More and more waiting

we're good at it of course... during all this waiting we are still trying to find the miracle solution which until now seems like we'll just have to do more waiting to find... but the bottle rejection continues. We've tried what I think now is everything in the book... and nothing is working. Thus while not being able to travel yet as we've still not received her passport... I'm not able to go back to work nor can I do very much without returning home promptly for the next feeding. Its amazing how quickly you start to feel claustraphobic in your own life. Not good for me but hey, it could be worse.

We've been lounging on the sofa outside lately although its not been too warm... but someone cracked a smile the other day which is a rare thing to be caught on camera... but there was a lot of cuteness on tap so we lapped it up.


giggles (check out the massive amounts of squooge!)


Shading our head from the sunbeams

If only I could have taken a picture...

of the look on Lilli's face this afternoon after we finished walking through the very muddy park. She had mud and dirt all the way up to her underbelly (which in its self is quit the feat as she normally refuses to even walk through a puddle!). I escorted her out of the park and to th nearest water fountain which dot the city here with the intended use to give dogs drinks and hippies who still live in flats with no running water a source of the precious liquid... I put the breaks on the pram and pushed the plunger to release the flow of water and stuffed a very unsuspecting little filthy pooch under the stream of water. Don't worry it was not garden hose cold... I rinsed and rinsed until all traces of dirty dog were erased... The look on her face while I did this to her was just priceless! If only someone else was there to capture the moment!!!!

The terrace painting mission is 98% complete, we're just waiting for the rain clouds to disappear and we can get the last bit painted! What a difference a lick of paint makes!!! I shall of course post before and after pics.

The bottle refusal in baby central continues which means no gym time for me until we can solve this wee problem. suggestions are welcome! We are keen to try anything as long as it gets her to take my milk from a bottle ... sigh...

The tax man here has given us a nice surprise... although they've still not let us know their final decision regarding the 2500 baby bonus we are due ( as they claim that I have no lived here for more than 2 years when I actually have and have even been paying taxes that long... but anyway) They have given me a 12 month hiatus on paying my autonoma fee which is normally about 200Euros per month. What a nice surprise!

Believe it or not after a long reprise I have almost completed another painting... Here are two pictures of it in progress... the final picture still pending of course as I'm not happy with it yet in its current state (not shown here)

Look very carefully and you can see her shape...


Marking out the shadows... but not nearly finished yet...