tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47938650560969985092024-02-21T10:30:39.632-05:00Malgados 5Malgados 5http://www.blogger.com/profile/10058548783277648368noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-72068439431401549882012-04-13T19:50:00.002-04:002012-04-13T19:50:40.937-04:002 + 2It's been a long time, so I thought I'd post a few pictures to update everyone.<br />
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Lucia turned 2 last month!<br />
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We had a great time, a party at school, a party at home and a visit from Oma Lynda and Poppi Ed.<br />
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She's also become a midwife in training as we prepare for number 2, aka "Baby Sister". She regularly measures my belly and listens for a heartbeat ("ba boom, ba boom..."). She gives her kisses and will tell anyone who asks that baby sister is "under mami's tummy". <br />
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She's getting ready in her own way, but I'm still curious to see how she reacts to another taking mami's and papi's time. We'll keep you posted on baby sister's arrival. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-62817046550130055312011-12-13T21:29:00.005-05:002011-12-13T21:42:49.567-05:00Santa Lucia Day<div>We started a new tradition today. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ypyS3o60ryktHqVQLd0bDtyNqoU5IYQHWj008f9KFJZFA1wKJ0oynMWC8Krqzl7ILy0vNq02uEG-CVx6yTecGcyV6sHjKgwSU-eh_bQjAaX5NsCvhobyeNfDn48f2DhM1iBTasPlXdU/s1600/DSCN3751.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ypyS3o60ryktHqVQLd0bDtyNqoU5IYQHWj008f9KFJZFA1wKJ0oynMWC8Krqzl7ILy0vNq02uEG-CVx6yTecGcyV6sHjKgwSU-eh_bQjAaX5NsCvhobyeNfDn48f2DhM1iBTasPlXdU/s400/DSCN3751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685806162781816482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5UShFsXmx4uYFXLLHVogB-hzewOX5YaE4Tl1QCryQ6G-G6HHaMMLs0PiD8qRBSgAjlcDp-vN6-2M-335YD4LlGRB1PMwinzSHvgG_xydLC3n9QqoKr1NU2LsM2S8VSeKJ39DUr-pDQ0/s1600/DSCN3772.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEvapMXcrDSDwHUrtt0L94dRpYWT37x_6EkV1nULsHlh-3KlUKFw8i-EIQ0YXsPhxf9y2iTee61tKl2sH8AKuQlSRhKcP9v4pdKbzkj9W7FPof2rpD5AuL6QDkW4-R3jK3cKs-dYc3Cg/s400/DSCN3784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685805812596035170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFYF0n6_5GMYV85GwoyU9Cae8IJSkc0WlvaxCiFD0opXcE9Be-SsdOtv7AHMznuYsJ-_oDIbX4RIUakN_hXgBNldCcSAqzcPF9KmXPFLoj03pQKXe_rT3SpLUj3xIy_bELtQB_kHUFko/s1600/DSCN3790.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFYF0n6_5GMYV85GwoyU9Cae8IJSkc0WlvaxCiFD0opXcE9Be-SsdOtv7AHMznuYsJ-_oDIbX4RIUakN_hXgBNldCcSAqzcPF9KmXPFLoj03pQKXe_rT3SpLUj3xIy_bELtQB_kHUFko/s1600/DSCN3790.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFYF0n6_5GMYV85GwoyU9Cae8IJSkc0WlvaxCiFD0opXcE9Be-SsdOtv7AHMznuYsJ-_oDIbX4RIUakN_hXgBNldCcSAqzcPF9KmXPFLoj03pQKXe_rT3SpLUj3xIy_bELtQB_kHUFko/s400/DSCN3790.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685806130430382450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(say "cheese")</div><div><br /><br /></div><div>I figure that if we keep this up she'll be bringing us breakfast in bed.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-6153266732755609212011-11-29T19:07:00.009-05:002011-12-04T22:03:56.068-05:00Babies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxFbV7r2dU5Xx820xlgbTcY7kJqVyFIIMzQIqW3Wjc82O4Gi47PwfP1USA5MVhhcTKwI9kZb7RCX4mAMEakcEUDVPMU0SKZIAk_2YEgHnKFKKxOWIqTtg5H2wG2_sTFZu1sa_pozr0NQ/s1600/DSCN3580.