6 weeks!

6 weeks today. Is it just me, or is this the slowest moving pregnancy ever? I think keeping it from everyone is adding to that a little. I'll be telling my sister this week though, and then going to the doctors and getting bloods and organising my scan... maybe it will all feel a bit more like things are actually happening then?

I bought another pregnancy test yesterday. I hadn't done one for a whole week (go me, haha), and I think I just wanted that reassurance. I did another First Response one, and wow that line came up instantly and was instantly very, very dark! I compared it to my older tests, and yeah - I'm feeling good now. The line is much darker.

And seeing as I'm six weeks today, I have also taken another belly pic (well, hubby took it). I still don't think I'm seeing any difference, and if there is, I'd say it's mostly bloating and birthday cake! I have also gained a little weight - sitting at 72.2kg now. But again, that could mostly be birthday cake.

I was feeling pretty rubbish when hubby took the photo this morning, so please excuse the grimace/fake smile.
I wonder how long it will be till I start showing? It was very late with the little man. Much earlier with the little miss, but still probably not till early in the second trimester. I am really looking forward to the bump. To not being massively overweight, so there not being quite so much "Is she pregnant or just really fat?". I do so love the pregnant profile. I sat next to a pregnant mumma in mum's group this past Saturday, and I spent quite a bit of time admiring and rubbing her belly (with her permission of course). It was so lovely feeling that little baby moving around in her belly. That's what I'm looking forward to - the bump and the moving baby, and having those quiet moments together with just me and belly baby wriggling inside me.

I have been doing my best to keep up with exercise. I did ATB on Saturday morning which was good. I still have sore legs and obliques from that! I did go for a run this morning, but I'm struggling with running I must admit. To start with, I'm already worried about possibly overheating and damaging baby, but I also don't want to use this pregnancy as an excuse to become lazy and fat. But this morning, after my run I was feeling a bit off, slightly light-headed for awhile. I thought I wasn't pushing it too hard, but I guess I need to go slower. More of a jog than a run. I had my heart rate monitor on (using it for the first time since I got it), and my heart rate was up in the late 170's for most of the run. That seems far too high, yet I didn't feel like I was pushing it. So, am going to be very mindful of taking it very, very easy next time.