Sunday 22 September 2013

Pregnancy Week 4/5?

YAY! Yes! We're pregnant and expecting our second little love!

First of all, I have to say that I completely had no idea but woke up and realized I hadn't gotten a period. It was as simple as that.

 I tested on a whim and the first test was faulty! Water marks, weird disappearing test lines, totally not believable. So, hubby ran out to get another and it showed positive right away! YES! POSITIVE!

I thought this week was extra hard on me because it was my first week at work, but lo and behold, I had a little cutie in my belly!

We're absolutely ecstatic!

Symptoms:
Cramping.
Some bloating.
Fatigue.

Obviously there are no real changes, I felt like I was getting my period for about 10 days now. Haha. Nope! I have no nausea, no headaches, nothing like that. I really feel great!

Last time, with Eliana, I found out at 5 weeks. I'm about 5 weeks today.

Alhamdulilah. We're filled with tons of joy and big dreams for this beautiful baby. I'm praying for this child to be safe, healthy, and for this pregnancy to go well!

Wednesday 4 September 2013

My favourite season

I'm going to miss autumn.
I'm going to miss the smell of firewood burning.
I'm going to miss breathing in the crisp cool air.
I'm going to miss the crunching of colourful leaves under my feet.
I'm going to miss being enveloped by soft fabric, my sweater and scarf.
I'm going to miss the smell of pumpkin pie.
I'm going to miss the grey sky.
I'm going to miss the look of rain drops on dark stone.
I'm going to miss the sound of leaves rattling in the breeze.
I'm going to miss autumnal comfort food, warm and aromatic.
I'm going to miss walking slowly around a beautiful small town as I take in all of the beauty that autumn has to offer. It's truly my favourite season, everything about it makes me calm. Nothing is better than my husband's warm hand in mine and the sound of my little baby kicking in her stroller as we walk around orange mums and carved pumpkins before maghrib. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Everything was silent, no car horns, just the sound of leaves swirling at our feet and distant laughter from rosy cheeked school children.
What am I going to do without the most comfortable season of the year?

If autumn lasted longer back home I would have never left it behind...