Kjersti and Alex's Family Bulletin #2

Hello Family,

It was good to hear from those who replied. Dad - the history of the Duval-Arnould Family Bulletin in France was very interesting. We were glad to hear about it.

This week, as we mentioned in Bulletin #1 we've attached a "Belly Pic" This is Kjersti at 5 and 1/2 months. The baby is kicking a lot. We're considering calling him Jackie Chan Duval-Arnould. Or Bruce Lee Duval-Arnould we can't decide. Kjersti is feeling good and her energy level is high. I am thrilled to see what I lovingly and architecturally refer to as "The Orb" grow. Its very satisfying.

On the professional front, Kjersti and I will be working on a project together. EDAW has been selected as the Landscape Architect for the site that Portman is designing a Tower for. We were in a meeting yesterday together trying to remain seemingly unassociated, but our secret is out. There was a lot of interest in the baby and both teams were happy and supportive. One of our colleagues was joking that the baby was going to work on the project next.

We hope you are all having a good week and hope to hear from you.

Love,

Kjersti & Alex

PS we sit and write these emails together.

Please see attachment for front elevation view of Orb.

Kjersti and Alex's Family Bulletin #1

I've taken the liberty of posting these bulletins which I'll be receiving (perhaps weekly?) in anticipation of the arrival of my nephew in September.


Family Bulletin #1




Hello everybody,



Kjersti and I are starting up a family bulletin email so that we can stay in better touch and keep you up to date with the goings on in our lives.



The first big announcement - and you've probably already heard - is that we are expecting a son! He is due sometime between September 12 - 22, 2008. We are thrilled. We've been preparing for his arrival by reading all the baby books, of which we have - well probably all of them.



Thanks to those of you have already sent baby gifts. Donna, we really appreciate the cute newborn outfits and the little shoes which are adorable. Rosemary and Bertrand, the little "prince" onesie and bib are very cute. Randi and Phil, thank you so much for the onesie that says "thank heaven for little boys" - we couldn't agree more! And the bib. Karen, we love the little ceramic boy figurine and his Boston terrier. We have it sitting in front of our first ultrsound picture.



We are so grateful and blessed to have such a loving family and we can't wait to introduce "Captain America II" to you all. We'll keep you posted and look next week in the bulletin for "Belly Pictures!"

Countdown Special Comment to President Bush: “Shut the hell up.”

It's a BOY!!

Well, it's going to be a boy, anyway. We still have a few months to wait. But, it's official. My sister and her husband will be parents of a baby boy. Isn't that fantastic? I can't wait to be an Auntie. The next fun process will be finding a name for the little guy. They are looking/hoping to find a name that ties in with our Norwegian heritage. With names like:

*Geirleif
*Gnup
*Bergthor
*Boerk
*Kugald
*Thorberger
*Skum
*Smid
*Ragnar

...how could they go wrong? LOL Kidding - there are some beautiful names to choose from, and I can't wait to meet my nephew!