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Not exactly the Ritz

Dec 25, 2008 | Expat Life, Marriage

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...

That just won’t do

Dec 19, 2008 | Expat Life, Marriage

Mackenzie’s US passport and birth certificate arrived today. Only one week for processing…talk about shocking! Unfortunately, they have the wrong date of birth on them…so we have to reboot and start again. I think it may actually have been my mistake...

Up all night drinking

Dec 18, 2008 | Marriage

Last night was a very long one here. Hubby didn’t get home til 11:30ish which was better than anticipated since he’d been to his company Christmas party in Dusseldorf (2-4 hours drive, depending on traffic.) Mack was already feeding when he got...

Just a few more sips, mom

Dec 15, 2008 | Marriage

I’ve heard that newborns seem to breastfeed all the time…I won’t argue with that. The last few days it seems that most of the time when Mackenzie’s awake, she’s attached to me. And unfortunately, that leaves very little time for much...

The art of sucking

Dec 13, 2008 | Marriage

Mackenzie has been learning to use a pacifier these days but keeping it in the mouth isn’t always the easiest…we delayed introducing one to her for a while since we didn’t want her getting confused. Plus she was so quiet and easy going all the time...