C: even though I'm pre-verbal, my dad thought he could channel some of my impressions into this blog. We've been in Panama for 2 1/2 weeks and I like it so far. It definitely gets hot and I've been known to zone out in the middle of the afternoon...
... but my mom cools me off with wet washcloths and keeps me out of the sun. Probably the biggest change from my life in Seattle is my dad leaving during the day, and not having my grandmas and grandpas and friends over to help take care of me. But we've met lots of other kids here in Gamboa, mostly older, but then it's hard to be younger than me.
My mom took some pictures so you can see my new home:
living room, with kitchen to left of entry
My mom took some pictures so you can see my new home:
living room, with kitchen to left of entry
the thing on the floor is where I get tummy time
my bassinet (thanks Dee!) next to mom & dad's bed
bath time in the kitchen sink
my bassinet (thanks Dee!) next to mom & dad's bed
bath time in the kitchen sinkI definitely get WAY more baths here, sometimes twice a day. I like them except for when mom tries to get the folds under my chin clean (she calls it 'checking for bugs').
Our biggest outing so far was going to Bajo del Rio, the town my dad lived in for two years. I was hungry when we got out of the car but everyone wanted to see me and touch me and hold me - it was a little scary but I let them know about it so they gave me back to mommy. Later we visited the maestra that my dad worked with and they said she was my 'abuela Dilsa'. She knew how to hold me.
I heard my mom & dad talking about visiting another place, Isla de Cañas, that's a long car drive and a boat ride away. I think we're going to wait to go there until it's not quite as hot.
I rolled over for the first time when my grandpa Mike was taking care of me here - I did it again this week a couple of times. I also like looking out of the window at the trees and bugs and birds. My dad calls it 'baby TV'. Hope to see you down here sometime so you can hold me and make me laugh!
Our biggest outing so far was going to Bajo del Rio, the town my dad lived in for two years. I was hungry when we got out of the car but everyone wanted to see me and touch me and hold me - it was a little scary but I let them know about it so they gave me back to mommy. Later we visited the maestra that my dad worked with and they said she was my 'abuela Dilsa'. She knew how to hold me.
I heard my mom & dad talking about visiting another place, Isla de Cañas, that's a long car drive and a boat ride away. I think we're going to wait to go there until it's not quite as hot.
I rolled over for the first time when my grandpa Mike was taking care of me here - I did it again this week a couple of times. I also like looking out of the window at the trees and bugs and birds. My dad calls it 'baby TV'. Hope to see you down here sometime so you can hold me and make me laugh!
2 comments:
Hey you three!
Your apartment is absolutely lovely! I'm glad all is going well.
Conner rolling over? GOOD GRIEF we're going to miss EVERYTHING!
Thanks for sharing via your blog. It's great.
Ang
I second the lovely apartment comment.
Connor is following a family tradition of first rolling over while traveling. Well, maybe it's not really a family tradition but his first cousin once removed did the same thing. James rolled over for the first time when we made our first trip to Tacoma with him-- it was my spring school vacation and he was about 3 months old. I think it was actually in Gram's apartment on her thick-pile wall-to-wall carpet!
Larry
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