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

32 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 32

We´ve had our 5 years wedding anniversary and our 8 years 'relationship' anniversary this weekend. <3

This selfie was done during our walk at the river Alster.

And this is my belly sofar...

How far along? I finished 32 weeks!

Total weight gain: 15,4 kilos already - oh how shall I loose all this again?! :(
Bump measure: 98cm.

Maternity clothes? Still wearing the same stuff as always but added some of my old summer dresses as the weather here is really nice at the moment. I will probably wear them over leggings though.

Stretch marks? No
Fitness: I absloved a pregnancy fitness session of around 30minutes that I learned in our prenatal course. I split it in two halts of 15minutes 'work out' and 15 minutes exercising breathing. On wednesday I also went to an outdoor swimming pool with a friend and spend 3 hours in the water with wonderful weather!

Sleep: I wake up early and it is hard to bend over as the baby is so heavy - 1850grams already!

Best moment this week: At the doctors appointment on Monday when Nico and I were listening to Lillian´s heart rate <3

Miss anything? Same as always ;)

Movement: Tons of movement! However, she still needs to turn around, fingers crossed it will happen soon! 

Food/cravings: Nothing in particular.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: Maybe some slight contractions due to the false labour.

Symptoms: I felt sick on Tuesday after my little exercise session. I have water in my hands and feet which is really uncomfortable. Acupuncture is helpful but only for a short time :( Then I noticed some hurt in my frets skin so I had an appointment for the pedicure and it slightly improved. Other than that I am just incredibly slowly... :)

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Of :(((

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Our photo shooting.

Sani <3

31 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 31

This week started with a big disappointment! My midwife didn´t show up to our date on Monday where she wanted to help me with the baby´s room preparations. As it turns out I will watch out for a new midwife, I don´t like unreliable people!

Apart from that we had our last session of our prenatal course and learned a lot about breast feeding. It was very informative and in the end we asked another couple of the course if we want to meet up soon for a drink!

Other than that I decided to get my hair done this week - cut and colouration. I thought that I´d have no time when the baby has arrived and I also want to look pretty for our photo shoot and wedding anniversary day. I had absolutely no concerns to get my hair coloured as it´s not coming against the scalp and cannot enter in to my bodies blood circulation or whatever. :)

And last but not least I had my sister in law over on Sunday. She was helping me a lot with the baby´s room, getting everything organized and telling me what I need and what I don´t need. She also brought over some new stuff, she is such a lovely person and I should have asked her to do it with me in the first steps! :)

Here are some sneaky peaky pictures of what we´ve done out of it...

 Baby´s changing area

Baby`s hygienic care products like diapers and wipes etc.

Skin care products in the shelf over the changing table

burping cloths, medicine and some things that go into my hospital bag

Baby food related 'equipment' and bath care products

And this is my bump for 31 weeks:

How far along? I finished the 31 week.

Total weight gain: My weight has risen up to 82,4kg now which is a weight gain from the beginning of 14,1kg. It matches pretty much what I heard about the last weeks of pregnancy - half a kilo each weeks seems to work out ok.
Bump measure: 99cm.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I reached my goal for this week and went for a proper round of swimming! I hit 50 lanes in 45 minutes and also did some underwater squads. YES!!! I am so pround :)

Sleep: It´s still the same so I suppose it´s quite okay.

Best moment this week: Having reached my fitness goal!

Miss anything? A variety in clothes.

Movement: Still a lot.

Food/cravings: I was craving salad and strawberries this week. Hmmm!

Anything making you quesy or sick? My own laziness maybe... Since I don´t work anymore I do get the feeling that I don´t get managed a lot, sometimes...

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: False labor has started, I guess! I had a contraction twice.

Symptoms: False labor, a slight headache and backache. This week I had more water in my legs, feet and hands. Apart from that, everything is getting heavier and I move really slowly now.

Belly button in or out? Streched out.

Wedding rings on or of? Off, as I do have water in my hands. :(

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy.

Looking forward to: Our wedding anniversary day! <3 <3 <3 

Sani <3

30 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 30

This week we got a lot of information about the actual labor and birth in our prenatal class. Now I am really excited how everything will happen! And when! Although I still have a good 9 weeks to go. I suddenly feel I haven´t managed too much.. as I still need to wash some things, get some paperwork sorted out, look for a doctor and maybe a Kindergarden. Aside from that I have only one packet of nappies & wipes at home and apart from some small baby care samples no caring products at all!

