tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33954202012-02-16T16:12:14.265+01:00A web journal of my life in Denmark.Leah Weston Kaaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734224977842063795noreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395420.post-53259773631790446362011-05-28T10:56:00.001+02:002011-05-28T10:56:27.454+02:00

It's funny that there are at least 4 different nationalities of kids and parents running around the library today. For such a small town, it's becoming quite diverse. Hopefully, that will translate into the international school, which has been in the whisper stream for months, actually being established. - Posted on the go with my iPhoneLocation:Åstvej,Billund,Denmark

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Took the girls out yesterday to get them some fresh air. It's still nice and snowy today and very picturesque.

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Emma got her face painted at LEGOLAND today.

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Dina is on the verge of crawling. She's very excited by rocking on her hands and knees.

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My cousin's plane was late, but we got to sit and wait in Starbuck's! Oh please, oh please come to Billund airport!

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So there is a world outside of Billund. Had my first night away from Dina to see Duran Duran in concert. Not only was it a great concert, we got to meet the band! It made the separation anxiety worth it. But can't wait to get home now...

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Yes, welcome to my world. It's one where I feel compelled to write about finding a good nursing bra. I picked up a Medela seamleass softcup bra when visiting my sister a few weeks ago, and it's been the best find. It's really supportive, and it covers in all the right places, which helps when trying to be discreet. Between that and my Glamourmom tanks, I'm ready to keep nursing little Dina

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A full day of travelling and she was the belle of the ball. She had grown men goo-gooing, children ooo-ing and ahh-ing. "what a (good, happy, pretty, sweet, insert compliment here) baby you have!" Dina played to the crowd, smiling, cooing, NOT sleeping. And here I am at 4am, blogging and not sleeping. Yeah. My baby is cute.

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I took the girls to the doctor yesterday. Dina had her 5 month shot and Emma had her 3 year check-up. They are both thriving, Dina maybe a little more so! She is holding steady at 11 kilo but she's gotten quite long--74 centimeters.Emma is an above average 101 centimeters and a slim 15.7 kilos. The doctor complimented her on her language skills. She was very impressed by how she could switch

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Emma got her hair cut this weekend. She really wants to grow long "princess" hair, but at age three, she won't keep anything in her hair to hold it back. So she has short bangs and we're trying to grow out the back.The hair dresser added a pink heart to her hair and there were many tears when we had to wash it out. I wonder sometimes if I'm responsible for the pink, the dresses, the make up and

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Dina hasn't been sleeping well the past few days and I guess it caught up to her while I was having lunch at the cafe.

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A satisfied birthday girl. She didn't quite understand that the party was for her, but she knows where to find the camera.

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More cakes for children's birthday parties... I baked the cakes for Emma and Anders birthday party at LEGOLAND today. Emma's cake was a layer cake version of the pink princess cupcakes and I made this blue LEGO brick for Anders. Both cakes were chocolate with cream cheese frosting.I'm obsessed. Let them eat cake...

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Now this is truly my life in Denmark. Baking pink cupcakes for Emma's 3rd birthday.

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3 months and 4 weeks old and she did a full roll from her back to her stomach. I'll have to be watching her like a hawk from here on out. I have a feeling she'll be on the move as soon as she can figure out how to get her chubby little body going.

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Billund is a very small town. There were no cafes until just recently. A cafe opened in the Billund center, next to the church, the library and the bus stop. It also happens to be across the street from my office at LEGO.Since I walk Dina everyday to "downtown", we are becoming fixtures at the cafe.The center is a wireless hotspot, so it's a nice place to sit, nurse, eat and play with my iPhone.

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Sanne and I took the babies to lunch in Billund today.

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The first picture taken with my new iPhone. And my first blog post via email sent from my iPhone. I'm in geek heaven.

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We had a white Easter.  Just when everyone is sick and tired of the cold and rain, it snows.  It was actually nice. The sun has been shining, and that counts for a lot despite the snow.  It still is starting to feel like spring.  I just can't wait to take the baby out for a walk without bundling up or wearing my snowsuit, which seems to be a source of amusement to everyone from my 3 year old to

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Dina had a little check up today. She’s 8.8 kilos/ 19 lbs and 66 centimeters/ 26“ long. That’s great for a 6 month old. But my little bundle is only 2 months old. Oh, and did I mention the tooth that’s coming in?

