Back in action

There has been a break in the blogging action due to a spike in the living action - we went to visit the in-laws in Texas. It was quite a spontaneous decision which stemmed directly from the fiasco of the Valentines Day dinner (see the last entry). The trip was great. Maya was traveling incognito (in the sling) and at the check in my wife was asked when she was due (“she is already out – wanna see?”). She was so quiet that the guy sitting next to us had no idea there was a baby there. How I know? He told us “I had no idea there was a baby here.”

A lot of people came to visit and tell us that Maya is very cute, pretty, beautiful, and so on. My wife’s friend, aka resident rock star, aka Paula, had quite a connection with her. Paula was tickling Maya which was rewarded with a smile, but when Paula said “I can teach you about bad things, like boys and drugs” Maya started screaming. Paula tried to correct by saying “Oh, I’ll teach you about good things like puppies and rainbows” but it was too late. The ghost of druggy boys was out.

We did take her to a bar on 6th street which is one of a must visit places in Austin. It is called Casino el Camino and it has the best burgers (3/4 pounder). Turns out that after the ban on smoking indoors bar are a very good environment for infants – it is laud and dark, and no one would care if you whoop your boob out mid sentence. What more, I got to destroy my father in law in pool (some of you might not know that he is a recovering pool hustler, Hawaiian shirts and all).

On the day before last we got to visit with Maya’s great grandma who is 93. It was great to se them together. I wish she will get to see my grand parents too. It was a long day for her with 4 hours in a car, but it was rewarded by an 8 hour break between feedings – personal best so far.

Clearly I cannot skip the bad news – Maya got really spoiled by her grand parents who held her and talked to her all the time and now she wants to be interacted with. But she really did mature on this trip and now she behaves like a real two months old.