petunia

four! ::: cuatro!

yes, my little girl is four.  here is how we celebrated it:

si, mi chiquita cumplió cuatro años.  asi lo celebramos:

 

we had the best time!  and still can't believe i get to spend every day with this amazing being that is my daughter.

fue un viaje inolvidable.  todavía, después de cuatro años, no puedo creer mi suerte de tener a esta personita tan especial en mi vida.

more photos here.

más fotos acá.

Beauty is.../La belleza es...

To know how much he loves her,
To see how happy she gets when he comes home from work,
To know that she has the best dad a girl could ever ask for,
To know that he caught her when she was born,
Being able to see them together, every day.
To be her mother, to be his wife.

For Mama Says Om.

Saber cuanto la quiere,
Ver lo contenta que se pone cuando el llega del trabajo,
Saber que ella tiene el mejor papa del mundo,
Saber que el fue el que el primero que la recibio al nacer,
Poder verlos juntos, todos los dias.
Ser la mama y esposa de dos seres maravillosos.

Para Mama Says Om.

Laugh/Risa

I remember the first time Fiona laughed out loud, with her whole body {did you notice that babies laugh, breath and cry with their whole bodies?}.  She had laughed before, but this time she cracked up, out of control.  The three of us were in the kitchen, Dave had just come back from the supermarket and was telling me something about one thing that he couldn't find and she was looking at him.  Something he did struck her as very funny and she laughed and laughed and laughed.  Dave and I look at each other and started crying, feeling happy and silly at the same time.  It was the sweetest sound we had ever heard.
This video is right after that day, she was around 3 months old.

Me acuerdo la primera vez que Fiona se partio de risa, con todo el cuerpo {te diste cuenta que los bebes se rien, respiran y lloran con todo el cuerpo?}.  Ya se habia reido antes, pero esta vez se mato de risa, descontrolada.  Estabamos los tres en la cocina, Dave acababa de venir del supermercado y me estaba diciendo algo sobre una cosa que no encontro y Fiona lo miraba.  Algo que el dijo le habra parecido super gracioso porque se empezo a reir a carcajadas.  Dave y yo nos miramos y, como dos tontos, empezamos a llorar...era el sonido mas dulce que habiamos escuchamos en nuestras vidas.
Este video es un poco despues de ese dia, Fionita tenia alrededor de 3 meses.

For Mama Says Om.

Simple

Two little feet and
two chubby legs.
One hugely amazing love.
Perfect...and simple.

Dos pies chiquitos
y dos piernitas gordas.
Un amor enorme y maravilloso.
Perfecto...y simple.

More simplicity at Mama Says Om.

Relax

I see you like this,
lost in little thoughts,
daydreaming about toys, cereal, duckies?
soft, relaxed, wise already.
A rare moment of stillness
among hours spent learning...fast
to crawl, to stand...to live
your sweet possessions all around you,
our house is full of sweetness.
You brought us love, enormous and rich,
dressed in colours we could never imagine,
before you.

Te veo asi,
perdida en pensamientos chiquitos,
son~ando con juguetes, cereal, patitos?
Suave, relajada, ya sabia.
Un momento raro de quietud,
entre horas aprendiendo
a gatear, a pararte...a vivir.
Tus pequen~as posesiones desparramadas alrededor tuyo.
Nuestra casa, llena de dulzura.
Nos trajiste amor, enorme y rico,
vestido con colores que no podiamos imaginar,
antes que llegaras...

For Mama Says Om