Prague Journal

Thursday, June 2, 2005.

Today was a mostly quiet day. Rick went to visit Ales to talk about mathematics; I went to the post office at Old Town and the fruit market at Hradčanská. Coleman Reaboi called to suggest dinner. He mentioned to us that Peter and Magda’s baby was born prematurely two weeks ago, and the baby is still in the hospital in ICU. The baby’s birth was prompted by Magda’s medical condition, and Magda had an emergency c-section. The baby, Leah, weighed just under 4 pounds, so she should be OK. Unfortunately, neither parent can be with her and hold her for more than a few brief periods a day. Fortunately, both mother and baby are doing well and Magda will be able to go home this weekend.
So we met Coleman and Julia at the Spanish Synagogue for a dinner rendezvous. We ended up going to U Benediktu, a short walk down Dlouha (Long) Sreet. We were glad to get a chance to know Coleman and Julia better. Rick especially enjoyed playing with 8-month-old Leo (a real cutie). Rick took Leo on a stroll down the block in his stroller, attracting lots of smiles from passers-by.

posted by JWinn @ 10:10 PM