New Pictures Coming Soon...

Today we got to see our beautiful boy again and we have a nice picture of his face, which reveals he looks a lot like his "pai" (daddy). He's pursing his lips a little and I think we should call him Pisces or Aquarius... All his amniotic fluid is giving him lots of room to swim around like a little fish-- but a fish that packs a punch and "chuta" (kicks) really hard! Tonight I actually saw my stomach jump with one of his kicks. He has beautiful hands and feet. He doesn't like being annoyed by the ultrasound, however! He always tries to hide from the transmitter thing.

Soon we will post the photo (Dr. Dork, as we will "affectionately" call the ultrasound specialist, didn't provide a digital format--I could think of some even more affectionate names for this guy...). Everything is ok with our sweet baby, and we are so happy with him whatever his life brings us. Already he has brought us much joy and clarity for our future.

Another video of our baby!

Isn't he adorable?? : )

Baby Video!

Here's a video of our baby, at almost 2o weeks.

Peek-a-boo! We see you!

Meet our little boy, nosso filho! He's hiding...

Today we had the joy of seeing a nearly 20 week old "Azeitona", who is almost certainly a boy, and a lot bigger than an olive. We'll have to change the nickname and the title of the blog soon-- stay tuned!

We will also have a couple of videos posted soon.

Wanna place a bet? Good odds!

So Friday's ultrasound is coming up, and people are placing their bets on Azeitona's being a boy or a girl, menino o menina. Wanna join in? Just post a comment with your bet! Unfortunately, there are no prizes... but you can feel "psychic", at least 50% so...

Primeiro de Julho

Since Azeitona is due July 1st, I thought to post excerpts from the song Primeiro de Julho by Renato Russo. The version I know is sung by Legião Urbana.

Sou minha mãe e minha filha, minha irmã, minha menina
Mas sou minha, só minha e não de quem quiser
Sou Deus, tua deusa, meu amor
Alguma coisa aconteceu
Do ventre nasce um novo coração
….
Baby, baby, baby, baby...
O que fazes por sonhar
É o mundo que virá pra ti e para mim
Vamos descobrir o mundo juntos, baby
AH! Quero aprender com o teu pequeno grande coração
Meu amor, meu amor...

--de Primeiro de Julho, de Renato Russo