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxFbV7r2dU5Xx820xlgbTcY7kJqVyFIIMzQIqW3Wjc82O4Gi47PwfP1USA5MVhhcTKwI9kZb7RCX4mAMEakcEUDVPMU0SKZIAk_2YEgHnKFKKxOWIqTtg5H2wG2_sTFZu1sa_pozr0NQ/s400/DSCN3580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680584722840588290" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></u></div><span><span><br /><br />Lucia is obsessed with them, she has been for months. She excitedly points out a baby anytime she spots a car seat or stroller. And to the delight of many strangers, she’s often carrying around a mini Corolle doll, her “baby”.</span></span><div><span><span><br />In September, Lucia and I were in Barnes and Noble and came across what would soon become her favorite book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-Babies-Susan-Meyers/dp/0152022260">Everywhere Babies</a>. She loves this book. Whenever we read books it’s one of the first she asks to read. She has also identified people she knows in the book. Papa is on one page and Arianna and Russell (from daycare) can be found on another. And recently when we’ve reached the last page she’ll say the last line before I can read it out. </span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>And her favorite song. Sigh. Elizabeth Mitchell’s “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whos-My-Pretty-Baby/dp/B000S4IPUK">Who’s My Pretty Baby</a>”, or “the baby song” as we know it. It really is a lovely song, but have to listen to it all the way to work and back, 30 minutes each way can get a little old. And now that Juan knows the song on the guitar, there’s no stopping her at home either. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDA9kc5I_x8vjbAwaPp7LNvlAOZf7AWPoUPp3HPxlnXyHof9TCGlnqoYxP4Anpd6GGCjLaralWjGjJ2aHuJg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>With all of this obsession I knew she would love the movie “<a href="http://focusfeatures.com/babies">Babies</a>” just as much as I did. It’s the only full length movie she’s sat through in fact. She was mesmerized.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I guess I should be relieved, because in just a few months (5 to be exact) we’ll be bringing home to Lucia a real live baby. We’ll see if the obsession can survive the truth of what it means to have a baby.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCMOM3nYMmAiI1jsZWN9f1G90th_-Zp3Nr25p8pYEDobGqJPaoIT3t_IAY5sXok9pEmJkTxI00a440LFKR2zIgRbU0H_nFAvQXPYdiLsavLjap9nvrezbGWIA3P5y3kX5sHHXDa04odI/s1600/Snapshot+2011-11-29+19-30-34.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCMOM3nYMmAiI1jsZWN9f1G90th_-Zp3Nr25p8pYEDobGqJPaoIT3t_IAY5sXok9pEmJkTxI00a440LFKR2zIgRbU0H_nFAvQXPYdiLsavLjap9nvrezbGWIA3P5y3kX5sHHXDa04odI/s400/Snapshot+2011-11-29+19-30-34.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680585459940099170" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-55824331297328011022011-11-01T20:46:00.003-04:002011-11-01T20:57:16.295-04:00Happy Halloween 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZAr-4w-E4gVaREjGa4O6z9YtnYa-NdiuD5Dyn7M0-6P0l7SN3YoIBjkU-JZu4EwF4y1PIEiXAsTQZ3RqYjPV_sJJCs_lkyFIj0kPistbQ-GscmW3UuCletUJdnv8Uf44ksIfnglk3wE/s1600/DSCN3603.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZAr-4w-E4gVaREjGa4O6z9YtnYa-NdiuD5Dyn7M0-6P0l7SN3YoIBjkU-JZu4EwF4y1PIEiXAsTQZ3RqYjPV_sJJCs_lkyFIj0kPistbQ-GscmW3UuCletUJdnv8Uf44ksIfnglk3wE/s200/DSCN3603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670194556695954498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5usK4b5ZzsLXpt0fdXSskpXWbv-Myl7JcGmG1B0xDfJp30PZHd1g4eiP50sFxxvHCcSBa4FONFbsbKJHDdMteJkQ1Fk0uFDJUKWdEK8jdrigY7-iciEdRWoy7Y5uWCTw-7j4A7Vo8oeo/s1600/DSCN3613.