try to guess when will the baby be born (date and time), weight, and lenght.
the winner will be mentioned on the blog, and will receive... at least a postcard or something
:)
enjoy
11.27.2008
guess the birthday
here's something fun to try!
try to guess when will the baby be born (date and time), weight, and lenght.
the winner will be mentioned on the blog, and will receive... at least a postcard or something
:)
enjoy
try to guess when will the baby be born (date and time), weight, and lenght.
the winner will be mentioned on the blog, and will receive... at least a postcard or something
:)
enjoy
11.20.2008
baby update
baby update!
today I had an appointment with the midwives at the hospital, and after some tummy squeezing and a sonogram it was determined that the baby has turned!! YAY! she was breeched on the last check, and we were anxiously waiting for her to turn into a head-down position. I did a few weird things over the last couple of weeks to hopefully help her move, like watching TV on all 4s, propping my hips up with pillows, using the yoga ball, and even accupunture. I am glad something worked. :-)
Now it is just a waiting game i guess. I have an appointment with my dr next week, and then probably another one a couple of weeks later, and then, hopefully i will go into labor and go directly to the hospital!
OMG!
the baby currently weighs 2.600 kg, but the dr said she'll probably be over 3kgs by the due date (big baby!)
Last weekend we bought a changing table/dresser, and have already assembled it and bolted it to the wall. The baby clothes are washed and folded, and the hospital bag is by the bed. I think we are as ready as we're going to be!
:-)
today I had an appointment with the midwives at the hospital, and after some tummy squeezing and a sonogram it was determined that the baby has turned!! YAY! she was breeched on the last check, and we were anxiously waiting for her to turn into a head-down position. I did a few weird things over the last couple of weeks to hopefully help her move, like watching TV on all 4s, propping my hips up with pillows, using the yoga ball, and even accupunture. I am glad something worked. :-)
Now it is just a waiting game i guess. I have an appointment with my dr next week, and then probably another one a couple of weeks later, and then, hopefully i will go into labor and go directly to the hospital!
OMG!
the baby currently weighs 2.600 kg, but the dr said she'll probably be over 3kgs by the due date (big baby!)
Last weekend we bought a changing table/dresser, and have already assembled it and bolted it to the wall. The baby clothes are washed and folded, and the hospital bag is by the bed. I think we are as ready as we're going to be!
:-)
11.18.2008
CPR certified
Last saturday we took a (very basic) CPR course at a small international school.
I signed up for it like 2 months ago, and was supposed to attend on Wednesday, but when I told Gera, this is what happened:
(i must first say that he knew about the course from the beginning)
me: "I'm going to the CPR thing today, I wont be home when you get back"
Gera: "that is today?
me: "yes"
Gera: "can i come too?"
me:" I don't know... I don't think so. Space is limited and i know they opened a SAturday course because there was a lot of demand"
Gera:"can you ask if there's room for one more today, or maybe we can we both go together on saturday?"
me: "!!!!!..... ok, i'll see what i can do. i'll try to call someone or something"
Then i go and make a round of calls and wait and call again, and finally I am told that we could have the last 2 spots on the saturday course.
On saturday we took a train (this was not in Zurich, but in a village/town nearby, like 40 minutes by train) and were trying really hard to be there on time ... but we weren't. The instructions on their site said to take bus 165 from the town's main station, and we got off the train looking for said bus. By the time we realized (by looking at the posted schedule) that the bus did not run on saturdays and that we should take number 150 instead, bus 150 rolled out and left....
Then we were stuck, because on saturdays buses don't run very often (like 2 per hour or less), especially on small towns.
So we took another bus that would leave us like 4 stops away from the school, and we figured we could walk from there.
When we got off the bus, we noticed that the walk was uphill. Not a good thing for a preggo lady. But we were running late, and we started walking. Then we realized that the first of 4 stops was not so near after all. and by the time we reached the 1st bus stop it was already 9am (the course started at 9am), so we decided to just wait for the bus (9 minutes).
We reached the school at about 9:15, and the doors were already closed. I tried calling the office, but there was no answer. Then I called the same lady who had been kind enough to accomodate my schedule changes, and she proceeded to call people who would be inside the school at the time (including the nurses teaching the course). As i was on the phone with her, we tried to get in behind a woman who had access to he building, and she was VERY rude and would not let us in, and would not go find someone to come let us in. She was plain mean!. Eventually, a teacher came to open the door for us, and we were finally inside at 9:25. The course had already started and i was extremely embarrassed to be late. But better late than never!