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Dina was born at 10:49 a.m. on Thursday, December 13th. Exactly a week past my due date.The good part--other than having a beautiful baby--is that the labor didn't last that long. I had my first contraction at about 6:15 that morning and they were about 8 minutes apart. By 8:00 am they were 5 minutes apart and we were on our way to the hospital. By the time we got there it was 8:45, the

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Even I was shocked to see this picture. I knew I was huge, but this was beyond my expectations. It was taken almost a week ago, so I think I'm even bigger. I really, really want this baby to come out and last night I thought it was going to happen. I woke up at 4:00 am with some pain (but not steady contractions) and thought, "this is it!" I couldn't get back to sleep, but now in the light

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Emma used the potty for the first time yesterday! We've been watching Elmo's Potty Time, which does seem to inspire her. And last night, she put her pee pee in the potty! Elmo would be so proud.

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This is from last November, but it's still so cute. She still loves to dance.

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This is from last November, but it's still so cute. She still loves to dance.

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Lars, Emma and I are on the cover of the Billund telephone book. What are the chances when you live in a town with a population of 8,000 people?

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I just got an update email from Planned Parenthood with a link to a great blog, "I Am Emily X". It chronicles the life of a Planned Parenthood worker who is encountering protesters--anti-choice people who are calling their harassment "40 days for life." It breaks my heart that in a country where the health care system is a travesty, these people feel that they have nothing better to do than

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I had a good scan yesterday. Everything looks great, including the placement of the placenta, so no c-section for me. The baby is quite big, she's 2.5 kilos already (over 5lbs) and I'm only 32 weeks! I'm preparing myself for another 5 kilo baby (between 10-11lbs).

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Everything is fine with the baby. And technically, I'm fine too. Blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, are all fine. But this has been a miserable pregnancy. My back is killing me. I have what is known in Denmark as bækkenløsning. I'm not even sure what it's called in the U.S. I did find an article on Babycenter about posterior pelvic pain, which sounds very much like what I'm experiencing.

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Who made my Dæmon a friggin' mouse?! I was a wild cat, then a wolf and now a MOUSE?

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I found this on another blog and thought it was a really fun test to take. I really love that I'm a Barbara Kingsolver book, especially one with a character named Leah. I was literally just wondering where my copy of this book disappeared to yesterday and thinking about ordering it from Amazon.You're The Poisonwood Bible!by Barbara KingsolverDeeply rooted in a religious background, you have

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The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman is one of my favorite books and the movie coming out later this year looks amazing. The movie site is a gorgeous with a very fun "Meet Your Dæmon" application. Here's mine, Aradion...since it hasn't taken shape yet, anyone can comment on it. Take the test yourself, it's quite fun even if you aren't familiar with the books.

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It seems Denmark has a problem with smoking... this country has one of the highest cancer mortality rates due to its high number of smokers according to the Copenhagen Post.A whooping 24% of the population smokes. One doctor states, "It doesn't seem as if the warnings against smoking have gotten through to Danes." Well, duh.I have a reputation for being the worst kind of ex-smoker amongst my

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I had my 18 week scan, although it turns out I'm 19 weeks... they've pushed up my due date to December 6, 2007. Everything looked good, with the exception of the placement of the placenta. At the moment, I have placenta previa. Not to worry yet, though. I'll go back for another scan in my 3rd trimester to see if it's moved, and there's a good chance that it will.So, we're not 100% sure, but

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It's been quite awhile since my last blog, but I think I should be excused. You see, the one dose of hormones did the trick and I am just coming out of my first trimester! I'm expecting a little bundle of joy sometime around December 7th.Everything looks good this time around. I've already had 4 scans, all of which were very positive news. The last one was to assess the risk of Down Syndrome.

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The Copenhagen Post reports that Starbucks plans on opening a store in the Copenhagen airport! Can the Billund airport be far behind?! Probably, but an American girl can dream, can't she?

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I'm off to the fertility clinic again tomorrow morning. I'll probably start the hormones in the next couple of days. I will be so glad to stop thinking about getting pregnant again, which I will do one way or another. If I'm not pregnant by this summer, we've decided to stop... if I have another miscarriage, that's the last. So here's crossing my fingers (and toes and eyes and anything else

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I want Sesame Street! Emma loves the Sesame Street "Do the Alphabet" DVD. She asks for it everyday, "Alphabet! TC (how she says TV)!" And she loves when I start singing the songs. But I really want her to see the TV show! I've got to see if any of my American friends (hint, hint) will tape for me--well, not tape it, I don't have a VCR. I need someone to record it on DVD for me... This is

