Bundle of Joy

I am pleased to officially announce that Dean and I are expecting! In the USA, public baby announcements are very popular.  I saw many online forums where moms-to-be ask for advice when choosing its most unique form .

I am quite a superstitious person, but in the end, I too succumbed to the desire of sharing pictures of my,quite visible baby bump.

Our little one is scheduled to come into the world at the end of May. I am in the good hands of university hospital doctors. In February a new modern obstetrics ward is scheduled to be opened. It will be within walking distance from our apartment!

We performed all the tests in the framework of a good health insurance. Only the cost for a fairly expensive medicine that helped me ease early pregnancy symptoms, was not covered.

Despite this, the insurance covered comprehensive prenatal tests, that we performed in Bellevue. It turns out that doctors in San Francisco were pleasantly surprised by this, as I have not yet attained the risky age of 35.

I haven’t yet decided whether we are going to have a Baby Shower. So far I am still attached to the superstition that it is still very pleasant to receive gifts after the birth, and not before.

In any case, we all feel great and we are looking forward to the upcoming changes. I just need to learn quickly how to change diapers and get a newborn to sleep. So far, I have signed up for the weekly prenatal yoga classes. The first class was just what I needed and I am looking forward to the next one.

Meanwhile, we're getting ready for the finale of the American football playoffs. On Sunday our favorite Seattle Seahawks have a chance of winning the Super Bowl twice in a row! I have a feeling that that the baby will be rooting with us as well:)

Dear Readers, please keep your fingers crossed!

Oxygen fix at Muir Woods National Park.

Picking Baby's first outfits from Hanah Andersson catalog.

American maternity wisdom says that expecting woman can eat popcorn shamelessly. #checked