May 27
It’s so cool! If I bounce up and down vigourously several times, and then lie down on my back, I can usually get several kicks/punches.
I’m thinking of the baby as a him because mum did the wedding ring trick on me, she’s done it on about 20 women and never been wrong yet. One of nature’s diviners, apparently. It definitely said boy. And the funny thing is then she did it on my sister-and-law, who is a month behind me in pregnancy, and it definitely said girl! Mum was going from me (swinging back and forth) to Sheree (swinging round and round) and it was quite extraordinary to watch!
I don’t find out the gender the official, scientific way until the 16th of June, when I have the anatomy scan. But I’m talking myself into the idea of a boy, since of the two genders, I really wanted a girl! If it turns out to be a girl, it will be a wonderful surprise. If it’s a boy, I’ll be just what I’m expecting. So by the time he arrives I’ll be properly attached to my little boy, and not wishing he was anything but himself!
I’m currently 16 weeks, in my 17th week now. So the baby is somewhere between 10 and 12cms long, head to bottom. Plus some extra for legs and feet. Plenty of size for kicking and being felt, I can tell you…