super pregnant shopping haul

I have had the urge so badly to go shopping in my current state of pregnancy - today week 38+1 :) Although it is hard as nothing would fit me properly, however.. here is what I got for now in summer sale :)

 This creme beige cardigan with golden details and 7/8-sleeves was ordered from zalando. The brand is called See you soon, and size is one size. I payed 47€ for it.

The blue and white stripy cardigan with pockets and a scarf is from Massimo Dutti. Size is M which I wore before pregnancy as well. I payed 55€ instead of 75€ for it.

 I prefer to wear it without the scarf though.

 Also from Massimo Dutti is this kind of parka jacket in navy blue with sleeves that can be fixed at 3/4 length with leather strap bands. It also has a hood in the back and two very comfy big pockets in front. Size is M as well and I payed 115€ instead of 170€ for it.

 I can surely not close it right now but I love it already! (sorry for the bad light!)

And last but not least I bought a shirt at Hallhuber with kind of see through shoulders and back and in the front a super cute LOVE writing <3 This is size 38/M and doesn´t fit me at all! But I want to wear it as soon as my baby is here with me. This was actually not on sale and cost 40€.

It felt extremely good to go shopping again for myself and buy clothes that are not only meant for pregnancy.

Sani <3

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