Vinicio's Dido, Tia and Primo arrived on the 4th of July. The perfect day to receive visitors from another country. Because they live in Brazil, this is the first time he has met them. It has been so much fun to watch the cousins interact. Theo is nine months old and is so sweet with Vinnie. Sometimes he wants to grab Vinicio or hit him, but when you tell him "gentle" or show him with your own actions he gets really gentle and touches Vinicio ever so softly, and Vinicio loves to share smiles with his auntie, grandfather and cousin.
Every time Vinicio wakes up in the morning or from a nap he smiles and smiles. I guess he really likes his beauty sleep. He will be so grumpy when he falls asleep and so happy when he wakes. The days have been long for him, but he can sleep in his carrier, in his stroller, in our arms or wherever he is. As of this writing he is asleep in his dad's arms in a lounge chair.
He just changes every day. He is getting bigger and bigger and is out growing so many of his clothes so fast. He is a tall boy and he just keeps getting longer. The shape of his face seems to change a lot too, as does the distance that he can see. It used to be that you had to put your face right up to his to get any reaction. Now, you can smile at him from a distance and he will smile back at you.
His normal reaction to getting a bath is to scream until his face is red and he is shaking with anger. Today, expecting the same reaction, I was not looking forward to giving him a bath. The reaction that I got was wholly unexpected. He just lay back and enjoyed the bath. He didn't scream or cry. At one point I lay him down in the water and let go and he just stared up at me smiling, everything but his face submerged in the water. It was so charming.
We learn something new every day.
