My great Saturday

The weather has cooled and autumn is here and we are awaiting a new visitor to arrive, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a great day of French Toast, naps, a long walk in the autumn colors, a dinner out of Swiss cheese fondue, ice cream and bed by 8pm. :)

We are exactly 7 days away from the due date and thinking of ways to get things going - so my days involve a lot of hot baths and hot meals. Tonight is extra hot taco night.

Andi surprised me with homemade French toast and fresh squeezed orange juice to kick off our Saturday. They were yummy and he is nice. I like him.



The fall colors are amazing around here nowadays. Check out how beautiful the ivy is!



A romantic dinner out with cheese fondue. It was AMAZING and pretty affordable. If you come to visit us, we will take you here. It is great!



Andi was treated with a shot of schnapps to congratulate him on his impending fatherhood. You can tell that he really enjoys the gift!

My Thursday

Just another day of coffee with a bunch of pregnant chicks, a lunch of hummus - iskender kebap - and Oprah, a three hour nap and an evening trip with Andi to a cafe for chai tea latte and chocolate nut cheesecake.

Oh, and my first stretchmark has appeared :(

The Thursday morning coffee with a bunch of pregnant ladies. Four babies have been born since last week's coffee. I think I am in the next wave of women due in the next week.



Delicious kebap and hummus - a solitary lunch, except for Oprah that is. Half of this is now in our fridge waiting for Andi to indulge himself in a midnight snack.



My yummy chai tea latte at the new trendy coffee shop in the city. Free Wifi here! This is where I sit and type this now.



Andi enjoying his cheesecake.

The Preparations

I have been quite surprised by the amount of preparations that go into this whole thing, if you buy into it all. Exercises, nutrition, vitamins, classes, books, meditation, yoga, relaxation, visualization, massage, acupuncture, baby showers, maternity leave, doctors appointments, sleeping positions, trips to the pharmacy, interviewing midwives, meetings with midwives.

It will be nice to finally have this baby and have some time to myself :) Here are just a few examples of the last few months goings ons.

The Chinese tea concoction to help with preparation for birth? Expensive and tastes not great.


Baby shower full of gifts, games and foods


The pregnant lady baby group - we meet once a week for coffee