37 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 37

It´s a lazy day today and I am getting sick of wearing my same clothes over and over again :( so today I opted the version of peeking and pulling something out of hubby´s closet, hihi :)

I am wearing a t-shirt from my husband which is even not a loose fit anymore.

 

My Pants are x-large regular summer shorts but I even have to use an elastic band to 'close' the button.

105cm! Can you believe? I certainly cannot...

Apart from that this whole week has been extremely busy, although my goal for this week was to calm down - which also happened here and there.
On sunday afternoon we met up with some parents and mums-to-be from my Mummy-Club and set up a bbq spot in the park.

Monday I spent several hours in the Adam & Eve beautylounge for manicure, pedicure, eyebrows and a free lash lifting. And in the evening Nico and I visited a - sofar unknown to us - italian Restaurant which offered amazing food!!! It is called DaVino and totally needs a shout out here is the link - you should totally try it, if you live anywhere nearby!

Tuesday was the day with the prenatal massage which was good, but not as overwhelming as announced and probably also the reason why I lied down with quite strong contractions appearing every 2(!)mins. the next day! I was so glad that my friend Alex had cancelled our date for the day!
I also met some other people this week Ivonne, Kristina, my brother twice, Nadine and Marlena visited me on Thursday which was such a nice afternoon! And on Friday I met Nina again - first time after her wedding Party and we had a wonderful evening in Hamburg´s city center. It happened to be that I had a little time before we met so that I took my chance and went shopping! Yay!! :))) Finally again... although possibilities were limited ;)

I am soo happy that I have planned n-o-t-h-i-n-g for this Weekend and my Goal for next week is definitively not to make too many plans!

How far along? I´ve finished the 37th week. Omg. Things are getting really heavy now!

Total weight gain: 17,3 kg.
Bump measure: 105cm!

Maternity clothes? Yes. But I am also wearing my leggings and bigger sized clothes a lot as well.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I´ve visited my yoga class this week.

Sleep: In the beginning of this week sleep was crap! I woke at around 4am and couldn´t fall back asleep for several hours, it was so annoying. However it turns out that the last days sleep was pretty ok with 6-8 hours non-stop and the last 2 days I even slept in the afternoon, because I am so easily exhausted now.

Best moment this week: Probably having my friend Nadine and her 3-week-old Baby Marlena over, to hold her and look at her was simply the greatest!

Miss anything? Fitting into normal clothes!

Movement: Still a lot, although it´s getting tight inside for her.

Food/cravings: I have been better on the healthy food side this week! :) At the Moment I like rice cakes covered with thin chocolate as a sweet snack, or strawberries.

Anything making you quesy or sick? That I cannot sit or lie down properly anymore without having to pile up about 1 million cushions. :(

Gender: A Girl!

Labor signs: Yes! The contractions have probably arisen from my prenatal massage the day before, this is what I guess only.

Symptoms: I am exhausted easily and feel immobile and tired a lot more. Contractions and pressure down below. Still have a lot of water in my hands and legs&feet although I´ve had my acupunctural session.

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Meeting Lillian!

Sani <3

Healthy food day - WIAW

Here comes all what I ate Wednesday. I hope this week will turn out better/healthier than last week ;)

8:20 - For breakfast I had almost the same as last week, some porridge with 4 almonds in it, a chopped banana, some blueberries and cinnamon on top. I always try to make my first meal of the day a good one to keep the blood sugar high as long as possible.

I also had a big glass of water to take my prenatal vitamins and a can of herbal pregnancy tea.

12:20 - At lunch time I had a whole grain toastie with honey and plum marmalade. As kind of dessert I had a third of a water melon. Yum!

And of course I had a big glass of water again :)

15:20 - Coffee time!! Had my cup of coffee with one small tea spoon brown sugar and a sip soy milk. Besides I had three rice cakes thinly covered with chocolate.

And my water...

17:30 - In the late afternoon I was starving! We were out at a shopping center and I had a bread roll with fishcake, lettuce and remoulade sauce from Nordsee.

These are always tasty, but I still was hungry afterwards. :/

19:30 - Finally got my dinner at home, which was 5 potato snack thingies filled with herb cream cheese and some cucumber, tomatoes and my water!

Over the day I drank a can of 0,75 liters of tea and more than 1,5 liters of water!

Hope you enjoyed this What I ate Wednesday and if you like, leave your link to your WIAW´s below in the comments and I'll be stopping by :)

Sani <3

36 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 36

I´ve had a baby party!!! :) So cute, my family surprised me on Sunday, when Nico and I came back from our coffee break at Coffee to Fly they were all sitting in our living room. It was such a nice surprise as baby parties are not widely spread yet in Germany and I love that my family has done it in this way! I was told that my 2-year old nice ran into the babies room and thought the baby was lying there on the changing table, so sweet - she cannot wait anymore, it all takes too long! :) ...and why are the grown-up´s talking about a baby party if there even is no baby?? Haha! :) Here are some photos of the set up and our presents.