The course itself was very informative, and very "light". It was only 3 hours long (2.5 for us. ehem!), and we were following along a video and practicing on dummies. This whole CPR thing is HARD WORK! They make it seem so much easier on TV. We also learned about what to do when a baby/toddler chokes on something, and about how to use the public access defibrillator (way cool!). After the course was over, we were handed a little card and now we're CPR certified for 2 years in switzerland. (i think it is scary how little one must know to be CPR certified, hehe)
I signed up for it like 2 months ago, and was supposed to attend on Wednesday, but when I told Gera, this is what happened:
(i must first say that he knew about the course from the beginning)
me: "I'm going to the CPR thing today, I wont be home when you get back"
Gera: "that is today?
me: "yes"
Gera: "can i come too?"
me:" I don't know... I don't think so. Space is limited and i know they opened a SAturday course because there was a lot of demand"
Gera:"can you ask if there's room for one more today, or maybe we can we both go together on saturday?"
me: "!!!!!..... ok, i'll see what i can do. i'll try to call someone or something"
Then i go and make a round of calls and wait and call again, and finally I am told that we could have the last 2 spots on the saturday course.
On saturday we took a train (this was not in Zurich, but in a village/town nearby, like 40 minutes by train) and were trying really hard to be there on time ... but we weren't. The instructions on their site said to take bus 165 from the town's main station, and we got off the train looking for said bus. By the time we realized (by looking at the posted schedule) that the bus did not run on saturdays and that we should take number 150 instead, bus 150 rolled out and left....
Then we were stuck, because on saturdays buses don't run very often (like 2 per hour or less), especially on small towns.
So we took another bus that would leave us like 4 stops away from the school, and we figured we could walk from there.
When we got off the bus, we noticed that the walk was uphill. Not a good thing for a preggo lady. But we were running late, and we started walking. Then we realized that the first of 4 stops was not so near after all. and by the time we reached the 1st bus stop it was already 9am (the course started at 9am), so we decided to just wait for the bus (9 minutes).
We reached the school at about 9:15, and the doors were already closed. I tried calling the office, but there was no answer. Then I called the same lady who had been kind enough to accomodate my schedule changes, and she proceeded to call people who would be inside the school at the time (including the nurses teaching the course). As i was on the phone with her, we tried to get in behind a woman who had access to he building, and she was VERY rude and would not let us in, and would not go find someone to come let us in. She was plain mean!. Eventually, a teacher came to open the door for us, and we were finally inside at 9:25. The course had already started and i was extremely embarrassed to be late. But better late than never!
The course itself was very informative, and very "light". It was only 3 hours long (2.5 for us. ehem!), and we were following along a video and practicing on dummies. This whole CPR thing is HARD WORK! They make it seem so much easier on TV. We also learned about what to do when a baby/toddler chokes on something, and about how to use the public access defibrillator (way cool!). After the course was over, we were handed a little card and now we're CPR certified for 2 years in switzerland. (i think it is scary how little one must know to be CPR certified, hehe)
11.14.2008
having a baby in switzerland
before having a baby in Switzerland, there are several things you need to know:
-INSURANCE for mom : Medical insurance in Switzerland is MANDATORY (and you pay for it yourself). There are different types or levels of coverage, but the BASIC level is the same for all insurance companies, so shopping around is a good idea if you are just getting the Basic coverage.The good news is that the Basic insurance covers ALL of the pregnancy-related expenses (8 visits to the doctor, 3 ultrasounds, birth, etc...). If you enter the country with a previous condition (pregnancy included) you can only be covered by the BASIC insurance (for the pregnancy part at least). If you're already in Switzerland and planning on getting pregnant it is a good idea to upgrade your insurance level if you wish to have a few extras (more dr's visits, more scans, private room, your doctor attend the birth, etc). For some companies, you need to do this a whole year in advance! My coverage is Basic, and I've been very happy with it so far. I will not get my doctor to attend the birth, but she's out on maternity leave anyways, so that was not an issue. Also, if i wanted to i could upgrade the hospital room to a private room (instead of a double) for 240 CHF per night, but i think i will just stick to what i have and hope there aren't too many births that week (there's usually 2 per room at the hospital i am going to).
-INSURANCE for Baby: Arranging for insurance coverage for your baby BEFORE she's born is not mandatory, but a very good idea. That way the baby will be covered from birth, and any medical issues that may surface will not be considered "pre-existing". You can insure your baby with a company different that yours. Usually children's insurance has a 0 CHF deductible, so you never really pay anything besides the monthly premium. In the spirit of preparedness, we have already arranged for the baby's insurance (like 3 months ago).
