Bored. Lonely. Tired.
Is it possibly to feel anymore worthless? More than ever I anticipate Belle's arrival. Then sense of worth will be restored. Nate has been working more than ever and I have been doing nothing more than ever. I often wish that a balance of our two schedules could be reached. Who am I kidding because in a few weeks I have no doubt that I will be busier than he is on a bad day.
Patience. Must work on this immediately. Until then I resort to more internet and reading on this rainy 4th of July in Rio.
Tchau,
Sara
Monday, July 4, 2011
Corn Candy?
Think it might be interesting to try? Go ahead but really it tastes like cream corn.... Nate spit his out immediately but I couldn't decide what to do with it. First it tasted good and then I realized that it was cream corn and then it tasted gross. The cycle repeated until I finished the dang thing. We will be bringing a packet back for you all to try just because it's so weird!!
Ahhhh Brazil and the weird things that you can get!
Tchau,
Sara
Saturday, July 2, 2011
J-lo's baby??
Here's another crazy dream to help you laugh this weekend.
I found out that I was having quads, four babies, and only one of them was Nate's baby. I was having two singletons and a set of twins. The twins were Jennifer Lopez's babies.... What? The other singleton that wasn't Nate's was a mystery!! Then Nate, of course, broke it off with me saying he could deal with four babies when only one was his. For some reason I counseled with George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones about the situation. They then recommend me to a genetic counselor to discuss options on how to figure out whose babies I was carrying. O my.
When I told Nate the dream he cut me off in the middle and asked, "So you and Jennifer Lopez were a couple?" Not in the dream- It was sorta immaculate conception. He then asked, "So when did I break it off with you?" Ahhh he knows me so well.
From what I gather from this dream I am way to bored with life in the hotel these days. I need to branch out and not spend so much time on the internet!!
Since Nate didn't want me to be too active while he was gone I saved him a long walk for today. Let's see if he falls for it :)
Just sit down Sara!!
Tchau,
Sara
I found out that I was having quads, four babies, and only one of them was Nate's baby. I was having two singletons and a set of twins. The twins were Jennifer Lopez's babies.... What? The other singleton that wasn't Nate's was a mystery!! Then Nate, of course, broke it off with me saying he could deal with four babies when only one was his. For some reason I counseled with George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones about the situation. They then recommend me to a genetic counselor to discuss options on how to figure out whose babies I was carrying. O my.
When I told Nate the dream he cut me off in the middle and asked, "So you and Jennifer Lopez were a couple?" Not in the dream- It was sorta immaculate conception. He then asked, "So when did I break it off with you?" Ahhh he knows me so well.
From what I gather from this dream I am way to bored with life in the hotel these days. I need to branch out and not spend so much time on the internet!!
Since Nate didn't want me to be too active while he was gone I saved him a long walk for today. Let's see if he falls for it :)
Just sit down Sara!!
Tchau,
Sara
Thursday, June 30, 2011
35 Weeks
Guess I should do a post on the 35th week or is it 36 now? Ok, Monday will be 36 weeks and that's 9 months!! Holy moly. To be honest I feel every week of it. The weight is now taking effect on everything that I do, from getting up off the couch to even sitting in a chair. The times that I am most comfortable I am sitting with perfect posture or standing in some manner.
Problem with standing is that I want to be walking which sometimes causes me to contract a little bit. Nate just wishes I would stay in bed all day that way I don't push myself to much. I know my limits... I think. He's so cute when he tells me to "just sit down!" I find it very endearing that he cares so much about mine and Belle's safety. Oh what a funny dad he will be when she starts dating! Poor girl.
Belle's activities still include running and stretching constantly. Most of the time she only lets me sleep on the left side which causes problems when the entire left side of my body goes numb. If I turn to the right, the kicking boxing class begins. She still wakes me up in the middle of the night with belly shaking hiccups that ricochet her off my bladder into my ribs. Sometimes the little monkey stays on one side of my belly making it obviously lopsided which is pretty funny to look at. I guess she still has ample room to play around in and I wonder when the settling down begins.
