20 WEEKS LOG (& SURPRISE TRIP!)

Woohoo, halfway through! Last week was pretty busy, so we’re skipping the 19 week log. And I have exciting news: Tobias surprised me with a quick trip to Thailand! We are going the first days of April, before Emerson’s 3rd birthday.

It’ll be our last big trip before the baby arrives, since we’re not really planning on leaving Hawaii after that. My dad is coming over to stay with Angus and Mercy.

Bump? I feel like I haven’t really gotten any bigger than the last two weeks, but I still feel pretty big considering how far along I am.

Total weight gain: 13lbs

Sleep? Good!

Best moment this week – The surprise, definetely!

Miss anything? – Sleeping on my stomach.

Food craving – P o k e b o w l s

Anything making you queasy or sick? – Nothing.

Symptoms – Swollen feet and hands, baby kicks, high energy, my hair is also really nice lately.

Belly button in or out? – In. I feel like it’s popping soon though.

What I’m looking forward to – The next scan.

Ring on or off? – On.

Happy or moody most of the time – Happy

Baby in veggie/fruit terms – Banana

03 . 07 . 2013

Since our wedding day was 5 years (plus one week!) ago, I figured this blog needed some throwback photos. Angus beared our rings! It was an almost warm spring night, and we had some fabric and lights to make a magical ceiling. We also got sunflowers, my favorites, as the main decoration. One of the happiest days of my life.

We’re lucky we had no rain!

SURPRISE, SURPRISE!

We were waiting for the second trimester to begin and after our family and closest friends knew about it to tell the good news here. Baby #3 is on the way!

Me and Tobias were “trying but not trying”, and last november I started feeling queasy in the mornings which made me run to the drugstore for a test. Guess what? Positive! We’ve been over the moon eversince. Gus and Mercy are so excited to be older siblings. Angus hopes it’ll be a boy this time around.

Is it time for the first pregnancy log? It is!

ME
Age – 29
Height – 5’9"
Weight – 125

THE DAD
Name – Toober hoober
Age – 29
Height – 6′3″
Are you still together – Yep! 4 years and counting.

THE BUMP

How far along? – 12 weeks
Was it planned? – Yes and no haha. And expected surprise I’d say.
What was your first reaction? – Excited and emotional.
Who was with you when you found out? – I was alone, but I told Tobias via text because I just couldn’t contain myself. Totally ruined the surprise lol.
Who was the first person you told? – Apart from the husband and kiddos, my dad and Tobias’ family on New Years Eve.
What was your first symptom? – Morning sickness.
Sleep – As I wake up with Emerson so early everyday, I’ve been napping a whole lot. Also my body temperature is high so nights are better with a fan, but still very agitated.
Best moment this week – My first talk with my doula.
Miss anything? – Ugh, sushi. Been avoiding raw food lately and the cooked fish rolls just never enticed me much.
Food craving – Peach and vanilla ice cream.
Anything making you queasy or sick? – Not really.
Gender – Still too early! And we haven’t decided if we’re getting to know it after the birth or before yet.
Symptoms – Very hot all the time, food cravings, peeing all the time… also bloated like a balloon!
Belly button in or out? – In.
Rings on or off? – Off.
Happy or moody most of the time – Soooo happy;
Our baby in veggie/fruit terms – Plume

SNOW DAY

After a few days of freezing cold and hurdling up ourselves inside with hot cocoa & Disney movies, the sun came out a little and we venture outside to have some fun. It was Mercy’s first snow day! Since the last winters were spent in our sunny home in Hawaii, she had never played with snow before.

We made snowmen, snow angels and all the rest of the package. A lot of fun even for me, and I hate the cold! The best part was Emerson’s complete fascination with everything.

These are Tobias’ twin siblings, Lily and Lucas.

HAPPY B-DAY ANGUS!

Almost a month later though. So so sorry about this huge delay, but I guess life just caught up to me. We are already back in Haleiwa but I still have some more pictures of Montauk to post, our Mercy had her first snow day ever! Down side (or perks) of living in Hawaii. To be fair a day before the 28th I wailed for about two hours about my Angus turning 6, it seems like I forgot that kids grow really fast. Kind of wanna blame my hormones though.

This amazing boy is becoming more wonderful each day, and I am so lucky to be a part of that. He is a kind, old gentle soul, with a pure heart and the most magical laughter.

So excited for the years next, to see the brilliant person he’ll become.

CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY. MONTAUK!

I know, I know, I am very late for the Christmas post bandwagon.

This saltwater mama here hates the cold, but it was about time we spent the holidays in Montauk, my and Tobias’ hometown. I didn’t really have to do anything as far as decoration goes; Debra, my mother-in-law did most everything and all we had to add were the gifts under the tree!

It was a pretty chill couple days, we all just stayed in enjoying each other’s
company (and waiting for Santa, of course). Nana read stories and we
cozied up with eggnog and other christmas-y treats.

Hope you all had a great Christmas! Angus’ birthday is now on the 28th, so there’s still more fun to come.

LIFE UPDATE: 4 YEARS LATER.

And you thought you had seen the last of me. Since my last post on this blog so much has changed. I got married to my best friend, moved to my dream home in my dream place, got pregnant one more time and adopted two dogs. So here we are: Hawaii. It just fits our family so well.
What happened to me? Am I crazy? That woman whose dream was to travel the world and never settle, always seeking adventure. Thing is: I changed. The realization came to me 4 years ago, once I realized we had been docked in the same place for four whole months, because I just didn’t feel the need to leave. I had settled. I found my home not in a place like I always thought it worked, but in a person, in a feeling. If I told myself that seven years ago, I would have laughed at my own face. Now, it just seems natural. So this brings us to the present: we’ve landed, and this time for good.

xx Io

messy fun

The weather was fairly good here in New York so I took those old paint tubes out so Angus and I could make artists out of ourselves. I really like messy play and activities that stimulate using hands and actually making something (even if this something consists of splotches of paint all over Angus! Hahaha).

I had a washable playmat spread into our little “yard”, and I gave Angus freedom to do whatever he wanted with the paint. At this stage children are still discovering colors, textures and most importantly, their own senses, which makes such activities essential to their development. And let’s face it, it’s too much fun!

The boy ended up looking like he was dipped into paint, who knows how, which meant a very colorful bathtub later!

xx Io