Spain Dad, a baby blog

I will be telling Teo’s birth story over the next few days. Let’s begin with the taxi ride to the hospital… Taxi by Daquella manera. I didn’t say anything to the taxi driver about my wife being in labor when we climbed in the back seat of his car, but when I told him to [...]

Totem Pole Vancouver, originally uploaded by Kevin Grahame. I stirred awake to the sound of Alleke sobbing from her bedroom. “Daddy,” she screamed, trying to escape a bad dream. I opened my eyes. I was sitting in the rocking chair in the living room, blanketed by shadows, with Teo asleep in my arms. I struggled [...]

Moo Cluck Chocolate Chip Cookies Baked by Veganbaking.net. The buzzer rang. Alleke beat me to the front door, and while I picked up the phone and buzzed in our friends below at the entrance to our apartment building, Alleke pounded on the door and chanted, “Open, open, open.” I clicked open the door, and she [...]

As a form of self redemption, I post this video of me giving Teo his first bath. Some of my oldest blog readers will remember how painful it was to watch me as a new dad give Alleke her first bath back in 2006. Well, if you’re willing to give me a second chance, watch [...]

Alleke meets her baby brother for the first time. Alleke, Meet Teo from Kelly Crull on Vimeo.

SATURDAY6pm we went for a walk8:45pm we called the midwife10:20pm we called the midwife again10:30pm we left for the hospital (see blog post)11:10pm we checked into the hospital (see blog post) SUNDAY12:00am April labored on a yoga ball12:30 April moved to the bathtub for a water birth1:35am Teo was born11:20am Alleke met her baby brother6:00pm [...]

April is 4 cm dialated, and it looks like we´re going to have a baby soon. Last time we arrived at the hospital just in time for the doctor to catch little Alleke, so we´re thankful that this time is proving to be quite different. April is asleep in her hospital bed, and our doctor [...]

The only time I thought about being a parent today was a short five-minute conversation I had with April before we went to bed. The conversation wasn’t much, but it’s all I have to tell, so here goes. I was sitting on the couch, and April was stuffing residency paperwork into a folder at the [...]

nest•ing in•stinctn. refers to an instinct or urge in pregnant animals to prepare a home for the upcoming newborn(s). It is found in a variety of animals (both mammals and birds) and can occur in human mothers as well. April stopped and set down the shopping bag in the middle of the sidewalk. “You’re going [...]