-BIRTH: Even though i haven't had a baby in the US or MX (or any other country for that matter), i am pretty sure the birthing experience here is very different. First, the entire birth is handled by midwives, and a doctor only shows up at the end (maybe) or if there are complications (this might be similar to the US). You give birth in a birthing room, and there are all kinds of "toys" in there you can use to make labor less painful (and more enjoyable? don't think so). The bed can change into all these different positions, there's a ball, a maya stool, chairs, ropes hanging from the ceiling, and in most hospitals at least a couple of rooms have a birthing pool. They're VERY open to all kinds of different birthing positions (they actually discourage the "usual" laying on your back with legs on stirrups). They also have a stereo and you can bring your favorite music. The midwives highly encourage a Natural birth, they try to sell it, push it, and convince you it is the best thing ever! They will offer you accupunture, aromatherapy, massage, and all different kinds of "natural" remedies before using what they call "school medicine" (does this mean there's no school for accupunture?). Of course, in the end it is supposed to be YOUR birthing experience, so if you want an epidural you can get it (fingers crossed!).
-HOSPITAL: With the basic insurance I could only choose a hospital in my Canton (canton=state). Fortunately, there were several choices within the canton of Zurich. After asking my doctor we narrowed it down to the University hospital and the city hospital. I should mention here that the insurance also covers "Birthing Centers" and home births but we did not even consider those (I guess coming form a family of doctors and nurses we feel more comfortable with a hospital birth). Hospitals usually have a tour/information session once a month where they talk about the birthing process and how things are handled in their hospital. We went to a couple of those, even though they were in german. In the end we went with the TriemliSpital (the City Hospital), which is VERY near our house (like 3 bus stops away=4-5 minutes), they're smaller than the Unispital, and i've heard good things about them.
-EXTRAS: There's a lot of support available for mommies and babies around here. It all starts in the hospital, where you can stay up to 5 days for a vaginal birth and up to 7 days for a c-section. During that time, a lactation consultant teaches you about breast feeding, and also they teach you how to care for the baby (bathing, diapers, etc) among other things. Once you go home you get to have a midwife come visit you a few times. She will answer any questions, check stitches, weigh the baby, check on the breast feeding process, etc. The Basic insurance covers 10 of these visits, but the days you stay at the hospital are subtracted from that (so if you stay 3 days at the hospital, you get 7 midwife visits). It is up to you to choose and arrange for the home midwife. Then there's a "Mother Center" in your area that will contact you after the birth (the hospital sends them your info). There you can go once a week also for questions, check ups and just advice in general.
-COURSES: There are a bunch of courses available for new parents. They include the typical "birthing" course, but also some interesting ones, like baby massage, baby wearing, infant care, breastfeeding, and water birthing among others. Unfortunately only a few of the courses are offered in English. We already attended a birthing course at the University hospital. It was a looong weekend course (from 9-4 on Sat, and from 9-3 on sunday, with a 1 hr lunch break). It was very informative and useful. Mostly it helped with making us more relaxed, positive, and confident about the whole process. The courses are not cheap! but the basic insurance covers about 1/4 of the bill.
-PAPERWORK/NATIONALITY: A baby born in switzerland does not a Swiss citizen make. For a baby to be swiss, one (or both) of the parents needs to be swiss. In our case, the baby will be Mexican. There are several documents you need to bring to the hospital in order to get the Birth Certificate, and there are several requirements to those documents. The "silliest" one is that all the papers you bring should not be older that 6 months. That means that you need to get a whole "new" set of birth certificates for the parents and also a current marriage certificate from your home country less than 6 months before you give birth. Why do they have this requirement? beats me!. In our case, we will also need to have such documents translated, since they are not in English, German, French or Italian. The translation can only be done by a "certified" person and they also need to be notarized. This will cost a bundle (I estimate about 1000 CHF!). We already have the "current" not-more-than-six-months-old documents. Next on my to-do list is to get them translated. After the birth we will get the gift certificate and the hospital will forward the baby's info the the "immigration police". They will then contact us to get the baby's residence permit in order. ALSO, once we have the birth certificate, we will need to register the baby in the Mexican consulate. That is a whole other story! It involves more paperwork and traveling to Bern with two witnesses. Only AFTER we have registered the baby as Mexican can we get the baby a Passport. That involves (you guesses it) more paperwork. In all, we estimate that if we do everything right, one thing after the other, the baby will be "legal" and free to travel by 3-4 months. (i guess if we want to travel to the US, we will also need to apply for a US visa... can you say "more paperwork"?).
ok.
that was long.
i hope you found it interesting.
until next time.