The table decoration

A cute garland hung over the window front

I´ve always wanted to have one of these balloons!

So cute, almost all presents carry our little babies name on it!

Especially love this pillow with babies full name and an owl stitched on it.

This is a baby balm for very cold and windy weather.

We also got some 'canned' baby fruit food from alnatura and I got the breastfeeding juice for Mamas by Hipp.

We all touched glasses (or bottle) and drank alcohol-free champagne (or water). It was a wonderful sunny day and we went out for a late lunch to an italian restaurant. We ate outside on the terrace and it almost felt like a family holiday!  As there was a local street party going on we took a walk over the small festival. 

After we came home we´ve had this super cute and super yummy cupcakes made by my sister in law and a cup of coffee. I can hardly say what a wonderful day this was! Thank you!! <3

Other than that I slept a lot this week whenever I could find a time spot for it. I think my body might pre-sleep and try to get/save some energy before labor properly starts.

And I met a very old friend of mine this week and it was nice seeing her again and having time to talk about all the new things to come :)

How far along? Finished the 36th week and am now 10 months pregnant! This is so great, there were times during pregnancy where I thought I would´t come along so far. But the baby is now finished and is not an 'early bird' anymore.

Total weight gain: 16,4kg.
Bump measure: 102cm

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I went to the yoga class this week.

Sleep: It´s perfectly okay during the night, but ontop of that I sleep much more now during the day as well.

Best moment this week: My baby party!!! <3

Miss anything? Shop and wear normal clothes!

Movement: Recognized it is less than before, but still a lot going on there inside me.

Food/cravings: Sweets! Chocolate & ice cream.

Anything making you quesy or sick? 

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: False labor.

Symptoms: I feel so tired, and exhausted, and immobile - so I really calmed down a bit this week and slept a lot. Still carry lots of water in my hands and feet which feels uncomfortable. I recognized my leg hair stopped growing or at least grows very slowly - but already for a longer period of time - I totally forgot to mention.

Belly button in or out? Stretched out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: Seeing Lillian!

Sani <3

Healthy food day - WIAW

I must admit that I haven´t been eating as good during pregnancy than before. :( This fact makes me feel kind of sad, because I want the best for my little baby obviously.. but unfortunately I am much more hungry and cannot hold back myself or control me very good. :/
So I thought I would start the What I ate Wednesday again and have at least one - or even some more - good food days throughout the week! :)

8:30am - For breakfast this morning I´ve had porridge with light soy milk, 4 almonds, a chopped banana, filets of orange and sprinkled over some cinnamon.

Also had a big glass of water to take my prenatal vitamins and prepared a can of herbal tea. Normally this would be some kind of a fruit tea but for now it is a special mixed pregnancy tea containing 7 herbs.

12:45pm - For lunch I had some leftover pasta. It´s a mixture of arrabiata and bolognese sauce, because I like it spiced up! :)

I am also having a big glass of water besides.

3:00pm - Coffee break! I am having a treat of three rice cakes covered with dark chocolate and a cup of black coffee.

And again a glass of water...

6:15pm - We had dinner at subway today and I ate 2 half subs with chicken fajita and chipotle southwest sauce. The only difference was the bread, one is on parmesan-oregano and one on honey oats.

In terms of toppings/salad I never leave anything out, it´s always two slices of cheese, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, jalapeños, onions, parmesan, salt & pepper. I also had a coke zero with it and half a raspberry-cheesecake cookie as kind of a dessert.

8:30pm - Treat time! I am having a Mars ice cream right now! Yum!!!

Spread over the whole day I also drank 1,5 litres of water. I hope you liked this post although today didn´t really turn out as a super healthy day ;) Please feel free to leave your comments or links to your WIAW´s below. Have a nice and relaxing evening!

Sani <3

35 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 35

This week the paperwork went on, there are still a lot of things to prepare. But we packed our/my hospital bag this week finally and have all papers together for that! Last sunday we had our family meal in my brother´s garden. I cooked a thai chicken curry dish together with his wife which was lovely.

Maybe I do look a little bit like a lifebuoy, a little bit... ;)

On Thursday I had a session at the acupuncture again and it helped against the water almost immediately. I also talked to my midwife and told her that I would change her up against my new one. I actually don´t know if it´s a good decision, because she was really sad when I told her - I guess she regrets having not shown up on our date the other day without calling or even calling back and saying it was also my fault. However, I don´t know the new midwife as much and eventually liked my old one better. I am not happy with all this matter! :/ I hope everything will turn out fine in the end.

On Friday we were invited to a friend´s wedding and had a wonderful evening. Everything was set up and organized very nicely and we had a good time!

I ordered the dress at dorothyperkins.com - it´s an extra long normal cut dress, one size bigger than before pregnancy - and has a good price!

Nico and I together with my lovely friend Nina and her husband Michi.

On Saturday I woke up with a bad headache, surely because I went to bed so late - at 2:30am. Also my belly was very hard in the end and we had to drive back home a good hour still. Had to take Paracetamol again the next morning :( 
The same day we picked up our photos from the baby belly photo shoot. <3

And this is my baby bump for 35 weeks!

