2 month update

my parents sang "happy 2 month birthday" to me today. (they're strange...)

well...i will board my first airplane in a couple of weeks with my parents to american samoa. they took me on my first road trip yesterday to oceanside to visit my great aunt on my daddy's side and my uncle and aunty on my mommy's side. it was fun spending the day with relatives. apparently times like this are rare and so my parents savor them when they come around. we didn't get in until late so i've actually been out past my curfew already.

my mommy is enjoying her last week at home with me because she will go back to work next week. i am feeding more from a bottle now than from her. she still pumps in order to give me her milk along with feeding me formula. she took me to the church where my daddy grew up this past sunday for white sunday service (lotu a tamaiti). she loved hearing the kids and choir sing and told me that my daddy used to sing in that choir and recite memory scriptures at that very church. one of my cousins led the service while the other two did the prayer. it was fun to watch my other cousins do actions to a song and then hear all of them sing a song together to end their portion of the service. it seems that my daddy's family has a lot of talent.

my daddy is busy, as usual, and yet still finds time to hold and feed me. he's busy prepping for our church's american samoa missions trip in a couple of weeks along with getting things done at home. he took me for my doctor's appointment last week and i was weighed in at 10 lbs., 8 oz. i got more vaccinations and didn't cry as much as my doctor predicted. my daddy was proud of me. (i heard him tell my mommy when we got home.) he was a little bummed when his nfl team lost this past sunday to the new england patriots but is thankful that they are doing better this year. yes...my daddy is a cowboy fan. LA doesn't have a football team so that's the team that he and my mommy have considered "their" team for quite some time now. they're funny.

love and blessings from alexandria avenue in torrance, california...stephen-fua faatai reporting live until next week...back to you!

UPDATE FROM BABYCENTER.COM: Hello, Diana !Coos are your baby's way of expressing delight, as well as exercising his vocal cords. You can carry on a "conversation" with your baby now. When he gurgles or coos, say something brief or coo back at him. Then wait for him to "say" something back to you. This kind of conversational turn-taking may not sound like much to you now, but it's actually the beginning of learning how to talk!
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