How far along: 19 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: 51,6 kg (+ 2,8 kg) Belly size: See my weekly baby bump photo Baby Bump Week 20 – 19w6dBelly button in or out: In, but not as far as it used to be Sleep: Pretty good. I usually just need to get up once. Food (non) cravings: I eat a lot of fruit and veggies and salad. But also meat and yogurt and bread and cereal. Symptoms: None Maternity clothes: Still way too long pants Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: I baked a cake last night and I missed licking the dough off the mixer. Looking forward to: Seeing my family today Best happenings this week:
On Sunday morning we both (the bubby and me) felt our little baby kick in my belly. My boyfriend was excited and can’t keep his hands off my belly now anymore.
Bubby and me exchanged baby names last Sunday. Let’s just say we have a very different taste and it won’t be easy finding a baby boy name for our son. It would be so much easier if he’d just agree to every name on my list *sigh*
On Tuesday we got a quite cheap diaper changing dresser from my co-worker which I am till painting white (2-4 layers). It looks nice.
We went to the first birth info-evening at the closest hospital to us on Thursday. It was good, not scary, full of pregnant women and their partners (about 150). The head of the department was telling us what to expect at the hospital when we are going in for labor. The presentation took two hours and then we looked at the delivery rooms.
On Saturday (today) it’s All Saints’ Day here, so my sister, my niece and me drove out to the grave of our grandparents and met with the whole family. It was nice because a lot of family members visited, so we all drove to my parents and went for coffee and cake afterwards. It was nice seeing them all again.
Movement: YES, felt it for sure Sunday morning, at 19 weeks 1 day. Gender: A baby boy Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! Sports: Still no, just the regular walk during my lunch break.
How far along: 18 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: 50,6 kg (+ 1,8 kg) – I weighed 53 kg at the OB which almost made me faint (it was right in the morning), BUT I had all my clothes and boots on. The last times I always wore summer clothes but this time it was pretty much winter here. Belly size: It’s getting bigger day by day it seems. Sorry, my hollow-back is showing again, I’ve always had problems keeping my back straight. My trainers at the gym tell me all the time 🙁 Baby Bump Week 19 – 18w6dBelly button in or out: In Sleep: Pretty good. I wake up once to go to the bathroom but fall asleep easily Food (non) cravings: No typical (non) cravings, everything as usual Symptoms: The uterus is stretching and I can feel it. It didn’t hurt as much this week like it did last week. Maternity clothes: The pants. They’re a bit too big and I don’t feel too good in them, plus I need to get them shortened. I think if I’d feel comfortable in my maternity pants I’d feel more comfortable with my big belly. I might buy one more pair of pants at a different store. Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Nope Looking forward to: Seeing my baby again in two weeks 😀 I’m also looking forward on picking up the diaper changing table in three days and painting that. Best happenings this week:
Seeing our baby! He’s so active which was nice to see, read about it in the gender reveal post.
Meeting the midwife. She dropped by yesterday afternoon and the bubby and I could meet her personally. She’s very nice and friendly, it seems like she doesn’t want to press her opinion on the mothers but also wants that the moms feel comfortable with their/her choices. She’ll help me after the birth, showing me how to breastfeed, weigh the baby and things like that. I can call her anytime I want before the birth as well but if all goes good with me and the baby, the next time I’ll see her is in February 2015.
Moving the big couch out of the baby room into the living room 🙂 Now we have space for the baby furniture and a huge sitting area in the living room. The colors of the couches don’t match (one is brown, the other one grey) but oh well. It’s the best and only solution.
Here are some photos of our baby Baby at 18 weeks 5 daysBaby boy in 3D at 18 weeks 5 daysBaby boy in 3D at 18 weeks 5 daysHigh ThreeMovement: Hm, not sure. This morning in bed I thought I might feel the baby kicking, but nothing obvious. My OB thinks I’ll be feeling him kick very soon. She’s usually right with her thoughts. Gender:A baby-boy – 100%!! Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! I don’t think I’m too moody, but you’d have to read the blog of my boyfriend for his opinion. He doesn’t have a blog?! Dang… Sports: What now?
At 18 weeks and 5 days baby had its big organ scan.
Before the OB checked the baby, she checked my female parts using a vaginal ultrasound. She checked if my cervix is closed (which it is) and measured how long my neck of the uterus is, which was 4,2cm I think. So all good there. Phew. She also checked the sex of the baby just in case she couldn’t see it in the belly ultrasound. So I knew 100% but my boyfriend, who was waiting in the next room, didn’t. When the OB and me came out of the doctor’s office that was his first question – “what is it??”, so of course, I told him :).
Then we went over to the belly ultrasound to get a good picture of the whole baby. All was good, my OB measured baby’s head, belly and thighbone to figure out the weight which is around 230g.
