watching the böögg burn & poorly baby again...

monday was a holiday in zurich being the "sächsilüüte". so we were lucky that chris had a day off and we had a long weekend.

sächsilüüte is an old spring festival that occurs in zurich every year on the third monday of april. the rite culminates in the burning of the böögg - a figure of a snowman whose head is filled with firecrackers - symbolizing winter. the faster the böögg's head explodes, the nicer the following summer will be. 

this year the head exploded after only 7 minutes and 23 seconds, so our hopes are high for an amazing summer!

traditionally the people take the remains of the stake to bbq right there, but as it was raining and cold we went home and had a bbq with friends there.

this year we even had the possibility to climb up the platform to take a bölfie (selfie with böögg...) :) pea wasn't impressed.

before i brought pea to bed i thought he felt a bit warm. but as he was already asleep i didn't take his temperature. when he woke up in the night i could already tell by his crying that something was wrong. i measured his temperature and he actually had a fever... again... :(

he was exhausted and fell asleep on me all the time, 

just to wake up again whenever i tried to move...

the fever was still high today so i took him to the pediatrician. 

they checked his blood and luckily it is only viral. so we just treat it with medication and hope it will pass soon. although i'm glad it's nothing worse, i hate pea being poorly and me being so helpless about it!

as pea was very brave when he had his blood taken, 

he got this cute finger puppets from the lovely nurse.

nominated for liebster award!!!

wohoooo! i got nominated for the liebster (translates to "most loved") award! thank you so much MyMischMasch it is a real honour and i'm genuinely thrilled!

and this is how it works:

the nomination must go to a new-ish blog with less than 200 followers

the nominee must back-link to the nominator

the nominee answers 11 questions posted by the nominator and then

nominates up to 11 other blogs to answer his or her own set of 11 questions.

so here are my answers to Cary L.-D.'s questions:

1. Rosa oder Blau? - pink or blue? 

pink and blue! really depends what it is about but i like them both!

2. Hörst Du andere Musik, wenn Kind/die Kinder mal nicht da sind?  - do you listen do other music, when your child/children are not in the house?

no. pea got used to "my" music already in my belly... :) but i turn the volume up (up up up) when i'm alone in the car!

3. Vorspeise oder Dessert?  - starter or dessert?

starters! although i love to bake and make desserts i'm not really a dessert person. but i have to say i'm more into sweets since i was pregnant...

4. Wo wolltest Du schon immer mal hinreisen? - Where have you always wanted to travel to?

japan at cherry blossom season

5. Wann hast Du das letzte Mal die Nacht durchgetanzt?  - When did you last dance through the night?

does dancing with pea so he falls back asleep count...? ;)

6. Katzen oder Hunde? - cats or dogs?

cats. and dogs... i'm an aries, can you tell...?

7. Wann kamen Dir das letzte Mal beim Lachen die Tränen? - When did you last laugh so much you cried?

on my fiancé's 40th birthday. i honestly don't remember what caused it but that might be because of the wine...

8. Haus oder Wohnung? - Apartment or house?

living in an apartment would love to own a house.

9. Wie viele CDs besitzt Du? - How many CDs do you own?

loads! they're all stowed away though thanks to itunes...

10. Wie viel Zeit verbringst Du auf dem Computer? - How much time do you spend in front of your computer?

too much...

11. Was machst Du am liebsten? - What do you love doing?

being with my family, laughing, loving and enjoying life

and here are my nominees (since i'm a "new kid on the blog" i don't have 11 to nominate yet... but i will update the list continuously.)

mareice from kaiserinnenreich - her blog moved me to tears first, made me think and then put a big smile on my face considering the positivity shining from it! i can't express how much respect i have for her and for how she embraces life! 

mutter rabe :) from erst war ich... und dann kam sie... - had to laugh out loud many times while reading her posts! love the humour (and i don't like many people's humour...)!

kristina from prét à baby - just fell in love with the design of her blog and like the style she writes.

lilly from stillesbunt - very impressed with all the things she creates! there are even tutorials and she also has a shop to buy all the pretty stuff.

and my 11 questions for the nominees:

