2016 was a big year for the both of us, filled with so many memorable moments. Just thinking about 2016 makes me tear up. Maybe I'm just more emotional but looking back on the best of 2016, it's been an incredible year with a clear focus on family and travel. It feels like time went [...]
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14 Weeks Pregnant – Our Pregnancy Announcement
Can you keep a secret? We sure can! But it wasn't easy. Our little secret that we were dying to share with our family and friends finally came out when I was 14 weeks pregnant. We were finally ready to make our pregnancy announcement to our friends and family. I must admit, it was hard [...]
10 weeks pregnant – Dealing with bed rest during pregnancy
"No sex, no exercise, not even long walks", the doctor said in a stern voice. This was the moment I was put on bed rest during pregnancy from 10 weeks pregnant. I still remember till this day how helpless I felt. I was put on bed rest during pregnancy due to the Haematoma we found [...]
Unexpected transvaginal ultrasound at 8 weeks pregnant
One of the most exciting moments thus far in the pregnancy is the first ultrasound at 8 weeks pregnant. Though the transvaginal ultrasound experience did take us by surprise, we look back and can somewhat laugh at the whole ordeal as something memorial in our pregnancy journey. But honestly, it's been one of the profound [...]
9 Weeks Pregnant- Haematoma scare
During our first ultrasound at 8 weeks pregnant, we were super excited to finally see our baby for the first time and hear the baby's heart beat. It was an amazing experience that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. But as the ultrasound continued, we noticed that there was a small dark [...]
8 weeks pregnant- First prenatal visit in Ecuador
Once you hit 8 weeks pregnant, everything feels a lot different. I think one of the most exciting moment apart from getting a pregnancy test done and finding out you are pregnant is the 8 weeks pregnant milestone. The reason is simple- it'll be the first time you'll go in for an ultrasound at your [...]
7 weeks pregnant- Making decisions on pregnancy health care
Once we hit 7 weeks pregnant, our first step was to figure out what kind of health care we wanted for our baby and during our pregnancy. We knew that we wanted to do our first ultrasound and appointment at 8 weeks pregnant so we wanted to take the time to research and discuss our [...]
5 weeks pregnant- Pregnancy test experience
I could not believe that by the time I took my first ever pregnancy test that I would already be 5 weeks pregnant. Still to this day it's a strange feeling when I reminisce about the day we took the pregnancy test. It was the beginning of our pregnancy journey, knowing that our baby was [...]
Our early signs of pregnancy during week 1 to 4
Our first few weeks of pregnancy have been eventful in a good way. When we decided to get pregnant, we read a lot about what to expect during the first weeks and of course the early signs of pregnancy. Since we were both very excited about the idea of having a baby, we wanted to [...]
El Cajas National Park Ecuador: Celebrating our wedding anniversary
In celebration of our 1st wedding anniversary, we decided to visit El Cajas National Park in Cuenca Ecuador. El Cajas National Park is an amazing national park to experience and one that we have been looking forward to visiting for a while. Since we've been living in Cuenca Ecuador, we thought it would be a [...]