Bump size stresses!

Bump size, and future appointments

At 27 weeks (+2 days), I'm having the most ridiculous of stresses .... The size of my bump!
I'm convinced that I've stopped putting on weight (true enough), and that baby chappo has stopped growing. To many, this may seem like the least of our worries, but right now my mind is doing overtime....
'If I've stopped putting on weight, and my bump is tiny compared to others, then there must be a problem!'
The rational side of me is saying 'Racheal, baby is constantly playing football inside your belly on a daily basis, that must be a good sign' .
Do I listen to my rational side? Of course not! Family are trying to convince me that I've grown, and friends are reminding me that every bump is different, and that maybe because I'm tall I carry it better.

Thankfully we have a scan next Tuesday, and a trip to our consultant (hopefully not Mrs Doom & Gloom), so I'm sure that they will check out sizes etc and put my mind at ease.

Christmas delights

On a lighter note, we've had a relatively busy weekend consisting of a Christmas hockey do, and Christmas panto,  both of which were fab as they involved lots of laughs and feeling 'normal'.
My hockey friends knew how to perk me up by commenting on how I was blooming (do you think that Tim had prepped them all with key phrases, hehe?!), and my brother momentarily made my forget my bump size stresses by saying how you couldn't miss my bump in the dress I was wearing!

Anyway, that's all for now. We are meeting a paediatrician next Monday to find out what our little girl may be faced with after birth and during childhood (in terms of checks, appointments, hormone injections etc), so that should be very informative.
Will update you all early next week once we've had our manic 24 hours of 4 appointments!