Guests III

Silence

Dear Friends,
I apologize for the long period of silence.  We (I) have been swamped/drowning/covered with work.  We are planning a monumental trip in March where I will finish the last stage of my doctorate hopefully, and I suppose, as a reward to all, continue the trip to Chicago and Shanghai to visit everybody.  This means our days now are filled with rushing upstairs for moments of deep contemplation on 18th century aesthetics, then rushing down to feed or comfort Mia, then rushing to make food for us adults, then rushing off to school to teach.  

Although it's often rewarding in itself, this pace of lifestyle is very new for me (us), and all of us are still adjusting.   For instance, after an incredibly long day yesterday, we (the adults) just couldn't wake up this morning to go to the market, and Mia was up at 5am doing somersaults on our bed....ok, not really somersaults, more like sitting, rolling and standing, but at 5am, it seems like the bed was doing somersaults when she moves.  

Anyway, I am less than pleased with myself about keeping in touch with everyone, including updating the blog, but I promise that once I become a Doc...(ahhh...), there will be nothing BUT
phones and letters from us everyday!

Meanwhile, all of us send a big, warm hug to our friends, and may we get to see each other someday soon.

YAY!

PER MOLTS ANYS, NABÍ!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVE.

Happy New Year and Happy 8th month Birthday, Mia

I can do serious damage with this, hehehe....

a regular 3 course meal

ready for shaving, where do we begin?

Happy Eating and...

~ PEACE ON EARTH ~

PLAY

she´s got rhythm.... walnuts
guardian cat not pleased to wake up and find ´fresh air´...

she´s got more rhythm...
mommy´s hairband...
...is now Mia´s hat
papa loves me

Holiday Guest II

Granny Annly

Holiday guests I

Uncle Karl Cute Auntie Anna
El Glop (note to hubby...we really need to branch out in the restaurant area...)

To our friends around the world

Happy Holidays!!!

Swiss chards and buckwheat noodles

I realize how mundane my blog must have become for my non-parent friends around the world since Mia's birth. At least for the time being, instead of writing exotic travel tales from Shanghai, mysterious and beautiful photos of Israel and concerts in various parts of Europe, I talk about my daily life at home in Tiana, and which teeth may (or may not!) be coming through for Mia, and what new food she may (or may not) be liking.

So here we go:
Uncle Goel's visit :)
alien food
strange color for facial hair, wouldn't you say?point of no return

celebrating being a girl

I've been so concentrated on being a gender-unbiased parent, exposing Mia to all types of toys (instead of just plush animals and so far, no 'real' dolls), dressing her in a rainbow array of colors (instead of only pink), I was touched by a moment of softness when she was bathed in the gentle sun in the company of her little tiger-hear me rooooaarrrrr!!!!!-friend.

now, Mia in the sea of leaves

Skippy and the sea of leaves

first vehicle, upgraded

ok, ok...I know, you'll get your license before your mom...

two more teeth?

We do see them already, M's upper teeth are coming out. I've spent most of the night calming her from screaming out of her sleep, and am expecting much of the same for tonight, too. We forget about growing pains unless a young one is around. Thank God that most of us don't remember what it was like...

sweet girl, I ASSURE you cheekbones will set in soon...

finding Mia