ELEPHANT(S) IN THE ROOM

If my blog was a room it would have a big elephant in it. Two elephants actually.

1) I’m pregnant

2) We’re moving to Switzerland

Two huge things on the horizon that I cannot seem to write about. Maybe it’s because I’m nervous. Maybe it’s because with both of those things it’s at the stage where not a whole lot is happening and I have to pinch myself to remind me that, yes, I am going to really and truly have another baby and, wow, we are moving to Switzerland.

Hmmm what to say? Well first don’t let my silence or my seemingly grumpy introduction infer that I am not excited. I am so lucky to be expecting baby number two. Now Bea will be a big sister and we will have another chance to watch a little person grow up – with all those magic baby moments and all the newness and learning. I am about 13 weeks along right now. I’m looking forward to looking pregnant instead of just feeling fat. I just had an ultrasound the other day and got to see the baby moving around. Please can I have an ultrasound everyday so I can feel reassured that the baby is healthy and happily wiggling around in there. I’m looking forward to finding out if it’s a boy or a girl. Then Jennifer and I will lug out all the baby clothes from her basement. I’m sure we’ll have to spend hours looking through the clothes while holding back tears. We’ll either be making a big deposit at the used clothing store or I’ll bundle all those girl clothes up and pack them for Switzerland.

We’ll move to Switzerland in February. Baby is due in mid-May. So I’ll be having the baby over there. I wasn’t excited about that at first but the timing really wouldn’t work any other way. And everything I’ve heard about the hospitals and health care in Switzerland is great. Brian will be working at the Zurich office of his company. He’s really excited to make an impact at that small and growing office. If everything goes well we will be in Switzerland for threee-ish years. If I had to choose a country to move to for a few years Switzerland would be way at the top of the list. I think it’s going to be a beautiful and un-scary experience for us. One of Brian’s co-workers in Zurich told us to prepare for everything being expensive and for lots of sausage. I can handle that.

I was really dreading telling my family about the move. I hate to leave them. Since Bea has come along I feel closer than ever to my Mom and my sister. I was picturing my Mom’s disappointed face. But after the first feelings of shock wore off they were so very supportive. Brian’s parents have been really positive and my dad has his skis packed already. I’m so glad they can share our excitement and we hope to have a guest room for anyone who wants to visit (for any amount of time). Yes you!

Well I’m rambling. At least I have taken the step of mentioning our big news here. Now I’ll show you some photos of Zurich.