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Spain dad we get family to baby sit for our nights...

2009-09-15T22:48:55.521+02:00

Spain dad we get family to baby sit for our nights out. Maybe that's not an option.

oh Robyn, I think you should have written this blo...

2009-09-07T17:58:59.240+02:00

oh Robyn, I think you should have written this blog post!

Samuel and I had a conversation about this predica...

2009-09-07T17:43:23.789+02:00

Samuel and I had a conversation about this predicament yesterday . . . we were invited to go out to lunch with some friends after church. We haven't seen these friends in a long time, and they just had a baby and we want to get to know them better. When Fernando asked if we were going to join them, Josiah was up on the stage playing with the microphone and drums again, and Isabela was squirming around in my arms wanting to get down and follow her brother.
I sighed and said . . . I don't know, it's difficult with the kids. . . I managed to make my way to find Samuel and he said, "Yes, we're going!" To which I responded, "Ok, then you're in charge of the kids!"

We were there with another family with kids the same age as ours. The babies played between the wall and the table as my friend fed them bread for awhile, then Samuel held Bela, with friends on either side of him on the crowded bench. I spent most of the meal trying to keep Josiah from crawling under the table or kicking his friend sitting next to him, and also trying to convince him to eat!

Of course, eventually Bela ended up in my lap after I rescued her from being smothered by the three other kids who were now all trapped in the small space between the table and the wall. And, of course, she immediately pulled my shirt open in search of her only pacifier. I finally took her to the bathroom to nurse her, but it was typically Spanish: no toilet seat, and the rim was dirty. So there I stood holding my 20 pound baby in the middle of the bathroom, longing for a family-friendly restaurant.

But, as Samuel said, if we are ever going to build relationships and have a social life, we're just going to have to do it!

So sweet to read you... I wanna have kids :D -- no...

2009-09-06T23:48:42.743+02:00

So sweet to read you... I wanna have kids :D -- not now, though.

What I find curious in class is that the need of going to the bathroom is soooo contagious between kids...

Cheers,
Deprisa

Poor you! If I were there in Madrid, I would doubt...

2009-09-04T15:28:25.844+02:00

Poor you! If I were there in Madrid, I would doubtless want to babysit Alleke for you for free because she seems really adorable!

oh no, it never crossed my mind that she would wan...

2009-09-04T08:03:28.673+02:00

oh no, it never crossed my mind that she would want to go more than once!

as for a babysitter, we can't afford to pay for a babysitter and a meal at a nice restaurant, unless it's for a special occasion. we used to go for walks and push alleke in the stroller. we would talk and alleke would watch people, but now she wants to be a part of the conversation.

My son always goes to the bathroom at least 4 time...

2009-09-04T05:13:54.768+02:00

My son always goes to the bathroom at least 4 times whenever we go to a restaurant.

Baby-sitter? Hope you and April are able to have ...

2009-09-04T04:30:35.705+02:00

Baby-sitter? Hope you and April are able to have dates without child(ren) occasionally.