7 weeks today!

So today I am 7 weeks! My calender says the baby is 8mm from crown to rump from today and my little baby widget changed! The little wormy looking thing now looks like a little squishy Guinea pig. This week brings lots of growing..... S/he will be growing bones this week and ears, eyes and nose will be visible! Yikes! They grow up so fast! Also the bub will be growing its sex organs and have fingers and toes.

I got a new tattoo today too. If anyone says its bad for the baby I have news for them! My water retention left after 5 hours of tattooing! Well, it has moved to my hand, but I feel a lot better about myself and the pregnancy now that I know where my bump is really at. I'm only tiny (5'1, 120lbs) so its not unusual that I'm showing a little. (I have been pregnant before but lost the bub, always looked at least 3-4 weeks ahead.)

Prettyyyyyyyyyyy~

My leetle ACTUAL bump.. NOT Water retention. Pants fit once again! And I don't feel like I'm putting on weight too fast anymore. Just the right pace!

Scan Friday! I cant wait! Also this week we will be meeting little Scarlett Rose for the first time. Providing Mommy and bub are all rested and ready.

More presents! We got a big ol TV and a data hub so now I don't have to burn my thighs and strain my ears and eyes to watch movies! The mattress will be coming on Saturday too so we fan finally sleep in the same room comfortably again. Go away Summer!!!!

:)

Happy Birthday Scarlett!

Today my friend Mykle and his beautiful lady Larna had their baby! She was born after 3 hours of labor at 7am. Cant wait to meet her!

Congrats babies on your baby!!!

Scarlet Rose Bennett

today we got engaged!

It was the most special thing that has ever happened to me. <3

Drama!

So I had a light bleed today. My midwife proved amazing by talking me through it. She said just some implantation bleeding. Nothing major. I was prescribed bedrest just in case. So that is what I did! Okay, tried to do. Bloody dogs keeping me awake! I'll kill em!

Noah is in Melbourne til Saturday. He's telling his Mom about the bub. My Dad and brother were told too. Everyone is pretty excited about a new member of the family!

Okay! Better nip off!

PS.. My water retention is getting worse! :(

I look like a massive blimp! I wish it went down! Nothing fits and my ass is starting to store water too! Camel girl much?

Stoopid grin for good measure.

Not so negative now!

So I did the last test. Cause, well.. What else was I going to do with it? And the lines are both really dark. I'm so amazed at how fast things change! One day you're sitting there wondering whether you want to go to a music festival, next thing you know you're freaking out about cot colors! (In a matter of speaking).


AND Speaking of change. I hope this does soon! My doctor informed me that I was retaining water.. My baby is the size of a grain of rice and I look like this? Lordy My!!!

We told my Mom and she was really shocked, then happy, then scared. I think she worries for nothing.. Babies are born every day all over the world. And those babies grow up just fine and have more babies! There is no "right time" for everyone. When its the right time for you, that's the best time.

Just so long she doesn't give me anymore shit about having a home birth. Hippy my achin ass. I love my midwife/birthing partner. I dont want anyone else.

Anyway. I'm going to shower, as my nausea is gross.

Zzz...

How cute is he? Hope the baby has his eyes.

today pt2

What a lovely meeting! I met her lovely apprentice who's name has escaped me and now want to read all the birth stories on her site. We asked all the questions on our mind and she put us at ease. Everything is going to be okay!!!

Next meeting at 10 weeks. Now I just have to tell my Dad!

today

So today I have a meeting with Lisa Barrett. She used to be a board certified midwife but she is going to be the lady in charge when it comes to bebe. I'm pretty excited after reading all her home birth stories! People look at me weird when I say I want a home birth, though I couldn't think of anything better. Hospitals are so full of germs and they treat you like you're stupid and whats with the bub being taken away and put in a room by him/herself?? I don't like it. Pregnancy is not an illness!!! So, at home I will be, in a stress free environment, where it is clean and safe of pathogens and Daddy, baby and I can bond. Anyway, enough of my reason! Lets meet the woman in charge!!

Wish me luck!

not even bloated

5 weeks and 6 days.

I haven't eaten anything to be bloated and this is the smallest I've been since not eating bread anymore. My mom says that I might be further than I think? Maybe I'm just getting fat?

Peep!

Tadaa

I just realised how faint it looks on a computer!! Anyway! Lookie!

Xfiles love

Mulder: I think what we feared were the possibilities. The truth we both know.
Scully: Which is what?
*kiss*

Yes I know. Lame last scene of season 8. Miracle baby and a kiss to seal the deal. I'm absolutely obsessed!!!

snack time!

So a bit late for a midnight snack. But none the less its delicious.

Avocado Melt!

Recipe you ask?

• Half an avocado
• Ripe tomato
• Vegan cheese (regular will do too)
• Bread of your choice, lightly toasted
  
• Salt
• Pepper

Spread avocado on toast, then pile on tomato then cheese. Toast till melted then add salt and pepper to taste.

Easy!

New new new!

We went and got the rest of our bedroom today and with it we got some cheapy extras! New pillows for le couch and new rug! This house is slowly becoming a lovely home!
<3

Penny approves!

like woah...

