21 Week Scan

We had a 21 week scan on the 19th of April with Dr.Nel & all seems to be going really well with our little girl! She's really started kicking so that I feel her regularly! It is very exciting to know that she's in there & turning kung-fu style somersaults in her amniotic fluid! Dr.Nel also said that she's a few days ahead of her revised due date of 27 August, so who knows when she'll arrive!?

We've been offered a lot of baby stuff from people which is really great as we don't have to go out and buy tons of stuff. I'm feeling quite 'nesty' but finding it frustrating that I've not got a room to prepare for her - just a space (which we're using right now so it will have to wait).

I've been feeling really emotionally sensitive. I read on BabyCenter's site that the heightened emotional state lasts for 18 to 24 months. Great.

I've also had a lot of back pain & acid, and when I exercise my uterus has started going rock hard so I have to stop...but otherwise feeling well :)

Pic 1: 
Dr.Nel says she has really long legs, arms and fingers! You can see her fingers in this scan quite clearly

Pic 2: 

Its a bit like a weather report, but this is adorable when you know what's going on:
She's got her face turned almost directly towards the 'camera' on the left of the picture & she's rubbing her left elbow (left arm bent & tucked behind her left ear so left elbow visible from behind her head) with her right fingers.


Baby Centre says:
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like she's practicing martial arts as her initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to her activity as you get to know her better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now, and if you're having a girl, her vagina has begun to form as well.