The Tadpole Chronicles
Yes, I’m most unexpectedly pregnant and the countdown has begun.
I’ll be blogging progress of my pregnancy here at Life gets in the way, and as I’m a first-timer, things could get a bit muddled and hectic, but bear with me – I’ll get there in the end! And when our tiny bundle of noise arrives, well, there’ll be all kinds of celebrating going on!
And just to avoid confusion, we won’t be finding out the sex of the baby before the birth (as our maternity hospital has a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy). Also, we’ve taken to referring to our impending arrival as “Tadpole”, as when we first discoveredI was pregnant, we did some research and discovered that, at that point in pregnancy, the baby looked “something like a tadpole”. We liked it, and it stuck.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading about Tadpole and my experiences as a first-time expectant mum.
Pregnancy-related posts:
- Pitter Patter
- Constant Craving
- Hormonal? Moi?
- 10 weeks down – 30 to go…
- For the Chop
- 11 weeks in…
- 12 weeks in…
- 13 weeks in…
- Tadpole’s First Photograph
- That’s one talented kid!
- 14 weeks in…
- 15 weeks in…
- 16 weeks in…
- The Karate Kid Kicks!
- 17 weeks in…
- 18 weeks in…
- 19 weeks in…
- 20 weeks in…
- 20-week scan
- 21 weeks in…
- Tricky Kicking
- 22 weeks in…
- 22-week scan
- 23 weeks in…
- 24 weeks in…
- 25 weeks in…
- 26 weeks in…
- 27 weeks in…
- 28 weeks in…
- 29 weeks in…
- Do they care about mothers at Mothercare?
- 30 weeks in…
- Ringing the changes
- 31 weeks in…
- 32 weeks in…
- 33 weeks in…
- 34 weeks in…
- 35 weeks in…
- 36 weeks in…
- 37 weeks in…
- 38 weeks in…
- Tadpole Update…
- Birth Announcement!
- All the posts about Xander
The Belly Photographs (click to enlarge):
22.5 weeks 30 weeks 34 weeks 36 weeks 38 weeks
Books I’ve found useful:
- Pregnancy for Dummies by Sarah Jarvis
- The Best Friends’ Guide to Pregnancy by Vicky Iovine
- The Queen Charlotte’s Hospital Guide to Pregnancy by Adriana Hunter
- Hypnobirthing: The Breakthrough to Safer, Easier More Comfortable Childbirth by Marie Mongan
- Childbirth Without Fear: The Principles and Practice of Natural Childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read
Websites I’ve found useful:






tadsgrom said,
September 10, 2008 at 9:38 am
Yes we’re all desperately awaiting little Tad’s arrival. Looking forward to the mad dash up to Aberdeen with Great Grom in tow, so are hoping that we ‘get the call’ at a time of day which gives us the chance to let folk know and to get on the road. That four hour journey will seem the longest in history, so Tad, if you’re listening, give us time to get there before you do!
Love to all
xxxxx