Swimming in the ocean w/o her nui (floatie)
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Beach afternoon
Today at the beach the tide was really low and there were so many dead fish and animals it was a bit sad. I think they got trapped on the beach and didnt make it back in before the tide went down. You my morbid little one had a blast exploring the beach and pointing out all the dead things you found. You spotted a bunch of little fish, a big fish (pic below), and your favorite of the day…a baby nurse shark!!! My camera died so i didnt get a pic but it had a hook in its mouth and looked like someone caught it fishing and then left it since it died from the hook (that is my guess). Anyway, you talked about the BIG SHARP (that’s what you called it) all afternoon and spent about 1/2 hour looking at shark pictures on the internet and telling us how they were big scary sharps. You love scary things like sharks, alligators, spiders…you are so perfectly strange. xoxo
Baby in the belly butt
Sweet little baby in the belly butt you have officially started thumping in there as of 2 nights ago (about 19 weeks). We were laying down to go to sleep and you decided to let me know that you were still awake! It was so amazing to feel you working it out in there and daddy even got to feel some thumps too. Since that night you have been moving each day and i just love stopping to take the moment and connect with you. We all love you and can’t wait to meet you! Your big sis gives you kisses and zerberts (she is a big sis of course) at night and she likes to pat you and say hi baby in the belly butt.
My cravings at 19 weeks seem to be similar to when i was pregnant with ur sis. I am craving cherry tomatoes, pineapple, strawberries, passion fruit, these green things that are called pejote or something and not in season here yet, chinese food from ny, pizza from chicago (which i never liked when we lived there), i’d also settle for a sicilian slice from NY, Peeps (b/c i know they are coming into stores now), kiwis, grapefruits and really anything fruity and juicy.
Things i am not craving…bow tie noodles, pizza from our fave place here that now i can even stomach, any type of meat or smell of it (though this is not surprising), macaroni and cheese, hmmm those are about all i can think of now.
We’ll find out if you are a girl or boy in less than two weeks!! Can’t wait to see you again. Goodnight and we love you!! xoxo
Daddy’s company on the billboard in Times Square – GO DADA!
SWIMMING!!
Here is a video of pookie swimming! We figured out after what she said at about 2 minutes into it “Goodbye Dada. See you Morrow”. I password protected the video so emailed you all the password. Check her out. She’s a lil beast!!! Naturally right after breakfast this morning Sophie said “Wanna go swim”.
Officially out of swimmies before she’s out of diapers
She did it! Our little valentine let go of the hand today and went swimming on her own in the big pool! Obviously this is where we spent our entire Valentine’s afternoon. Go pookie go! We are so proud and so is she. I have videos to upload later. Ugh she is a rock star! Love her!
Opening a present from Nana and Papa
Finally getting around to uploading some videos. More to come. Here is one from when Nana was here and Sophie got to open her present from Nana and Papa. This gift was a winner and she has not stopped playing with it since.
Monkey Video from Curu
Look who’s in a bathing suit
Curu National Wildlife Refuge
Will took off work for the day and we all headed out to Curu which is about 1 1/2 hours away. It was 20.00 total to enter and it was well worth it. They gave us a map which Sophie referred to as her “treasure map” and didn’t put it down for the first 45 minutes. She kept saying “I know, i’ll check the map. The map says this way”. We followed her treasure map for 45 minutes pretending to search for crocodiles that say “tick tock”. It was so much fun and her little imagination is just incredible.
We saw some deer, a big mouse looking animal that we called “the big bad mouse” from Sophie’s book, The Gruffalo, (and of course he was eating Gruffalo pie), horses, cows, bobs, and monkeys. We packed sandwiches for lunch and had a little picnic on a beach with a rock cave that of course had magic treasure in it and possibly crocodiles (according to sophie). After lunch we were walking back to the car when all of a sudden i looked down and a monkey crossed on the ground right in front of me. We were so lucky to be walking back at the time and caught an entire tribe of little monkeys playing and swinging right in front of us on the ground and in the trees. Sophie found a little fruit on the ground that she decided was definitely “monkey food” and we put it on a log and the monkey came down and ate it. She of course was ecstatic. “He likes it, looook the monkey likes it”. Ugh it was amazing. Def. a perfect day! Feeling blessed.