A Lesson well-learned

Yesterday, over snack:   TASSIA:  Toc, toc. ME:  Who's there? TASSIA: Bananane. ME:  Banana who? TASSIA:  Toc, toc. ME:  Who's there? TASSIA:  Bananane ME:  Banana who?.....   (She learned it from Alina, and Alina learned it from me, but it made me laugh so hard to hear it come out of her mouth!)

Expressions of the Day

13 days

What?

Comments you wish you could assume are not true, version January 18, 2011: "Mama, I think I just threw up on my violin."  Now, how on earth did she manage that?

Diapers

Sybille likes getting her diaper changed so much that I think her motto must be, "It's my potty and I'll cry if I want to!"

Sybille Paolina Constantini

Arrived on a prime number day, but not one we were expecting. She made us wait until January 7 to discover her cute little face! However, once she decided to come, she was in a hurry. She followed her sister Tassia's example by narrowly missing being born in the car! She weighed 3,99 kg at birth, and was born at 14:36. We're all happy to be at home, where Mama's biggest problem is keeping Alina from giving Sybille kisses ALL the time!

Occupation: Waiting

This line from Menotti's opera "The Consul" pretty much sums up my life right now.  We had confirmation at the hospital this morning that the baby is still doing fine, so we're just going to wait a bit longer and see if he or she doesn't want to make his or her big appearance soon.  In the meantime...