4 months old
Nico is now 4 months old, and has two teeth. His last known weight (last Tuesday) was 17 pounds, 1 ounce.
From last Wednesday to this Tuesday, we were on vacation visiting family in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Nico did exceptionally well on the flights, so I have to assume he already likes travel. This is a good sign; I hope he’ll be an exchange student one day.
I am still speaking exclusively Portuguese with him, and it’s getting more and more natural. I keep a dictionary nearby for the inevitable gaps in vocabulary, and I’m still working on getting a reasonable Portuguese “library” so that there’s more to choose from and I’m not constantly re-reading the same books (at least, not until he is old enough to request the same ones over and over) but overall I feel like it’s going well. I feel like my pronunciation is improving from where it was after my exchange (as of June 20, it’s been 2 years since I left Portugal).
I’m feeling optimistic. I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but there’s a Portuguese CD called Canções de Embalar (the vague title makes it difficult to find) and that has some excellent original songs, and some great singers (Jorge Palma, Sara Tavares). The songs are easy to sing and easy to listen to.
So for those who were wondering– yes, I’m still speaking exclusively Portuguese (and no, Nico’s not speaking yet 
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[This post dedicated to Kaya, who's been bugging me to update 
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Nico relaxing by the pool on vacation at his great-grandparents' house.
