26 Weeks Bump.

I've hit a wall. Exhaustion, procrastination, complete and utter lack of motivation. It's fair to say that pregnancy has reached a rather uninteresting stage. With so many plans to start redecorating, organising and blogging, I still manage to find myself taking advantage of John's nap times to indulge in 40 winks myself.

Even these bump photos were only taken today (despite reaching 26 weeks last week) and in my work clothes no-less as it's one of the only times I actually find myself getting washed and dressed -- otherwise my days are spent in pyjamas. I'm not sure if it's my body just starting to struggle as I approach the third trimester or if my exhaustion is simply due to lack of a good nights sleep thanks to not being able to get comfortable for more than an hour or so at a time. Either way, the house is a mess, my to-do list is rapidly growing with little being scored off and things have been a bit quieter here at Diddle Diddle Dumpling.

Someone insisted in being part of the photo action.

But despite my lack of enthusiasm for the daily grind, John has been coming leaps and bounds these last few weeks. Despite still not talking, boy is communicating on new levels each day. Now able to identify his nose, ears, eyes, teeth, tongue, fingers, toes, tummy & willy (haha!) as well as responding to questions like "would you like a snack?", "can you find your shoes?" and "do you want to feed piggy [guinea pig]?". He can now dress & undress himself with a little assistance and is even showing the first signs of potty training, such as letting us know when he's in need of a nappy change. He's also becoming a pro in walking from A-to-B whilst holding Mummy or Daddy's hand -- a great relief as I really don't want to have to invest in a double buggy come November. But as I say, his speech is still limited. We get Mumma, Dada, Hiya, Yeah and Ta but other than that he communicates through babbling, pointing and snorting, which for now is fine -- he is only 18 months old after all!

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