Monthly Archives: October 2011

Day 145 – October 29, 2011 – Rough days…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 145 Number of days without a bike theft – 141 Days since it last rained – 2 Today started out pretty rough. The tram platforms by the hospital are closed due to construction, so … Continue reading

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Day 144 – October 28, 2011 – Hospital time…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 144 Number of days without a bike theft – 140 Days since it last rained – 1 This is not how I expected my first day of fatherhood to be. I anticipated sleepless nights, … Continue reading

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Day 143 – October 27, 2011 – She’s here…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 143 Number of days without a bike theft – 139 Days since it last rained – 10 Yep, she’s here. And today was probably the most exciting, most surreal and most frightening day of … Continue reading

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Day 142 – October 26, 2011 – Snapshots…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 142 Number of days without a bike theft – 138 Days since it last rained – 1 Checking in? Still no baby yet. Today was another beautiful fall day, so we decided to get … Continue reading

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Day 141 – October 25, 2011 – My culinary sense of adventure is unstoppable!

Number of days in Amsterdam – 141 Number of days without a bike theft – 137 Days since it last rained – 40 If you’re just checking in… no baby yet. And of course it rained this morning, because we … Continue reading

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Day 140 – October 24, 2011 – Still waiting…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 140 Number of days without a bike theft – 136 Days since it last rained – 4 In case you just stopped by to check, there is no baby yet. Although I know the … Continue reading

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Day 139 – October 23, 21011 – Due dates come… due dates go…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 139 Number of days without a bike theft – 135 Days since it last rained – 3 For what it’s worth, the baby was due today. That didn’t happen. Instead, we took the tram … Continue reading

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Day 138 – October 22, 2010 – Getting tropical all up in here…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 138 Number of days without a bike theft – 134 Days since it last rained – 2 The nice weather continues. Just take it as it comes. Getting zen about the Amsterdamp is the … Continue reading

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Day 137 – October 21, 2011 – I’m an art critic AND a scientist…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 137 Number of days without a bike theft – 133 Days since it last rained – 01 On a nice sunny day, we set out to run errands. Today was about finding something warm … Continue reading

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Day 136, October 20, 2011 – Still lost in translation…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 136 Number of days without a bike theft – 132 Days since it last rained – 0 Marked by rainy weather, today became one of those lovely days of domestic bliss that reminded me … Continue reading

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