Saturday, May 27, 2006

heart beats


I'm smiling.

We returned to the doctor today and got to hear the heart beat of the 'wee one'. It sounded just like a train. You know like 'the little train that knew it could'? - schtacoo, schtacoo, schtacoo - but really fast! It was great.

Now we've our next appointment scheduled for the end of June and at the point we'll have our next echography/scan and so know if its a 'fille ou garçon' or its a 'girl or a boy'!

Cool stuff, huh?

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

storks

On the ground, storks are long, spindly, elegant birds that strut about like they have understand and disdained the world.

Then, their vulture-like wings haul their bodies into flight and - for that second between ground and air - they become cumbersome and almost shocking.

Once in flight, they transform again as the deep bow of their chests plough through the air like a boats sailing deeply through the water.

friends


Our friends - Lynsey and Eric - from Cagnes sur mer came to visit for the weekend. After a rainy start walking around Molsheim, we headed to Strasbourg to visit the cathedral and 'la petite France.' Strasbourg really is such a pleasant place as its riddled with canals and traditional houses. In the evening, we ate the Alsatian equivalent of pizza - tarte flambé - before trundling home to bed!

On Sunday we followed the 'route de vins' down through the vineyards to Ribeauville - where we saw loads of storks while we walked through the town. As you might be able to see in the photo, my tummy is beginning to get a bit bigger (though with all the food we've eaten recently that's probably no real surprise!).

More seriously, things are going well - as I'm around the 15th week, have loads of energy, and am looking forward to my next meeting with the doctor this Saturday.

hugs to all,
Robyn

Saturday, May 13, 2006

day at the farm


Hello,

A couple of weeks ago Ben and I joined Muriel and her niece, Virginie and her daughter Margo, and walked through the vineyards connecting Ribeauville and Riquewihr. Then we had lunch at a traditional Alsatian restaurant before going to the farm to play with the animals (cows, sheep, horses). It was really great day out and was a superb alternative to my usual position at the moment (alseep on the couch!).

hugs to all,
Robyn

ps/The photo shows the farm we visited with the Vosges hills behind and, if you look closely, you can see the château du Haut Koenigsburg sitting on top of the tallest of the hills.