27 weeks, no more shopping

Hi Auntie Sophie,

we hope you're having fun, even if you're just going into Winter.

we've had loads of sunshine here, we like to wiggle around when it's sunny and mummy sits outside, although we don't like it so much if the sun shines straight at mummys tummy, it's too bright.

we are now the size of cauliflowers all cuddled up. but we don't look like one! we have hit the 2lb mark, so mummy has noticed how much more weight she's carrying around. we're quite heavy and sometimes she wears a special belt to help hold our bump up.
this week mummy's middle bit measures 117cm, thats more than half how tall mummy is!

we're layering on our baby fat which is going to help us to keep warm once we're hatched, which is also making mummy very warm too. everyone in the office has been saying how cold it's been, mummy has been more than toasty.

daddy puts his ear on mummy's tummy and can hear our heartbeats and hear us moving around. sometimes we give him a little kick in the head. we think its funny and so does mummy.

mummy has done what she hopes is her final shop this week. we've made her quite a bit bigger so a lot of her clothes she's been wearing have gotten a bit tight.
so her shopping list this week has been... under crackers as she claims the other ones were in danger of cutting off the circulation to her legs! 2 new bras for her expanding boobs and then, good shopping stuff...
some nice vests, a floaty orange top, some cotton cropped trousers in a beigey colour which she really likes (and wears with a belt now so they'll last until we arrive) and then the blue birdy dress she bought today...

blue birdy dress... it's got pockets!

mummy really likes it because it's got pockets, her favourite thing on clothes. ever! and the hanger number was labelled wrong so its actually only a size 12, she's very pleased. but she said she'll have to wear it over leggings if she's wearing it to work.

this is the view mummy has, her feet are under there somewhere

 

 

mummy and daddy saw lots of clothes for us today that they really like too, but haven't bought any yet.

mummy and daddy went to a class on Tuesday. it was a breastfeeding class and mummy and daddy thought it was very helpful and also really, really funny. the lady gave all the mummy's wolly, knitted boobs to use for the feeding practice. mummy and daddy said they looked like little french berets and hope that none of the grandmas make berets for us!
the midwife taking the class gave mummy 2 of the baby dolls, poor mummy was a bit frightened as she couldn't even scratch an itch on her foot without dropping the dolls. the midwife showed her the best way to feed us would be to put our legs under each of her arms and have us down her sides with our heads up front, a bit like carrying rugby balls! this seemed to work ok for mummy.
daddy said it was funny because at 8.30pm all the mummys suddenly got really tired and started yawning and looking sleepy, it was past our mummy's bedtime so must have been for the others.

the following evening, daddy had his turn to be worried.... he made mummy show him how she'd be able to feed 2 babies on her own when daddy goes back to work. she had to get all the cushions on the sofa how she wanted them and showed him, we think she's going to be fine. we'll try to be good and feed at the same time so that mummy gets a break, otherwise it's going to take her 2 hours to feed us both and then she'll probably have to start again.

we've been enjoying another long weekend, mummy wakes up when we do at 5 but she's been able to go back to sleep as she's not had to go to work. we make her ever so tired by about 3 in the afternoon, sometimes she's quite amazed how she even gets home of an evening.

mummy and daddy have their appointment with the consultant on Tuesday afternoon so they're looking forward to what he has to say and any advice they can give them about when and how we arrive.
we could be hatched in ten weeks, we're very excited, mummy and daddy are too.

looking forward to seeing you on skype when we're hatched.

write again soon
lots of love
from
The Beans
xx

26 weeks, 2 days, 3rd trimester

Hi Auntie Sophie,

well we're into the last bit now.
mummy and daddy have been told we could be here any time from the next 10 weeks, even we think thats mental!!

we are now the size of cucumbers! we have been opening our eyes when we're awake, and closing them when we sleep. when mummy goes outside, if it's sunny and too bright we blink and move our heads away. it's not pitch black in here, more like a strange dark orangey light.
mummy is now 114cm around the middle, and we're going to have to make her get a bit bigger as we're running out of space again.
we haven't got as much fluid each in here now as we've had, it's ok though, we've got enough. but it means that mummy and daddy should be able to really see when we stick our hands and feet out soon.
talking of which, our feet are now 4cm long, they look massive to us, but mummy and daddy said they're really diddy still and made aaaah noises when they looked at the tape measure.

mummy and daddy heard our heartbeats on monday, they were able to record them on mummys phone but can't load it for the blog.
the midwife is happy with mummys blood presusre and wee and says she thinks we must be very happy beans in here. we are! even if she did give us a good poke in our heads.

