The Little Escape Artist

This is the little escape artist!

Yesterday morning I heard Elisa playing in her bed as she usually does after waking up. I went in her room to find a curious situation. She had somehow undone one side of her diaper through her sleeper and reattached it between her legs. Her diaper then proceeded to slide down one leg until it was around one ankle. It looked like she was wearing a boot! We were all fortunate that I found her like that before she decided to use her diaper again. She was bare-bottomed in there! It was really funny.

As I was getting her out of her bed I also noticed that a band-aid that had been on her knee was on the floor in her room. I guess it is possible that she unzipped her sleeper, messed with her diaper, took off her band-aid, threw it on the ground and zipped herself back up again. I wouldn't put it past her.

Here are a couple of more recent photos for you...

Elisa makes eating lunch look so cool!

Our most recent family photo - taken last week.

By the way, this is the 100th post on this Blog!

Return of the Sleepy Head

I posted a few weeks ago about our little sleepy head going through a major growth spurt. She was sleeping approximately 19 hours a day a couple of weeks ago. Last week she had a check up and the doctor said that she is doing great - really growing! Recently she backed off the long night time hours and was doing just the regular 12 hour nights and 2-3 hour naps.

However, just when we thought that Elisa was coming out of her hibernation state, she hit us with a big one! Yesterday I put her down for a nap at 2:30pm and she didn't wake up until 7:30... this morning! She slept 17 hours straight! I even tried to wake her at one point (at 10pm last night) but she insisted on getting some big time beauty rest. What can we say - we are a family that enjoys sleeping.

Family Time

We realized a couple weeks ago that we haven't had some good family time without other people around for about a year. It is easy to get so tied up in work and activities that you forget to step away and rest. So, last week we went to an EcoResort in a little town about 2 hours away from Porto Alegre. It was exactly what we needed to get reconnected as a family and to rest. Here are some pictures of our time together playing, hiking and resting.

Fun on the playground!

Elisa having a blast in the ball pit!

Relaxation brings nothing but smiles!

Going on our little hike!

Elisa and Mommy in their own hammocks!

Just what the doctor ordered - room service!

I haven't seen my daughter - the Sleepy Head

I think it is safe to say that Elisa is going through a major growth spurt. Over the last 3 days she is averaging about 19 hours of sleep a day!!! We put her down around 7 o'clock in the evening and she sleeps until 8:30 or 9am (without interruption). Then she goes down for a nap around noon. I know it sounds crazy, but she hasn't been waking up from her nap until between 5 and 6pm! Then she eats like a horse! It's crazy!

The Cup

Elisa has recently learned to drink from a cup without a lid. She started off sticking her tongue as far into the cup as possible to lap her drink up. As you might imagine, this made quite a mess. However, after a little practice she is now holding and drinking a cup of water on her own. Oh, and yes, it must be water. Of course she pronounces it "whag-were".