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.

38 weeks pregnant

Just when you thought I could not get any bigger. I did. Waiting for something to happen. Meditation is helping me get ready for Coral's big day. This will be my last belly shot. Wish us luck!

37 week Coral

Coral is all set to go. She turned around AGAIN. She is now in a normal position. The doctor said she could be ready anytime until my due date which is April 3rd. We are going to give this natural childbirth thing a shot. Wish us luck although we are trying our best to be prepared for whatever happens. She clearly has my fat nose and Dorian's big lips. I am in love with her big Dorian lips. We are curious to see if she will have my blue eyes or Dorian's hazel eyes. I think the first picture captures her actual features the best. The other photos are a bit wider. She is getting nice and chubby in there right now. She is already weighing almost 6 1/2 pounds. The doctor said she is completely average size and he has never seen a baby turn breech again after 37 weeks. We can't wait to meet little Coral.

Dorian is working very hard with a company in CA. He is also working on a sustainable living website that will be up probably by the end of the month among other projects. It is very hot and uncomfortable being this pregnant in Costa Rica. I have been grateful to swim in a pool everyday. I plan on using deep meditation and exercise to help me with my upcoming labor. I figure if I am strong enough to cross Central America for six months in a tiny truck camper anything is possible. haha

pura vida

Angelina

neighborhood birds

We saw two wild turkeys in our tree this month

We see woody wood pecker pecking away almost every morning. He even sounds like woody I think.

Blue and white swallow.

Black bellied whistling duck

There are always tons of vultures across the street

The Grippo Family Visit

Hi friends,

I thought you might like a post that is not about the baby. haha As you can see dry season is taking effect here in Costa Rica this season. It is very hot and I am very pregnant. I carved a heart for Dorian on Valentine's day. This way when he parks his bike he will always remember that I love him.

Our friends The Grippo's camped out this week. We met them on the road in Celestino Mainland, Mexico while driving down. They camp in Mexico often for months. Our neighbor Tanesha became instant friends with them. These cool kids threw me a surprise 30th birthday pool party. It was really sweet. The Grippo's also drove down in a truck camper from California. My friend, Toni home schools her children on the road. They are very smart children and very environmentally aware. They inspire Dorian and I on how we would like to raise Coral. It is great to spend time with a family that spends so much time with eachother. It is our pleasure to be friends with the Grippo's.

p.s. Don't you love to see little girls hugging!