Jun 18

We had several questions that were unanswered before we left and I´m glad to say we´ve overcome several.  Here are my tips for next time, or for other parents.

  1. The tent for a pack and play is awesome ours is called ¨Peapod plus¨from KidCo.  Mega awesome, big win
  2. Disposable diapers are available, much like pampers, brand DoDot is good
  3. Yes, they are more expensive… 30 euro or so for 60 of them, making them nearly a dollar a piece, but shopping around is good, I found one pack at the SuperMercado at 17 euro!
  4. Wet wipes are worse, they don´t pull gently out of the packs like ours, but they are good smelling and available.  Don´t remember the price
  5. Nuks, binkies, pacifiers.  I hope you pack a lot if your child has a preference, we came with 8 and are down to 3 (and saving one for the plane ride home for sure)
  6. Plane ride.  Don´t be afraid to set her down on the floor, sure it´s dirty, but at age 1+ she needs some alone time too.  If they are going to sleep, we found that a combo of leaning against the window with her and spreading her across both our laps worked best.
  7. Shoes and socks.  Bring tons of socks, you´ll keep losing them, and for shoes… we definately like how versatile crocs are… the beach, wet grass etc… much easier than bringing multiple pairs of shoes and swapping them out.
  8. Jet lag.  If you are as lucky as we are, your kid is on a schedule and you´re about to screw it up on purpose.  Be flexible, the first few days she didn´t get enough sleep and we couldn´t fix it, then by the third day she was taking 3 and 4 hour naps to catch up.
  9. Bibs, get disposable ones… there are some great options.
  10. Snacks and food.  People here are amazed that we feed her regular food.  Apparently, they serve their children baby food for quite a while before transitioning.  Not sure.  For snacks, we give her the same snacks we have here, lots of bread.  LOTS.  But she likes it, and it´s better than cookies or treats with tons of preservatives in it.

Hope this helps you, let me know if you have questions!

Jun 16

Seriously… homemade rice pudding is so good!

Jun 14

I posted some new pictures of our Spain trip.

We´re in Galecia now (and for the remainder), beyond losing our stroller and the bad weather, all is going fantastic!

Pics (link)

Jun 12

A spanish keyboard makes it really easy to make those symbols!

Anyway it´s gorgeous here and Lucy is having fun exploring new things all day with me.  We´re going to the beach today and have two weekends as a family here… we are so lucky to have such a great otro familia aqui!

Que tengas un buen dia!

(sorry for all the bad spanish spelling… )

Jun 06

If you want updates on our travels, I’ve setup a separate blog just for it.  I also included instructions on subscribing!

Jun 05

Dear HP,

As a technical professional, I just wanted to let you know that installing 20 applications by default with a printer is stupid.  Please stop bundling your software like that.

Consider making it a lightweight install that provides plenty of features.  You are not making people happy.

-Sincerely,

The world.

Jun 01

I think it might be time to start packing…

Lucy is sleeping in her tent this week :)

May 28

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16855101181&nm_mc=OTC-RSS

May 13

If you don’t, you are cheating yourself.  This movie defines and clarifies the realization revelation I had earlier this year.

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/12/what-makes-us-happy.html

May 13

May 29th

We prefer a clean record and good people skills… :)  We can pay generously if necessary.