I have been so looking forward to week 20. Not only did I get to find out baby #2's gender, but I also got to see him again! And I got to know that everything is as it should be. The anomaly scan showed us that I have a healthy little baby boy growing inside of me which offered that last little piece of reassurance that I needed. Now that I can feel baby moving daily, I worry so much less than I did in those first few weeks. And it's such a good feeling.
You hopefully all saw the gender reveal I posted up on my blog on Thursday, but if you didn't you can see it here. We're so excited by the thought of having another boy. We had no preference at all as I said before in my gender preference post, so would have been thrilled either way. I can't wait to have two boys and dress them the same. I love the fact that Ethan will have a brother with a 2 year age gap that he can become best friends with and play games with and well, pretty much do everything together with. Ultimately, I absolutely cannot wait to grow our family again and give Ethan a sibling!
As you can see from the photo - Ethan wanted to get in this weeks bump photo. It's funny because he usually gets moody whenever he has a camera pointed towards him, but I think he's been watching me every week and has decided he wants to be a part of it all too.
Symptom wise I've felt okay. I've definitely been hungrier and I think this is because the baby has grown so much. Though you can't tell from the photo as I'm standing at a funny angle to hold Ethan, my bump has got a lot bigger! I have needed the toilet more and keep saying that I can't breathe, but what I mean by that is that everything feels so squished towards the top of my bump. Bending over is the worst!
At the scan the sonographer told me that my placenta is at a weird angle. There's an official name for it but I can't remember what it is (and I can't be bothered to move and go and get my maternity notes), but basically it's blocking the exit for baby so unless it moves I'll end up having a c-section, which is a little worrying as I don't fancy the sound of the length of the recovery time afterwards. And so to see if my placenta has moved, I will be re-scanned at 32 weeks. Here's hoping that it moves to wherever it should be sitting!