02-14-12

Wednesday letters

Dear street art… thank you for making my walk around this suburb a pretty one.

Dear Valentine’s Day… once again we forgot to celebrate you. But all the photos of everyone’s yummy love day treats are making me crave cake in a very big way.

Dear Big Table… I wish I was eating some of your French toast right now :9

Dear coffee… does the pattern on top make you taste better, or am I just imagining things?

Dear Game of Thrones… I am so glad I started reading you, even if every time I turn a page I’m afraid my favourite character is about to meet a grisly end.

Dear baby belly… Hi! It’s nice to finally see you ♥

Dear summer… I liked it better last week, when you were unseasonably cold and I could wear my new knitted jumper.

Dear maternity leave… two months to go! I am counting down the days to you!

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02-04-12

Third trimester

Roughly three months left until Bebe makes his appearance. It is so surreal to think that the little flashing dot we saw on the ultrasound screen has grown (and is still growing) into a big baby boy.

I’ve waited throughout my pregnancy for things to feel ‘real’, but I’m not sure if it ever will! I was walking past the big reflective windows that are on my way to yoga class, and I saw my belly and thought ‘oh yes, that’s right, I’m pregnant!’.

I’m still so tiny, but I love this little bump anyway. I’m starting to get very tired and sore after a long day at work, and I’m trying to remind myself to slow down and take it easy instead of powering through like I always do. Aside from having awful, awful heartburn a lot of the time, I’m feeling pretty good, and we’re so happy that this baby is growing well and is very healthy ♥

Last weekend we bought our crib! It took such a long time to choose what we wanted, but it seems like things were meant to be, as we not only got the very last one in the store, but it was also on sale~ If I had an unlimited budget, I would have bought an Oeuf Sparrow crib, but I’m very happy with our choice.

I’ve booked my maternity leave for after Easter, and it’s getting close enough that I’m already starting to count down the days. I’m trying to enjoy work while I’m still there, because I’m sure I will miss it (well, maybe just a little) while I have time off. Morning coffee and my little stowaway co-worker do make the workdays brighter.

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01-17-12

25 weeks

It’s hard to believe that I only have about two weeks until the start of my third trimester. Time is flying! I’m loving this stage of pregnancy. Finally I’m a have a noticeable belly, even if it is a small one. Felix is very active, and kicks in response to our hands being on the bump. The other night he kicked me and I poked back and felt a little hand (or foot) flex against my finger. It was very surreal!

My favourite of all our recent baby purchases, some gorgeous handmade moccasins, made by Talia Christine.

Some days I am so excited to be a Mama and can’t wait to meet this baby boy. Other days I panic and hope he might come with an instruction manual. (I must admit, reading how many feeds and nappy changes a newborn needs was a little confronting…) We don’t have many friends with babies so we’re kinda newbies over here. Still, I think B. and I will do our best, and hopefully we will be fast learners ♥

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12-24-11

Christmas eve

It’s almost Christmas! Even though we are having a super quiet one this year, I am so excited to spend time with loved ones. Oh, and eat lots of food!

I decided to have a little holiday change when I last dyed my hair, I’m loving this new colour! It reminds me a bit of my fun Mink Stole hair from last year… I think starting a new year with a new hair colour or style is a fun tradition!

The belly says hello too ♥ 22 weeks now! I’m so in love with this dress that I bought from Megan‘s ‘shop my closet’~

And B. surprised me with an early Christmas present: a pink iPhone! (He found a place that does phone repairs where they can change the black part of the phone to a new colour.) It’s so cute!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas eve, whatever you are doing~

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12-15-11

20 weeks

I call this look ‘Baby goes to the French Rivera’. Love!

I can’t believe I am already half-way through my pregnancy! Although it still feels like forever until baby boy is due, I just know it will go so quickly. On the one hand I am impatient to reach some milestones, like having a bigger belly and feeling stronger kicks. But on the other hand I am trying to slow things down and enjoy every moment. We want a big gap between children, so I’m trying to to enjoy this season in life because I know I won’t have this experience again for a long time.

I had my first antenatal yoga class this week, and it was amazing. I love yoga but I stopped once I was expecting, because the routines I usually do were a bit too strenuous. These classes are run for free by a lovely midwife at my hospital, and they focus on lots of relaxation and stretching and positive affirmations. It’s just the sort of attitude I want to have during my pregnancy and birth so I think I will really enjoy being involved and going to class every week ♥ (The instructor said I am very flexible too! All my pre-baby yoga has paid off, hehe).

Another interesting thing was that while most of my classmates have lovely big baby bellies, but a lot of them said they hadn’t felt any movements yet. Bebe is very active and can already be felt from the outside, so I’m glad that I’ve been able to have that part of the experience, even if my belly is still very modest~

Since finding out the gender things have started to feel more ‘real’. It’s so lovely to think about how this baby boy will fit into our lives, and imagine how our little family will be with the addition of a son. We are both very much in love with him already!

Highlight of my last antenatal visit: a showbag full of free baby goodies!

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