More Belly pics

Very relaxed about birth and freaking out about work

Hihi, if that doesn't say it all :).

Well as most of the people around me are anxious and asking me daily how I feel and if I think he comes early... I'm as relaxed as can be!!! No, I don't think he comes early and well I hope he doesn't stay all the way to 41 weeks either ;)... so he has one week that I wish he comes. Pregnancy is going very well. Bending down is kind of hard now, getting the socks on, putting on shoes, getting into the pans. Light back pain after I get up... but nothing major that I'm like: 'GET HIM OUT OF THERE'... I can still do anything I need to do. I just can't imagine how much of an energy boost I might get when I get rid of this monster belly and hopefully my old figure back quick. I'm constantly running that I really don't know anymore how to just sit down and relax... I can't even watch TV anymore without doing laundry besides it or do this and that... I'm not even interested in it anymore.

So yesterday I finally started packing my hospital bag (while Frank and Zoe went to Walmart for a quick shopping trip! It was SOOO quiet in here)... it was so unreal to pack these tiny blue clothes in the bag!!! Of course I only packed stuff for Henry *lol*... I have just limited stuff to wear anyways and they make you wear these stupid night gowns in the hospital anyways! But I'm gonna continue packing eventually... As soon as I feel like it I'm gonna be a dressed person in the hospital of course! I'm probably gonna be bored in there... I bring my lappi and work lappi... so I'll be busy while Henry sleeps ;).

Yeah, of course the only thing worries me here is my work! Maybe it was just the last week but Zoe did get up earlier and nap time only was an hour lately where I can't get anything done really! Straighten out the kitchen from lunch, clean up here and there and by the time I sit down reading emails... you can already get ready for an afternoon with kiddo! That's not gonna work! So there are only three options... hiring somebody to come in and watch the kids while I work... which I'm TOTALLY against it. I could work at night when the kids are in bed 8-midnight. Awesome time since I'll be done by then after a day with the kids. Or working 20 hrs on the WE while Frank has the kids. I don't think I would be able to work 10 hrs straight anymore! I lean towards the 8-midnight shift now since I can't rely on Frank being home every night due to him traveling more with his new job. The good thing about that though is... I can basically be out and about all day :)... since I don't have to be on my rigid schedule anymore. Might not be as good for the kids since Zoe is pretty much programmed *lol*... but I can just get out and don't worry about being home for nap time or make sure lunch is ready in time etc. so I can get my work in... but therefore I have to stay up till midnight. Well, I might try it next week and see how it goes for me. I just hate getting stressed out about getting my hrs in and it really does stress me out if I can't! Well... let me see how I get it done... I will get it done somehow... many women have done it and still do it. Plus it would actually be better for the kids to be out and about more to have more social interaction. We're out at least once a day but we can do more of course.

Ok... oh... nice... It's almost 8, Zoe's 'normal' get up time. Maybe she's back into her normal routine, that would be very lovely. Everything works out somehow ;)... I'm so curious to see the two together. I bet Zoe will be such a great big sister, she's already so caring and loving with other kids... never harms them she's more giving than anybody I've seen she's playing with. She'll nurture her brother to death I'm sure!!!

Why it's so great to have a midwife

Well, yesterday (not to forget about the little guy...) I went to the midwife and surprisingly Jenny wasn't there but Sam. So first thing Sam told me that she got a text this morning from Jenny to tell me how sorry she is to miss me... she misses me. *oooohhhhh* :)... she's sooo cute... Sam wanted to trade shifts with her because of that she would be sure to leave work in time in order to get out and to the airport for a flight to Chicago for a birth expo thing.

Well, I had a great chat with Sam as well, she's a fun lady too. Of course Mr. Henry is doing great. Blood pressure is excellent and he fells on the small side of the scale Sam said :). It's amazing what midwifes can feel through the belly!!! That's why I love being with a midwife... no big deal with every little thing and everything is just so natural *LOVE IT*... Sam said she thinks it's gonna be a 6-7lbs baby at birth. I told her Zoe's weight at birth (which was 7lbs and 13oz) and she said definitely smaller :)... I was thrilled to hear that. And again this week I didn't gain any weight :)... That made me even more happier :). Well, Frank and his brothers' were all smaller at birth than Zoe as well ;). It's gonna be an amazing birth, I tell you :). I'm so looking forward to it.

So and at night I had a board meeting (all men and me)... man was that great to meet with adults without kid around :)... I really miss that sometimes but when I'm home and think about not being there when she's getting bed ready I already miss that time... it's so funny what motherhood does to you! So I wouldn't trade anything for that but it's nice that I have the opportunity every now and then to get back into business life :). Well... Jenny's husband Bryon was invited to our board meeting to speak about something (he's an attorney) and on the way he caught me and told me to say "Hi" from Jenny again and that she's so sorry to miss me this morning... OMG!!! Isn't she amazing? I'm surrounded by such great people here *in love*... I just love living here and am such a happy and also lucky person how everything works out for us always in all situations.

Ok, enough reports on us... gotta work... send you all a happy big smile, may your day be as wonderful as ours :).

Dancing Queen

I'm shocked! So I just uploaded this video from yesterday and saw that I didn't make any movie in August!!! Oh my... again... before delivery there is soooo much going on that I don't get anything done here. I remember it being very busy before Zoe came as well. Well, lucky enough I'm done with all the preps for his arrival! Can you imagine?

