St Thomas!

Despite the challenges of traveling (alone) with a baby, we couldn't resist taking our good friends' offer to let us stay at their place in St Thomas. It was a great time, and Eliza was even pretty good on the plane, making great friends with the flight attendants and the people in the row behind us.

Here we are having our first meal in St Thomas. Eliza definitely prefers the breakfast bar to a high chair

Eliza was quite obsessed with the stray cat Amaretto that the Fosters feed...Amaretto seemed less interested in Eliza

Off to the beach! Eliza's first time in a swimsuit

She wasn't a big fan of the ocean...but learned to love the pool a bit more each day

St Thomas was fun, there was lots of peek-a-boo with the towel, and saying hi to just about every islander, tourist, and iguana we met. A good first time leaving the country!

Grandparents in Somerville

A couple visits from the grandparents earlier in February. But first we had to bundle up Eliza and try out the swing for the first time (I guess she's still a little small for it)

Here she is showing off the beautiful sweater given to her from one of her mom's classmates, Danilo.

Next was a visit from Grammy and Grandpa J.

It looks like Eliza is a little more attentive when her grandparents read than when her parents do.

In between all that, Eliza wore her pink bear suit, courtesy of Diem:

Next up, Eliza's first time on a plane, and in a pool, and in the ocean...