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We have been in brasil for a week and you said you miss you school friends. We need to take you to some activities with your cousins. We will be here a long time.

Finally, you let mamae trim your hair. The ends were very split and seemed to be a constant knot somewhere.

Your doc (spencer) told us to try a half pill (1 pill is 1 mg, so 0.5 mg) of melatonin to see if that would help you sleep thru the night. So tonight is the first time we’ve given it to you. Let’s see how it goes.

You missed you would be second swim class due to our passport trip to Houston. So Friday you went. The teacher had you put you face in the water which didn’t work out to well since she didn’t explain you have to hold your breath so you ended up with water in your nose a few times. Not sure if you got the concept yet, hopefully next time. Of course mamae and I explained it after the class and I even mentioned it from the side of the pool.

Today you had your first swim class at nitro swim. You cried when I picked you up at school. You cried in the car for a little bit. Both mamae (over the phone) and I explained what would happen and that it was important and fun. Also mention you could pick out goggles but you said you didn’t want any. When we got there you were pretty good. I signed you in and asked you to pick out your goggles. You wanted the red ones but the guy said they were too big so you picked green. Put on your suit and the woman called nitro 1. She let me go with you to teacher #1. There was one other boy who was probably on his first day in your group. The teacher was nice and you went into her arms no problem. You followed her directions. You seemed to be having lots of fun. See! You need to trust us!

A couple weeks ago you started telling us you wanted to go to the bathroom by yourself. You still ask us to go with you more often than by yourself but … progress.

You finally tried and liked chick peas, though complained about the parsley mixed in the ‘salad’.

I have been (on and off) trying to get you to wash yourself, but you were not very interested. Tonight you saw the Dove soap and wanted to use it. Even though I had already washed most of you, I let you wash again. You got your hands soap (via my instructions) and washed your belly, under your arms, arms, legs, and you sat down and washed your feet and in between your toes. Such a big girl.

You showed us you don’t even need the step to get on the (big) potty. You can pee all by yourself (I typically watch to make sure you clean your hands). Such a big girl!

Last night you must have had a super bad dream (when we ask you, you rarely confirm, this time you did more or less) cuz you woke up and sat at the top of the stairs making a weird noise. Super mom instincts kicked in and woke her up from a deep sleep to call to you (you didn’t say anything so she called me). We were sleeping in a diff config (me and mamae on the first floor with Vovo and vova in the master because Eric was born and Lu was recovering from the c-section) so maybe that is why you didn’t go into our room? Though you did a couple nights before. Night terror maybe?