A real kicker!
Our son doesn't stop kicking anymore...one stronger than the other. today we went to see the doctor and we are on our 31st week already, which means there is about 7 left for us. Now the visits are bi-weekly and soon will be weekly. Claudia has already gone over the weight limit, but the doctor believes most of her weight is water and this goes away easily after the delivery...it goes on a 4-5 pounds per day!
Also, he said our son may have about 4 pounds and seems to be a little bigger than the average, which can mean, he will be a big boy.
The preparations are going well. Today I assembled the bed and we are only missing the mattresses and some decoration. Next Sunday, Claudia will have her Baby Shower and hopefully we will post some pictures.
During Thanksgiving specials, we bought a camcorder to record our baby once he's here! I will try to post a small film here too.

Um chutador de primeira!
Nosso filho nao para mais de chutar...um mais forte que o outro. Hoje fomos ao medico e ja estamos na 31a. semana, o que nos deixa mais ou menos a 7 semanas do grande dia. A consultas sao bi-semanais e logo serao semanais. A Clau ja pasosu do limite do peso, mas o medico disse ser retencao de agua e que ela deve perder isso rapido apos o parto...cerca de 2 kilos por dia.
Ainda, o medico disse que nosso filho ja deve ter un 2.5kg and parece ser um pouco maior que a media, logo ele pode ser um meninao.
Os preparativos continuam indo bem. Hoje eu montei uma cama e agora so falta os colchoes e a decoracao. No domingo a Clau vai fazer o cha de bebe e devemos ter mais fotinhos pra voces.
Nas promocoes do dia de Acao de Gracas, nos compramos uma filmadora pra quando o bebe chegar. Vou tentar postar um filme aqui tambem.
Beijos a todos,
Rogerio & Claudia

Claudia's pictures!
We got some of Claudia's pictures so you can try to imagine how our son may look like! My guess is that he will have a blond-ish hair and probably more of Claudia's traits...At least, that's what happened to me and the opposite to her.

She's always been more of a boyish girl. Always taking high risks and being a tough girl! I wonder how our boy's personality will be...Hopefully he'll take only the good from each of us!
Keeping following us, as the big day is approaching very fast.

Fotos da Claudia!
Conseguimos umas fotos da Clau e voces podem comecar a imaginar como nosso filho vai ser! Eu acho que vai ter um cabelo mais loiro e os tracos da mae...pelo menos, foi o que aconteceu comigo e exatamente o oposto com ela.

Ela sempre foi uma menina moleca, tomando maiores riscos e nao sendo uma menina mole. Imagino como a personalidade de nosso filho vai ser...quem sabe, nao puxe o melhor de cada um de nos!

Continuem acompanhando ja que o grande dia ta chegando ... e bem rapido!

Classes are over...
...and hopefully we'll do great when taking care of our son as well as of ourselves! Preparing for a C-Section helped us understand each step of the Great Moment and how to have a great recovery; Baby Care was a little bit of a dissapointment, since they taught us only how to change diapers and bath the baby, which is pretty much easy...the good thing was understanding small signs of a problem to avoid calling the doctor every five minutes; BreastFeeding is the greates and probably most important. There is so much good information on that subject and they're really saving-everybody's life. Breastfeeding is so important that I encourage all women and men to persevere. Never give up and if you're thinking about it, just call your hospital or a lactose group to have some help! Generally, it's very easy to solve, since it's on the mother and the baby's nature to breastfeed!

As aulas acabaram...
...e so Deus sabe se vamos nos sair bem na funcao de pais, cuidando do nosso filho e de nos mesmos! Preparacao pra Cesariana foi importante pra entendermos tudo o que rola no dia D e como se recuperar bem; Cuidando do bebe, nao foi tao emocionante, pois so ensinaram a trocar fraldas e dar banho, coisa facil...o lado bom ficou por conta dos pequenos sinais que podem ou nao indicar um problema e evitar uma ligacao desnecessaria pro medico; Amamentacao foi o melhor de todos os cursos! Tem tanta informacao sobre esse assunto e eh de tanta importancia que pode ate salvar a vida do seu filho. Amamentar eh tao importante que eu aconselho a todos a insistir e nunca desistir. Se estiver pensando em desistir, ligue pro hospital ou para o grupo de apoio do hospital e peca alguma ajuda! Tudo facil de resolver, se voce pensar que amamentar eh somente dar sequencia a natureza da mae e do bebe!
Beijo a todos,
Rogerio & Claudia

Just so you know...

today we did our first pregnancy class: Preparing for a C-Section. It was very interesting and gave us a good idea of what we are going to go through, also it gave me the creeps! Being inside the hospital, listening to doc's talking and so much information to swallow! It makes you feel weak when you actually have to be on your feet for the little fellow!

