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Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
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The little love of my life
Had to relinquish my boys today for a couple of weeks. I’ve only ever been away from T for a max of 5 days before (and in fact, I doubt I’ve spent more than 15 days total away from him … Continue reading
Quick update from the depths of the CELTA…
So this CELTA course rocks. Seriously. It’s really stressful, it’s a lot of work, and it rocks. I’m not sure how other CELTA courses are, but I do like the approach to teaching, and our trainers here are pretty amazing. … Continue reading
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For Papa, who missed out…
Papa missed out on this yesterday: That’s right… It’s Torsten’s first cereal moustache!!! (Ok, so more made it onto the bib than into his mouth, but he did a pretty impressive job for a first time spoon-user…)
What no one tells you about becoming a parent:
No one tells you how much time you’ll spend in awe watching your child sleep, no matter how much sleep you need, thinking, “God, what did I do to deserve the gift of being this child’s parent?” I swear, I … Continue reading
2 Months – Time flies when you get no sleep!
(As always, click photos to see larger, better versions) Dear Torsten, I can’t believe you’ve already been with us for two whole months! On the other hand, you’re so much bigger and so much different than you were as a … Continue reading
0 Months – Welcome Home, Pumpkin!
Note: Ok, so this didn’t get finished until Torsten had been home almost a month, but given how much sleep I haven’t been getting, it’s a wonder it’s being posted at all Dearest Torsten, For a long time now, lots … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby names, blogging, evil husband, family, geek girls, health, hospital, labor and delivery, Life, love, names, pain, pregnancy, reproduction, Torsten
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Chez Grothoff, Home of the Super German Penguin Burrito!
Note: By order of the management, this burrito is not for eating. Seriously. Not for eating. (Click photo to embiggen) Oh, and Small Monster’s now not-secret name? Torsten. He’s sweet and beautiful and precious, and we love him more than … Continue reading
Week 37: Dear Snuggly Baby…
36 weeks, 6 days. Dearest Small Monster, Tomorrow you are full-term. Fully-cooked. Ready for lift-off. And probably lots of other things that involve two words with a hyphen between them. And this means you can make an appearance any time. … Continue reading
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Week 33: Survived the weekend, and now, onward…
32 weeks, 1 day. It was one Hell of a weekend. Christian and I rented a car for a full 3-day weekend (usually we only rent one for a day) to get last minute baby and winter preparations done around … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby paraphernalia, baby showers, family, friends, Life, love, pregnancy, shopping, stress
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Week 31: How to fall in love (again)…
30 weeks, 3 days: part II. Cuteness on wheels. Click to embiggen. Turn your head to the left to see cute little face with his hand in front of it Blurry it may be, but you can’t say he’s not … Continue reading
