Enjoying doing things for my baby.
Today I started on a cover for the crib. I was a bit unsure but it turned out OK.
And this is the final result:
The Mindful project days #229-232
Very grateful for the weekend holiday we took.
This Friday we left for Belgium with our friends M&A, for a short 4 days holiday. We rented a standing caravan for 4 people (it actually had space for a child if needed) in the Petite Suisse camping-park. The view was breath taking as you can see in the pic., the weather surprisingly good as the forecasts we had seen predicted tonnes of rain and no sunshine, the company was great and we were able to barbecue most of the days!
View from the caravan
On the second day we went canoeing in the city of La Roche-en Ardenne. I have to admit I was a bit afraid because the first time I tried it I almost drown (not a joke...) but this time it went spectacularly well. My husband was very good at giving directions and we worked very well as a team.
On the left us and on the right M&A
La Roche-en Ardenne is beautiful and I highly recommend you visit if you have a chance. Most of the people in public services will speak Dutch, French and with a bit more difficulty English. It has a tourist office in the middle of the city with several activity options plus there are camping sites in the outskirts of the city.
La Roche-en-Ardenne
Beautiful sculpture garden
Check the ruins of La Roche's castle on the top
We also enjoyed some hiking on days 3 and 4 around our camping park and in La Roche.
It was a very nice way of doing a low-cost holiday. Dutch people love camping and I am starting to see the benefits!!
Rainbows! Who doesn't like them!
The Mindful project day #234
Baby thrifty treasures!
Today I found this cute jacket, size 56 (second smallest size according to Dutch baby sizes) for...1 euro and it looks pretty much new!
This is what I got from Kruidvat:
- 1 pack of 20 newborn diapers from there own brand;
- 1 full size bottle of bath foam also from their brand;
- teeth biter!!?? don't know how to call it!? For when their teeth start coming out;
- A shopping bag;
The wicker basket was another thrift treasure I got for 1.50 euro!! The basket is really good quality, I washed it with a salt-solution (just dissolved some salt on boiling water and used that to scrub the basket with a brush) and left it to dry in the sun, which obvious took some time here as the Sun doesn't show up that often in the Netherlands ...
The Mindful project day #235
I have embraced my coffee addiction!
In Portugal I used to drink 4, 5 sometimes 6 expressos a day, not joking! When I went to Sweden that all changed as first they have a very weak coffee (you should have seen my face the first time I tried it, even their expresso is weak!!!) second due to my stress levels. When we first started talking about having a baby, of course my coffee addition was a concerned so I gradually reduce my coffee consummation until two a day, in the morning and after lunch. Since I am unemployed I have cut down to just one, my morning coffee. When we had our first appointment with the midwife I told her I was still drinking one coffee a day and she said that that was OK, I could have until 5...of course she did not meant 5 expressos but it came as a surprise to me. Nevertheless, I kept to my one coffee/day. This week I tried to have decaf during my morning coffee...it went bad, it went dark...never again!!!!
I love coffee and I am never going to change...
The Mindful project day #236
Our little family or as the Dutch would say "ons kleine gezin".
The Mindful project day #237
Very grateful to received the baby crib and dresser (for the baby's dressing cushion) from my parents-in-law. With so many things needed for the baby, I am very thankful for all the hand-me downs.
My mother-in-law made the white cover. Very happy with the final result.
The crib belonged to my mother-in-law's family, she slept in there as a baby!!! and the dresser they had it hanging around as my mother-in-law is a house-mum (here it means a nanny that takes care f other people's babies/kids but in her own house).
Mangos!!
My husband brought a bunch of mango from work and besides eating the fruit we also made same mango smoothie, delish!!
Look at that healthy colour!
The Mindful project day #239
Preparing for our peanut's arrival!!
Most of the item you see here came from the free baby-boxes I have been talking about. On the bottom left shelf are maternity-kit items. In my The Mindful project day #170, I show a list of items necessary for the mother during/after the birth (according to my midwifery) - the maternity kit. Our insurance actually provides that for us and to my surprise, according to what I heard from other pregnant fellows that is not always the case with the insurance companies. So, if you are in the Netherlands, know that the insurance company IAK provides the maternity kit plus a few items for the baby like shampoo, bath foam, bath oil, etc.
The Mindful project day #240
Is this strawberry giving me the finger????!!!
LOL!!
The Mindful project day #241
I am grateful to have celebrated my first kings day in such a nice way!
In the morning we went to the vrijmarkt (free market) where anybody, including children, can sell their pre-loved items. Lots of great items like children books, games, clothes, etc., I didn't buy anything but next year when peanut is bigger, I will definitely have a better look at it. At some point rain started pouring down and we took cover in a cosy coffee place in the company of a chocolate brownie and chocolate cake with caramel topping!!
In the afternoon we met with our pregnancy group and had a really great time. Not just baby talk, we also got to know each other a bit better.
So decadent!!
The Mindful project day #242
Enjoying washing, ironing and organizing all our baby clothes...in good company ;)!
Dresser update!
The Mindful project day #243
I think I have a transspecies animal, she's a dog trapped in a cat's body!!!
She chases her tail, her meows sometimes sound like barking and if we let her, drinks water from the toilet!
PS: its a joke, I mean no offence to anybody.
The Mindful project day #244
My favourite outfit these days: a basic stretchy dress from H&M and my maternity leggings. Love the way it shows my bump!
28 weeks
That is it for today! As I have more time now, I will try to do one post per day, easier to read and for me to write!
Have a lovely weekend!
