Weekend Picture Update

Coconut Milk - FAIL

Yesterday was like most days. Nothing unusual.

Until about 3:00 pm. Our babysitter only speaks Spanish, and my husband, who is fluent in español, is the de facto communicator of all things important and trivial. Just before Alex and I left on a psuedo-date (gelato! museum! art gallery!) I went into the kitchen to find them whispering.

Highchairs: Stokke vs Bloom

Aiven's first high chair was a Bloom Nano Highchair.  I have to be honest, I didn't choose this chair--it chose me.  I won it at a new moms event I attended.  I was so excited--I won something practical and expensive!  Unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations.

C-Sections - My Thoughts

I have a friend of a friend who is expecting her first child in October.  I have heard through the grapevine that she intends to have a natural birth and that if she were to have a C-section, she would feel guilty the rest of her life.  I have heard something along these lines before with other women and I find it disturbing.  I, too, wanted a natural childbirth.  Yet apparently that is not what G-d intended for me.  What He did intend for me was that my son and I would be healthy, and for that I am eternally grateful.  Devastated I had every intervention in the book?  Traumatized I had a C-section?  None of the above.  I understand we have a national epidemic on our hands with the C-section rate hovering above 30%.  Many, if not most, are done for the wrong reasons.  But there is a time and a place for them.  So to my friend's friend and all women who fear Caesareans, I raise my voice to say, "Mine was medically necessary.  My baby and I survived just fine.  And if you need to have one, it will not be the end of the world." 

Leaving My PT Nanny/Babysitter Is Hard To Do

If anyone is looking...this is my reference letter for our wonderful nanny/babysitter.

To Whom It May Concern:

D worked for us from February 2011 until June 2011 caring for our son.

I was often working from home while she cared for him and I could witness firsthand her wonderful way with him.  When she was out with him in the park, she would often send me pictures of a happy boy enjoying the outdoors with her.

Update

We leave New York in less than 2 weeks to begin our summer adventure in Ireland.  Until we get there and get settled a bit, my posts may be a little less frequent.  I am sure the next 2-3 weeks will provide plenty for me to write about: the packing, the flight over there, the navigation to our summer residence (which has no address, only coordinates), the people we meet along the way, how Aiven fares, etc. etc.