Spain Dad, a baby blog

October 2 – David C. Jacobson – U.S. Ambassador to Canada by US Mission Canada. After Teo was born in mid November, my family appointed me as the official ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Teo. April, especially, seemed only concerned about homeland security, in other words what happened inside the four walls of our [...]

Every time our friend Laura comes over, she looks at Teo like he’s a steak dinner. She has an appetite for holding babies, and she’s always so appreciative that we are willing to share him with her, which is just the way April and I want it to be, since in all honesty we would [...]

Alleke bowed her head reverently and folded her hands above her plate. “Dear God, thank you for my cousin Josie and my cousin Emma and my cousin DJ and my cousin Charlie.” She lifted her head and peeked at the people sitting around the table. “Thank you for mama and for Teo and for daddy [...]

Before I had even set down the grocery bags and closed the front door, Alleke had scrambled off the couch and latched onto my leg. “Daddy,” she squealed. “See,” she said, pointing at her lips, shiny as a chrome bumper. “I did it myself,” she added, now pointing at the lipstick sitting on the arm [...]

This video is guaranteed to make babies smile. I just showed this video to Teo twice, and both times he couldn’t stop smiling at himself. I guess he’s a perfectly healthy, egocentric, baby.

Rick is my brother-in-law. He’s home from college for Christmas break, and he’s been a permanent fixture in the basement playing Modern Warfare 2 on his Xbox 360. I had to laugh this morning when Heidi, my sister-in-law, and her boyfriend Josh were sitting at the kitchen table and my dad-in-law popped his head around [...]

Kings Day is celebrated on January 6th, and it is the day children traditionally receive Christmas presents in Spain. The gifts help the children remember the part of the Christmas story when the “kings” or wise men brought presents to baby Jesus. We started celebrating Kings Day with Alleke last year because we wanted to [...]

April walked into the living room and leaned over the back of the recliner. “Mom, do you have a nightlight?” she asked. Mom was sitting on the couch with little Teo asleep in her arms. “I don’t think so,” she said, not taking her eyes off her grandson, “but you can look around.” April disappeared [...]