This is probably my last post for a while. On sunday M. and I are off to Paris for a couple of days and after that we’ll be heading towards the south of France. The plan is to stay there for two weeks. I can hardly wait! I definatly want to visit the Louvre this time, I’ve been to Paris a handfull of times, but never visited the Louvre and I can’t see myself going there with a small child either, so this is probably the last chance I have in a long time. Wherever we’ll end up, we’ll be sure to take a lot of pictures!

I just came back from a checkup at the clinic. I was more relaxed going there then the previous times. Now that I feel the baby move almost all the time, I’m confident he is doing well. I weighed in at 65kg (143lbs) which means I’ve gained 7kg (15.4lbs) since getting pregnant. I’m 23 weeks along now and I do feel like work is getting more and more of a problem. I’m so very tired and my belly and back are starting to ache sooner every day. As of yesterday morning my legs are aching as well. I’m so glad I only have two days to go untill I have three weeks off!

During the last week of our leave, M. and I will be focusing our attention to the nursery. A couple of weeks ago we got the closet of the series we want because we’ve been showered with baby items by friends and family and needed a place to store them! On our next visit to IKEA we’ll be getting the cot and the commode. As for the theme color of the room, I want a light/mid green.

On a last note: the Netherlands will be facing Russia in the quarter finals of Euro 2008. This will be a very interesting match since Russia is coached by Dutchie Guus Hiddink!

Well ta-ta everyone, see you on the flipside!

Just completed: a Tiger Eyes Scarf (pdf). Knitted on 3.5mm with 2 balls of Lana Grossa Cool Wool/Merino 2000 in a hot pink. I’m very pleased with the result eventhough I don’t wear lace scarfs! It will be nice to look at every once in a while!

Yesterday was the first time someone who wasn’t “in” on it asked me if I was pregnant.
At least, I think he did. I can never quite understand what he’s saying exactly, but it sounded like, “Arupregnant?”
“Huh? Ehm.. Yes.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”

I think he asked me to have sex with him once too.

What a match yesterday! As you might have read, I wasn’t too confident that the Dutch National Soccer Team would have a chance of winning the match against Italy, simply because Italy is the current World Champion and the Netherlands hadn’t won a soccer match against them in 30 years. But boy, was I wrong!! Italy was crushed with a 3-0 defeat, with goals by van Nistelrooy, Sneijder and my long time personal favorite, Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
I think the other game played yesterday had a surprizing result as well. I was convinced that France, being one of the teams that a lot of people consider a favorite for the title, would beat Romania with at least 2-0. Needless to say, the 0-0 result is a lot better for the Dutch team, because they are now in the leading position of Group C and that makes me very happy.
I can’t wait to see what the matches on Friday bring, when we will be facing France!

You probably didn’t notice, but there was something I failed to comment on this year, eventhough I’ve been quite passionate about it in previous years. I am of course talking about the Eurovision. I will not comment on it now either. Instead, I’ll move on to another, hopefully less rigged contest: UEFA Euro 2008, which will start tomorrow evening with the match between Switzerland and the Czech Republic. My own country won’t come into action untill Monday, when they face Italy. Little chance of winning there, according to statistics, but exciting nevertheless.
I remember the match against Portugal in the World Cup 2006 Semi-Finals which we ended up losing, as one of the most exciting matches I’ve ever witnessed. With 14 yellow and 4 red cards. Here’s hoping there will be many matches of the kind to come in the next couple of weeks!