My addiction to taking photos of Jenson means that I often get that annoying ‘storage full’ message pop up on my phone. I went through my entire camera roll, clearing out images earlier, and couldn’t help but smile as I revisited photos from my pregnancy. I thought I’d share my favourites here in one place.
1. 5 October – the pregnancy test. Despite two previous negative tests, I knew this one would be positive before I even took it. I’d been going to bed at 8pm all week, my boobs were beyond tender and I was sick just hours before taking it.
2. 11 November – My first bump pic, taken when I thought I was 12 weeks but it turned out I was 11.5
3. 26 November – I had cravings for anything lemony
4. 14 December – my parents’ dog loved resting his head on my bump
5. 16 December – One day at work I looked down and realised for the first time just how big my bump was getting
6. 27 January – learning a new skill – balancing my breakfast on my bump!
7. 16 February – ice cream cravings!
8. 19 February – it didn’t take long for my ankles and feet to start swelling
9. 19 February – my favourite lunch was cheesey chips with salad cream. Still love it!
10. 2 March – I bruise like a peach so the blood test for gestational diabetes wasn’t at all fun!
11. 15 March – Luke bought me tulips for ‘almost Mother’s Day’. What a sweetie!
12. 15 March – Being pregnant doesn’t mean you can’t have pretty drinks!
13. 27 March – I worked from home one day. The sofa was much comfier than my desk but bumps and laptops don’t really mix!
14. 30 March – first stretchmarks. Boo hiss
15. 4 April – yummy cake at my baby shower
16. 28 May – my final bump pic, taken on my due date. Jenson arrived two days later
I love that I’ll always have photos like these to look back on. After all, we plan on only doing this once!