It has been almost a
month! We are still figuring some things out, but we feel pretty
settled in to our new normal. We bought a TV, mostly for movies and for
watching things over the internet. We finally got them to come out and
install internet. Our shower is still leaking. They have been out 5
times now to fix it! We don’t yet have our things we sent with the
movers, but we knew that would take a long time. They tell us we will
have them soon. Work is work. There are some differences with
international cultures, but nothing too crazy. Tim and my desks face
each other, touching. The sales department is all in one office kind of
like “The Office” TV show, but not that big, or that funny. We get there about 8:30 and are usually the first ones here. We leave a little
after 6:00 so we can make sure we pick up Ben by 6:30.
Ben
still loves his daycare. He lights up when he sees his main teacher,
Monica, in the mornings. He slept through the night for the first time
ever one night last week! We put him down at 8, and he woke up 10
minutes before my alarm went off at 6:30. Most other days, he wakes up
once per night. Much better than every three hours! His cold has been
gone for almost a week, but we’ll keep the humidifier on him for the
rest of winter.
Ben
is back to eating food, after being sick. Recently, we’ve tried more
pumpkin, more peas, and now potatoes and pears. The only thing he loves
is bananas, but we keep working on the rest. I read it can take up to
14 tries for them to like something. Towards the end of last week, he
went for 2.5 days without pooping. Since the doctors say don’t worry
until it’s three days, we decided to try some apple juice, so we
wouldn’t get to the worrying stage. I kid you not, within 30 seconds of
the apple juice touching his lips, it worked. They will be trying some
apple pure at daycare soon. I hope that doesn’t go too far in the
opposite direction.
Trying to eat potatoes
I
love Italian cooking. I make pasta almost every day, either as the
main dish or a side dish. There are so many kinds, that you could eat
it every day for a few months before ever repeating. And each
shape/size has a purpose, and a specific sauce that goes with it. I’m
still trying to get better at that, but I do okay. Eventually I’ll get
an Italian cookbook, but for now, I’m having fun combining the pastas,
sauces, meats, and vegetables (and wines). The ingredients are so good
to start with, it really makes the cook’s job easier.
We
received our first round of paperwork, called the Nulla Osta, so we are
ready to apply for our work visas. We fly to Chicago on March 5th to go the Italian Consulate, and go to St. Louis March 6th. We fly back to Milan on March 19th.
We are looking forward to seeing a lot of people, and especially
excited about meeting my best friend’s baby who was born the day we
arrived in Milan.
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