Enough with the doctors already

    Dec 31, 2008 | Family, The First Year

    We took Mackenzie for her third checkup today (the U3 untersuchung). It was our first visit to Dr. Petra Reitz in Karben since all the other exams had been done at St. Vinzenz Hospital. I rather randomly chose her from the phonebook online since we couldn’t find...

    Too young for flying lessons?

    Dec 30, 2008 | Family, The First Year

    Well, I guess I spoke too soon when I mentioned that I had no other hospital experiences to compare my birthing experience to…I just spent two days in the Hanau City hospital with Mackenzie. No worries – this story has a happy ending all around. Last...

    Not exactly the Ritz

    Dec 25, 2008 | Expat Life, Family, Pregnancy, The First Year

    I haven’t mentioned much about what things were like those four days while I was in the hospital; but mistake my lack of words up until this point as a sign that things weren’t.  It was rather the opposite. Because I’m an expat and I am still not...

    Christmas fun

    Dec 25, 2008 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets, The calming years (3-4)

    Hello my dog friends around the world! I hope you’re all having an awesome Christmas this year. I got a bit jipped yesterday for Christmas. My humans were so concerned with their own dinner that they almost forgot mine…I have no clue how it was possible...