Modeling for Oysho Maternity

Listen up, ladies! Oysho has finally launched a Maternity line, including some nighties and underwear, perfect for pregnancy and nursing! Best news of this, though, is... I'm the model of this new line! We took the pictures a couple weeks ago, when I was 6 and a half months pregnant. For those of you who don't know the brand, Oysho is part of the Inditex group (the ZARA group), and specialises in pajamas, underwear and beachwear. It is one of my all-time favorite brands for both pajamas and beachwear. The nice swimsuit I was wearing here is from Oysho, and even though it's not specifically designed for pregnant women, it's so elastic it fits wonderfully.

Oysho Maternity is a very small collection really, but it's a great start! Hopefully by the time I'm pregnant with my second this will be a huge line :D There's two underwear sets, three nightgowns and a robe. I got to keep the grey underwear set and the nightgown of the same set, I love them! Both the nursing bra and the night gown come with easy-to-open cups for breastfeeding, and they are super comfy!

You can check the whole collection on Oysho's website.

Wedding Wednesday: Our wedding video!

I think this is sadly going to be the last post about my wedding. I've truly enjoyed sharing everything about it ever since J proposed on October 14th, 2012. I'm glad the whole thing is forever going to be stored here in my blog, so that even I myself get to look at it anytime! I've shared the proposal, our pre-wedding pics, our save the date pics, all the wedding planning, my bridal shower, and finally the pictures of our big day, not only in Barcelona but also of our wedding reception in Hong Kong! But life goes on, and now a whole new exciting chapter will unfold: parenthood! I'm looking forward to share this new stage with all of you. For this last post, I reserved a very special something: our wedding video! {the short version, that is!}

I cried so much the first time I got to watch this video, it brought back so many memories of one of the happiest days of my life... {My wedding ranked first on my list of happy days until the moment I saw my baby for the first time on ultrasound, that was... THE BIGGEST JOY I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED!}

Anyway, I loved the video a lot, and watched it over and over with J, crying all the time. Marrying J was really the best thing I've ever done, I had never been so happy in my life as in these 8 months since we got married. I hope you like the video, I still like to watch it every now and then :)

Our Hong Kong wedding reception (II/II)

Here is the second part of our Hong Kong wedding reception, which is technically the first, since these are the pictures of what we did on the morning before the actual reception. We went back to the our university, City University of Hong Kong, a very special place for us since it's where we met and became classmates back in 2008, and where we started our relationship in 2010. Our bridesmaids and best men came along to take pictures with us, and it was a really nice morning, being back to that place where we spent three years, now in our wedding gown and suit and with our best friends sharing our joy.

I was wearing the dress I had originally bought for our wedding in Catalonia, but which I finally decided was not pretty enough! I'm so glad I got my other dress, the one I actually ended up using for the wedding, because I think it suited me way better, even though this one is nice, too!

l finally got to have a pink peonies bouquet!!! Peonies are my all-time favorite flowers, and I had wanted them for my wedding bouquet so badly, only to be told by my florist that peonies in October were like impossible to get, and even though we could try getting some from the middle-East, the quality couldn't be assured. That's why I finally gave up and sported a mini-roses bouquet, which was actually lovely and matched the whole dress very well, so I was very happy in the end. But anyway, having the peonies in Hong Kong at last was a dream come true!

One thing I got really upset about was the fact that my make-up artist (who was doing my hair as well), totally made up my hairstyle!!! OMG, I couldn't believe it when I saw the result. We had done trials a couple times, took pictures, and got everything settled, and then she did a completely different thing!! I didn't scold at her or anything, she's a very nice girl and I'm sure she just got messed up, but it was so unprofessional... This is not the hairstyle I had chosen for this day, but oh well...

I'd like to thank Tune, Leo, Raymond, Herman, Chloris, Marie, Connie and Sherry, it was lovely having you sharing this day with us! The boys and Connie had already traveled all the way to Catalonia for our wedding in October, they really are way too amazing!!!

As usual, I have soooo many pictures, and had to chose only a few... Hope you like them and get the feel of what the morning of our Hong Kong wedding reception was like. It was a wonderful day, taking into account it was December 29th!

Pink or blue?

At 6 months pregnant, it's about time to reveal if I'm carrying a baby girl or a baby boy... 

And... it's a boy!!!

We're elated at the thought of our son joining our family in just 3 months, it's a dream come true!

Our little baby boy's name will be Liam. While we liked several names for a girl, we had a hard time coming up with one both of us liked for a boy! We finally decided upon Liam, and we love it!

We took the pictures this last Sunday, and though it was a bit windy, I think they came out pretty nice! Hope you liked our gender reveal announcement! I know I kept you guys waiting for a long time :)

Life in Barcelona

J and I moved to Barcelona on February the 25th, when I was 15 weeks pregnant. The queasiness from the first trimester had just stopped less than a week ago, and I was finally back on top ready for the new challenges that were awaiting for us in Barcelona. 

I haven't had much cravings during my pregnancy so far (besides Greek yogurt, the only thing I ever made J run to the supermarket for in the middle of the night), but the one thing I really really missed during those first three months in Hong Kong was my mom's food. I got sick of Chinese food and couldn't stand it anymore, I spent my days daydreaming of the food from my childhood, and all I could do was cook whatever I knew how to, but it was still not enough to stop me from craving my mom's cuisine. So you can imagine how happy I was when we finally moved back and I got to eat all I really loved. In only one week I gained a kilo, the same I had gained during the previous three months in Hong Kong. 

Once we arrived to Barcelona, we started working right away. For those of you who don't know, we joined my family's business, in the shoe industry. New opportunities came in for my parents' company and they asked us to move back and join the business. We had much to learn before going to the biggest shoe fair in Europe, in Milan, which took place in early March. I'd say we catched up pretty fast, and everything has been really smooth working for my parents. Almost a month ago, J and I found our new apartment, right next to our office, in Passeig de Gràcia. We haven't moved in yet since we're still furnishing it, but I'd say we're ready to move in as soon as they deliver our bed later this week. I'm looking forward to share some pics after it's fully decorated! That's all for my life update so far, more to come soon xx