Spain Dad, a baby blog

The woman in front of us was holding her sleeping daughter in her arms. Her husband was in front of her pulling their luggage and pushing a stroller with a sleeping baby through the herd of backpackers and the men picketing with their signs for hotels and cars for hire and wine tours and excursions [...]

Alleke got her first flamenco lesson in Plaza Mayor while we were walking home from the ice cream shop. Watch Flamenco on Vimeo.

For those who are curious about what it’s like to give birth in Spain, I got to sit down with April this afternoon and interview her about her second pregnancy and how she’s gone about choosing a birthing center in Madrid. This interview is also available to listen to as a podcast. Kelly (Spain Dad): [...]

Our friend Chris sings and plays piano for a band called Being Berber in Madrid. He was eating lunch at our house on Saturday when April asked: “Alleke wants to know why you have hair on your face.” Chris grinned at Alleke, then scratched his soul patch in thought. “Musicians have hair on their face [...]

Alleke is a proud graduate of the Amy Swacina School of Dance in Madrid. In other words, we leave Alleke with Amy (our ballerina friend) while we go to Spanish class, and they twirl around together in her living room. Here are the results: Watch Alleke dancing ballet on Vimeo.

Apparently we’re having the baby “ultra-sooner than we thought” since the ultrasound at our birthing center in Madrid today said we were 16 weeks along instead of 14 weeks. I’m all for getting this baby here as soon as possible. Patience is not my virtue. Watch our 16 Week Ultrasound on Vimeo. For more, read [...]

I startled awake in the darkness, wrenched out a deep sleep. April bust into our bedroom shrieking my name. “There was a man in our apartment. Go after him,” April screamed as she pushed me towards the door. He’s got Alleke, I thought, as I flung open the front door and took the stairs. He [...]