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Thursday, August 28, 2008
We’ve got movement
I forgot to share a very exciting development: I’ve been feeling the baby move since a couple of weeks!
The first time was on the morning of the 14th—right on track at 18 weeks. Initially I was not quite sure if that was it, but it was different…
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
For all you curious people
Since these seem to be questions on everyone’s mind, here’s our answers…
• We don’t ‘want’ a boy or a girl, we just pray for a healthy happy baby.
• Twins would be nice, but we already know there’s just one bub in the belly.
Friday, August 22, 2008
17-week echo
Time for another update on our little one. On Saturday August 9 we had a checkup with ultrasound at 17 weeks 2 days. All continues to go well. The placenta is in a good spot. Though the baby seems to…
Sunday, July 20, 2008
1 + 1 = 3
We are happy to finally share one of the biggest highlights of our honeymoon: it’s one very special souvenir we brought back ...There will be a little B&M joining our family in January next year...!! We’re 14.5 weeks pregnant, super happy and excited!
I’m feeling good. Baby is…
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Back…
While the vibes of South America are still rushing through our vains, we have in the meantime arrived back home in Tokyo. Now acclamatizing to the muggy heat and trying to shed the jetlag. Things are not always easy in Japan with it’s cultural “rules” and inability to be flexible,…
Monday, June 09, 2008
Sacred Valley
After Suaita we returned to Bogota for a couple of days, and then took off for our travels in Peru.
The flight to Lima was OK but I got a bit sick towards the end. I’d already been a bit wobbly in Bogota, so maybe I had a…
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Childhood Memories
Did I ever mention that it´s pretty neat to have family and friends living all over the world?! The great thing about it is that you get to go to places where otherwise you wouldn´t. Especially in Colombia.
The past weekend we drove 3 hours from Bucaramanga to…
Friday, May 23, 2008
Bucaramanga
We are now guests at tia Marina (aunt of Manuel) who is cooking caldo (soup) for us as we speak. We´ve already been fed frigoles and yesterday, pronto after arriving bright and early, tamales and arepas. All home-made. Needless to say that my man is in heaven. I’m afraid my…
Thursday, May 22, 2008
beach!
Oh how I’ve missed the lovely feeling of super fine sand between my toes while walking along the beach shore. We got a chance to do so on the morning of our last day in Cartagena. And the Carribean Ocean water that washed the sand away was warm! We walked…
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Cartagena de Indias
We arrived in Cartagena 2 days ago, at the north-west coast of Colombia. Cartagena is one of the top tourist destinations of this country, and a world heritage site. We’re staying in Hotel Casa del Curato in San Diego (some pictures on their website),…
Friday, May 16, 2008
photos
Hurray, finally we´ve got some photos online! Here you can view them: Colombia photos. Enjoy!
Once our dear friend MJ --the star behind the techie bits if this blog-- has recovered from giving birth to a baby boy (congrats MJ!!) you´ll be able to…
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Onto Bogota
Today is our last day in Medellin… tonight we fly onto Bogota where we will stay with Sofia and Alejo, in the house where Manuel used to live as a kid.
We’ve wrapped up the volunteer work, as you’ve probably read in the other postings this has been…
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Volunteering - Last day at Saciar, and How it Begun
About nine years ago a man died. During his funeral, many people unknown to the grieving family of the deceased began arriving to offer their condolences. When asked how they knew the deceased, they all told similar stories of how this man had helped them overcome adversity by providing their…
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Hablo español!
All is muy, muy bien here in Colombia. I’m loving it. Started my Spanish course last week and am loving that too. I did an entry test and was allowed to skip level 1. The course is indeed intense: in one lesson (4 hours a day, from 8 am to…
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Hello, my name is
We meant to post this one a while back but didn’t get a chance to do so. Somehow it’s hard to be disciplined and sit down to organize the pictures we’ve already got. Heh…
Anyway, in preparation for our trip we figured it would be fun and practical…