tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22770436648745191632024-03-13T09:20:48.864+01:00A glimpse of meEvelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-57188991877732896212014-07-04T13:30:00.000+02:002014-07-04T13:30:02.263+02:00New adventures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So... I have some good news and some bad news.<br />
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The good news is that I've started blogging again! Jeeej :) <br />
The "bad" news is that I'm blogging on a different blog and in Dutch. Well, technically that's not really bad news, but most of my blogfriends don't understand Dutch so it's not really "good" news either.<br />
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If you want to follow me along on this new blog-adventure, <a href="http://mamzella.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">click here</a><br />
You could always have Google translate the text or just enjoy the photo's.<br />
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I hope to see some of you there! <br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-42878763160932794922014-02-07T22:28:00.000+01:002014-02-07T22:28:09.055+01:00Emanuella Grace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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She's here! </div>
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Well, she has been for one and a half week already but I've only just found the time to post an update.</div>
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<b>Emanuella Grace</b> was born on the 28th of January. </div>
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She weighed 3.635 kg and was 52cm long at her birth</div>
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She is the most beautiful and easy-going baby we've ever seen!<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-9593397143562377892014-01-21T18:19:00.002+01:002014-01-21T18:19:30.633+01:0038 week pregnancy update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How am I feeling? </b><br />
I'm still alive and kicking and superlarge. I'm feeling great, really... Sleep is going great and I started taking evening walks with Mr.-Daddy-to-be to shake things up. My OBgyn sais everything is going perfect! I'm already 1.5cm dilated which is great. Only 8.5 to go!<br />
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I even went in for an extra check-up today because I've been having some pretty painful contractions and I already had an appointment with a physiotherapist. The monitor confirmed I'm having some rather strong contractions but they're still very irregular. It was acually pretty fun just laying on a bed for half an hour, listening to baby's heartbeat and seeing how the monitor was measuring the contractions! I'm a tad bit sad that it's not yet going full force but hey, I still have 2 more weeks to go. The sweet midwife said it could go fast now so if the pain gets any worse I should take a warm bath and then come back in to check my progress.<br />
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The appointment with the physiotherapist was really fun because the lady was so friendly and sweet and bubbly! It was like meeting with a friend - a friend that gave me a pretty nice back massage, hah! We just did a couple of relaxation exercises and some breathing techniques. If I'm not yet holding my baby by Thursday I'll also get a chance to try out the birthing tub so I know what to expect if I choose to use it during labor or the actual birth.<br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
+17kg.<br />
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<b>How big is baby?</b><br />
She weighs 3.5kg and is about 50cm.<br />
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<b>Fun moment of the week?</b><br />
Spending half an hour on the monitor and seeing that I'm not crazy - there's actually something happening in there!<br />
And getting a visit from my friend Joke. She brought us FOUR meals to freeze so we don't have to think about food when the baby's born. Two portions of chilli (my favourite! She knows me so well :-) ), a portion of orange chicken and breakfast frittata muffins! Oh and a bag of cookies but somehow they got "lost" somewhere... Really babe, I have no clue where I put that bag of double chocolate cookies?? </div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-27314439962149567362014-01-11T22:48:00.001+01:002014-01-11T22:48:15.293+01:00On being full term<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I feel like this pregnancy has gone so fast and yet so slow at the same time.<br />
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I remember feeling very <b>anxious, shocked and overwhelmed</b> when we found out we were having a baby! We didn't think it would all go so fast and I only took that pregnancy test as a joke, just to see what it would be like... When that test said "<b>pregnant</b>" even before I could put it down (it took less than 30 seconds) my brain couldn't quite process what that little word meant. For a moment I could only stare at it - feeling like everything was slowing down until reality hit me and I realized that yes, I actually am pregnant, the words on the test are not going to change anymore. When Jeff came in he just knew by looking at my face and I saw in his eyes how proud and happy he was. I'll never forget that moment... <br />
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I remember<b> how shocked and happy our families were</b> when we told them! They didn't even know we were going to try to have a baby so at first nobody believed it. But they were so so very happy and I feel like now they might be even more excited than we are - even though that's really not possible.<br />
Another moment I'll never forget, especially since we secretly filmed their reactions, hah! They weren't too pleased with that but who cares, right?! <br />
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I remember the fear of something going wrong with our baby, anxiously awaiting every milestone. The first ultrasound at 8 weeks, the 12week-mark, the gender ultrasound, 20 weeks, viability at 24weeks, the 6 month mark that gives your baby a good chance of survival, the 32 week OB/GYN appointment, the 36 week appointment that was the last one before being full term. <br />
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<b>And now our baby technically is "ready"</b>. She has everything she needs to be a normal, healthy baby and she could come out any moment she pleases. Yes, I'm a bit scared for labour - but what mom isn't? Yes, I'm not sure if I'm ready to be a mom - but what mom is??<br />
