Last Sunday Nicky's Daddy came home after 3 long weeks in Brazil. Luckily, it was a very successful trip and we will be calling him Professor Daddy beginning in November or so. We now also know where we will be moving to: Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Although this is a small town (not smaller than Brooktondale, I hope), it is in a beautiful mountainous area of Minas Gerais, and features a nice lake (hmmm, sounding somewhat like Ithaca). The campus where Bruno will be starting his lab in Industrial Microbiology is a satellite of a larger federal university based in the nearby city of São João del Rei. Here is a picture of the lake and "serra", the wall-like mountain range in Ouro Branco:
There are some more photos if you search google under images. We are planning to rent a house for a while as we get to know the area. Eventually we hope to buy a piece of land and build a house there, if we decide we like the area.
Life has been busy while Daddy was away. First, Nicky and Mommy (and Inca) went to Old Forge to see lots of Spoffords and Polanskys. Nicky got a really cool toy car from his Aunt Kathy and Uncle Steve. We are waiting to put it together until we arrive in Brazil, though. He got to swim in the Moose River (and loved it!!!). Then, the day after we got home, Tia Renata and Pedrinho arrived, after a somewhat prolonged bus ride from NYC. Since then we have been busy hanging out with them, as well as doing things to prepare for our impending move. Hence, the blog has suffered!
Nicky still isn't walking, although he will take a few steps at a time. He is very connected to his world and good at communicating. He is starting to use sign language. Lately he has been obsessed with summer fruit (definitely my boy!), especially blueberries and cherries. He also has really been enjoying playing with his cousin and going outside with Titia Renata. He now points out objects in books and when he knows their names, he will say them. Some of his favorite things to point to include cats (Manny! he exclaims), balloons, lamps, and the moon. He really enjoys his bedtime stories and now insists we read 4 or 5 books before bed.
On Sunday we celebrated Daddy's 30th birthday a few days late, but with a cake from Sarah's Patisserie, we didn't mind.... Daddy got a fancy GPS! Fun!
Well, we are all VERY happy to be together again, and these next few weeks should be appropriately harried, but soon we'll be on our way to Brazil!
Nicky also had a great time meeting his Texas cousins Caitlin, Zachary, and Jenny, as well as his Uncle Jason and Aunt Carolyn!
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