our car seats are here! hooray. they are a lighter grey than they looked on the computer and mummy and daddy really like them. they've got little mint green bubbles embroidered on them and funky little sun shades that come out of the back and hook onto the handles to help to keep the sun out of our faces on our road trips. we're looking forward to trips out and to see our grandparents.
when we're out and a bit bigger, we're going to Monkey World. Yay!!

mummy and daddy have been enjoying a long weekend in the sunshine. they got lots done on Friday too but still have more to do for when we get here. our room is going to be great, it's going to have all the stuff we need and then some.
Auntie Clare bought us some teddies from Croyde this week. we have to wait to have them but mummy says they're lovely and all woolly. And Auntie Vicky is really excited about some levitating baby picnic chairs she saw and wants us to have. we think she had too much cider, but mummy will ask her tomorrow.

mummy and daddy got all dressed up last night to go to a wedding party in Winchester. Daddy wore his wedding suit and mummy wore her new dress and her wedding shoes. this is mummy in her dress, with really curly hair...

a bit of a wonky photo because mummy was laughing that she looked like a dodgy Mariah Carey impersonator all dolled up

they had a lovely time and mummy even stayed out until 10pm, thats the latest we've all been awake in ages. mummy and daddy saw some friends there too who are having 1 bean and we might all arrive at the same time! the mummys were very excited by this, they planned to spend some of the start of their maternity leave together.while the daddys thought they could go to the pub together...that made the mummys laugh. we think 1 bean might be a bit lonely, we're glad we've got each other in here for the company.

so mummy and daddy will spend more time in the garden in the sunshine and then do quite the same next weekend. they're going for a walk in the bluebells near home tomorrow so that mummy doesn't turn into a hippo.

next class is on tuesday, it's all about feeding us, hooray, we hope it mentions rich tea biscuits, we like those.

bye for now.
speak soon
love from
The Beans
xx

25 weeks 1 day (Saturday)

Hi Auntie Sophie,

we heard you yesterday. we've grown our ear bits well enough to be able to hear stuff now, although everything is still a bit muffled in here. we're looking forward to saying a proper hello when we're out.

this is the outfit we made mummy put on yesterday, so you can see that as well as filling the screen when mummy was talking to you, we're making good progress on the doorway filling too!

we are now the size of aubergines. about 9 inches from the top of our heads to our bottoms. we've made it to over a pound and a half and this week mummys tummy has added a new cm and a half. but she says its good because it means we're going in the right direction to be just the right amount of squishy. she also said it might have had something to do with her eating biscuits and crisps this week instead of her fruit and vegetables. she'll eat those next week.

we know we've got a bit more space in here as we've been moving around loads more this week than the last few weeks. mummy  and daddy can see on her tummy where we're moving. they can't tell which bits are hands or feet but they can see lumps when we poke bits out.
we've wiggled a bit lower down now, so mummy has had to wear a bump belt this week which helps to carry some of our bump weight and makes it a bit more comfortable for her.

and we are teaching mummy what times we like to be awake. definitely 5.30 every morning. then again around about 11 ish, 4.40 in the afternoon as mummy walks back to the car and then at 8 and 10 at night. so now she knows.
Bean 2 in the top bunk keeps waking up with the hiccups. mummy felt sorry for me the other morning as she said I was hiccupping so much it was making the entire bump shake, and as I'm only little she said it must have been a really big deal for me as all of me moved with each hiccup.
I slept through it at first on the bottom bunk, but when I start to roll around, if it makes mummy's tummy hurt, she taps the bottom of her bump lightly and it makes me, Bean 1, move a different way so I don't squash her bladder or make her think I'm trying to move it.

when we stretch our legs we make the whole bump change shape, especially down mummy's right hand side, we make it feel quite hard and then as mummy tries to work out who it is, just when she thinks she's got it,we move, ha ha!

mummy did get to have a foot fight with Bean 2 this morning, mummy tapped her bump and Bean 2 kicked back for a little while. mummy and daddy said it made a change from being booted in the ribs.

mummy only has another 5 weeks of work, so has said she needs to make sure she goes for 2 mile and a half walks every day so she doesn't turn into a hippo.

daddy bought our car seats today! we're having grey ones with bubbles embroidered on them and fancy bases that stay in the car to make it easy to get us in and out quickly. and mummy and daddy are going to get the summer covers to brighten them up and help to stop us from getting too hot. when it gets cold we can have fleecy covers to keep us snuggly on car trips. Daddy is already picking out toys to hang on the seats for us to play with.
so just our cot beds and wheels to buy.

mummy and daddy are going to see the midwife Kate on monday. they'll get to hear our heartbeats and Kate will check that mummy is still healthy as well as making sure we're alright. (even if she did scoff crisps and biscuits this week). they got a letter today to see the consultant in a few weeks time, he will be the man who will look after mummy and make sure we arrive safely on D day.

