May Update: 4 Months Already?!?

So here are some of the photos from May this year. It's hard to believe that Viana is already pushing 5 months old! As you can see from the photos she is gaining quite a personality.

We have discovered that she is quite a morning person. She will spend an hours or two in her bed entertaining herself, pulling on her newly discovered toes, and squealing up a storm. She loves spending weekend mornings in bed with mom and dad and loves kicking us in the ribs!

In the below photo, Viana and mom are busy taking in the latest issue of Mothering Magazine. We knew she'd be a fast learner!

Since this was Alexis' first official mother's day, we took mom and the two local grandmothers (although the prefer a different title) to brunch in Marina Del Rey, CA. It was a nice little cafe overlooking the beach and the marina. The weather was perfect and all of the moms enjoyed spending time with Viana. We took a walk along the boardwalk afterwards, in order to burn off some the waffles we enjoyed.

There were two big pieces of news this month. First, Viana was freed from her brace that she had to wear to correct a minor hip displaysia, yea! And the second (being free from the brace helped speed the process) was that Viana discovered how to roll over onto her tummy! In a 30 minute span she flip-flopped 8 or 10 times. She hasn't quite figured out what to do once she's on her tummy, but that will come. For the time being she enjoys the activity.

Lamine and Alexis also celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary this past May 18th, and to commemorate the occasion, we took Viana back to the "Wedding Bowl" where we got married and had a lovely picnic by the sea. The weather was almost exactly the same as on the big day, and we all enjoyed listening to pounding surf and watching the seagulls fly by! We were briefly invaded by the local squirrel brigade (you can see them in the background below). We then took a stroll along the coast, enjoyed a coffee and slice of chocolate cake at a local coffee shop, and wandered back to the car. It was a very memorable way to spend the afternoon. Gotta love San Diego!