Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Sunny Days & Amateur Photographers
Benjamin and I took advantage of the sunshine yesterday and went out to play in the yard with the tripod, camera & self-timer. So now you can see how frighteningly big I am at almost 35 weeks - still 5 weeks to go!
Monday, February 11, 2008
La Ferté-Milon
My friend (and former coworker) Delphine came to stay with us this weekend. We used to have lunch together all the time at the law firm, but since I quit working there and we moved out to the middle of nowhere, getting together is much more difficult.
We visited the nearby town of La Ferté Milon Saturday afternoon, where there are castle ruins from the 14th-15th century. Apparently the castle, built by Louis d'Orléans, was never completed.
We visited the nearby town of La Ferté Milon Saturday afternoon, where there are castle ruins from the 14th-15th century. Apparently the castle, built by Louis d'Orléans, was never completed.
The town is on the Ourcq river, and there is a little park along the canals.
We really enjoyed the sunshine, which has been around for about a week now, and we hope it stays around a while longer. The long, gray winters get pretty depressing here, so the sun is a welcome change!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Long-awaited Before & After Guest Room Pictures!
This is the guest room (it's downstairs, the other bedrooms are upstairs) as it was when we moved in:
We stripped the wallpaper, moved some walls and the door, painted, laid laminate flooring, bought a new bed, put in a fan/light fixture, and bought curtains and sheets.
The room is slightly smaller now because we made a mini-hallway so the guest room door and bathroom door are across from each other (previously both were in the hallway which is the width of a door, but we will eventually be removing most of the living room wall that makes that narrow hallway, and we didn't want the bathroom door straight off of the living room). The only thing we have left to do now is add some things to the walls so they aren't quite so bare.
We were going to put in a closet where the wardrobe is, but it's Frederic's grandparents' wardrobe and we decided it looked nice there in the end, now that it has its own little niche and isn't just standing on a flat wall. We may still put closet doors someday, especially if we decide to use it as our room later on, but that's not in the plans for the immediate future.
Now that you've seen it, we'll be waiting on your e-mails and phone calls to let us know when you're coming to visit!
The room is slightly smaller now because we made a mini-hallway so the guest room door and bathroom door are across from each other (previously both were in the hallway which is the width of a door, but we will eventually be removing most of the living room wall that makes that narrow hallway, and we didn't want the bathroom door straight off of the living room). The only thing we have left to do now is add some things to the walls so they aren't quite so bare.
We were going to put in a closet where the wardrobe is, but it's Frederic's grandparents' wardrobe and we decided it looked nice there in the end, now that it has its own little niche and isn't just standing on a flat wall. We may still put closet doors someday, especially if we decide to use it as our room later on, but that's not in the plans for the immediate future.
Now that you've seen it, we'll be waiting on your e-mails and phone calls to let us know when you're coming to visit!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
The baby's big head
Here is the baby's big head. I have no idea what the colors mean in this picture.
I was 33 weeks 2 days at the ultrasound - most of the baby is measuring at 35 weeks 2 days, but his head is measuring at 37 weeks 3 days. Must be a brainy little guy, right?
I was 33 weeks 2 days at the ultrasound - most of the baby is measuring at 35 weeks 2 days, but his head is measuring at 37 weeks 3 days. Must be a brainy little guy, right?
Friday, February 1, 2008
assorted news from this past week
We went to Germany Monday through Thursday of this week to visit our friends and their 2 kids and Great Dane. We had visited them in October, and Benjamin spent most of the trip hiding in corners from the Great Dane. This time, while he wasn't completely at ease yet, he didn't run and hide EVERY time he saw the dog, and he played a little bit more with the other kids.
Today I had what is hopefully my second-to-last lab visit for toxoplasmosis screening, and this afternoon we had our third and final ultrasound. This baby is measuring a little bit smaller than Benjamin at the same gestational age; only 5 lbs compared to Benjamin's 5.5 lbs at this point. He has a large head and large stomach just like Benjamin did - I'm guessing that comes from Frederic's side of the family. ;)
Frederic's dad watched Benjamin for us during the ultrasound, and Benjamin was very excited to see his "Papy." We all had lunch at our favorite Chinese place beforehand.
I see my doctor again on Wednesday and I'm hoping that she will give me a c-section date at that point. We should start thinking about names a little more seriously now, we don't have that much longer...
Tomorrow we are going to have lunch with Frederic's cousins Nathalie & Méda and their daughter Nina, and then have dinner with his cousins Christian & Sheila.
Frederic is still on vacation this week and I'm still hoping that some progress will be made on the bathroom before he goes back to work. We should have our first guest in the new guest room in 2 weeks when my former coworker Delphine comes for a weekend, so it would be nice to have it done by then.
One of Benjamin's favorite things to do these days is wear Frederic's or my shoes around the house. Here he is modeling some of mine (on the wrong feet). (In the background, the hallway that also needs primed and painted, and the bathroom that needs finished!)
Today I had what is hopefully my second-to-last lab visit for toxoplasmosis screening, and this afternoon we had our third and final ultrasound. This baby is measuring a little bit smaller than Benjamin at the same gestational age; only 5 lbs compared to Benjamin's 5.5 lbs at this point. He has a large head and large stomach just like Benjamin did - I'm guessing that comes from Frederic's side of the family. ;)
Frederic's dad watched Benjamin for us during the ultrasound, and Benjamin was very excited to see his "Papy." We all had lunch at our favorite Chinese place beforehand.
I see my doctor again on Wednesday and I'm hoping that she will give me a c-section date at that point. We should start thinking about names a little more seriously now, we don't have that much longer...
Tomorrow we are going to have lunch with Frederic's cousins Nathalie & Méda and their daughter Nina, and then have dinner with his cousins Christian & Sheila.
Frederic is still on vacation this week and I'm still hoping that some progress will be made on the bathroom before he goes back to work. We should have our first guest in the new guest room in 2 weeks when my former coworker Delphine comes for a weekend, so it would be nice to have it done by then.
One of Benjamin's favorite things to do these days is wear Frederic's or my shoes around the house. Here he is modeling some of mine (on the wrong feet). (In the background, the hallway that also needs primed and painted, and the bathroom that needs finished!)
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