Lets see. My mom was here for 5 weeks over Christmas/New
Years. Her visit this year was much different than last. Last year we were
waiting for Charlie’s arrival. This year we spent our time chasing him around!
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| Walking some hanging bridges |
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| Hanging out in the hot tub |
Brandon’s parents arrived the day before my mom left so we
could all celebrate Charlie’s first birthday. He has 8 teeth and is working on
1 molar, walks, babbles all of the time, loves being outside from the moment he
wakes up, is working on taking only an afternoon nap, and must learn through
DOING. He is not one to watch how things are done. He must do it!
We left for Costa Rica the day that Brandon’s parents left.
Our visas were due and we found really cheap flights. We spent 4 days at the
beach and then headed north to Lake Arenal for 3 nights. It was an
adventure. Vacationing with a toddler is
work but I’m ok with this. We rented a
car, which was really nice but right before we left on a day trip with my mom
Charlie got carsick for the first time. He also became carsick on our trip to
the airport. This made our Costa Rica driving challenging. We were on hyper
alert for carsickness as we drove the extremely windy roads. Luckily we were
able to time most of the driving over naptime.
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| The only animal I really wanted to spot! 3 toed sloth. |
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| Playing at the playground...we don't have one where we live. |
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| Lake Arenal |
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| 3 day old calves spotted while hiking...my back if full of sweat! |
It feels good to be back home and back to some routine.
Charlie and I stopped attending the mom/baby class that we had been going to in
November. It just wasn’t a good fit for our schedule or Charlie’s needs. We do
still have Anna coming 2 days a week to care for Charlie so that Brandon and I
can have some time away from Charlie and so that Charlie can have some time
with someone other than us.
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| Playing in the yard |
Life here at the lake while wonderful is becoming more of a
challenge for me. I am missing some of the freedoms and conveniences that come
with living in a more populated place…or just a place with roads! Also, Brandon
worked for 4 months and then the company that he was working for didn’t get
some funding that they had been counting on so Brandon hasn’t been working since
the end of December. We had just gotten used to our work/life routine and also
to having an income. All of this has us thinking a lot about what path our family
life will be taking in the upcoming months. Exciting and scary!
XOXO,
Katie, Brandon, and Charlie