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What I do know is that I love this little girl. I've loved her since I knew she was there. I've loved feeling her little kicks in my belly and I've loved being the only one that really "knew" her. And I can't wait until they put her in my arms and they tell me I'm a real mommy.<br />
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I can't wait for Jeff to hold our precious daughter and to announce her name. I can't wait to see his face when he gets to see her and to see what kind of Dad he'll be. This week he proudly chose her first outfit and he's been talking to her at night, telling her that he can't wait to meet her. He'll be the<b> best Daddy</b> in the world, I just know it! <br />
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<b><i>So baby girl, your Mommy and Daddy are ready whenever you're ready. You are loved and we can't wait to meet you. Don't stay in there too long, sweety... <br />- Love, Mommy</i></b><br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-43027723776348657862014-01-05T22:38:00.000+01:002014-01-11T22:38:48.291+01:0036 week pregnancy update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How am I feeling? </b><br />
My energy levels go up and back down again all through the day. I do think I can get a lot of stuff done once I'm having an energy burst! Over these last three weeks we've finished our bedroom, put a lot of furniture together, I've washed all of our baby clothes and gotten my bags ready for the hospital. It's getting pretty close now so I'm feeling very anxious.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><br />
I'm experiencing a lot of pelvic pain and I think baby has dropped a bit. Last friday I wasn't dilated yet so our OB/GYN said we would probably have some more days of rest but she also said it's impossible to predict anything when it comes to labor.<br />
I think the anxiousness is the worst really. Knowing our baby could come any moment now, but it could also be another 5 weeks! It's driving me insane :-)<br />
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<b>Food?</b><br />
I feel like I'm stress-eating a lot. It doesn't matter what it is but I could eat all day long. This is such a bad habit!!<br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
16kg. The OB/GYN said I'll really have to watch my weight these next weeks because she's afraid I'll have trouble getting it back off. We'll see :-)<br />
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<b>How big is baby?</b><br />
Our doctor estimated baby girl is 49-50cm and weighs a whopping 3.380kg!! That would be a great birth weight but we still have about 4 weeks to go... She'll be a big baby but apparently it's very common in Jeff's family. I'm not really worried, I just don't want people to say she's heavy... Our world is a cruel one and I'm already in some kind of mommy-protective mode, trying to protect her from anybody that could possibly hurt he.<br />
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<b>Fun moment of the week?</b><br />
Putting our stroller together and finishing all the baby clothes.<br />
People are also getting reallllly excited! I think almost every single person at our church wished us luck and said they're so looking forward to our baby. My family aso keeps calling or messaging to see how we're doing. I just hope it won't take another 5 weeks until we have our baby girl! </div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-68843466966357539062014-01-03T15:18:00.000+01:002014-01-03T15:18:05.795+01:00RIP Janneman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My sweet little friendliest friend Janneman suddenly passed away due to a severe bunny disease...</div>
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RIP dear animalfriend, you'll be missed. I hoped you would be our daughter's friendliest friend too but it wasn't supposed to be...</div>
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I'll be back soon with some updates - I'm still pregnant! I enjoyed some time off with our families and planned on getting back this weekend but after what happened today I'm not really in the mood for blogging, as you can imagine.</div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-80554287110752632582013-12-22T22:33:00.000+01:002014-01-11T22:34:58.517+01:0034 week pregnancy update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
My energy levels change a lot during the day. The mornings usually are a bit tiring but starting in the late afternoon I'm on fire! Painting walls, washing baby clothes, putting dressers together, cleaning everything, ... I like it because we're getting stuff done! And it makes for a good night's sleep :-)<br />
Nesting definitely has kicked in. Don't let me go grocery shopping on my own, please! I'll come home with 5 packs of coffee, a toilet paper supply for the next half a year and lots and lots of freezable stuff... Did I mention the 6 packs of baby wipes? Yeah...<br />
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I luuurrvvve grilled cheese at the moment. When Jeff brought me some earlier today I started squealing with joy and clapping my hands. Yeah... <br />
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<i>What's up with these hormones, really?!</i><br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
14kg. I just keep gaining weight! Must be the grilled cheese, huh?<br />
At this rate I'll be +20kg by the end of this pregnancy if I don't watch out!<br />
Yeah...<br />
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<b>Movements?</b><br />
I think she moves enough for me not to worry and not too much for it to hurt too much. Sometimes I find it a bit anoying but most of the time I start talking to our baby girl. I mean, she's awake, I might as well get her used to us being bff's, right?<br />
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<b>Fun moment of the week?</b><br />
Our stroller, car seat and diaper bag came in!<br />
And we put together the dresser in our room that we'll use for baby changes.<br />
And we painted half of our room and it's beautiful! It makes me sooo happy...<br />
Baby girl's room got a serious cleaning (no, I did not get a before-picture because it lookes horrendous...).<br />
I also started washing some of the stuff I'll need to bring to the hospital. The rest will be washed after the Christmas craziness because I suspect my mom and sister of getting our girl some more clothes.<br />
