I'm trying something new on our blog this month. Here is a slideshow of our pictures. I hope it works! (By the way, the first one is a big kiss from Abby. Literally. She came and kissed the camera when I was trying to take a picture of her!)
After Easter, Abby and I joined a group from the Embassy for a trip to the Zoo! She loved it, though really didn’t care too much about the animals. She just likes to take rides in her stroller. We also got to see them feed the sea lions. THAT was an experience. The sea lion literally jumped OUT of the water and INTO the audience, while the zoo employee fed the fish. It totally freaked out all of the Americans in the audience, which was hilarious! Abby was not really appreciative of that either.
This month we’ve been enjoying some beautiful sunny weather. Joel got a grill and is becoming quite the grillmaster. So far, we’ve grilled steaks, hamburgers, chicken and vegetables. We also made one of our regular trips to the military base, and Joel had a short business trip.
So, yes, my little baby is gone and Abby is now officially a toddler. It’s breaking my heart. But, Abby is sooooo much fun now. She sings “la la la” when I sing to her, or she wants me to sing. Miss Chatty Cathy here talks all.the.time. I think she’s starting to make up words now. She’ll say “be-ba” (Croat for baby) when she sees herself in the mirror or her baby doll. Of course, she’s got “Da-Da” down pat, something that resembles “Hey,” and lots of squeals and grunts for everything else. She’s clapping now too, which is really cute, and plays peek-a-boo. Seriously, it’s almost insane how much I enjoy playing peek-a-boo and singing silly songs. She is totally into playing with toys and plays back with you. She’s pulling up on all the furniture to stand up and hitching from place to place. (Yes, I’ve got those baby gates installed, finally.) I bought her a walker this weekend and she loves it. She can’t quite manage it by herself yet, but she is very close.
Unfortunately, her sleep is completely off lately, so Joel and I aren’t very conscious for all of this cuteness. I wish we could blame it on teething, but so far, we don’t have any of them either.
What else has been going on? I finally finished my Spanish class. Let’s just say I’m glad it’s over. As part of my final, my teacher gave me a list of topics to choose from and talk about. Halfway through, she stops me and asked me why I’m talking about “tourism.” Apparently she said “terrorism,” not “tourism.” It just went downhill from there. (And why, may I ask, would I be talking about terrorism, when I’ve pretty much learned to describe my family and the weather so far?) Joel’s class finishes this week.
Yesterday, we all went to a baseball game! Since it was a local holiday, the Marines organized a tournament with some local teams. Abby and I hung out in the stands and played with all the little girls from a local orphanage (the Marines sponsor this orphanage, so they came to play on our “kids” team). Joel coached one of the kid’s teams, and then played on the adult team. He did pretty well, too! He got several runs and did a very “impressive” (ahem) victory chicken dance on home plate.
For the rest of May, it’s generally more of the same. I start planning Abby’s 1st birthday party and ordering supplies (aaaaaack!), and Joel and I start making travel plans for the summer. We’re hoping to go somewhere Memorial Day weekend, if I can figure out where to go. Mainly, we hope to spend as much time as possible outdoors!
Love,
Julie, Joel, and Abigail
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