Yesterday's visit to doctor went fine. The doctor said the baby is fine and he is going to kick less from now on. We shouldn't worry to much! And, you won't believe me, he said that drinking cold liquid or eating sweeties make the baby to move and kick. So, our boy is not addicted to chocolate, he's just a regular boy!

Later I'll post some Claudia's pictures from when SHE was the baby and tell you about our next classes!

So pra voces saberem...

hoje fizemos nossa primeira classe: Preparacao pra Cesareana. Interessante e educativa no que diz respeito ao que vamos passar, alem de dar um pouco de medo! Ficar dentro do hospital, ouvindo papo de medico and tanta informacao pra digerir!!! Voce se sente um fraco quando voce na verdade precisa estar muito bem pra receber o rapazinho!

A Consulta de ontem foi tranquila. O medico disse que eh normal ele chutar menos de agora em diante. Nao precisa preocupar-se! E, voce nao vai acreditar, ele disse que beber liquido gelado ou comer doce faz os bebes mexerem e chutarem. Entao, nosso filho nao ta viciado em chocolate. Eh apenas um menino normal!

Depois vou postar umas fotos da Clau de quando ELA era bebe e falar das proximas aulas!

Beijo a todos

Parenthesis!

When our son doesn't kick, we put a small flashlight on Claudia's belly and he starts right away as the light my disturb his eyes a little bit, but today Claudia found something "weird".

Well, she has had any chocolates in the past of few days to try to control her weight and the sugar level and this morning she called me saying that this was probably the cause of our son not be kicking so often lately. So I said: Eat one and see if that's true!

She just called me saying that after eating a couple of chocolate cookies, he started kicking and hasn't stopped since then...

Wattaboy!

Parentesis!

Quando nosso filho nao chuta, nos colocamos uma lanterna na barriga da Clau e ele logo chuta. Supostamente a luz atrapalha os olhinhos dele e ele se mexe, mas hoje a Clau descobriu algo "estranho".

Nos ultimos dias, ela tem evitado chocolate e doces pra manter o peso e o nivel de acucar controlado e hoje cedo ela me ligou dizendo que a falta de chutes se dava justamente pela falta de doces. Entao disse que comesse um pra ver. Ela acabou de me ligar dizendo que depois de comer uns biscoitos de chocolate o moleque nao parou de chutar mais...

Que menino!

More concerned as we get closer!

Tomorrow Claudia will have her next visit to the doctor as she is 29 weeks pregnant now. She has scheduled her baby shower to Dec 3rd and we have so many things to prepare - not only the baby's, but at our work and at our regular life - that we don't know where to start from. I'll probably work the next two weekends and still have to buy a bed, a change table and the mattresses to have our boy's room ready. Later on, we'll have to buy the small things, such as the infant seat and a cart and of course, become a member of the Diaper's Club!
Claudia felt some cramps yesterday and Sunday and was concerned because our son has been kicking as often as he was. She even cried today and was scared...but then he kicked again showing to her he was only sleeping! Anyways, tomorrow she'll ask the doctor to perform an extra ultra-sound or she won't leave his office! Here in the U.S they usually perform only 2 ultra-soundthroughout the entire pregnancy and in South America almost one per month. I can't go with her tomorrow, but on Thursday, Saturday and next Monday we'll have C-Section, Breastfeeding and Baby Care classes at the hospital. I'm looking forward to them...as this may be my way of starting sensing this pregnancy and my son closer! I'll keep you posted

Mais preocupacao conforme vai chegando a hora!

Amanha a Clau vai na proxima consulta medica e ela esta com 29 semanas. Ela marcou o cha de bebe pro dia 3 de dezembro e nos temos tanta coisa pra ajeitar - nao apenas pro bebe, mas no nosso trabalho e na nossa vida normal - que nos nem sabemos poronde comecar. Provavelmente terei de trabalhar os dois proximos fins de semana e ainda tenho de comprar uma cama, uma mesa de troca e os colchoes pra enfim ter o quarto pronto. Depois, teremos de comprar as coisas menores, como o carrinho e a cadeirinha pro carro, alem de ficar socio do clube da fralda, eh claro! Claudia sentiu umas colicas ontem e domingo e estava preocupada porque nosso filho nao tem chutado tao frequentemente quanto normalmente...Ela ate chorou de medo...mas ai ele chutou pra conifrmar presenca! De qq. forma, amanha ela so sai da consulta apos exigir um ultra-som, ja que nos EUA os medicos geralmente nao fazem tantos quanto na America do Sul. Nao vou poder ir com ela, mas quinta, sabado e segunda proxima, vamos fazer uns cursinhos de cesariana,amamentacao e como cuidar do bebe. Nao vejo a hora...assim vou poder sentir um pouco dessa gravidez e do meu filho, conforme vai se aproximando.