Oh, and I started putting together our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suikerboon" target="_blank">sugar beans</a>, the little thank you gift we Belgians give to people that come to visit the baby after she's born.<br />
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<i>Did I mention nesting has kicked in? Yeah...</i></div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-26102570583796220562013-12-21T10:08:00.000+01:002013-12-21T10:08:00.194+01:00Maternity shoot - part two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We had our maternity shoot with my dear friend Joke from <a href="http://www.website-unavailable.com/main?wc=EWJsGwpmBRpJGxd0GAoAFA%3D%3D&url=www.southafricameetsbelgiumphotography.com&w=1366&h=619&ifc=0" target="_blank">South-Africa Meets Belgium Photography</a>. She's so great to work with! We really had a lot of fun with this shoot and Joke always makes us feel very comfortable. </div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-27571028936326907882013-12-18T09:57:00.001+01:002013-12-18T09:57:29.128+01:00Pregnancy update - 33 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
I feel pretty good actually! My energy levels are back up a bit and I've been pretty busy.<br />
I don't sleep very good but I'm not superduper tired so it's okay :-)<br />
The only thing that really bothers me is the heartburn. It used to start when I went to bed but now it's around dinner time. I'm sooo grateful for medicines, I don't know what I would do if they didn't exist!! <br />
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<b>Food?</b><br />
I feel as normal as I can!<br />
We've had a dinner party and I could still eat everything I want. No cravings, no food aversions. Except for coffee maybe, there are days that I can't stand coffee!<br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
13kg<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
Lately, I've been feeling her bum in my left upper side! It's so cute :)<br />
And the little feet are in my right side, it's so funny to feel them!<br />
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<b>Fun moment of the week?</b><br />
My parents calling me to say they'd buy our bassinet and baby mattress! They asked which one we wanted and then went and bought a more expensive one... Yep, they are real grandparents! Hihi :-)<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-85479386643824548402013-12-11T12:49:00.002+01:002013-12-11T12:49:58.406+01:0050 days to go - TO DO list update!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b> <a href="http://southafricameetsbelgiumphotography.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">thanks to SAMB photography </a></b></div>
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<b>House stuff:</b><br />
* <strike>We still need to find some nice </strike>paint and/or wallpaper for our living room.<br />
* Finish polyvalent room downstairs. This is our office, library and our
music room and will also probably be the room where we'll hide all the
babytoys and stuff.<br />
- finish walls<br />
- paint ceiling <i>- <b>somewhere this week maybe?</b></i><br />
* Buy bookcases for all our books, DVD's, CD's, ... <i>- <b>when the painting/wallpaper is done.</b></i><br />
* Once these things are done we can move everything that's in stock in
our basement and the bedrooms (and my in-law's house, whoops) to its
permanent place.<br />
* Paint the nursery<br />
* Paint our own bedroom where baby girl will be sleeping for the first 6 months of her life <i>- <b>Maybe this week!!! We've already finished so much in our bedroom this past week an it is such a blessing to see the progress...</b></i><br />
* Finish the entry hall. We're not sure what to do with the walls here,
either... I think they'll need a lotttt of love before they look nice.<br />
* Get rid of all the stuff we don't need anymore from our last
renovations. Seriously, we have so much stuff just laying around...
We'll have to find some time to throw everything away! <i>- <b>In progress...</b></i><br />
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<b>Baby Stuff</b><br />
* Buy bassinet/babybed <i>- <b>Maybe this weekend?!</b></i><br />
* Buy dresser for our bedroom and for the nursery <i><b>-Maybe this weekend?!</b></i><br />
* Find/make a cute baby announcement <i>- <b>We've got a draft for this one but Jeff is working on another idea.</b></i><br />
* Find something to give to the guests that come visit our girl (in Belgium we usually give chocolate/candy) - <i><b>I've bought most of the supplies and I'll probably work more on this in the days between Christmas and New Year's! </b></i><br />
* Buy more clothes <i>- <b>check! But she'll always need more clothes haha!</b></i><b> /</b> Ask SIL for my nieces' baby clothes.<b><i>- She's going to go through the clothes right before or after Christmas.</i></b><br />
<strike>* Buy 5 more cloth diapers in cute girly prints (let's put some fun things on here too, shall we??)</strike><br />
<strike>* Decide on a name</strike><br />
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<b>Me Stuff</b><br />
* Finish my masterthesis <b><i>- woops...</i></b><br />
* Take some pregnancy classes <i>- <b>This one is only the last 4 weeks of pregnancy, apparently...</b></i><br />
<strike>* Think about what kind of birth I want to have and make a birthplan with a midwife </strike><i> </i><br />
<strike>* Decorate for Christmas! Jeeej, so happy I can put this on my list this year</strike><br />
<strike>* Pregnancy shoot </strike><strike>in December! </strike><a href="http://southafricameetsbelgiumphotography.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">Joke</a> did such an amazing job on our pictures! Can't wait to show them off on this blog :-)<br />
<strike>* Get a final haircut before I become a mommy.</strike><br />
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I feel like we didn't get a lot accomplished in the past two months but this month will be SO hectic and a lot will be going on at once. I'm so excited to get this list completed because I feel like baby girl could come any moment now. We still have about 8 weeks to go, but still... You never know!<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-6015399503694013482013-12-10T14:33:00.000+01:002013-12-10T14:33:14.192+01:00Pregnancy update - 31 & 32 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b> 32 weeks - photoshoot with <a href="http://southafricameetsbelgiumphotography.blogspot.be/" target="_blank">the wonderful Joke</a>!</b></div>
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<b>32 weeks </b><br />
<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
