Week 13: The Nublet's first starring role!

The first scan. It's almost a holy thing, isn't it? I've heard mums-to-be eulogise about how amazing it was and how it created a bond between them and baby, so I was expecting big things.

Now, don't get me wrong - it's an amazing thing to see your baby for the first time, but rather than be overwhelmed with emotions, I was in awe at the tiny brain you can see and thinking about what path life had in store for this little nublet. However, there was emotion aplenty from the husband who ran to the screen, with a tear in his eye, prompting the scanner to tell him to 'sit down sir so your wife can see the screen'. Bless him.

I was also really relieved to find out everything was OK as I managed to pick up a nasty stomach bug in Cuba and all sorts of things were running through my head. To see it's little heart beating was truly out of this world, however, it didn't make me go mushy. Instead, it's actually made me more excited about the journey we're embarking on. The next scan is in January and we will be able to tell the sex. We've decided to find out, causing some people to say we're removing the romance from the situation, but I say if we find out the sex, that's one gender less of baby names to argue over!

The nublet also had another starring role this week as my interview with Mariah Carey went live on You Tube. OK, so it's not TV, but 7,500 people have viewed it making the nublet a star in my eyes! OK, so you can't see much of a tummy but what a thing to be able to say to the baby when it's all grown up... you were in my tummy when Mummy met Mariah! Let's just hope her diva tendencies didn't wash off on the bump. Mariah kept me waiting 4 hours, I'm hoping the nublet will not keep me waiting too much once the labour process starts!