Time is now measured by new things you learn and do. You growing up, last time I sat you on the airport scale you were 7 kg at 5,5 months. when you finished 3 months you started turning onto your tummy, you would cry because it frustrated you that you cannot crawl and since you could not turn back someone always need to come to your rescue.

Now you can sit by yourself, you can feed yourself from a bottle, tip it to get every last drop out and a couple of days ago I found out with excitement that you learned not to throw the bottle too far away, now you are in full control and can find a bottle lying next to you close enough, pick it with one hand by the teat, drag it towards you then grab in both hands and lift it to your mouth.  Somehow you just worked it out.

You had your first real bath in the sea last week, potty training today and when you are upset you now say mamama mam ma mam

You are  becoming your own little person now, we enjoy having you with us so much.

I am writing this not so much for you but for us so we remember these big moments in your little life and for your family in Poland and Germany.

In two days there is your dad’s birthday and we want to celebrate it in Aitutaki, if we find someone to help us with you on the boat then we will take you with us:)

We just watched a beautiful Argentinian movie El baile de la Victoria while you were asleep and we ate baba ganush, chicken, tomatoes with garlic yoghurt dressing, jasmine rice and grilled eggplant.   You are still asleep but you will wake up soon hungry. I will feed you while your dad will read us a new book by Ian McEwan, you in my arms, I in his, then when you are asleep we we will gently carry you to your new bed in the other room. We had to buy you a portacot because you were all over the floor, getting off your mattress, now you are safe and close to us..

And this is you at 5 and 5,5 months

love

mamamam mma ma