Let´s get this blog started!

Hello family & friends!

Being silly with pabbi

                                         

So I keep posting pictures on Facebook of Eva Lind which is nice and everything but now that my little munchkin is getting older, bigger and faster there's so much to tell and so many discussions I'd like to start here for you guys to participate in. 

My first Carnival

The easiest solution I came up with was to start this blog where you can comment on my posts and see what this little family here in Brazil is up to.

<Before going any further I'd like to apologize to my fellow Icelanders for writing in English but this is what having multicultural family and friends does to you ;) Feel free to comment in Icelandic though as I really need the practice!>

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As most of you know Eva Lind Filipsdóttir Cintra was born on September 19th, 2015 at 06:15.

Are we there yet??

She was supposed to be here with us on around the 9th according to the ultrasounds, but oh boy did she make us wait in suspense!! Days passed (although they didn't seem to pass for the last 2 weeks or so) and many days I thought; "Ok now, this is it" but nobb.. False alarm! I was doing all those things a desperate pregnant woman "should" do to help with the onset but nothing seemed to work. Hot sauce, long walks, sitting on a yoga ball, "love is in the air" and all that but my little stubborn one was so cozy and comfortable in there that we had to wait 2 more weeks. 

After around 40 hours in labor I had to undergo Cesarean which was not my first choice at all. (very common here in Brazil) - For those of you who've heard my birth story you'll understand why I'm not going to post it here.

One week old

It was painful and a bit traumatizing and I´d rather just focus on the fact that she's here with us today and she's healthy, happy and super strong - 

Pabbi love

Eva Lind turned 5 months last week and she's already sitting, crawling and standing up by herself. She´s not a big fan of crawling - probably because she'd rather be walking hehe.

She has the cutest smile I´ve ever seen and yesterday I was gone for around 4 hours and as I came back she just lit up the room with her smile and my heart grew a few centimeters in size *melt*

Sitting (4 months)

Standing in her crib (4 months)

Ahh this smile...

Going up in the sun. Peace!

She was 3,5 kg at birth and today she weighs 5.9 kg. She´s not gaining that much weight but muscle weighs more than fat and she has the legs of an athlete already! 

She grew quickly in centimeters though so I´m hoping this isn't some indication that she´s going to become a supermodel when she grows up! I don't think mommy and daddy would like that very much giving the fact that it can be such an ugly industry and bad for one's self-esteem!

Cozy after bath

I can't wait for her to turn 6 months so we can take her to the pool and beach! We have to wait until she gets her final dose of the vaccines necessary and finally the time is almost here. There is a swimming pool on the top of our building and I´ve sat there many times with her in the morning as she gets her vitamin D from the sun and shown her the pool. She gets so excited when I splash the water so there's no doubt in my mind that she'll love going for a dip when the time comes! 

After her 4 month doctor´s appointment we started introducing some solids to her diet. She eats vegetables and some fruit (nothing too sweet though) that we prepare for her in the blender. Since she was around 1 month Filipe has been giving her food to smell, and I'm pretty sure this helped a lot with her appetite and love for food. So far she hasn't said no to anything we've given her and she loves eating! 

Grandma Doralice

My sweet little Eva Lind.. I just can't get enough of my little munchkin. She's everything I ever hoped for and surely the best thing that has ever happened to me! For you that know me well you might remember me raising an eyebrow every time someone would ask me when I was going to have a baby (*.*) Honestly I never knew what I was really missing out on! Now I can't imagine my life without her and she's already taught me so many valuable things that I could never have learned otherwise. 

The ever so loyal Penny Lane

I'm so lucky to have the best dog ever and they get along so well. Of course there´s no interaction happening yet but I have a feeling they'll be best friends as Eva Lind grows older. Penny is very gentle with her and allows her to pat her, well actually, it's more like pulling her fur rather than patting hi hi hi! She often gives out a loud "eeeek" when she sees Penny and has shown us that she really likes her. Penny on the other hand isn't as happy to see her as she knows there will be some "grooming" involved hahaha :) 

It seems like something new happens every day and she's shown us many times that she's a quick learner. She´s in such a hurry to "grow up" and I'm pretty sure her first sentence will be "I can do this myself" hahaha. 

Learning to stand up

One day she was sitting with my help and the next she was trying to stand up! She even puts her hands down for support now when sitting not to fall. She's so blessed to have both parents at home and I'm sure this has given her even more security to advance like she has. 

I need this!

Her famous pout

She can be a bit serious at times but her smile is never far away. She puts on a pout when she's focused on something and oh boy is she quick to grab anything interesting - anything BUT her toys of course! 

It tickles hihi

Her favorite entertainment is when Filipe blows raspberries on her tummy with his beard - now you're in for a laughing feast! 

Well, that´s it for now! I hope you enjoyed this post! 

L8er G8er