expats, finland, india adoption
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter III
[this is the third part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here and part 2 here.] The wait to get our home-study approved seemed endless. After ...
life
When exclusive breastfeeding doesn’t work
Breastfeeding can be stressful, draining, time-consuming, nevertheless it’s proved as beneficial for mother and baby. Great for ...
I am a culture juggler
Take an Italian couple, move them to Finland, and add an Indian-born child to the mix. There, you have us. Our family of four is a mix of ...
New Delhi with kids
The new rules for adopting from India allow parents to apply for the exit vista from New Delhi, where most embassies also are. This means that ...
india, india adoption, parenting
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter II
(this is the second part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here) When we finally started the adoption counselling phase in May 2014, we ...
E.’s first sauna
Time for another milestone for my Indian-looking Italian-speaking little Finn! He took part in his first sauna ever last weekend. If you ...
finland, self-care, working mom
How it feels to go back to work after my parental leave
Last Monday I went back to working full-time after seven months of parental leave. When R. was born, I stayed at home for about ten months, and ...
finland, india adoption, multicultural families
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter I
Here I am, about to talk about one of the most personal and important parts of my, our, life. I thought for weeks if I wanted to and I finally ...
E.’s first trip to Italy
I don’t recall the last time I have been so excited about visiting Italy. We visited our families there after almost a year and this was ...