Spain Dad, a baby blog

In case you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to try to work from home while your toddler is supposed to be taking a nap. Press the arrow below to listen in… Alleke kept this up for a good 45 min. until I gave in and let her watch TV. This is not an ideal world, [...]

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 [...]

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): [...]

April’s younger sister Heidi is living with us for the summer, and she decided last week (for no apparent reason) that it would be funny to teach Alleke how to say, “Hello Cheese.” Not only has Alleke learned the phrase, but she’s repeated it so many times it’s beginning to sound normal to me (just [...]

Listen to Alleke say her new favorite word:

Probably the most common question April and I get when we meet someone in person who has been reading Spain Dad is, “How do you pronounce your daughter’s name?” So, for those of you who have been wondering, you can click on the button at the top of the left-hand sidebar that says “hear Alleke’s [...]

Here you can listen to Alleke’s little baby hiccups. She sounds like a squeak toy.

Breastfeeding Photo by timtak. Click the “Listen” button to hear Kelly read this blog post. April’s had this book called The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding lying on the coffee table for the last week or so. I haven’t touched it. Not because I think the topic of breastfeeding is off limits for dads or that [...]

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 [...]

Today we got our first baby present. Thanks, Laurie! It’s not a stuffed animal–it’s a stuffed bug. Even better, right? On the package it says, “Soft squeaker toy for baby’s amusement & delight.” The fun is just beginining. Squeak. Squeak.