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Week 36 – So near, yet so far…

30 December 2011 Leave a Comment

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How far along?: 36 weeks and 3 days

Total weight gain/loss: Who knows! What I do know is that I feel huge and only getting bigger each day…

Stretch marks?: Oh yes, many. Luckily, I cannot see them too often as they’re hidden away down underneath my belly.

Sleep: Random. Some nights are good, others bad. Generally, the good nights follow on from a bad night, because I am exhausted and just crash out.

Best moment this week: Husband and Little O returning from their extended break down in southern Sweden.

Worst moment this week: The usual aches and pains that come in these weeks and the point on Tuesday when I thought I was about to go into labour all alone in the apartment. That was a scary moment.

Movement: Oh, oh, yes. This is one very wriggly little baby, even in that cramped space.

Belly button in or out?: Almost fully out. Let’s say no more about it.

What I miss: Oh so many things, but mainly being able to move as freely as I could before. I am trying to walk as much as I can, but I am oh so slow these days.

What I am looking forward to: A fun New Year’s Eve night. We had originally planned just to spend the night in, but yesterday a friend arrived on our doorstep to invite us to their place for the evening – lovely.

Milestones: Reaching “full term” (ie 37 weeks) in only a few days. According to Baby Centre, I can now give birth at any time. And it really feels like it.

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New Year’s Eve outfit – dinner at home

28 December 2011 Leave a Comment
New Year's Eve outfit - dinner at home

Asos maternity
$82 - asos.com

Sam edelman shoes
$155 - asos.com

Love Rocks silver jewelry
$32 - asos.com

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Learned this week

28 December 2011 Leave a Comment

This week, I learned that…

  • baking macarons is still fun but also still time-consuming, with still a lot to learn
  • I am starting to understand Twitter a bit more now
  • gyermek is a very active and wriggly little baby – cannot wait to see what that translates into after birth, given that Little O is a little ball of energy but did not move this much when I was carrying him
  • the apartment feels very empty without said little ball of energy… Roll on tomorrow when he and Husband arrive back home!
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Merry Christmas!

25 December 2011 2 Comments

Just popping in here to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas!

We actually celebrated a Swedish/Hungarian Christmas, so our big day was yesterday and, of course, ended with the traditional family game that rapidly descends into argument. Behold, the joy that is Super Mario Chess. (Who knew that a game for two could end up involving five of us…)

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So, today is our crashing out in front of the tv and eating leftovers day (and maybe a few bits of chocolate here and there!).

I hope that all your Christmas wishes come true and that Father Christmas/Santa Claus/St Nick/Tomten brings you all that you desire.

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Learned this week

18 December 2011 5 Comments

This week, I learned that:

  • bending down can earn you a short, sharp kick to the ribs (ouch!)
  • third trimester tiredness will kick in anyway, despite you taking iron supplements
  • baking macarons is challenging but as much fun as I hoped it would be
  • the decision to stop work three weeks before the due date was a good one after all!
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Week 34 – slow moving

17 December 2011 Leave a Comment

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How far along?: 34 weeks and 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: Still fluctuating weight but no one else seems that concerned,s o I guess it is fine. That said, my colleagues all think I look enormous already and one of the preschool teachers asked during the week how many days over I was now. A little worrying as I still have six weeks to go – and six weeks with a lot of growth!

Stretch marks?: Depressingly, yes. But I’m back using the almond oil again, so hopefully I can keep an extra ones at bay!

Sleep: Less and less. Although part of that might be because of problems that are cropping up at work, rather than pregnancy.

Best moment this week: Christmas rather than pregnancy related. On the way to Little O’s preschool Christmas concert, three teenage girls started singing Jingle Bells in harmony on the bus – it felt like such a Christmassy moment. Then, the Christmas concert itself was just adorable. Little O did not contribute much – he spotted me immediately, ran to me and would not leave my side to rejoin his classmates, except to join in the clapping at the end of the songs. All the older children sang their hearts out and the littlies sat, stood, cried and laughed at the front of the stage and were just so very cute in their little costumes,

Worst moment this week: The problems at work… I only have a handful of days to go but there seem to be so many things that I need to fix, and every time I cross one item off the To Do list, five others arise.

Movement: Ohhhh, yes. The midwife has confirmed that gyermek is head down now and all I can feel are hiccups deep, deep down and a little foot that likes to kick, kick, kick on the same, same, same spot. We wonder if this means another active little one is on its way.

Belly button in or out?: Out. End of. Don’t want to think about it further. Bleurgh…

What I miss: Being able to bend down, crouch down, look down comfortably. Being able to eat without heartburn and/or acid reflux.

What I am looking forward to: Stopping work, sadly enough. I am just too tired and too emotional these days.

Milestones: Apparently, I have missed a few, and according to Baby Centre’s checklist, I should already have made my birth plan and packed my hospital bag. Oops…

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Clip clip

12 December 2011 1 Comment

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Someone is in need of a haircut…

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Week 33 – raspberry leaf tea time

11 December 2011 Leave a Comment

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How far along? 33 weeks and 5 days

Total weight gain/loss: I think I’ve put on about seven kilos but as I’ve said before, it’s all a little vague.

Stretch marks?: Thanks to the light over the full-length mirror having gone and having to use a table lamp on the floor, I can now see a lot of new stretch marks on the base of my bump – damn you, cruel uplighting!

Sleep: Not the best quality sleep these days. And Thursday night/Friday morning was interesting, to say the least… Little O has always been a great sleeper, but we had the single worst night with him. He woke at 00.45, shrieking. We bought him into our bed where he proceeded to start dozing off, then cough and wake up every ten minutes for the next three hours until Husband finally hit on the idea of a little bit of Calpol. Little O then crashed out in a heavy sleep until nearly 7am, but he lay starfished between us, his feet in my face and his head burrowing into Husband as we clung to the opposite edges of the bed…

Best moment this week: A Christmas get-together with friends yesterday afternoon – four little ones and a slightly bigger one running around and around till they exhausted themselves while we sat and chatted and ate. So much fun that we’ve decided to do it again soon.

Worst moment this week: Thursday night (see above)! A terrible shock for the parents of a good sleeper…

Movement: Yes, lots, and lots of hiccuping very low down. (Gyermek’s head is deep, deep down, according to the midwife; although I could have told her that already without having to be examined. The hiccups make me feel like gyermek could make an appearance any time now!)

Belly button in or out?: Too unpleasant to even think about. Luckily, it’s now disappeared into the no man’s land that is the bottom of the bump.

What I miss: Being able to bend over or bend down.

What I am looking forward to: The Christmas concert at Little O’s preschool on Thursday afternoon should be fun.

Milestones: Gyermek dropping into position is the biggest one that I can think of. Starting to feel a little more real now.

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