Category Archives: Life in London

Two Americans living abroad, a chronicle about life in London.

A Dawn of Understanding

Eleven (11) weeks ago (when I was 20 weeks), I ventured to pregnancy yoga by our flat (in Primrose Hill). Still feeling very nimble and fit myself, I entered the room filled beautiful 30+ women with perfect baby bumps, large … Continue reading

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Cycling Through Chiang Mai Countryside

On one bright morning in Chiang Mai, we rushed down from our room upon a prompt from our lovely hostess, Annabelle. Our bicycle guide had arrived. We wouldn’t have time to sneak in breakfast. And setting off at 5.5 months … Continue reading

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Emergency Care…Learning About Baby

So, it’s official. We’ve become those boring, annoying people we vowed never to become. Every weekend is taken up by Baby preparations. And we can barely utter a word without Baby somehow finding its way into the conversation. Argh! I … Continue reading

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Nesting in Belsize

Upon our announcing a couple months ago, a number of friends who have been through it all before invited us around for a chat. They’ve advised us on which books to read, what kit we’ll actually need in London, and … Continue reading

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My Pregnancy…

A couple folks have written to ask about how I’ve been finding pregnancy. So, here goes For DECADES I’ve been dreading pregnancy. In fact, I’ve heard so many horror stories over the years that I just imagined that it will … Continue reading

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Happy Holidays in London…and from London

We hope you and yours have had a lovely holiday season wherever you find yourself. 2010 was an odd year for us, but a good one. We traveled to fewer places for longer than we have in years passed and … Continue reading

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Baby Update

On the 20th of December, we went in for Baby’s developmental scan. Turns out all of Baby’s organs appear to be in good working order and everything appears normal! But those of you who are familiar with the story of … Continue reading

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