Category: Neues von Tooi
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Pacific Ocean Swimming
The weather has been nice and sunny and I have recently started training more regularly for a future triathlon. So I figured: why not jump into the Pacific for some open water swimming? The ocean here is cold! My first attempt ended after 5minutes. I figured that a normal swim cap and my tri suit…
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Our first days in Vancouver: An Update
Surprise, we moved to Vancouver. Here are some impressions from our first days. Enjoy. I am learning so much about the city, life in Canada and since so many of you ask how we are doing and also WHAT we are doing I am happy to share some updates. Where should we live? Our biggest…
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A festival of love and friendship
Four years ago Pouya and I celebrated our marriage in Austria. A version of this post has been slowly descending on my draft list. Too early, too pregnant, too much with twins, too Corona. Today the time has come for me to remember these truly exceptional days with some reflections. For the fun of it,…
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A special second birthday in the mountains
We celebrated the girls’ second birthday weekend by hiking up to and staying at Brunnsteinhütte in the Karwendel region. I recommend this if you do not feel like cakes, presents and all the birthday preparations – but instead simply enjoying nature, family time and the simplicity of a DAV-hut. Brunnsteinhütte – a sustainable and family-friendly…
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Twin Update: Welcome, Aria & Kiana
On July 3rd at night we were able to welcome our twin girls. I was told they entered this world screaming – a positive sign for preemies. They weighed a smashing 1300 & 1600g and from the very first day were showing the nurses and us quite some attitude given their size 😉. The names:…
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The everything will be fine-people
Twin-Update: We have made it to full 31weeks of pregnancy. Both girls are tiny for their gestational age, their dopplers are within range (not great, yet not concerning). They are very active in my tummy which, in general, a good sign. Within the next three weeks the doctors will get them. Since they are still…
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Couch Rest, week one: A Recap
Baby Updates first: Given we only had laser fetoscopic surgery last week the babies are recovering as good as they could. Fetus 1 is alive, has a normal amount of amniotic water for the first time. By no means does this mean they are out of the woods, but it does give us cause to…
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Twin Update: acute twin-twin-transfusion system…
Something seemed wrong on tuesday. I called the hospital, they instructed me to come straight into the delivery room. When I arrived there were 6-8 of people waiting for me, assuming that they had to deliver the twins. Up until that point I had not been too worried, but after my female doctor had told…
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Infant Care for Dummies – an entertaining evening
The last diaper I changed 18 years ago. Googling things like “taking care of twins” usually lead to Mami blogs that basically tell you that your life from now on is on the constant edge to suicidal, that you will never sleep again nor get your body back and that your friends are only good…
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A test of enduring uncertainty: my twin pregnancy
TTTS, IUGR and a whole lot of waiting It was after two hours of sonography that the prenatal specialist closed his eyes as if he was going through his knowledge, repeating the observations. He summarized his findings in a rather sobering way: “That is the shit with identical twin pregnancies, they are never just easy.”…
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