où est mon cousin?

I couldn't resist putting up a photo of my niece, Anna! She's excited to have a cousin...

26 week belly bump...

A gorgeous February day in Northern California

unlike gérard depardieu...

Ben got his Greencard! Complete with an official "Welcome to the United States of America" letter. We had an incredibly fast, positive experience with USCIS (lawyer-free), so we're very happy!!

outie belly button, we meet yet again...

Well, my belly button "popped"... And no, it didn't make a noise like my dad had predicted.

I used to know this little part of my body well until it actually went in (it can happen!) when I was about 16... leading me to immediately buy a bikini in mid-winter Detroit... my dream had come true!

Outie, I will enjoy your company once again, but *please* go back in after the baby is born!

20 week belly bump... à mi-chemin!

it's a... c'est un...

We had our ultrasound on Friday, it was amazing to peek inside. As tempting as it is to find out the gender in utero, we are going to wait for the big day in May!

Pour ceux qui veulent apprendre le français ou l'anglais d'ailleurs; la traduction! Vendredi dernier nous avons chevauché nos bicyclettes (le yuba - mundo!), pour nous rendre à la clinique afin de faire la première échographie (pour les anglos c'est comme ca qu'on dit). Nous avons vu le/la foetus en action, ça bouge les bras, les pieds, la tête, ça tourne, bref il/elle est en grande forme. Pour savoir si c'est un il, ou un elle, tout comme les futurs parents il faudra attendre le mois de Mai. Je prends les paris...(pas la ville! les bets! non pas les animaux non plus...).

dad's new office

Captain Mann is busy in MSP training on the Airbus A330!
Trading in his US layovers for LGW, CDG, AMS etc...