Category: Mutti

It’s a boy!

Markus and I are really excited to announce that Baby #2 is going to be a boy!  Due date is in May.  We could not have planned it better. Although, I must say I am a bit nervous, because I have no idea about boys.…

Ein halbes Jahr hinter uns

Sechs Monate, die genau so kurz, wie sie lang sind, sind vorbei. Hier kommt, was ich gelernt habe: Je schneller Maxine ist, desto erschöpfter bin ich. Sie robbt und robbt. Sie entdeckt die Wohnung. Und ich muss immer schneller kucken, was sie entdeckt. Falls etwas am Boden…

Nicht die Stoffwindeln deiner Oma

Als ich schwanger war, habe ich mich wie alle anderen werdenden Muttis mit Babysachen beschäftigt. Bestes Babybett, schönste Kleidung, modernste Flaschen, passender Kinderwagen, und und und. Ich habe auch im Internet viel über Stoffwindeln gelesen. Als werdende Mutti hört man viel über wickeln, und was in die Windel…

Throw Back Thursday

Through Facebook, I have been able to see such wonderful pictures from the past of my friends every Thursday. I have never posted a Throw Back Thursday picture, but I thought I would today on my blog. Many of you have kids going back to…

Not even six months changes!

Maxine is getting way too big for her britches! She is only five and a half months, and she has been poking her head out of her cot. In the morning she arches her back as much as she can and watches us sleep. It…

Kopfkino: Velcro Baby

Last night I was thinking of a way to solve a problem I am having with Maxine. Although I wouldn’t in reality actually do this, I think it would work. Maxine can roll over one way, but not the other. She rolls from back to…

OhioToElbe is 1 year old!

I started OhioToElbe when I found out I was pregnant. I wanted my friends and family both on the Ohio and on the Elbe to know what was going on in my family’s life. I have documented our eating, our travels, pregnancy, and baby. I…