Then she checked the whole body, started with the brain, the face, the heart, the torso, the arms & legs, hands & feet (he only showed us one foot) and also the blood flow, the baby’s and mine. She turned on the sound for the heartbeats, first the baby’s which is quite fast (wumm.wumm.wumm.wumm.wumm), and then mine. I felt like a big elephant with my slow heartbeat “wumm……………. wumm………….. wumm”.
Everything good, everything there, everybody happy.
The baby was very active and moved around lots. We saw it kicking against my full bladder, ehem 😉
While the OB was checking baby’s heart it was making a somersault. The OB didn’t move her ultrasonic device and all of a sudden, instead of the heart in zoom the baby showed its genital area, it was a sweet and funny moment, especially the comments of my doctor.
Baby really wanted to let us know that it’s a boy!
It’s a boy! Can you see? 😉 I think he wanted to tell me “Hey Mom, no pink Hello Kitty stuff for me, I know you love pink and Sanrio but, I’m a boy, see?!” It was very sweet.
So I guess I’ll just have to buy pink Hello Kitty stuff for me (but there’s also blue Hello Kitty stuff) and not for my baby, sigh, but I’ll get over it ;). Last year I even bought a new carpet for our office/baby room which is turquoise, so that’s perfect! We are very very happy that the results are all good and that our baby boy is healthy and growing and sportive, just like his parents, hah 🙂
Now we can narrow down our baby names, we already agreed on one name but I’d like to have two or three names we both like and then maybe decide on the final name when our son is born. I also want him to have a second name and that’s something we didn’t talk about at all. But, we have time 🙂
How far along: 17 weeks 6 days (starting my 19th week tomorrow) How much do I weigh: 50,4 kg (+1,6 kg) (ok, I ate lunch every day last week and last night we went out and I ate a huge burger with french fries and a side salad) Belly size: I think it’s huge, especially when I don’t hold in my stomach. Baby Bump Week 18 – 17w6d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Been good!! Food (non) cravings: Nothing special. Healthy food cravings, but also sweets. Symptoms: Cramps and some pain in my belly Maternity clothes: Always! Stretch marks: None yet, I guess Miss anything: For breakfast on the weekends I miss not being able to eat salami sticks from our whole food store. Looking forward to: The next ultrasound in 4 days. Also, in two days it’s October 21, 2014 which means my due date is in exactly 5 months! Best happenings this week:
I officially have a midwife and I’m going to meet her in five days. I’d like her for my after-care so she can help me breastfeeding and give me tips. On the phone she sounds very nice and friendly, she’s experienced, she just went on a retraining and she lives right around the corner.
One of my co-workers wants to get rid of a baby changing table so we’re getting that (it’s a dresser as well) from him for 35 EURO. Now pretty much the only thing we need to spend more money on is the stroller.
A female colleague of mine looked at my belly this week and said that now you can really see I’m pregnant. She looked at me and asked “are you having a boy?” and I answered we don’t know 100%, but why does she ask if we’re having a boy? She answered that my skin is so nice and my face looks so good and that that’s a sign that I’m having a boy. If I’d be having a girl I’d have more pimples. She said she’s normally right about her guesses so we’ll see.
I chatted with my mom on the phone, my parents are on vacation, we only e-mail each other so it was nice chatting with her again. Hi Mom and Dad 🙂
I bought two “maternity” long sleeves yesterday. But, they are non-maternity, they are just regular tops, the one is a bit wider around the belly and the size S was too big so I had to buy XS, which made me feel good 🙂
Movement: Well, I don’t feel anything on the outside, I sometimes feel something in my belly but it’s hard to say if that’s really the baby or just my dinner moving it’s way down… Gender: We will know in four days 🙂 Still thinking it’s a boy! Happy or moody most of the time: Happy but also worrying about the future at times. Sports: Nope 🙁 Shame on me. The last time I’ve been to the gym was a month ago. I’m planning *cough* on going *cough* today though.
The weather here this weekend is amazing October 18th, 2014 (c) schatzi.me
How far along: 16 weeks 6 days (I’m 17 weeks pregnant tomorrow) How much do I weigh: 49,8 kg (+ 1,0 kg) Belly size: It’s growing, that’s for sure. My co-workers notice now (and the men are scared to ask if I’m pregnant, because maybe I just gained weight) Baby Bump Week 17 – 16w6d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Been good this week Food (non) cravings: Eating quite much for dinner (Pizza, Döner) which shows in my weight gain some mornings. Symptoms: Just the usual stings and cramps in my belly, I guess that’s the uterus growing? Maternity clothes: Sometimes (mostly) I wear the pants, they are so much more comfortable! Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: This week the boyfriend and I were eating Pizza and he had a cold bottle of beer on the table and I was thirsty. I would have liked to take a sip, so I guess I missed beer this week 🙂 Looking forward to: I’m really looking forward to organizing and re-decorating our apartment. It’s tiny and I need to buy some storage boxes and get things cleaned up here. I started already by emptying out the Expedit, I don’t want that in the dining room anymore. Best happenings this week: I finally made appointments for looking at hospitals in November (we’re looking at three). I also know when the next prenatal classes start (January) and I looked for midwives in this area.
