Category: Mama
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Big Breath In. Big Breath Out. Repeat.
TL;DR my mother’s mother is on home hospice. My daughter is named after her. So I’m grabbing girl twin and running to the States to introduce them and say goodbye. It’s intense.
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And I’m Still A Bit Sick, If I’m Honest
So I’m totally back publishing this post to Tuesday, cause, DAMNIT, I was sick. And not just me – the entire family – all five of us – has a cold that’s just enough that on Monday after I went to the gym, I was literally falling down dizzy. YAY!
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Gather Round, Kiddies – Mama Has A BedTime Story
Once upon a time Papa had a wonderful opportunity to work in the Netherlands and Mama could work from anywhere in the world, so the Leander Family moved to Groningen.
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What Day Is It, Anyway?
We’re headed into the holiday week and I don’t know what’s going to happen – whether or not routines will be maintained or if publications will happen or if presents will be wrapped – anything’s possible.
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Navigating the Rush Hour
Back in the States, ‘rush hour’ refers to one of my favourite Jackie Chan movies as well as the hell that is a morning and evening commute to and from work made only slightly less miserable by the sweet soothing sounds of NPR while here in the Netherlands, rush hour TRAFFIC is so lame that…
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Do I Hear TWO?!?
Yesterday I took a day off and that’s just fine cause #whynot but today I was back on. And not only was I back on, but it was Father’s Day today and so a couple of weeks ago I picked out a present “from the twins” and went shopping with PROS.alpha and today *GASP* let…
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Adventures in Pregnancy: The Obvious Conclusion
This story. This event. This thing. THIS HAPPENING. It was big. HUUUUGE. It was fucking awesome cause that’s when the twins arrived and they kicked much ass and it’s taken me all this time, I thought, because the story was really hard. But, why? Why was it really hard to tell? Because I kept waiting…
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Adventures in Pregnancy: The Final Chapter
…is coming. I have been in the hospital since Wednesday and, YES, Georg Ulrik and Linnea Genevieve are HERE. On this planet. On 30 November 2017. #HOLYSHIT
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Adventures in Pregnancy: The Swiss Chards
We’re actually not QUITE swiss chards – we’re actually thirty-six and six days – solidly at the end of romaine lettuces, but we’re jumping ahead of schedule cause…. *DRUMROLL, PLEASE* We’re inducing tomorrow. In TEN hours. ADBFKNJZBJKNZB.NJZSI.LS/L ZNL DZI;G ;ZD GN ZDN BZ Z SG L!! !
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Adventures In Pregnancy: The Pea Pods
Still disturbed by the edibles. Apparently they’re approximately the length of a pea pod at thirteen weeks. Plus we received more information and I COMPLETELY LOST MY MIND. There was howling. There was vomiting. There was much snot. And there was a difficult talk between P and I that Really Needed To Happen ™ and…
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Adventures In Pregnancy: The Limes
We’re in shock. But also ecstatic. I’m in a very odd place because, yes, Pontus and I had a long conversation about how many children years ago – TWO – because he had a miserable time as the middle child. And while I would’ve been fine with one, Pontus felt strongly that siblings were vital.…
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This Is The Weirdest Walk Down Memory Lane EVAR
what is even happening right now. we’re having twins. TWINS. TWIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSS. also i totally replied to an email: You just HAPPEN to write when our family has the biggest news EVAR, hrm? There must be a psychic connection. Or you’ve hacked my web cams. Obviously both. So we found out today that we’re having TWINS.…