Mist, ich habe mindestens die letzten vier Folgen von Desperate Housewives verpasst! Hier läuft gerade die dritte Staffel und ich habe noch gesehen, wie der älteste Junge von Lynette den Männerkopf in der Gefriertruhe von Mrs McClusky gefunden hat... Und dann hab ich immer die Sendezeit verpasst, weil gerade dann hier so viel los war.
Hat jemand eine Ahnung, wo und wie ich Folgen übers Internet ansehen und downloaden kann?
Samstag, 21. Juli 2007
Special day ...
Yesterday Júlíana reacht a new step in her development: She is able to move herself around by using her feet and arms!
Now the stressless times are over when I could go around, fetching water and nappies and leave her unsupervised in our bed... She is so strong, it's unbelievable. That's my girl!
Verónika made a new friend the other day: A neighbor's boy at her age is living down the street. After I met his mom, talking to her for a while, Garpur (the boy's name) wanted to show me his toys and dragged me through all their flat.
When I came home and announced to Verónika, that there's living a boy down the street with a lot of Lego toys, she directly went to them and stayed for playing with him.
She is so easy going, she just goes and asks kids, plays with them and easily makes friends!
Jóhanna was jealous about her playing with someone else, so she told Garpur's mom Verónika could only stay to five (that were 15 mins.), and told us that Garpur's mom said she had to leave at five! Later when Garpur came to us I talked to his mom and we found out that Jóhanna lied to us all.
I told her that Verónika needs to makes friends of her own and doesn't always like to stay at home and play with Jóhanna!
Now the stressless times are over when I could go around, fetching water and nappies and leave her unsupervised in our bed... She is so strong, it's unbelievable. That's my girl!
Verónika made a new friend the other day: A neighbor's boy at her age is living down the street. After I met his mom, talking to her for a while, Garpur (the boy's name) wanted to show me his toys and dragged me through all their flat.
When I came home and announced to Verónika, that there's living a boy down the street with a lot of Lego toys, she directly went to them and stayed for playing with him.
She is so easy going, she just goes and asks kids, plays with them and easily makes friends!
Jóhanna was jealous about her playing with someone else, so she told Garpur's mom Verónika could only stay to five (that were 15 mins.), and told us that Garpur's mom said she had to leave at five! Later when Garpur came to us I talked to his mom and we found out that Jóhanna lied to us all.
I told her that Verónika needs to makes friends of her own and doesn't always like to stay at home and play with Jóhanna!
Dienstag, 17. Juli 2007
3 Months Baby Check-Up
Today was Júlíana's three months check-up at the local policlinic. In fact she is 3 months and two weeks old...
A nurse is weighting and lenght measuring her and transfers the numbers into a growing chart. Júlíana also got her first shots!
A nurse is weighting and lenght measuring her and transfers the numbers into a growing chart. Júlíana also got her first shots!
Here she lies on the scale (6,440 kg)...
...and on the lenght-measuring table (65 cm - tall girl!).
Hat-size is is 41,5 cm now.
...and on the lenght-measuring table (65 cm - tall girl!).
Hat-size is is 41,5 cm now.
Montag, 16. Juli 2007
Housewife vs. Family Manager
As we are five now and cloth diapering, there's always a lot of laundry to do. By working on these kind of brainless tasks one has the possibility to let one's thoughts wander.
Today it occured to me in the wash-room, that the job of a housewife is completely underestimated. During the last weeks of staying at home with the kids (Siggi and the older girls are on holidays from school), I tried to take my housewife chores seriously; not only cooking, washing, shopping and organizing as usual, but also cleaning (I hate most).
Somehow women have that multitasking-ability men don't, that's why we can listen to the radio, hug the baby on one arm, cook with the other hand and remember to book a doctor's appointment for another kid at the same time. Jóhanna has to take in medicine now; Siggi doesn't even remember to give her a pill at dinner-time!
It seems to me, that as a dedicated mother, you function as a collection of several more or less well-paid professions in one person: You are teacher, nurse, psychologist, cook, chauffeur, secretary, cleaning lady, (home-)designer, tailor and entertainer! And I bet, you are the only person in your household who knows exactly, who has to be where at which time for how long...
