Pepi picked Ahmed up from San Diego airport this evening, and brought him back to Playas. Maya was still (just) awake when Ahmed came in and fell truly, madly, deeply in love with her. It was as instant as that. He picked her up and was instantly smitten. And she just stared up at him with wide eyes, as if to say: yes, you're my daddy. Their connection was so strong it filled the room. A little voice in my head questioned if I'd see Maya at all for the next ten weeks.
It's wonderful to have Ahmed here, and ten weeks is such a luxury. We've never had ten weeks to ourselves, with no work, no plans, and now, this wonderful new baby to look after and get to know.
Maya went back to sleep with her new gadget: a dummy, which she took a hold of instantly and hasn't given up since. She's our super sucky baby. That's what I call her, vaguely recalling a vacuum cleaner ad for a 'super sucky motor'...
Ahmed emptied his suitcases, with all these wonderful gifts and bits and pieces for Maya. She now has a baby gym (thanks Tracy), some beautiful outfits (thanks Celia), another baby book (thanks Amanda), more onesies and outfits (thanks Sue), a microwave sterilizer (thanks Ahmed - no more boiling up 'bottle soup' every morning), a fluffy penguin, the nappy-changing supervisor (thank Shawn and Dawn), some more cute outfits (thanks Ahmed's colleagues), a treasure chest (truly!) full of onesies, bath products, toys and nappies individually tied with ribbons (thanks Ahmed's students). We now also have a video camera, so Ahmed's in his element, combining his love for technology with the new love in his life. I can see Maya's every waking moment (and a few of her sleeping ones) are about to be captured on film.
So nice to be a family. A true family: mum, dad and ... the kid!
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