On Tuesday I placed a little play corner into Lillian´s room for her books and toys.

I bought the shelf and the blue boxes at IKEA and all the wooden toys are from Tchibo. On top of the shelf is a little music play set, in the upper shelf is a little animal memory game and in the lower shelf is an animal puzzle. Although it is a bit early our little baby can learn some animal names soon already! On the window sill is also an angler game that we will give to her later on when she is a bit older.

Saturday we visited the hospital, because they are under construction at the moment and will move the birth station at the end of May. They opened their doors on the weekend so we could see how the actual delivery rooms, the operating theater, the unit rooms for the first days and the premature baby station do look like. This lays all quite tight together so ways are short. Everything is new and in light colors which is nice.

We also made a date for a professional baby bump shooting and I am soo looking forward to it! :)

Here is my belly for 30 weeks pregnant.

How far along? Finished 30 weeks today!

Total weight gain: 13,5 kg.
Bump measure: 98cm.

Maternity clothes? Yes and no.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: Not much, a short bicycle ride, a little tiny bit of swimming. All in all I was really exhausted this week anyway. My goal for next week is to do one proper swimming session.

Sleep: My sleep is okay, I won´t complain at all. However, I feel I cannont lay a sneaky little bit on the back anymore, the belly is now definitively too heavy! And turning over is not as easy anymore as well. Oh yes, and I dream a lot of weird things!

Best moment this week: Was my visit and good-bye-party in the office last friday. I organized a breakfast for my department and was so happy to see all my colleagues once more and say good-bye with a proper little breakfast-party. I felt so happy because everybody was so nice and we could chat a little bit. They also got me a good-bye present and flowers, aww! So cute:)

 I love the flowers, they are so pretty and pink!

This is what was contained in 'the little relax-box' for me. It´s a small box of Lindt chocolates, a big douglas voucher, a perfume tester, some facial masks and anti-wrinkle eye cream, a very heavy and greasy cream, a hand cream from dalan d'olive which I love and of course a card!

Miss anything? Moving faster :)

Movement: A lot. <3

Food/cravings: Nothing in special.

Anything making you quesy or sick? I find myself getting angry easily when I get HUNGRY!!! ;)

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: I still had to catch up with my teeth flesh infection this week and it still has too heal and shrink back a little bit. :( Slight headache as my midwife who does the acupuncture was not available this week. And the belly is hard a lot which makes me exhausted quickly.

Belly button in or out? Streched out completely I´d say.

Wedding rings on or of? Off :'( which is so sad, because May is our wedding month and wedding day is coming soon!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! Hubby and I are laughing so much these last days which is wonderful! <3

Looking forward to: Our professional belly shooting!


Tonight we are going out with the the 'mum's club' and taking the dad's-to-be with us! Hope you´re having a nice evening as well!

Sani <3

29 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 29

This week we ordered some toys for our baby. Tchibo has some on offer this week! They are all wooden toys and have a really good price!

And this is my bump shot for 29 weeks pregnant!

Actually the only maternity wear in this picture is the grey top underneath. 

How far along? Just finished the 29th week!

Total weight gain: 13,1 Kg
Bump measure: 

Maternity clothes? Yes!

Stretch marks? No!
Fitness: Nothing was planned this week, as I felt I still need to recover a little bit from last week. But unpredictably I had to bicycle to the hospital once more.

Sleep: Quite okay actually! Apart from turning around, but that is another story.

Best moment this week: Was at my doctors appointment when I heard her heartbeat on the tocograph!

Miss anything? Wearing nice clothes!

Movement: Tons!

Food/cravings: I loved different fresh fruits a lot this week!

Anything making you quesy or sick? Not really.

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: A lot of belly pain unfortunately. Still my headache won´t go away without the acupuncture sessions. And this week I was extremely sensitive with my teeth/flesh.

Belly button in or out? In but almost complete streched out.

Wedding rings on or off? Off!

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Ease my belly pain.

Sani <3

28 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 28

This week I went to the UV studio because I wanted to put on a little tan. My pigments were irritated already before I was pregnant, which has gotten a lot better with using the right products and have returned after my little tanning session now. Also my linea nigra has very slightly appeared which must probably also be referred to tanning. I don´t mind these little irritations, the line is barely to see and I usually wear powder or a bb cream on my face when I go out.

