Sometimes the best toys are free

Sometimes the best toys are free

by | Dec 4, 2009 | Family, The First Year

When you have a little one at home, you are constantly trying to find something, ANYTHING, that will keep them amused for a while. But at some point, all the toys in the house just become boring, old stuff that is not all that interesting anymore. It may get her...

Filling up that baby belly

by | Nov 5, 2009 | Expat Life, Family, The First Year

Mackenzie is officially moving from 9 month to 12 month sized clothing today. In German sizes, that means we’re starting on the 80 (cm) sizes now. I pulled a TON of stuff out of her dresser last night, mostly pajamas that just don’t quite stretch far...
Sometimes the best toys are free

More discounts for new moms in Germany

by | Oct 12, 2009 | Family, The First Year

I am sad to say that shopping in Germany is not really the same as in America. For one, you don’t have tons of coupons to choose from every week to influence purchases. Occasionally coupons will come out from specific stores which can be used but those were...

When babies don’t sleep, everyone suffers

by | Sep 28, 2009 | Family, The First Year

The last week or so has been a rough one here. Mackenzie has begun waking up in the middle of the night usually around 3:30am) and then doesn’t want to go back to sleep for a few hours. This is something quite new for us because Mack has always been a really...

Getting Mackenzie ready for fall

by | Sep 14, 2009 | Family, The First Year

Everyone who has had children knows they grow at an alarming rate. Clothes that fit one day will no longer go over their head the next…or are an inch too short all the sudden. In addition to their growth rates, you also have to factor in the changing seasons,...