Estem arrivat a Barcelona!

And now begins my first summer in Spain!

Yesterday we flew from Boston to Barcelona with a stop in Schipol airport, Amsterdam. I was a fantastic traveler, winning praise from my neighbor on the plane and gratitude from my exhausted parents. On the first flight I slept, ate and played with hardly a single tear while Mom and Dad took care of me. On the second flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona we all slept very well. Grandma Anna picked us up at the airport and we went back to her house where we met aunt Nuria and cousin Gabriel for a delicious lunch and a siesta.


Gabriel and me. . . . Somos primos!!

After siesta we visited friends in Sabadell.

Andrea, Victor and Arnau on Arnau's 19th day of life.


Victor thought I was so big and heavy compared to baby Arnau!
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Today is Nuria's birthday. We celebrated with champagne and ice cream cake. Well, they celebrated with those foods, I had pear and potato papilla prepared with love by Dad.


Happy Birthday Nuria!

Sitting Up!

My First Tooth!!!!

Today is a special day. I got my first tooth! It is the front, bottom, left one. Yippeee!!!

My Song

Middletown Weekend

This weekend we went to Middletown, Connecticut to visit some of Mom's college friends from Wesleyan. We stayed with Steve and Julie and their daughters Lily and Violet. I received more kisses from girls than I ever have before. . . . and it was GREAT.

On Saturday we went blueberry picking at Lyman Orchards.

Blueberries are delicious (I ate fifteen or so. . . blue in, blue out).

Lily at work.

Violet enjoying the fruits of our labors.

We ate lunch on the deck at the orchard store. . .

. . . and Dad let me have my own peach. He thought I'd just suck on it but I showed him! I almost finished it. Who needs teeth?

We did some lounging by the pool at Steve and Julie's. That is our friend Derk sitting next to Julie. He makes my Mom laugh. A lot.

This is me, diaper-free and happy.

Aaaaaaaaahhh, relaxation.

I'm 6 Months Old!!

Last week I turned 6 months old. We celebrated with 2 major purchases. First, my own highchair. Now I sit up like a grown-up. Second, I got a real crib! It's fun because I have space to roll around and practice scooting. So far I can push with my feet but I haven't figured out how to simultaneously move my hands in order to move forward. Nevertheless, I manage to get from one side of the room to the other with a lot of rolling and grunting.

Dad assembling the crib.

Me enjoying the crib.

I am making huge progress on the eating front. I have mastered drinking from glasses and bottles (see below), and I can feed myself with a spoon! Sometimes I forgo the spoon and use my hands to push the food into my mouth. If that doesn't work, I resort to a more direct technique - I just put my mouth down on whatever it is I want to eat. It works! My diet now includes cereals, squash, potato, banana, apple, carrot, peas, peach, plum, rutabaga, turnip, melon, and, of course, the occasional pork chop.

Don't worry, I'm not really drinking it- just pretending!





I am still a good sleeper at night. My parents especially love this. I am not a huge napper, though. I like to take little 20 minute cat naps here and there and maximize the time I have to play by myself, to laugh with Mom, and to observe the world on our many walks around Cambridge and Somerville.

My personality is growing along with the rest of me. I love to laugh and find many things quite funny. Last week my mom was cracking me up with a silly sound she made while telling Dad a story. Click on the arrow below to see a clip.



Look at my growing feet! Compare them to my "small parts" 4 months ago.

High Chair/Small Boy

Today was an important day for me. . . . I got my first high chair! I wasn't sure I'd like it. . .

But once the peas were served, I knew everything would be OK.

First-time parents take note: Do not make the same mistake my parents did by giving me a nice bath just before dinner.

Al fresco

If I had a hammer. . .

Family Amazement

Astonishing ceiling fan!

Car Ride

Good Morning World!

. . . working on my belly

El Meu Pare

My First Bike Ride

This weekend I went for my first bikeride and it was awesome! Dad and Mom took me into Boston where we met some friends for a picnic in the park.


I quickly figured out that my trailer is not only good for riding, it's good for napping, too!

Gracias Pablo!

por compartir su agua conmigo!

Ivan the Great

This is my friend Ivan. We see eye to eye.

Books and Banana Nut Muffins with Mom

Sailing for the first time

Mi primer baño en el mar

My new friends

To celebrate the 4th of July holiday we spent the weekend at my new friends´place in Cape Cod.



This is my friend Law. He is a big boy, and we have fun together.


This is Law´s dad, James. He is very cool, and can sail anything, boats, surfboards... He washed the salt off me after my first sea bath.


This is Law´s mom, Natalie. She´s very sweet, I like when she holds me. She is expecting a baby girl to be Law's little sister.


Law and I playing the "I'm an opera singer" game.

Ode to Uncle Ben

Last night we had a wonderful visit by our friends Jim and Mich who were here from the Netherlands. Jim is a friend of Uncle Ben's from his college days at Harvard.


Clearly, my uncle was on my mind when I stole the pork chop off of my father's plate in a tribute to the stories of Ben gumming lamb chops when he was my age!

(life will never be the same)

Mourning MJ