I´ve also done some real progress in Lillian´s closet. She has about 1 million pants! It´s 6 blocks of pants.. I think I´ve never had so many myself in my whole life, haha! ;) 

Left side from top to bottom is cardigans, t-shirts, pants, onesies and sleepwear. And on the right side I have folded all the dresses that are still too big. On the hangers I have all her blouses and also the dresses from size 50-62, as well as her outdoor jackets of which one is in the wash right now, but both are size 62.

By the end of this week I added all her socks, thights and hats as well into the inlay at the bottom part.

Further than that the baby gym from Fisher Price has finally arrived and is in good order! The one we were sent initially was broken and so we are happy that everything is fine now! :)

The giraffe in the corner is holding a little mirror and the leaf in the from is rattling. When ever she will move music and lights will turn on.

And this will be her view up - I love the butterflies and the monkey! :)

We opted for a jungle themed one and think this is really cool! Daddy is also very proud because he bought his daughters first fitness studio! :)

On Saturday we were also invited to a home cocktail party from one friend of my mamiclub. It felt so good to go out again in an calm environment of 6 pregnant women with her men :) I felt like mommy goes party! Wohoo! Sadly we forgot to take pictures :(
However this is what my belly looks like this week!

How far along? I finished the 28.th week and I am in the third trimester now!

Total weight gain: Exact 13kg until now.
Bump measure: It´s huge! Although measured it is 95cm. I must admit that it is hard to find always the right place to measure and it alters as I see during the process. However of course it depends of what I have eaten already that day, but I cannot always remember to measure right before breakfast.

Maternity clothes? I am only wearing my maternity clothes or the normal clothes like leggings and shirt that I bought one or two sizes bigger. As I do not want to stretch out my normal clothes too much (except when they are old... ;) ) Oh yes and this week I added a mama relax pant to my closet, it´s from a local supermarket called Lidl and it´s fabric is super comfy!! :)

Stretch marks? Not until now. I am still using the weleda pregnancy oil against stretch marks at least twice a day.
Fitness: I have tried the aqua fitness for preggers again and fell asleep for 4 hours afterwards - definitively too exhausting for me. On thursday I had an appointment at the hospital with my midwife and decided to go by bike, also a bit exhausting and even painful. :(

Sleep: It´s ok although I feel my belly hurts sometimes when I go to bed and I can´t find a comfy position right away. The last nights I slept through which was wonderful!

Best moment this week: When I saw my happy husband with his new xbox that I got him as a pre-present for his birthday this year! He looked so happy! <3 And Cutie said I am the best! Awww :)))

Miss anything? My figure :( Don´t get me wrong I love being pregnant and I also love my big belly! <3 Only sometimes when it gets uncomfortable/painful and it´s not so easy to move I feel like I want to be back to my normal size right after birth! ;)

Movement: A lot!

Food/cravings: Fries this week! Had them once at a greek restaurant.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: I got a headache again and made a quick appointment for an accupunctural session - I hope it will get me through the pregnancy, because I don´t want to take too much tablets. I felt tired and exhausted this week somehow I think I am a bit low on energy right now and want to go outside more to get more fresh air. Other than that I felt pain in the uterus and belly more often and wanted to calm down a bit. I am so glad that I musn´t work anymore I could never get that managed!!

Belly button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? Off - just to be on the safe side I decided not to wear them anymore.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy!

Looking forward to: Not so stressful week.

Sani <3

27 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 27

Happy Easter everyone!
Yesterday on Easter Sunday I finished my 27th pregnancy week. It was quite a busy day, as I was visiting my family and had to bake a cake that I wanted to bring. All in all this last week was ok, I feel a bit better in general which means I think it´s getting easier to move my belly because it´s not so hard and inflexible all the time anymore. Also my doctor confirmed that the amount of water is still a lot but has regulated a little bit - yay!

This is what I look like today as I didn´t plan to go outside I wanted to let my skin breathe and didn´t put on any make up. I recently noticed that my under eye skin has turned very dark, although I did not change any of my eye products that I am using. Sorry if I seem to look very tired but sleep isn't the best as well these days... ;(

How far along? Finished 27 weeks!

Total weight gain: 11,6kg - I´ve lost a bit last week as I ate more healthier food as planned.
Bump measure:

Maternity clothes? Yes, in the pictures I am actually wearing maternity clothes from mamalicious - a very loose cut white linen pant and a stripy-summerish tank top for my home look. :)

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: Have been to the swimming pool once this week.