-INSURANCE for mom : Medical insurance in Switzerland is MANDATORY (and you pay for it yourself). There are different types or levels of coverage, but the BASIC level is the same for all insurance companies, so shopping around is a good idea if you are just getting the Basic coverage.The good news is that the Basic insurance covers ALL of the pregnancy-related expenses (8 visits to the doctor, 3 ultrasounds, birth, etc...). If you enter the country with a previous condition (pregnancy included) you can only be covered by the BASIC insurance (for the pregnancy part at least). If you're already in Switzerland and planning on getting pregnant it is a good idea to upgrade your insurance level if you wish to have a few extras (more dr's visits, more scans, private room, your doctor attend the birth, etc). For some companies, you need to do this a whole year in advance! My coverage is Basic, and I've been very happy with it so far. I will not get my doctor to attend the birth, but she's out on maternity leave anyways, so that was not an issue. Also, if i wanted to i could upgrade the hospital room to a private room (instead of a double) for 240 CHF per night, but i think i will just stick to what i have and hope there aren't too many births that week (there's usually 2 per room at the hospital i am going to).
-INSURANCE for Baby: Arranging for insurance coverage for your baby BEFORE she's born is not mandatory, but a very good idea. That way the baby will be covered from birth, and any medical issues that may surface will not be considered "pre-existing". You can insure your baby with a company different that yours. Usually children's insurance has a 0 CHF deductible, so you never really pay anything besides the monthly premium. In the spirit of preparedness, we have already arranged for the baby's insurance (like 3 months ago).
-BIRTH: Even though i haven't had a baby in the US or MX (or any other country for that matter), i am pretty sure the birthing experience here is very different. First, the entire birth is handled by midwives, and a doctor only shows up at the end (maybe) or if there are complications (this might be similar to the US). You give birth in a birthing room, and there are all kinds of "toys" in there you can use to make labor less painful (and more enjoyable? don't think so). The bed can change into all these different positions, there's a ball, a maya stool, chairs, ropes hanging from the ceiling, and in most hospitals at least a couple of rooms have a birthing pool. They're VERY open to all kinds of different birthing positions (they actually discourage the "usual" laying on your back with legs on stirrups). They also have a stereo and you can bring your favorite music. The midwives highly encourage a Natural birth, they try to sell it, push it, and convince you it is the best thing ever! They will offer you accupunture, aromatherapy, massage, and all different kinds of "natural" remedies before using what they call "school medicine" (does this mean there's no school for accupunture?). Of course, in the end it is supposed to be YOUR birthing experience, so if you want an epidural you can get it (fingers crossed!).
-HOSPITAL: With the basic insurance I could only choose a hospital in my Canton (canton=state). Fortunately, there were several choices within the canton of Zurich. After asking my doctor we narrowed it down to the University hospital and the city hospital. I should mention here that the insurance also covers "Birthing Centers" and home births but we did not even consider those (I guess coming form a family of doctors and nurses we feel more comfortable with a hospital birth). Hospitals usually have a tour/information session once a month where they talk about the birthing process and how things are handled in their hospital. We went to a couple of those, even though they were in german. In the end we went with the TriemliSpital (the City Hospital), which is VERY near our house (like 3 bus stops away=4-5 minutes), they're smaller than the Unispital, and i've heard good things about them.
-EXTRAS: There's a lot of support available for mommies and babies around here. It all starts in the hospital, where you can stay up to 5 days for a vaginal birth and up to 7 days for a c-section. During that time, a lactation consultant teaches you about breast feeding, and also they teach you how to care for the baby (bathing, diapers, etc) among other things. Once you go home you get to have a midwife come visit you a few times. She will answer any questions, check stitches, weigh the baby, check on the breast feeding process, etc. The Basic insurance covers 10 of these visits, but the days you stay at the hospital are subtracted from that (so if you stay 3 days at the hospital, you get 7 midwife visits). It is up to you to choose and arrange for the home midwife. Then there's a "Mother Center" in your area that will contact you after the birth (the hospital sends them your info). There you can go once a week also for questions, check ups and just advice in general.
