Dancing Feet

This is why I insist that dance will be Lana's first organized activity. Watch her feet.

 I see potential for that fancy River Dance stuff.

She even has rhythm! (She definitely got that from Anthony.)

 

Her feet have always, always been this active, including all 8 months in utero. You can watch her newborn busy feet here. The nurses always asked (every day for the month I spent in the hospital before delivery) if I'd felt the baby moving. My answer was always the same: "She never stops!"

There was a reason why before the c-section an ultrasound in the morning showed her head down by my hips, one an hour before showed her breech (head up under my ribs), and by noon she was transverse (sideways).

Hugs & Kisses

  As I was putting away some laundry in our bedroom, I noticed Lana had spent a bit too much time quietly in the other room. I hurry out, and on my way call out, "What are you doing, babe?"
   She answers with a delighted, "Mmmmm!" Which is when I see she has open bags of both Hershey's kisses and hugs in front of her and chocolate dripping down her chin.
   Yup, I'd accidentally left the safety locks on our pantry cupboards undone. This girl is an opportunist!
   She was less than thrilled when I stuffed my fingers into her mouth trying to retrieve as much foil as possible. She doesn't understand the concept of unwrapping yet.

 

This picture is about 8 months old.

I was too busy prying foil wrappers out of her mouth to take one, but the chocolate-look is about the same.

 

 

 

Cuando Me Miras Asi

In honor of our eighth anniversary, here is our song. So beautiful. Lyrics in Spanish below (I gave a rough English translation, but the Spanish is so much better, really).








Cuando me miras así,
perdido estoy
cuando me miras así,
contigo voy
que puedo hacer tus ojos son,
el imán de mi corazón.
Cuando me miras así,
completo estoy
cuando me miras así,
yo se quien soy
no pido mas es lo mejor
eres el ángel luz de mi amor
en ti puedo ver la libertad
tu me haces sentir que puedo volar
y se que aquí es mi lugar
y se que a ti yo quiero amar
Cuando tu me miras así
cuando tu me miras así
no se falta nada mas
solo ganas siento de amar
Cuando me miras así,
perdido estoy
cuando me miras así,
contigo voy
que puedo hacer tus ojos son,
el imán de mi corazón.
Cuando me miras así,
completo estoy
cuando me miras así,
yo se quien soy
no pido mas es lo mejor
eres el ángel luz de mi amor
En ti puedo ver la libertad
tu me haces sentir que puedo volar
y se que aquí es mi lugar
y se que a ti yo quiero amar
Cuando tu me miras así
cuando tu me miras así
no se falta nada mas
solo ganas siento de amar
En ti puedo ver la libertad
tu me haces sentir que puedo volar
y se que aquí es mi lugar
y se que a ti yo quiero amar
En ti puedo ver la libertad
tu me haces sentir que puedo volar
y se que aquí es mi lugar
y se que a ti yo quiero amar.

When you look at me that way
I am lost.
When you look at me that way
I go with you.
What can I do? Your eyes are
a magnet for my heart.
When you look at me that way
I am complete.
When you look at me that way
I know who I am.
I ask no more, it is the best.
You are the angel light of my love.
In you I can see freedom.
You make me feel like I can fly.
And I know my place is here.
And I know it's you I want to love.
When you look at me that way...
When you look at me that way...
nothing else is missing.
The only desire I feel is to love.
In you I can see freedom.
You make me feel like I can fly.
And I know my place is here.
And I know it's you I want to love.