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This is an interesting tidbit from Techdirt on how Companies Starting To Realize That Playing Solitaire Isn't Always Bad For Productivity.I am definitely starting to believe that breaks through the day can be very helpful, especially after a pretty miserably stressful December followed by a three week illness in January. Was I more susceptible to bronchitis because of my heightened stress level

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I didn't post about this pregnancy. I think I will with the next one (yes, there will be a next one). I was more than a little spooked about it and had some vague superstitious idea that I didn't want to "jinx" it. When I went for the fertility appointment, the doctor could tell I had just ovulated. We joked that I wouldn't need to take the hormones she had prescribed. Sure enough, I had a

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What great news. According to this article in the New York Times, the most common form of breast cancer dropped 15% from August 2002 to December 2003. And overall, all breast cancer types dropped by 7%. Hopefully this trend will continue!

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Emma is starting to string words together. Her first combination is "Mor arbejder" ( "Mommy works" or "Mommy's going to work") and "Mor bye-bye". While I'm very happy she seems to be developing nicely, this word combination is not making me happy! For one, I really, really want her to call me Mommy instead of Mor, which she just won't do. Do I have to even point out the amazing amount of

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Giving away TV shows is a little mean. At least for someone who doesn't get American TV. I just watched "Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far", downloaded for free from iTunes. Yet another show to follow online since I won't see it here in Denmark. I was such a fan of the 1978 series. Richard Hatch especially was that non threatening boy-man type that pre-adolescent girls find so appealing

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So, I saw a specialist today. We're trying the least agressive method possible, all I have to do is take some hormone pills for 4 days a month. The doctor warned me that the pills could make my stomach hurt. Why do I think that's an understatement? If I'm not already pregnant (that would be ironic), I'll start the pills in about two weeks.

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Poor gamers. According to The Wall Street Journal's story A Wii Workout: When Videogames Hurt the sedentary are getting more than they bargained for with Nintendo's Wii. A spokeswoman from Nintendo, says the company hasn't received complaints from any gamers about soreness. "It was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement," she says. "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to

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Denmark is finally cracking down on smoking in public places. According to this article in the Jyllands-Posten the Danish public is all for it.Starting on 1 April next year, all public buildings must be smoke-free. The poll showed that 73 percent of the population, and a surprising 69 percent of smokers, supported the measures.I heard about the new laws on Friday, sitting in a restaurant feeling

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In case anyone noticed, ChezLeah took a little vacation... I have no idea how I managed to miss renewing my URL, but I did. Buying and renewing URLs seem to be a theme these days. I'm dealing with a mess of country URLs for work and registering URLs for a friend's web site. Network solutions and I are best friends these days!But I'm so happy to be back, I'm actually going to try and blog more!

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The Copenhagen Post has a story about the minister of economic affairs using a major marketing campaign to promote Denmark as a brand. The story says,"Funding will also be available to study how Denmark is perceived abroad."I could save them some money... Americans think Denmark is the capital of Sweden where everyone speaks Dutch.

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LEGO in Enfield, CT has made Working Mother Magazine's 100 Best Companies to work for in 2006. Another incentive to try to stay with LEGO when we're ready to move back to the states.

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There's an interesting article in the Copenhagen Post about parents putting their careers on hold until their children are teenagers. I wonder if the U.S. is facing the same issues. Lars and I are extremely lucky to work for a company that takes family so seriously. But it does make me nervous when we talk about the moving the U.S. I hear from friends and family about the lack of flexibility

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Suddenly, one day, Emma started freaking out when seeing a pacifer."Den der" (that there in Danish) she yelled. "Den der, den der, DEN DER" as she melted into tears pointing furiously at the pacifer. So, we've been giving her pacifers. She would have nothing to do with them before this. When I was breastfeeding and would have given anything not to be used as a human pacifer, she turned up her

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I'm finally on holiday, and have spent the past four days away from all communication devices and work, just focusing on my family, resting and recharging. Lars, Emma and I have spent the past couple of days at the in-laws (Lars' parents), watching Emma light up around her Farmor and Farfar.The five of us went to Egeskov Castle, which apparently Lars has told me about before but I had no idea

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What a funny little site to stumble on. I'm trying desperately to tie up loose ends at work and actually have a vacation RIGHT NOW... but this site was good enough to take a minute out of my regularly scheduled program and blog about.

