Today my baby Nico is 5 months old. He is growing way too fast. I almost don't have enough time to enjoy his babyness! Me and Christian spend some time very night talking about him and we just try to help each other remember all the amazing things that he brings to our life every day. I just want time to slow down so I can enjoy my little corazón.
This month was amazing. We went to Ecuador and Nico met lots and lots of family and friends of mine. He also got his first cold, started eating solids and learned to say "bah". I am going to make a re-cap of what the Ecuador trip was, and hopefully he'll have a glimpse of all that was going on.
The main events were Martin's Baptism, Christmas, Nico's Baptism, New Year's Eve and some parties and dinners here and there.
Martin is my brother's baby. He is 9 days younger than Nico and he had his baptism while we were in Ecuador. Here are some pictures:
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| My mom and sister |
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| Our nephew Martin :) |
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| Primos! |
Christmas in Ecuador means one thing: family. This year it gathered us together on the 24th of December at my grandparent's house. We were lots of people. It was noisy, funny, and loving. It is amazing how much my family means to me. Spending some time with them every other year is definitely not enough.
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| less than 1/2 of the people that were there |
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| Happy face :) |
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| Very appropriate |
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| <3 |
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| He got beer from his secret Santa |
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| Beer again! |
After the Christmas holidays, we decided to baptize Nico too! We had a very little ceremony at my parents house. It was very nice! Nico liked the priest and he really appreciated some cold water to cool him down in the heat of Ecuador.
My friends were all happy to meet the baby boy. Unfortunately it was impossible to gather all of them at the same time, but here are some of the moments we got to spend together.
Being able to spend some time with my nieces and nephew was amazing! I hope the girls enjoyed Nico as much as he did. They were really good at making him smile and laugh with funny faces and sounds. We sure miss their constant desire to entertain Nico during diaper changes.
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| Look up, Martin! |
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| Look up, Nico! |
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| There we go. |
Nico's 5 month birthday was celebrated with going to the doctor, getting him a warm wool onesie and starting him on carrots! He did not like any of it. He got vaccinated in both his legs, the poor thing. And carrots are not his favorite food at all. But he did get to enjoy mommy and daddy at home most of the day. Christian started work again, so we schedule our days around my classes. It is going to be a challenging semester!
Here are some of Nico's 5 month pictures :)
This busy momma has got to do lots of readings to do. But I will make a post soon about New Year's Eve in Ecuador through the eyes of a stay-at-home dad. Stay tuned.
