Movie of Amanita

Here's a a link to very nice movie of Amanita at 7 hours old. She makes the whole newborn thing look easy. (Yes, I'm a very proud uncle, can you tell?)

Amanita Vivian Hidalgo!!!

Look out world! The first Hidalgita has arrived. Karen looks happy and relieved and Fidel, judging by his thumbs up, is psyched. The parents and Amanita are doing well and as Fidel said, "You really don't get any sleep!"

Things that go bump in the belly

After a low-key New Year holiday Aurelia and I have been pretty busy with work and baby related activities. We spent a good deal of yesterday visiting furniture stores and Babies R Us in prep for the little explorer that's on the way. She's been very active and is reported to kick at all sorts of inopportune moments (like when Aurelia's trying to fall asleep) and in inopportune places (like Aurelia's bladder). We decided that we needed to do a little documentation of the little one's impact on Aurelia. The bump riseth!