If anyone is interested, yu can check out the street view on Google Maps. For those of you who don’t know how to do it:
1. Go to Google Maps Street View

2. This is a previously recorded view of our street. You can go up and down Edwardes Square, or you can backup a little and walk down Kensington High Street, which is the main shopping street.
If you are super bored, here is an activity for you. See if you can find our garden (enclosed by a black iron gate), a …

Yes I know I am 31 weeks, but these photos were taken 3 weeks ago, at 28 weeks along… take it or leave it!!!

Baby Sutton has go to be the most active baby around town. Plus he is a night owl. He just loves to kick, punch, swirl, whirl, stretch, and bounce from about 2:30-5am every night. This has been going on for a long time, but due to high demand, he has added 2 extra performances a day. That’s right, you can now experience his wild antics at 10am and 5pm too! Each performance lasts about 2 hours. If he is feeling especially energetic, he sometimes likes to throw in a post …

Being a lovely, perfect day, and since Michael is off playing football, I decided to walk over to our peaceful, relaxing, private garden to lay in the sun (yes, like a big beached whale) and do something productive (yes read my trashy magazine). I unlocked the gate and found it full of people walking around. I thought, “Wow, everyone had the same idea!” and I settled into a nice grassy patch. Then more and more people came. Lots of French people for some reason… or at least a lot of …

I went to the doctor today for a regular appointment. I thought it was a  midwife appointment, but apparently I was wrong!!! My midwife appointment is in 1-2 weeks and they have to refer me from the doctor’s office to the midwife’s office. What a lot of chasing around. Anyway, I got to hear Baby’s heartbeat, which was very strong, and the doctor felt around to see his positioning. He has “nestled” down between my pelvic bones although he is still floating. Basically, this means he is floating along, upside …

A few days ago I started having what are called Braxton Hicks contractions. They are perfectly normal and common, and they don’t hurt at all – they are just the way your uterus trains for the big event. It is weird, though, my belly gets super tight and hard, and then Baby wakes up and starts kicking. I’m sure it doesn’t feel very good to be squeezed from every direction. Or maybe he is kicking with glee… hard to say.
I have my next midwife appointment on Thursday afternoon, but I …

After our unbelievabe waffle experience, we were feeling a bit parched and decided we really needed hot chocolate. It was a cloudy, drizzly day – perfect for warming up in a cozy room with something warm to drink. We found our way to a place called De Proverie. Joanne ordered a cappucino, and John, Michael, and I ordered hot chocolate. After a few minutes, the waitress brought me what looked like a big cup of pure, melted chocolate. I was half thrilled, and half dreading the fact that I was …

On Wednesday we went to Bruges, and I found waffle nirvana. Words cannot explain how good the waffle was. I almost don’t even want to attempt to describe it, but I will do my best. First of all, wipe out all concept of waffle from your mind…  these aren’t waffles like you get at your local breakfast place, and they are certainly not Eggos. And for those of you who have your own waffle iron… I’m sure your waffles are great and all, but…no. These doughy bits of heaven were …

We moved into our new 2 bedroom flat. Now you can all come visit!

Man the harpoons! Jen hit 24 weeks!