29 lug 2013

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"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare: discovering new animals is your last passion. you love dogs, cats, donkeys or goats, but you love even bees or ants. my little ornithologist!

no pictures of my belly this week because… i don’t know… i didnt’ expect to come to 39 weeks (and 4 days)… i was always waiting for something to “move”… and i’m still waiting. i’m not going to lie: it’s hard because patience is never been one of my qualities and because here it’s getting very hot (40° C with high humidity).

my favorite last week was these Bo’s portraits by inked in colour.

 

taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series

28 lug 2013

just sunday...







zoeti and i had fun today with finger paint! i bought it some months ago, waiting for the perfect sunny, hot day to use it and today was perfect! actually, after a while, it became more body painting that just finger!!



and after the creative moment, a splash in the swimming pool!

PS: still no news from the baby... he/she is really testing me! i'm so impatient!!

24 lug 2013

waiting...

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waiting is not my forte, i know. these last weeks of pregnancy are driving me crazy! during my last visit the doctor said that my body is more than ready for the birth and i can feel that. but the baby seems to be not! rationally i know that my due date is the 1st of august but .... i was kind of deceived that he/she would be born earlier.
in the meantime i try to keep my mind busy.
i'm finishing a knitting project that i'll post about as soon as i can.
i've thought that look at some pictures of zoeti when she was newborn can feel her less jelous of her new brother or sister so i'm creating a photobook for her. i didn't choose the best pictures (i have other photobook for that) but the meaningful ones: where she used to sleep, i breastfeeding her, she with grannies, her first toys, all the funny faces that a newborn does... i'm sure that she will love the book because she loves to look at pictures but i'm not sure it will be useful for the jelousy... i'll let you know!
when i was pregnant with zoeti i bought a diary and started writing on it when i was in my 4th month of pregnancy. it's a kind of long letter about my dreams about her future, funny things she make, all the new things she learn. it's more personal than this blog and the idea is to give it to her for her 18th birthday. of course i've done the same with this pregnancy! so another way to spend my time during this waiting is to keep their diaries updated.

but it's hard staying away from all those blogs about pregnancy, trying to understand if your last symptoms can be a good sign of imminent delivery or not! and i'm everyday more hungry, and big... and these last weeks have been very hot here so my feet and my hands are swollen... but above all i'm impatient to start this new adventure in four!!


22 lug 2013

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"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare: this week was about you and your tata (dolly). you brought her everywhere and it’s so sweet seeing you giving kisses to her or singing lullabies… i wonder how it will be between you and your little sister/brother…

Me and my belly: 38 weeks. and i’m pretty tired. my feet are double. it’s hot. i’m sleeping 4-5 hours per night. and i’m terribly curious. please, be born soon my little!!! [this picture of my belly reminds me of some lunar-stellar landscape… today we have full moon in italy… finger crossed!]

my favorite last week: Lotus in black and white and this perfect portrait of Bella!

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series

18 lug 2013

room # 4: the kitchen

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Our kitchen is quite small but full of personal touches! The first thing that everyone notices is the stove which is mounted on a 40s football table (it was my husband’s idea and I love it!).
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Giulio’s granpa made the kitchen table (a classic table à la vicentina) and we put a print on it with a photo of us when we were children. We bought the pictures from a very talented photographer Piero Martinello.
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This lamp made in an old helmet hairdressers is another of my husband’s stroke of genius. It’s charming having a special dinner with just this lamp turned on…
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A small collection of jars.
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other rooms:
room #1: zoeti’s bedroom
room #2: our bedroom
room #3: the living room











16 lug 2013

baby bump photo shoot

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last week i asked a friend, a great photographer riccardo battistella (that’s his flickr page), to take some pictures of me, my bump and my family. i did the same when i was pregnant with zoeti and now i have a great and professional remember of that moment. with zoeti i asked another friend and the location we choosed was an old villa. this time i wanted something different, something more… spontaneous! giulio found the first place, a charming flower shop near where we live, with a provencal allure, and then we moved to a field. i love love love these pictures! riccardo made a great job!
PS: after coming back home we found out that our little zoeti had fever… she was great all the time even with 38°!!
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grazie riccardo!

14 lug 2013

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"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare: finally smiling and joking with daddy after a very hard week with high fever and strong cough…

Me & my belly: 37 weeks. i have to admit that i have stolen this week portrait’s idea from the web! i saw a picture like this one and i thought it was so funny!

 

No favorites this week… zoeti kept me busy and worried for her fever so…

Taking part in Jodi's weekly portrait series