I have not been happier in my entire life. I am 5 months pregnant and today reached the 24 week mark. This is a key milestone in any pregnancy as it marks the day your baby stops being referred to as an embryo and is now classed as a human being. It also marks the date where babies can survive should they be born. Yes they will need a lot of intensive care, but their chances of survival are there. I still worry about her, of course, but it means I can relax slightly as she could come early and still be ok.
I have loved being pregnant. I didn’t really suffer from that much morning sickness, so I know I am one of the lucky ones. I have however had a continually high blood pressure. I have been admitted to hospital twice because of this and it means that there is a high risk of me developing further fun things like preeclampsia later on. But none of this has even dented my happiness. I am so in love with this feeling. I love getting bigger as she grows. I love constantly needing to pee because it means she is growing. I love the scans. Most of all, I love her kicks. There is nothing that can ever compare to the feeling of being kicked from the inside. Every single nudge causes a massive grin to spread across my face. She had the hiccups yesterday. It woke me up at 4am. I couldn’t get back to sleep afterwards, but I was still smiling all day.
It feels like I have been pregnant forever and yet it also feels like it is going too quickly. I can’t wait to meet her. I know that when she is eventually here time is going to move even quicker and I plan to enjoy single second of being a mum.