Week 32-33 to the gynecologist

Hi All,

Now something about me and the baby in my tummy :-)

Today Papa and I went to the gyne to have our regular monthly check-up.  Everything seems ok.  The doctor asked if the baby is moving good, and I answered "She is busy the WHOLE day!"  And actually its true cause from the moment I wake up till the hour I go to bed to sleep...she is moving!  At work I should stop what Im doing sometime to feel the heavy movements she is making.  Its fun, cant wait anymore to see her!

Stats:
Mama is now 60,4 kg
Baby is now 1,80 kg

No no, I havent given birth yet, this is Stafke of Jimmy and Astrid!

Till next blog!

Neri

Pamper? Bah! Potje? Ja!!!

En zo was het maar..ineens wilt Niels naar het potje. 

30 Juni, Ik was toen op het werk en plots KRING! KRING! Ik heb een telefoontje gekregen van Nico. "Mama, Niels heeft een verrassing! Hij heeft pipi gedaan op het potje!" En ik was zoooo blij!


Hij heeft zelf aan Papa gevraagd om naar potje te gaan.  Dat zullen wij nooit vergeten! 

Daarna hebben we besloten om tijdens ons verlof, Niels in zijn potje te laten gaan als hij behoefte heeft.  Dan kunnen we hem echt goed in het oog houden zodat hij in één week helemaal zindelijk word. 

En blijkbaar heeft hij geen assitentie van ons nodig!  Hij doet de WC deur toe, zet het lichtje aan, zijn broek af, en goed op het potje zitten.  Als hij gedaan is, roep hij dan wel op ons om te laten zien dat hij echt pipi of kaka gedaan heeft.  Daarna neemt hij de stuk van het potje met pipi en giet het in het toilet, spoel die af met zuiver water, en het toilet ook doorspoelen, en daarna natuurlijk zijn handjes wassen.  Allemaal op zijn eigen. Flink toch hé?

En sinds 23 juli, was Niels zindelijk. Tijdens zijn middag dutje doe ik hem nog zijn pamper aan, maar het is meestal droog wanner hij wakker word..en hij gaat direct naar zijn toilet om pipi te doen.  S'avond doe ik hem nogmaals een pamper aan.  En elke morgen wilt hij terug onmiddelijk zijn pamper uit en gewoon broekjes aandoen.

Accidentjes gebeurt nog soms zeker als hij druk heeft met spelen...of als het WC te ver is...dan is pipi al uit voor hij op de WC kunnen zitten...maar ja, 't is niet zo erg...we moeten allemaal van begin beginnen hé.

Tot de volgende goed nieuws dan!

Neri

Welcome Kleine Stafke!!!

And and and here comes the next nephew!  Born on a sunday (same as me) stayed in Virga Jesse room #208 (same as me) and 50 cm (same as me then).

I bet we are going to be good playmates!

Welcome welcome Stafke!

And congratulations to the new parents Jimmy and Astrid!

And to the second time Oma and Opa, Tante Nicole en Nonkel Roger!

Birthday: 25 July 2010

Weight: 3,250 kilo

Length: 50 cm

A 4-day-3-night Summer Trip to Oostende

Day 4: 22 July 2010


Today is our last day here in Oostende.  We all woke up early cause I still have appointment with the gyne in Hasselt.  We ate our daily breakfast downstairs at the hotel's restaurant.  But since it is our last day today, the girls from the buffet gave Niels their biggest hug, sweetest kisses and some snacks for the ride home!  Chocolate, cookies, kellog's and cecemel!  And as always, he said his sweetest "Da-da" and wave goodbye to them.

The way home was a sleepy ride, since we slept late last night and woke up early today, nobody had much to do in the auto but sleep (except Papa of course) and wait till we get to the destination.  But our destination, like what I said earlier, is not Paal but Hasselt attend my 10am appointment.


We got there 10.30am, and yet the gyne is still busy with another patient, we have to wait another 30 mins before we were able to get in.

When we were there the doctor checked my tummy and it looks like the baby is all OK.  My blood pressure was a little bit low but the doctor said if I feel dizzy, I have to eat some salty cracker or chips...I dont know if I heard it right so I asked it again..and yeah, the doctor made me smile afterwards so I guess I did hear it right!  Lucky me!

