17 Weeks 3 Days

I haven't got a side profile bump picture to show this week, instead I have my 3D scans to post!

I have been feeling the baby move since the day after my MW appointment, although I can only ever feel it on my left side, which all becomes clear at my scan, I have an anterior placenta (at the front) which means I won't feel big movements for a while. I presume my placenta is on the right, at the front, as I only ever feel the baby move on the left.

2 days after my MW appointment, I had a bad bout of sciatica! I felt like I had been kicked my a horse in the arse and I couldn't put weight on my right leg!! I was like this for 2 days, and Bongo had to take a day off work to walk the dog and generally be my nurse!! It went as quickly as it started and I'm feeling a lot better.

So, Saturday, at 17 weeks and 1 day, we had our 3D gender scan, which my Mum, Dad, nephew and Charlie came to.
It was a bit of a bittersweet day though, as my great aunt died at 3.30am Saturday morning, I wouldn't go so far as to say we were extremely close, but she took over as our Nan after my Nan (her sister) passed away in 1995. But she was everybodys  Nan, everyone in the town knew her, she welcomed everyone in, our family is HUGE, they had 21 brothers and sisters (No TV's in those days) and I certainly don't think that side of my family is infertile! The whole town is in mourning for our wonderful Auntie Ethel. She will be greatly missed.

So here are the pictures of our little PRINCESS, Cora-Jane Ellen. To explain why we have chosen her name. We both like the name Cora, it reminds me of the film Titanic, when Leonardo DiCaprio is dancing in 3rd Class with the little girl, then dances with Rose, but he says to the little girl 'Your still my favourite girl Cora', Jane comes from my dad's name, which is Jan (pronounced as in short for Janet, not Yan) and Ellen is my sisters middle name, who had to be honoured for her wonderful offer of paying for our FET.
 Bongo guessed correct right from the beginning and he is absolutely smitten and over the moon he's having a little girl! I am chuffed to bits as well, of course all I want is a happy healthy baby, but to know I have one of each, as this will probably be my only time I have a baby, is just perfect.


Cheeky little lady decided to flip us the bird!! Definitely her mothers daughter!!

 I think she's singing the song 'The Music Man' and doing the piano action here!!

 GRRR, shaking her fist at us!!