21w 1d

Been busy busy busy, but figured it's time for a quick update. Main points of interest:

1. Scan of baby at 19w 6d, taken above, on 22 September. I was a bit fretty 'cause lil fella(-ess) hadn't been wriggling much but the scan showed him/her all big and beautiful. Everything seemed to be as it should be, measurements were spot-on for the week and saw legs and arms waving about merrily. Couldn't tell the gender - was all a bit blurry down that end - so it's still set to be a surprise.

2. Week's holiday in Cornwall was lovely - think we got the last of the good weather, as we were sunning ourselves on the beach most of the time. Very relaxing and fresh-airing and sunny and etc. Bit of a shock to come back to London and find autumn in full effect - must get some warmer maternity clothes!

3. Had more worries about lack of movement - until Tuesday, when baby must have shifted position and has been merrily kicking the front of my uterus ever since. I know that it's normal for movement to be sporadic at this point but, well, I don't need much excuse to get a bit anxious. So I hope he/she keeps up the kicks (even though it makes me jump!).

4. Looks like house move may be off. Our buyers have to exchange tomorrow 'cause of people getting evicted from rented accommodation further down the chain; we're nowhere near in a position to do that as we haven't even seen the lease of the place we're supposed to be buying. So looks like our buyers will probably pull out of buying ours, and rent somewhere for a while instead. So unless we can magic up a good first-time/cash buyer pronto, looks like all bets are off. I can live with staying where we are for another year but it's gutting that we will lose the grand (or more) we've already spent on surveys, solicitors' fees etc if it all falls through. Bloody chains...