Anyway, I'm now 59kg (gained 3kg from last month...tsk tsk tsk...not good...and my excuse??? "It was due to the vacation!")  And my baby is now 1,270kg, healthy and kicking!

On the way out of the building....BLOGGGG!  Ouch!  Niels hit his head on the door!  He didnt cry so the nurses panicked cause they thought he passed out.  The nurse asked if we want to put ice on his head so we just said sure...and the nurse said afterwards, I will also bring some cookies...ehem...if you could only see what a big smile showed on Niels' face when he heard it!  And then he laughed, he said "Cookie?!?"  Haha and after that instance, everything was OK...just like how the saying goes "No Pain, No Gain!"

After the, we decided to visit Marcel and Aline.  That was also a fun couple!  They also have Pietje, the little bird they have in the cage that can sing nice and eat a lot!  We played Hide-and-Seek in their house, they showed us the auto in the garage and then its time to go home. 

Everyone is starting to get tired and Aline has to sleep soon.  So we headed back to Paal and after 30 mins it was Home Sweet Home!

Thanks for reading!

Neri

A 4-day-3-night Summer Trip to Oostende

Day 3: 21 July 2010

Today is a special day.  Its not only National holiday but it is also PAPA'S 33RD BIRTHDAY!!!!!

The weather is quite OK I should say, not really hot...just perfect!  And today we will not be going anywhere with our car but with the TRAM!  To quench Niels' thirst for public transportation we decided to take the tram to go to De Panne.  It was quite a looong ride but Niels had fun.  Even if the tram was quite full due to the national holiday day (day tourists rushed to the beach), we found a seat at the back of the tram where Niels could also be free to look and move around.  The peeping, the opening of the door, and the coming in and out of passengers fascinated him.

When we got to De Panne, a tall statue of King Leopold welcomed us.

And then a right turn showed us paradise! Such a big playground was put up there with all sorts of exciting attraction for Niels.  He didnt hesitate at all, he ran straight to the playground.

Attraction No. 1: Carousel

Attraction No. 2: Baby boat tour

Attraction No. 3: A Giant X-O-X

Attraction No. 4: Slide with twisted tunned

 
Attraction No. 5: Regular Slide

Attraction No. 6: A Castle

Attraction No. 7: Merry-Go-Round   

 
Attraction No. 8: High Slide

Attraction No. 9: Mini Kitchen

Attraction No. 10: Colorful Ball Bath

After the playground (it was quite a drama to get him out of there though but we managed to lure him to go out) we went to have lunch on a terrace by the sand so Niels can play while we eat.  But since we didnt have any toys with us, Papa went quickly to buy a bucket and a shovel so Niels can amuse himself in the sand.  And it was a success.

After we ate, it was time to go back to the hotel to have a big long rest...cause tonight will be a long night!  We were planning to watch the Fireworks at the beach of Oostende. On the way back to the tram stop we enjoyed a walked through the shoreline.  And while walking at the shoreline, Niels showed us his new dance step!

See for yourself:

Once in the hotel, we cleaned up and took a loooong nap.  When we woke up we prepared already bags that we will not use anymore so we can bring it to the car (avoiding overload tomorrow morning on the way to the parking).  Before we went out, Niels said "But Papa its raining outside" .  And we just didnt believe him, we went downstairs..and what surprised us??? RAIN!  He was right!  And Niels said, "Yeah, its raining, we will get wet.  We have to put jacket on!"  So we put our jackets on and walked to the parking with our bags.  While Niels ride his bike and mama and papa has bags to pull, the rain slowed down and stopped finally.  On the way back were were looking to eat something quick.  We saw a french fries snack bar that doesn't have any customer.  We ate fries there quickly and afterwards walked around the vicinity.  But it was getting a little bit chilly and raindrops started to fall again so we decided to just go back to the hotel and play there.

Around 10pm, we went out to head to the Fireworks venue.  When we got there, lots of children were playing around with lights in their hands, balloons, and lots of men selling funny stuff!

There was also a fire dance busy, and Niels was soo amused but what he saw first was that the guy is dancing on barefeet!

Watch this:

When it was time for the fireworks, all lights turned off and the noise of fire cracking began!  After a minute or 2, Niels wants to go home.  It was too scary for him, the noise was too loud, although I was able to take something to show you.

Good night!

Neri