day out

Today we met some friends for lunch. First we went to BHV for a quick shop, had lunch at 'Quick' and then out the front of the 'Hotel de Ville' to see a special show on gardens. The plants and surounding areas were beautiful. It's only on for a short time which is a pity.

moving

Now I am moving a bit more, almost made it under the sofa, but there are lots of things under there. Keep you posted!

Artwork

This is a painting I bought. The Artist is called Pierre-Yves Beltran.
It is called "Bird with Blue Flowers" and it's Acrylic with Pastel.

Clapping Hands

i can now clap hands and do it many times a day. three teeth at the top are coming so i am crying more.

Nogent-Le-Rotrou

This weekend we went to a friend's country house. The husbands played their special game and the wives went shopping one day and swimming the next with the 9 kids. It was two hours from Paris and the atmosphere was really nice, especially to eat outside.

Alexandre went swimming for the first time. He had a really good time. He would of stayed there all day if he could. I was not happy having to take all of the crap you have to take for a trip to the pool. But it was lovely.

7 months

I am 7 months old now, I weigh 6.920kgs and I am 68cm long. I love eating real food, yesterday I ate a bit of baguette. I would love to eat ice cream like mum, but she said I'm too little.

new toy 'Sophie'

Sophie is a famous french toy. She has be going for 46 years. I kept calling her Angela, but she is really called Sophie. Alexandre loves her and has a wonderful smile when he squishes her. She makes a lovely loud squeek!

picnic

Today we went on a picnic with some friends at Champ de Mars, right next to the Eiffel Tower. We had a great time in the sun.

week 29

hi there I am 29 weeks this week, it is getting hotter here & I can drink water from a sippy cup.

week 28

Alexandre can put his feet in his mouth, just before they spring back.
It is getting hotter and he wears his "grand-dad" hat.

Two friends arrived on Saturday. We had a great dinner with them on Saturday and yesterday we met them in the Luxembourg garden for a lovely walk.

Hageunau Visit

We visited Hageunau over the last few days... it took 7 hours to get there, with a few baby stops on the way... (normally it should take 4.5 hours).
The weather was hot at the start and then over the days it got a bit cooler.

The architecture in the centre is lovely and interesting. The outer areas are ordinary, normal for a town. It look like it has everything we need.

We visited four houses and it looks like we got the four bedroom place. It is 'pink' and about one and a half kilometres from the town centre. It is right near the hospital and it should take Yves about 10 minutes maximum to get to work.

In the town there are many shops, including two ice cream shops and an art shop, (so I am happy). There is also a big shopping centre three minutes from the centre which is right next door to where Yves will be working. (good for Yves and good or bad for me, depending on your point of view).

The shops in Hageunau close for lunch between 12.00 and 2.00pm, so I guess you have to be organised. If you are desperate Strasbourg is 20 minutes drive away. They have the same shops as Paris so there isn't a real problem.

On the way back it took 5 hours to get back, although the baby cried for the last 15 minutes, which was torture.... he was hungry. After a fed he was good a gold and had forgotten his distress.
A new adventure begin soon, we'll move in July.
Cathy