-COURSES: There are a bunch of courses available for new parents. They include the typical "birthing" course, but also some interesting ones, like baby massage, baby wearing, infant care, breastfeeding, and water birthing among others. Unfortunately only a few of the courses are offered in English. We already attended a birthing course at the University hospital. It was a looong weekend course (from 9-4 on Sat, and from 9-3 on sunday, with a 1 hr lunch break). It was very informative and useful. Mostly it helped with making us more relaxed, positive, and confident about the whole process. The courses are not cheap! but the basic insurance covers about 1/4 of the bill.
-PAPERWORK/NATIONALITY: A baby born in switzerland does not a Swiss citizen make. For a baby to be swiss, one (or both) of the parents needs to be swiss. In our case, the baby will be Mexican. There are several documents you need to bring to the hospital in order to get the Birth Certificate, and there are several requirements to those documents. The "silliest" one is that all the papers you bring should not be older that 6 months. That means that you need to get a whole "new" set of birth certificates for the parents and also a current marriage certificate from your home country less than 6 months before you give birth. Why do they have this requirement? beats me!. In our case, we will also need to have such documents translated, since they are not in English, German, French or Italian. The translation can only be done by a "certified" person and they also need to be notarized. This will cost a bundle (I estimate about 1000 CHF!). We already have the "current" not-more-than-six-months-old documents. Next on my to-do list is to get them translated. After the birth we will get the gift certificate and the hospital will forward the baby's info the the "immigration police". They will then contact us to get the baby's residence permit in order. ALSO, once we have the birth certificate, we will need to register the baby in the Mexican consulate. That is a whole other story! It involves more paperwork and traveling to Bern with two witnesses. Only AFTER we have registered the baby as Mexican can we get the baby a Passport. That involves (you guesses it) more paperwork. In all, we estimate that if we do everything right, one thing after the other, the baby will be "legal" and free to travel by 3-4 months. (i guess if we want to travel to the US, we will also need to apply for a US visa... can you say "more paperwork"?).
ok.
that was long.
i hope you found it interesting.
until next time.
11.13.2008
jazibe is...
... reading "The Vaccine Book" by Robert W. Sears and "Infant Massage" by Vimala McClure
... having lunch with friends on friday.
... attending a CPR course with Gera on saturday.
... picking up some baby furniture on Sunday.
... stocking up on "easy meals" (like jars of spaguetti sauce and canned items)
... getting together with other preggos for coffee on wednesdays.
... taking a picture of the growing belly at least once a week.
... watching a lot of TV online (amazing race, top model, House, Heroes, Terminator, among others)
... inspired by Abril's "easy" post.
... having lunch with friends on friday.
... attending a CPR course with Gera on saturday.
... picking up some baby furniture on Sunday.
... stocking up on "easy meals" (like jars of spaguetti sauce and canned items)
... getting together with other preggos for coffee on wednesdays.
... taking a picture of the growing belly at least once a week.
... watching a lot of TV online (amazing race, top model, House, Heroes, Terminator, among others)
... inspired by Abril's "easy" post.
11.10.2008
baby shower in zurich
last saturday I had my second baby shower, organized by my mexican friends. We had a great time, and they did a great job organizing, decorating, cooking, everything! The games were super fun too! It was weird to see how big people think my belly is! (i mean, it IS big, but some of those strings were super long!). We also tried some baby food, and i just couldn't guess right. The presents were super thoughtful and cute. Thanks to everyone! (gracias amigas!!)
you can find the pictures here.
PS. Gera went with me to help me carry the cake (which i had to trouble convincing my friends to let me make, hehe), but quickly left after the photos (maybe he was afraid we would make him stay and play some games or something)
11.07.2008
the 100 dollar bill story
when my dad came to visit, he needed to exchange some money. I took him to my bank (UBS) because since i have an account there they won't charge a fee for the transaction. He had exchanged pesos at the El Paso Airport, and now he needed swiss francs. At the cashiers window, i gave the cashier the money and showed my UBS debit card and the cashier proceeded to check the bills individually. One by one. looking at them on both sides, checking them against the light. I thought "swiss are careful about money". And suddenly he found a "flaw" in one of the $100 bills. The top edge was like 1 or 2 millimeters bigger than in the rest of the bills. He said "i need to check this, i think it might be fake". My dad and I went "!!!!!". He asked where we got the bill, and my dad said he'd gotten it at the airport, and luckily he had the transaction slip. The cashier spoke to several people in the bank (supervisors and managers i assume), and photocopied the bill, and the transaction receipt from El Paso Airport. He gave us a "report" and told us that the bill needed to be sent to Bern to be inspected. "If it turns out to be a fake, sorry but we cannot give you the money back. We will let you know by mail".
