Today I am 20 weeks and 6 days pregnant.  I had my scan yesterday which was lovely.  Everything is fine and the baby is a boy.  It suddenly seems more real now.

Baby is: the size of a mango.  He is moving around a lot and the kicks are getting stronger.

I am: still struggling with insomnia, and the dizziness is worse when I haven’t slept.  Being half way through the pregnancy feels good though and I’m letting myself get a little bit excited about meeting the boy.

Today I am 19 weeks and 6 days pregnant, and behind schedule with this post again.  The photos were taken last Saturday before a garden party.  I was quite pleased to be able to fit into my size 10 East dress (last year’s eBay bargain) at 19 weeks pregnant – I wasn’t sure that I was going to get much wear out of it this summer.

Baby is: the size of a mango.  All the senses are developing now, and baby recognises my voice.

I am: feeling a bit rubbish.  It’s been a bad week, apart from the high spot of fitting into the dress.  Oh and I managed to make a rather good coffee cake for Paul’s birthday yesterday.  Other than that, I think I will draw a veil over it and hope that next week will be better.

It’s been a very busy week and I’ve suddenly realised that I’m 18 weeks and 6 days pregnant, so I’d better try and get this post published tonight.

Baby is: the size of a sweet potato – these vegetable comparisons are getting weirder I think!  I’m feeling lots of strong kicks now and seeing some of the movements too which is bizarre and quite compelling to watch.

I am: struggling with insomnia again – it’s now been over a week since I had a proper sleep and it’s just so hard to get anything done.  I’m also being bothered a bit by leg cramps, but otherwise physically everything is fine.  I started pregnancy yoga last Friday and I’m looking forward to my next class tomorrow.  It’s complicated to make the time to go to it, and sometimes feels stressful to make it happen, but I know it will be worth it.