Week 14

Dear Family and Friends,

This week has been very busy for us and the Muir Baby.

On Tuesday, we had Andrew's big sister Tracey visit us in Wellington.  She was here for a day's work event, and kindly stayed behind to visit and congratulate us in person.

We shared a great meal at Ombra - a new Venetian style Italian restaurant (which used to be the adult shop Peaches & Cream).

Here's our happy faces as a result of the lovely company and equally lovely food:

It is also the month of Wellington's annual food festival - Wellington On A Plate.  Andrew and I did a couple of classes last year, but didn't do as many meals out.  So this year, instead of classes (where Andrew sometimes is the only male in the whole class, and had to wear a floral apron to boot!), we thought we will do some set meals (2 courses + wine match for the daddy-to-be, and 2 courses + non alcoholic meal for mummy-to-be and baba) and also take part in the Burger Challenge.

Here is our first burger from Saturday's lunch @ Ti Kouka Cafe

Longbush Pork Burger:

Wairarapa large black pig bacon, roasted pork belly and pulled pork shoulder, with pickled cucumber, hoisin mayonnaise and iceburg on a steamed bun

Sides: pork crackling chips, home made chili sauce, spicy sprouts and beer battered extra crispy potato wedges (with skin)

On Saturday evening, Andrew's workmate Hannah and her lovely fiancé Igor held their engagement party at Junipers Restaurant and kindly invited us too.  The lovely bride-to-be was beautiful in her champagne cocktail dress, the groom-to-be was very dashing in his dark suite.

They kindly congratulated us on our baby news, and we were equally ecstatic for their happy status also.

It was a lovely party, where we hung out and got lots of baby advise from Andrew's kind and well experienced colleagues.

Next Monday, Hannah and the Muir Baby will be going to their first midwife's appointment.  Will report back about that eventful meeting soon!