The Story of Simzgirl

After my post yesterday Simeon and I walked across town to take an English walking tour of Berlin. Along the way we stopped to grab a soft pretzel and a hot dog from a friendly street vendor. Mmmmm (that’s German for Yummy). We arrived at the location where the tour was to meet and didn’t […]

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Or “Good morning from Germany! Simeon and I are having a fabulous time. We keep reminding ourselves we are on no one’s schedule but our own and just trying to enjoy our vacation. We arrived yesterday (after layovers in Chicago and London) and managed to find our way out of Tegel airport, caught a bus […]

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I am not sure if I have mentioned this or not, but Simeon and I are leaving tomorrow for Europe. Yep, that’s right. Tomorrow. Simeon is speaking at RailsConf Europe, in Berlin, Germany. Not wanting to pass up a chance to visit Europe, I decided to tag along. Since we didn’t know when we […]

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Ana had her nine-month doctors appointment this morning. Here are her stats from the appt:
Height: 28 1/2″ (80th percentile)
Weight: 18 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile)
Head: 44.25 cm (60th percentile)
The only things of note from the appointment were the test for anemia, which she passed (meaning not anemic) and a flu shot, which she barely fussed […]

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Dear Ana,
You are nine months old today. Nine months. You have officially been outside of my body as long as you were inside. How weird is that?

But I have to say, while it was mighty convenient having you inside, it is so much better having you out here where I can play with you. […]

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The weather was exceptionally beautiful over Labor Day weekend so Simeon and I decided to take a trip to Seaside. We visit the coast quite regularly, since both of our parents live out there, but this was the first time we have gone when the weather was nice enough to actually take Ana on to […]

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