Again, my dad and i went "!!!!". Then we just laughed.
It took them about 2 weeks to finally send me a notice that the money had been deposited in my account. My dad was gone by then... i guess they had to be very thorough. (i did not get any further explanation)
swiss and their money...
Again, my dad and i went "!!!!". Then we just laughed.
It took them about 2 weeks to finally send me a notice that the money had been deposited in my account. My dad was gone by then... i guess they had to be very thorough. (i did not get any further explanation)
swiss and their money...
11.06.2008
baby gifts
Abril has knitted the baby a couple of super cute things.
Gera's mom found this little angel (angels are her "thing"... she collects them). When you squeeze her tummy, she says a prayer in spanish. The prayer is the one we learned as kids in school: "Angel de la Guarda, dulce compañia, no me desampares ni de noche ni de dia" (Guardian Angel, sweet company, don't leave my side day or night).
And Gera bought this little octupus for the baby. I says different colors in english, spanish and french. This sure is going to be a multilingual baby!
we've also gotten a few more special gifts from other people, but since i haven't taken a picture, i will post them later.
Thanks!
Oh! and this saturday my friends are hosting a baby shower for me! I am so excited!
Gera's mom found this little angel (angels are her "thing"... she collects them). When you squeeze her tummy, she says a prayer in spanish. The prayer is the one we learned as kids in school: "Angel de la Guarda, dulce compañia, no me desampares ni de noche ni de dia" (Guardian Angel, sweet company, don't leave my side day or night).
And Gera bought this little octupus for the baby. I says different colors in english, spanish and french. This sure is going to be a multilingual baby!
we've also gotten a few more special gifts from other people, but since i haven't taken a picture, i will post them later.
Thanks!
Oh! and this saturday my friends are hosting a baby shower for me! I am so excited!
11.04.2008
accupunture
Last sunday during the birthing course i got my first accupunture session ever!
The instructor of the course was a midwife, lactation consultant and accupunture specialist. I still have to tell you about how birthing works here in Switzerland, but for now I'll just say they are very "natural" and very open to "alternative" medicine.
I mentioned to her that the baby hasn't turned and maybe I looked a bit desperate because she asked if I would like to volunteer to do an accupunture demo. I immediately said yes! I wasn't afraid of the needles or the pain (which did not hurt AT ALL!); I was actually more embarrassed to show my un-pedicured feet and non-moisturized legs to the class... :) but for a free accupunture session, hey! no problem! (besides, i am pretty sure all the other preggos in there dont take so much care of their feet... "if you cant see it, its not there!" hehe)
She looked at my tongue and took my pulse and diagnosed something about water retention. Then she inserted needles in my ankles and near my knees, about four on each leg. Then a few more on my lower back. I was expecting to feel the baby suddenly moving a lot or some other sign that it was working, but no. The baby did move a bit, but i don't think she turned... The midwife said that a procedure called moxibustion is more effective (they put heat on your little toes, right on the edge of the nail). I have my next dr's appointment on the 20th, and i'll know by then if we need to do more accupunture or moxi or what. For now, i am more aware of my posture and spend a few minutes a day on all fours while watching TV (it is supposed to give the baby more room to turn).
I have pics of the accupunture, but not on my computer yet. I'll post them later.
11.02.2008
birth course teaser
Yesterday and today we took part in a birthing course. It was fun and informative, and I will tell you more about it later (tomorrow maybe), I just had to post something so i wouldnt mess up the NaBloPoMo so early on (like someone else i know... you know who you are).
'til tomorrow!
11.01.2008
snow, snow
The first nablopomo post will be about the weather.
It just snowed here in Zurich last wednesday. In october. Snow. Here. It was odd, and a record snow in some parts of switzerland. Needless to say, we hadn't seen snow this early in the last two years we've been here, so we were a bit surprised.
And we were also surprised that it "stuck". The snow did not just melt, but lasted a few days. Even today, I still saw some on the streets. I was a bit apprehensive about going out with the cold weather and the snow, I was afraid to slip and fall, and also the "grayness" of the landscape was a bit depressing, so i did not go out for a few days. But i got cabin fever (and also ran out of milk) so i had to venture out, but luckily by then most of the snow as gone, and the streets and sidewalks were cleared.
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