The business of being born

So, he is here. Evan Jonas has arrived (fashionable late) on 02/21 at 6:02pm.
He was 9.5 pounds and as healthy as such big baby can be.
We spent only about 4 hours at birth care as I decided not to stay for the night but to go home with my family.
Today was the firth day having him home and I can’t begin to tell how lucky we are with both of our babies.
Evan is the mellowest little fellow and really all he does is eating and sleeping. Bug seemed to change right before our eyes when she first met him. She became the most caring big sister we could’ve asked for and absolutely adores her little baby brother.
Me? I am just waiting to see if this is the calm before the storm?

Vacation #2

We took our second vacation shortly after the new years. This time our destination involved a short 2-hour drive to a peninsula called Coromandel. It was only a short trip, which we planned for 5 days but ended up leaving the 4th day due to rainy weather. Our days included driving from one beach to the next exploring what the peninsula has to offer, spending as much time in the clearest ocean water we have ever seen and surfing, surfing and some more surfing. Even Bug got to use a boogie board which we found at the beach house and every single day the first thing she asked after opening her eyes: “Can we go surf? Let’s go to the beach!” Needless to say I am sure it makes Will happy to have raised (so far) a daughter who shares his love of the water and everything beach. Some of the highlights of our trip included the Hot Water Beach, where you can dig a whole in the sand and find your very own hot water “tub” for the day, also Cathedral Cove where you can hike down to one of the most beautiful beaches we have ever seen.
The best thing about New Zealand and its natural beauty that it still feels like it is as untouched as can be with 7 million people living here.