On Saturday afternoon I visited my friend’s newborn girl, she’s so cute and tiny! Adorable, can’t wait for my own 🙂 Movement: Nope Gender: Still thinking it’s a boy Happy or moody most of the time: Happy, especially now that I’m healthy again. Sports: Nope, None, Nada 🙁
Today we’re cooking Thai. A wok, a lot of veggies, sweet potatoes and, of course, coconut milk.
We have three different coconut milks in our kitchen, two from wholefood shops (which we bought) and one from a discounter (which my mom-in-law bought).
I wanted to check the “best before” date and decide which milk to use and decided to read the ingredients (Zutaten) list instead.
Quite frankly, I was shocked!
The wholefood milks contain coconut and water. Exactly what you expect. (Bio Kokosmilch)
The discounter milk contains coconut extract and a bunch of ingredients I can’t even pronounce.
Next time I’m at a “regular” store (Rewe, Edeka) I’ll check out their Cocosmilk and see what kind of ingredients that contains.
Organic foods might not make you live longer but at least you know that you’re not eating so much chemical crap when buying wholefoods.
How far along: 15 weeks 4 days How much do I weigh: 49,9 kg Belly size: For me, my belly is huge! But now, looking at this photo – not so much. Damn… Baby Bump Week 16 – 15w4d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: I wake up once or twice a night, not necessarily needing to go to the toilet though. Food (non) cravings: The usual Symptoms: I was sick with a cold this week. No pregnancy symptoms, only cold symptoms. Maternity clothes: Seeing I stayed at home from work all week I had on sweat pants every day. Feels so good 🙂 Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Being healthy! I ha** being sick! Looking forward to: Going shopping for maternity clothes, which Mom and I did on Saturday. I got some boot cut jeans, some black pants and a few tops. Some maternity tops are so huge though, and ugly, you wonder who designs those clothes. I also got a pair of black boots which I’ve been looking for a longer time now. Then we had Thai lunch 🙂 Best happenings this week: Not waking up thinking “I want to rip my head off” – good feeling. Movement: Nope Gender: I still think the babe will be a boy. Happy or moody most of the time: This week? Not a good question. I had way too much time to think about the future and way too much time to read baby magazines (about the birth!!) so I had the regular panic attacks and drove my fellow human beings crazy. My boyfriend asked me “What is wrong with me???” which made me laugh and answer “Duh – I’m pregnant?? Hormones etc.?? Welcome to Reality” 🙂 I guess men just don’t get pregnancy vibes as much 😉 Sports: None – for months it seems 🙁 Isn’t it huge? Don’t mind the stripes on the belly – I just got up!
How far along: 14 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: I didn’t weigh myself. We were on vacation over a week and ate waaay too much 🙂 Belly size: Big! Food big or baby big – we will never know… I don’t have a photo from my 15th week seeing I was on vacation so I’ll just post this one from my 14th week 14th week – mom & dad Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Not so good. Food (non) cravings: The usual, plus this week I ate way too much sugared foods so as of this week (the start of my 16th week) I’ll have to watch it again. Symptoms: Lower back pain, but I think that came from walking through cities all day long. Maternity clothes: Yes please! My mom and I are going shopping soon, now it’s really getting time. It’s still all ok in the morning, but as soon as I eat there’s just too much in my belly. Stretch marks: I hope not. Miss anything: Eating less and eating healthy Looking forward to: Sleep! Best happenings this week: So much! Read about it on the blog post about our vacation. Movement: None yet Gender: If I’m talking about the baby I call it “he” and “him” 🙂 Happy or moody most of the time: I’m moody right now but just because I’m having a sore throat and getting a running nose and I know I’m not allowed to take any medicine. Sports: Just sightseeing.
From September 19th to September 28th we visited the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, Bruges in Belgium and Amsterdam in The Netherlands. It was a lovely vacation and all three places are very worth seeing. Friends moved to the Netherlands so we combined all the city trips and ended our vacation with visiting our friends.
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
We had a lovely B&B in a very small town where the Bubby and me plus my parents stayed. The B&B only had two apartments so we had the whole place for ourselves which was awesome! The hosts were Americans as well which made this vacation perfect.
We arrived on Friday and went out to eat and had typical Palatinate plates. Massive!
