Bless You!

Sunday was Cairo's Blessing. Noah, Nohli and I didnt make it to the ceremony. But, we did attend the brunch at Flatbush FarmHouse. It was nice seeing all the close friends and family celebrating for Cairo. Luckily we arrived at the restaurant right before everyone else did. I got to kiss and hug all my friends. First thing they all asked was "Where's Nohli?"....It was nice. A very good way to have people meet her too...After a few Cheers we finally got to eat our food. We were starved! We were NOT impressed with our food BUT the FRIES were SLAMIN! LOL! Anyway, Nohli was very well behaved, sleeping most of the time. She received many compliments on her beauty. Many comments on how much she looked like her papa. It was sweet!
Ally Bees had a cute present for Nohli. It was an adorable pink knit HELLO KITTY dress. Cant wait for her to wear it! After the brunch we got a ride home from Ian Vanessa and Cairo. It was a nice family affair.

Hand It Over

Its been a long weekend it seems like...Its Sunday morning. Noah is asleep in bed and Nohli is in her Amby (www.ambybaby.com) here in the kitchen. My mom is cooking away. Today is Cairo's christening and we are headed over to Brooklyn Heights for the ceremony at 2pm. After we will be having a brunch at Flatbush Farms. It will be Nohli's first FORMAL outing in BROOKLYN. Exciting!!! But what should she wear!?
Last night Noah and I FINALLY tried out Peaches Restaurant. The Turkey Meatloaf was awesome. My Tilapia not so much. The Raspberry Apple Pie a la Mode DEVINE! It was nice to spend time w my best friend. Still we did spend the last moments of our date were spent talking about Nohli and looking at pix of her on Noah's blackberry....I felt like a parent! We had a baseball filled night when we got home. My mom was kind enough to watch Nohli while we dined and its things like that that make me really appreciate MOTHERS. Speaking of mothers and grandmothers, we cant wait for Abuelito Wayne's birthday and our NH trip!

Holy Nohli (Papa's First Post)

Life has changed a lot since Nohli came swimming into this world. Life as a parent quickly rearranges your priorities. In many ways the birth my daughter washed away all of life's unnecessary details. It magnified my love for Clariza and brought Nohli into my every thought. I love being a father, although it does still sound a little odd to have people refer to me as a father. It's kind of like the first few times you write the date after the New Year, you got to catch yourself from writing last years date. It's the same way being a brand new father, you got to catch yourself doing something you would do pre-fatherhood. I feel like my movements have so much more importance. There's always this fresh, wide-eyed, bundle of baby at home completely helpless and needy. It's motivating in many ways. As she starts to show more emotion, there are few feelings as incredible as seeing her smile or giggle. It's amazing to see her change, almost on the daily. Her eyes seems to continually morph into shades of gray and green. As I writing this post, I had to pause as Nohli awakes to a few quiet crys, but she goes back to sleep at a few minutes of rocking and back pats. She loves to sleep/watch baseball with me. Well she seems to be waking up again. I leave of this note. I have many jobs in my young life but none compare to fatherhood. It is completely encompassing on your life. There are no breaks, only a few fleeting moments to catch your breath and quickly clean up the mess before the next wave of fathering begins. SHOUT OUT TO NOHLI'S MOTHER (who knows this fact too well)

