Traveling to India or Pakistan? Don’t let loss of sleep, dirty sheets or sunburns ruin your trip. Know what to pack for you trip to the subcontinent. Things to Help You Sleep If you’ll be staying in cities or spending time traveling on public transport you’ll probably want to bring things to help you, Read More
I just returned home after getting laparoscopic hernia repair surgery for an abdominal hernia at FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. What happened? About 10 days ago, I had a nasty bout of food poisoning. A few days later, I noticed a strange, tender lump in my stomach, directly above the belly button., Read More
In June 2014, my sister and I did a 2 day/1 night Ha Long Bay Cruise with a baby and a 3-year-old. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to truly enjoy this experience with the kids, but it was amazing and my 3-year-old loved it too. Family-Friendly Cruise Lines in Ha Long, Read More
Before my mom came to visit us in Vietnam in February 2014, I made up an ambitious list of things for us to do. We didn’t manage to check them all off, but here are my ideas of things you can do with family to show them around Saigon and the Mekong Delta. 1., Read More
Our daughter was born in Ho Chi Minh City in February 2014, and in order to apply for her US citizenship and passport we needed to first apply for a birth certificate from the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice. The process was not detailed on the Ministry of Justice (MJ) website in entirety, but after, Read More
Wow – with two kids time REALLY goes by quickly. In her first 6 months she has: cruised Ha Long Bay slept at a transit hotel in Tokyo flown from Vietnam to Boston and back again toured around Hanoi traveled to Mai Chau village met family all over Massachusetts gone boating with the grandparents, Read More
Arianne’s fifth month has been another month of travel and transitions. We spent most of this month in the US, and just last week I went back to work full-time. Until then I was breastfeeding exclusively, but now Arianne is having 1 or 2 bottles per day while I’m at work. I’ve been able, Read More
Arianne had a very busy fourth month! Here are some of her firsts: Flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong Boat ride in Ha Long Bay Hotel stays in Hanoi, Mai Chau & Tokyo Visit to the US Solid food Zoo visit at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island Meeting family, Read More
So far Arianne is true to size, wearing 3-month clothes at 3 months. Gabriel was always at least 3 months “ahead” compared to the clothing labels. She has started teething more; it’s been strange to see her fussy since she has been such a relaxed and happy baby. She loves to babble and blow, Read More