Getting used to the fact that we are pregnant, that I am growing a baby, is an odd one. Pregnancy is full of ups and downs, challenges and rewards, sickness and indigestion, flutters as baby kicks and moves around inside you. It truly is a miracle and one that you can’t really appreciate until it's actually happening to you. That's why I want to keep this Pregnancy Diary going; so we, me and my daughter, can look back on this time and smile, knowing it was all meant to be.

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First off, thank you for all your lovely messages, comment and support, it means so much!! It is great to have an online community, a little support system that I can talk to through my camera. Thank you for watching, reading, double-clicking, and following along.

HOW AM I?

Feeling and doing great, very lucky so far. Only really suffering from indigenous, sore boobs, shoulder blade pains, constipation but this all eased off around week 25.

HORMONES

My hormones are settling after a few (daily) doses of crying

CRAVINGS

No real cravings yet, just for ice cream cones but that's gone now.

KICKING

Baby is happily kicking away, Dad has felt her too, around week 17.

SLEEP

Being in bed and trying to sleep can be uncomfortable but I bought a Pregnancy Pillow which is amazing. I am learning to nap. Getting used to peeing all the time and twice in the night. Got given a night light which is great. Heartburn and sickness have made sleeping hard but I still find myself waking up early and super hungry.

VITAMINS

I have been taking folic acid, vitamin D but here in Iceland, folic acid is advised until week 12. I moved onto the UK maternity vitamin, Pregnacare from week 12 onwards.

LIFE

Juggling a full-time job and working for myself has been tough. I'm slowing down and not as much of a workaholic anymore. I got let go from the full-time job and am a lot less stressed now I’m not working for someone else. Ingimar has settled into his new job and is enjoying it.

DAD-TO-BE

Ingimar has been great, making tea in the morning and helping with a packed lunch, attending appointments and scans, giving me massages, etc. He also bought me this fabulous Massage Belt which I use regularly and highly recommend.

MIDWIFE

Ingimar found Bjorkin, a private birthing center here in Iceland. We are going to enroll for a midwife there. We went to our first ‘birthing in Iceland’ class.

NURSERY

We already have second-hand/charity items, some things from IKEA and local shops, but some of my amazing subscribers also sent items so a big thank you to them!!