Still mostly hormonal. I'm starting to shut other people out of my life so I can focus on the upcoming birth. I think I just don't have much energy left for high-maintenance people. It's not that I don't like them but I can't be bothered to be careful with their sensitivities, which is something I'm usually pretty good at. Ah, well... <br />
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<b>Sleep?</b><br />
I just need LOTS and lots of it! I could sleep in until noon, everyday...<br />
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<b>Food?</b><br />
I wish I had some cravings but I don't. It's hard to think of what we're going to have for dinner because I'm just not interested in food. Well, no, that's not true - I can eat all day long but there's nothing that tickles my fancy. Not even chocolate, imagine that!<br />
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<b>Weight gain? </b><br />
12 kg<br />
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<b>How big is baby? </b><br />
45-46 cm! My OB/GYN sais she's got herself some long legs...<br />
She weighs just a little over 2kg so I'm sure she's not going to be a monster baby ;-)<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
Lots of kicks but I can feel that she's getting less room in there.<br />
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<b>Fun moments of the week?</b><br />
It's not really "fun" but I woke up with some really painful contractions one night. They lasted for about half an hour and then it was gone. My doctor checked and everything is still looking like it should, so I'm not too worried. Just some practice for the real deal, apparently!<br />
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<b> 31 weeks</b><br />
<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
Hormonal would be the best way to describe me at this point in pregnancy. I can start to cry over everything! It's not helping that I only have 9 weeks to get everything done for baby girl to arrive... If she doesn't decide to come early, that is!<br />
Acidic reflux is also killing me at night. I'll be heading to my doctor tomorrow to get some help with this because it's really, really painful!<br />
Oh and clumsiness... I bump into things and I've even managed to fall when I tried to get back up from putting something at the bottom of the fridge. Nothing too serious but it's getting a bit anoying. I've also noticed my belly gets in the way - a lot! When taking pictures, when trying to sit down for dinner, when getting in or out of the car, when cooking... Sigh... I'll be happy to have my normal size back! <br />
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<b>Sleep?</b><br />
I usually get up about once a night (depending on whether I've had a lot to drink or not) but I manage to get back to sleep pretty fast. <br />
My friend that just had her baby said she's sooo tired so I'm trying to get as much sleep as possible while I can!<br />
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<b>Food?</b><br />
Less and less... My dinner is about half of what I usually eat and I find that I have to eat really slowly to fit some food in my stomach. It doesn't really help that baby girl's feet are somewhere next to my stomach...<br />
I skip my after lunch snack and stopped craving something sweet at night because I just don't have any room left for more food. I also try not to drink anything with my food because it just takes up too much room!!<br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
11kg.<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
Absolutely!<br />
I can definitely feel her little foot poking my ribs and I can even push it back when it's hurting too much. It does get uncomfortable at times but I'm still enjoying it.<br />
She also started to respond to touch! When I put my hand on my belly or when I pat it, she'll kick and squirm and it's really amazing to see how she reacts... I think she can even tell if it's me or someone else - maybe because she hears the voices?<br />
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<b>Fun moments of the week?</b><br />
Other people being able to feel the kicks! Especially Jeff, he's really enjoying time with his princess... He discovered that if he'll continually softly press on my upper right side, she'll kick him right back! It's only not really fun when he tries this at night when I'm already suffering from the acidic reflux and she'll start kicking my stomach... Yeah...<br />
My mom also felt baby girl squirming! She just put her hand on my belly (again, upper right side) when I thought baby was asleep - but she could definitely feel movement and even some small pokes :-)<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-51355370459279181892013-12-02T14:11:00.003+01:002013-12-02T14:11:33.029+01:00Pocket Diaper Stash<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally ordered my last cloth diapers! I have 20 pocket diapers, which should be enough to last us for 2-3 days in between washings...<br />
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The highest row are 10 brand-less china cheapies that I bought for a whopping 30 dollars, including shipping. We'll have to see how good they are but for that price you can"t really go wrong.<br />
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The middle row are 3 <b>alvababy</b> diapers. They are about 6 or 7 dollars a piece and are the ones with double gussets (to help prevent leaking) and colored snaps (Designed for babysitters, grandparents, ... so they know which size your baby is on).<br />
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The lowest row are my favourites - in case you couldn't guess that already!<br />
I ordered 6 alvababy diapers in <b>girly prints</b> and got the green one with white flowers for free! Score :-)<br />
The 2nd-4th on this row are minky diapers, which means they have a really soft outside.<br />
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I also ordered 2 <b>diaper pail liners</b> and 2 <b>wet bags</b> for our diaper bag.<br />
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Now, a little disclaimer: we're not starting with cloth diapering until our baby is 1.5-2 months old. Even though these diapers are one-sized, I've heard most diapers don't fit a teeny tiny newborn! So we're not even going to bother trying them on... And in addition to that, it's just easier to adjust to life with a baby without the extra washing and trial and error that comes with cloth diapering.<br />
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We'll keep you updated on our cloth diapering adventures in a couple of months :-)<br />
