my hair smells like spit up

My hair smells like spit up.

Never thought that wouldn't bother me. I have really taken to the babies. It is weird at first, they don't talk, or have noticeable personalities, or really do anything. They are cute and small...but I didn't feel a connection with them at first like I did with Sam & Mia.

Flash forward to post-cuddling, and I am completely won over. Lydia and Margot are so different and so precious. I love learning how to calm them down, learning what they like, learning what is different about them, seeing them react to me. It is all such a gift.

I have found that Lydia really likes music, I will put on classical orchestral pieces by Debussy or Chopin and dance with her in the kitchen, and she just coos there in my arms. Margot loves exercising. She is really physical, and she responds when I have her crunched up in my lap and then start to lift her slightly- her whole body stiffens out and she pushes her legs against me and lifts up- like she is lifting dead weight or something. It's adorable.

And Sam and Mia are just so smart. I am so jealous of 4 year old Mia's amazing French accent and her ability to speak so articulately in either language. She is amazed and excited that I am staying a long long long long long long ...time. Which always makes me happy.

Sam thanked God that I got here when he prayed at dinner tonight. He has the cutest dimples and the sweetest smile. When we hold hands praying he puts his forehead down on my hand...and he just LOVES to cuddle. It is wonderful.

I got to experience a bit of Geneva yesterday and today. Yesterday I went to get visa stuff figured out, and open MY SWISS BANK ACCOUNT. Yeah, you can pretend you're not jealous. Geneva is such a beautiful city, I can't wait to see more of it. There are so many historic, beautiful buildings, I feel like I am a part of another time. And the bakeries...did I mention the bakeries?

I was watching a movie with Michelle and Sam (Sr.) last night, and one of the characters said he had never been to Europe, and he really wanted to go and take his family. I kind of laughed and looked at them and said "we live in Europe." It is still so foreign to me that I actually live her...but so far, so wonderful.