Xai Xai

Hi! We went to Xai Xai for the long weekend and were so excited to have a sunny weekend away at the beach. When we got there, the weather was so sunny and warm! It was perfect for a nap by the pool in the shade.






Then when I woke up, it was time for a little dip in the pool. I splashed and played until mommy made me get out. I love the water! I think I’m going to be a water kid, for sure. .. just like mommy and daddy! I’m excited to go back to California this summer so I can swim with my cousins!








After we played in the pool, we went down to explore the beach. We didn’t even try to go in the water, though, because the undercurrent and waves in that part of the beach are too strong. But we did run from the waves and see a bunch of little crabs in the sand!

d! The beach was almost completely empty except for four other people a ways down the sand… turns out they were people mommy works with!

Good thing Carioca was too busy relaxing to notice the monkeys in the trees.





At night, we laid out on the deck and looked at all the bright stars in the sky. Daddy pointed out all the different constellations and told us about how he learned to follow certain stars when he was in the Amazon. We could also see the Milky Way and mommy’s friend, Jen, saw 3 shooting stars!!

Mommy and daddy planned to go snorkeling the next day, but when we woke up to rain pounding on the roof at 5:30am, we knew that could end up being a problem. So, we waited for a while and when the rain still hadn’t let up five hours later, we decided to play it safe and leave a day early so that we didn’t get stuck in the sandy roads getting out.

So, now we’re home and trying to pretend the compound is as fun as the beach… I’m far from convincing myself, though. Talk to you again soon!!

It's been a while

I hope you're not mad that it's been a while! I haven't written because I've been too busy playing with mommy and daddy in their free time to sit down long enough to write. I'm getting so big, though, and want to share all my news with you!

I love my mouth. I put everything that I can get my hands on into it. It's a lot of fun exploring the world this way. Soon I'll be exploring foods, too, but right now, it's just toys...

and books...

and weird tooth brushes!

I just celebrated 5 months and am getting sooooo close to rolling all the way over from my back to my tummy. I practice rolling by grabbing mommy's finger and letting her help pull me the rest of the way over. Give me a couple of weeks , though, and I'll be able to do it all by myself.

I am getting better and better at sitting by myself every day. Here's a some clip that shows how good I'm getting:

It's time for bed now...