Now I'm off to prep them so they're ready to go when we need them!!<br />
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<i>(31 week update will be up tomorrow!!)</i></div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-15351722557052461552013-11-25T13:17:00.003+01:002013-11-25T13:22:13.954+01:00Pregnancy update - 30 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wow, ok, so I don't only<i> feel</i> huge, I<i> look</i> huge as well! </div>
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Sick! Jeff and I are still sick and we're just lying in our sofa and not doing anything all day...</div>
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But as far as pregnancy symptoms I'm feeling fine. I did start to experience some (serious) dizziness, sometimes paired with a very rapid heartbeat. Sometimes I'm not able to walk straight and I even had to sit down so I wouldn't fall. But I'm getting used to it :-) My doctor wasn't too concerned and he told me not to worry about it.</div>
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This is going pretty good. Maybe it's because of the sickness but I've slept through most of the nights lately! </div>
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10,5 kg</div>
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Yes! I still feel like our baby girl will be a calm baby because she never moves for a long period of time. When I'm around people I think she hears them and tends to move a bit more often, but it's still very hard for other people to feel her because she just stops as soon as somebody tries to feel my bump :-)</div>
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I did start to feel a hard "bump" in my bump (hehe) at times, I think it's maybe a little foot? Jeff has felt it too and got pretty excited to feel that there's really something in there ;-) </div>
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This past Sunday we couldn't go to church so Jeff decided we'd have some worship at home. Almost as soon as he started playing his guitar, baby girl started to kick and turn around like crazy! This continued for over 3 songs, which is the longest I've EVER felt her move! It was so funny because my whole belly just kept on moving, it wasn't difficult for Jeff to see her dancing around in there :-)</div>
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-36515423198125861422013-11-21T14:57:00.002+01:002013-11-21T14:57:37.414+01:00Thankful Thursday Week 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today's <a href="http://sweethomesb.blogspot.be/2013/11/thankful-thursday-week-3.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday </a>is kind of a bitter sweet one, <a href="http://belle-brunette.blogspot.be/2013/11/weird-days.html" target="_blank">as you can read in yesterday's post</a>.<br />
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1. I'm SO thankful only one bunny died and that it wasn't my beloved Janneman. We've been able to <b>find a new bunny</b> fairly quickly, it's a black and white one that's about the same age as poor Flappie. We're going to get her saturday and I hope she and Janneman will be friends very soon. <br />
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2. I'm thankful for<b> snow</b>! It started snowing here yesterday evening and Jeff and I enjoyed the warmth of our fire place more than ever :-)<br />
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3. I'm thankful that one of my best friends became a mommy this past monday! Baby girl's name is <b>Ilyana </b>and means "Yahweh is my God. He is merciful". I love names with a deep meaning and I can't wait to meet the little one!<br />
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4. I'm thankful that my poor husband has been home this entire week. He's on sick leave and we're actually <b>enjoying being sick together</b> haha :-) It's a good thing we don't take ourselves too seriously, we know how to laugh even when we're feeling miserable (Jeff tought me that, really).<br />
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5. I'm thankful that we have food in our pantry and <b>don't have to go out in this cold weather</b>! Not to mention us being sick... <br />
It's the small things that can make you happy, right? :-)</div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-73431392686655790702013-11-20T12:22:00.001+01:002013-11-20T12:22:29.821+01:00Weird days...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Remember last Thursday's post about being thankful? <b>Remember how I said I was thankful for our two bunnies</b> and that I felt a bit silly about being thankful about something so "trivial"?<br />
Well... I'm so happy I wrote that post last week because as of yesterday we only have one bunny left.<br />
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We don't know what happened but the light brown one (her name was Flappie) just died in the middle of the night. The other one (I'm so happy he didn't die because he's my first bunny and I'm way more attached to him!) is still searching and moarning for his little friend, it's so so sad...<br />
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I cried for half of the day, thought I felt better around noon and went to run some errands.<br />
When I was standing at the checkout I got a text and I thought it was Jeff wanting me to get something else from the shop. I figured "he's too late, I'm already at the checkout so I'll check the text later!".<br />
Good thing I waited!!!<br />
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The text was from one of my best friends, <b>announcing the birth of her daughter!</b> I didn't even have to read the text, just seeing who'd sent it made me go into a new bawling session - this time a happy one ofcourse :-)<br />
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So yesterday was a crying day, both for sad and happy reasons.<br />
I'm not sure what today is going to be. I was going to visit the new mommy and baby girl today but apparently Jeff and I are both very sick (we both thought we were dying this past night, so weird).<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-1210412942703652172013-11-14T10:38:00.001+01:002013-11-14T10:38:28.417+01:00Thankful Thursday Week 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh my, time sure flies by SO quickly! November is only half gone, eeek!<br />
But it still is November and it's Thursday so I'm joining Amy again for <a href="http://sweethomesb.blogspot.be/2013/11/thankful-thursday-week-2.html" target="_blank">Thankful Thursday.</a>..<br />