And that without any payment!
That's why I thought about calling my current profession "family manager", sounds better, includes dignity and describes this demanding and stressful job much better than that humiliating title "housewife". (Sounds as if you never leave your home and are completely clueless about anything else except housework!)
And I claim a decent salary: I suggest 200.000 ISK* per month - after tax!
*appr. 2400 € / 3300 US$
Today it occured to me in the wash-room, that the job of a housewife is completely underestimated. During the last weeks of staying at home with the kids (Siggi and the older girls are on holidays from school), I tried to take my housewife chores seriously; not only cooking, washing, shopping and organizing as usual, but also cleaning (I hate most).
Somehow women have that multitasking-ability men don't, that's why we can listen to the radio, hug the baby on one arm, cook with the other hand and remember to book a doctor's appointment for another kid at the same time. Jóhanna has to take in medicine now; Siggi doesn't even remember to give her a pill at dinner-time!
It seems to me, that as a dedicated mother, you function as a collection of several more or less well-paid professions in one person: You are teacher, nurse, psychologist, cook, chauffeur, secretary, cleaning lady, (home-)designer, tailor and entertainer! And I bet, you are the only person in your household who knows exactly, who has to be where at which time for how long...
And that without any payment!
That's why I thought about calling my current profession "family manager", sounds better, includes dignity and describes this demanding and stressful job much better than that humiliating title "housewife". (Sounds as if you never leave your home and are completely clueless about anything else except housework!)
And I claim a decent salary: I suggest 200.000 ISK* per month - after tax!
*appr. 2400 € / 3300 US$
Sonntag, 15. Juli 2007
Elena Spielverderber!
Gestern Nacht haben irgendwelche Asis eine megalaute Gartenparty gefeiert. Das bierseelige Gegröle samt Techno-Gewummer blökte durch den Garten zu uns herüber und je später der Abend, desdo lauter wurden Musi und Gäste.
Nachts um Eins hätte ich dann mal gerne geschlafen, aber daran war nicht zu denken. Selbst bei geschlossenem Fenster habe ich alles gehört, als hätte ich ein Radio neben mir voll aufgedreht. Nicht, dass ich was gegen Gartenpartys hätte, aber ich bin der Meinung, dass man ab einer bestimmten Uhrzeit schon Rücksicht auf seine Nachbarn nehmen sollte...
Um dem Spuk ein Ende zu bereiten, habe ich zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben bei der Polizei hier angerufen und mich über Lärmbelästigung beschwert. Der Cop meinte, sie würden mal sehen, was sich da tun ließe. Eine halbe Stunde später war Ruhe, ich lag schadenfroh im Bett und konnte endlich einschlafen... hehehe
Jetzt bin ich wahrscheinlich zur spießigen Nachbarin mutiert.
Nachts um Eins hätte ich dann mal gerne geschlafen, aber daran war nicht zu denken. Selbst bei geschlossenem Fenster habe ich alles gehört, als hätte ich ein Radio neben mir voll aufgedreht. Nicht, dass ich was gegen Gartenpartys hätte, aber ich bin der Meinung, dass man ab einer bestimmten Uhrzeit schon Rücksicht auf seine Nachbarn nehmen sollte...
Um dem Spuk ein Ende zu bereiten, habe ich zum ersten Mal in meinem Leben bei der Polizei hier angerufen und mich über Lärmbelästigung beschwert. Der Cop meinte, sie würden mal sehen, was sich da tun ließe. Eine halbe Stunde später war Ruhe, ich lag schadenfroh im Bett und konnte endlich einschlafen... hehehe
Jetzt bin ich wahrscheinlich zur spießigen Nachbarin mutiert.
Video testing
I hope this works... Would be fun to send video-clips!
Well, it did not work and I removed the foto. Sorry, have to find out sth else.
Go to sleep now.
Well, it did not work and I removed the foto. Sorry, have to find out sth else.
Go to sleep now.
Freitag, 13. Juli 2007
Creative air-squeezing techniques
Oh boy, what a night! Júlíana was tossing and turning through all our bed tonight, and me likewise because of her loose sleeping.
Poor thing has such troubles getting rid of her air, both upwards and on her rear end. Sometimes it takes up to 45 minutes of crying, screaming and sparking after nursing until she´s burping...
