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| Tigrou, the BEST cat EVERRR (aside from Cuddles, of course!) EJ was brushing him lol! |
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| She raided their room and found their Mini ears! |
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| A very fun night :) |
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| EJ adores him! |
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| The face of a satiated pregnant woman! |
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| Group shot...Take 1! |
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| Voila! |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pix from Christmas Dinner!
I mentioned earlier that we ate Christmas dinner with one of Hilton's teamies, his girlfriend and their family. If I remember correctly, we ate some DELICIOUS foie gras, smoked salmon, cheese fondue with the sweetest white potatoes on earth and some other foods that I can't remember right now lol! Anyway, here are the pictures:
Sunday, February 5, 2012
A Glimpse of Lyon
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| Lovely spot for camera play |
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| Focusing on the rusty rails |
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| Focusing on the "Secret Garden"-esque background |
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| Random guy chatting it up on his phone |
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| Tons of hills throughout Vieux Lyon-the old part of the city |
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| Trying to capture a fraction of Lyon's scenery |
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| Loving the sky's hues |
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| Forvriere (too lazy to add accents)-Lyon's version of Paris' Notre Dame |
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| The lights are like fire burning against the soft background. Glad I snapped it! |
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| Perfect position for the moon |
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| Stuck around to watch the sky darken |
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| Not really a glimpse of the city, but here's EJ during her first day of ASVEL's Basketball group for kids |
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| Great shot though it didn't go in =P |
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| Date night at my favorite restaurant below! |
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| I made it to week 33!!!! Belly pix are coming :) |
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| Strolling down rain soaked streets filtered with this deep orange light. She loves her umbrella and her daddy. |
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| The kinda streets I love |
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| See Lyon's Forvriere cathedral at the top of the hill? |
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| Side view of our apartment on the left |
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
7 months Pregnant---update :( and :)
Okkkkkk...where do I begin?
A friend of ours has come to visit us from the states and all has been swell! Hilton had a week's worth of vacation (which has now ended) so we just hung out and we tried to show Chase, our friend, bits and pieces of the city. EJ loves him to the bones! I'll upload some pictures soon.
Now that I'm in my 3rd trimester, I have to start going to the hospital for my appts. In the states, you are seen more frequently as you approach your due date. Around this time, you're typically seen about every two weeks and then once a week towards the end. In contrast, the French follow the once a month schedule up until your due date UNLESS there's a need to see you more frequently.
My first hospital appointment was with a midwife whom I ADORE! I believe she will be the one to deliver our baby boy. Because I heard rumors that some of the hospital staff speak a little English, I figured I'd cheat and throw in the "ohhhh my French isn't that good so please be gentle with me!". It didn't work LOL! She looked at me and said, "Uhhh, your French is perfect with just a very small accent and your grammar is very good. Besides, I don't speak much English. What are you talking about???" I looked down and responded, "I don't know..." LOL! I've been getting lazy, so what?!
So why the sad face in the post's title? Well, I have to REPEAT my Glucose test (along with a host of other blood tests), first of all, and that test is NOT fun because I have to fast for 12 freaking hours. What?? The first time was TORTURE and now I have to do it again because she's concerned with my results from the last test which point to me being at high risk for developing Gestational Diabetes. This disease would not only affect me but the baby as well *think complications and premature delivery*. Voila. I have to increase my iron intake from every other day to everyday to combat my fatigue, start on Magnesium and take a 3 month dose of Vitamin D.
Another reason for the sad face is that I have been put on mild bed rest due to all of the cramping and contractions that I have been getting which is now affecting my "col" *. Do I want to go into preterm labor? Hell to the no. This baby has a good 11 more weeks and I need my body to keep him in! I've been hearing, "take it easy" throughout the pregnancy, which I thought I've been doing, but it's getting more serious sooooo....yea.
Baby boy is hiccuping and it's time for me to grab EJ from school for her lunch break! I'll check back soon with pictures.
Ciao!
A friend of ours has come to visit us from the states and all has been swell! Hilton had a week's worth of vacation (which has now ended) so we just hung out and we tried to show Chase, our friend, bits and pieces of the city. EJ loves him to the bones! I'll upload some pictures soon.
Now that I'm in my 3rd trimester, I have to start going to the hospital for my appts. In the states, you are seen more frequently as you approach your due date. Around this time, you're typically seen about every two weeks and then once a week towards the end. In contrast, the French follow the once a month schedule up until your due date UNLESS there's a need to see you more frequently.
My first hospital appointment was with a midwife whom I ADORE! I believe she will be the one to deliver our baby boy. Because I heard rumors that some of the hospital staff speak a little English, I figured I'd cheat and throw in the "ohhhh my French isn't that good so please be gentle with me!". It didn't work LOL! She looked at me and said, "Uhhh, your French is perfect with just a very small accent and your grammar is very good. Besides, I don't speak much English. What are you talking about???" I looked down and responded, "I don't know..." LOL! I've been getting lazy, so what?!
So why the sad face in the post's title? Well, I have to REPEAT my Glucose test (along with a host of other blood tests), first of all, and that test is NOT fun because I have to fast for 12 freaking hours. What?? The first time was TORTURE and now I have to do it again because she's concerned with my results from the last test which point to me being at high risk for developing Gestational Diabetes. This disease would not only affect me but the baby as well *think complications and premature delivery*. Voila. I have to increase my iron intake from every other day to everyday to combat my fatigue, start on Magnesium and take a 3 month dose of Vitamin D.
Another reason for the sad face is that I have been put on mild bed rest due to all of the cramping and contractions that I have been getting which is now affecting my "col" *. Do I want to go into preterm labor? Hell to the no. This baby has a good 11 more weeks and I need my body to keep him in! I've been hearing, "take it easy" throughout the pregnancy, which I thought I've been doing, but it's getting more serious sooooo....yea.
Baby boy is hiccuping and it's time for me to grab EJ from school for her lunch break! I'll check back soon with pictures.
Ciao!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Joyeux Noël!!
In brief, we had a wonderful French Christmas and a fun filled Christmas Eve =). I don't feel like writing anything else because I am exhausted and feel so uncomfortable!!! So, check out our pictures below. Again, you might have to click on them to make them larger.
1 year old Christmas spent in New Orleans
We miss our Immi bean
2 year old Christmas spent in DC
In the midst of decorating the tree!
Both tree and daughter are leaning.
Tree and decorations were left behind by previous team member. They forgot to leave the stand. Awful looking but...cute.
Belly shot a week ago at 26 weeks. I'm now 27 weeks!! One more week 'til my 3rd trimester!
3 year old Christmas spent in Lyon
Princess Tiana!!
Gift from Hilton's mom
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