On Easter Morning, I wrote on my newsletter that went out each morning during Lent that during the fifty days of Easter I was going to try to write each day of Easter on my blog. Oh geez, I had the best intentions! I wanted to continue my writing discipline from my email list during…
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We are all adjusting constantly
There was no doubt that our lives would change drastically when we found out Ana was pregnant. I had a period of grieving about it if I am honest. I liked the way my life was turning out to be with all the sleep and freedom that came with it but as Ana grew, so…
Tadej is 2 months old!
Yesterday the little guy passed the two month mark and we just can’t believe that we are already here. Ok, to be honest it has both passed by quickly and turtle pace all at once. I feel as though he has grown rapidly but also we have aged exponentially since he has appeared on the…
My son’s name is Tadej!
Yesterday morning, my son Tadej James Krivokapic McHill was born. He came out of his mama at 8:43 am via c section and into the arms of his mom right away. He weighed 8lbs 1oz or 3,666 gramms. He was 52 cm or 20.4 inches long. He cried some but not too much at first…
On the day before I am becoming a mom…
We have gone to our favorite restaurant to celebrate these last moments of just being two. We have prepped our space and acquired things even though at some point we will realize what we really need, what baby likes and doesn’t like, what we like and done like, and then we will realize what we…
Thinking of Helen
Today is/was my grandmother’s birthday. If she were still alive, she would have been 102 today. She passed 3 and a half years ago. It is hard to believe it was that long ago and at the same time we didn’t really have my grandma with us for a while before that. She was lost…
Christmas Market update
The weather has turned from cold to pretty dang cold. This morning when I walked the dogs it was a refreshing 20 degrees Farenheit which translates to about -6 Celsius, almost -7. This makes Christmas Market going a little less attractive but it did not keep us from going to two lovely markets last week….
While we are waiting…
There is so much waiting in our lives currently which seems appropriate for Advent. Currently, Ana is in the hospital for observation and just until sometime today. As I write this, she is getting watched and ultrasounded a bit more and then she will be released but she texted me that the waiting is the…
Updates all around
I bet you were wondering where I was at in my Christmas market goals, eh? As of today, I have gone to six Christmas markets, each with a unique and wonderful vibe. So far the list goes like this…. Christmas Market 1 : Market at Bebelplatz that used to be at Gendarmenmarkt (you can see…
Christmas market goals and Berlin bucket list
If you have been reading my blog and following along, you know that we are now on what is called Mutterschutz…ok, even more accurately, Ana is. By law in Germany, the mom who is pregnant must take 6 weeks off before the due date at full pay. So we have 6 weeks before the due…
Living in Violet 