My first pregnancy purchases.

Topshop super soft Leigh maternity jeans. 
I couldn't be happier with these, super comfortable and seriously stylish. 
I brought the same size as my regular Leigh jeans and they are perfect.

Mama Mio Tummy Rub.
To combat stretch marks I have started to apply this all over the bump. 
I'll review the product once I have been using it for  a while.

Jojo Maman Bebe 'duck print' baby grow.
Our first baby purchase was oh so exciting!
Notice it is neutral as we don't know if our Jelly Bean is blue or pink!

12 Weeks! The end of the first trimester.

Yesterday marked the big 12 week milestone and the end of the first trimester. I am very happy to report that all is well with Baby Paicey. We had our first midwife appointment yesterday which was quite uneventful. I had bloods taken and gave a wee sample as well as answering loads of standard health questions.
What we are really looking forward to is our NT scan next week when I am 13 weeks.. I do have to admit that I got rather impatient and we paid for an early scan last week which was ridiculously amazing! Best £99 we have ever spent. Our little Jelly Bean (or JB) as my Mum now calls it, was wriggling and kicking away which was so cool to see. Mr P was shocked and couldn't believe I couldn't feel the acrobatics but the sonographer filled us in that our baby was only teeny tiny and I wouldn't be able to feel any movement for at least another month.

Hubby and I started taking pics of the 'bump' at 10 weeks and took another at 12 weeks and we were both very surprised at how much my tummy had grown. I still look like I ate too much pasta (which i probably have) instead of pregnant but its still really cool seeing my changing shape. I had to go bra shopping today and I have gone from a B cup to a D cup! 

10 Weeks..

12 Weeks..

So now that I am officially entering the second trimester I am patiently waiting for that gorgeous pregnancy 'glow' to kick in. In this twelfth week I am still feeling super tired and am suffering from indigestion and heart burn (already). The midwife suggested I sleep with my pillow up high so that I am slightly upright. Last night was a good nights sleep so she may be onto something xxx

We are Pregnant! The positive test...

The moment you discover you are a Mummy to be is magical. In my story, my heart literally stopped for a few seconds and I felt elated and joyful with a defining moment looking in the bathroom mirror and suddenly feeling very serious.
Mr P and I were married in July 2013 and decided straight away that we wanted to grow our family. I was hopeful that we would be pregnant this month in November and took a digital pregnancy test three days before I was due despite having no symptoms and the test revealed that I was 'Not Pregnant'. Two days later I woke up feeling groggy and hungover despite having not had anything to drink so I slipped into the bathroom while Mr P was downstairs having a big discussion with the builder who was installing our new kitchen, and decided to take the other digital test. I have to say that although we were trying, nothing came as a bigger shock when the test digitally displayed 'Pregnant 1-2 Weeks'.
I waited upstairs for Mr P to finish up with the builder and my heart was racing with so much excitement, he seemed to take forever. Once he came up we sat on the edge of the bed, me armed with the positive pregnancy test in my dressing gown pocket and I told him he was going to be a Daddy! My husband looked at me in disbelief as he didn't know I was taking a test so I whipped it out as proof and we hugged and kissed and laughed and smiled. And our lives changed, we are going to be parents, and we cannot wait!