From the monthly archives:

August 2007

München on Tuesday

August 31, 2007

We’re going to be in München on Tuesday (Sept 4) to report Oliver’s birth at the consulate. Let me know if any of you Müncheners want to get together for lunch afterwards. Bis dann!

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Interview with a Canadian Expat

August 30, 2007

Lynn is a Canadian expat that I made friends with in Potsdam who has since moved to Australia. When I met her, she had an almost two year old daughter and was six months pregnant. I’d been opening up more to the idea of being a mom, but getting to know her and seeing her [...]

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Latest Oliver video

August 29, 2007

Here’s Oliver in his playpen oohing and aahing. I’m still working on getting him smiling on camera and will post that when I manage it. For more see: Oliver videos on YouTube and my photos on FlickR. I’m a little behind on emails, so if you’re waiting for a reply from me, I’m not ignoring [...]

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Where’s Christina?

August 28, 2007

What have I been up to? Breastfeeding, basically! (It’s going better, just so you know, but I’ve got a hungry little barracuda on my hands). In a little over a month, Oliver has already cried his first tears, learned to hold his head up pretty steadily (for at least a little while), raised his head [...]

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Germanify me, baby!

August 18, 2007

Rainer is on his way to München right now to pick up my aunt, who is currently on her way from LA, so Oliver will be meeting his first extended family member today! She’s staying with us for the next two weeks, so that should be fun. It’s too bad that we don’t live anywhere [...]

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Asking for Questions

August 17, 2007

I’ve gotten some emails asking about the prenatal and postnatal care and the birth process in Germany. I’ve decided the best thing to do is make a post answering all the questions, so if you have any questions about the procedures, ask in the comments, and I’ll do my best to answer them in an [...]

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Christina’s Rockin’ Lentil Stew

August 16, 2007

In looking for healthy, hearty, easy to make recipes, I came across a Curried Red Lentil and Swiss Chard Stew With Garbanzo Beans recipe. I had to make some adjustments: no chard available, Rainer requires meat in his meals – hence the sausage, and we both dig garlic and I thought it should be in [...]

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