Two Weeks Notice

Our little 'package' has been with us for two weeks now. We've figured out a few things:
1) She attacks the breast like a dragon, a smoku - a cute little dragon - in Polish
2) She gets hiccups as often now as she did in the womb.
3) She likes to fall asleep to singing and walking. I find myself drifting towards Sufjan Stevens and The Postal Service; a cappella.


E chides me - as I'm listening to music, typing, playing with Sobi, watching Lost, watching Champions' League - as having the greatest vacation ever. I agree. I'd like to think that we're both getting 8hrs of sleep a night. Of course, not all at once. We're taking daily walks, though the Galician fall/winter is coming; which means rain and wind coming off the Atlantic. Our stroller is performing well. We went with the Graco, as many brand and tech savvy parents that I know have chosen the same. Stroller prices start here at 400Euro. We're glad we got it in the U.S. The standard Spanish brand is Jane. Everyone has Jane. We're the outliers. I could see how folding ours into our car's trunk may be dicey, but we really only use it for walks. And the city streets here, even the pedestrianized ones, contain cobblestones; so the big rubber wheels really help.

E and her Mom talk and sing to Bianca in Polish; and I rattle on to her in English, occasionally busting out a verse of Spanish or Italian. We watch soccer in Spanish, exclusively. I think E will cry if her first words are Gol! or Estamos viviendo futbol, porque la vida puede ser maravillosa.

I've got the four copies of her birth certificate and the papers from the US consulate. Now I just need to figure out how to get her little face in some passport pictures and make an appointment at the consulate. Its all coming together.