Spain Dad, a baby blog

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 [...]

Hi, this is April, the mom from Spain Dad. Today I’m going to be interviewing Kelly, the dad from Spain Dad, about sending kids to school in Spain. We are far from experts on Spanish schooling or even sending kids to school in general, but we’ve experienced the whole process once now. We have a [...]

Alleke drew people today for the first time. Happy and SadThe happy person is the one on top, and the sad person is the one on the bottom. April drew the body of the sad person. Boy and GirlThe boy is the one on the left. April drew the eyelashes, bodies and chair at Alleke’s [...]

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