All of a sudden I felt sick. Sitting on the couch at 2am watching xfiles and my head was throbbing. We decided to go to the hospital. They did another pee test along with other vitals..

POSITIVE!

Bout time!!!

who else feels even more naked if they're wearing nothing but socks?

hope

Today went and got the results of the blood test and while we were at it we got a pee test too. You know.. While we waited. All the computers had crashed (again) on the count of someone putting a hardcore virus on the system. My doctor went though the health of the system like we were computer doctors but assured us that someone was looking into it and there was a forensic investigation to see who had done it. All this meant that we had to wait for the results of the blood test to be faxed. Hence the pee test! Anyway I'll cut to the chase. I went to get a sample and while I did this, Noah sat with the doctor and waited for the results. I came back into the room and Noah looked sad. They had gotten the results and my HCG test said my hormone levels were 7.5. You need to be at least 20 or over to be pregnant. So the doc said it still might be too early. Lets test your pee anyway. He tested it. We sat there expecting nothing, then a little faint line showed up. It stayed faint. But it was a glimmer of hope for us. We sat there and stared at the test in disbelief. The doctor said, "hmm.. Well, go get another blood test in a week.. Looks like you are but it only happened recently.." We walked out feeling pretty good about ourselves.

Our bed is on its way and we're going to go look at some nice furniture packages tomorrow. Sooo excited. I like this one called the "Soho" range. Moi moi sexy..




One bad thing though.....

We don't have any toilet paper. :(

crafty

Today I went and got some pink fabric and stuffing to make a pillow. I used the boppy body pillow as my inspiration and got something that sort of looks like a prawn..

Its a pretty pink and super cuddly! Wonder if I'll be able to sleep tonight?

We went and ordered our kingsize bed today too, with all the trimmings! :D

Oh!

Little row of sausages.

waiting game

So I went and got one last blood test and was meant to pick it up today. The computers at my doctors office however had other plans. They we're all crashed and I was unable to get the results. I now have to wait until tomorrow for them. Still no period. Still bloated and symptomy. Another thing that has been added to the list is a slight feeling of pressure when I lie on my belly or get a hug.

Its still hot! I reaaaaaaaaally want Summer to end and it to be Winter. I really long for snow.. Pity this country lacks all things good!

Insomnia has been plaguing me lately too. My doctor today said from all the anxieties I've been through this week its no wonder, she gave me some great tips to nod off better too. I think we need a kingsize bed though. This double - not so good. Mainly when you have two people in it who sleep like starfish and who think the whole bed is their side of the bed. Its lucky we have a guest room to put the double in when we get one!

I still don't think we're properly moved in either. Seeing as said guest room has a floor covered in 'stuff' and 'things'. I also need to set up a corner for my sewing. And buy some fabric! Ohh. That reminds me!

I'm off to buy some fabric!!!

Setting the scene

I'm going to meditate! Righhhht hereeee.

Update

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalright! So I decided to quit being so negative. Worst luck lately. So its kind of hard to be chipper. The girl I had the 'car-love-tap' with got her car looked at and its gonna cost $450 to repair her bumper + light. Sigh, least her Dad is letting me pay it off.

Think positive! Negativity never helped anyone!

I still haven't got my period. Wish I hadn't wasted that last test!!! >.< Rrr....

I wonder what's going on down there??

The worst part...

So sitting in a room full of people telling me they did their best to no avail was awful today. To top it off, one of the people telling me this shit was pregnant. So great. My career I spent thousands of dollars and hours on in Uni for is all for nothing and I'm still not pregnant. At this stage I don't want to hear "Oh, don't worry, it'll happen when God intends it to". You know what. I don't believe in God. No "God" would do to me today what he did. That's man and only man. Only a cruel bastard would lock a wanting woman in a room with a pregnant woman and have her hear that she lost everything. And have it take two years to get to hear that news? Honestly. What the hell has this country come to when a victim has to hear "we would rather let 10 guilty men free then let an innocent man go to prison." Sure I get it if he robbed a grocery store or tipped a cow. But this? This is big. Would they let a murderer free? You know what, I'm not even going to answer that because they already did.

The laws in this country suck, and the worst thing is, everyone is too apathetic to stand up and cry for real justice.

Valentines!

Tonight we went out to dinner and had some lovely Japanese food. It was great to go somewhere my parents wouldn't be bugging us the whole time. We didn't eat very much but were still full when we left. The night was beautiful, not too hot or cold. Though I wish two things didn't happen. One - the couple at the table next to us loudly discussing whether to keep their unplanned baby and two - me being so upset by it that I 'love-tapped' another car while driving home. Sigh. A few scratches but we made it out. The car is okay too.

Melbourne tomorrow! Guh I hate it there. But business is business! Must resist urge to buy pointless crap!

In other news I got a packet in the mail today! I had hoped it was from Peta2 but it was from Kariclub! Which was also pretty exciting. We had registered with them a while ago when we started trying to get on the baby train. They sent us a nice letter with lots of info and a little brown bear! I was going to save the bear to gaze at longingly, but the dogs have appeared to have gotten to it. Sad day.

