I am a research engineer at Perceive 3D, S. Until January 2016, I was a post-doctoral researcher funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. at Instituto Superior Técnico in January 2011, while being a researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações. My Google Scholar profile is here. My ORCID profile is here.

My husband I used to joke that we HAD to HAVE a second child because we learned too much the first time not to use that wisdom. And this blog was born of that imperative. Wednesday, September 14, 2011. And even more hilarious are those expecting a baby brother or baby sister. My son thinks he can see the baby in my belly button, and likes to shout at the belly button as if it goes straight to the baby. And I love my new underpants.

Friday, December 21, 2012. Welcome to the world baby boy. 22inches, and 10lb 1oz! The whole room screamed in excitement. The pain and cramping got bad at times, but the narcotics made it mostly tolerable.

Sunday, January 5, 2014. On December 27, 2013 we welcomed our new little addition into the family, baby GIRL. Yes, baby is a girl although ALL signs pointed towards her being a boy! I was sick my whole pregnancy! Christmas day was pretty much the same, on my feet all day cooking and cleaning u.