Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Santi has been working out hard in his baby gym and is getting ready to roll over soon!

Catching up!!!

I have been so busy that I haven't had time to update. Santi has been doing a trial "adaptation" the last few days with a potential home daycare provider, but she seems nuts and I think we'll have to find something else. He doesn't take a bottle very easily and she keeps demanding I starve him before I bring him to her to force him to eat with her. He's only 3 months old. No thanks!

Otherwise he's very happy. He smiles and laughs all the time. He loves to look at you and babble back when you talk to him. He can hold his head up very well now and is trying to crawl when you put him on his tummy. He has mastered rolling from tummy to back pretty well a few times (although sometimes he gets stuck half-way and panics), and is now working on back to tummy. He can definitely get on his side and even turn his face to the ground, but getting his butt flipped all the way over is still a little beyond his abilities just yet.

He also met his two cousins. They were excited to see him and when he gets older I think they'll be great friends.

French Daycare

We went to an informational meeting for our municipality to find out about daycare for Santi. It was two hours long. The first hour was information on the differences of home daycare versus daycare centers. The second hour turned into a gripefest among the parents about how it's impossible to get someone to care for your child in Paris unless you're rich and can hire a private nanny.

I won't overwhelm you with the details, but basically each neighborhood provides a certain number of subsidized daycare centers and in home daycare providers. There are also private daycares, temporary day cares, parent co-op daycares, and different kinds of private in-home daycares and nannies. The subsidized centers and in-home providers are nice and cheap, but there are nowhere near enough to meet demand. And for now, EVERYTHING public and private is booked up till September. We may be able to get Santi into a private home daycare part-time (which is all we want), but there are only a couple of options available.

Otherwise, things are fine with Santi. Here are some pictures of his latest outing at a park:



This is a close-up of his new hat:



Here is a close-up of Santi trying to take off his new hat:


His first pair of boots (courtesy of his friend Erika in Mexico):


Meeting his new friend Stephane (who brought him a very cute set of dishes):

And, of course, bath time again:

Getting settled

Santi is so far adjusting to his new home. He is sleeping pretty well, although he gets to be a bit later than in Mexico. He usually falls asleep around 9 or 9:30 pm and then wakes up to eat again around 10 pm. Then he's down till 4:30 am. Usually we can get him back to sleep till 6 or 7.

He's also starting to really want to sit on his own. When you put him down on his back he now tries to pull himself back up to a sitting position. It makes it harder to burp him on your lap because he won't stay doubled over anymore. He wants to straighten his back and sit up all the way. He also is taking a lot of notice of us eating at the table now. He follows the food going to our mouths with is eyes very intently and smacks his little lips while we chew. He's still too little for solids, but, as with everything else, he's already ready to try.

Here's some pictures of him with his Grandma Evelyne and his new bathtime setup:

On est arrivé

Santiago just arrived in Paris and is getting settled. As you can see, he's already pretty comfy in his new rocking bed (courtesy of his Aunt Vanessa).


He's also modeling lots of new clothes (here seen in an outfit from his "great uncle" Bill).

We'll have more updates coming soon!