19 weeks and appointment

I am a few days late writing about 19 weeks, so thought I would include today's appointment in there too.

Little Pi is slowly kicking a little bit more, not as much as I would like, but every now and then I feel a little patter inside and think, "was that Pi?". I am slowing accepting that it is Pi, and not just a muscle twitch, or my heartbeat (which I really feel through my stomach these days). My tummy is slowly growing out, which is kind of nice to see. Thanks to a piece of elastic and some clips, I have fashioned a pants holder upper thing to go under my belly band (of which, I now have three). Two from Ebay that are kind of crap and loose, and one from a Japanese maternity site called "milk tea".  I prefer that one, and would buy more clothes from there but I find it hard enough to find clothes that fit right when I am not sporting a belly, let alone when I am sporting one.

I finally placed an order from Zulilly the other day. With some basic camis, jeans, and a couple of casual tops. I will probably need some business tops in there too, but there weren't any on sale. Which is the only problem with ordering from that site-0 things are only on sale for 72hrs and it is one brand up at a time, which means that if you want to wait until you can get a few things from different stores, the things you originally like have either sold out, or gone off sale. The price of postage is what stops me from placing multiple orders- at $77, it's a lot of money but the bargins make it worth it. I have finally cleaned out my cupboard a little bit too, and put away about 70% of my wardrobe which is mostly unwearable.

Today's appointment was the 19 week scan, where they go through things in a bit more details. It wasn't with my usual doctor, but another guy who didn't speak English, and after I told him I only speak a little Japanese, he went fairly quiet until the end (though maybe that is just his way when he is checking things out). At the end he flipped the screen around. Pi-chan is about 250g and growing well by the looks of it. He said that everything is fine. I asked him if it is a boy, or a girl and he told me "Maybe a *beeeeep* (we're trying to keep it a secret until the birth). From what I hear the Japanese 'maybe' is usually pretty certain, they just want the security that a 'maybe' provides.

I have gained nearly 2.5kgs in the last two weeks! Gah! (She types with a bucket of cupcakes next to her...). However they didn't say anything. Hopefully it will only be one in the next 3 weeks, though in order for that to happen I need to exercise more, and eat less junk food. That really doesn't sound fun at all...



Week: 19
Baby bump: slowly growing.
Movement: Little flutters, very very few though.
Complaints: Nothing really.
Maternity clothes: An extra belly belt that fits better, and an internet order that is yet to arrive.