on instagram lately / 04

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january was a full on month, lot’s of traveling, winter wear and julia being spoilt back home, hence the change in color palette on my instagram. it feels good to be back to our routine – naps, meals, baby groups and sun.

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julia at age 1 – we’ve had lot’s of cuddles this week, i guess teething has its pros too :)

a weekly portrait of my daughter

our winter vacation in portugal

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earlier this month, i travelled to lisbon with julia, for 3 weeks, to spend some time with our family for new year’s eve, since we had to spend christmas in turks and caicos. last year i was in lisbon for a couple of months in the new year, it wasn’t easy, i was about to give birth, i felt huge and uncomfortable and the weather was terrible. add a little of baby blues to that, and let’s say it wasn’t my best vacation.
luckily, this time around, it was so different.

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happy-birthday-juliato my baby girl, who is 1 year old today ♡

words cannot describe the happiness she has brought to our lives. it has been undoubtfully challenging, but i feel the luckiest person in the world to have her, watch her grow every day and see the world through her eyes. she is smart, sweet and curious. she smiles with her eyes and laughs out loud. she likes to be out and about and talks a lot, she babbles all-day-long…

this year, i will be posting a weekly portrait of julia.

10 tips for flying with a baby

tips-on-flying-with-a-baby-by-myseastoryas we approach our next flight from portugal to turks and caicos, i’ve been thinking on what can make our “experience” smoother…anything to help me ease the pain!  1 or 2 hour flights don’t worry me too much, but flying alone with julia to miami and catching another flight to providenciales… is not something i look forward to!

julia’s first flight was at 6 weeks old, from lisbon to miami, i was tense the whole flight, but compared to nowadays, it was easy peasy. she’s been on 18 flights and these are the things i’ve learned along the way – Continue reading