Antonio Domingo Stell

Sorry it has taken us a while to post (we've been a bit busy, but we are now finally starting to get a rhythm to things). But here is the exciting news!!

Antonio Domingo Stell was born June 1st, at 7:20 pm. He was 6 pounds 13 ounces, and 19 inches long. We'll do our best to keep updating our picture site of him. Everyone is doing fine now, Antonio is steadily growing, and Julia is recovering from the c-section well. I find it very surreal that Antonio is here, and the 4 grandparents just couldn't get enough of him. It is just so amazing holding him and seeing how he is slowly staring to interact with us.

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.

last day

today is my last day of work.

and, i am totally taking my stapler.

National Bike to Work Week

I have started working at Perkins + Will this Tuesday, and I am really enjoying it. I am working on a research and development laboratory in Shanghai. It sounds like it is similar in concept to the research laboratory that Carlos works at (Sloan-Kettering Building). I have been taking the bus everyday, and today was my first day of riding my bike to the bus stop, I figured I'd start now, since its the National Bike to Work Week. You can see my morning bike ride, just click on the dashboard to see some cool information on it. My evening bike commute seemed harder to me, although it didn't really take me that much longer time-wise, but it felt great to get to work after having ridden to the bus stop.

Falling into Place

With God's help things seem to be falling into place. I had my thesis presentation this past Monday, and it went well. I accepted a job offer with the company Perkins + Will. I am really looking forward to working there. They are really into sustainability, but not only in their practice, but in the office as well. All the power they purchase is green power (wind or solar) and do things like give incentives for people to take mass transit or bike to work. They even have a shower in the office for people who do bike in. And our medical benefits retroactively begin my first day, so God willingly that will help us out with the hospital bills.

So I am almost done with school (perhaps forever). Just two presentations and one final exam left!!!

unfit

if you want to see something amusing, watch an 8 month pregnant woman try to do prone walk-outs over a swiss ball without falling off. or trying to play hopscotch.

i'm starting to think i'm not really fit to be teaching balance and coordination to my kiddos anymore.

free advice

never make a pregnant cuban woman angry.

highlight of my day

the highlight of my afternoon: a co-worker brought in one of her baby goats to the clinic today and then proceeded to ask me if i could do physical therapy on the goat. i don't think i've laughed that hard at work in a while.