We're back, but we're not home yet.

We’re back! We had a great time and I wish we could’ve stayed there for another week, or even another month.
R behaved surprisingly well on the plane, she loved eating from the little tray and looking out the windows and running down the aisle to go “visit” my parents in first class. The flight attendants were not so happy about it but all in all, in went very well.
When we got to Porto Seguro, which is a really small town and has a really small airport, R turned to me looking appalled and said “Mom, this is not Brazil, it’s a garage!”

So in summary, we slept a lot, we ate a lot, we went to the beach, we read much less than we usually do when we travel without R (and yes, I was able to get Harry Potter before we left, but I’m sad to say I haven’t finished it yet) and we did lots of shopping. I even had a full body massage which was simply divine. Exactly the kind of vacation I needed.
Surprisingly, I didn’t gain any weight, although my belly is significantly bigger now. My feet are starting to swell by the end of the day and my back is starting to hurt. I’ll have to take it easy now that I’m entering the third trimester.

The house is almost ready and they say it will be all done by Friday (that’s 1 week later than initially planned, not so bad). On Saturday, however, we will move to the beach house and we’ll be coming to Lisbon to work every day next week so that R can go to the beach with my SILs, and then we’ll be on vacation again starting August 8th. Which means we will only move back home by the 15th.
I miss my house more than I can say and I never thought we would be away for 5 weeks. I feel like I have been camping at my parents’ house for ages and I can’t wait to go back to my home and to start getting things ready for this baby. This situation is really taking its toll on me.

Anyway, here are some pictures of our week in Brazil. Enjoy.

My Mom, R and I


R posing for the picture


Down town Porto Seguro


They say this is good for your skin


Riding a horse on the beach



We went to an Indian reserve, and R was very impressed


Nice parrot