Barbapapa

Do you remember the cartoon Barbapapa featuring the entire Barbapapa family? It was on TV when I was much, much younger...



They still seem to be around and now I've found this:





It's a little light called Barbapapa Lumilove and I think it's so sweet. I'm going to get one once our little one is born. The soft glow seems perfect for breastfeeding during the night or checking up on baby without waking him/her.

A new year, a new beginning

This year, we take it literally

A new year

A new life

Excitement

Hopes

Scares

Expectations

Dreams

A new beginning

Only 9 more weeks and our family will be growing by 2 feet.

The breastfeeding pillow I made is already being put to good use.

As is the rocking chair we bought.

The countdown has begun.

A perfect way

to start a snowy day:

a cup of hot chocolate... and tiny feet kicking up a storm :-)

The halfway mark

Almost half of the Fall is behind us and last Monday, for the first time really, we got to enjoy it. We've been so busy indoors that we forgot to enjoy the outdoors... but now we did and it was splendid.

And not only are we leaving the first half of Autumn behind us, today also marks my own halfway point: 20 weeks. The thought leaves me with mixed feelings: only 20 more weeks and we get to meet our little one, only 20 more weeks to enjoy this little life inside of me...

(pictures at 18 weeks)

We are all so excited to meet you... love you already to the moon and back.

I am happy because

• the scale is finally showing that I've put on some weight. There are only a few times in life when one can be happy about gaining weight, and this is one of them. (And I am happy because I've only gained about 1.5 kilos- I hope it keeps going slowly).
  

• from time to time I feel a certain little someone performing a summersault. I want to give a standing ovation for each little poke and prod since it feels so reassuring. I can hardly wait for those little kicks to become stronger so that the rest of the family can experience this wonderful feeling.
  


• I found a nice nightgown that I plan to wear when this little one decides to arrive. I didn't want to wear the same one as last time (yes, I still have it)

What's another year

On Thursday I added another year to my life.

At this moment of my life I don't yet care that much about the specific numbers. After all, the numbers themselves don't mean that much. You can feel old at 29 or young at 50... it all depends upon your point of view. As long as you still have hopes and dreams and look forward to things to come, I think you can feel young at any age.

+1

And the most wonderful news? +1 sometimes equals 5... I'm sure you can do the math :-) I feel young, for I certainly have something to look forward to.

PS: If you're still clueless, here's a tip: we're counting down to the end of March 2011!

Peekaboo

Hello! I'm still here! But are you?

My laptop crashed almost a month ago now, and my internet/blog access has been reduced significantly. So I just wanted to let you all know that I'm fine, just bummed about my laptop crashing.

I hope to be back soon!