Sleep: It isn´t the best, sometimes my hip hurts very bad or little Lillian is moving so much that it get´s really uncomfortable to find a position that calms her down/does not hurt.

Best moment this week: I don't really know.. probably buying me 2 new pairs of shoes!

Miss anything? Shop clothes in my normal size.

Movement: I feel extremely much movement inside my belly, sometimes it is getting bad. :(

Food/cravings: A mix of healthy food and chocolate. :)

Anything making you quesy or sick? Still bad mood of other people. It appears to me I can´t cope it to cheer others up, or listen to their problems, whatever..  it´s rather the other way round I want positive vibes to cheer me up! Cause I´m a happy preggo fella!!! :)

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Noseblooding, sniffers, back hurts, head ache, womb pains, hip hurts/bad sleep, water in hands and feet/legs - a bit of everything this week.

Belly button in or out? In, I think my belly button will not pop out rather than to stretch out completely - we´ll see.

Wedding rings on or of? Off, as I had loads of water in my hands and legs. Now I do not want to risk my wedding rings to be cut and leave them at home.

Happy or moody most of the time? A bit of both I´d say. Generally happy and on one hand still very emotional and tense in certain situations.

Looking forward to: Having time to wash more of the babies clothes and put everything in the closet.

Sani <3

26 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 26

This post goes up late because I was on a Wellness trip in the last days. These pictures were taken just before we left the house. Note to myself: Stop talking while taking pictures!

How far along? 26 weeks finished on Sunday!

Total weight gain: 11,8 kg.
Bump measure: I measured on Sunday and cannot remember what it was - I think it might be 99cm.

Maternity clothes? I am wearing leggings all-the-time! It´s the most comfy at the moment. My normal shirts won´t finally fit anymore and I need to wear super long shirts or my maternity shirts. I always add a cardigan and wear mainly boots. Thankfully it´s still cold enough here :)

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: This last week I went to the swimming pool once.

Sleep: It´s been much better, could sleep longer and felt more comfortable.

Best moment this week: I felt a bit better in general this week, which is very nice! :)

Miss anything? Buying normal clothes for me.

Movement: A lot. Morning, midday, evening, whenever I am eating after a longer time or if it´s getting tight when I pull my legs up or something.

Food/cravings: Not really.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: My nose is clogged especially in the evenings it´s getting uncomfortable when I want to sleep. And now I start to save water in my legs and hands :(

Belly button in or out? Still in but it is very streched.

Wedding rings on or of? Off since Sunday.

Happy or moody most of the time? Mixed, I am still very emotional.

Looking forward to: Wash more of the baby´s clothes and place everything into the closet.

Sani <3

25 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 25

This week was kind of a roller coaster again, my hormones are going crazy and I felt bad in the first part of the week. :( I don´t know it´s a strange feeling that I can´t keep control of myself anymore. I found me laughing a lot in the last days even over things that I usually would not find funny. It´s all a bit weird.

In regards to my bad headaches I can tell that on Tuesday evening it catched me again, so I went to sleep early. When woke up the next morning the headache was gone. I think the acupuncture is doing it´s job! :) Also have been there this week again and booked another session for next week.

Other than that the furniture and roller blind for Lillians room have arrived!!! :) And I started washing her bodies and rompers and sort them in neatly arranged by sizes. <3

The shelf on the side still need to be hung up.

This is my belly for 25 weeks pregnant:

I find it´s so hard to choose clothes right now, because nothing would´t fit me well anymore.

I need to go shopping!

On the left photo there is peeking my tape that I got this week against my back aches.

How far along? Finished the 25th week!

Total weight gain: 11,5kg. Although I know it´s the baby that´s growing a lot right now, I honestly don´t feel much comfortable anymore with my weight...
Bump measure: 94cm.

Maternity clothes? Yes, also the shirt in the pic is from mamalicious.

Stretch marks? No.
Fitness: I have been to the swimming pool once this week - yay!

Sleep: I don´t wake up in the middle of the night anymore but early mornings which makes me feel very tired - but I won´t complain the nights are fine! ;)

Best moment this week: Having set up and seeing the progress in Lillians room.

Miss anything? It´s asparagus time now and I would love to eat it as usual with smoked ham.

