It's 6.30pm and we're currently up in the bedroom. Rachel is next to me currently getting changed.



It's been a moment of calm these last couple days since we had the emergency scan on Tuesday. Rachel did have another bleed Tuesday evening but it wasn't as severe and, as we knew what was causing it now, didn't alarm us too much. Rachel has used the advice to rest to her full advantage and has had me running around looking after her. I don't care. I'm happy, she's happy, Peanut is happy.



As the scan came back as positive as it did, and as we saw the heartbeat, it's time we started telling a few more members of our extended family. Tonight it is the turn of our Auntie Di and I'm expecting this to be a total and utter screamfest of joy. In fact, I think I'd better be prepared with the tissues as I'm sure there's going to be a lot of happycrying going on! We're planning on revealing all the same way we did it last time, with a 'Congratulations' card. This time, however, instead of a photo of the positive tests, we're going to include a copy of the scan printout we got. It's 4mm long, it looks tiny, but it's Peanut.



I hope I'm not being too optimistic when I hope that the next 6 weeks are going to be as uneventful as the previous two days. Rachel has been pregnant for 6 weeks, 3 of which we've known. The worry is something else! I don't know what I'm going to be like nearer the time, probably running around like a madman getting all the things ready I should have done months before. Typical bloke!



Right now we're getting ready to leave. Rachel's morning sickness is coming and going in waves but is a lot better than what it originally was - we think it may have been an unfortunate mix of initial nausea and the tummy bug I think I had which I had initially put down to stress. She seems to be developing a taste for Monster Munch pickled onion crisps and McDonald's - I hope to God those won't develop into full-blown cravings!



I've also thought of another idea on how to break the news on Facebook. The original two ideas were either me holding up two bags of ice next to Rachel's tummy, with the caption "Ice, ice, baby!". The other idea is the 'movie poster' idea. The third idea, which I think would be really funny, and maybe could be implemented with the poster idea, is to have the both of us showing off our tummies - mine with 'Pizza' written on it and hers with 'Baby' written on it. It's a thought.



Somehow, though, I don't think my poster idea of the scan with red, glowing eyes and the title 'Demon Child' would go down too well with her family.