Weekend Photo - My Event Of The Year
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December 31st, 2006
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Annika 4 Months Old
The big event during 2006 was for us whe birth of our daughter Annika on August 9. It's perhaps a bit selfish to count that as a big event since there are billions of children born every year. It's not that she's more special than other children, we're just happy everything went well and she turned out to be healthy. Boy or a girl, we sure didn't care. Although I will admit that everyone was right, girls are much more difficult than boys. At least so far. Annika has been much more challenging than Daniel but we're managing fine. I'm hoping she will be very easy during her teenage years. Yeah right. ……
In this part of the world no one has a preference for the sex of a baby. Unless you already have four girls, then you might want a boy. If you look around the world today, it's not uncommon for people in countries to abort as soon as they know their loved one is a girl or simply dump them as garbage as soon as they are born. Could you imagine dumping your newborn girl as trash? Didn't think so. This is standard practice in countries like China and India. Isn't it fascinating that that the same girl can be a treasure or a disaster depending on where you live? Instead of being cherished a girl can be treated like a menace and pest. We're very proud and happy for the gift of Annika and will do our very best to give her a happy and interesting life.
As this year comes to an end we don't have any New Years resolutions or crazy promises. We're hoping that the whole family stays healthy and I look forward to spending some more time with my daughter later this year. Not only are we planning a month long trip to Mexico in February but I'm also taking some parental leave later in the year. Thanks to the excellent benefits in this country I will be enjoying 3-6 months, I haven't decided how long yet, of paid parental leave which will be very nice for the whole family.
I wish you all a very happy and healthy 2007. Best of luck.
Funny how we will be crossing paths — your family headed to Mexico for a long break — and we are going back to Bhutan for a long trip….. Happy New Year Dude — thanks for being an inspiration to get into shape and helpful insight — and the little guy has been a great motivation too.
PS: If you are ever in the Bay Area/Sacramento area – you and your family are more than welcome to drop into our tiny home. Good Luck to all in the New Year.
Happy New Year!
She is beautiful. I love baby pictures. Never get enough. I have to agree about little girls being more difficult than little boys. But it gets better… really, it does.
German Girl in Portland, OR