Thursday, January 01, 2009

2009!

We are having a GREAT time in Brazil. Kaio is absolutely loving every second of it!!
On our way to Brazil (more specifically - Paris airport at 9pm!) Kaio started walking like a little "mad man". Our flight to Rio was cancelled and we had to stay the night in Paris. While waiting for the new flight information and hotel details, Kaio just walked ALL over the airport - really enjoying the fact that he was so mobile and able to "run" around. Although it was way past his sleeping time, he was very energized.
Once in Brazil, Kaio was initially a bit shy with everyone from the family, but after a couple of days he totally warmed up to everyone. He adores Oma (Sometimes he even prefers to go to her arms then mommy´s!) and just loves the attention he gets from everyone. He loves the space, being able to walk around naked, all the different 'toys', plants, birds, etc and specially the swimming pool (sometimes he is ready to go in the pool as early as 8am!)
Everyone is very impressed with the sign language. He is now able to sign:
- Food
- Water
- Milk
- More
- All done
- Help
- Baby
- Phone (this one he made up, but it is very obvious - he puts his fist to his ear every time he sees a phone or hears one)
- Airplane
He loves animals and loves the birds my parents have at their house (it's with them that Oma totally won him over, by singing and looking at the birds!)
Kaio has been very vocal. He experiments with his voice, shouts, babbles, imitates our sounds and is clearly saying some words (like Bi - bird, do - dog, bo - ball, etc) . He also knows:
- how does the tiger go? - rrrrrrrrh
- how does the cow go? - mmmmmm
Jason and I went to the mountain region for 3 days and 2 nights. Kaio stayed with Oma and Opa and behaved very well. Everyone is impressed in how happy and easy going he is.
He has been enjoying the local food and even ate (and asked for more) some of my preferred foods - chicken heart, watermelon, corn, black beans, etc he also loves Opa's churrasco meat!
It has been so great to spend so much time with him. It is amazing to see his personality develop and flourish. He is funny, happy, sweet but also very stubborn!
Some pictures:
1) Being funny in Oma's car (he also loves Opa's Harley Davidson and Jeep)
2) When we say - "Quem é o campião?" (who is the champion?) he lifts his arms in the air... it is ADORABLE!
3) Having fun in the pool!
4) Christmas with Oma and Opa
5) MELÂNCIA!!!! (watermelon)


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