Blogs from Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 3

So many wonderful people have birthdays in March! Let's see cousin Cesar is 21, Grandpa Thomas is 65 and Happy birthday to Aunty Angela today! Yesterday was Rhys' FIRST birthday! He has a touch of the cold but otherwise is doing brilliantly. He has seven front teeth, is walking proudly in his first pair of shoes and getting ready to run. It's been a very busy year since Rhys has arrived. We had a very relaxing holiday in Finland last summer and recently made a brief visit over the Christmas holidays to England to visit family and catch up with a few friends in Portsmouth. Avalon is doing dance and loving it. While she dances Rhys is busy making friends with the slightly older dancers (5yrs). It's good fun for all even if I'm exhausted afterwards! ... read more

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Mother and baby doing fine - not so sure about father! Rhys Finn Solis Blair was born about ten minutes after we made it to the hospital, but home now and in repose, first bath!... read more

Hello friends, Thinking of everyone and knowing everyone may be wondering if bump "rice" is every going to present themselves?! Just went to the docs this past Friday and all is well with bump and mama. We have our next visit this Friday provided labour doesn't begin prior to that. It's half term for Ava this week so as it's a Monday and she has a touch of the cold we are staying indoors for the most part, crafting, coloring and dancing about the living room and select program viewing. I've been doing a bit of reading this last trimester which is great mainly because it feels like such a long time since I've had the energy or time to do so. If you have any reccommended reading please let me know. For the most part ... read more

thanks for all the great comments Most of you may know Sean is working with ESA (EJR- Quartz) at the ESTEC facility in the Netherlands on contract for the next three years. So we have begun the adjustments that come with a new culture and country. It's a great city, with canals, boat houses, bicycles every where (and they definitely rule the roads). Seems the hierarchy is bike, pedestrian, then autos, which is the way it should be in my opinion. I also realize that my previous entry was incomplete- bit of a glich with the blog? Avalon loves the big park which is open from 11 until 17 and they charge .50 cents to play or 12 Euro annual membership. That seems to mean no graffiti or litter or unruly youth hanging about. That said ... read more