diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c57701b..0cce2cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# bitcoin-blockchain-parser [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser?branch=master)
-This Python 3 library provides a parser for the raw data stored by bitcoind. 
+# python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/alecalve/python-bitcoin-blockchain-parser?branch=master)
+This Python 3 library provides a parser for the raw data stored by bitcoind (blk*.dat files). 
 
 ## Features
 - Detects outputs types
diff --git a/blockchain_parser/block.py b/blockchain_parser/block.py
index 2ad3263..af215b1 100644
--- a/blockchain_parser/block.py
+++ b/blockchain_parser/block.py
@@ -40,16 +40,13 @@ class Block(object):
 
     def __init__(self, raw_hex, height = None):
         self.hex = raw_hex
-        self._hash = None
-        self._transactions = None
-        self._header = None
-        self._n_transactions = None
+        self._hash = format_hash(double_sha256(self.hex[:80]))
+        self._header = BlockHeader(self.hex[:80])
+        self._n_transactions = decode_varint(self.hex[80:])[0]
+        self._transactions = list(get_block_transactions(self.hex))
         self.size = len(raw_hex)
         self.height = height
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "Block(%s)" % self.hash
-
     @classmethod
     def from_hex(cls, raw_hex):
         """Builds a block object from its bytes representation"""
@@ -58,8 +55,6 @@ def from_hex(cls, raw_hex):
     @property
     def hash(self):
         """Returns the block's hash (double sha256 of its 80 bytes header"""
-        if self._hash is None:
-            self._hash = format_hash(double_sha256(self.hex[:80]))
         return self._hash
 
     @property
@@ -68,23 +63,15 @@ def n_transactions(self):
         it is faster to use this than to use len(block.transactions)
         as there's no need to parse all transactions to get this information
         """
-        if self._n_transactions is None:
-            self._n_transactions = decode_varint(self.hex[80:])[0]
-
         return self._n_transactions
 
     @property
     def transactions(self):
         """Returns a list of the block's transactions represented
         as Transaction objects"""
-        if self._transactions is None:
-            self._transactions = list(get_block_transactions(self.hex))
-
         return self._transactions
 
     @property
     def header(self):
         """Returns a BlockHeader object corresponding to this block"""
-        if self._header is None:
-            self._header = BlockHeader.from_hex(self.hex[:80])
         return self._header
diff --git a/blockchain_parser/block_header.py b/blockchain_parser/block_header.py
index 9e615e8..29f8110 100644
--- a/blockchain_parser/block_header.py
+++ b/blockchain_parser/block_header.py
@@ -9,82 +9,61 @@
 # modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms contained
 # in the LICENSE file.
 
+import struct
 from datetime import datetime
 from bitcoin.core import CBlockHeader
 
-from .utils import decode_uint32, format_hash
+from .utils import format_hash
 
 
 class BlockHeader(object):
     """Represents a block header"""
 
     def __init__(self, raw_hex):
-        self._version = None
-        self._previous_block_hash = None
-        self._merkle_root = None
-        self._timestamp = None
-        self._bits = None
-        self._nonce = None
-        self._difficulty = None
-
-        self.hex = raw_hex[:80]
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "BlockHeader(previous_block_hash=%s)" % self.previous_block_hash
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_hex(cls, raw_hex):
-        """Builds a BlockHeader object from its bytes representation"""
-        return cls(raw_hex)
-
+        self._hex = raw_hex[:80]
+        self._version,\
+            self._previous_block_hash,\
+            self._merkle_root,\
+            self._timestamp,\
+            self._bits,\
+            self._nonce = struct.unpack("<I32s32sIII", self._hex)
+        self._previous_block_hash,\
+            self._merkle_root = format_hash(self._previous_block_hash),\
+            format_hash(self._merkle_root)
+        self._difficulty = CBlockHeader.calc_difficulty(self._bits)
+
+    # GETTER Functions
     @property
     def version(self):
         """Return the block's version"""
-        if self._version is None:
-            self._version = decode_uint32(self.hex[:4])
         return self._version
 
     @property
     def previous_block_hash(self):
         """Return the hash of the previous block"""
-        if self._previous_block_hash is None:
-            self._previous_block_hash = format_hash(self.hex[4:36])
         return self._previous_block_hash
 
     @property
     def merkle_root(self):
         """Returns the block's merkle root"""
-        if self._merkle_root is None:
-            self._merkle_root = format_hash(self.hex[36:68])
         return self._merkle_root
 
     @property
     def timestamp(self):
         """Returns the timestamp of the block as a UTC datetime object"""
-        if self._timestamp is None:
-            self._timestamp = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
-                decode_uint32(self.hex[68:72])
-            )
         return self._timestamp
 
     @property
     def bits(self):
         """Returns the bits (difficulty target) of the block"""
-        if self._bits is None:
-            self._bits = decode_uint32(self.hex[72:76])
         return self._bits
 
     @property
     def nonce(self):
         """Returns the block's nonce"""
-        if self._nonce is None:
-            self._nonce = decode_uint32(self.hex[76:80])
         return self._nonce
 
     @property
     def difficulty(self):
         """Returns the block's difficulty target as a float"""
-        if self._difficulty is None:
-            self._difficulty = CBlockHeader.calc_difficulty(self.bits)
-
         return self._difficulty
diff --git a/blockchain_parser/tests/test_block.py b/blockchain_parser/tests/test_block.py
index 3cdc540..659a247 100644
--- a/blockchain_parser/tests/test_block.py
+++ b/blockchain_parser/tests/test_block.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def test_from_hex(self):
         self.assertEqual(1, block.header.version)
         self.assertEqual(1, block.header.difficulty)
         self.assertEqual(285, block.size)
-        self.assertEqual(datetime.utcfromtimestamp(1231006505),
+        self.assertEqual(1231006505,
                          block.header.timestamp)
         self.assertEqual("0" * 64, block.header.previous_block_hash)