Ana turns 30 tomorrow. Here she got a birthday Skype call from Argentina at 7 pm our time, which was midnight in Argentina (Ana's birthday there!). We finally got a webcam so that the family in Argentina can see Maya in real-time as we talk on Skype.




Don, Stu and Sue came to visit today. We had a great lunch with empenadas and humita (a corn and squash stew from northern Argentina). The food and the company were great!






I'm not sure who is the kid here, my dad or Maya!



Don showing off his "football" approach to calming babies. It really works!

Hola a todos: "de nuevo estoy de vuelta despues de larga ausencia...." Maya ya cumplio 8 semanas! Es increible como cambia dia a dia, ella esta creciendo rapidamente. Se rie mucho, llora menos :) y se alimenta mejor. Como pueden ver ella ha ganado algunos gramos/gramos, los cuales se traducen en sus rollos y papada.
Las cosan han mejorado enormemente, estamos acostumbrandonos a nosotros mismos. Nos reconoce y nos regala sonrisas; por supuesto que cuando ella lo hace se nos caen los pantalones. Nuestra amiga Ronda nos dijo que “amarrarlos” los ayuda a dormir. La verdad esta nueva tecnica ha ayudado a Maya un moonton; GRACIAS Ronda!
Abu Maria regresa a Argentina el 25 de Febrero, se nos acabaron las vacaciones! Vamos a extranarla enormemente, pero cada uno debe seguir con su vida. Ella ha sido una gran ayuda y todos hemos disfrutado de su estadia, sus mismos y ricas comidas.
Manana cumplo 30 anos! y la verdad que no podria pedir mejor regalo que mi hija y estar en familia. Hoy nos visita mi suegro, su hermano y en la tarde llegara tambien mi suegra. Abu Maria esta haciendo empanadas, humita y una torta; por favor no nos envidien, jajaja. Bueno, me despido hasta la proxima. Un abrazo enorme a todos.

Ana

Hi all: here I am again. Maya is now 8 weeks, she is growing so quickly! She is smiling a lot, crying less and nursing better. She put on some pounds, as you can see she got a notable double chin.

It is amazing how much things have changed; she is like a different baby. Our friend Ronda told us about swaddling them to sleep and she is much better; THANKS Ronda!

My mom is going back to Argentina on Feb 25. We are going to miss her terribly, but it is time for everybody to go back to their lives. Is has been great to have her, and we have enjoyed her help, love and wonderful meals.

Tomorrow I am turning 30! I can not ask for a better present than my daughter and being with family. We are having our in-laws visiting us and Mateo’s uncle also. My mom has made some empanadas, humitas and a cake. It can not get better.

We will keep you updated as Maya grows. Love and hugs.

Ana

We took a short drive to Sebastopol to visit Florence Street, where "folk art" from Patrick Amiot is on display in his neighbors' front yards. The artist collects junk from flea markets, recycling plants and friendly neighbors to make crazy sculptures. Here are a few that we saw today. There are different sculptures throughout the year.

The incredible multi-tasking Maria: giving Maya the bottle while talking to family in Argentina on Skype