...and #7

Sent last weekend:

Hi Everyone,

We've got 1 week to go before the baby arrives. We've been preparing and are ready for Karen and Donna to arrive in the coming week. We're looking forward to having Grandma and Auntie with us.

Donna is already making plans for crock pot meals for the freezer and we can't wait to have some Minnesota style hearty food to help sustain us.

We had two appointments this week to monitor the baby: one heart monitor test, and one ultrasound, and things checked out. Knock on wood. Kjersti saw his little hand open and close. They use Doppler radar to show his practice breathing. The 7 day outlook for the region is hot with high humidity.

We can't wait to meet the little guy.

Kjersti starts her leave from EDAW on 19 SEP. She's been working every day up until now, taking the train to work and feeling good. What a trooper!

We just bought a car and since gas prices are so high, we decided to buy an SUV: Toyota 4Runner. Not kidding. We got a good deal and since we don't commute to work it made sense for us.

We are also signed up for Bright Horizons day care which is right across the street from Kjersti's office.

The Duval family just got back from their trip to France. Bertrand, Rosemary, Caroline, Matt and Liam went to Paris and Houlgat.

Alex's uncle Gilles got married to Karine in Houlgat and it was a beautiful day and a lovely ceremony. We hope that they will share their pictures with everyone and tell us a little more about the experience.

We also celebrated our 1 year anniversary. We polished our silver wedding cup, drank from it, and remembered. Its hard to believe that just a year ago we were all together in that clearing in Minnesota sharing a joyous day.

We miss you all and hope to see you again soon.

Love,

Kjersti & Alex

PS - Please send us your news!