Important Bum News

Went to Dr Chemla today. All good. Baby good. Blood pressure good. And VERY good is the fact that I haven't gained a single teeny tiny kilo since the last visit...

:-)

Proving Olivier's theory that the problem was largely Sprite and Coke-related (my alcohol substitutes, long since discarded) as that's basically what I've cut out since, plus a little less sugar in my coffees... plus I think the blow out in Rome didn't help matters.

Anyway.

Yeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

So still only 15 kilos heavier than pre-pregnancy - ONLY! Ha!

Prettier pictures

After that Sore Bum post, thought we could use these...

The one of me was taken on Monday, after we went to see the lovely Jane Madden at the Aussie Embassy. Jane signed our documents re our relationship, for Olivier's visa ... the ones of O, and of me and O, were on the weekend, in Parc Monceau, just near O's in the 17th...



Yes the bra is a VERY good look isn't it - usually I cover it up with a rather fetching, semi-matching long jacket I have, or a light cardie or something, but funnily enough in the midst of the canicule (heatwave) and 35+ degrees, I couldn't care less!!!! The French Fashion Police may or may not be around to get me soon enough...!

It makes me think of Almost French where she freaks out her Frenchman by wearing shorts. I am fairly sure a lot of what I am wearing must make Oli B queasy in the same way, but he is very good at maintaining an understanding demeanour, no matter what he is thinking about my strange Aussie ways (sorry, shouldn't blame Australia for my lack of Fashion Sense but...!)

Dash you, Cosmopolitan!The Hormonal Rollercoaster!

Ha! Who KNEW you could be THIS happy, with a butt THIS big?!?!!

:-)

POST SCRIPT: Obviously tested fate to its limit by writing that - about 12 hours later was in hysterical floods of tears on phone to parents as Big Bum had become Sore Bum - not sure what the problem is (could be any number of a wide variety of Common Pregnancy Complaints!) BUT IT WASN'T PRETTY!!!! Bum the bum. Will ask Dr C when I see him on Friday. Lucky him. So far baths seem quite soothing...

Facing The Facts Of Life...

Conversation just now with me and Oli B...

"Omigod Olivier, it's so hot and I feel so enormous..."

"Non, non, Yasmeen, eets not zat you feel enormous, you ARE enormous..."

Welcome to the Third Trimester!!!

Strange but true?

As I sit here, in 31 degree heat at 23.57h, my stomach sticking out to the other side of the room, I can't help but wonder about these women who claim not to know they're pregnant until - GOSH! - they suddenly give birth!!!

Who ARE they and WHAT is on their mind!??!?!!!?!!??

It always seemed weird but current circumstances elevate such situations to a hitherto unreached level of "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"ness...

Confused, in Paris.

With this ring...

It might be crass to do this but I just love it so much, I can't resist. This is the lovely ring Olivier gave me - we just got it back from the jewellers from being resized this weekend - it's white gold, and baguette and brilliant diamonds and I adore it... WOW.

What's funny is that I barely wear jewellery (apart from the Amma Tracking Device) and O actually said that he'd noticed that I never ever looked in jewellers' windows when we walked past them. But I really am in love with this ring... swooon!

:-)

Email to Mark... BEHOLD THE GODDESS(es)

Me and Meike (who is THREE months more pregnant than me!!!)

Did I mention to you my theory - I have noticed that when pregnant women pass each other in the street, there are no shared sympathetic, complicit glances - maybe it's just French women, but I used to get more "Hi there, Comrade" waves when I drove a VW Bug, from fellow Bug Drivers.

My theory is that we preggers gals have all been made to feel by our partner, family, doctor, friends etc that we are INDEED THE FIRST WOMAN EVER TO BEAR A CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEHOLD THE GODDESS!!!!

... so when we pass someone else up the duff on the street, it's a cruel reminder that this is just an illusion!

A big heart...

YAY LOUIS/ZAC/ZIZOU/!

Went back to see Dr Chemla today and all is well. He measured my bump and said "très bon" and took my blood pressure and said "parfait" and BEST MOMENT OF THE DAY!!!! then we heard little Louis'/Leo's/Seb's heart which was pumping away like mad - so that's all good!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FAT CAT, moi?



Not so good is that Dr C says I have to go and see a dietician who can help me work out why I am gaining approximately a kilo a second!

Honestly, I swear I am eating better than I ever have done! No alcohol! Good stuff! Salad! Fruit! Veggies! Lean meat! Un peu de fromage. (OK a lot of fromage!)



I have gained 15 kilos already and am not even QUITE six months.

Ah well. Perhaps I can shift some of this enormous butt of mine!!!! Oli B and I think my breasts must weight about 5 kilos each!



With luck, I will be put on some amazing Celebrity Style Pregnancy Diet and be back in shape after the birth before you can say "Geri Halliwell lost two stone in four weeks post-natally"! (Or was that four stone in two weeks?)

x x x x

From Claudia...