Spain Dad, a baby blog

April squeezed her eyes shut, the tears glowing in the corners of her eyes from the lamp next to our bed. “I don’t know if she likes me,” April said. She looked down at little Ali, seven days old, laying there on the bed between us and smiled a painful look at this little person [...]

bed sheet Photo by kellyandapril. Saturday afternoon we arrived home from the hospital with little Ali in April’s arms and me with our suitcase following behind. Our friend Heather from Madrid had walked home a few hours earlier to get the house in order, and as soon as we walked in the front door, she [...]

Putting a baby to sleep is a little like jumping from a burning building. There are no best guesses or guaranteed results in these kinds of moments, only hot panic, something that looks a little like bravery, and hope for the best. By the time the church bells had rung three times last night, April [...]

It aint pretty, but I got the job done…

Calico Kitten Photo by NYCMotherPie. When I was little there was this calico kitten that came by our house. She would sit at our garage door every day and meow because she was hungry and didn’t have a home. She was just too cute and too tiny, we had to keep her. She became our [...]

I could just stare at her for hours…

Yesterday Encarna came to the hospital to hold the baby so April could take a nap and I could walk home to pick up a few things. I didn’t have much time at home, maybe thirty minutes, but I did grab a few DVDs off the shelf next to the TV. Even though we had [...]

You all owe me big time, you realize, because in order to get this blog post online I had to… a) give up holding my little girl to type on the computer (although she is sitting right next to me on the couch in our hospital room looking irresistibly cute. I just can’t get enough [...]

Waiting for the Queen Photo by Dom | M. I’m writing today because I have no choice. I have to. Some of you have left comments on the blog just to let us know you’re thinking of us. Some of you have sent us emails with bits of pregnancy advice and encouragement. Some of you [...]

Basil Photo by Paweł Kabański. Sometimes just taking the time to be thankful for what we have is like smelling a basil plant – so fresh, so green smelling, so good for us. As we come to the end of our pregnancy, here are a few things I’m thankful for… Health insurance – which doesn’t [...]