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Today saw the end of Liam’s mass of messy curls, thanks to the Knipbus (a woman with a van who comes to your street). The before shot: During: After – hmmm, what do I look like: Quite charming I think: … Continue reading →

Typing time is somewhat limited as Kaya likes to hog at least one arm, but here are some photos from the last few days. Two weeks already. Wow. Click on the photo below to go to the album starting at … Continue reading →

The last few days in photos are now up – click on the photo below to go to the album.

If you just want to find new photos you can do starting with this one (click on it to go to the album). If you also want to read about the hospital stay and birth (non=graphic), just keep reading. Late … Continue reading →

We welcomed Kaya to the world at 4:51 this morning. She weighs 3.65 kg (8 lbs) and is 52 cm (20.5 in) long. Details later, but things went smoothly and we’re all doing wonderfully. We’ll be in the hospital at … Continue reading →

A month of waiting. I passed 37 weeks on January 10, meaning the baby could come out when she was ready and be considered full term. But, she’s apparently still not ready, so I’ve spent the month half-waiting, half-filling my … Continue reading →

We spent Christmas vacation mostly at home, having a traditional Christmas day and then getting almost everything crossed off our to-do list during the week that Ivo was home. And, we actually had a white Christmas – it snowed even … Continue reading →

Thursday morning we woke up to this: Fine. After checking that the roads were clear, Liam and I went to Soest for a Mums and Tots (and had a nice time there). Going to Soest is actually a nice drive … Continue reading →

We had a wonderful party for Liam’s second birthday. We had a selection of friends from various groups – a very few of my expat friends and their kids and some of their partners, a couple of our neighbours who … Continue reading →

After seeing Sinterklaas’ arrival speech in Antwerp on the 14th, the season got underway (see Lier, etc, post for more on the holiday). There were Zwarte Pieten everywhere. Here are some playing in a band in the mall. And Ivo’s … Continue reading →