Little feet and hands ...

Soooo cute!

Just 10 weeks old

Milla is getting more and more alert and starts to observe her little world. Hard work for a 10 week old little girl ... to recover she likes to take her little naps at warm places ... both the sunny lounge area and Daddy's belly are preferred places :-)

Early Lounging

Many thanks again to Karen for her fabulous gift ... the lounging chair! Milla is really starting to enjoy sitting in there and observing what is happening around her ... and ocasionally for a little nap!

The proud grandparents "Oma und Opa Bistensee"

In the 2nd half of September my parents flew in from Germany to visit and to meet their granddaughter, what an exciting and long awaited moment! New friendships were made over a bottle of milk ... and we had a great time strolling through New York and enjoying some of the last warm days for the year!

September & an imminent storage crisis

Time flies and by now Milla is over 7 weeks old. We still haven't managed to make a proper passport picture, for one because it is not simple to make the 'perfect' and compliant shot, and also because we are so busy learning to deal with Milla.

The nights are sometimes long but overall we seem to be getting closer to a rhythm for food and sleep and diapers, and we hope that she will indeed sleep for longer stretches sometime in the next 18 years... keep your fingers crossed.

On another note, my deepest fears have been confirmed. Not only has my daughter more clothes and gear than I do (that was already the case after week 3), she now has more than Maike... and myself combined! The storage crisis is now imminent in our appartment!

Jokes aside, thank you all very much for the continuing gifts and baby-clothing donations, especially Ingrid & Peter & Isabella.

Here are some pictures from September, I hope you enjoy them.