Spain Dad, a baby blog

I hesitated to answer for a moment, then said, “Sí. Ella está muy contenta.” Yes, she’s a very content baby. I smiled and looked down at Ali’s head, my little fuzz ball. The sliding door opened between the doctor’s office and the examining room where we were waiting. Our doctor walked into the room. She [...]

Basil Photo by Paweł Kabański. Sometimes just taking the time to be thankful for what we have is like smelling a basil plant – so fresh, so green smelling, so good for us. As we come to the end of our pregnancy, here are a few things I’m thankful for… Health insurance – which doesn’t [...]

hot hot chili Photo by strph. “I wasn’t sure if I should stop by,” Alma said yesterday at the front door as she gave April a kiss on each cheek. “How many days is it until your due date?” she asked. “Six” April said. Alma gaped and shook her head in disbelief. Alma’s been at [...]

20051211-017 Photo by Indrani Soemardjan. I read the following in Castellón’s Metro newspaper today… Plaza Santa Clara will host a demonstration on September 29th at 5:30PM organized by The Breast Feeding Association in collaboration with the Department of Health of the City of Castellón. This year the demonstration will be celebrated under the slogan “Beginning [...]

del.erio.us Photo by .ash. I woke up this morning, wandered into the living room, and found April sleeping on the couch with the door to the terrace open and a fan blowing on her face. I got the hint that April was feeling warmish a few weeks ago when she began taking cold showers during [...]

I was in the grocery store about a week ago, and a friend of mine, Laurence, called me on my mobile. He called to ask me if I could sing the tune to a song we had played together in a band in Madrid. I ducked into an empty aisle in the grocery store and [...]

This past weekend we were in Madrid (again). We got on the metro Friday night, and there was nowhere to sit. The car was packed. A man sitting in a seat in the back corner looked at me, then at April, then got up, walked past us, and stood next to the door. April looked [...]

Random side note: If you’re looking for recycled paper in Spain, look for a papelería called Carlin. I regularly got paper from this shop in Madrid, and I just found one of their shops here in Castellón on c/Gobernador. I’ve called them once while I was living in Madrid to see if they had any [...]

Thanks friends from the Masters Program for throwing April and I our first baby shower today. Our friend Laurie and her “associates,” as she’s been calling them, have been planning a baby shower for us for a few weeks now. Today we met at the park by the beach and grilled burgers and chicken. Lots [...]

I’m not sure where I got these assumptions from, but growing up the U.S., I thought someone would hire a midwife for one of three reasons: 1. You’ve decided to have the baby at home, in which case a midwife will be delivering the baby. 2. You’re wealthy enough that you want to hire an [...]