We have been very busy around here, I am still not totally sure with what. A lot of it is just having a six-week old who would much rather be in someone's arms than in a chair or on a mat. When he's really happy, he's ok with being on his own, but otherwise he'd like to be held, thankyouverymuch.
Littleteo and I managed to make it to the embassy this week -- twice, actually. It was a big, horrific, awful experience that involved Teo having a total breakdown while I was discussing things with the woman in charge of my file. She took her sweet, sweet time dealing with my file while he just got hungrier and hungrier. I then had to go pay a fee, and I asked the woman if I could go feed him first.
"No," she said, "People here are going on their lunch break soon, so if you waste any time you might not get everything done today."
So I see. They are going on lunch break and the little baby should have to put off eating for them.
Awesome. Especially since immediately after that statement they then took FORTY-FIVE minutes to finsh up with my file, and then they kept calling my "number" by the wrong number. I was number 823 and they kept calling 832, and eventually I went up to the window to ask them if they weren't mistaken. "We've been calling you for the last 20 minutes!!" the woman yelled out, all pissy-like. When I explained what had happened, and that the whole thing had in fact been her fault, she didn't even apologize.
In a way, though, I didn't care, because I fed Mateo a little bit in the interim, the poor guy was starving. Pulled a fast one on them, for sure.
Afterwards, we sat in the park and he ate for what seemed like a solid hour. Here he is, announcing to everyone that he's a 'Rican now, just after his meal:
I've been trying to get on camera just how freakin' adorable he is just before he starts crying. People on the street, metro, etc always start laughing when they see this face. I know I'm a mean mama, but it cracks me up too. Then he starts crying and I feel bad, but I can't help but laugh at the pre-cry face. This is *almost* a good enough picture of it, but you have to envision him doing it sitting up, with his head tilted back so that his lower lip REALLY sticks out. It's hilarious. It's also akin to the face my mom makes when we say goodbye after long visits.
Also, the book my parents bought him is still a hit. We read it every night and he is transfixed for at least 20 minutes every time. I am pretty sure that is some sort of baby maximum. He looks totally insane in this picture, and ordinarily I am the one holding the book, but the whole thing just makes me laugh so I am posting it.
So he's really a big boy now, getting to be a serious porker. He'll have his 2-month checkup in just over a week, so we'll see how much he's gained. He's like, 75% cheeks now! Delicious.
Man, that IS a lot of cheek! *S*
my mom has a few pictures of me throwing tantrums - i might have been a brat - and makes no apologies about how cute and funny she thought i looked! and i (i think) turned out okay, so keep these adorable and hilarious shots comin'!
seriously, little Teo is a heart-breaker. Congratulations to the both of you.
my mom has a few pictures of me throwing tantrums - i might have been a brat - and makes no apologies about how cute and funny she thought i looked! and i (i think) turned out okay, so keep these adorable and hilarious shots comin'!
seriously, little Teo is a heart-breaker. Congratulations to the both of you.
Oh god, the lip! We haven't managed to get a photo of Bea's yet but we still laugh and then feel horrible whenever she does it.
Ugh, embassies. I can only imagine. I got her French passport in London so the staff were used to dealing with more Brits, so they sort of toned down the "customer is always WRONG AND STUPID AND NOT WORTH TALKING TO LIKE AN ADULT" attitude.
Yep, its the cheeks! They are chuck-a-licious! Just want to kiss them all the time. I am constantly kissing Max's cheeks. Can't help myself.
He has gotten so big! Any guesses on how much he's gained? I bet he's gained a kilo! Don't be surprised if he did. Max gained over a kilo his first month. The doctor was shocked. :)
oh my god that last picture is hilarious. what did you do to him?!
I love the I'm-about-to-cry look!! Adorable!
Sorry the embassy was rude, I'm a little surprised - it was an easy one-trip task when I did it. And they were really nice.
When the wait got long I shamelessly breastfed Olivia right in the middle of the waiting room, exposing myself quite a bit unfortunately...only to look up and see a surveillance camera aimed right at me!!! Just then I got called up, so I let her keep on feeding...I signed the paperwork, raised my right hand to swear everything I had said was true, etc etc while Olivia just kept nursing...the guy was a little taken aback but didn't seem to mind!
Congrats on declaring your citizenship Teo!
I whipped out the boob, too, whiole waiting for Oceane's passport. Back when the Consulate was still on St. Florentin they even had a rickety rocking chair for nursing Moms.
And the lady was SOOOO rude that day. Maybe we dealt with the same witch!! But every time after that for my man's green card the people we talked to were very cool. Now we're in NYC, and let me tell you, everyone in Paris seems super polite next to these people!!
Oooooo, as always Teo is just too cute for words! I love all his expressions -- the before-crying pout and the crazy eyes as he's "reading" his book. He's one expressive little dude!
is breastfeeding in public a big no-no in france? curious after the embassy story. i saw these pictures on flickr first, and loved them, and now with explanations was laughing out loud. awesome.