Monday, September 10, 2007

August 29 - Cambelle Grace Burgess




Just call me a typical mom......our visitors have been great, the scenery is spectacular, but the highlight of our time in Switzerland is definitely this. Cambelle Grace Burgess was born on August 29, 2007 at 8:43am (Swiss time), 2:43am EST. She was 3430Grams, and 52 Centimeters and in perfect health.

I'd recommend having a baby in Switzerland to anyone...it was a great experience and I've recovered much more quickly this time. And Kacey is enchanted...she can't keep her hands off of her and she has to be in the lap of whomever is holding Cambelle.
















We've had lots of help here. Dave's parents arrived on August 19th and my parents arrived on the 25th. All are here for almost a month, so I can't really comment on how tough life is with 2 kids just yet cause I haven't really experienced it... I haven't cooked, cleaned, or washed clothes for 2 weeks now and my house is more together than ever.

I'm assuming I won't have time to comment on having 2 kids once all my help leaves... in other words, this might just be my last blog entry for the next 18 years...:-)
We thought Kacey was a baby until Cambelle arrived... check out the giant foot on Kacey!








Thanks for all of the calls and notes and e-mails. I really miss not being close to family and friends ... she really makes you want to show her off. I hope to get the birth certificate and passports and everything needed to come home sometime soon...no progress or word on when that will happen just yet.


Here are a few other pictures of things we've done while all the grandparents have been visiting:



Kacey and Lu go on a hike with Pop while Dave and Gram take a ski lift ride in Schwartzee.
God was in on this miraculous event... If you know anything about Dave's dad (Pop), he was a pilot before getting injured and flew before he walked... flying was his passion. Dave, Pop, and my dad took a car ride one Saturday while grandmother's napped with Kacey. They just happened to go to a grass airport near Bulle. Upon arrival, they were swarmed by a group of people saying, "So, you're here for a ride!! Come on." Pop said, "You guys go on." The group says, "No, you". They were giving free rides to people in wheelchairs. So, Dave flew with his dad through the alps. Goosebumps, huh....

Strolling through our neighborhood to the park where we fed the ducks and played on the big slide.








Kacey leads her grandfathers into the chocolate factory.