My friend Birna gave me her baby-book (an over 680 pages how-to manual about baby maintenance) from Sears& Sears, after she decided, her second child would definitely being her last one. Dr. Bill writes in this recommendable baby-bible: "Gassy food makes gassy babies." Yeah, right, but - I really have no idea what could cause her troubles, as I already skip everything known (and yummie, like kidney beans and garlic).
So far we rubbed her stomach, patting her back, giving her tummy-massage and holding her in various positions. Now I found out, that jumping helps, while I hold her closely to me, and finally she fell asleep again. *pheu-wiping sweat from forehead*
Other creative ideas wanted!
Little miss is drooling and nagging her hands suspiciously often the last two weeks or so, and I assume the first tooth is not far away. (Which is not unlikely, because both sisters had their first tooth by four months.) Yesterday she almost completely soaked the front of her shirt! Now we're dressing her in bibs, which looks quite funny...
But despite of her gassy intenstines, she is a bright and cheerful girl, mostly interested in -except of mom's breast of course!- watching her elder sisters play and exercising! She is really strong, rolled herself over 2 months + and is now strengthening her back and arms. Sometimes she tries to lift her bottom up! I recone with her crawling soon - and with that the time, when we need to vaccume clean three times daily...
Look how strong she is!
I'm struggeling again and again with breast inflammation, or better said, with a beginning one. It occurs especially after nights, when I'm far too tired to remember to wrap my milkbar properly again after night nursing. But for better luck I've been blessed with a strong sucker and could avoid up to now the need to take in antibiotics.
Sometimes I feel I'm doing nothing else but breastfeeding, changing, hugging, and especially Verónika is really annoyed about the little attraction she's receiving.
But on the other hand --- I found a nice hugging sentence in the baby-bible mentioned above:
"[sometimes] you may think " I don´t get anything done." But you are getting something done. You are doing the most important job in the world - mothering a human being."
Aaahhh... hugs for my soul...
Poor thing has such troubles getting rid of her air, both upwards and on her rear end. Sometimes it takes up to 45 minutes of crying, screaming and sparking after nursing until she´s burping...
My friend Birna gave me her baby-book (an over 680 pages how-to manual about baby maintenance) from Sears& Sears, after she decided, her second child would definitely being her last one. Dr. Bill writes in this recommendable baby-bible: "Gassy food makes gassy babies." Yeah, right, but - I really have no idea what could cause her troubles, as I already skip everything known (and yummie, like kidney beans and garlic).
So far we rubbed her stomach, patting her back, giving her tummy-massage and holding her in various positions. Now I found out, that jumping helps, while I hold her closely to me, and finally she fell asleep again. *pheu-wiping sweat from forehead*
Other creative ideas wanted!
Little miss is drooling and nagging her hands suspiciously often the last two weeks or so, and I assume the first tooth is not far away. (Which is not unlikely, because both sisters had their first tooth by four months.) Yesterday she almost completely soaked the front of her shirt! Now we're dressing her in bibs, which looks quite funny...
But despite of her gassy intenstines, she is a bright and cheerful girl, mostly interested in -except of mom's breast of course!- watching her elder sisters play and exercising! She is really strong, rolled herself over 2 months + and is now strengthening her back and arms. Sometimes she tries to lift her bottom up! I recone with her crawling soon - and with that the time, when we need to vaccume clean three times daily...Look how strong she is!
I'm struggeling again and again with breast inflammation, or better said, with a beginning one. It occurs especially after nights, when I'm far too tired to remember to wrap my milkbar properly again after night nursing. But for better luck I've been blessed with a strong sucker and could avoid up to now the need to take in antibiotics.
Sometimes I feel I'm doing nothing else but breastfeeding, changing, hugging, and especially Verónika is really annoyed about the little attraction she's receiving.
But on the other hand --- I found a nice hugging sentence in the baby-bible mentioned above:
"[sometimes] you may think " I don´t get anything done." But you are getting something done. You are doing the most important job in the world - mothering a human being."
Aaahhh... hugs for my soul...