How far along? Finished the 35th week today!

Total weight gain: Exact 17 kilos.
Bump measure: 102cm.

Maternity clothes? Still a mix of both - maternity and normal clothes in a bigger size. I ended up buying two shorts this week in sizes bigger than before pregnancy as the weather here turned out very summerish and partly it´s very hot!

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: Nothing :( my yoga class didn´t take place this week due to a bank holiday.

Sleep: Quite okay, sometimes I wake up early and can fall back asleep again after some hours. I have the feeling that I am a bit more tired/exhausted right now.

Best moment this week: Dancing with my husband on Nina & Michi´s wedding. <3

Miss anything? I miss shopping and wearing pretty, stylish clothes still...

Movement: Lots of movement.

Food/cravings: Pizza!!

Anything making you quesy or sick? Not really.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: Not really, maybe a bit false labor.

Symptoms: As mentioned I am feeling a bit more exhausted and feel more tired. I still have lower back aches and this week a heavy headache as well! :( Some slight stitches and a pulling here and there due to the false labor. I also added up a lot of water and I can only wear open shoes, my hands do hurt very bad every morning :( I also loose the feeling in my fingers from time to time and things fall down all the time!

Belly button in or out? Stretched out completely.

Wedding rings on or off? Off :(

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: See my little girl! <3

Sani <3

34 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 34

This Monday was the last one that I spend with Ivi and our big belles, she had her baby on Thursday!! It is so exciting to hear how it happened and I am slightly jealous now ;))

On Tuesday I went to the office again, had to hand over another document, but also wanted to congratulate one of my favorite colleagues to her birthday with a little flower bouquet. It was probably the last time that I visited the office without the baby.

On Wednesday my new midwife came round and we got to know each other, she is a nice person and I like her much better than the old one. I feel I can come into conversation with her much more easier and I generally feel more comfortable with her. So happy that it worked out finally!

Thursday I got the message that my baby has turned upside down which makes me extremely happy!!! People at the hospital had already told me, if not I should make an appointment for a c-section soon. So for now I am really relieved although I know that very active babies turn round again.. but we´ll see! And keep the fingers crossed!!

And Saturday was the second part of our photo shooting session, which basically turned out very well and we chose our selection of photos also from the shooting last week. They are all ready next week.

I´ve also washed all the parts of the babies stroller and made everything ready for Lillian. Also a whole lot of paper work had to be done this week.

How far along? Finished the 34th week!

Total weight gain: I weighed in this morning at 84,5kg which is a total of 14,2kg gained weight.
Bump measure: 1 meter!

Maternity clothes? Yes and no, I am wearing a lot of 'normal' clothes in a bigger size, or some of my old clothes as well.

Stretch marks? Not until now!
Fitness: I went to the yoga class and to the swimming pool once this week and I swam 45min.

Sleep: Is quite ok. I wake up early and I am tired early as well this week.

Best moment this week: Hearing that Lillian has turned her head downwards!

Miss anything? Sometimes I think I miss my flat belly, but I don´t want to be without my baby bump either!!

Movement: Still a lot and she has turned upside down finally!!! :)

Food/cravings: Nothing in particular, but I like fresh fruits and veggies.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: I had sore nipples this week.. ew! They were red and hurt like hell... :( I am getting out of breath now much more easier as I am obviously so heavy right now, that my feet do hurt under the weight. And the my belly seems to be very sensitive, I don´t know if it´s the skin or what it is but strikings feel quite uncomfortable sometimes and of course my family always wants to touch the belly :/

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Off.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Meeting Lillian!

Sani <3

33 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 33

Last sunday we yet picked up the stroller from my brother´s and brought it home. We will need the frame as we are looking for a new car for me and the baby. It´s an Emmaljunga stroller in navy blue - very pretty but huge at the same time. So I guess the baby will be all comfortable :) Now I need to wash everything and put it up again nicely. Other than that I´ve washed and ironed the baby bed now.

This Saturday we had our photoshooting which was really good! It was such a nice atmosphere there and the photographer team was so kind to us. Thanks again to Fotostudio Nina! We took 1 picture home right away and still need to choose from the other shots.

I love this picture, it shows the way how Nico often talks to our baby Lillian. <3

And I do look like this:

How far along? Finished the 33rd week.

Total weight gain: Forgot :(
Bump measure: Also forgot :(

Maternity clothes? Yes. But due to the good weather here at the moment I could make some profit out of my regular summer dresses. Yay!

Stretch marks? No
Fitness: I visited my yoga class again! And also went to the swimming pool with Nadine again this week.

Sleep: Ok.

Best moment this week: Our photo shooting!

Miss anything? Go shopping.

Movement: Still a lot.

Food/cravings: I liked a mix of all healthy and fast food :)

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: A little bit of false labour, my breast hurts because apparently the milk pumped in, water retention.

Belly button in or out? Stretched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Of.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: See if she has turned upside down at the doctors appointment.

Sani <3