Alan is growing very very fast. Like they say in Dutch he’s growing like a cabbage. He is getting bigger by the day and he is getting stronger. We train him sometimes to support his neck and as you can see in the image he is doing nicely.
Alan also spoke his first word. Not the cliche like every other baby, no, Alan didn’t settle for ‘mommy’ but choose his first word very carefully and made his first alliance at the same time. His first word was ‘Alex’.
I started running again and ran a nice lap in the center of Las Palmas called Corriendo por Vegueta. 10 Kilometers which resulted in a very nice 52:45. Not bad at all.
Maybe I was expecting a little bit of attention for the running effort, but I did not get any. All the attention went to Alex who ran his first match of about 100 meters. He was followed by a cameraman that grabbed his entire run.
Even though Alex is only four he is already conscious about Valentines day and he had worked hard on a beautiful card for a girl in his class.
After lots of coloring, cutting and pasting the result was a very nice card, and after giving it to the girl Alex received a well deserved kiss. Alex was very pleased.
Our youngest son is aready three weeks.
Alan is doing very well. He is slowly growing and gaining weight. His relation with his big brother is also developing and it looks like it is going to turn out okay. The last couple of weeks have been quite a change for all of us.
We’ll be staying in Madrid for a week more and then we take the plane and head on home.
We are very proud to welcome our new son to the world. Alan was born on the 6th of december, at 11:45. His weight was 3465 gram and his length was 49.5 centimeters.
Our last checkup came acompanied with a date. If all goes well little Alan will see his first light on the 6th of december.
Today we leave for Madrid. The three of us. Ana with her huge belly, Alex and me. We hope to return home at the end of december or the beginning of january. When we return we’ll need four tickets. One for Ana, Alex, Alan and me.
Alex is four years old! Time really does fly. We had some great parties to celebrate Alex’ birthday in Alcala and in Torrevieja. Of course with cake and presents.
During our vacation Alex turned out to be a real fan of the pool and the beach. A very good trait for someone living on an island. Alex loves to swim, dive and jump into the pool. Not only his pool skills have improved the last year, Alex improved in every way imaginable. We are indeed impressed by the little guy.
Next year will be a year with a lot of changes. Alex will get a little brother, and will lose his monopoly on parental attention. Still, we have faith that he will manage to adapt, just like his parents will have to adapt.
Things are going well with the little baby and his mother. This time the baby moves a lot, punching, kicking and moving about all the time. His mother even wakes up in the middle of the night because of all the action in her belly. Even in the hospital during a routine checkup they noticed the baby moves a lot.
Maybe it is a sign the child will be a top athlete. Time will tell.