Finally, after what seems like an eternity, I am writing here again!
Looks like Adri was right: there’s nothing but baby after you have a baby. No blog, no sleep, no rest. Just baby. But only for the first few months. Now things are easier, and I am feeling like I can start blogging again.
So much has happened (besides popping out a baby in December…).
Lets see… WE MOVED!
We no longer live in the glorious, awesome city of Zurich (can you tell I miss it?). We now live in the canton of Bern, in a small(ish) town called Thun, with great outdoor activities, a lake, and mountains. It is very close to Bern (20 mins by train) so I am not totally disconnected from civilization, but is it small enough that I am having a hard time finding and making new friends… for me and for Baby. Gera started working at EMPA, doing research. Don’t ask more, ‘cause more I don’t really know. But I know he likes it, it is (supposedly) temporary (a couple of years…)… then we’ll see.

Although Baby has her own blog, I cannot not talk about her here, so here I go: She is BIG! She’s 4 months old, and wears size 1 year clothes. She stands up (with help, of course), and she will start solids soon. She refused the bottle for the longest time, until mommy got a bit sick and milk was not very abundant, then she found a bottle she liked and now we do formula to “complement” (that’s what they call it, I cal it fill her up”). She is very regular on her naps, one at 9am, one at 1 pm, and then at 5pm. She goes down for the night at 7 or 8pm, and wakes up at 7 or 8 am with a couple of feedings in between. Shes doing great! She is totally a mini-Gera.

We just bought a new computer! Finally!! I’ve had Matilda (yes, my laptop has a name, thanks to our dear friend Kate) for 5 years. She’s lasted all this time, but I was time for a new one, specially for all the baby pics and vids. It should arrive sometime next week, I’ll keep you posted.

I just had a visit from my inlaws, who were here over easter. With them, we went to Interlaken, Lauterbrunen, and Bern. (pics and stories later). I must say Interlaken is beautiful, lauterbrunen was windy and bern was… well, Bern (been there, done that).
A few days after my inlaws, left, my sister came!! So many visitors! She was here for only a week, but we had a great relaxed time. We only took one day trip to Geneve, and the rest of the time we took lots of naps, and just stayed home. Geneva was great, although we were there on a Sunday for just over 3 hours and saw enough to say “I’ve been to Geneva”. The cathedral, old town, lake, United Nations… Maybe there is more, but we felt our trip was a success. Baby slept the entire time we were there!
My mom is next on the visitors list. She has her ticket and is coming at the end of may. Hopefully my aunt will come with her, still undecided.

More on our new life in Thun Later.
It feels good to blog again.
J