One week officially engaged!! On our last night on Santorini, after admiring yet another beautiful sunset, he popped THE question ❤️ It’s almost a year ago now that we decided we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together, to start a family and buy a house. In our priorities, family came (and still Read More
Nesting – how do you prepare for a baby??
During the holidays I’ve had a lot of time to think and surprise surprise, I mostly think about the baby. I think about the life change ahead of us – how our life will be like in a few months time. How and if our relationship will change. How I will adapt to being a Read More
End of the second trimester is approaching – still plain sailing?
Nearly 24-weeks preggers!! Time is not flying by (that’s how eager I am to meet our girl) but it is gradually passing away 🙂 I’m feeling well and judging from the frequent activity in my belly, our baby is doing well too. I know many things could still go wrong, but fortunately I’ve been able Read More
Babymoon vol. 2 – Milos
I’m now 23-weeks and two days pregnant, and lying in my new favourite spot – in a hammock under a palm tree, listening to cicadas making noise. Sky is bright blue and the hill down towards the Milos harbour is dotted with white sugar cube-like houses… Heavenly! Not a surprise Milos is said to have Read More
Babymoon – first days at Santorini
Hi everyone! Greetings from Santorini where I’m typing away this post on a sun lounger by the pool – my absolute preferred writing setting so far! I’m propped up with pillows in the shade with my baby girl making my pregnant belly jump up and down (looks hilarious!) and her daddy grilling himself in the Read More
Flying alone when pregnant – don’t do it!
Before I go on, let me just start by saying I would not have skipped my trip to Finland for anything – I had an amazing time with my family and friends and truly enjoyed the Helsinki summer <3 That being said, travelling solo when 22 weeks pregnant was not fun. I’m a frequent traveller Read More
Starting a family abroad – when my home is not my child’s home
I’m back home! And by home I mean Finland 🙂 No number of years abroad will ever change the fact that this is where I was born and grew up. Where my hair colour is considered normal and where people know how to pronounce and spell my name! I’ve started my three week summer holiday Read More
It’s a girl!
Today was our big day, the anomaly scan! I was so nervous my tummy was in knots. I was so on edge with anticipation that I literally jumped when my baby gave me a good kick in mid-tummy while I was sitting on the train going to work. It was as if she was telling Read More
Fast-tracking Baby preparations – The Finnish Baby Box
(This is not a sponsored post) Last week I had the most wonderful surprise waiting for me at home – a special delivery from Finland full of tiny little baby clothes and other essentials! Whilst every expectant mother in Finland receives the so called “Baby Box” (or “maternity package”) as part of the state support for Read More
Half way assessment – how “fit” has my pregnancy been?
When planning our pregnancy I was very much hoping for a healthy and fit pregnancy. I really believe staying active and eating healthy during pregnancy could help to avoid some potential pregnancy problems and with the postnatal recovery. Having some physical strength on the labour day can’t hurt either! Of course it’s not always up Read More