Hello all! And to answer the question - today we're in Atlanta. Tomorrow? Who knows?
August has been a busy month (but then, what month hasn't, right?). Between getting up every 2-3 hours to feed Lily at night, and chasing after Abby during the day, I feel like we've been in continual motion.
(Lily and Grandma Bessie)
Abby and Lily are great together. Abby just loves her new baby doll; she pees, poops, cries, eats, and is fun to dress up! Hahaha. Seriously, Abby loves playing with Lily, and we're constantly having to remind her to not hug too hard. She's also taken to mothering her stuffed animals, which I think is adorable when she rocks Eeyore and tells him to "night night."
Lily is growing like a weed. She was 8 lbs, 3 oz at her last appointment, gives great open mouth kisses, and is starting to coo and do all those adorable baby things that make you want to just eat her up. And I don't care what they say about gas, this girl grins at you when she sees you. I love that.
Oh, and we did get a diagnosis of reflux for Lily, so we were able to get a prescription for her from the pediatrician. It took about five minutes during one of her check-ups. I LOVE American medical care. And Abby has finally grown out of her dairy allergy, which means our life has instantly gotten so much easier!
Joel's parents came to visit for a week this month also, and we had a great time showing them around and eating some great food (Tata cooked almost every night. It was wonderful.) Abby had a blast playing with Tata and Papa Luciano, and Lily was quite spoiled because she was never put down. It was definitely a win-win week for everyone.
We also took a very quick road trip to Auburn to get professional pictures made at a photographer that my mom likes. The pictures turned out so great - when we get them back I'll scan them show them to you all.
Last week we took Abby to her first football game! We went to a Fairhope High School game and had a blast. (Go Pirates!) Abby loved the drums in the band, and was very impressed by slushie she and I shared. Lily, bless her sweet heart, slept the entire time we were there. If only she slept as well at night.
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Other than all of that, we've been frantically dealing with all the rigamarole of trying to get out of the country. Our medical clearances, birth certificates, social security cards, passports, visas, vet certificates and all that. In addition to that paperwork, we've also been dealing with movers. Again. After Hurricane Fay, we had movers pick up our "stuff" shipment, and take all of that away.
So, why are we in Atlanta now, you ask? Well, with Hurricane Gustav barrelling down on the Gulf Coast, we got worried about flooding. And since the apartment we rented was right on Mobile Bay and we have that lovely new car, Sunday we packed up the car and "evacuated" to Atlanta. (Murphy's Law, we leave and Fairhope got a bit of rain and nothing else.) Can you believe we were able to pack 8 suitcases, 2 kids with carseats, a double stroller, a cat, and us in our car?? I love our Pilot! We've been hanging out in a hotel here near the airport.
Our new plan is to leave on Thursday night, so we can miss the next hurricane coming through that is supposed to be here sometime Friday. This is just not a good time to be trying to fly.
September is going to be busy yet again, and in Spanish! Well, if we ever get to Santiago it will be. I'm hoping we get a lot of our shipments at our new house before the end of the month, have Abby start preschool and get our housekeeper hired. I don't know how long it will take to get our internet set up, so contacting us might be a little spotty for the next little while.
In the meantime, here are some pictures of the girls down at the Fairhope Pier:
(This one is of our brand new double stroller.)
PS. Completely forgot to tell you - Abby loves to go "sopping" (shopping) at "Walam" (Walmart). (Here is a picture of Abby playing on the car at Walmart - her favorite part of the trip.)
We'll talk to you all soon!
Love,
Julie, Joel, Abby, and Lily
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