1. if you could ask your future self one question what would it be? - wenn du deinem zukünftigen ich eine frage stellen könntest, welche wäre das?
2. what have you learned today? - was hast du heute gelernt?
3. if you were going to write a book, what would you call it and what would it be about? - wenn du ein buch schreiben würdest, was wäre der titel und von was würde es handeln?
4. if you could try out any job for a day, what would you like to try? - wenn du einen beliebigen beruf für einen tag ausüben könntest, was würdest du ausprobieren?
5. if you could learn one random skill, what would you learn? - wenn du eine beliebige fähigkeit erlernen könntest, welche wäre das?
6. what's something you wish everyone knew about you? - etwas über dich, von dem du dir wünschst, dass es jeder weiss.
7. if you were a super hero, what powers would you have? - wenn du ein superheld wärst, welche superkräfte hättest du?
8. what was your last dream about? - was war dein letzter traum?
9. what would you do if you won the lottery? - was würdest du tun, wenn du im lotto gewinnen würdest?
10. if you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be? - wenn du etwas in der vergangenheit ändern könntest, was wäre es?
11. if you had a warning label, what would yours say? - wenn du einen warnaufkleber hättest, was würde darauf stehen?

can't wait for your answers!

mountain days & muscle spasm

we went up to the mountains for two lovely easter days! we went for long walks in the stunning spring scenery and enjoyed the fresh air and some proper mountain meals...

unfortunately chris and i got pea's cold and felt a bit under the weather... 

back home my back suddenly started to ache and by tuesday evening i was literally not able to move anymore! chris took me to the doctor the next day and she told me that it's a muscle spasm and there is not much we can do about it other than taking pain killers. oh and i shouldn't lift anything... easier said than done... fortunately pea is able to crawl by now and chris could arrange to work from home. 

since there was not much i could do, i had a long overdue date with my fundamental fold friend... (i postponed the one with the ironing board though...)

pea tried to help me too...

although i feel better now, it is a nightmare not to be able to lift pea! i really wonder how pregnant women do that when having a baby at home...

happy easter!

happy easter to all of you from our lovely little easter bunny! 

easter brunch

unfortunately pea wasn't feeling well this week and had another ear infection... luckily he felt better today and we decided to treat ourselves to an easter brunch to kick off the long weekend.

of course there were easter presents! 

pea got the oh so darling finger puppets i just fell in love with when i saw them! of course the first thing he did was tasting them...

also i could finally use my egg crates i wanted for a long time and finally got from chris's last trip to the us. i filled them with dippy eggs with bunny soldiers and salt in an egg shell...

and easter fairy cakes (not the prettiest ones but rather delicious!)

 and of course strawberries... always a good idea!

beautiful spring day at gotti's

we were very lucky with the spring weather here with summer-like temperatures! 

pea's gotti invited us for a sunday afternoon in her garden. she lives where it can be best described as "in a secret hideaway"...! it's breathtakingly pretty and absolutely quiet.

we enjoyed the afternoon sipping lattes, eating rhubarb cake, sitting in the grass and enjoying the beautiful weather... it was like heaven!

very proud of papi & auntie corina's birthday

chris went to belgium to ride 245 km at the tour of flanders with his bike. we had our fingers crossed all the time and also tracked him on the internet. we couldn't be more proud of what he has achieved! well done papi!

we were invited to auntie corina's pre-birthday party which was a lot of fun. pea was doing fine although it was a bit much for him in the beginning. it got better the longer we were there though and finally he even fell asleep in the whole crowd.

i thought it's a good opportunity to go shopping for pea (cause he really doesn't have anything to wear...) and fell in love with this cute jeans with suspenders...

i made a cake and assembled a vintage themed present tray. :)

we also got to meet mia who was born a month ago. she is such a cutie pie and i couldn't believe how tiny she is! seeing the difference to pea with just 8 months in between was quite striking!

things we love

i realized that this blog will also help me remember what things we loved and made our life easier with pea. and who knows, maybe someone reads that blog wondering what to get pre-baby...

1. night light - we were lucky to get a "baby box" at the hospital with all kinds of helpful stuff in. one of these was this night light which proved to be the most helpful thing ever. it is battery powered and bright enough to feed the baby in the middle of the night.

2. mike zebra - i was talking about him before... really helpful with a hurty tummy or just to give some comfort.

3. night time dummy - it glows in the dark which makes it super easy to find it in the middle of the night.

4. tripp trapp newborn set - it's just great to have the baby next to you at the table! would really recommend it to everyone!

5. swaddle blanket - the first one we got as a present (just in case i will ever forget: i was overwhelmed with how generous everyone was! we got cards and presents from so many people when pea was born.) and i instantly fell in love. it can be used for so many things and pea loves it!

6. bottle heater - another thing we thought we will never need... we thought wrong. saves us so much time heating bottles and purées.

7. nappy disposal system - yes, nappies stink. there's not much more to say but this system really helps to keep the nursery smelling nice and clean.