Prepare your toddler for baby's arrival
I've always wanted more than one child, but since Jordan was born, the idea hasn't seemed entirely problem-free. At first I was worried about Jordan feeling like he wasn't enough. I finally got over this when I thought about how sad I would be if I didn't have my sister, who has always been very close to me...
Second Pregnancy
I once wrote how I didn't really enjoy being pregnant, to be precise, I didn't like it at all. However, it was clear to me that I would do it again if only we were so lucky, it's not like anyone else has shown interest in the job😅. I've noticed that there are some distinct differences in these two pregnancies though, so here are at least some of them...
How to choose a name for your child?
When Jordan was born, I always said that if we ever had another boy, I would be in trouble because I wouldn't know what name to give him. When I started expecting again, I guessed almost immediately that this is a boy too. This was not due to any maternal instinct, but I based the assumption on my symptoms. The very first and most important criterion is that the name is rare, at least in Finland. So I don't want it to be a trending name - if the name was on the top 100 list of the most popular names, it's not for us...
Company for families
I've written about it before in herehow much Jordan and I love Albert's Living roomso when their media team asked if I'd like to write a blog post about the place, I immediately jumped at the idea. Albert's living room is a living room-like space by the charity HelsinkiMission and it's located at Albertinkatu 33 in Kamppi. The living room is open for parents...
We're going to have a baby!
Yay, it's always so nice to be able to share good news! So, if you haven't already seen on Instagram, if everything goes well, we're having a baby in October. You may have noticed from my posts that I've been really tired lately, of course Jordan's bad nights for the last few weeks are also to blame but a lot of it has been early pregnancy fatigue...
Baby Care Plans
We had a great plan for how we'll split the parental leave for the first two years of Jordan's life... until we found out that the new parental leave bill won't take effect for babies born before August 2022 and as I couldn't keep my legs crossed for that long, we had to change our plans. In general we have a few principles that we'd like to honor when it comes to taking care of our little one. These are things...
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