bringing home little aurélien

on saturday afternoon, at 12:30 pm, i drove out to astoria (after getting a coffee at chanda's cafe) to pick up kendall's friend leah for a drive to kendall's little cottage upstate. we made ourselves at home when we arrived and cooked a dinner for ourselves and for kendall for when she finally returned from the hospital at 10:45 that night. the good news was that little aurélien would be discharged from the hospital at noon on sunday, the next day.

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sunday afternoon, 12:54 pm:

 welcoming the little one to bird cottage . . 

 what do you think of all this fuss, minerva?

 

 

 

 breakfast the next morning . . the plan was to have leah drive my car home monday afternoon, as she had work to get back to, and kendall and i would take our time getting back to the city tuesday morning in kendall's car.

 minerva and aurélien napping together . . 

 keeping a log of aurélien's feedings . .

 trying on the stretchy baby sling . . 

 tuesday morning's outfit for the homeward journey to nyc . . 

 good bye bird cottage, until another week or two . . when your little family from the city returns for cool country evening air, bird songs, and the summer breeze in the tree tops.

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i had fun driving kendall's volkswagon car home. she, aurélien and minerva were cozy in the back seat, and we made good time getting back . . 

 welcome to the big apple, litte one.

 it's not easy being a furry big sister. povera minerva . . baby's cries are very loud and shrill. it's a lot to get used to, but i think they will become devoted pals.

 it would have been a difficult transition without chanda. she saved a parking spot and helped bring up all the bags.

thanks so much, chanda!