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Subject: in-laws

Author:
Heaves

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Date Posted: 07:05:51 07/25/13 Thu

As of 9:50 this morning, the in-laws are gone but they were kind enough to leave us some headaches. I have a good relationship with them and they have huge hearts, but Kate's dad needs a lot of hand holding on a day to day basis, more so in a foreign country. And he doesn't listen. So it was like taking care of a kid on top of our new born. Stress-ful! We got him out of the apartment on solo missions as much as possible to keep our sanity in check. I was impressed with how much he did and how much got to see on his own. He was a machine. But he may have cost us 100's of Euros.

First, on his first full day here, he lost our spare key to the apartment. This key is also used to open every common door in the building (entrance, trash, bike storage, etc.). The key is not a typical pin tumbler key but has some additional security features. So the key makers won't or, more likely, can't duplicate it. We are not sure to what extent we will have to pay. I see a few options, each more expensive than the next: (1) replace the key (2) replace our lock with a new set of keys (3) #2 + reconfiguring the entrance lock somehow (4) replace the entrance lock, our lock, everyone's keys in the 20 apartments in the building. I think it will be #3. Locksmiths are super expensive so hooray on that. The kicker is that we think he lost it in the apartment. I've been told he used the key to get into the apartment but couldn't find it when he went to leave again. We've looked everywhere and we now think he accidentally threw it away. The only good news is that if the key doesn't turn up, I won't be the one paying for the replacement.

Second, he bought a weekly ticket for the subway system for each week that he was here. He was going to leave this week's ticket (good Monday - Sunday) for my parents to use to close out the week. Instead, he left us last week's ticket. Why he still had it I don't know. Not a huge deal, but it was a fitting end to his stay. Kate was also going to use this ticket to contest a fine. She got caught yesterday without a ticket but she told the officer she mistakenly left "her" weekly ticket at home. This weekly ticket is now either on a plane back to Monroe or in the trash. Sigh.

Things should improve now that Kate's parents are gone and mine are here. My parents are typically a little more helpful, mostly because of the dads factor. Trying to get some good sleep has been brutal. More so for Kate, but I don't think I've slept 6 hours straight for 5 weeks due to the weather and the constant feedings. I like my room to be a crisp 69 degrees when sleeping. It's impossible to achieve this in the summer without AC. Also, Lena has been on a feeding frenzy lately -- taking the boob every 1-1.5 hours! Even though Kate let's me sleep for most week night feedings, I am still woken up by baby noises or Kate getting out of bed or a light turning on. Then, finding myself in a sweaty mess, it takes some time to fall back asleep. Don't get me wrong, Kate has got it much much worse, but I cannot wait until we get to the one-to-none feedings per night phase.

Kettle bell workouts are going well. I'm at the 30 swing routine of the intro phase. I'm taking 2 weeks before going to the next level (20, 30, 40 and then 50 swings).

Yesterday I got caught in a hail storm on my way home from work. The best part? I was on my bike. That stuff stings!

Tomorrow we are going to the US consulate to make Lena an American. She's super excited!

Looks like we have 6 possibles to definites for Ireland next year. My Irish buddy makes 7. Kate and his wife are thinking about tagging along but staying out of our way if/when we need them to.

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