Tonsillitis

Blah. It rained the whole time we were away for the weekend so we ended up coming home early. Good thing we did because Belle came down with a fever yesterday. I gave her Tylenol and ibuprofen, alternating of course and not at the same time, but to no avail the fever stayed. The night started out rough and ended descent. This morning she still had a fever so off to the doctor we went. The poor girl has tonsillitis and because it's viral we just have to ride it out for the week. Wish us luck. Hopefully more tomorrow when I plan on taking her 10 month photos! Tchau, Sara

Car ride

Not sure if this will work but I am sending this photo from my Brazilian phone. We are on our way to Buzios now and it will be the first long car ride in a very long time. Wish us luck!
Tchau
Sara

Belle walking!!

Belle taking some solo steps! She took a few and then decided that she wanted to practice! Nate just got off work so we both got to see this little miracle! I love her soooo much and this just made my day :)



Tchau,
Sara

Brazilian Home

Well we are back and settled in. Belle is still on her sleeping time schedule for Oklahoma and we have yet to get her switched to Brazil time. Good thing is that she sleeps until about 8am... bad thing is she doesn't go to bed until 10pm...

Hopefully I can get her switched to bedtime 830 and wake time of 630.. that would be perfect. I really am just thankful that she is sleeping well and through the night.

It's amazing how much easier things get when your baby finally sleeps. I have soooo much more energy. Now that she is moving around and into so much more I guess God designed it that way, babies finally sleep to give mom more energy to chase them.

Really. Things are easier and I am having so much fun playing with her and interacting. It's so neat to see her figure things out and learn. What an amazing gift to see.

That being said things on the home front her are going pretty well. I have reconnected with my Brazilian friends in the park and had a playdate for Belle earlier today. This weekend we are traveling to Buzios for a golf tournament but all my English speaking friends will be there from Macae and Rio so it will be great to catch up.

While Nate plays golf I plan to stay by the pool and maybe the ocean with Belle. Of course lunch with friends and maybe a glass of wine after Belle goes down for the night. I might even get some time to hit a few balls at the driving range, with Belle in tow of course.

Everyone that I know is staying at the hotel and there will be a reception for all the players in the tournament even a dinner at the end of the day. This makes things super easier for me to enjoy friends all together in one place. Fingers crossed it doesn't rain!

Off to cook dinner and clean the house a little bit before Nate gets home that way it's looks like I do something all day besides play :)
  
Disclaimer: Today is the one day of the week that our maid doesn't come now so really I have to clean and cook for myself. What a brat I know.

Tchau,
Sara

Made it

We are home and exhausted. The flight was still really rough for all of us. Just put Belle down for a nap and now I am going to pass out. Nate is still wired from the 24 oz of red bull he drank to help me out on the flight.

Tchau,
Sara

Sara

Almost There

So shortly after I wrote the other post about Belle sleeping she woke up screaming... Flash backs hit me like a ton of bricks.

Finally we got her back down only for her to wake another hour later screaming again. Another dose of ibuprofen and some more rocking and she is sleeping but restless.

Needless to say that Nate and I haven't slept a bit. I think both of us are worried about her rolling off the seat.

Every so often I allow myself to look at the progress of the flight on the tv monitors lining the walkways. This one photo I took tells me that there is less than four hours till we land!!

Tchau,
Sara

Belle on the Flight

We rigged up a canopy so that Belle could fall asleep even though the cabin lights were still on. It took me taking her to the back and rocking her for a little bit to calm her down and put her to sleep.

Then very very carefully I placed her on the seat and Nate covered her up! I am hoping that she stays asleep the whole time but I will just be happy if she doesn't cry the whole night!

Tchau,
Sara

Airport!

At the airport now waiting on our first flight out!

Tchau,
Sara

Saying Goodbye

The time has come to pack our bags and head on home. It will be nice to be home but soooo sad to be away from family!

Wish us luck on the flight. I am scared.

Tchau,
Sara

Shopping List

The past few days Nate and I have been saying our goodbyes (again) and mowing through our shopping list. I am thinking that unless the flight home goes great and I somehow am teleported back then we won't be returning to the US until Christmas time.

This means I need to stock up on clothes for Belle and toys.... I am just having such a hard time trying to figure out what she will need or want to play with!

The other day Nate and I stepped into Toy's R Us for the first time and honestly the air evacuated my lungs so fast I didn't have time to scream. That place is ridiculous! Nate and I decided to tell Belle that Toy's R Us is a made up place and it doesn't really exist so we never have to return! I prefer to splurge online through Amazon :)

Sunday is the big day for leaving so lets just hope that everything fits and we get a chance to say goodbye to everyone!

Tchau,
Sara