Elsa María is officially 2 months old today, and my life is slowly moving away from the couch. When she was a brand new teeny tiny baby, it was hard to imagine life going on as normal outside our cozy apartment. Gradually, I've been getting small pieces of regular life back and moving away from life on the couch.Aunt Gunnhildur came back from school in the US last week, and quickly became Elsa María's new biggest fan. It was clearly love at first sight, and Elsa is very lucky to have such a beautiful aunt to teach her how to sail, climb on glaciers, play the violin, and do backflips! We are all very excited to have a summer to spend getting to know one another...
Gunnhildur and I just started an 8 week long Crossfit course at the gym. I am really looking forward to having something active to do not only to help me get back in shape after pregnancy, but also to help me get off the couch and practice being away from Elsa for a couple of hours. I've also been given permission to use Tumi's card at Yoga Shala for the summer, so I can go there for a yoga class whenever I have time. With this access and the workouts with Gunnhildur, I'm well-set of an active and fun summer!
In other random bits of news...
My thesis is at the print shop and will be officially handed in this week. I'll show you a copy if ya want. I am very proud.
My nipples have healed (yea!) and I now have some gnarly battle scars from my breastfeeding woes. I'll wear them proudly cuz I'm a tough lady.
Elsa can bring her hands together....which I guess is a thing.
The wind in Iceland changed direction, so ash from the volcano has shown up in Reykjavik. The cars are dusty, and we're hoping for a good hard rain soon.
I think oil spills royally suck, and we should learn from our mistakes!
Had my first freak-out about what to do with my career since finishing grad school. Trying to relax and hope for good things while the universe does its thing.
Tumi is preparing for a hiking trip in the Westfjords next week, and Elsa and I are preparing to hang out with just the two of us for a few days.
Click here to see Elsa María learning how to "bitho" (and don't worry if you have no idea what that is...it's a Davidson thing!)
She looks like she's growing by leaps and bounds. She was a cutie when we met her but you can really start to see some more personality and expressions developing on that cute little face. I hope all's well with both of you!
ReplyDeleteWow, how do you tear yourself away from staring at her? Of course, I love the pictures with Grandma Julie, your dad and your sibs. They are all fabulous shots, a little easier with your locations and subjects! That was fun to see. Thanks, Annie Kontos
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