Our gardener, Adrooble, carved these himself. Sophie watched him make the big face and thought it was pretty cool. We joked with him that in the future people will think they have some sort of ancient meaning. He is one talented Tico.

Our baby pool is finally ready to be swam in and Sophie has been swimming in it first thing each morning. She absolutely loves it! I seriously think if i counted the hours between baths and pool and ocean, that her waking hours may be spent more in water than out of water. Convinced this girl is part mermaid.

annnnnddddd…you are finally weaned off the buba! No tears, no drama, it was the right time :). I will forever cherish that 2 1/2 year bond but i am so proud of you and the little toddler that you have grown into. You are amazing.

There you are my little love nugget. It is your very first photo!! We had our first dr.’s appt on 12/13/2012 and you are growing perfectly! We got to hear your heartbeat and see all the work you’ve been doing inside my belly. We are so proud of you!

I am finally feeling a bit better (today i am 11 weeks) but lordy have you taken a toll on me.    I am grossed out by so many foods it is difficult to even begin to list them all. I posted some in a previous post so here are some new additions:

Arugula, Apples, Mac n Cheese, Cashews, Carrots (though oddly I am craving baby carrots but grossed out by regular carrots), Garlic,that pizza roll thing from the bakery that i craved last post, i cant even stand to type this post, potatoes,bow tie pasta, ice cream.

hmmm, just about everything.

Things i have craved:

Casada from a particular restaurant (fish, rice and bean dish), passion fruit, strawberries,pineapple, cherries. ricotta cheese, twizzlers.

That’s about it. We have another appt in about a week and we get to see your little face again!! I hope this week is a turning point for us and you give me some energy back and maybe a bit of an appetite? That would be great! We love you!! Keep up the good work little peanut!!