We only have two weeks left before we are moving to Rio for her delivery. We plan to be down here three weeks before her due date so we can be close to the hospital for obvious reasons. Next week we have another doctor's appointment and then I am not sure if I my appointments increase to every two weeks or every week. I have to say that I am very thankful that we skipped over the normal visit frequency the States uses in their offices. Usually at 28-32 weeks the visits increase to every two weeks while here I am still at once a month at 35 weeks. I really don't see the necessity of the increase in visit frequency especially with normal zero problem pregnancies.
Next week we also have an appointment with Belle's pediatrician who will be attending the delivery and be here provider after she is born. I need to start preparing a list of questions to ask such as which vaccines do you give? What are the criteria for NICU admission? Blah blah blah. Important but mundane questions that need answers.
Today Nate is in Manaus and before he left, instructed me not to do anything to induce her coming early. Meaning, "I want you to not leave the hotel room". While I am not out running the beach path I did go for a mini walk and got my nails and feet done. A task that is quickly becoming impossible. While I love the idea of getting my nails/toes done, in Brazil it sucks. Hate to say it but it's true. I have not been a single time where they haven't made me bleed. The chairs are terrible and most of the girls act like there life is miserable and the prices really are not that good for what you get. Still the task needs to be done when you are constantly in flip-flops and can't reach your toes.
Back to Nate. He should return early Saturday morning when we will decide if we want to make the trip back to Macae or stay in Rio until after my appointment later in the week. Of course you all know the option I prefer but it all depends on what Nate needs to do for his job. That is the reason why we are down here in the first place. Of course I am already missing him like crazy- can't sleep with him here and can't sleep without him here. Laws of my life.
If you are wondering why the blog still looks the same I cannot bring myself to delete everything just yet... I have the book made but it takes month to print. I am sure that tomorrow will be the day it all goes away and I can start posting new pictures for y'all.
Tchau,
Sara
Problem with standing is that I want to be walking which sometimes causes me to contract a little bit. Nate just wishes I would stay in bed all day that way I don't push myself to much. I know my limits... I think. He's so cute when he tells me to "just sit down!" I find it very endearing that he cares so much about mine and Belle's safety. Oh what a funny dad he will be when she starts dating! Poor girl.
Belle's activities still include running and stretching constantly. Most of the time she only lets me sleep on the left side which causes problems when the entire left side of my body goes numb. If I turn to the right, the kicking boxing class begins. She still wakes me up in the middle of the night with belly shaking hiccups that ricochet her off my bladder into my ribs. Sometimes the little monkey stays on one side of my belly making it obviously lopsided which is pretty funny to look at. I guess she still has ample room to play around in and I wonder when the settling down begins.
We only have two weeks left before we are moving to Rio for her delivery. We plan to be down here three weeks before her due date so we can be close to the hospital for obvious reasons. Next week we have another doctor's appointment and then I am not sure if I my appointments increase to every two weeks or every week. I have to say that I am very thankful that we skipped over the normal visit frequency the States uses in their offices. Usually at 28-32 weeks the visits increase to every two weeks while here I am still at once a month at 35 weeks. I really don't see the necessity of the increase in visit frequency especially with normal zero problem pregnancies.
Next week we also have an appointment with Belle's pediatrician who will be attending the delivery and be here provider after she is born. I need to start preparing a list of questions to ask such as which vaccines do you give? What are the criteria for NICU admission? Blah blah blah. Important but mundane questions that need answers.
Today Nate is in Manaus and before he left, instructed me not to do anything to induce her coming early. Meaning, "I want you to not leave the hotel room". While I am not out running the beach path I did go for a mini walk and got my nails and feet done. A task that is quickly becoming impossible. While I love the idea of getting my nails/toes done, in Brazil it sucks. Hate to say it but it's true. I have not been a single time where they haven't made me bleed. The chairs are terrible and most of the girls act like there life is miserable and the prices really are not that good for what you get. Still the task needs to be done when you are constantly in flip-flops and can't reach your toes.
Back to Nate. He should return early Saturday morning when we will decide if we want to make the trip back to Macae or stay in Rio until after my appointment later in the week. Of course you all know the option I prefer but it all depends on what Nate needs to do for his job. That is the reason why we are down here in the first place. Of course I am already missing him like crazy- can't sleep with him here and can't sleep without him here. Laws of my life.
If you are wondering why the blog still looks the same I cannot bring myself to delete everything just yet... I have the book made but it takes month to print. I am sure that tomorrow will be the day it all goes away and I can start posting new pictures for y'all.
