Storks
We've written several times about how one of the things we love here are the storks that live in the area and occasionally congregate in the field near our house (they really are quite majestic, especially in flight).
Well, storks now have a whole new meaning for us. Maybe you can guess where I'm going with this? Yes, we're expecting a child in late June. Now that my mom is here and we could tell her in person, it's not a secret anymore. Gretchen just finished her first trimester and so far, so good--here's one big difference between Swiss and American health care: we've had three ultrasounds already in 13 weeks! She felt pretty out of sorts during the first trimester but luckily never actually got sick and is now feeling much better. (Interestingly, during the first trimester I had to see the doctor for stomach issues...sympathy illness or stress, perhaps?) It's really exciting, but quite honestly (speaking as one who can be prone to Angst) it's pretty scary too. Maybe it's just coincidence, but last year when we fell off a T-bar while skiing, it happened immediately after we agreed that it might be time to think about trying to have a child (I left that part out of the story at the time). In any event, at this point we feel incredibly fortunate in light of friends who have had real difficulties in this regard, and we also know we still have a long way to go. Gretchen has always insisted that she doesn't want to be one of those women who can't talk about anything else but her pregnancy, and likewise the blog will hopefully not become overly focused on it either (especially any details that could induce squeamishness). Hopefully we'll have enough other interesting things to still talk about...
Well, storks now have a whole new meaning for us. Maybe you can guess where I'm going with this? Yes, we're expecting a child in late June. Now that my mom is here and we could tell her in person, it's not a secret anymore. Gretchen just finished her first trimester and so far, so good--here's one big difference between Swiss and American health care: we've had three ultrasounds already in 13 weeks! She felt pretty out of sorts during the first trimester but luckily never actually got sick and is now feeling much better. (Interestingly, during the first trimester I had to see the doctor for stomach issues...sympathy illness or stress, perhaps?) It's really exciting, but quite honestly (speaking as one who can be prone to Angst) it's pretty scary too. Maybe it's just coincidence, but last year when we fell off a T-bar while skiing, it happened immediately after we agreed that it might be time to think about trying to have a child (I left that part out of the story at the time). In any event, at this point we feel incredibly fortunate in light of friends who have had real difficulties in this regard, and we also know we still have a long way to go. Gretchen has always insisted that she doesn't want to be one of those women who can't talk about anything else but her pregnancy, and likewise the blog will hopefully not become overly focused on it either (especially any details that could induce squeamishness). Hopefully we'll have enough other interesting things to still talk about...
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