Sunday Best (on a Friday)

Things are looking better.

First, I talked down my taxes to only 150 euros, much to my relief. Then, The Boy helped out with them some, so I was able to just pay that and walk away from it without having to give up any furniture.

Second, I don't know what's going to happen with the apartment and it still makes me sad, but I am trying to take a God-closing-a-door-yet-opening-a-window approach to the whole issue. I'm still searching for that window, but it's gotta be somewhere, right?

Third, Teo and I had such a fabuloso day yesterday. He was being so great all day, just getting upset after naps because it was TIME. TO. EAT. NOW!!! Otherwise, he was interacting with us more than ever and was very alert for a good portion of the day. He has started cooing and making other vowel sounds, which is adorable. Now that he has figured out how to do that, the sounds are pretty much constant, which makes me think we'll have a chatterbox on our hands.

(Family members may insert jokes here)

We went on a bit of an outing and he was an angel the whole way there and the whole way back. My biggest concern when out and about with him is public transportation, as nobody likes to go an entire bus ride with a crying baby. Luckily, Teo slept to and fro, and was content to sit in his stroller and check out the scene in between. I ended up just strolling around for awhile, thinking about how lucky I am to be able to take off these early months to chill with him. It was lovely. Afterwards, I sat and fed him in a park for awhile, a relaxing way to end the day. Once home, we read a book together, and Mateo really dug it! We read it four times and he stared at each page intensely, ooo-ing and aaa-ing the whole while. I could even tell which pages caught his attention better than others. It's so exciting to see these seemingly minute changes taking place.

Also, Aunt Kathy got him a cute little outfit shortly after he was born, and he is growing so fast that I thought I should give him the chance to wear it before he got too big. I don't know if all those strangers who commented on him in the street noticed how hip he was, but I thought it was fun to have him out of his usual onesie for the day: