Baby / Lark / Motherhood / Personal
May 2, 2018
After it had been sitting on the shelf for a year or so, we broke out our nice camera when we went to the Keukenhof a few weeks ago. When I got around to loading the photos onto the computer after our trip, I was surprised and delighted to find a bunch of images captured […]
Baby / Favorite Things / Pregnancy
March 3, 2017
^^ end of pregnancy style: a t-shirt that barely fits and “I can’t be bothered” hair ^^ My second pregnancy was a bit different from my first (and not just because my first took place in the US and the second took place in the Netherlands). The second pregnancy I was chasing a toddler around […]
Baby / Life Abroad / Pregnancy
February 26, 2017
If you’ve been following along for awhile now, you already know that there are a lot of differences between how the Dutch and American systems handle pregnancy and birth (if you’d like to get caught up, see parts 1, 2, and 3 here). I’ve also written about Prim’s very “American-style” birth (read: induction, Pitocin, epidural, being […]
January 20, 2017
I’m in the home stretch now, and I have a feeling that this will likely be my last pregnancy update for this little one. Because my belly is still measuring behind (though not by much — measuring 33.5 at 35 weeks) I was sent for an additional ultrasound to check on baby’s growth. Much like […]
November 21, 2016
I have been having minor panic attacks this month realizing that I’m rapidly approaching the third trimester (one week away!) Even though I’m very much visibly pregnant and this little lady is just as much a party animal as P was when she was in my belly, being so focused on daily life with Prim […]