Spain Dad, a baby blog

hot hot chili Photo by strph. “I wasn’t sure if I should stop by,” Alma said yesterday at the front door as she gave April a kiss on each cheek. “How many days is it until your due date?” she asked. “Six” April said. Alma gaped and shook her head in disbelief. Alma’s been at [...]

20051211-017 Photo by Indrani Soemardjan. I read the following in Castellón’s Metro newspaper today… Plaza Santa Clara will host a demonstration on September 29th at 5:30PM organized by The Breast Feeding Association in collaboration with the Department of Health of the City of Castellón. This year the demonstration will be celebrated under the slogan “Beginning [...]

I think it was that day that we took the train to Buñol and threw tomatoes at people that I made the mistake of telling our friend Margo that we still hadn’t figured out yet how we were going to get to the hospital when April went into labor. Not to say that Margo didn’t [...]

S.S. o Dalai Lama Photo by Elton Melo. I was only slightly more surprised two years ago in Madrid to find myself standing at a crosswalk next to the Dalai Lama than I was one month ago when a dad (yes, a man!) showed up at childbirth classes. Even more marvelous was that he, the [...]

Prohibido Photo by seamusiv. This is the last post in a series telling the story of my 27th birthday. Feel free to jump into the story here or at any other point, but if you would like to start from the beginning, you can do so here. Back at the highway, two women at the [...]

Carretera II 00 Photo by Robot Monster. This is the third post in a series telling the story of my 27th birthday. Feel free to jump into the story here or at any other point, but if you would like to start from the beginning, you can do so here. To save money, we skipped [...]

Mercado Central (I) Photo by Toni Blay. This is the second post in a series telling the story of my 27th birthday. Feel free to jump into the story here or at any other point, but if you would like to start from the beginning, you can do so here. Saturday was my 27th birthday. [...]

Photo by Livke. This post is part of a series of blog posts telling one story, the story of my 27th birthday, which was Saturday. I started writing the story yesterday and soon realized I had more words to put on the page than would fit in one post. So, I’ll tell a little bit [...]

Here is a video of the baby moving in April’s belly yesterday morning (38 weeks).

Dad and Baby Photo by caitlinburke. I’m feeling possssssessive today. Last night April and I were packing the duffle bag we will take with us to the hospital. Yes, I said duffle bag, and it’s probably even bigger than you were imaging. Do you know what a hockey bag looks like? I had no idea [...]