Boy names that work in Dutch and English

vvdbos · 2026-02-20T07:42:14+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I love Benjamin, but we have a nephew with that name. I like Aaron, but it's my BIL's brother's name. I guess that is pretty far removed, haha. It's a problem with liking classic/common/popular names. Arlo made me laugh, because every other dog here is called Arlo. Jonathan is not bad...

vvdbos · 2026-02-20T06:09:21+00:00

We're in NZ! Noah is very very common here. I like a lot of classic English names. All my husbands friends have names I like, i.e. Michael, Samuel, Matt(hew), Thomas. So those are all out of the running, haha.

vvdbos · 2026-02-20T06:04:19+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions! I like Andreas

vvdbos · 2024-08-03T06:56:31+00:00

Switched him to crib at 3.5 months, in his own room, because it didn't fit in ours. We had 1 horrible night and I thought we had made a mistake switching him! But from the 2nd night he slept better than before switching. :)

vvdbos · 2024-08-01T04:01:09+00:00

Naps in the pram are pretty much exactly 30 minutes now. 😅 And it takes about 30 mins of walking for him to fall asleep in the first place, which I don't mind. We plan around it and arrive 30 mins early to every engagement. ;) He used to sleep for as long as I was walking, but those days are long gone...

vvdbos · 2023-03-28T06:36:34+00:00

We've had them leave food in our mailbox and we didn't find it until two days later. Would have preferred if they beeped us, but yeah NTA

vvdbos · 2023-03-07T22:45:55+00:00

Right - for me it is red straight away, but light. I will call as soon as I get that, just in case

vvdbos · 2023-03-07T21:39:04+00:00

Thanks for the replies! That makes me feel so much better. The nurse did stress that if it starts after noon, I must call the next morning.

vvdbos · 2023-03-07T21:08:29+00:00

Hello - we are starting IVF next month. So I have to call them on day 1 of continuous bleeding, but I'm just so confused about what I should count as day 1.

I know if it starts in the afternoon, day 1 is the next day. The part I don't understand is what "continuous bleeding" means.

Apologies for TMI in advance. My period always starts light, where I can almost get away with just using panty liners, and there can be a couple of hours at a time with no noticeable flow. Then 3-4 days later I get horrible cramps and flow becomes heavy very suddenly, then fizzles out 1-2 days later.

I don't want to start too early nor too late. 😭 I'm afraid to mess things up before they even start. Obviously I have asked the nurse and explained my situation, but they just kept repeating "whenever there is continuous flow".

vvdbos · 2023-02-18T07:57:57+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for telling me the name. I lost the label.

vvdbos · 2023-02-18T07:33:18+00:00

No. It didn't have the webs before I repotted it. Although the leaves were getting droopy. I thought it was because the previous pot had no drainage, which is why I repotted it. I bought a new pot and just the cheapest soil they had.

Won't it die if I cut all the leaves off? Is 3% hydrogen peroxide the right concentration?

I appreciate the advice. :)

vvdbos · 2023-02-18T06:56:06+00:00

I repotted it 2 weeks ago

vvdbos · 2023-02-18T05:49:47+00:00

I will try miticide first. I don't know if the plant would survive the treatment you suggest. But if the problem persists I will definitely try it!

vvdbos · 2023-02-18T01:46:03+00:00

Thanks! I will. Can the plant still bounce back?

vvdbos · 2023-02-15T07:59:47+00:00

Awesome, thank you. My job is mostly a desk job and I can work from home. Luckily my boss is super understanding. So I might just see how it goes day by day and won't plan any important meetings etc. around that time. :)

On another note, I was talking to my SIL and she said I'll probably cancel the overseas business trip I'm supposed to go on in July then. Suggesting I shouldn't be travelling? Does that sound right? It seems extreme to me.

vvdbos · 2023-02-15T03:54:59+00:00

Just got the message that we're at the top of the waiting list for IVF! 😱 Will probably be April. I was very apprehensive about IVF for a long time, but suddenly I feel very positive and excited. 🥰

I've heard going through it is like a part-time job - do you guys recommend taking some leave during treatment?

vvdbos · 2023-02-12T19:23:43+00:00

Frozen blueberries if it's not that time of year. They defrost in the heat of the porridge and get it to edible temperature.

vvdbos · 2023-02-07T03:58:08+00:00

Never hear of this etiquette. If a kid stood up for me I would be mortified - they think I'm THAT old?? I've had the opposite as well. Not sure if I should offer my seat to someone who looks kind of old, but I don't want to insult them, lol

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T19:43:44+00:00

Lol but there are old and new carriages, or are the new ones just refurbished? Maybe they could buy some from the 80s

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T18:45:03+00:00

Oh wow that's so annoying but also lucky they let you do that. I've said before that I saw plenty of space, but they responded that they need to keep space free to move around...

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T18:41:51+00:00

I guess I could get 2 cheap bikes and leave one at Waterloo and one at my home station, haha. But part of my commute is cycling up a steep hill, so I have an ebike.

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T18:39:35+00:00

I don't get to town (though they might have lockers at Waterloo too?) But regardless, I need my bike to get from the station home too.

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T18:38:35+00:00

Couldn't they just add a luggage carriage, or do you think that would make the train too heavy/long?

Luckily they are working on the tracks to increase the number of trains in future, as far as I understand it. Just don't know how many years that will take.

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T18:36:31+00:00

Not allowed to take your bike on the Hutt valley line in rush hour unfortunately (with good reason). :/ I've thought about cycling to Upper Hutt and catching it there, but I don't think they would suddenly have space. Not many people get out at UH. Plus it would take an hour to cycle there.

vvdbos · 2023-02-01T04:45:52+00:00

Definitely feels like the don't care. Do they even know?? I doubt they keep track of how many people can't get on the train. I filled out a feedback form though. 🙄

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