Bek's Beauty

Well... I think I've officially reached **THAT** stage of pregnancy 🤣🤰

You know... the stage where you genuinely have NO idea what time of day it is because sleep has completely packed its bags and left 🙃😂

Back pain? ✅
Pelvic pain? ✅
Restless legs? ✅
Heartburn that could probably power a small village? ✅🔥

I've gone from actually going to bed... to pacing around the house at stupid o'clock, having a 2am bath, then ending up lying on the sofa wondering why I even bothered trying to sleep in the first place 🤣😭

Honestly... if I look like a wobbly zombie when you come for your nails... I promise I probably am 🧟‍♀️😂

The heartburn is absolutely unreal too! I know it's just an old wives' tale... but Roo had BETTER come out with a full head of hair after all this 🤣🙈

Has anyone actually found anything that helps restless legs? I've tried magnesium cream, magnesium bath salts, and I can't take any more magnesium than what's already in my pregnancy vitamins... so I'm open to any suggestions before I completely lose the plot 🤣💗

On the plus side... I actually remembered to take some nail pictures for once! 💅😂

Okay... little life update because it's all been a bit chaotic lately 🤣🙈

Firstly... WE SAW ROO TODAY!! 🥹💗

And for once she actually decided to cooperate!! 🤣

We got some absolutely gorgeous pictures of her (yes... one with her eye slightly open 👀🥹) and she STILL insists on keeping her foot in her mouth 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 Honestly, she's going to come out doing gymnastics at this rate.

She's now weighing roughly **3lb 5oz** already! 😭💗 I genuinely can't believe we've only got around 9 1/2 weeks to go until its time to meet her. Where has this pregnancy gone?! 🥹

Talking of time flying... the baby shower is NEXT WEEK!! 🥳💗 (I'm not mentally prepared for that either 🤣)

Now for the not so fun bit...

The council have finally been back to me regarding Heidi's EHCP... only to tell me I've apparently left it too late to appeal... despite the fact it was going through mediation for tribunal and THEY refused to attend. Make that make sense please?! 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

At this point I'm tempted to cancel my council tax just so they actually contact me... because that seems easier than getting anyone to help my child 🤣🙃

Safe to say I've officially stopped worrying about taking the girls out of school for the odd holiday now... priorities and all that 😅✈️

Anyway... back to nails because this IS still a nail page 💅🤣

I've only got around **7 weeks left working** now before maternity leave 😭👶

If you're wanting an appointment before I disappear into baby land, PLEASE get booked in! You only have **2 appointments left** with me now. My diary is also getting full, and with summer holidays availability is limited. 👀💅

I'll also be posting my recommended local nail techs over the next couple of weeks so you've all got someone lovely to go to while I'm away. 🤍

Right... I'm off to stare at Roo's scan pictures for the next 3 hours and convince myself she definitely has my nose... although poor child has probably inherited Matt's feet if she's already chewing on them off 🤣🤣💗

Foot and fingers in her mouth at the same time 😍🤣❤️

Well... today's update is less 💅 and more 🤯🤣

Firstly... HEIDI FINALLY has her new Omnipod device!! 🙌🎉

No more smashed screen! 🥳 Just in time too because we need to change her pump and sensor tonight... that's if we can actually get the new one to cooperate because at the minute it wants absolutely NOTHING to do with us 😭🤣 Wish us luck!!

It's been a bit of a rubbish day for her though 😔 Her blood sugars have been ridiculously HIGH all day and her ketones were too high for her to stay in school, so she ended up coming home. 💔

The good news is we've got our 2/3 weekly diabetes review tomorrow, so fingers crossed we're finally heading in the right direction. 🤞❤️

As for me... this heat can honestly do one! 🥵🤣

Baby Roo has been practising her Braxton Hicks on and off all day, my sciatica is still trying to finish me off, pelvic girdle pain is making me walk like I've ridden a horse for a week 🤣 and I'm pretty sure getting out of a chair now requires a full risk assessment. 🙃😂

Physio yesterday wasn't the miracle cure I was hoping for either... but I'll give it a chance before I start complaining too much 🤣🤞

Also... sorry there's no new nail pictures! 😭 I've been that busy trying to keep everyone alive (including myself 🤣) that I completely forgot to take any.

I promise I'll be back with plenty next week! 💅✨

Right... I'm off to wrestle with this new Omnipod before it wins. 😭😂

Please send patience... and maybe ice cream while you're at it. 🍦🤣❤️

Today feels like one of those days that's hard to put into words. 💔

A year ago today, I walked into the hospital on my own (we hadnt told anyone) for what should have been an exciting 8 week scan...

Instead, I was told my baby no longer had a heartbeat.

It was one of the hardest days I've ever had to face, followed by surgery and a heartbreak that I don't think ever truly leaves you.

It's strange because if that hadn't happened, I wouldn't be here now, 29 weeks pregnant with our beautiful little Roo. 🩷

Life can be so unbelievably cruel, yet somehow so incredibly kind at the same time.

People often think that once you're pregnant again, the sadness disappears... but it doesn't. You don't replace one baby with another. You simply learn to carry both love and grief together.

Today I'm remembering the little baby we never got to meet, while feeling so incredibly grateful for every little kick, wiggle and hiccup from Roo. 🥹🩷

To anyone who's experienced pregnancy loss, please know you're not alone. Your baby mattered, they're never forgotten, and it's okay to still think about them, even when life has moved forward.

Sometimes our hearts make room for both the deepest sadness and the greatest joy... and that's okay. 🤍

Well... after a few days off social media, im feeling better. 🤣💅

Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday on Wednesday.🤍

I'm not usually the biggest fan of my birthday 🙈 but you all, along with my family and friends, really did make it special this year, so thank you! 🥹💗

And now... the countdown is on because I get to see Baby Roo again tomorrow at my next scan! 🥹👶💗 I honestly can't wait to see her little face again (if she decides to cooperate this time 🤣).

I fancied doing something a little different with my nails this set too...

So I hand painted Baby Roo from one of my scan pictures onto my nail. 🥹🎨💅

Safe to say this has got to be one of my favourite accent nails I've ever created. It's so personal and something I'll always remember from this pregnancy. 🤍

Anyway... enough of me being all emotional 🤣. Normal nail content will now resume! 💅😂

What do we all think of my little Roo nail? 🥹💗

Okay... I've spammed you all with enough nail pictures to keep you going for a few days 🤣💅

So I'm just popping on to say, if I don't reply to your messages straight away, please don't think I'm being rude ❤️.

I'm just taking a few days away from social media... including my business page. Life's been a little full on recently and I just need to switch my brain off for a couple of days 🙈.

Please don't worry about me though ❤️. I'm not posting this for attention, sympathy or anything like that. Sometimes life just gets a bit overwhelming and, if I'm honest, sometimes social media can too. I just need a couple of days to reset and come back with a clearer head 😊.

Hopefully you're all booked in for this week and next anyway 🤣💅.

If you've got a genuine nail emergency (because let's be honest... they do happen 🤣😂), I will still keep an eye on my messages and get back to you.

But if it's just to book an appointment or a general enquiry, I'll reply in a few days once I've had a little break.

Thank you all for understanding, for supporting my little business and for always sticking with me through the nail posts, the Baby Roo updates and my general life chaos 🤣❤️.

Right... phone is going on silent, I'm making a brew ☕ and pretending social media doesn't exist for a couple of days 🤣🙈.

See you all soon! 💅💕

Glass slipper nails 💅

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