Day to mundane day exploits of a fairly ordinary family – NL Part II
UpdateSo, if you’ve read the blog, you’ll see that we’ve had a few issues with poor old Anneke. She’s been hit pretty hard with a cold - apparently it’s doing the rounds, but at one stage we were in emergency because she couldn't breathe and then 2 weeks later, at the GP (3 times in... Continue Reading →
You wouldn't be a parent for all the tea in China. It's a tough gig.You'd think it would be the newborn giving us grief, but unfortunately, it's our eldest.When we got home from hospital, Miss A had a cough. It didn't seem too bad. Later that night, I crawled up the stairs to get into... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure how we got so lucky, but I'm grateful we did.One of our concerns about having a baby was who was going to look after Miss A whilst I was in hospital. The doctors had scheduled a c-section for 3 March, but in my heart I always knew the baby would come early.We... Continue Reading →
Miss E was born 2 weeks ago.For the following week I was convinced I'd never walk again. The pain was so intense. There's a whole blog to come on that.....I just wanted to share with you all a wonderful moment yesterday in the sun with our friends. My friend K had a baby a week... Continue Reading →
So I woke up this morning and fell into the usual routine. Wake Miss A, get ready for work, breakfast then head off for the day. Before getting into my day though I opened the curtains to a beautiful sunrise looking out from our bedroom balcony. It was warm inside but clearly a bit chilly out.... Continue Reading →
The internet here in Holland is apparently AWESOME. Dave continues to throw around figures and MBs/GBs/HDMi/cloud/network yada yada terminology whilst repeatedly trying to explain to me exactly how awesome it it.All I know is that it drives me to tears when it doesn't work. Everything in our house is wireless and complex. I have no... Continue Reading →
So, it's official. The baby is upside down, as was Miss A. This means I am scheduled for a cesarean in a few weeks. Hopefully, the baby doesn't come early, like Miss A!We are ready! Earlier this year, my cousin Hans mentioned that there was a Van Raaij family crib lurking around. He organised for... Continue Reading →
I need to preface this by saying, I've had a bad day - we've had a string of frustrations hit us and this just takes the cake (no pun intended)To clarify - I have no concerns about Miss A's weight. She is perfect. My concern is their screwed up notion of 'overweight' and the fact... Continue Reading →
Early in the pregnancy (11 weeks) we had a bit of a scare. I wasn't sure who to call; the GP, the hospital, the midwife, the ambulance?In the end, I rang the midwife. It was early in the morning and I explained what was happening. Her response was "oh, that sounds fine, I'm not worried". ... Continue Reading →
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