Now the story...

Here's the story to go with the pictures... As a disclaimer I have to warn you that the pictures are not in any logical order. They are more or less backwards, but not exactly. The story is hopefully in order.

In December, Abuelita Rebeca, Abuelito Alfredo and Tio Ricky came to visit us in Chicago. Then we all drove down to Austin (in one SUV!). The trip took us two days. We met with Tia Melissa, Tio Can, Isabel, Abuelita Camena and Güneş Babaanne.

David Alfredo and Isabel Deniz got baptized at Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Austin. David's godparents are Tia Veronica and Tio Ricky. Isabel's godparents are Tia Barbara and Tio Juan Pablo.

While in Austin, we visited San Antonio. Then we spent Christmas and New Year's Eve with Tia Melissa, Tio Can, Isabel and Abuelita Camena.

On our way back to Chicago we stopped in Dallas to visit Ana Pia, Tony and little Izabella.

When we got back to Chicago Tio Daniel and Stephanie came to visit. We all went with Tia Betty and MJ to a hockey game.

Then everybody left us and we were soooo sad... :(

You can see more pictures of our trip on The Kalyoncuoğlu Family blog.

Pix from the holidays...

Poniendo la Navidad

El fin de semana pasado Gabo y David nos ayudaron a poner los adornos de Navidad. Aqui los pueden ver en plena faena. Tambien tenemos una pelicula, pero van a tener que esperar a que Alfredo la ponga.

Y aqui esta Gabo jugando Playstation...

Doctor updates

I took David back to the doctor for the follow-up. He weighs now 13lbs. 15.5oz, which means that he gained 1lbs. 1.5oz. in one month! He got his booster flu shot (babies receiving the flu shot for the first time need a booster after one month) and then got his finger pricked to test for anemia. The doctor found that his hemoglobin count was a little low, so they drew blood (which made David mad) and we should get the results soon. I'll keep you posted. Otherwise he is doing great. During Thanksgiving he had roseola (a little fever and a red rash), but he is fine now.

The Morton Arboretum

We spent last Sunday at the Morton Arboretum, a park a few miles west of Oak Park. Even though we spent about five hours there, we probably saw a fifth of it. It was great. We caught the Fall colors, played in the hedge maze, and visited a house made of twigs and branches. We are going back in the Spring... with bicycles. Enjoy the pix and the video.