Whew!

We spent three weeks in the US over the holidays and we’ve been back in Switzerland for a little over two weeks now. I think we’re finally getting back into a routine with Finn. Jetlag with an infant is rough.

Swiss Groupon

I receive daily Groupon emails for deals around Switzerland. This was one of the latest specials: Two pizzas of your choice for 19.90CHF (Swiss franc) instead of 65.80. So the regular price of two pizzas is 71 US dollars! For Dominos! I don’t think that includes delivery charges either. I didn’t buy the deal even though it was a 70% savings.

Babies, Babies, Babies

This past weekend we got together with the two other couples from our childbirth course. All three babies were born in the month of July. Finn is the oldest. James and Leona’s daughter, Isobel, was born four days later and Dan and Beth’s daughter, Taylor, was born a little over two weeks after Finn. It was fun to see the babies together, to see the difference in size (Finn had the biggest hands and feet by far) and to hear their birth stories. It was amazing to see the personalities that are already coming out of these wee little ones, too. We should have invited Ruth, our instructor/midwife, to complete the group.

It's kind of difficult to get 4 month olds to look at the camera all at the same time. We were 0 for 3 in this picture.

16 Days….

Until we’re back in Minnesota for Christmas! We’re a little anxious about the flight with a 5-month-old, but we’re so excited for family and friends to meet our little guy. It’s been four years since we’ve had a Minnesota Christmas.

Thirsty Guy

Matt traveled to Italy last week for work. He brought home a bunch of goodies for me, including wine, olive oil and homemade pasta. For Finn he brought toys and clothes. He had just one thing for himself, which he enjoyed after the five-hour drive.....one beer.

The Rheinfall

A while back we made a trip to the Rheinfall, the largest waterfall in Europe. This was Finn’s first roadtrip and it went well. We were surprised at how much gear we needed for an overnight excursion with a baby! We had beautiful weather for the Rheinfall as we spent the afternoon walking around it. Finn took in the sights while Matt carried him in the Baby Bjorn. My favorite views were from the Schloss Laufen, a Renaissance castle overlooking the falls.

The next day we drove to the small town of Stein am Rhein, which is described as one of the most authentic and best-preserved medieval towns in Switzerland. It was definitely one of my favorites with the half-timbered houses and paintings on the buildings in the main square.

Whoo-hoo

We found A&W Root Beer at the local grocery store! Never mind that it was in the beer section of the store or that it was 9 francs (about 10 US dollars) for a six-pack. I may have overdone it on the root beer floats though. And then I wonder why this baby weight is sticking with me….