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Mika’s journey into the world
“In half an hour we are going to repeat the test. If the (PH) value has decreased, it will mean that the baby will have to be born by c-section”. These were the words of the gynecologist that are still in my mind.…
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The bump watch is over, welcome little Mika!!
Last week Monday I took this picture just before my weekly appointment with my gynecologist, not knowing it’s going to be the last bump picture. l will tell the whole story in another post, but welcomed Mika the day after, March…
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Pregnancy diary: week 38
It has been a while since the last update, but as the weeks were passing I’m getting more tired and also more worried. With Liam I started having issues with my blood pressure around week 33 and he was born at…
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Pregnancy diary: it’s a …
As promised, we are not keeping the secret until the end of the pregnancy. We just waited to tell our families before telling everyone else. As you already know I booked tickets to fly just before Liam’s second birthday to…
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Pregnancy diary: week 20
Already 20 weeks, the half of the pregnancy!! Can any one slow down the time, because I’m getting the feeling that I will wake up tomorrow and I’ll be in the hospital with our baby… Yesterday we had also another milestone:…
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Pregnancy diary: week 18
As we say in Spanish “en un abrir y cerrar de ojos” (= in a blink of an eye) it’s already week 18, almost the half of the pregnancy! Can any one slow down the time, please?? Maybe the fact that I realized…
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Coming soon
It has been quiet on our side for a while and there’s a good reason for it. We are having a new crew member!! Or in other words, I’m pregnant 🙂 I had the same when I was pregnant of Liam, I’m very lucky I…
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Celebrating the breastfeeding week: 21 months breastfeedingu
This week is the world breastfeeding week with the theme “breastfeeding and work. Let’s make it work!”. Being a working mom, I know how much effort it takes to combine breastfeeding with a full time job. Despite of it we are…
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!!! Even though in The Netherlands celebrating Halloween is a recent (not yet so extended) tradition, we have had a fun evening preparing our pumpkin. For us Halloween brings a lot of memories as last year I was 35 week pregnant…
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Hollandse Nieuwe
My sister and brother in law are visiting us and we are doing some “Dutch stuff” like eating Hollandse Nieuwe. Have you ever tried Hollandse Nieuwe? What do you tipically eat in your home town/country?
