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Maias Here!

Well it's been almost two weeks since the arrival of a VERY special little person into this world!!!! Maia decided to come a little earlier than anticipated and at a very poignant time too...she arrived on a full moon, 2 days before one of Chiles largest and most destructive earthquakes and on the same day my beautiful sister Corinna passed away peacefully in Holland. The 25th of February will be one of the most important dates ever for me...

So, here she is!!! In our world and making it such a more beautiful place to be. She is adorable. Big rosy cheeks, deep dark blue eyes and facial expressions that make you want to just gobble her up!
We adore her. She's 11 days old today and at this very moment sleeping peacefully after a nice big milky breakfast.

I am going to start a new blog about Maia very soon and will post the new address here. Time is very limited unfortunately now and I'm getting used to it, but I will be back soon, I promise.

For now I leave you with a photo of my little hamster:

36 Weeks - 9 Months Today

And so the final countdown begins as I enter the final weeks of pregnancy...it is truly amazing how fast time has flown over these last few months but I have reached a point where I am now beyond worrying about the birth and labour and far more excited about our next chapter! I am actually looking forward to when the real contractions start!!
Today I had my last scan at the clinic and Maia weighs 2.7 kilos and is 45.1cms long which is well within the parameters of what the baby should be at this stage even if she is slightly on the small side. She's perfect!Tomorrow we have to go again but this time to check mum. Typical blood pressure and weight gain checks...

I have been feeling fine although my pelvis hurts now that she is pushing down more and the weight is harder to carry but all in all I think I'm feeling pretty ok. I'm off to celebrate pancake day with friends now. Till next time.

Almost 36 weeks...

So very soon we will be entering a whole new world and while at times I feel that I may not be all that ready for this complete transformation into motherhood, I feel very exhilirated. A new chapter in our lives is about to unfold itself and yes it is daunting, you go through a thousand inexplicable emotions but with it this experience brings so much beauty. I am creating life! We have created life! And soon this life will be complete and in our arms being loved by two very loving and proud parents. Whatever the future may bring, the future being one of my main causes of anxiety, we need to instead focus on every day as it comes and deal with each happening moment with not too much thought put into what tomorrow may bring. I realise how very needless it is when the only true experience that matters is the here and now. Nobody knows what the future entails so why waste energy worrying about it? Bridges will be crossed...

Right now baby Maia is fluttering around in there, perhaps she knows I am writing about her..? She's getting plumper by the second but it's good to know she is almost full term now! 1 week and a half left before this little bun is cooked!
I still can't believe how far we've come, I couldn't for the life of me imagine what I would be going through, both emotionally and physically at 35 weeks..but here I am! Tired, yes, feeling the weight, oh yes, but soooooo very excited.

Love me xx

34 weeks

I never thought I'd actually get this far, well of course I did but I couldn't really imagine it. But here I am, with a full sized belly and not long until the birth...wow it really isn't far away at all, about 6 weeks to go....
The final trimester is definitely the hardest as the baby has grown a lot and putting a lot of pressure on my pelvic area, I need to pee every 10 minutes, don't sleep well, have to lie down for most of the day or my legs begin to hurt and well..it's tough! I saw our doctor yesterday and everything is absolutely fine, I don't have diabetes or anemia and my blood pressure was just right, he seemed surprised as most women get anemia by now...I must be one of the lucky ones, must be all that fruit....
6 weeks doesn't seem like a lot but being so uncomfortable it feels like an eternity...it's hard with this heat but at least our house is cool and I just sleep during the warmest hours with the fan set to maximum. No swelling yet thank god...

32 weeks

I have now ballooned into a great big 32 weeks and 2 days and am feeling rather huge but I still have another 7 weeks left of growing to do as baby Maia gains around 500 g a week!! It is indeed amazing to see my skin stretch so well, no stretchmarks just yet, touch wood. I am feeling fine apart from the breathlessness which I get after doing just the simplest of things and it's very frustrating. I can't go out long periods of time walking or standing as my legs just feel like giving up and I get very tired. I thought I'd be stronger than this but I guess my small frame isn't coping well with the extra weight. I've always been very slim in my upper body so I guess that sudden excess weight has been of a bit of a shock for my poor little bod. My legs still of course hurt but nothing I can do about that and as the uterus expands with every passing day my stomach becomes more and more compressed which means I haven't been able to eat as much as before or rather I eat small foods throughout the day.

Emotionally I am feeling very relaxed and not half as anxious as I thought I'd be by now. Meditation and giving myself Reiki healing helps a lot esspecially with my insomnia at night, it's amazing. I give myself a self healing session and by the end of it I am so relaxed and drift off immediately. I spend my days out in the garden or in my bed with my legs elevated which is the only way I get any relief in my legs, not the most exciting of times I can tell you but I am taking advantage of quiet times now as in two more months life as we know it wll be very different indeed. Tomorrow I have to go to a lab for some blood tests to check if I have gestational diabetes or any other abnormality at this stage of the pregnancy, not looking forward to leaving the house as it's so hot here right now and I know I have to wait there for at least 2-3 hours. I mustn't forget my book!
Till next time xx

31 Weeks

Today I am 31 weeks and Maia is moving around more than ever before! What a squirmer! I gave become increasingly tired now and the simplest of tasks will wear me out which isn't much fun as I don't end up doing everything I want to do! My legs hurt lots but the compression stockings are helping somewhat so apart from that I don't seem to have any other complaints. I'm not as hungry as before but do try and eat every few hours...I think it's because my stomach is a lot more compressed than before. Saw the dcotor yesterday (who I LOVE!) and everything is as ever perfectly fine. I will however have to take a few tests next week to see if I have developed diabetes or aneamia...

We had a good weekend, finally bought the stroller and car seat which are great and just what we wanted and a friend lent us her moses basket for the first few months, you can take it around the house quite easily...we also had a photoshoot on Sunday. The girl isn't even professional and didn't charge us a thing and she's amazing! I felt very lucky indeed...I keep telling her to start her own photography business but she's so modest and prefers to do it for fun for now...

It's 4pm and a friend is coming over for tea now, she's around 32 weeks....

xxxx