On Saturday we had our first “Meet the Parents” day, well, the parents met the parents. The Bubby and I have been going out for 4,5 years now and lived together for two years, yet our parents have never met. Now, with a baby on the way it was a great opportunity though we had that trip planned before I knew I was pregnant 🙂 So my Lover and my Dad went biking and my mom and me hiked up to a hut with his parents, his brother and wife plus their two boys. We all met at the hut and had again typical Palatinate plates for lunch, mainly potato sup with plum cake. We sat and chatted and in the afternoon we hiked down again and all met for dinner. I had “Saumagen”, which is a mixture of lean pork, sausage meat, potatoes, onions, marjoram, cloves and pepper, all covered. It tastes ok but it’s not my favorite.
On Sunday we had a lovely breakfast prepared by our hosts and all drove off at around 11am.
The weather was so great the whole weekend and we all enjoyed it lots.
Below are photos from our lovely B&B, the house was built in 1556. Rhineland-Palatinate – Our B&B Rhineland-Palatinate – Our B&B
Bruges, Belgium
Bruges is a nice little city in Belgium. We stayed in a B&B in the middle of the city and parked the car for free a bit outside, in Magdalenenstraat, so if you’re ever in Bruges by car, you can park there for free. We stayed in Bruges two nights, from Tuesday to Thursday, so we could walk through the city two whole days.
On Wednesday the weather wasn’t that great and there weren’t too many people outside. We walked around 17km and looked at different museums and the town. We stopped for lunch or hot chocolate and for dinner I had a big salad. The food is very expensive, the salad cost me around 16 EURO. On Tuesday night I had Spaghetti Bolognese for 11,50 EURO.
Our B&B in Bruges, Belgium Minnewaterpark, Bruges, Belgium The Belfort, Bruges, BelgiumBruges, Belgium Bruges, Belgium You could find empty streets a bit outside – Bruges, BelgiumYou could find empty streets a bit outside – Bruges, Belgium We had waffles Thursday noon in Bruges, BelgiumAnd French Fries with stew for Lunch on Wednesday – so good but so many!
All in all Bruges was a lovely city with many tourist groups, it’s very expensive, it’s got a lot of chocolate stores and if you don’t go to every museum in town you can see the city in one or two days.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
We only spent half a day in Amsterdam but I thought that was ok. Sure, there’s so much to see there but we went on a Friday and it was very very crowded there, bikes all over and a lot of people walking around too. We visited the city, at something (I finally found something healthy for under 10 EURO – the wok to walk and I got all veggy, so delish!
Later in the afternoon we visited a ship museum which cost 15 EURO but was worth every penny, very much and interesting things to see. In Amsterdam we parked the car a bit outside and drove into the city with the street train. That way we could see a lot of the city as well. I’d recommend two days though, esp. if you want to look at different museums or have a nice coffee somewhere. Maybe I’ll go back one day but for now I’m good 🙂
How far along: 14 weeks 4 days (I’m posting this in my almost 16th week) How much do I weigh: 49,5 kg Belly size: It’s getting bigger and bigger Baby Bump Week 14 – 13w4d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: The usual Food (non) cravings: The usual Symptoms: Well, my 14th week started with me fainting in the train. What a feeling.
I was standing (I don’t go into a train thinking, I might need to sit because I’m pregnant but from now on I’ll make sure I sit) between two seats and all of a sudden I started seeing A LOT of stars and I knew uh, oh, but I couldn’t sit because no seat was available. And also I’m (until now) not the type of person who says “move it, I need to sit”. So I put my head on my backpack (which I had on the front) and just hoped that I’ll be better seeing I knew I needed to get out of the train in about two minutes.
At my station I then put my backback on and didn’t come far, I just fainted right in the corridor and some mid-20-year old girls caught me and sat me right down and gave me sugared candy. I missed my train station of course and was very thankful for those girls, yet also a bit confused. I told them “that never happened to me before, I’m pregnant” and they said that’s what they assumed :).
I eventually got out of the train, still seeing a lot of stars, looked for a bench and just sat a few minutes before going to work. I worked about 4 hours and then got picked up by my boyfriend, bought something to eat and just relaxed and read on the couch. Maternity clothes: I’d like to wear my jeans I got from my friend but I feel it’s still to early. So – Belly Bands! Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Not fainting? Looking forward to: Our vacation in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands Best happenings this week: Seeing our baby again! Our Baby in the 14th week – 13w1d
We made the nuchal scan at 13 weeks, 3 days and everything was ok. We saw the nasal bone and the nuchal thickness was under 1,5 mm, the blood results were good as well. So we’re relieved and very happy. Movement: Nope, though it was quite active during the sonography. Gender: I’ve read it might be time to tell already and yup, the OB said she’s assuming a gender but we’ll know for sure in five long weeks Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Sports: Workout on Monday, September and October are quite busy months for me at work (plus I’m gone a lot) so I’m planning on going to the gym regularly again as of mid October. I really need to!