Here we have a little movie from Ms. Sunshine dancing and trying to sing (she's not hitting the notes at all!!! That part she definitely doesn't have from me *lol*)

Yesterday morning I had another Frank moment with her... she woke up way earlier than normal and brummeling in her crib for 40 min (that's normal)... so I went and wanted to get her... yeah... no... she was playing around with me, turning around in bed... cuddling with this and that... no way she would let me pick her up (and my belly is too big that I can't get her from everywhere in her bed anymore)... well... I said: If you don't wanna get up I'll go downstairs (and note: She was an in excellent mood)... 10 min later she made known she wants to get out now... I got back upstairs got her and she's in a hell of a mood!!! URGH... Zoe and Frank just don't wanna get out of bed!!! The two are very similar but the cutest things ever ;)... of course the two are still sleeping right now deep in 'lala land' while mommy is fresh up and already working and running around *lol*... HENRY, I need some company ;)

37 weeks - FULL TERM

Today we reached FULL TERM, which means anytime from now to 2 weeks after Due Date is ok for Henry to come. Well... my hormones are going crazy already and I'm pretty much done getting bigger as well... he's already so big that my belly is so firm and tight... urgh... there is not much more room to grow, Henry, LISTEN PLEASE!!! Not any bigger!!!

Zoe's naptime got shortened an hour which totally stresses me out with my work, very uncool :(... well... night shifts and WE shifts are gonna be normal now :(.

Photo Shoot - 36 weeks pregnant

These are just a few shots from our shooting this morning on the Beach. We had so much fun and it was a great session at sunrise and a much more successful turnout as you can see! I'm blown away!!! Well if Henry isn't living in the sexiest apartment right now... ;)

Very Happy Ladies

Today Zoe was in the car for the first time and she LOVES it!!! Here some pics:My Cockpit :)... everything you can think of is in there! Amazing... I slowly learn one thing after the other... today I made my first handsfree call *lol*... so cool cool cool
My little sunshine, now she prefers to sit without a car seat!!! urgh!!! This Girl is just crazy
She loved the flash:
Not such a good picture... I was too lazy to bring it out in front of the garage and take shots... I should've... but I had only that much time with Zoe still being up...
Backup Camera with three different views and parking help even in the front !!! NICE... I totally forgot about that and was very surprised when it started peeping when I drove into the garage the first time *lol*
I think I have enough space now *lol*... I just LOVE this car. I loaded it up already with all the equipment a mom needs... besides my 'shopping stroller'... Frank is waiting on me removing it out of the garage *lol*...
Anything weird? What do you think? White Acura, White Honda, White Harley!!! I'm very glad we chose a white Honda actually... Frank of course wanted a white one... and since I picked the model + interior. I was ok with a white car and I totally love it... but now our garage is so 'plain'! We need some color on the walls now!!! You know, even though our house is still plain in regards of decoration and our cars now look plain as well... we're such a colorful couple... I'm always very amazed what we pull off together, how well we fit together and how different we are from other couples. I'm just so glad we've met when we met... we are living such a colorful, happy and great life together and there is always something going on... it never gets boring with us *lol*... you should've seen us yesterday night!!! Ready for a laugh?

Ok, so Frank leaves to get a bottle of coke (being said, I wasn't craving coke... my hubby was) with his car even though I tried talking him into driving the new van he wanted to take his car... ok... about half an hour/hour later he comes back, rushes in the door and says: 'I need you, you're better with this... I messed up my car!!!'

My jaw drops... I'm thinking he was in an accident!!! I'm like: 'What's going on, What happened?'

Frank: 'Come out, I need you in the garage, I really need your help'

So pregnant Lady gets of the comfortable couch, rushes into garage... his car still running... he was stuck on the side of the garage door!!! He wasn't careful enough backing in and kind of miscalculated the distance to the sides until he thought: 'Man, I have way too much room on that one side...' well... YEAH... the other one is touching the garage!!!

So how to get it out of this mess??? Of course we both were thinking different in how to 'unstuck' the car with the least amount of damage. So here we are thinking and debating which turn makes the less damage... until I said: 'Why don't we use your new motorcycle jack, jacking up the back of the car... pushing it over, drop it and you're free to go....'

'Good idea' my hubby says and off we go... jack under the car, pump pump pump... until finally the tires lift from the floor. But then we couldn't push it because the jack wasn't moving sideways in the front! Oh man, we didn't think that one through all the way...

Ok... so I said: 'Why don't you release it very slowly and I push it over so the tires can hopefully touch down a little away so we kind of trick the system'... said and done... gave us a few mm and we got it out without big damage. The few scratches Frank can probably polish away.

And this is one normal WED night in our house... there is always here and there something funny if somebody would see us... oh my!!! *lol* By the way... Frank was very angry about the sales rep who sold him the coke!!! Well... next time this won't happen again I can tell you that... anger to the side when parking the car please ;).

Ok, hope you enjoyed the story as I'm still smiling about it... I was sooo shocked but inside I was laughing how funny situations we find ourselves in sometimes.

The van is very long... I have to really park close to the wall in order to open up the trunk (which also happens with a push of a button.... I tell you... high-tech!!!)
Well, Zoe wasn't done having pictures taken as soon as she saw me walking around with the camera... here some more shots of Ms Cutiepie who's actually sick right now with a runny nose and she just ran against the fridge full speed!!! Therefore the bump on her head but she's happy anyways!