Less Than Three Months To Go!

Hi Loved Ones!

 

It's been a while since my last post but I hope to catch up in the next few weeks before our new little baby BOY arrives! I'm now almost 29 weeks pregnant, in my third trimester (and feeling it), and we found out around 20 weeks that we are indeed having another boy. I was shocked at first since I had been expecting a girl -- due to this pregnancy being so different from my last two (nausea until 16 weeks, which I didn't have much of before) --  and even asked the ultrasound technician if she was sure, to which she replied: "there is the penis and the testicles, so yes, it's definitely a boy!" Daniel was with us at the time (vozinha too) and he shouted out "yay, it's a boy!" It was a very sweet moment. Most importantly, our baby looked healthy, with everything looking just as it should. This was of course a huge relief for us, given our past experience...

 

So here we are now, with less than three months until we meet this new little guy. We can't decide on a name yet, which is also different from our first two babies, so hopefully we will figure something out by the time he is born! And we are all very excited... Daniel is SO excited about his little brother and tells me so every single day. He also loves to touch and kiss my belly and tells me if the baby is hungry or not. :) It's been wonderful that Daniel, who is now 5 years and almost 4 months old, has been able to understand and participate in this pregnancy. He's been with me to my midwife appointments, we've talked so much about babies and what his brother will do at different ages; it's been very special to share this time with him.  As much as possible, I feel like he is prepared for what is to come... though the reality of actually sharing mamae and papai with another baby is likely to be quite different!

 

To you, little baby boy who is definitely getting bigger and heavier: we are now counting down the days until your arrival and are getting more and more excited to meet you. We are waiting for you with open arms, longing to hold, kiss and cuddle you loads. Your big brother can't wait until he can teach you all sorts of things. Know how much you are loved and waited for, little one!



Baby at 8 weeks

Baby at 20 weeks
 

These next photos were taken during a special family photo shoot that we had with my extended family who were visiting at the time... more photos from the shoot to come later..

 

I was 22 weeks pregnant