Spain Dad, a baby blog

I rubbed my eyes and looked at the alarm clock. Three minutes. I had three minutes before the clock would automatically turn on the radio and my day would officially begin. These few moments were like a gap in time, where even time itself had been caught dozing off. April lay next to me in [...]

The woman in front of us was holding her sleeping daughter in her arms. Her husband was in front of her pulling their luggage and pushing a stroller with a sleeping baby through the herd of backpackers and the men picketing with their signs for hotels and cars for hire and wine tours and excursions [...]

Our process of doing an international adoption in Spain came to a grinding halt last year when I found out I had lost my Spanish residency due to a miscommunication with one of the government agencies. However, as of two weeks ago, I am a legal resident in Spain once again, which is why tonight [...]

I was lying there with the pillow over my head. I had managed to recover from jet lag earlier in the week, but now that April and Alleke were home, the process had started over again, and we were all awake. Because we share the same bed, I was invited to their slumber party. Not [...]

Always After Me Lucky Charms Photo by tlindenbaum. “What do you want to do tonight?” I asked April, falling into the couch next to her. She looked up from her book. “I don’t know. We could call Shani and see what she’s doing.” “Alright” I said. I dug in my pocket and tossed her my [...]

This kiss goes out to all the grandparents out there with grandkids who don’t live nearby. Click To Play

Thalian Hall (seats) Photo by pochacco20. The usher showed us to our seats. We took off our coats and put them on the backs of our chairs. “Good seats,” I said, looking around. Our seats were in the second row. What I meant, though, was they were at the end of the row and near [...]

Pursuit of Happyness in the 22nd Century Photo by krobbie. “Two tickets for the Pursuit of Happyness,” I said. The high school kid behind the counter took my card and swiped it. While the machine printed our tickets, I took April’s hand in mine. She smiled. The kid handed me the tickets with my card. [...]

“Did you know Alleke gives kisses now?” April asked. I raised my eyebrows. “She does, I’m serious,” April said. I laughed. “Show me,” I said. April smiled, then lifted Alleke up and kissed her on the cheek. “Can you give mommy a kiss?” April asked Alleke, looking her in the eyes. April held Alleke up [...]

Holding Hands Photo by SparklieSunShine. “Okay, I think we can go,” April said, propping Alleke up against her chest with one hand, using the other to help herself out of the rocking chair. Heidi was there in the recliner waiting with outstretched arms. “The milk is in the fridge, and the bottle is right here,” [...]