Okay so now I'm making tea and we're about to watch some cartoons on the couch! Shant stay up too late though..

Cheerio!

No sir

I'm not getting out of bed today.

Rethink

Okay.. So I'm not going to be negative about this anymore. There is a reason for everything right? Of course we wont stop trying, not like it will take very long anyway. And what can I say, its not very hard to try is it! All this means is that we're not going to have an October bub. And like the saying goes. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.

Though I am still a tad worried about my lack of menstrual cycle. And why am I still peeing heaps, exhausted, feeling bloated (and looking bloated!) and feeling nauseous? I might just have to put it down to the flu or some sort of alien growth in my stomach..

Ugh..

Anyway. This is me not rolling over and admitting defeat! We will prevail!

ps

Also, I wont be deleting old posts. Because I wont edit myself. I still felt those things. And they will still mean something when it does happen.

Shattered.

So today was the day. I took the last test. I really felt it this time.. I waited and stared, but nothing changed. Feels like I've been robbed and lied to by my own body.

And on Valentines day too.

Never knew..

So after I read an awful post today I decided to stop using pregly. Its really sad that people would accuse me of faking it because home pregnancy tests just aren't working..

I wish my bloating would go down! I'm too scared to even hope...

:(

The family

This is our family of poochies!

Letter

Dear little one,

I hope you like promite and soy hot-chocolate, I also hope you like your Daddy giving us cuddles. It'll be Winter soon and those things will be in abundance.
I hope you're growing big and strong and that you like my music. I know your Daddy doesn't!
When you get here, I have lots of things to show you. There is a whole world of wonder out there and I think you'll love exploring it with your Daddy and I.

Cant wait to meet you!

Mommy

Cutie booties!

I found these while we were at big W getting photos printed. Totally cute! I really want to get them just to look at. So cute..

wtf?

Okay so I'm meant to be like 5 weeks as of today.. So why do I look like this?

Am I carrying Quintuplets or is something I'm eating trying to make me explode? Well I gotta say its the latter.. I am officially avoiding onion and garlic for the next 36 weeks.

Least I get a glimpse I guess?

Alsoooo I went honey blonde!!! What do you think? Smexy huh???


Weeee!!!!

I think I should get to sleep... Its like 5:30am! Totally cant though :(

Night!

Secret!

Right now Noah and I are milling about the kitchen each cooking our dinner as we do. We time it so that we can eat together and watch movies and such on my laptop. Oh how I pine for a dining room! We were originally going to have dinner at my parents house and with my parents being Argentinian they like their wine with dinner. I now cant think of anymore excuses not to drink it so we came home. I never thought keeping a secret like this would be so hard! We don't want to tell them till we know for sure that I am indeed - up the duff.

I've been checking out other baby blogs and I gotta say I am jealous of the photography! I don't have any photos where Noah and I aren't kissing each others faces off and I don't yet have a bump so I don't really know what to post.. If only I knew the sex, then I would be able to take photos of clothes that I'm going to start accumulating as soon as I know. Maybe a photo of the pile of money I'll be saving?

Major mood swings today and my baby counter reads that I am 3 weeks and 5 days into the pregnancy which means I'm in my 4th week? Currently I am 4 days past my period being due and I have my fingers and toes crossed! Ahh! Pregnancy test tomorrow! I'm going to cry if its negative...

Recipe! Vegan mac and "cheese"

On my pregnancy forum a lovely lady gave me a great recipe for vegan mac and "cheese". And I thought I should share it! Here we go!

1/2 cup of yeast flakes
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
2 cloves chopped garlic
1/4 tsp paprika
2 cups soy milk
1/4 cup oil (or vegan butter.)
1/2 tsp of prepared or dry mustard
8 oz macaroni.

Mix the dry together then whisk in the milk, cook over medium heat stirring constantly till it's thick and bubbly, then add in the oil/butter and mustard. You can add more soy milk if you don't like your mac n cheese thick. Add the cooked macaroni and enjoy!

Couple pics!

I thought I'd put some more pics up!

Daddy in the making

Noah and Zelda look so happy. She had something wrong with her eye and has been staying with my parents for the last few weeks. Noah is pretty excited for her to come home so she can sit on his lap while he draws. Not long now! Next week will be so good!

First post!

So this is the first post of our pregnancy blog!

Only one more week till we're able to test and we're pretty excited! We've gotten quotes on baby room stuff and the girls at the store liked us so much that they're giving us massive discounts on everything. We're going to go in and put it on layby the second we find out for sure! So far the only family that knows is my little sister and Noah's brother and sisters.. We've installed every counter known to Android on our phones and asking a billion questions on our replacement for facebook www.pregly.com.

Things are pretty exciting right now!

Okay so you should probably know a little about us! My name is Celeste, I'm 22 and a model/photographer. Noah is 21 and is a tattoo artist. We live in Adelaide, South Australia in a 2 bedroom house with our three sausage dogs, Penny, Quiqueg and Forrest and looking after my sisters cat Zelda. I'm vegan and Noah pretty much sets fire to farms; he loves meat so much. We've been trying to get pregnant for a month now and hope that this is it!




Will update as soon as we know!

xo-xo