Because we live so far from Nory's cousins....and because we work at a school with baby-less colleagues....and because we want Nory to share and care better than any Spark on the block......we've been doing our best to meet other couples with young babies. The good news is, we've had GREAT success with TWO families!
I know, I know. If you were to compare the two pictures, you would assume that one play date went spectacularly while the other was a one-time deal. But the truth is, BOTH WERE SUPERB!
The first one happened on Wednesday night with Amirah. Her family came to our flat in the late afternoon and we ordered in delicious Lebanese food. The girls had multiple staring contests and played with the exer-saucer toys together. Karen and Hussein shared airport tips with us and we filled them in on the world of swim diapers. It was fabulous.
The second one happened this morning. We had initially met this couple (Danielle and James) at the hospital and the husbands exchanged numbers so we could meet up "one day soon". Alas, you know how it is. ONE DAY SOON came two months later! Nonetheless, we made it happen our last week here and it was really nice to get to know them some more. They are both from Haiti and were living in NYC before they moved to Kuwait. Turns out they have been dealing with a colicky baby and MY GOSH I am amazed at how calm and patient they remained with each and every cry. Really - wouldn't you think the opposite would be true? They've got to be superhuman or something. Anyways, after breakfast we took them to our favourite Mothercare location so we could show them the "baby feeding" area, as well as browse the Ergo carriers. You can see the girls had a sad farewell.....or I brought out the camera when Nory was hungry and Tallulah had just plain had enough! This picture makes us laugh hysterically. Inshallah we capture something happier at the next meet up.....
The three of us are excited to meet up with some Canadian-born babies this summer! Cute things belong together. FOR REAL.
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| Amirah (7 months) |
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| Tallulah (2 months) |
The first one happened on Wednesday night with Amirah. Her family came to our flat in the late afternoon and we ordered in delicious Lebanese food. The girls had multiple staring contests and played with the exer-saucer toys together. Karen and Hussein shared airport tips with us and we filled them in on the world of swim diapers. It was fabulous.
The second one happened this morning. We had initially met this couple (Danielle and James) at the hospital and the husbands exchanged numbers so we could meet up "one day soon". Alas, you know how it is. ONE DAY SOON came two months later! Nonetheless, we made it happen our last week here and it was really nice to get to know them some more. They are both from Haiti and were living in NYC before they moved to Kuwait. Turns out they have been dealing with a colicky baby and MY GOSH I am amazed at how calm and patient they remained with each and every cry. Really - wouldn't you think the opposite would be true? They've got to be superhuman or something. Anyways, after breakfast we took them to our favourite Mothercare location so we could show them the "baby feeding" area, as well as browse the Ergo carriers. You can see the girls had a sad farewell.....or I brought out the camera when Nory was hungry and Tallulah had just plain had enough! This picture makes us laugh hysterically. Inshallah we capture something happier at the next meet up.....
The three of us are excited to meet up with some Canadian-born babies this summer! Cute things belong together. FOR REAL.
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