our first month in brazil // last month of pregnancy. boom.

well it’s about time, right? today we celebrate one month in brazil, well one month and one day to be exact. i can’t believe that it’s been that long and also that it’s only been that long, does that make sense? days are going by like years and weeks are going by like seconds. yep, it’s all true.

daniel has been working like a dog, which means he works all the time. he leaves around 7:30 (AMMMM) and then doesn’t get home till about 10 (PMMMM). terrible. we have a little, cute house in alphaville onze, and we are safe and healthy. henry and i don’t have a car (because d man has to drive it to work which is about an hour and a half away) so we have really been getting some good one on one time. he loves me and i love him. when i get depressed (usually around wednesday) because i havent left the house in a few days, and i never see my husband, i just listen to henry and try to really live in these little moments when it’s just he and i in the house. we don’t have too many days left till baby brother comes to greet us (!!!), so we’re really packing in the qt time. not knowing the language makes things a bit more complicated as well, henry and i look at each other when the mail man asks us a question and are just so grateful that we at least have each other to talk to.

sheesh, and henry only knows about 20 words…but 20 words we both understand, that is key! but we seem to entertain ourselves all day with those 20 words. i have a lot of funny “eu não fala português” (i dont speak portugese) moments, but those are for another day. i mean i have a lot! ha! help!

last weekend daniel’s grandparents, sister and cousin were here in brazil so we met them in a town called paraty to spend some time together. paraty is such a cute little place, cobblestone streets and right on the beach. what more could you ask for? it's about 3 1/2 hours away, we were so happy to see family. and we got to see and say good bye to sister vanessa, she is leaving on her mission in 2 weeks! she is going to be the best missionary brazil has ever seen. we love you, ness. 

also, as we enter october, we enter the last month of pregnancy! yesss! we can't wait to hold him and kiss his little face. henry pats my tummy all the time now and says "baby!"...you got it bro, baby is comin our way.

and this weekend i have the flu, really bad, so i feel like i might die, but i know i probably won't.

how is that for an update? 

miss you all like crazy and have been craving chick-fil-a. of course. 

 xoxo.