holding baby pastica in her dada's sling. pastica is the name of her crush in bali. i have mentioned him before; among many other things, he's the driver for the birth center, a very talented and semi-famous wood sculptor and a dad to two kids. he helps new moms get breastfeeding of to a good start should his help be needed in that way. she decided to name her baby after him much to the amusement of all of the birth center staff. they ask me, "where is e?" whenever i come to work during the day without her. then, when she is there, they ask her, "where is baby pastica?" and everyone laughs with her.
walking with her dada.
shake it, zula.
sharing a strawberry soymilk shake with my fave girl.you will be happy to know that we are safe and only a little sleepy with some serious jet lag. in addition to spending over half a day traveling, it was not the most pleasant experience. i have no idea what time zone my mind thinks it is in right now. e is handling it well and we are just resting when we are tired and pulling the shades tight to create artificial night. i just slept for a good four or five hours and woke to find a gone somewhere in town (without a note! doesn't he know better?) and e asleep next to me. i have a feeling (aka read his last e-mail exchange) i know what he is up to so i am not too worried; actually kinda happy about it all. getting excited about some plans that are in the works. and, proud of a for doing the leg work to get us where we need to be.
our flight was not the best mainly b/c United Airlines is the worst service provider in all of the world. They have the most crowded seats in their economy class and do not like families or children, it seems. More than one person starting with the booking agent and continuing on to almost every person we spoke to was rude to us or could not accommodate us or actually LIED to us! When traveling with a child under two who weighs about 20 pounds, we always ask for a baby bassinet so she can sleep and have here own space since she doesn't have an actual seat. This usually means our seats are the bulkhead seats as the bassinets hook to the wall. And, we even have had the pleasant experience of airline staff reserving an actual seat for her, too by blocking a seat. It's really been a pleasant experience flying with a toddler for the most part. I will spare you all of my complaints but want to not recommend UA to anyone with a toddler. They do not even provide seat belts for the child sitting on my lap! Yes, folks you must stow your luggage but don't worry about your child becoming displaced in the event of intense turbulence or anything worse. Pathetic.
i am full of fantastic secrets and really fun surprises! i will definitely share more with you soon.
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