Category Archives: Life
Eloïse Still Mending
I hadn’t got around to an update on Eloïse’s chicken pox until now, and I wanted to finish the saga. She had a couple of really difficult days with the itching and fever and then it broke. Who knows how … Continue reading
Opa Tony & Oma Bernie
It’s been quiet on the blog front, as a few people have doubtless noticed. The days have been long and full, leaving precious little energy and time for blogging. My natural father arrived in Amsterdam last Thursday, courtesy of a … Continue reading
Father’s Day
Today is the big one. In just a few hours, I’ll be meeting my natural father for the first time. You may recall the story. The next week is going to be a very interesting one, as two directly related … Continue reading
The Ongoing Odyssey Of The Pox
Eloïse has quite a bad case of chicken pox. Whereas a lot of children get away with a handful of pocks on their face and chest, Eloïse is covered in the bloody things. They’re all over her face, chest, arms, … Continue reading
Big Boy
We took Lucas to the consultatiebureau last Friday. It turns out that he now weighs 5830 g, is 60 cm long and has a cranial circumference of 40.4 cm. That’s quite a leap from his birth weight of 3500 g, so he’s now above … Continue reading