I am still here

Well, I am still here. It is time to dust the blog again.
It seems like at least once a year I go thought the same writer’s block.
I am starting to get my energy back and the queasiness is starting to go away. But I still can’t eat anything sweet, I can’t drink (my beloved) coffee and the smell of any kind of chicken makes feel nauseate.
Now, I'll answer a couple of questions.1. Preferences on a boy or girl... Well, since this is gonna be our only child. I'm just asking for a healthy baby. For me it really doesn’t matter, even though I have a feeling it is a boy. And Pau**lo wants a boy, but let me explain why:
a) He wants someone to play soccer with him;
b) He thinks a girl will become too expensive over the years. The boy will ask for a fancy videogame (or whatever is in fashion by them) every two or three years and that is it;
2. Nursery decorations... I CAN'T WAIT! I've got so many ideas running through my mind. If it is a girl, it won’t be pink. If it is a boy, it won’t be totally blue. I am really waiting for the time to find out the sex. 3. I will have a C-Section (scheduled on a Monday morning). I am too scared to even think about a natural or whatever name it is in English. And there is one more reason, since Pau**lo is traveling too much and he will be still traveling when the baby will be born, I really need to make sure he is in town for the birth of his child : )
I promise I won’t go MIA for too long now.

Fabiola

Happy (Belated) Birthday

First of all, thanks for the well wishes on my pregnancy. I am doing fine, still no sugar and really tired. My doctor released me to go back to work, but no exercise, no up and down the stairs, no weight lift of any kind (not even groceries).

So I translate it as “semi” bed rest : )

Last Friday I reached the 3.5 years old mark.

Since I’ve been feeling really tired, I made a deal with Pau*lo that we would go out for lunch today, instead of celebrating at some fancy dinner that would made me fell asleep by half of my meal : ) and I didn’t want any gifts. I want a gift certificate or better yet, I want his commitment that he will buy my birthday gift when we find out if we are having a boy or a girl (I will write more about this Brazilian tradition later).

So, today we went to Apple**Bee’s for lunch. Since I was really craving shrimp and French fries, I thought this was the best place to go. We had a lovely lunch, just the two of us. We talked; we made plans for the future. It was a perfect celebration.

And today it is my niece’s third birthday. I wish her with the bottom of my heart, all the happiness and health in the world.

Juan Pablo, Ana Julia and Hector

Fabiola

PS.: This picture was taken back in June, when we (Brazilians ) celebrate the June saints – Saint Anthony, Saint John and Saint Peter.

It is official

It is official, ladies.... I am pregnant.
I had the first ultrasound on Wednesday. The heartbeat was 151 and the baby measures 1,49 cm. I am 8 weeks and 3 days pregnant and I am due on June 17th.
As for now, the pregnancy has been uneventful: a little nausea, but nothing that can knock me out. There is only one thing I cannot eat: SUGAR. This is the only thing that make me sick.
We are happy, excited, scary with the new......

On the "worry side": I am on bed rest for two days, because my placenta is a little unattached. My doctor said that since, it is just a little unattached, if I take it easy and rest, it will glue itself again.

Please, keep me and the baby on your prayers.

Happy Weekend,

Fabiola