And it Begins...

While my parents were here, they were so very kind and helped us with a couple prenatal projects. We had to move tons of furniture, rewire the internet connections and paint an old grungy lookin wardrobe, not to mention find room and places for all the things that were displaced by the upheaval. I should have taken more pictures, but didn't think of it mainly from lack of sleep. So all I have to show you are the semi-before and after pics of the wardrobe. We had to do the sanding and painting on our upper-balcony because of obvious ventilation problems. This was quite the task considering it began to rain just as we were putting on the final coat of paint....yikes. However, I have to say it still turned out to be quite the piece o' furnitia. I love it. The top pic is showing the cute details, because in the bottom pic you can't see the grooves. Just use your imagination --k!!!

Blog Break over.

So Yes, I know it has been a while, as some of you have already pointed out. I know!!! I have a good reason though. The last two weeks have been spent with my ultimately amazing parents. They came to visit for 2 weeks and as is the norm as soon as my dad gets to Europe, we didn't see much of him. Here are some pics of the trip though. The one of the garden is actually on an island called Mainau which is a flower island not far from where we live. It is basically a botanical garden on steroids. This picture really doesn't do it justice. The other 2 pics are of our awesome Hamilton/Eggenberger bowling day!! What an action shot---go Dad! Lots of interesting/embarassing mishaps on that one which I will not divulge here at this time. We really had such a good time and I was extremely sad to see Mom and Dad go. Aren't they the best? I mean really!!

So for those of you who really want to know how things are progressing with the baby, this one's for you. For those of you who look at sonograms and think, wow looks like the 25 million other ones I didn't care to look at, then I officially exempt you from this posting. (but shame on you cause really this one is the stuff!)
So apparently our kid has some serious rhythm. He/she was moving all over the place during the sonogram, I must say, it was pretty incredible! It was hard for the doc to even get any pics that weren't blurry. So anyway, this is the latest and greatest in baby photographs. Enjoy!!!

Fun at last, Fun at last.

I have not exactly been feeling up to speed on anything in the last several weeks, so this weekend has been amazing. I have felt nausea free for 3 days now. I am really tired from the last couple fun filled days, but I am nausea free. Halelujah!!! I am soooo happy. To celebrate this milestone, we had some fun again.
On Friday night we had "the group" come over for Japanese food, including a mishap with the fake champagne!! Good job Oli!
Also, as some of you may know, my husband used to be quite the skateboarder, but he hasn't really found the time to do it for the last 4 years. So anyway, a bunch of guys he used to skate with have been working with the city over the last year or so to build a new skate park and today was the opening. It was really fun. We got to see some friends there and watch a lot of good skaters. It was the perfect day for it too, since the weather was beautiful. I think I may have even gotten some color on my face.

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion: You have high extroversion. You are outgoing and engaging, with both strangers and friends. You truly enjoy being with people and bring energy into any situation. Enthusiastic and fun, you're the first to say "let's go!" Conscientiousness: You have medium conscientiousness. You're generally good at balancing work and play. When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done. But you've been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it. Agreeableness: You have low agreeableness. Your self interest comes first, and others come later, if at all. In general, you feel that people are not to be trusted. And you're skeptical that anyone else really feels differently. Neuroticism: You have low neuroticism. You are very emotionally stable and mentally together. Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly. Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure. Openness to experience: Your openness to new experiences is medium. You are generally broad minded when it come to new things. But if something crosses a moral line, there's no way you'll approve of it. You are suspicious of anything too wacky, though you do still consider creativity a virtue.

The Five Factor Personality Test



So I am really getting into this whole blogthing thing. I found this test and thought I'd give it a whirl. I think some of these points are right on and some are not so. It was fun to see the results anyway.

Mmmmm random cravings...

Ok so here's the latest and greatest of my food cravings: sugar cookies with icing. The cookies turned out really well, but I must say, the icing was a different story. I am constantly learning the differences between everything American, and everything European. Let me tell you there is a huge difference. Normally I can use the powdered sugar here for all the things you can in America, so why should simple icing be any different? Right?? Because I live in Europe that's why. They like to make everything just a little more difficult. Don't even get me started on grocery stores that close at 6:30 every night....So for now I guess I will have to do without the icing, among other things, but hey that's a small price to pay for the scenery huh!!

Who wants more Eggs?

So I don't think I really need to explain what this is, but for those of you not living in the 21st century, we're expecting!! Before anyone asks...no we don't know the sex. We're only 9 weeks along. We'll keep you all filled in on the news as it comes in though. I've been reading a ton about pregnancy and all the factors that go into it actually happening. It's crazy how complex and amazing it all is. What an amazing miracle! I always thought all those moms out there were really just sappy and annoying when they would go on and on about being pregnant like it was a huge miracle. I just thought, come on do I really need to explain the birds and the bees to you?? I guess I am in the sappy club now huh!