Tchau,
Sara
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
It's getting close!
This morning Nate and I made the dreaded trip to Rio with 100 bags in tow. I could have stayed home but Nate has a business meeting in Manaus which takes a day of travel on each end. That would mean that I would be home alone at 35wks without a car 4hrs away from MY hospital. We both decided it would be best for me to cookout in the hotel in Rio for a week pending any unexpected arrivals!
The car seat fits is installed and Belle's bag and my bag made the trip for 'just in case'. Better to be safe than sorry. Nate predicts that Belle will come in two while I don't have a clue!
I would like to be one of those mother's who are intuitive and just know but really I feel lost. To even make a prediction I can't.... Maybe I run the fear that she will come on her own time and if I try to predict it then the opposite will happen.
For now I am going to enjoy my time in Rio and patiently wait for our little gift.
Tchau,
Sara
The car seat fits is installed and Belle's bag and my bag made the trip for 'just in case'. Better to be safe than sorry. Nate predicts that Belle will come in two while I don't have a clue!
I would like to be one of those mother's who are intuitive and just know but really I feel lost. To even make a prediction I can't.... Maybe I run the fear that she will come on her own time and if I try to predict it then the opposite will happen.
For now I am going to enjoy my time in Rio and patiently wait for our little gift.
Tchau,
Sara
Monday, June 27, 2011
Blogger Limit
So according to Google who is responsible for Blogger I have reached my photo and storage limit. With 400 posts and 1GB of photos I now have to down size unless I want to pay them 10-30$ a month. Needless to say I will be deleting all the old posts from 2009-2010 leaving only 2011 available for back reading. The old posts will not be deleted permanently but turned into a book that I am creating through Sharedbook who partners with Blogger. I am beginning to think that Google rules the world of internet.
Anyway, while this process is going on I have had to change some of the privacy settings and alter the layout of the blog. This will not affect anything for you other than cosmetic changes. Hopefully, when all is said and done, you will have better photos to browse through as I intend to place a slideshow on the side.
I really am kind of excited about being forced to do this now. I managed to create the book full of all the blogs before Belle was announced which will leave me with room to make a blog book just of the pregnancy and then again just of her first year! What a great way to scrapbook without having to scrapbook :) I evaded that task! I think these will make great memories for her and keep our family story throughout the years.
Bare with me for the next couple of days while I work on the new layout.
Tchau,
Sara
Anyway, while this process is going on I have had to change some of the privacy settings and alter the layout of the blog. This will not affect anything for you other than cosmetic changes. Hopefully, when all is said and done, you will have better photos to browse through as I intend to place a slideshow on the side.
I really am kind of excited about being forced to do this now. I managed to create the book full of all the blogs before Belle was announced which will leave me with room to make a blog book just of the pregnancy and then again just of her first year! What a great way to scrapbook without having to scrapbook :) I evaded that task! I think these will make great memories for her and keep our family story throughout the years.
Bare with me for the next couple of days while I work on the new layout.
Tchau,
Sara
Drunk Chickens
The other night we cooked out with some friends but tried a new technique to spice things up a bit! It's called the drunk chicken.
Steps:
1. Clean your chicken
2. Open a beer of choice and either cut the top off of it or just open the beer and drink a few sips
3. Place the beer in the chickens bum
4. Cook the chicken on an open fire grill or gas grill with the bottom of the can facing down
The results were similar to frying your chicken with less the mess but also not as juicy. We will be doing this method again!
The chickens on the grill- one chicken down but the beer can in it's place for representation.
The boys quickly figured out that it would take more than one person to get the chicken off the grill. The leftover beer in the chicken dripped and burned Nate during the first extraction.
One person to hold the chicken, one for the cutting board and one to take out the can....
Notice the beer can in the bum? Nate is going for it :)
Good job boys for a great meal!
Tchau,
Sara
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Humidity
Tchau,
Sara
Maternity shorts
Tchau,
Sara
Ps- yes it's winter and I am wearing shorts. Please don't hate :)
Seriously?
Mom can you fit a dryer in your suitcase when you come down? I will gladly pay you for the oldie that you have because it drys stuff in less than and hour! Oh and the washer would be great too :)
Tchau,
Sara
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