Last Big Trip for a While

A couple of weeks ago I went on my last big trip before the baby comes. Marco and I had planned to spend about 10 days traveling in Germany and then visiting his sister and family in Switzerland. Unfortunately, due to visa complications, Marco wasn't able to go. Since we already had the tickets, I decided to go anyway and visit his sister Carol, her husband Christian, and the 2 kids Sedrik & Naira in Zurich for a few days.

It was such a treat to see the family, especially the kids! It gave me a chance to practice my basic Spanish skills because the kids don't speak English. Whew, my brain was tired! The kid's reaction to my bulging belly was so adorable. They were rubbing and touching it a lot and even put stuffed animals under their shirts to pretend they had babies inside! Too cute.



The weather was phenomenal....in the 70's and sunny. We went to the park almost every day, but otherwise just had a relaxing time. Carol was kind enough to get out all of her baby gear and I got to go "shopping". I picked out all of the gender neutral clothes (since we don't know the sex of the baby!) and got all sorts of gear and goodies. Our little bundle of joy has more than it can use at this point and we feel really good that we are "recycling" instead of buying everything new. Also, Marco's mom had sent a package of goodies for us from Peru. She had sewn special baby duvet covers for us and sent lots of clothes and goodies. But the sweetest thing was a blanket that she crocheted for Marco before he was born and he used it as a baby. She held onto it for more than 30 years so that Marco's first child could use it! So special. All in all, it was a great trip, but it would have been so much better if Uncle Marco had been able to go. The kids really missed him and so did I!!

So, no more international trips for the next few months. My parents are coming to Ireland on June 12th and will stay for about 2 1/2 months to help with the baby. We are all getting really excited. We got some other great news this week that Marco's brother, Carlo, just got engaged to his girlfriend, Katie!!!! They are planning to get married in Minnesota in October, so looks like baby will be making its first international trip at about 3 months old! Get 'em started young, right?? :o)