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