Movement: Still a lot and I love it. <3

Food/cravings: Oh yes, the smoked ham, haha :) other than that I haven´t been really good, but not really bad either. However, I want to be more careful with what I eat now, as I stacked on a whole lot of weight this week.

Anything making you quesy or sick? My hormones!

Gender: Girl!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Head ache, back ache, nose bleeding, some pain here in there in my belly. It´s starting to get a bit uncomfortable to move around from one side to the other and I prefer to walk very slowly... :)

Belly button in or out? Still in.

Wedding rings on or of? Still on.

Happy or moody most of the time? A complete mixture this week. I felt a lot better when I talked to my friend Jasmin who already has two kids, telling me this is completely normal. :)

Looking forward to: Our Easter holidays!

Happy becoming parents! I love you, honey! <3

Please feel free to leave your comments or links in English or German!

Sani <3

24 weeks pregnancy update / ssw 24

This week was partly good again, despite from a little headache I had no further major complaints in the first days. In opposite I could feel how the stress has fallen off of me since I know that I have all the time of the world now to prepare everything for our baby and do not need to worry to much if my body will capture it all. Unfortunately the second part of the week was awful and I felt like my hormones are in a roller coaster! :( On Thursday I had my first session of acupuncture, mainly against the headache but also to keep my body 'in flow' as my midwife Heinke said. I desperately hope the hormonal issues can be solved with this technique as well!! ;)

Two needles in each foot, one on each knee.

Also in the baby´s room has been some progress. Last weekend we visited my brother and his wife and we received a whole lot of baby things and baby clothes! It was so unbelievable... Lars and Melli have collected everything for us for two years now, as our nice is 2 years old by now and so we could start off with a huge nest egg. We hardly need to buy anything anymore. Although of course we want to and we will also buy stuff that we want for a special occasion or something. But this gives us a lot of freedom!

First of all organization had to take place in the babies room!
These are the pictures before, all stuff just placed into the room somehow. The plastic bags are full of mixed clothes also in regards of sizes, partly shoes and baby bed things are in there too... simply everything.

And this is what it looks like after 4 hours of sorting and reorganizing. All my new plastic bags are labelled like dresses, shirts, pants, cardigans/jackets, rompers, vests, outside jackets, bed things like bed sheets and baby sleeping bags. We also got a cradle, a rocking chair, a nursing pillow, a maxi cosi and iso fix, toys and I also prepared 2 boxes with socks/thights and hats. I haven't washed all things until now because I want to wait until the furniture we ordered has been delivered and then I will put everything freshly and sorted by sizes in it´s right place :)

You can also see that we chose a deep-pile play carpet and affixed the window curtains. I am so proud and love to go into the room and see how it develops more and more :)

And this is how my bump looks in the meantime! I´ve become used to my big belly now and I love it so much! <3

How far along? Finished the 24th week today.

Total weight gain: I´ve lost a bit of weight since last week so I gained a total of 9kg since the beginning.
Bump measure: 93cm.

Maternity clothes? Yes! I can´t wear any normal clothes apart from t-shirts, blazers and leggings maybe.

Stretch marks? Not until now.
Fitness: Some exercises in our prenatal classes aaaand I went to the swimming pool again this week for once! And I am solo happy about it! :) I felt the water in my legs has decreased since then and I lost a bit of weight... wonderful! :)

Sleep: Was mixed this week, partly I was very tired and slept in but on other days I fell asleep late and still was up early and quite fit the next morning.

Best moment this week: Getting the baby´s room organized.

Miss anything? I miss to go shopping clothes for me. Not fitting into things I like kind of is depressing to me. I am also not very decisive in buying maternity clothes. :/ I also miss feeling normal again and not like a hormonal freak!

Movement: A lot! :)

Food/cravings: Chocolate still.

Anything making you quesy or sick? No.

Gender: Girl.

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: A small headache and feelings or several kinds of pulling or hurt in my belly sometimes. I am also more sensitive now and will cry easily I´d even say this week I´ve been a hormonal wreck. :(

Belly button in or out? In but it´s getting shallower now.

Wedding rings on or of? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy and moody due to my hormonal issues.. I´ll have kind of mixed feelings I can get very sad very quickly now over the tiniest things I would also start crying easily. I think it´s very exhausting as I can´t control myself anymore.

Looking forward to: Feeling normal again, the babies furniture and some few fitness moves!

Please feel free to leave your comments in English or German, as you prefer!

Sani <3