A story of hope, and a milestone purchase!

This last week has flown by with yet more Christmassy things. Last night was my work christmas do, and I decided to proudly show off my bump in a little black and gold number. Felt rather lovely actually, especially as I bumped in to many old friends from a former school, one of which said I looked like a pregnant  Cat Deeley - i'll take that compliment any day!
School is hectic at the moment, and my class are extremely excited by the fact that I told them I would reveal the gender of our baby as their Christmas present. My class have been tremendous with their enthusiasm about our baby Chappo. They draw regular pictures of my (slightly odd looking) bump, and I have received numerous Christmas cards that are simply addressed to 'baby Chapman', (if I haven't mentioned it previously, I'm a primary school teacher!).

Milestone purchase 

Today we went Christmas shopping, only to end up putting a deposit down on a silver cross pram and travel system. To be honest, we were planning on leaving all baby purchases right until the eleventh hour, but the deal of a free car seat was too good to pass!

For the time that we were in that shop, we felt like a normal family, preparing for the arrival of our little one. Such a good feeling! Admittedly, I did have 2 seconds of 'have we done the right thing?' but then I snapped out of it and thought 'well we'll need one WHEN she arrives!'

Walking the dog later today, Tim revealed how excited he was at making such a big purchase.

A family like us

This week we received an email from a friend who had shared our blog, and had resulted in him being contacted by a friend of a friend.  He mentioned that the family who had contacted him have a four year old daughter with Turner Syndrome. This family were kind enough to email us their story - in a nutshell - and it was such a breath of fresh air to read. Hearing the personal story of a family whose daughter made it through pregnancy, birth and is now a  healthy, happy little girl at school, was simply uplifting and filled us with new hope. We aim to make contact with them soon as they are the first family that we have come across who have been our our shoes, and known of the diagnosis of Turner Syndrome since pregnancy. 

The week ahead for us and baby

So, Monday is our first visit to the paediatrician, and Tuesday is the 28 week scan, consultant visit and blood tests. Whilst we are anxious about what is to come, we also feel at ease (though when isn't Tim!). I'm most looking forward to seeing her on the little monitor, and checking out the size of her feet-she has a mean kick on her! 

For now, we are going to sit back, enjoy the weekend and immerse ourselves in Christmas festivities. Very much looking forward to a carol concert tomorrow night, and hopefully catching up with some amazing church friends of mine who have been keeping me, Tim and baby Chappo in their prayers. 

Hoping to share some positive news with you all on Tuesday!