We Are Having a Baby

Ok, so I am a little late to write this on the blog but WE ARE HAVING A BOY!!!! As of today, Valerie is exactly 5 months pregnant. She is getting bigger everyday. It is crazy to think that a living being is growing within her body. Every night, he kicks her around. I tell her that he is already defending me. We are still not sure about the name but we are thinking to call him Mathieu. This name will work both in English and in French.

Anyway, I have to chalk another one up to socialist medicine. We have been looking into all the benefits of having a baby in France and they seem to be numerous. We are going to pay nothing for having the baby and on top of that if we are lucky we may even get a stipend for having the baby. Although this depends on your income level and we may exceed the maximum but there is still hope. On top of this Valerie will have 4 months off to take care of the baby and I will get a measly 2 weeks but that is better than nothing.

The only problem we seem to be encountering is finding a day care. Apparently, there is only one in our neighborhood and it is on a first come first serve basis. Hopefully we will get lucky come January when we will need the day care. If we can’t get in we will hire a Nanny. This option costs more but we will get a good size reduction on our taxes at least.

Well, I guess life is going to change for good moving forward.