Sometimes, it’s time for a career move. Sometimes, it’s time for more.
Here will be the place and time to share that move. Maybe it will move you too.
Week 15: Cinnamon Roll
A week with health issues but mostly with a positive mood, feeling the baby growing, with a visit from my dad and gearing up for the house move.
Week 7 – He smooths, all is smooth again
My husband has returned home and kissed me and all the worries disappeared. Everything is peaceful again, my body is quiet and our boy is bursting with good mood and energy. Welcome home, my love, we missed you.
Week 8 – Bitter Sweet
We met our baby again! The three of us went to the doctor and had an ultrasound. We could see the baby, now much more prominent: you could clearly distinguish the head, the belly and even his spine. Or hers. Everything seems to be going well. Our baby, though, has been having a tough time napping again. The fighting is exhausting for both of us. What does he need?
Week 9: Flying with the Flow
Everything is happening so quickly! Let’s fly with the flow, enjoy the moment and be grateful for such a magical family and life.
It’s time to breathe in before the next wave of changes.
Week 11: Cosy Cocoon
We are moving! End of March we’ll be moving to our new cocoon. The baby is growing well and we made the big test. The boy is happy, learning to walk and taking his first steps? Me, I am rejoicing and needing some cosy time.
Week 12: My Passion Fruit is a boy!
A lot of passion, sweat and tears this week. The highlight is, of course, getting positive results from the genetic screening of the baby! On top of it, we got to know a bit more about the baby: it’s a boy! I will be surrounded by men, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
Week 13: Spikes
A spike in growth, in the mood, in energy and family rhythms. A week that went by quickly as the first trimester comes to an end.
Here comes our second baby!
For now, I am trying not to throw the fireworks – it’s just the beginning, anything can happen. Either way, I am feeling great, daddy is jumping around, and even the baby seems to have picked up on the energy and is quite excited as well.
Week 14: Time to Pause
We took the time this week to go on a family vacation. It was good to pause and just enjoy the moment as we gather some energy to face the next few months and weeks.
Week 10: Ferrero Rocher – Fast or Feast
Fast or Feast: 1 Chocolate, 2 Babies, 3 Pastries, 4 Hours of Sleep, 5 days without my husband.
Week 6 – Harsh
Sometimes you can spin things around with a positive attitude. This time was not one of those times.
It was tough and I am glad it’s coming to an end.
Week 5 – now for real
I am still not entirely believing that I am pregnant again. Yet, nausea, tiredness and mood swings are helping a little to make it real.
Week 4, not 6
It turns out that I am 4 weeks pregnant, not six. This confusion is not due to my sleep deprivation. It turns out that breastfeeding can make cycles quite irregular and so, the pregnancy is now at an earlier stage than we thought. Breastfeeding while pregnant SOrry, what? The first doctor's appointment was last week, and I was surprised to find out that the pregnancy is still at about four weeks. It turns out that, because I am still breastfeeding, the cycles are irregular and it's hard to tell when the last one started. Oh well. We had an ultrasound, and you could already see the nest made for the baby and a flickering movement that eventually becomes a heart. It was moving. There was also some discussion about the Gestational Diabetes, which I had the first time around. I am tempted to skill the Glucose Test and just assume that I have it. The test takes a whole morning, it's quite unhealthy, and the odds that I'll have it again are very high. So, why not just assume that I have it back, take care of my diet and measure the sugar levels? The doctor is not convinced, but I haven't given it up yet. In the meantime, I've been getting more and more tired and always a bit nauseous. It' a good reminder that I am, actually, pregnant. It is a slow process actually to realise it. Maybe because it happened so quickly - on the first month we "tried" - maybe because there's my baby to take care of. Either way, it seems like it's happening and...
Go Back or Go Out – Stories from 10 Years at Google
My job was now very far from my official role. If anything at all, I was learning “the game”, but I didn’t like playing it. I didn’t want to like playing it.
She is in charge – Stories from 10 Years at Google
To say they were wearing suit and tie would be an understatement. All men, all at least 10 years older than I. My t-shirt was suddenly feeling itchy.
Changing Google for Changing Diapers – a Review
In the end, these are other peoples’ words and beliefs. We, my husband and I, were more interested in our own thoughts.
Who Will Hold Your Hand? – Stories from 10 years at Google
Little did I know that I was acting like those overtired toddlers. They run around the house until suddenly they collapse and fall asleep.
In my case, I fainted and fell on my face in a public place.
Thank you but no thank you – Stories from 10 years at Google
Eventually, it became clear, though: I don’t want to manage people. I want to partner with them to help them grow and live the lives they want. There is a clear overlap but there are also a few areas that are at odds. Tempting as it was to accept the invitation, it would move me away from my passion of coaching.
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