Spain Dad, a baby blog

Thursday we were in the living room watching Brazil play Japan in The World Cup. My parents were on one couch, and April and I were on the other one. April was lying stretched out, and I had my bowl of popcorn resting on her belly (which I’ve discovered makes a perfect little table for [...]

I’ll admit it—I freaked out a little on Tuesday night when April and I were tossing around ideas of how we would spend our “date night.” It had been a busy two weeks with April finishing her Masters classes and me meeting a hefty deadline at work. My parents would arrive on Wednesday to stay [...]

BNJ kids eating watermelon Originally uploaded by Molly Has An Ugly Face. Most of my friends outside of Spain don’t believe me when I tell them that here in Spain little children play in the streets after midnight. Even the ones who say they believe me I’m sure walk away shaking their heads thinking I’ve [...]

This past weekend we were in Madrid (again). We got on the metro Friday night, and there was nowhere to sit. The car was packed. A man sitting in a seat in the back corner looked at me, then at April, then got up, walked past us, and stood next to the door. April looked [...]

Random side note: If you’re looking for recycled paper in Spain, look for a papelería called Carlin. I regularly got paper from this shop in Madrid, and I just found one of their shops here in Castellón on c/Gobernador. I’ve called them once while I was living in Madrid to see if they had any [...]

Thanks friends from the Masters Program for throwing April and I our first baby shower today. Our friend Laurie and her “associates,” as she’s been calling them, have been planning a baby shower for us for a few weeks now. Today we met at the park by the beach and grilled burgers and chicken. Lots [...]

I’m not sure where I got these assumptions from, but growing up the U.S., I thought someone would hire a midwife for one of three reasons: 1. You’ve decided to have the baby at home, in which case a midwife will be delivering the baby. 2. You’re wealthy enough that you want to hire an [...]