Author Archives: Harmony

We took the long trip (by Dutch standards – it’s just over an hour in the car) to see Ivo’s family today. Luckily Liam fell asleep in the car. After a quick visit with Oma and Opa, we headed over … Continue reading →

OK, still with support needed, but Liam is definitely getting the walking thing down. He’s also mastering standing for whole seconds at a time. What a genius!

Zeeland was the last Dutch province I hadn’t been to, so of course, that’s where we went for a weekend away. It’s also the second-last province for Liam – he hasn’t been to Limburg yet, so we’ll have to hit … Continue reading →

So, I didn’t wake up to bad news, but great news! I’m just sad I was sleeping when it was called. Not that I’m sad I was sleeping, that was necessary, but that I missed hearing it in real time. … Continue reading →

I just got home from “Irish Pub” where I watched the beginning of the election coverage with an American friend, her boyfriend and another couple of Dutchies. It’s almost 3:30 am here – boy am I going to be sorry … Continue reading →

This is sort of how I feel. It sucks being 6-9 hours ahead of the States.

We were lucky enough to have my cousin Courtney and her friend Jackie come to visit us this weekend from their semester abroad in Leuven, Belgium. It was lovely to have family here – we had a very relaxed but … Continue reading →

Today Liam and I went to Rotterdam so I could have an information interview over lunch with one of Ivo’s colleagues who used to work here, which seems like somewhere I’d very much like to work. Unfortunately, he kinda confirmed … Continue reading →

Despite being on the small side, Liam is a good eater. He breast feeds three or four times a day, eats three bowls of solid food, has one bottle and usually some snacks as well. He needs it all for … Continue reading →

A few pics of Liam playing on the kitchen floor in the last few days – the detritus you see strewn about is all his doing. He’s getting into more and more things – tonight I actually had to rescue … Continue reading →