It’s getting hot…

Summer is here and it is getting hot, but don’t worry! Head over to your nearest Target store and pick up this cute little guy – Is it an adorable squirt gun? Or is it the most awesome Giftcard ever? It’s both! It’s so fun to walk through the store and see things my talented hubby designed! Since the temperature is going to feel like 100+ tomorrow, I’m thinking I.. Read More

Seeing our baby

We’re still on a high after seeing our baby and getting to know her a little better. Rafael captured some cool shots of this moment… Happy father’s day, daddy-to-be!

Season’s first harvest

I had the most amazing salad the other day. Where was it from, you may ask? My deck! I’ve got a potters full of lettuce and spinach growing right on my deck. All I have to do is walk out, snip some off, rinse it off and enjoy. Yum! The other planters are holding tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, basil and parsley. Soon we’ll be having delicious pico de gallo…

We’re having a…

Girl! A baby girl. I can hardly believe it! Rafa was right 🙂 Even better than knowing the gender is that the ultrasound showed all good things – she’s growing great. She is breech right now, but there is plenty of time for her to flip around before delivery. She weighs about one pound and her heart was beating at 153 beats per minute. All the measurements are on schedule for our original Oct… Read More

We’re halfway there!

20 Weeks! It’s really hard to believe we are at the halfway point. In 20 more weeks, it will be time to meet our little chimuelo. Here’s a new belly picture: Ever since the exciting miracle kicks, there has been daily activity going on in there. Last night, the baby started getting active once I laid down in bed. I told Rafa about it, and he put his arm around.. Read More

My favorite things

I haven’t had very many cravings during my pregnancy, but I have had a lot of new aversions to foods and smells. My sudden dislike of cilantro has put a severe damper on my former love of Chipotle. Rafa is counting down the days until I agree to set foot in there again! Even though there are a lot of things I now dislike, I have been lucky enough to.. Read More