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tilting windmills
I don’t know why but some of my German genes start kicking in again…Inborn desires regarding tidiness and order are piping up. They are normally a bit suppressed in the Swiss environment due to overstimulation (see here), but somehow the … Continue reading
you know your baby turned into a toddler when…
…it wakes up from its lunchtime nap after only half an hour and instead of sleeping another round together with you, it walks away without looking back, opens the door and disappears into the kitchen while babbling incomprehensibly…leaving you in … Continue reading
daily adventures
Rain, rain, rain, all week long. Being inside all day is slowly getting us into a paddy. Therefore: waterproofs on and outside we go, even if it’s just in order to take out the trash. Because taking out the trash … Continue reading
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balcony monologue
This is what our neighbours might listen to when they sit on their balcony: “….look, little one, now you can play with your shovel!….wow, eh? mommy will be back in a sec, I just need to get the laundry….there you … Continue reading
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one year review (or how you know you have a child)
This month, the little one turns one. And while I watch her doing her first steps I wonder how fast this first year went by and how much we (and our household) changed during this year. If you don’t have … Continue reading
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baby signs
Almost immediately after we looked at the positive pregnancy test, Karsten started to familiarise himself with the neurological and psychological development of children. Mainly because he is most fascinated by psychological experiments such as the marshmallow experiment by Mischel or … Continue reading
Things that change when you have a baby: your sleep
I am sitting on the kitchen floor with the little one. I just had a cup of coffee. It is getting bright outside, I can watch the snow falling down, everything seems quiet and peaceful. Romantic? Could be. If it … Continue reading
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The not so restful restroom
Toilets are, in most Western societies, places of privacy, of tranquility, a way to shut out the world for a few minutes and let the mind wander. Or, if you are a proud owner of a smartphone, to cultivatedly check … Continue reading
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Baby business
Today is Friday – Babycircus Day! The little one enjoys it more and more…by now, she is laughing out loud when I hold her upside down or roll her over and she is really enjoying the company of other babies. … Continue reading
familial entropy 