Beijo a todos!

Pregnancy effects: It can happen with anyone

So, yesterday Claudia went back to the doctor to have the 3-hour glucose test and finally they got it right! I mean, the dumb-ass who did it, still was unpolite, but that isn't something you learn at college, but at home, right?
Now, the most wired thing happened to Claudia. Have you ever heard that pregnant women can have leg cramps more often than ever. Claudia's had some already, but yesterday when she was parking the car her leg snapped and she couldn't hold it to step on the brake. So, it went straight to some bushes next to the lot. A dent on the car later and another few minutes of pain, everything was fine again. At least that happened when she was parking (almost stopping) and she didn't hit another car, but the bushes!
Now, we're a little bit worried of having her driving for a long time and increased the intake of bananas, just in case!

Efeito de gravidez: Pode acontecer com qualquer um

Ontem a Clau voltou pra fazer o exame de 3 horas de glicose e finalmente fizeram certo. Na verdade, a cabecuda da enfermeira nao vfoi nenhum um pouco educada, mas como isso nao se ensina na faculdade...
Ja, a coisa mais estranha aconteceu. Voce ja ouviu falar que mulher gravida tem caibras nas pernas com mais frequencia? A Claudia ja teve umas, mas ontem quando ela tava estacionando o carro na clinica, ela teve uma caibra na perna esquerda tao forte que ela nao conseguiu mais pisar no freio e passo upor cima de uns arbustos. Pelo menos ela estava devagar pra estaciona o carro e nao bateu em outro carro. O para-choque amassou um pouquinho tambem!
So ficamos um pouco preocupados de isso acontecer de novo e ela nao vai mais dirigir pra longe e ainda por cima aumentou a dose de bananas!

Beijo a todos,
Rogerio & Claudia

One crib, an extra exam and no name!
After working 12 hours per day last week, and some few hours Saturday and Sunday, we could move ahead on our plan to have our son's bedroom ready. Saturday morning Claudia went to prepare the list of her Baby Shower that will be on December 3rd and on Sunday we went to Sawgrass and finally found a crib that would fit in our taste, space and wallet! Yes, we did buy our son's crib and it took me only 40 minutes to assemble it. Today Claudia went to do an extra glucose test, because according to the nurse her first one showed the result a little bit higher. The problem was that she was supposed to be fasting for 12 hours and should run the 3-hours test. However, she got at the clinic right on time but had to wait another extra hour to be seen by somebody. When the lady came she gave her the glucose to do a 1-hour test instead of a 3-hour. Claudia noticed her mistake and let her know, but there was nothing else she could to do fix and just asked her to go back tomorrow - as if Claudia had everyday available for those dumb-asses. The nurse didn't even bother to apologize and Claudia was so pissed off that she called me. So I left 3 mean messages and the supervisor nurse called me back all worried and apologetic and asked IF she could go and that she was very very sorry...yadayada. Also she said that the extra hour is common because they have to check the patient chart prior, which is funny because if they had done that they should know what type of exam Claudia was there for, right? Apologies accepted and we hope tomorrow they give her a better treatment. For those who ask, our son is still nameless...and I think he will be until the day he is born!

Um berco, um exame extra e nenhum nome!
Depois de trabalhar por 12 horas todos os dias semana passada e um pouco no fim de semana, nos conseguimos andar com nossos planos pro quarto do bebe. Sabado de manha a Clau fez a lista do cha de bebe que vai ser em 3 de dezembro e no domingo nos compramos um bercinho que cabe no quarto e no nosso bolso. Isso ai. Compramos o berco e demorei so 40 minutos pra montar. Hoje a Claudia teve que fazer um exame extra pra medir a glicose no sangue porque o primeiro deu um pouco acima do normal. Depois de ficar 12 horas em jejum e esperar uma hora pra ser atendida, a "patza" da enfermeira iniciou o exame como se fosse o de uma hora, ao inves o de 3 horas e como ja tinha dado o liquido com glicose ela nao ia conseguir resolver o erro hoje. Entao, sem ao menos se desculpar, ela falou que a Claudia tinha de voltar amanha, como se a Claudia ficasse a disposicao desse povo! A Claudia ficou tao brava que pediu pra eu ligar e resolver. Entao deixei 3 mensagens mal educadas e a enfermeira chefe me ligou na sequencia toda preocupada e pedindo mil desculpas pelo erro e disse que se a Claudia voltasse amanha ela mesma ia tomar conta dela. Depois do pedido desculpas ser aceito e nos termos desabafado, esperamos que a Claudia tenha um tratamento melhorzinho amanha.
Quanto ao nome, nada definido e pelo jeito so vai ser quanto ele nascer.
Beijo a todos,
Rogerio & Claudia