If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen the little announcement that I shared over the weekend… Baby Swift is due in just under 5 months on December 12th.
I’m currently 18 weeks pregnant which means the baby is the size of an artichoke in there. Considering when we found out and begun tracking it was just an apple pip it feels pretty incredible to have got to this point. We’re patiently impatiently waiting to feel some movement, which could happen at this stage. I’ve felt a few light flutterings which could have been soft baby kicks but nothing that I’ve been 100% sure of. We have our next scan coming up soon and although we have a tendency to be quite an indecisive couple we are pretty set on not finding out the baby’s gender.
I’m already finding that being pregnant such an amazing and fascinating time so I want to be sure to document it well, in both words and photos. I’m looking forward to taking more portraits as time goes on and I grow bigger and bigger. For my first bump self-portrait, I’ve taken inspiration from my new favourite hashtag #BotanicalBodyHair. I loved the little heart shaped leaves on my belly so much I didn’t want to take them off. I even thought a little string of hearts motif would make such a pretty tattoo. Not that I’ll be getting one of those while I’m pregnant!
I’m so grateful for all the lovely comments and messages of support and encouragement which I’ve received. I don’t have many friends in Bristol who are parents so it’s comforting to have so many amazing mamma friends on Instagram who I know I can bother with ridiculous baby questions if I need some advice. I also feel very lucky that my little sister just had a baby last month so I’ll almost certainly be turning to her and getting some baby practice in as Auntie Charlie!
I hope you’ll enjoy following my pregnancy journey. If there’s anything specific you’d be interested to see my blog about I’d love to know.
