Not exactly the Ritz

by | 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...

Milk. It does a body good

by | Dec 20, 2008 | Family, Food, The First Year

One of the many things included in the new mommy package I got at the hospital was breastmilk tea, full of all sorts of herbs that are meant to help stimulate the production of milk. I honestly wasn’t even considering drinking this stuff because it smells like...

Up all night drinking

by | Dec 18, 2008 | Family, The First Year

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

by | Dec 15, 2008 | Family, The First Year

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

by | Dec 13, 2008 | Family, The First Year

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...

A visit to American soil…almost

by | Dec 11, 2008 | Family, The First Year

We went to the American embassy today to get Mackenzie all registered as a US citizen. I filled out the numerous pages of paperwork while still in the hospital (I’d printed everything beforehand since I knew I’d have plenty of time and quiet for that sort...