Christmas cards

I received a lovely card from Daria, the creative stylist + model at kittenhood. Needless to say I felt very special - what's better than good old fashioned letters - got very excited and sketched something for her.

Among other cute fashionable stuff, she loves foxes. So I invented a foxy crew that she can also hire to help create, just like I hired kittns.

Happy holidays, have a wonderful Christmas! PS. Do check Daria's suggestions for wrapping and labeling gifts.

Dear diary

It's 8.05 pm and Sean fell asleep (our bed is the best). No, no, not for the night, he's waking up every three or four hours to eat and he's a bit restless cause of the damn colic. We already started an intensive massage campaign against these pains + patience + of course love.

Days go by so fast and they lost their conventional definition, we no longer have tuesdays or saturdays... Perhaps you can live without this information but I succedeed to do my nails two days ago. While in train.

Today I could even work (how I missed it). Our baby wasn't bothered at all by Ophelia (for those of you who walked in late, I'm talking about our sewing machine).

Getting back to Sean, you should know we have plenty of things to do: besides eating (like there's no tomorrow), being diapered and dressed in pastels, we also walk along the coast, we dance with dad, take baths and almost spa treatments + massages. Oh, the good life!

I watch his sleep. In this crazy crazy world, through fixations and illusions he is our chance to stop and shout that miracles do exist!

It's almost 9 pm and I'm wondering what to do first (this rush is becoming a habit). Should I shower? Prepare dinner? Steal an hour's sleep? Write to friends?...

Marco sleeps next to me. He's got chores under his pillow, too. And everything revolves around the little man who sleeps peacefully trying out his first smiles...

It's 9.10 pm. (yawn)... Sleep well!

Sean + fluffy clouds (hand crafted toy made by Anca)

Hand painted pillow by kittns, one of the latest works

More gifts from Anca, earrings, Christmas decorations, magazines + such awesome packaging

Dirty dancing, handpainted children's bag by kittns

Welcome to this world, Sean!

November 24. Around noon I arrived at Cascais Hospital with painful contractions and made another CTG. The obstetrician said the labor hadn't started, so I went back home... unfortunately the pains went on every ten minutes like clockwork. I managed to have lunch and and be a bit around, but I couldn't finish the bags + pillows I was creating for our wonderful clients and friends. (You know me, even in these intense moments I was still thinking about kittn...)

At night I went back to the hospital, where I stayed until morning. The contractions went on all night, it was terrible. At 9.30 am I was taken to the delivery room and the cesarean procedure started. Everyone was professional and cool, the anesthesiologist talked to me all the time... I was a bit scared, but I haven't realized when I heard her saying já está. The radio played Don't stop me now by Queen. Then it took forever until I heard his voice! Actually it was more like a very tender cry, two times and then another eternity until our eyes met for the first time.

It was a unique magic moment that I will never forget. I fell in love at first sight, even if I already loved him. Thank you for existing, Sean!

Later edit: A million thanks you all our friends who give blessings + good vibes here, on our Facebook page and everywhere: we are all connected, we are one big family!