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1. I'm so thankful for being able to have friends over for dinner. Yes, I am exhausted after the dinner party but it makes our house so much more like a home and I really enjoy the fellowship.<br />
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2. I'm loving the our fireplace and cosy nights by the fire. We got the wood for free from one of Jeff's colleagues and the actual fireplace/stove was a gift from my grandparents. Free heating and cosiness? Yes please! Everybody loves our little fireplace :)<br />
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<br />3. My animals. It may seem silly but I'm so thankful to have my bunnies! We don't see them a lot these days because it has been raining a ton, but when they see me they are so happy! I still would LOVE to get a dog but I know we're not ready both financially and around the house to be able to give a dog everything it needs.<br />
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4. Dessert. I found the BEST dessert recipe ever! I made it for some friends and they all finished in less than two minutes and were begging for more haha! Seriously though, I didn't know it would be this good. I'll share the recipe later. <br />
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5. I'm thankful that my husband will be home tomorrow. It's the Day of the King - a national holiday but only people working for the government get a day off. He hopes to get some more stuff done around the house but I think he's getting a bit sick. Fingers crossed he'll be able to enjoy his day off!<br />
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If I look at what I wrote last week I feel like I'm in such a better place right now haha :-)</div>
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You can write up a post and link it to Amy's post!</div>
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-34640202415286394172013-11-13T13:06:00.003+01:002013-11-13T13:06:44.970+01:00Snuggy Toy - Baby gift<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My friends, the nesting has kicked in!</div>
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Not only am I noticing some strange behaviours like curling up on the couch all.day.long and thinking about what I still need to do before baby comes (breathe! breathe!), but I started to feel the need to make something that our baby girl can treasure. Something her mommy made with so much love that she can't help but feel welcome in this big wide world!</div>
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Enter some wool and a crochet hook (thanks to some inspiration from my <a href="http://lifeinmyhousefulofboys.blogspot.be/2013/10/make-it-monday-granny-square-baby.html?showComment=1383046004162#c5359395424156650170" target="_blank">Scottish blog friend Kirsteen</a>! - She has FIVE boys! How cool is that?!)</div>
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I decided to make a snuggy toy just like Kirsteen did, but this one is for a friend of mine that could go into labor any moment now. This toy was more of a practice round I guess. Remember, I had never even worked with a crochet hook before so I'm pretty happy with the results. Somehow my toy looks totally different than the one Kirsteen made but I'm thinking I did a great job hihi :-)<br />
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If you want to try something like this, Youtube is your best friend. Oh and my favourite shop around here, the Action ;-) You can get anything there! Seriously...<br />
It took me about a week but it could go a lot faster. I spent most of that time searching for a filling for the head. Turns out some of the fake snow you can buy around this time of year is actually stuffing for pillows and toys. Perfect! <br />
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My next project is a Granny Square Baby Blanket and then I'll make another snuggy toy for our little pumpkin. Those two girls are going to be BFF's, they don't really have a choice ;-)</div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-32931728000863241112013-11-11T02:00:00.000+01:002013-11-25T13:23:06.620+01:0028 week update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
I'm soooo tired! I could sleep all day long. But my doctor tested my blood and apparently I have low iron levels. I'm just hoping it's going to get better with some medication.<br />
In addition to that, its getting harder to bow down, for example to tie my shoes! Luckily I've got some great flats that don't need to be tied ;-) <br />
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It's about the same as last week. Usually I sleep pretty well but about 2-3 nights a week I'll just wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep for the next 2 hours. It's not very funny but it could explain the increasing tiredness... <br />
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I'm not often hungry but I crave chocolates all the time. <br />
I've started drinking warm milk with honey before going to bed to help with acid reflux. It's not too bad yet but I want to prevent any discomfort I can! <br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
9kg<br />
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<b>Movement? </b><br />
Yes, lots of it! Still not as much that I would say she's soooo active but I feel her multiple times a day. It lasts for about 3 kicks or so, which is fine because I don't need painful ribs on top of my tiredness :-) <br />
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<b>How big is baby?</b><br />
38cm. THIRTY-EIGHT, people! Only 12cm to go and she grew 10 cm this past month! I was in shock when the doctor told me she already is this big :-)<br />
She weighs 1kg300 and will probably gain about 2 more kgs by the time she gets born. She's not a small baby! I'm so excited to meet her...<br />
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<b>Fun moment of the week:</b><br />
Jeff buying his first clothes for our daughter!<br />
We went to a store and I thought I'd buy something for baby girl when all of a sudden Jeff was standing beside me, a bit shy and insecure. I said: "what's wrong baby?" He was holding something pink and said: "I really, really think this is cute, do you think *insert baby girl's name* would like it?" <br />
Uhm, I melted right there and then - didn't even look at what he was holding and told him that he could get her anything he wanted because she would love anything her daddy picked out for her!<br />
