The Bog

Jana is two weeks old today and she got to experience her first real snow! This is only the sixth day of snow we have seen in England in the four winters we have lived here. Jana is bundled up warm…

Jana has had her first international visitors, her grandparents Z, my parents, are visiting from the U.S. just to see her! We have had a lovely visit and Jana has enjoyed many snuggles (10 days old):

Tuesday night (the 1st), I was again moving along into labour, and again, we really thought that was it, but after 11 hours or so of gradual building, it fizzled out. A midwife was at our house on…

T plus 13 days. Alright Epsilon, we either load up our packs and make the ascent on our own in the next couple of hours or we are left to take the ski lift.

T plus 12 days. nope. No baby yet. Still holed up at base camp. The grandparents to be have arrived. Their original travel plans would have had them returning home today!

T plus 11 days. There you go Epsilon, it’s after midnight, you are going to be a December baby. A Decemberist?

T plus 10 days. After another sherpa visit, we were inching up the mountain, but progress has stalled. Will try setting a baited trap of pierogies to coerce her out. Log addendum: It’s still…

T plus 9 days. Seriously Epsilon, what’s your plan here? Are you going to be a December baby? Are you going to be three weeks younger than your buddy Finn?! Alternate log entry c/o Mark:…

T plus 8 days. Alright Epsilon, our sherpa tells us we’ve made a little bit of progress up to the mountain peak, but you still don’t seem to want to leave the confines of the comfy…

T plus 7 days. We’ve been climbing this mountain for 41 weeks, Epsilon, and stuck in at the summit base camp for several of them. Our sherpa was helping another climber yesterday, so we wait…