SLEEP IS A WONDERFUL THING

Sling To The Rescue

As I mentioned in the previous post last night was not very tranquil in our household...Noah stayed up with Nohli most of the night as I still had the killer headache. I ended up taking another 2 tylenol EXTRA STRENGTH early this morning...as of right now I have some ache lingering around my head. Not so bad tho. I got up about an hour and a half ago to feed Nohli. After her morning feedings she "normally" will go back to sleep with her papa and Pucci and I will get up and eat breakfast, check the computer do some chores etc...Today however that was not gonna happen. The babe gets what the babe wants! Our pediatrician Dr.J Gough says at this early stage we must adhere to the baby's demands. He advices to never let a baby cry. You must anticipate a baby's every move, need and want. EASIER SAID THAN DONE!!!!! I have to admit, I hate hate hate to hear a baby cry! If our babe cries I try my hardest to figure out why she's crying and calm her down. But sometimes that just doesnt work. Nohli is a great baby. For the first 2 weeks she didnt cry ONCE! She was sooo laid back (just like Noah) and she slept for ages! Once we moved to our new home, things completely changed. It may be a coincidence because I hear that at this stage (she's 4 1/2 weeks old) babies can show signs of COLIC and grow extremely fussy...Their vocal cords and lungs must get super strong too bc this lil girl can really hit some high notes. Maybe she'll have a great singing voice? Anyway-as I type this she is laying in her sling on me. Im sitting at the glider with the laptop on my LAP, and she is sleeping....I once babysat this adorable lil girl named Paris. She was the adopted daughter of a flight attendant. Paris was just under a year old and her mom didnt have a stroller for her, just a sling. It was the first time I had seen such a thing. I took Paris to the Beverly Center (mall) once and used the sling. It was fabulous! I luved it! From that day on I thought-if I ever have a baby Im getting a sling! I have 2 slings now! I should really say SO FAR....lol! Our very first sling we received at our Rye, N.H babyshower. It was a gift from Nohli's grandparents Patricia and Wayne. I wore that sling to take Nohli on her very first outing after being born. We ventured ONE whole block to our local supermarket. There was the annual West Indian parade going on and she just slept the whole time. I go on www.celebrity-babies.com on a daily basis and there I found a site for slings www.karmababy.com They have awesome slings at reasonable prices. We found a reversible FLEECE sling (for the colder seasons) in lavender/grey that is just a life saver! Nohli is laying in it right now cozy and warm! Since using the sling I have come across many concerns from different people. There are the stroller people who just think that Slings are weird and dangerous. There are the Baby BJorn users who think the baby needs to be upright at all times.....My 79 yr old aunt thinks the baby is uncomfortable and being in such positions will hinder her bone development. Is that really possible? I'll tell you one thing. We own the Bugaboo Frog, The Baby BJorn and a couple of slings....The sling can be used around the house and outside the house. The Bjorn is great for Noah to use, its adjustable in size. The stroller is great to take on walks, especially in rainy weather and under SUNNY weather. Although Nohli (at this stage) really does NOT like lying FLAT on her back...For me the sling is the best option! I highly recommend giving it a try. Besides in your belly, its the 2nd best way to carry your precious lil bundle....

Fussy Daze

Yesterday was not a very eventful day...the weather was pretty strange.  It was a cool 70 degrees and then it began to rain.  Nohli and Pucci did not take their daily walk around the neighborhood.  But today is a new day, it seems sunny and clear and although its definately FALL out, it seems like a very pleasant day for a stroll.  Nohli was very fussy all day yesterday and last night was even worse!  Noah stayed up with her most of the night.  For some reason I had the strongest headache yesterday.  I was unable to function properly-a fussy baby and a dog in heat did not make things any better.  Luckily  Noah came home with Tylenol and Water and relieved me of baby duties so I could have a good nap.  We had gourmet hamburgers for dinner (that Noah made -from scratch!) with a nice tomato, yellow pepper, and arugula salad.  It was delish!  We took turns eating and holding "The Babe"....after that I took a shower and hit the sack. OH! speaking of showers...Nohli did have her first bath in her new tub yesterday morning.  That was an early highlight.  She didnt cry ONCE!  Matter of fact I think she really enjoyed the relaxation of a bathtub.  She smelled like Tea Tree and Lavender after too!

Welcome Nohli Rio! 8.29.08 7.2lbs 21"

Hello everyone!  With so many friends and family all over the globe, we decided to start this blog on Nohli's behalf in order to keep everyone updated on all things Nohli.  This is going to be a Nohli blog but it will also feature friends, family, and fashion-baby fashion that is!  We wanted to set up this blog to document things in a jounal type of way...but I also think it would be helpful to add tidbits of Baby related info.  There seems to be a major BABYBOOM going on in the world at the moment.  Many of our friends are first time parents and have alot of questions!  I know we do, so we will do our best to spread any useful info we may come across to help our lil (HUGE) BABYBOOM-ing community out.  Please feel free to pass this address along to friends.  We welcome all positive comments, and any great info you may have.  Thanks so much for reading. Nohli thanks you as well! xxo!!!