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The Jyllands-Posten has an article about Danes' smoking habits. According to the article:Costly anti-smoking campaigns have had little effect on Danes. Sale of tobacco products have risen by 12 percent over the last few years sales, according to the Scandinavian Tobacco Company (ST).I had started to get optimistic about Europe's anti-smoking laws. Ireland, England & Sweden are some of the

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There's an article in the The Copenhagen Post about all the warm weather we are having this year (it's been glorious, despite the lack of air conditioning).Everyone seems to be speculating whether or not this here to stay:"'It's too early to say if we will continue to have these types of summers that go along with global warming,' said Stig Rosenørn, meteorologist with Denmark's Meteorological

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Emma took her first steps yesterday! Twice she walked without holding on to our hands and took a tentative step or two. How exciting!

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I was having imagined pregnancy symptoms... they certainly weren't real.

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Well, Lars is college educated, so according to this study, Education Linked to Better Fathers, he should be a good father. But he's an AMAZING father, as is evidenced by Emma's absolute adoration of him.With Father's Day coming up, I wanted to give props to the best father (and husband) I know.

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I can't find any English news about the Neo-Nazi demonstration in Svendborg that we encountered on Saturday evening. We were on our way to the movies, and the demonstration was starting right next to the theater as we arrived. Between the gorgeous weather and the Nazis, we had the entire theater to ourselves to watch The DaVinci Code. Or was it because it was a thoroughly mediocre movie? The

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So, we're officially Billundites. The move went as smoothly as can be expected and we've survived our first week of the new daycare. Lars even rode his bike to work a couple of times this week! I have yet to dig mine out of the shed...The house is quite nice and we are so looking foward to finally getting unpacked. At the moment, our two extra rooms are just storage containers for the many

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...is the hardest part. I'll know by next week if I'm pregnant again and despite all the mental energy I spend on trying to decipher potential pregnancy symptoms, nothing will make me know any sooner. At the moment I don't know if I can stand another six months (or longer) of this, just to live in terror for the first 3 months of another miscarriage. But as discouraged as I feel right now, I

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So, the genetic blessed Shiloh Nouvel Pitt-Jolie is not so nominal blessed... What is it with celebrity and unfortunate baby names?

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According to the The Copenhagen Post, Denmark was second only to Sweden in the Save the Children's annual "State of the World's Mothers" report.According to Save the Children, the disparity between the best countries and the worst was bleak: a woman in Scandinavia is 750 times more likely to survive childbirth than in some African countries. Infant mortality rates were 28 times lower.I'm still

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I find this article, "Infants Dying for Lack of Basics" in the New York Times hearbreaking. I think an unexpected side effect of Emma's birth is how lucky I feel. We are so incredibly lucky to live in Western Europe, or eventually the U.S. I think the events of last month added to the that feeling... I am so lucky to have such a lovely healthy baby.

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Ugh! Don't tell me my body's fat-thermostat is stuck on post baby!!

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Okay, perhaps I'm not as mature as I should be. But a few years ago when a Danish newspaper had the huge headline "Fart Idiot!" to describe a crazy high speed traffic incident (fart means speed in Danish), I laughed until I cried. (They said "fart"! ha!)I think Danish drivers are terrible. My last trip to the states, I drove from Enfield, CT to NYC and I swear the NYC cab drivers are better

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This really dragged on. I guess I should have had the D&C when I first miscarried, but I thought my body would take care of it. Instead, I spent Friday and Saturday in the hospital. First they tried to use medication and when that didn't work, they performed a D&C.It's over now, and I finally feel like I'll recover. I've had a hard time talking about this... I've felt like my heart was in my

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One in five pregnancies end this way. And the odds go up when you hit 40, increasing to 35%. I shouldn't be surprised that it happened to me. The fact that I was so shocked feels a little like hubris.I knew something was wrong because I had no morning sickness. I told myself, "this is just an easy pregnancy" ignoring the fact that I knew for a fact that nothing was going to be easier at 40.

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It's been a while since my last blog. Things have been really busy with selling the house, buying a new house in Billund (pictured above) and a week long business trip to the U.S. thrown in for good measure. We found a great house in an area where all of the houses are from the mid to late 90s. Our new house was built in 1996, then modified in 2004 with an add on. We're gaining almost 50

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My friend Vikki made these pancakes for a baby shower and they were great. I met Vikki in the hospital; she had a baby boy a few days after I had Emma. Apparently her 11 month old son and her 3 year old daughter loves pancakes.Golden-Nugget Oatmeal FlapjacksMakes about 48 silver-dollar sized pancakes1 cup whole milk¼ cup apple juice concentrate (I just use ¼ - ½ cup regular apple juice)2

