The Couvade Syndrome

Dads sometimes get pregnancy syndromes and Ake, bless him, he's had it with both of them...Throwing up when Andrei was on his way and now with daddy's girl kicking about he's again ... "extremely" sensitive...

Now, don't get too compassionate as I've been feeling like crap for about 4 months and a half...

Couvade apparently refers to hatching in French...

Kisses, Carmen

5 months update

Yei! We're having a baby girl....Having seen Andrei's ultrasound we KNEW it right away this was a GIRL...It was really funny seeing Ake checking out the screen as he was expecting the second son...he he he...we both knew it before the doctor gave us the final: "Guys, this is a girl for sure!"

The monsoon is upon us in Thailand. We're still at work but will be heading over to Laos for a weekend in 3 weeks.

Yei!!!

We're all hooked on tennis...we've watched all the clay court masters so far and just loove Rolland Garros.
Even Andrei seems to get into it...and will sometimes ask to watch tennis (VEDEM TENNIS - in Romanian).

I haven't posted any photos from last Xmas in Ro, so here we go. Notice that when a baby is involved you only get him plus everyone else's legs.

Dear All,

We are waiting for baby no 2.:)

It was really strange seeing the other side of things, the ugly morning sickness (that lasts the whole day), the constant exhaustion. I haven't experienced it before, but now I can see what other fellow moms were complaining about.

It feels like Andrei has a 'gut feeling' that he'll have to share soon(although at this stage he thinks having a baby means having a big tummy, so according to him even grandpa has a baby)...he's become glued to us...trying to score points while he can.

Anyhow...as I'm beginning my third month I feel great!!! Mom and dad are due in Bangkok on Tues, no more protests in Bangkok, the noisy Thai New Year is over - all is good in Thai!!!

Below, photos of Andrei at school.:)

The Curios Case of Benjamin Button

I sat in the cinema for about 3 hours and felt like time just flew...Don't miss this one folks! A real treat!

I just love these quotes:

Benjamin Button: Some nights, I'd have to sleep alone. I didn't mind, I would listen to the house breathin'. All those people sleepin'. I felt... safe.

Daisy: Have you slept with a woman before?
Benjamin Button: Never on a Sunday.

Benjamin Button: Some people, were born to sit by a river. Some get struck by lightning. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people, dance.

Dear Grandpa

Grandpa died few hours ago...:(
God Bless! Dear Dear Grandpa...

You're about to get spoiled rotten...2 posts this week that is!

Couple of weeks ago we braced ourselves for a boiling hot day in the park...Needles to say, the Romanian winter was the main topic and a freezing our tails in December sounded so good again.

The 1 hour planned biking was more like a 2 hour actual walking...the butterflies are a hit at this age!

PS. Does anyone know how to add a border on blogger to these photos?