Te traigo estas flores...: April 2005

Now we are five.

On 3/8/2005, our family grew to five. Erik Julio was born in the Glens Falls Hospital, upstate New York, at 7:04 AM, in the middle of a snowstorm. He weighed 5 lbs. 1 oz., 19.5 inches long. He eats like his daddy and sleeps like his mommy.

(Alejandra y Aleida: Sabemos que están con nosotros. Ahora hay en este hogar un corazón más que las ama todo.)

Now we are five (Alejandra and Aleida not pictured). [Easter/2005]

Easter gathering 2005.

Nora, Ward, and Cindy. [Easter/2005]

Pat & Patrick. [Easter/2005] (The Brooklyn Bridge in the background.)

Nancy & Judy. [Easter/2005]

With Nora and Cindy. [Easter/2005]

With Ward. [Easter Dinner/2005]

Aunt Cindy from Chicago. [Easter/2005]

Aunt Barbie visits. [3/21/2005]

Erik using my chest to take a nap. [3/20/2005]

Linda & Joseph Momo visit baby Erik. [3/17/2005]

Joseph Momo comes for a visit. [3/17/2005]

What a cute boy! [3/15/2005]

Getting Erik ready for Harvard. [3/15/2005]

Mommy kissing Erik. [3/12/2005]

Erik pensive. [3/12/2005]

This is a cute one. [3/12/2005]

Beautiful Erik. [3/12/2005]

Erik on my chest. [3/12/2005]

Erik on my tummy. [3/11/2005]

Long fingers. [3/8/2005]

Erik with open eyes looking at mommy. [3/8/2005]

Erik sucking his fingers. [3/8/2005]

Erik sleeping. [3/8/2005]

Mary Beth & Erik. [3/8/2005]

Mary & Erik [3/8/2005]

Kripalu

At the end of February, we spent a few days in Kripalu -- a granola green, massage, yoga, meditation, and retreat center in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Mary went snowshoeing in the mornings, while I stayed cozy taking whirlpool baths and reading a math book. We ate healthy food -- only to end the trip eating sweet chocolates and comfort food in Lenox, Mass. Oh well, we tried...