And you know what? He didn't even take that onesie, he chose two other ones. I think I'll go back to the store and get the one he held first because I loved his face when he was holding it :-) <br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-52142731598581730732013-11-07T20:42:00.000+01:002013-11-07T20:42:43.569+01:00Thankful Thursday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm joining <a href="http://www.sweethomesb.blogspot.be/2013/11/thankful-thursday-link-up.html" target="_blank">Amy @ Sweet Home Santa Barbara</a> - she wants to inspire us to be more thankful this November and I guess today is a day that could use some more thankfulness.<br />
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The plan is to write a list of 5 things you're thankful for every thursday in November. <br />
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1. My <b>husband,</b> for working so so so hard this past week! You're the best.<br />
2. My bump and its contents. I love how I can <b>see it move</b> around when baby girl is kicking me.<br />
3. <b>Sleeping in</b> for the past two days after some terrible nights.<br />
4. <b>Friends</b> that just get me. They make me feel safe when I'm feeling hormonal and sad.<br />
5. The next 84 days. I still have 84 days of bonding time with the baby before other people will want their share! <b>She's still all mine for now</b> :-)<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-37628280549202964222013-11-07T13:38:00.001+01:002013-11-25T13:23:19.968+01:0027 weeks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>So I don't have a picture for this week 'cause lets face it... When my husband gets home it's already dark and we don't have good lighting. The only time we can take the pics is during the weekend and I might have slept through most of it. </i></div>
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<i>Anyway: we're in the third and last trimester, baby!</i><b> </b></div>
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<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
I still feel fine most of the time. The only thing I'm really struggling with is breathing! I think baby girl has crept up a little higher and it's really getting harder to breathe at times... It's the worst at night after I've had dinner but sometimes I struggle all day long. 13 more weeks ;)<br />
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<b>Sleep?</b><br />
This is a tough one. I am always tired lately and I sleep pretty well - until something wakes me in the middle of the night and I can't get back to sleep for 2 hours straight. I don't even manage to snooze a bit in those two hours, I'm just wide awake and praying that I can get back to sleep! One night I was SO so SO so tired that I even started to cry because I was so frustrated. It's ridiculous, really... <br />
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<b>Food?</b><br />
I'm not snacking as much anymore because there's just no room left. For lunch I like to grab a few crackers with some cheese or maybe some soup, but I'm definitely eating less. And I try not to eat too much for dinner so I'll have some breathing room left ;)<br />
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<b>Weight gain?</b><br />
Around 8kg.<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
I hadn't felt baby move a lot for a couple of days and I started to get a bit worried. But as soon as I told someone about it, she ofcourse started to kick again. It could be that she was a bit tired or it could be that she was positioned with her back against my belly so I didn't feel her kicks as much. I'm just glad to feel her again :)<br />
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<b>Fun moment?</b><br />
* We had a lot of visitors this week (4 days, 4 groups of visitors!) and they all commented on how pregnant I look. My mom said my belly moved a bit up and to the front since last week. I'm really bad at seeing how pregnant I am so I'll take her word for it.<br />
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* We had a little tour at the hospital this week and saw the birthing rooms and the hospital rooms we can choose from when we go in for the birth. I was sooo nervous but the midwives were so incredibly sweet and comforting. I'm sure they'll take great care of me when the time comes, they really reassured me. A little downside is that I couldn't sleep due to all the excitement that came with the tour and the information we got...<br />
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* Oh and people are really trying to find out the name! We told them it's a long name and nobody seems to believe us haha :) We also told them that our baby girl has 3 names other than her last name, which they also don't want to believe hahaha! They'll have to wait and see when she's born :)<br />
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<i>This Friday we're going back for an ultrasound and I can't wait to find out how our daughter is doing! </i></div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-1972934884861311202013-10-29T14:49:00.000+01:002013-10-29T14:49:00.055+01:00Kitkat birthday cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I made a birthday cake for one of Jeff's friends this past weekend.</div>
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You've probably seen them around pinterest and I've always loved the colorfulness of this one! </div>
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Don't mind the candy in between the kitkats... I was one stupid kitkat short because my cake turned out a tad bit bigger than anticipated, but I fixed it with some candy I had lying around. <br />
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I think it turned out great! And it was delicious :)<br />
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Mmm, all the chocolate in this cake makes me want to make another one!! But next time I'll make sure I have enough kitkats because the candy just wasn't the same as chocolate :-)</div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-45316594236532498982013-10-27T14:44:00.000+01:002013-11-25T13:23:39.305+01:0026 weeks - Pregnancy update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
