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Alexandra Michelle Espina was born on October
2, 2005
at the American Hospital
of Paris. Alex weighted 3.26 kg and measured
49 cm long.
A few movies can be found
at Alex's Quicktime page.
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December 2005
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Hanging out with Abu
Cuqui and Aunt Saudi
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Hanging out at Daddy's
office
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Napping with Abu Cuqui |
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Abu Cuqui
clearly knows what she is doing
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About to take a bath
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Falling asleep in Aunt
Saudi's shoulder
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| Hanging out with Abu
Cuqui |
Beware! this is my domain
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Visiting Les Invalides
with Abu Cuqui.
(Really, it was not that cold)
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Hi Zoé
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I need a new hat...
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Hanging out with Mommy in
Avenue Bosquet
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Christmas decorations in
rue Saint Dominique
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Mommy, me, Jonah, and his
mom, Genie, at the base of the Eiffel Tower
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What an angle
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Hanging out with Daddy at
the BIPM's Christmas Party
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Dad, you are telling me
that that is the Kilogram?
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My first encounter with
Papa Nöel. Really, I promise... I have been a good girl
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Daddy and I testing my
new high-tech stroller down rue Cler
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Future F1 pilot?
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Buying my Christmas tree
at rue Cler
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November 2005
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Napping with Mommy
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At the restaurant with
Uncle Ludo
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At home with:
Uncle Robert, Daddy, Mommy, Aunt Diana, and Uncle Dave
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The Birth Class Gang
napping during my first party:
(from the top) Vera, Jonah, and Paul |
Paul at home with
his dad, Phillippe
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Daddy and I at the base
of the Eiffel Tower
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Mommy and I at Home
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I was so tired!
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I can't read this book. I
tell you -- I need to get those bifocals
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At
home: October 2005 |
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After bath
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Eddy and I
during one of Dad's forced naps
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Dad and I
exploring the Web
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Mom and I napping
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Back stroke at the 2020 Olympics?
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Eddy licking me. Wait until I get bigger...
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Grandma doesn't
get tired of taking pictures of me
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What are you
looking at?
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My better half
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Grandma feeding
me
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Mom, Dad, Eddy,
and I at the Champ de Mars
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Felix and I
chilling out
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Mom, Grandma,
Eddy, and I at Trocadero
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What a smile
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At the
hospital |
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| Mother and daughter rest after a most exhausting experience.
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What an angel. |
The proud Dad holds baby Alexandra. |
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Mommy finally gets feed. The smile tells it all.
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First visitor: uncle Adrian comes to share in the joy.
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Daddy, working hard for the money while Alex sucks on his
pinkie finger.
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| I am so tired...
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Why do I have
five of these? Am I supposed to know what to do with them? |
Aunt Janet
enjoys a quiet moment with baby Alexandra. |
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| This is about as
close as I will
get to being back in that nice place where I used to live. |
Baby Alexandra
sleeps on the arms of a very happy Mom. |
Alex and Felix
the Cat. What? You see some resemblance? |
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| Daddy brought us
flowers. |
Aunt Lili came
to visit. |
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The
Birth |
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| Rebecca beached at the hospital waiting for the main event.
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Dr. McGinnis tries to figure out her new Nokia while she
waits for Rebecca to dilate. |
Ok, 1... 2... 3... Puuuusssshhh! |
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Yooouuu diiiddd thhhiiisss tooo meee!
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Who are you people and why are you doing this to me?
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Is this absolutely necessary? |
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| Does she has 10 fingers and 10 toes? |
Woo! That was hard... |
And life begins. |
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Got Milk?
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 Pedro
I. Espina & Rebecca
A. Espina© 2005
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