Back in January...

Though I haven't had much time to blog this year, there have been many highlights that I want to record and remember. So I'm going to go back in time now, and share some of those memories...

We were in Malaysia for the majority of January and though I did blog quite a bit from there, our last few days there were not recorded. Here are some special moments of those last few days...

 

Daniel loved playing with Grandpa's iPad!

Lots of cuddles with Grandpa...

Delicious Chinese dinner with family and friends!



Random encounter with our school friend Kenny and his family. 

(I also remember that I was a few weeks pregnant already and had started to feel nauseous!)

Playing Lego (that belonged to Jonny and Peter) at Granny's house

Visit to Central Market and Daniel's dragon outfit!

Daniel still loves this outfit and wears it often.

Warrior in character!

We left a few days before Chinese New Year, but got to see the decorations.

Wonderful memories from our time in Malaysia!
 

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

MB: Daniel back in his crib!!

So today we put together Daniel's old crib for his cousin, Zolinha, who will be visiting us soon. To our surprise, he was so excited to see it again that he wanted to sleep in it tonight! He was so excited about going to bed and calls it his "bunker." He also said teddy was really happy to be back in the crib. He fell asleep quickly... He's such a sweet boy!

Happy Easter and Special News!

Happy Easter loved ones! Today we had fun celebrating the resurrection of Jesus and all that it means. We started the day by thanking God for the new life growing inside of me, a little brother/sister for our sweet Daniel. I'm now 15 weeks pregnant and definitely showing! We are so blessed to have this new baby join our family!

 

It's been a very rough pregnancy so far physically... a lot of nausea and more recently, sciatic nerve pain that kept me in bed for a week (I'm now seeing a chiropractor and physical therapist)! But I'm hopeful that now that I'm in my second trimester, it will get easier -- the nausea has started to subside. I didn't experience much nausea in my previous two pregnancies... does this mean we're having a girl? :) Watch this space, we should find out in about a month, how exciting!

 

Daniel is so excited about his baby brother/sister. He has been so understanding that I've needed to rest more than normal and is just such a sweet boy. He is going to be a wonderful big brother -- by the time the baby arrives, he will be 5 and 1/2 and in Kindergarten! The expected due date is September 19th.

  

I loved taking these photos today, Daniel had the sweetest smile!

Out of the blue Daniel said: "It feels like a boy!"

 

 

May the risen Lord draw closer to you each day and may the truth of the resurrection bring you hope, comfort and strength today and forever.




MB: Ugh... Snow in the Spring!

Well at least Daniel was excited about it! But we're hoping this long winter ends soon!

Time to return. Grateful for our time in KL!

After over 4 weeks here in Malaysia, the day has come for us to return home. We leave with so many wonderful memories and are feeling very blessed for the quality time we had with our family. Here are some special photos we took and they will be part of our story forever. We miss you already dear Koh family!