I'm completely used to being pregnant now. I still think people don't see my pregnant belly, until I look in the mirror and notice the huge bump. I feel good, energetic, sometimes a bit hormonal maybe... And starting to get annoyed with certain people. This deserves a post all to itself but here's a heads up: PLEASE, do not touch my bump when I am eating. I really don't mind people touching my belly but when I start looking like I'm going to throw my burger in your face - you better back off! I also get quite annoyed when kids keep repeating how my baby is eating when I am eating, or that I can't eat fries because babies don't eat fries, or that they want to hug my belly <b>all.the.time</b> because they want to hug my baby <b>all.the.time</b>... The thing with kids is that they just start to sound like a broken record, repeating the same sentence time and time again because they are so excited. Listen, after a couple of months it starts to bug me. So please stop...<br />
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Food?<br />
As I said, I just feel completely normal! No crazy cravings, not even an abnormal appetite. The only thing I noticed is that I feel so full after just 2 scoops of ice cream, whereas I used to be able to down an entire pint of B&J... But I guess that's a good thing ;-)<br />
Oh and I need my peace when eating, as you may have noticed in my little rant... I like it to be peaceful and calm when I eat! ;-) <br />
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<b>Weight?</b><br />
+7/7.5 kg I think. I still find it very hard to keep track of my weight because it changes every day. I just hope to stay around this weight or maybe around 8kg when I have to get back to my doctor. But with what I'm eating I don't think I'll gain 2 extra kg in 2 weeks, right?<br />
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<b>How big is baby?</b><br />
She should be around 30-33cm!<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
I think we have a very calm and sweet baby. She doesn't kick me very hard or very often. Just enough to keep me satisfied with the movement. I did notice she's starting to kick my sides when I'm in bed, I guess she doesn't like the matress? :-)<br />
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<b>Milestones?</b><br />
As of now baby is OFFICIALLY viable and stands a great chance of surviving outside of the womb! Not that I want her out anytime soon of course,but again, it gives me so much comfort to know she'll be okay whatever happens.<br />
I also started buying some baby stuff! We have a changing pad and some baby linnens... But there's more to come, obvioiusly. <br />
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<b>Fun moment of the past two weeks?</b><br />
We had a christian prenatal course yesterday at one of our local churches. There's a real baby boom there and since our church doesn't have any young couples they invited us to join in the fun. It was so interesting...<br />
They tought about how to care for a newborn, offered practical help but more importantly - they gave us some great tools to start praying for our babies and care for their spiritual health. We loved the fellowship but it did make me long for some more young couples in our own church... It was so much fun to talk with the other pregnant ladies and their amazing husbands! We'll have to keep in touch and maybe we can join like a mom's group or something :-)<br />
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Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-44828654532850013122013-10-16T11:03:00.002+02:002013-11-25T13:23:55.493+01:0024 week update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>The one night I felt really terrible </i></div>
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<b>How am I feeling?</b><br />
Same old same old. I'm kinda enjoying being pregnant right now.<br />
The only difference is that I can really start to feel my belly getting bigger and heavier. It's getting harder to turn around in bed, get out of the bathtub and even breathe sometimes! Oh and backaches. Terrible backaches... But it depends on how full my schedule is. <br />
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<b>Food? </b><br />
I still am quite hungry but when I eat or drink too much I feel sooo bad for the rest of the day. Can't.breathe... Hehe :-)<br />
I did eat a lot of chocolate these past weeks, mmm!<br />
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<b>Weight?</b><br />
+ 7kg... I've never ever ever seen these numbers on my scales so sometimes I have to remind myself it's normal and okay and I'll lose a lot of the weight right after birth. My gynaecologist said it's still okay, but I should try to keep myself to 1/2kg a week ;)<br />
But when I weighed myself this morning it was only +5, I guess it's not really clear how much I've actually gained? <br />
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<b>How big is baby?</b><br />
She weighs 650g and is about 28cm long. Just a couple of months ago she was invisible and now she's 28cm? I love it!<br />
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<b>Movement?</b><br />
I can feel baby girl move quite a lot. Sometimes it even feels a bit uncomfortable/weird - I think maybe when she's turning around? It's so funny to see my belly move around, though.<br />
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<b>Milestones?</b><br />
It might sound stupid but I've been looking forward to the 24week mark. In Belgium, doctors aren't allowed to do anything to save the baby if she arrives before 24weeks and it's such a relieve that from now on my baby is "important enough" or "human enough" to keep her alive. Silly, I know, but it makes me feel safer.<br />
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<b>Fun moments of the week:</b><br />
* Jeff seeing and feeling my belly move :)<br />
* Buying my very first baby-outfit! It's a supercute white dress with pink polka dots and flowers, a matching little vest, some warm leggings and cute "shoes". She'll look stunning ;-)<br />
I've also been doing some online shopping, can't wait for all the baby stuff to come in! Once I started, it's like I couldn't stop finding cute things...</div>
Evelienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277043664874519163.post-37136023953211144502013-10-13T17:29:00.001+02:002013-10-13T17:29:26.018+02:00Happy birthday Jeffie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My 23/24 week update will be up tomorrow, I just wanted to share a picture of the birthday cake I made for my dear husband!<br />
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It's a sponge cake with a whipped cream and raspberry filling and some fruit. My grandmother used to bake one of these for each and every birthday of her grandchildren. I had never tried one before but Jeff asked for it and it is actually very easy!!<br />
It didn't take a lot of time and it tasted de-li-cious.<br />
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