Week 9 Pregnancy VLOG, baby 4 by Teresa Palmer
WHAT WEEK?
9
HOW BIG IS BABY?
Just about 1 inch long! And the size of a grape.
WHAT’S SOMETHING NEW THIS WEEK?
We found out the gender! I was so surprised it came back so quickly. I was very excited to open the email and couldn’t believe it when we saw what it said (well I could believe it really!) we had everyone write out their guesses on a piece of paper before we revealed to the rest of the family. Everyone thought boy and only Bodhi thought girl!
MOST CHALLENGING MOMENT?
This week was the absolute worst so far! The sickness was so bad. I felt sick almost everyday and just had no energy, I couldn’t move from the couch and just felt so crappy in every sense. Also our show was shut down because of a Covid case so I was disappointed about not being able to just push through to the finish line but also have to say it was quite the blessing in disguise as I don’t know how I would’ve worked feeling as sick as I did!
MOST EXCITING MOMENT?
Finding out the gender! Telling Mark, telling the kids, my mum & Susie our friend living with us. We did a little gender reveal for the kids using their toys, if it was one of Poets toys its a girl and if it was one of the boys toys it was a boy. I hid it in the middle of a magnatile castle that the kids had to smash down!
FOOD AVERSIONS?
Again, most foods! I only exclusively want Marks meals and avocado toast.
REFLECTIONS?
I’ve been thinking a lot about how when I wanted so desperately to get pregnant after my first baby and couldn’t for 14 months after having secondary infertility and now getting pregnant so quickly with this baby. I’ve been reflecting on how making and having babies is a pure miracle whether we have natural conceptions or for those of us who need a little help from science. It is incredible what female bodies are capable of and for every pregnancy announcement, there is another couple mourning another negative pregnancy test or a pregnancy loss. Just had a week thinking about it and in some ways squashing a bit of guilt over the ease of this conception story but mainly just thinking about all those people out there who long to be parents and aren’t there yet. Sending all the love to those people whether it’s you reading or someone you know.