So what do you get when a Moroccan guy and an American girl create a little something that’s born on German soil ???

WE DON’T KNOW EITHER!

But we’ll find out next May! I sure hope the little tyke gets himself (herself) 3 passports out of the deal !!

And so we enjoyed a national day of celebration here in Deutschland when Sally announced that she had a bun in the oven! A baby on board! A …. a….. ok I can’t think of any other slogans for being PRE-GO !

Sönke wasted no time in organizing a day o’ baby over at the local Baby Dorf… Germany’s answer to “Babies R Us”. Some of us quietly think that perhaps Sönke really just wanted to play with the toys himself….

We met at Poppenbüttel’s Einkaufszentrum (shopping mall) and lunched Italiano while Sally showed off her “Mutterpass” (Mother pass), a German booklet in which the doctor records all the mother’s vital information during pregnancy.

For me, Baby Dorf was an important lesson in how utterly complicated and expensive it is to have a baby! What do you DO with all this stuff? How in the world do you pick a stroller from 500 choices? And why does a nurseryful of baby furniture cost well over 1000 euros?

We may never know the answer to these questions, but a fab time was had by all. I chased Sally around the ‘Dorf trying to photograph her belly, and Sönke tried to convince me that we NEEDED that giant stuffed hippopotamus for our apartment. (No, we don’t.)

By 3pm, Sally was ready for a mommy nap. We dropped her off then headed out to the Alster Lake for some therapeutic, post baby-sticker-shock sailing. Klaudia & Mehmet joined us, then Mehmet treated me to my FIRST EVER TURKISH DÖNER. A döner is a deliriously delicious mix of meat, lettuce, salad, and dressing served up in freshly baked Turkish bread. Mehmet knows the ‘insider’ spots for the GOOD STUFF, most of which were totally full of in-the-know hungry clientele… we found a table at Meram’s in Billstedt and ate our hearts out!

In other fine news, JENNIFER GETS APPROVED FOR A 3 YEAR GERMAN RESIDENCE PERMIT! Watch out all you Deutsch peeps, I’m here to STAY!
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Photos of our totally top shelf day:

Our grand entrance:

The world’s tiniest Levi outfit for a mere 100 euros:

No, you’ve GOT to be kidding me…… suitable for 1-6 year olds? So they’re already playing with FIRE here in Deutschland?!

That’s great… scare the heck out of the little tyke with a big scary SHARK picture right before he goes out into the ocean!

We don’t know what this is, but it was in the baby clothes section.

I think we need some help here.

YES the green one looks pretty SWEET! Tricky umbrella too.

We think the sides are way too low; one hiccup and the baby will bounce right out!

Now sailing I can handle…

God bless the Döner !!

Who has the coolest residency permit this side of the Atlantic ?!?!?!