Category: Family

Week 11 – Bee Hummingbird Feeling Vulnerable in a strange land. Vulnerable “Ah, I missed him, I missed home This week I had to go to the UK for a certification training. It was a bit of an adventure as somebody forgot to tell me the training had been cancelled. Ooops. We then tried to pull it off last minute. It took a lot of flexibility from everyone but it ended up being rather good. The highlight though was the realisation that I’m more vulnerable.   I was there alone, which is a great opportunity to enjoy my own company and reset...

Week 10 – Lego Man Symptoms and doubts The baby is now the size of a Lego man! “And now I can drink water again, as long as it is slowly and just a few sips at the time.” The baby is now the size of a Lego man! As that was not awesome enough, the internal organs are now basically there and working by themselves. It’s mind blowing. And the baby is touching the face and starting to practice some coordination. Symptoms are touch wood, starting to get a bit lighter, especially nausea. I’m still tired very often...

Week 9 – Pecan Family Matters The baby is now the size of a pecan! “Sometimes, I almost see our baby, moving and floating, and I imagine how it will feel as the world opens up to him/her. ”  Oh, what a week! We went to visit my family and it ended up being quite intense. It seems like each person is going through a transition phase, which is great, but there’s a lot of tension in the air. Also, they could tell something was different about me though they weren’t sure what it was. In the end, we...

Fizzy water! Oh yeah, nothing so far is more helpful with the nausea. Here I was, always shying away from carbonated water, which feels and tastes like medicine to me. I never got the appeal and, here it is, helping me throughout the day. The little joys and achievements of early pregnancy, I guess. I am trying to stay positive, and usually it’s fine but there are moments I think of that popular song that says “I’m sick and tired of always being sick and tired”. It’s a bit exhausting and it would be nice to have a different...

What a week it has been…! I’m so incredibly tired and sleepy and with this constant half-nausea as an ongoing companion. It is getting slightly better as, apparently, the placenta is starting to do more of its thing. Still, the low energy is a drainer and it’s sometimes even hard to express the happiness and gratitude that for sure abound. Pilates keeps me sane as a time and space travel portal that gives me energy and lets me be at peace. Things there are a bit tricky as I am training to be a Pilates instructor but there has...

The Law of Contradiction The baby is growing and is now the size of a ladybird. How awesome is that? A lot of things are being created and it just feels like a miracle. So many little things happening at the same time, orchestrated by Nature and fuelled by my own body. It’s quite surreal but at the same time, whoever I see is the result of that same process. Everyone who ever existed and those who are now alive have been a part of this process. It’s unbelievable. In the meantime, there’s not much more to report. I’m super...