Skip to main content

About us!


If i were to explain how and why i ended up in the sleepy city of Almere in the Netherlands from the buzzing city life of Singapore, it would probably take up this whole friggin page ;)

Long story short:

Surinamese guy from Holland goes to Singapore in 2004 for an internship, meets a Singapore girl. They have a long distance relationship for awhile, girl gets tired of the LDR and moves to Amsterdam to do her Masters, leaving friends and family behind in 2008. 5 years later she realises she's still there, unmarried. She demands a wedding before she turns 30 (which she gets haha). Guy & girl do cool stuff together like starting their own property business. And, probably they best things they've made together so far, a baby boy Lennox in 2015 and another baby boy Sterling in 2017 :)

PHEW!

Jürgen & I in Phuket, Thailand during our honeymoon in 2013
(check out the girl & guy in the background. haha)


Living in a foreign country is tough enough as it is. Add to that raising kids in a strange country with different cultures and habits, it can get really lonely and depressing! What has helped tremendously is information online and support (from strangers!!) especially Instagram and Facebook.

It's amazing what moms can learn from each other and this has definitely inspired me to start this blog. Also because my sons are so darn cute, i want the whole world to know! :P

Baby friendly recipes, activities for babies/toddlers, staying fit as a mom, struggles of bringing up a child in a different environment than what you experienced, I will share these and more with you!

My first birthday as a mom in 2015.
I turned 32 and Lennox was 3 weeks old!

Lennox with the new addition to our family, Sterling born March 2017

Popular posts from this blog

Breastfeeding & Ramadan? Part 1

Tomorrow marks the first day of Ramadan in 2016. Last year i did not fast as Lennox was born on the 5th day of Ramadan, my little ramadan baby! :) This year I plan to fast as usual. Only difference is that I'm breastfeeding. Lennox is almost 1 and nurses on average 4 times a day: in the morning, before nap #1 (about 1130am), before nap #2 (about 5pm) and before he goes to sleep at night (about 830pm). Throughout the night he still wakes up sometimes and the quickest way to get him back to sleep is to nurse him. The night needs are comfort feeds i think, i don't think he's having a full meal in the middle of the night. There are fears that my milk supply might run out when i fast. But I guess since Lennox is already almost 1 and also having solids, it would be very different than a newborn or 4-5 month old exclusively on breastmilk. I did some research about breastfeeding during ramadan and it pretty much says it's up to the mom whether she wants to fast or not. Re
Post a Comment
Read more

Baby-friendly Orange-Grape Popsicle

Who doesn't love popsicles when it's hot out? Earlier this month the temperatures in the whole of the Netherlands increased to about 26-30 degrees and it was HOT! Supermarkets were selling popsicles on big discounts and I purchased them as well. Got home and enjoyed them, then Lennox looked at me longingly and wanted a taste. Uh... ok lemme check the ingredients list: "Water, sugar, glucose-fructose syrup etc etc"... YIPES! So it was a quick no no since (refined) sugar was on the list. I gave him ONE lick then said sorry, no more for you. I gulped it down then he started crying. Haha. So the next day I bought a popsicle mould from the Action for like €1,99 and I made these beauties! Ingredients list: 3 oranges a handful of grapes, cut lengthwise
Post a Comment
Read more

Breastfeeding & Ramadan? Part 2 - Got milk?

It's 27 june and we are 3 weeks into Ramadan! It didn't feel like it went quickly (especially in the beginning) but Hari Raya (Eid / Suikerfeest) is just over a week away! After a few compulsory non-fasting days (hello period), i was full on fasting while breastfeeding. I must admit, although I did the research and science says that milk supply would not be affected, it was still something i thought about a lot during the first days of fasting! It was all just in my mind though. After 2 days i was sure my milk supply was lesser than usual... but on the 3rd day (as though also a sign from the guy up there) when breast feeding, i was spraying milk from one side and leaking on the other just like the first newborn months!! Ok, so no dip in supply then! :P Totally what i felt like on day 3 :P
Post a Comment
Read more