swings and see-saw

We've been to feed the ducks at the local lake and had fun splashing in the muddy puddles. A bit too much fun sometimes but there is nothing wrong with a bit of dirt. 

I love spending time as a family and making those special memories. We'll always be able to tell E about the time she jumped too hard and fell into the puddle. 

Nobody can ever take memories like that away and they cost nothing to make! 

16 week appointments

This week saw Russell the Brussell hit the 16 week mark and the obligatory hospital appointments. 

Wednesday afternoon was the consultant appointment at the hospital. My appointment was at 2:30 and we finally got seen at 3:25. It's no fun when trying to keep a 14 month old entertained with very limited toys in quite a crowded waiting room. 

I wouldn't have minded waiting if the appointment had been of any use. When E was born, I had the most lovely consultant. He would always take the time to listen to what I had to say and would always give advice or comments, even if he thought I was being daft. 

I saw a registrar today, as sadly Mr R has now retired so I am under a different consultant. She was useless. She didn't listen and I had some genuine questions to ask. All she was interested in was my high BMI and the risks that posed and the fact that E was small for gestational age (she was 7lb 3oz). She didn't have a clue about me, hadn't read the notes from my last birth and just presumed things were difficult because I am 'bigger'. With any luck shall see someone else next time. 

Thursday saw my 16 week Midwife appointment which was much better. Hearing RtB's heartbeat and it being so strong is just a wonderful feeling. All was good with BP etc and she set my mind at rest with the sickness and the pain that I've been getting. 

Can't believe it's only 3.5 weeks until we are half way through. RtB will be here before we know it. 

E's First Birthday

E turned 1 on 2nd December and I honestly can't believe where a whole year has gone. As I write this, nearly 2 months after the event, I'm 4 months pregnant with Baby Flash v2.0 and apart from being a little daunted at the thought of two little people to look after, I couldn't be happier. 

This tiny little bundle that turned our world upside down in the most brilliant way...

Has turned into the sweetness and most loving little girl. She literally lights up my world every single day. Although it isn't without it's challenges 

E had 2 birthday parties. 1 for her family on the day before her birthday and 1 for her friends. Looking back, I think I would have done it differently as it was rather overwhelming for her, but she seemed to enjoy it. She had lots of wonderful gifts. So many toys we can now open our own branch of Toys R Us (other retailers also available!) but it was lovely to see the look on her little face with all the paper and the oohs of excitement. 

And so here's to the next year flying by. At her next birthday, she'll be a big sister! 

It's been a while...

Hello blog world. 

It's been a little while and I'm sorry for that. The small steps along the path have involved some rather large rocks that have needed negotiating and well, there simply hasn't been 5 minutes to write. So therefore, I shall be boring you all to death over the next few days with various blogs and ramblings. 

Lots of love

Mrs F x

Sleep is for the weak....

We are finally out of a hideous 3 weeks with E. 

Since we have moved, we have had hardly any sleep and she has only slept through 1 night. We were really beginning to struggle and so was she. She was grumpy in the day and completely refusing to nap. 

3 days ago, things got to a head and we decided something needed to be done. 

We have changed her nursery around - she only now has a cot and a chair in there (E has the little room in the house) and so technically has her own dressing room!! 

We also changed the milk. We have moved her up to Cow and Gate growing up milk and she is a million times more settled and sleeping though. Who would have thought that something so simple would make the world of difference...

Trigger 3 Teeth

Ellie's new gangster nickname. 

Last week saw Ellie's 3rd tooth start to break the gum but also a visit to the doctors.

When E was born, she had a clicky thumb, just like Mummy. The top of her thumb could over extend and she would often click it back into place whilst holding into toys etc. Whilst Daddy thought that this was pretty grim, I didn't think anything of it as both of my thumbs do the same thing. I just thought it was something 'inherited' 

However, last week, we noticed that it had stuck in a bent position and no amount of trying would shift it. So off we trotted to the doctors. 

E has trigger finger. Our doctor has never seen it in someone so little but we have found that you can be born with it - hence the clicking of the joint when she was diddly. 

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Trigger-finger/Pages/Introduction.aspx

So now we are waiting to be referred to the Paed Orthopedic team to see what can be done!