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Да ядем и де четем?

Tue, 04/21/2015 - 8:20am

Мама, да четем? -- Mama, shall we read? -- Nora often asks. "Papa, boek lezen?" Nora loves us reading books to her.

Since the babies came home we've had dinner together every night. The first weeks it was a lot of work to get everybody and everything ready at the same time, but it's getting easier.

Nora wants us to read to her over dinner. She will say: "Да ядем и де четем?" (Shall we eat and read?).

The rule is that we will first have dinner but then we indulge her and read books. It is nice to have a special moment in the day together.

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Beschuit met muisjes

Sun, 04/19/2015 - 9:42pm

Last week I brought beschuit met muisjes to my work. My coworkers liked it and many still remembered that I brought it three years ago as well.

Today we had beschuit at home as well, and Nora had her first taste of the muisjes... she liked it, which made me proud, haha.

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Two months old

Wed, 04/15/2015 - 7:42am

Leo and Adrian are two months today! Unbelievable how time flies.

They are growing well and in the past week or so even started smiling some times. Especially after their feeding they like to hang out with Sasha and stare at her.

On Sunday Adrian was 11 lbs 2 oz (5050 gram) and Leo was 12 lbs 2 oz (5500 gram).

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7 weeks old

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 5:41pm

Leo and Adrian are seven weeks old today.

The last week we have seen a welcome improvement in their sleeping pattern, and the beginning of a good schedule. For example, yesterday we started the last feeding at 9.30 pm and around 11 pm they were sound asleep -- and didn't really wake up until 5.30 am. That's a very nice stretch. They don't fully sleep all the time and sometimes one of us needs to rock them, but it's a nice long time nevertheless.

According to our scale they were the same weight today, around 11 lbs and 12 oz (5300 gram). We'll get an official measurements in 18 days when they'll have their next doctor's appointment.

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Two great walks

Sun, 04/05/2015 - 5:18pm

Yesterday we had such a fun walk with Nora. It was windy but sunny and around 11.30 am we went for a long walk.

When we reached Highland St we had to decide -- to the right to the busy street? Or to the left to the playground? We chose the latter and Nora was so happy. She played in the sand and we spent a lot of time on the small swing.

Later we walked back to Wilson Boulevard. We briefly chatted with a couple that had 2 year old twins in a stroller, and also had an older daughter. When we reached Wilson Boulevard Nora was all excited: the fountains were working! She insisted to see them up-close and played with the water for a while. She almost fell in, trying to retrieve her stick that had fallen, but thankfully didn't. She had a blast. On the way back we saw a bus, and Nora said: "Dat is een huisbus." Guus: "Waarom?". Nora: "Want die brengt mensen naar huis".

Today it was less windy and we went for another nice walk. We didn't go as far, mainly because we talked to so many people on the way. Two of our neighbors, and then a couple from Alexandria who had 5 month-old twins.

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Lichtjes in de lucht

Thu, 04/02/2015 - 4:00pm

"Dat zijn geen sterren dat zijn lichtjes in de lucht".

"Those are not stars, they are lights in the sky".

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Sleeping angels

Sun, 03/29/2015 - 4:53pm

Leo and Adrian are six weeks old today. They are growing so fast. We measured them this morning and if our measurements are right they gained 12 and 15 ounces respectively. Adrian is now 10 lbs 13 oz and Leo 11 lbs 10 oz. In any case, Leo upgraded to size 2 diapers.

They start to sleep longer at night, which is a blessing. Last night we had a nice and long stretch after 2.00 am. It will be a while before this happens every night, I'm sure, but it is a hopeful sign.

This afternoon they fell asleep before we had swaddled them. Here are two pictures.

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The five of us

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 3:28pm

Thursday afternoon the stars aligned and we managed to go for a walk with the whole family, all five of us.

The weather was great, the babies were just fed and Sasha and I had taken our naps earlier in the day, and then at 5.15 pm Nora woke up so we decided to go for it.

We walked over Johnson and then Key Boulevard. At Whole Foods Sasha and Nora did some shopping while I waited with the boys outside. We also got some more diapers and then walked back over Wilson Boulevard. It was nice and warm and it was great to be outside.

While I was waiting for the ladies I went to Boccato and bought a cup of espresso. Since it was 6 pm I only dronk maybe one third of the delicious coffee and then threw the rest out... but the "damage" was done and at night I was wide awake. Thankfully I could take a good nap this morning so I feel fine but no more espresso for me in the evenings!

Friday the weather wasn't as good -- there was a cold wind -- but we decided to go for a walk again. We walked to the Italian Store and back. Nora did great, she walked pretty much the entire way, 1.6 miles altogether.

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Official mail (2)

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 3:16am

Leo and Adrian received their first formal letters. The Social Security Administration sent them their social security numbers.

The numbers are randomly generated nowadays -- so their numbers are quite different from each other.

Nora received hers around the same time three years ago.

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First walk with Leo and Adrian

Mon, 03/23/2015 - 7:45pm

This afternoon I took Leo and Adrian for a walk. It was great to be outside and also a nice opportunity for a long phone call.

We walked over Key Boulevard, all the way back to our old apartment, and from their I took them over Wilson Blvd. We visited their very first store -- the Belgian bakery, to stay with the tradition -- and did some grocery shopping at Trader Joe's.

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