Last Friday the Dutch government sent the contested bill regarding dual nationality to parliament for a vote -– despite concerns expressed by thousands of Dutch people worldwide.
The controversial law would severely restrict the ability for Dutch citizens to hold another citizenship, and would impact many thousands of Dutch-Americans and Dutch nationals worldwide. Earlier reports that the new minister does not consider this bill to be a priority turned out to be incorrect.
Call for action
The action group Nederlander Blijven is calling on all Dutch citizens to contact their representatives in Dutch parliament:
"There are still several phases in parliament that need to be dealt with before the bill can be put up to a vote. During these phases it is of utmost important that each spokesperson of each political party is well informed about the various downsides of this piece of legislation. With enough valid arguments, a majority within parliament may agree to amend the bill and to reverse its strongest restrictions. The actual vote may be up as soon as this June – after which the second branch of parliament will also need to vote on it (probably somewhere later in 2012)."
Eelco Keij, the main organizer against the proposed law, has more information on his website and a list with contact information of Dutch politicians.
http://eelcokeij.com/2012/03/05/urgent-update-no-vi-your-support-needed/
http://www.nederlanderblijven.com
Today Nora's birth announcement appeared in the Wieringermeerbode, the local newspaper in the area where I grew up. It is nice to see her name in print.
We went for a checkup at the pediatrician again today, and Nora is growing nicely. It's good to see her back at her birth weight. 
When we left the pediatrician's office today Nora was sound asleep. We bring her to the office in her car seat, which she seems to enjoy.
Nora, 3 days old, in her mommy's arms.
Wow, we have been really busy. 

Sasha has a birthday today and while we are very busy with feeding and burping and diapering, we had a piece of chocolate cake together. 
This afternoon the Zane family came to meet Nora, their new cousin.
Today is the third day in Nora's life. The last 72 hours have been an amazing time. Thank you all for the sweet emails and comments. We will reply to them all when things "slow down".
