'The Unmumsy Mum' book review & update 6 WEEKS PREGNANT

Hey guys,

I hope you have all been well. So if you read my blog post from when I first started up this new blog I was saying how I was reading an awesome book called 'The Unmumsy Mum'. I have now finished that book and it is absolutely brilliant! So here is my review...

I feel as though this book is 100% more for mums with existing children rather than an expecting mother because before you have children you honestly have no idea, so this book could put you off or make you think negatively. You really do just have to be a mum to understand this book and relate to it. I think it is absolutely hilairious! The lady who writes this book has a great sense of humour and really does make you laugh, she isn't afraid to say what most mums are. It makes you realise that you aren't alone and we all struggle with our whingy toddlers and suffer from difficult days with a screaming newborn. 5/5 from me!

Update - I am 6 weeks pregnant!!

 

The '6 week update' picture was taken very late so I've noticed the bloating has finally gone down since previous pictures.

Baby A is now the size of a sweet pea, measuring approximately 1/4 of an inch long. This may not seem huge, but just think about how much he has grown in the last month, from a tiny collection of cells to the increasingly complex human being-to-be who is currently in the process of sprouting all of his facial features. Baby A has tiny little buds that are just waiting to bloom into arms, his cute little nose and curious eyes are beginning to form, although they still merely look like dark little spots on an oversized head. Passages and arches that will grow and develop into parts of Baby A's ears and jaw are forming. Development of Baby A's lower body lags behind that of the upper, making him look slightly like a mermaid, and he may already be wiggling his flipper like arms! Baby A is also starting to straighten out from his formerly curled position, and that pesky tail is making its way to its final destination in his back.

This week I have started experiencing morning sickness, I haven't actually been sick yet but I have felt very nauseous and struggled to eat. The mere sight of food makes me feel gross, the only thing I can stomach right now are ham and cheese sandwiches (brown bread only) from the meal deal section in co-op. Two girls I know said that was their craving and they both had boys, so I'm starting to feel hopeful that Ill have a boy now as I would love a boy. 

We are currently staying at my nan and granddad's house as my nan is away visiting her family in Scotland for two weeks and my granddad literally couldn't look after himself. We still have 9 more days here but it is lovely spending time with my gramps. Even though he does keep getting very emotional and tearful because he misses nan so much.

Aiyanna-Rose is 21 months! I can't believe how close we are to her turning 2, It's crazy. What's even crazier is that I'm going to have two children soon, and I am so nervous but excited at the same time.

I Hope you have all enjoyed the holidays and don't miss your kids too much as they all go back to school ;)

Nicole x