Monday, June 16, 2008

Family Bulletin #5; Alex's 1st Father's Day

Dear Family,

I am big. It's true, I can't imagine how the belly will manage to grow any more!! The baby is kicking and moving a lot - he put on quite a show for daddy the other day - Alex could feel the energy in his hand from the baby as he moved around inside. I took a little video of the "belly horizon" while he was moving - you can see the sudden bumps of the skin outward as he kicks away. We're both amazed.

This week was quiet. The collaboration of our offices on the Korea project is intensifying - Kjersti is over at Alex's office every other day it seems - which is nice because we get to have lunch together once in awhile. The CEO of EDAW, Joe Brown, presented some initial ideas for the site to the Portman team this week, and it was well received. The idea is that the tower podium becomes a great living "mound" - the building as landscape so to speak, accessible as a park environment, a "radial green grid".

We are celebrating Alex's first Father's Day today. Thank you to all who sent "father to be" gifts and cards! We appreciate it, and so will the baby, who is the beneficiary of your generosity. We had a nice breakfast with our good friend Matthew today, who lost his father two months ago. It put things into perspective, and it was good that we could spend some time with him on this emotional day.

Love,

Kjersti & Alex

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