27+5

For those who don't speak "pregnancy" it means 27 weeks and five days. Wednesday always marking the "full-week", and making the duedate yet another week closer. This weekend a panic started to set in. I have not been super active in buying things for the baby. Apart from one onesie that I bought in the beginning (mostly for Tonny since it says I love Daddy) and two bottles for future situations, and of course the biggest purchase baby-trolley, I haven't bought anything else. I know there is still time, but I just feel like its running out. And fast.

So today I am heading to Ikea, for some shelves as well as a lookout for some other things that I still want to buy, to get everything started. I still have a list of "house-things" that I want to do before the "baby-things" that it seems impossible that I'll ever finish. Luckily I am feeling better now, nausea is only slight, and some days even completely non-existent. I've even been able to go for a 5K walk for a couple of days in a row.. My goal is to have everything bought by the time I start my maternity leave, so whithin the next 7 weeks I have to work hard... I plan on doing absolutely NOTHING once it starts :D

Wish me luck...

Beata Lulu Zwaida Mnedeme

Yesterday we got one of the biggest honors we can, Tonny and I became
godparents to Beata, Adam's beautiful baby daughter.

Proud Father and Godfater

So precious and so beautiful

The ceremony was beautiful and peaceful. Even the baby stayed calm, for the most of the time at least. :D It's just amazing, that soon it will be our turn.

Old and new

When I found out I'm pregnant I started to write my very early feelings down. But I didn't want to make them public just yet, so today I finally posted those few lines that I wrote down so long ago. All that was before the overwhelming nausea and vomiting started, when it was just brand new and quite scary at the same time...

Now I'm just super glad that finally the nausea shows sings of disappearing to the background, but unfortunately that has been replaced with severe pain in my lower abdomen. It is safe to say that I have not been blisfully happy during this pregnancy, like so many women around me discribe theirs, but have struggled quite alot.. Don't get me wrong I feel blessed about having this baby, but no one who has not been with their head down the toilet 5-10 times a day for 5 months in a row, doesn't get to have an opinnion on this.

Pretty soon it will be time to get everything ready for the baby. We've already been receiving some gifts and they just make it feel like that it is that much more real. Today though, I realized that May is approaching mid way, and I start my maternity leave on 21 July, so time is truly running out... At the same time I want the time to fly, but what happened to those nine months that we were supposed to have to get everything ready for the baby??? They should tell you in the beginning that it's not really nine months, it's one month of panic and disbelief, then 5 months of head down the toilet and trying to survive, and then actually two months of getting everything ready!!! So now we are trying to get everything ready and done before the little one makes an appearance :D

My Love the Party Planner

The past few months Tonny has been finding new ways to express his creativity and social abilities. Not a partyer himself, he enjoys organizing them. During this spring he has organized two black and white parties, a reggae jam, as well as an benefit concert for the people in Haiti. (We're talking some serious performers etc.) Every time the quality gets better and better and people have a good time. I am so proud of him, while unfortunately I've had to stay home the last two parties, because of severe nausea and other pregnancy issues.

The boys posing at the red carpet

Thruthfully, it really makes no difference whether I'm home or at the party, I might be in bed attempting to sleep, but can only relax when my love is back home safely and has shared the exciting events of the evening. It is just amazing how Tonny has the energy to do all this on top of his every day responsibilities. I guess when you are reaching for your dreams energy just keeps flowing...