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It's common sense, but it's really, really good to be reminded of these things in this BabyCenter article What every baby needs to thrive:Hug, touch, smile, encourage, listen to, and play with your little one whenever you can. It's also important to answer his cries immediately, especially in the first six months or so, when experts say it's impossible to spoil a child. In fact, responding to

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I don't know how every conversation I have at work ends up incorporating my daughter... well... ok, I have a clue. Yesterday morning, in one of these conversations, I mentioned that I'm not a natural disciplinarian. My overriding attitude in general is, "hey, if it's good for you". But she won't know what's good for her if I don't teach her how to know. My goal is to teach my daughter to be

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Yep, that's a pregnancy test! I took it Friday morning. The instructions say that even if the line is faint, it's still positive. Just to be sure, I took another one today. Same results (darker line)!According to BabyCenter.com's online pregnancy calculator, my due date is November 18th. I go to the doctor on Thursday, so I'll see if she agrees.So, I am in my 5th week. It hasn't sunk in yet

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First I move from Brooklyn, population 2.5 million, to Kolding, population 63,583,and now we're moving to Billund, population 8,697... where to next?! Is there ANYWHERE less populated than Billund?So, why you ask? Billund is where the LEGO offices and the LEGOLAND theme park are located. Kolding is about 40 km away from Billund, and since Emma was born Lars and I drive separately work everyday

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We are really doing it. We're selling our house and moving to Billund.

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I wanted to write something after reading this article on how non ethic Danes favor the opposition parties, but realized I had no idea how the Danish government works... or what the article actually means.My husband sent me to Denmark.dk: Official website of Denmark - Government & Politics page: "The political system of Denmark is a multi-party structure, where several parties are represented in

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How long since has Alito has been appointed? South Dakota see it's chance and is passing a law to ban abortions. "I think the stars are aligned," said House Speaker Matthew Michels, a Republican. "Simply put, now is the time."I'm so sad and disappointed I don't what else to say.

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I've heard for years how hard it was to be a working mother and how tired new parents are. But, is this for real? Is it ever going to end? I thought when she slept through the night it would get better. It's really not. This morning she woke up at 4 am, and none of us could get back to sleep before we had to get up at 5:30. During breakfast, she poked me in the eye and it really hurt (no,

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Apparently immigrant men in Denmark are encroaching on "traditional" women's vocations. What I find amusing is the fact that Danes believe they are not sexist. Maybe you don't find it as much in Copenhagen, but in the boys' club that is LEGO, it is rampant. I often feel like I have two great big strikes against me in this company--I'm American and I'm a woman. I don't know which irks me more.

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An interesting article from Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that published the cartoons that started all this hub-bub. It's written by the editor who commissioned the satirical drawings. "Has Jyllands-Posten insulted and disrespected Islam? It certainly didn't intend to. But what does respect mean? When I visit a mosque, I show my respect by taking off my shoes. I follow the customs, just

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This past week-end, Emma had a bad cold. She was coughing so hard she threw up. I freaked out. I took her to a week-end clinic to make sure she wasn't dying... what do I know? If I was coughing so hard I was throwing up, I would be convinced I was dying.Lars was in Germany and I would have been all alone when this happened if my friend Kelli hadn't come by. She remained calm in the face of my

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This is what happens when "Blog this" falls into the wrong hands. I posted this on Babyitis by mistake. Good news for the Kaae family and LEGO. The company announced its earnings this week and it looks like this LEGO dependent household will be just fine this year. You know, it does feel like LEGO is getting back on track after a couple of hard years. Some pretty big organizational changes

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Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been cast as the baddie in the new James Bond flick. He's refered to as a "heart-throb" in the the Copenhagen Post article. Heart-throb? Really? I mean, I'm a fan of Danish men (okay, well one Danish man in particular) but, really? Granted he looks kinda hunky in this picture... but this is the actor I refer to as "Mr. Fish Mouth". Personally I just can't get

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Now this is the way to protest! I think it's very effective, considering the only thing most people know about Denmark is Danish pastries. Wait, maybe that's not even true, given the amount of people who asked me if I was learning Dutch...Danish, Dutch, same dif, right?

