This is a picture of my mother with baby Coral when she was just one day old. Coral is so big now. She weighs 13 pounds and is developing quickly. She slept for 8 hours last night for father's day. I don't expect that to happen regularly. She is almost three months now.

I was able to shed a couple pounds this week. My bamboo dance floor in our new bamboo house is awesome.

Dorian enjoyed his first Father's day today. He has been working hard to take care of his family so we can visit CA in Sept. The waves have been good lately. He was able to hang out with Alex Freyre who visited us this week. Kirk and Gina fly in tomarrow. Hopefully I can post more pictures soon.

Days go buy quickly with our busy bee. We are managing to maintain our pura vida lifestyle. We are enjoying every second.

xoxo

The Smiley's

Dennis, Dylan and Angelique made the blog

Coral is now 2 months and growing. She loves to dance to her mobile. We are trying to establish a sleeping schedule with luck.

We are moving into a spacious bamboo house sometime this month. The house is very baby friendly,very natural and artistic.

Dorian has been working hard this week. We all have been going to the beach together again. Coral likes to fall asleep while walking with Dad. The ocean is very soothing. I was able to jump in the warm water for the first time in months.

I have permission to work out again from the Doc. I started last week and obviously have a long way to go. I have been stretching, walking up a huge hill everyday and swimming. Hopefully I can get myself strong enough before we move into the bamboo house because it has an incredible outdoor dance floor waiting for me. I can't wait! I will start yoga again when I am ready.

We got a visit from our Dutch friends. We initially met them in La Ticla, Mainland Mexico during our tour down here. They stayed with us for one night. It was great to have them over. As you can see it wore Coral out.

Rainy season has started here. It is so great not to be hot anymore. Everything is getting greener. The Iguana's are everywhere. Paradise as usual in Costa Rica. We are working on getting our baby Tica her U.S. passport so we can visit Newport in Sept. Hope to see you all then.

We would love to hear how you are doing. We miss all of you!
pura vida
The Smiley's

2 months

Tara and Nick made the blog

Aunt Tara and Uncle Nick visited the Smiley's this week. We were lucky to get some great weather with relaxing tropical rains and sun. Coral enjoyed meeting them and we all can't wait for their next visit. Tara and Nick love Costa Rica. They went on an ATV tour, a zipline tour, and a crocodile tour. They saw a couple of spider monkeys, scarlet macaws, crocs, Iguanas and more. It was fun making big breakfasts and dinners all week. I even got to enjoy a beer. I happen to find some San Adams for Dorian's 32 birthday. Happy Birthday Daddy!

Coral is now 1 month old. She is doing great! She enjoys tummy time on her surfboard, cuddling, and pooping while we are changing her.

Pura Vida

two week Coral

Two week old Coral sure has grown a lot in such a short time. Amazing! She is getting chubbier. I was asked to post a family picture that I will be working on this week. I will get plenty of photo opportunities when Coral's Aunt Tara and Uncle Nick come and visit this weekend.

Her first Doctor's visit went great! She gained one ounce and grew one inch. She is very healthy and alert. Can you believe she is only two weeks. She is such a big girl!

Coral is a good baby bee. We have been keeping her busy during the day so she sleeps good at night. We have been getting a 4-6 hour stretch most nights. What a gal! She has been fascinated with the bird and plant life around. She loves Daddy time and hamock time with Mommy. Dorian is so animated when he plays with her. We have music time everyday and when she is up to it we walk around and visit neighbors. She looks like me more this week but she is constantly changing. We love our baby bee.

Thanks for your support
Angelina

Coral's arrival

Coral Ocean Kaye Smiley was born on April 4th. She is 8 pounds, which is rather large and 19 inches. Big and healthy. We made it back to the beach where Coral was introduced to our pura vida lifestyle.

She clearly has Dorian's round face and lips. She has my nose and blue eyes. She looks very developed to me with lots of hair. Coral has been eating and sleeping well. I could not have asked for a sweeter little girl. We love her.

Coming Soon!

We are going to San Jose tomorrow to wait for Coral's arrival. Without the miracle of pregnancy and reproduction there would not be so much beauty and life in this world. I am honored to contribute our natural baby to the nature she will soon be a part of.