Baby update: here's a semi-nudie shot of me and my belly at 6 1/2 months pregnant. Wasn't sure about putting this photo up but then I figured you can't see much beyond the silhouette anyways and it is what I currently look like! It's been an incredibly emotional journey, more than I ever realised it could be. And the baby isn't even here yet! Watching my body change has been by turns exciting, frightening and incredible. All these biological things going on without any conscious effort on my part whatsoever. Sometimes I look in the mirror and just don't recognise myself from the neck down, but on the whole, I am enjoying the process. By the time it's due I'm going to be H U G E! No dainty little full term pregnancy bellies for me.

It's all, now, going really well. So well in fact, I've been offered a home birth if I want one! But, I think I'd rather go to a birth centre, a home away from home, which is one floor below the labour ward in my chosen hospital so if anything medical does go wrong, I don't have far to go for help. Baby is due in 12 weeks, where did the last 28 weeks go??