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I had this idea that since breastfeeding is what nature intended that it would be easy. It. Really. Isn't. The first 2-3 weeks hurt like a motherf*cker. I was completely miserable, dealing with thrush, mastitis (twice) and bleeding nipples. But at about 3 weeks or so, everything clicked into place (although I did have another bout of mastitis later) and was great. No making formula, no

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Yikes! The dangers of using "blogthis" at work the day after your 9 month old baby was up 4 times during the night... I mistakenly posted this to Guy2k, which is a much more serious and eloquent blog, where this post certainly didn't belong. (Because, as I mentioned, ChezLeah is all about ME)I wish I could have written my opinion about the Danish Mohammed cartoons as eloquently as Jeff Jacoby

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I am so angry and outraged about the reaction to these Danish cartoons. It's hard to write anything coherent about protests and violence that they have sparked. Having been in Brooklyn during 9/11, it's hard to be rational about the possibility of terrorism in Denmark, which given the response could be just a matter of time.It seems to me that the Muslim community wants to terrorize the citizens

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I love (ha!) this story on BabyCenter.com. According to this article, when you hold, nurse or rock your baby both you and the baby get a rush of dopamine. "Incidentally, dopamine is the same compound that 'rewards' users of heroin or cocaine. In a very real sense, addicts who get hooked on drugs are simply chasing the feeling that flows between a mother and her baby."I guess it explains the

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Okay, I've set up EmmaKaae.com to focus on my (beautiful) daughter. You can also get there by going to Weston-Kaae.com. So that is where you will find all the latest pictures and updates on her development and general news about the Kolding branch of the Kaae family.Chezleah.com is going back to it's roots, which is me... and my rants and raves on my adopted country, Denmark. Of course there

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I haven't blogged lately because I've been more tired than I've ever been in my life. I've heard the plight of working parents for years but I never KNEW. Work is so busy (and surprisingly interesting), Emma is cutting new teeth (hence, not sleeping) and I am tired, crabby, overeating and about to fall asleep at my desk.

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It sounds like Stephen King has the right idea.His latest book, Cell sounds like a must read for me. Not that I hate cellphones, I have... um, two, actually... but I would like to be the person who could control a pulse that emanates from a cellphone and controls the person's behavior. I wouldn't use it for evil though. It would just be a little jolt of pain when someone was being rude on

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Wired News: How to Squelch Your Inner Jackass is a very satisfying rant about mobile phones and how to use them. As I write this, I have someone standing next to my desk having a loud mobile phone conversation in Danish (to add insult to injury, I can't even earjack!). Grr. Here is the list of "niceties" the author suggests. I actually disagree with the one about the ringtones. The theme to

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Today is the 33rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade and I've signed up to blog for choice. I've been thinking for the past week about what to write, and I decided to get personal. I've been pregnant three times in my life and I made three different choices.The first time was when I was 19 and a freshman in college. I came very close to having an abortion, but my mother

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The TV here has been taken over by the live broadcase of little 3 month old Prince Christian's baptism. The little prince was born on October 15, 2005, but this is first time that his name was announced. This is not entirely uncommon here in Denmark, and I find it a little strange... for example, I knew what we were calling Emma from the time we found out it was a girl (because she's named

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Another great idea by working mothers. Why not have office space at the day care? That's exactly what they'll be doing in Copenhagen. (Mathilde and Magnus?! Mmm)You would think in this family friendly country I live that the family friendly (toy) company my husband and I work for would have day care on premise. They do in their U.S. offices, but not here. Instead we're looking to move to the

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...Pregnant, that is. Again.I was so ambivalent before getting pregnant with Emma. I went off the pill in August 2003. Of course for the first few months if I was an hour late I thought I was pregnant. But it died down. I think it was May when I started thinking, "shouldn't I be getting pregnant by now?" It was summer when I bought ovulation tests, and I ended up returning them because I

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BabyCenter has a good article listing signs of a bad nanny or babysitter. Luckily, Emma has a good day care mother (direct translation from Danish) that she is very fond of... in fact, sometimes too fond of, it sometimes makes me a little jealous. Like this morning, when Emma could care less that I was dropping her off for the day.We manage to communicate well despite the fact that she doesn't

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When I was 19, my mother volunteered to babysit her friend's three small children for a week. It was the first vacation for the parents in many years and they jumped at the chance. The youngest child was a six month old baby named Jordan. I had less than no interest in babies at that point in my life and my mother thought she would remedy that by leaving me to care for Jordan at every

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I see someone else had the same idea and posted some tips for nursing.

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Every Wednesday afternoon, the movie theater here in Kolding has a showing of a current movie specially for mothers with babies. They provide a changing table and microwave just outside the door so you can still see the movie while taking care of those basic needs. I went to a lot of these movies when I was on maternity leave and Emma was smaller. It was the easiest thing to have her sleep in

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