The Castronovos: raya

Monday, August 1, 2011

We moved to Iowa! pictures from our first iowa adventure

Wild Cat Den State Park is about one hour East from our new house in Iowa City. We took a nice hike, and Raya seemed to love riding on Anthony's back! It was a beautiful walk, and made us excited to do more exploring in this new area.

The move ended up being really sad for us. We are sad to be so far away from our family--we miss them terribly. :( We love our new house though. Daisy loves her back yard....and Raya loves her wood floors! We are pretty much unpacked and feeling settled!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Elimination Communication

So I started practicing something called "Elimination Communication" with Raya. it is when you pay attention to when your baby eliminates, and you cue them with a sound...When i think she has to go, i put her on her potty or hold her in a squat position and if she goes i make an 'ssssss' sound. Eventually, the idea is she will be able to cue me to tell me to take her to go potty, and she could be out of diapers by the time she's 1. It is an old, gentle way to deal with a baby's waste, and it's been real fun for Raya and me so far! She actually seems to know what i'm trying to do already....i try to pee her during transition moments..like before and after car rides, before and after she gets into her papoose carrier, etc. Surprisingly one day, my intuition seemed right on. She seemed to pee every time I felt like putting her on the pot. Today, I seem to be just missing it--I get the feeling to put her on, and I take her diaper off, and it's freshly wet! We're learning though! Some people start this right at birth with their babies--it's real neat. here's a couple of links if you're interested in learning more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination_communication

http://www.diaperfreebaby.org

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Daddy and Raya

I have been sick for like 2 weeks---stupid. This past weekend I had a high fever so Raya got hang out with Grandma Mary and Daddy a lot...she really loved it :) It's been in the 70s and sunny and Raya loves spending time outside and looking up at the sky and trees.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Chirstmas Card 2010

This is our Christmas picture for this year..."Santa Baby"

Update

Raya is nearly 3 months old now, and I have been so bad at updating our blog! we've been having fun--Raya is more vocal and she seems like she's trying to talk..she loves it when we repeat the sounds she makes. She's such a happy girl! This is a picture my parents took while we were talking to them on the web cam.