Photos from Júlíana´s Christening
Wow, I managed to create an online-photoalbum with recent pictures from Júlíana´s christening on pentecost! Still can´t believe it.
We had a very nice service and gathering with friends and Siggi´s family. Take a look at the pictures here:
(Now I hope it works...!)
We had a very nice service and gathering with friends and Siggi´s family. Take a look at the pictures here:
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| Júlíana's Christenin |
(Now I hope it works...!)
Donnerstag, 12. Juli 2007
neuer Blogg!
Nachdem wir jetzt eine Digi-Cam haben und ich ohne Weiteres Fotos ins Netz stellen kann, habe ich beschlossen, meinen Blogg zu reviveln und ab und zu über uns zu schreiben.
Und ich finde, es sieht doch schon ganz nett aus hier!
Ich habe ein bisschen am Design gebastelt und freue mich auf Kommentare.
Es gibt bei Blogspot noch ein ein paar nette Features, wie z. B. Online-Fotoalben und evtl auch die Möglichkeit, kleine Videoclips einzustellen. Muss ich aber noch herausfinden.
Neulich bin ich spät abends noch im Internet herumgesurft und habe auf der Homepage der ZEIT einen Artikel über Kindesmisshandlungen ("Wer sind die Täter?") gefunden - mir standen die Haare zu Berge. Ich konnte nicht mehr als zwei Seiten lesen und saß heulend vor dem Compi, bis Siggi kam und meinte, ich wüsste doch, dass ich solche Reportagen nicht lesen soll...
Wer gerne Horrorstories liest, kann sich hier informieren:
http://www.zeit.de/2005/17/Karolina
Mein Gott, zu was gewisse Eltern fähig sind...
Und dann guck ich mir meine süße Maus an und frag mich wirklich, wer sowas einem kleinen Würmchen antun kann - wie gesagt, ich habe nur die ersten beiden Seiten des Berichts gelesen!
Natürlich sind kleine Kinder zwischen 0 und 3 die reinsten Ego-Monster und können einen wahnsinnig stressen (man denke an untröstlich schreiende Säuglinge oder das klassische Beispiel des sich hinschmeißenden, brüllenden Drei-Jährigen im Supermarkt) --- aber das ist doch noch lange kein Grund, Kindern nicht die Windel zu wechseln oder bei Minusgraden in Unterhose auf dem Balkon stehen zu lassen!
Echt krank.
In solchen Momenten bin ich wirklich froh, dass ich nicht mehr in Deutschland wohne.
Und ich finde, es sieht doch schon ganz nett aus hier!
Ich habe ein bisschen am Design gebastelt und freue mich auf Kommentare.
Es gibt bei Blogspot noch ein ein paar nette Features, wie z. B. Online-Fotoalben und evtl auch die Möglichkeit, kleine Videoclips einzustellen. Muss ich aber noch herausfinden.
Neulich bin ich spät abends noch im Internet herumgesurft und habe auf der Homepage der ZEIT einen Artikel über Kindesmisshandlungen ("Wer sind die Täter?") gefunden - mir standen die Haare zu Berge. Ich konnte nicht mehr als zwei Seiten lesen und saß heulend vor dem Compi, bis Siggi kam und meinte, ich wüsste doch, dass ich solche Reportagen nicht lesen soll...
Wer gerne Horrorstories liest, kann sich hier informieren:
http://www.zeit.de/2005/17/Karolina
Mein Gott, zu was gewisse Eltern fähig sind...
Und dann guck ich mir meine süße Maus an und frag mich wirklich, wer sowas einem kleinen Würmchen antun kann - wie gesagt, ich habe nur die ersten beiden Seiten des Berichts gelesen!
Natürlich sind kleine Kinder zwischen 0 und 3 die reinsten Ego-Monster und können einen wahnsinnig stressen (man denke an untröstlich schreiende Säuglinge oder das klassische Beispiel des sich hinschmeißenden, brüllenden Drei-Jährigen im Supermarkt) --- aber das ist doch noch lange kein Grund, Kindern nicht die Windel zu wechseln oder bei Minusgraden in Unterhose auf dem Balkon stehen zu lassen!
Echt krank.
In solchen Momenten bin ich wirklich froh, dass ich nicht mehr in Deutschland wohne.
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