Daddy said this is the first time in months that mummy hasn't known days in advance what she wants to eat, all she can tell him is what she doesn't want, and apparently thats not very helpful.

so thats about it for this week
we'll let you know how our heartbeats go and maybe if we're awake, we'll have a bit of fun with wiggling for the midwife so she can't catch us!

speak soon
lots of love
from
The Beans
xx

24 weeks and 6 weeks

Hey Auntie Sophie,

thanks for sending us some sunshine!

we've had a lovely week doing lots of growing this week. we are now the size of corn cobs before they get taken out of their fuffy leaves. we have been practiing our breathing and have had some little hiccups which makes mummys tummy shake.

we're moving around a lot more now which mummy notices pretty much every time she's not walking or moving about herself. because we've created a bit more space for ourselves not all of our movements can be felt on the outside for the next little while, poor mummy did get her extra 1 cm this week, but says whilst it was a shock it was better than 2cm's.

we each weigh around 1 and a half pounds now so we're starting to fill out our skin and get our chubby cheeks ready for squishy kisses. daddy read that if we arrived now we'd survive but would need some special care. daddy told us we are not allowed out yet and must stay snuggly and safe where we are for the next 12 but preferably 14 weeks.

Daddy was in Italy for work this week so we didn't hear him for a few days, he was very surprised to see how much our bump had grown in the short time he was away and we gave him lots of kicks to say hello.

mummy has been sitting in the sunshine with our other aunties... Amy, Sammy and Annie, they had a picnic lunch on Friday and were all laughing lots so we guess they had a nice time. mummy took a really big bag so she could sit on the grass and get up without too much struggle this time. She is learning fast.

mummy got her cup cake top out thinking it was going to still be baggy. silly mummy, but it was nice and summery for her.

she must have liked it because she wore it Saturday too!

mummy must have liked the picnic beacuse her and daddy went for another one today at Royal Victoria Country Park. they were joined by Clare and Rich and their little girls. Clare gave our bump a rub hello so we kicked back but it was only a little one.

mummy has a bit of hayfever but can't take anything for it so she says she's going to be a snot monster for this summer. Mummy is only at work for another 6 weeks. daddy is going to help her make our room ready and then they are just going to chill out and wait for us.

no scans, midwife appointments or classes for a while so they're going to take it easy and enjoy the sunshine while mummy can still move without a wheelbarrow!!

hope you're getting lots of sunshine too

write again soon
love from
The Beans
xxx

23 weeks and crap bags

Hey Auntie Sophie.

no picture this week, mummy has a cold and says 2 things, 1) she feels like a bag of crap and so 2) there is no way she's putting herself up for all the world to see until she's feeling better.

we're trying to make her feel better by kicking around lots so she knows we're ok. we aren't sure if that is helping much though.

we can hear stuff now, it's a bit muffled but we can hear the songs mummy dances to and feel when she's dancing to them. our inner ears have formed well enough so that we can also feel when we're upside down, and when mummy is laying down or walking around.

we are the size of papayas, and if you could measure us from the top of our heads to our toes we're almost the same length as a 30cm ruler!! so as far as those measurements go, we're pretty much as long as we're going to be, but we are soooooo skinny.
mummy and daddy say we are like little saggy baby bags at the moment. over the next few weeks we're going to start getting fat! we've currently got more skin than anything else so we've got to concentrate on filling out so we have lovely squishy cheeks to kiss when we get out.

we now weigh in at just over 1lb each which has taken the last 23 weeks to do. over the next 4 weeks we're going to reach the 2lb mark, so we're going to be very busy growing. mummy's tummy is going to grow by 1 to 2 cm a week. this week it's 109cm. daddy was trying to make her feel better until she held the tape measure around his tummy to show him what he'd be in 4 weeks time at our growth rate, its like adding a whole other daddy to him.

we are still practicing kicks, punches, stretches, sucking our thumbs and grabbing. we can both grab our own hands and feet and sometimes we grab our cords, not too tight though because we're still only little.
our tiny little lungs have been busy too, we've made little pockets which when we get out will fill with air so we can breath just like mummy and daddy do, we're just pretending to now.

this week we have been awake for longer than we've slept each day, and beacuse we're moving around better now, mummy has also had less sleep. we think that might be why she has a bit of a cold, sorry mummy!

Auntie Amy felt us kick on Wednesday, she went with mummy for a coffee and as soon as mummy sat down we started wriggling. we don't wait for it to be evening time now, we wiggle when ever we feel like it. and our wiggling is much stronger now...mummy puts her lip gloss tin on her tummy and we try to kick it off, sometimes we just make it jump a bit but we've kicked it right off a couple of times now.

so thats it for this week, just plenty of wiglging, getting nice and strong and hopefully not making mummy too tired.

will write again next week
lots of love
from
The Beans xxx