Oof!

Ya know, sometimes it feels like this child is trying to push their way out from the top! Sheesh. 8O

By the way, Happy Halloween.

Eggs

I think my brother will be proud of me. I successfully prepared two servings of Toad in the Hole for Tim’s and my breakfast! Michael usually makes this for me and I have had a time trying myself.

Last night Runaway Bride was on tv and near the end …

Bekah’s Baby (not me!)

Here’s Baby Baljet! Katherine Isabel Baljet

Visiting the Doctor

I guess I’ve mentioned how pregnant ladies can see just a midwife or go between her and a doctor. Today I had my first doctors appointment. I found out that the woman I had chosen for my doctor recently had a baby of her own so I saw …

Snow Day

Oslo is getting it’s first layer of snow right now!

I can’t help but smile. It’s so pretty. I was hardly awake when Tim told me just before he left but even then I knew how excited he was.

And it’s cozy. Nice cold …

Traveling

Anytime travel is brought to mind, especially having a right to enter a country, I think of the scene from The Saint when Elisabeth Shue’s character leaves the safety of Val Kilmer’s character and runs through a square in Russia dodging the Russians who want to kill them both toward the American Embassy. As she nears the gate she screams over and over “I’m an American!!!” and is welcomed into the safety of the US Soldiers arms. They close the gate on her pursuers and the Russian spits in the face of the soldier. When I came to Norway, but had not yet seen the American Embassy here, I had a romantic notion of being so welcomed. On my first visit to the Consular Office (I have been twice and Tim’s first will be when we apply for citizenship documents for the baby) I came through a construction area (they have recently installed imposing gates around the building) to go through, not unexpectedly, security measures. This was by a Norwegian guard outside. I imagine there aren’t American soldiers here because this is a peaceful, US-friendly country. Then I was directed to one of two lines. The left line is for American citizens, and the right is for Non-US citizens doing either visa or immigration business. This is still outside. While the left line is shorter, it isn’t really much faster as people are invited in one at a time from alternating lines. Once inside you must remove what documents you need, give your belongings to another Norwegian person, and then proceed through the metal detector. This part seems redundant as you have already been waved over outside. Anyhoo, there are a number of chairs inside so I figure they should let more in at a time but I haven’t needed one as so few Americans are there. Almost immediately you proceed to a free window, and are helped by a Norwegian. The non-citizens seem to be helped by American employees. I guess I had this idea of going into my countries Embassy and feeling at home. Oh well. :roll:

Since then, there has been a time where I felt homey American comfort.

Brrr

Get out the sweaters, it’s cold in Norway. Autumn may be over for Oslo. It’s been in the single celsius digits in the a.m. and now it’s 3pm and still under 10 degC!!! Not only sweaters, but hats and scarves too. Gloves may even be necessary. …

Dreams and Memories

Ok, this dream was dance-related, but I wasn’t dancing. Next month R-MWC will have another Symposium. This year it is arts related as it was I think my junior year.

That year, the visiting dance company was Susan Marshall Dance and two of her dancers taught …

Twinkle Toes

I had another dancing dream. This one was quite a bit different from the last though I can’t say how much. ;)
This time I was at Macon and taking a class as an alumnu but the other girls I saw I knew, but were never involved in …

Baby Pics

In case you didn’t get the email, here is the address within our photo gallery where I’m collecting “baby pictures”. There is an album to watch us grow and another for ultrasound sonograms. Next month we’ll have new sonograms, hopefully we’ll know if Munchkin is boy or …