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5usK4b5ZzsLXpt0fdXSskpXWbv-Myl7JcGmG1B0xDfJp30PZHd1g4eiP50sFxxvHCcSBa4FONFbsbKJHDdMteJkQ1Fk0uFDJUKWdEK8jdrigY7-iciEdRWoy7Y5uWCTw-7j4A7Vo8oeo/s200/DSCN3613.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670194547198723890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg97vcvi1kaV3m7bnOcqkYoUmfDa6Sx81UHsD7NJV3AhL6KH9eWz3vz3tyorB2kjoZPw3ufMjKh0SKr_amPIJyRdtrICrpceTX77MdykMUg8bwharu3BtEu82U3_rnVKlgxNM5EAbmXM/s1600/DSCN3626_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTg97vcvi1kaV3m7bnOcqkYoUmfDa6Sx81UHsD7NJV3AhL6KH9eWz3vz3tyorB2kjoZPw3ufMjKh0SKr_amPIJyRdtrICrpceTX77MdykMUg8bwharu3BtEu82U3_rnVKlgxNM5EAbmXM/s200/DSCN3626_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670194541495033538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamKasuczbPhYGzDjhl2-GU5iPIxBMecxhXo4KuWbsmGDAEqIxdAD3bBhsgAHl-d6WSA8GKtpHUnzlxfG_abet3ajdzj552sHO3HNnYmku3wHmFihEDgxJLXqvNIOwzJPCwuZUeAD8BIM/s1600/DSCN3636.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamKasuczbPhYGzDjhl2-GU5iPIxBMecxhXo4KuWbsmGDAEqIxdAD3bBhsgAHl-d6WSA8GKtpHUnzlxfG_abet3ajdzj552sHO3HNnYmku3wHmFihEDgxJLXqvNIOwzJPCwuZUeAD8BIM/s200/DSCN3636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670194537693113874" /></a><br />She went as a monkey (although a couple people mistook her for a mouse, I see that too). Monkeys are only things next to babies that she seems to get excited about more than anything else. She has her "mono shoes" (monkey slippers), "mono pajamas", "mono shirt", and a "mono backpack", so it really was a no brainer. <div><br /></div><div>Halloween is a full day for this little one. The daycare has a parade through my office building. As soon as she saw me she came running and guess who joined the parade. Then in the evening we passed out candy and then took her to two neighbors to trick or treat. She doesn't know what candy is, but she knew it was something good. We did manage to get her distracted enough to go to bed without eating any. Sooner or later, she'll find out. Right now she thinks her vitamins are a huge treat. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Halloween everyone. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-67582375871484539132011-09-06T19:12:00.004-04:002011-09-06T21:21:17.496-04:00Happy Birthday Auntie Rachel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kN8znvKdwUlj3Jzgu7Zamz0fr7GtHSB3Jvj_yWTkw-DSl72H1WJoquP-FBPcC_8NccxspRJkc9houZyeaXHB0hoqEOxImB7qauYlLdYlCaDlfM6B9AARPFE2gU53C_bjhneTvrIpdQI/s1600/DSCN3383.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kN8znvKdwUlj3Jzgu7Zamz0fr7GtHSB3Jvj_yWTkw-DSl72H1WJoquP-FBPcC_8NccxspRJkc9houZyeaXHB0hoqEOxImB7qauYlLdYlCaDlfM6B9AARPFE2gU53C_bjhneTvrIpdQI/s200/DSCN3383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649421526676936482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY0TAkCGyZv5-Fz6Rmg5ceJO8GDRNgheXAGV8Y_TVN-PNB8H8MCBCOgNuq9HauavNlzB9pzvpaICBl59WZSTMmnROvm2bC36Nlxduwq9nlTpYnpppWc3JRB4QNlkhAYpyZjjgHrpzBjg/s1600/DSCN3301.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY0TAkCGyZv5-Fz6Rmg5ceJO8GDRNgheXAGV8Y_TVN-PNB8H8MCBCOgNuq9HauavNlzB9pzvpaICBl59WZSTMmnROvm2bC36Nlxduwq9nlTpYnpppWc3JRB4QNlkhAYpyZjjgHrpzBjg/s200/DSCN3301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649421523335413426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPRSLmY6cPEf2PCOZ8Mv4R5tSqlh4fWsdfTLp3LL46Gcm9kxRt4LYVX5ddXRcPec71TJBeelYLyWHai_mkZORy7McaQCplcDbaMEPk7IFrEg9NSdHt05RhCn3NWtUyp5UE45dGR-8oDE/s1600/DSCN3113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPRSLmY6cPEf2PCOZ8Mv4R5tSqlh4fWsdfTLp3LL46Gcm9kxRt4LYVX5ddXRcPec71TJBeelYLyWHai_mkZORy7McaQCplcDbaMEPk7IFrEg9NSdHt05RhCn3NWtUyp5UE45dGR-8oDE/s200/DSCN3113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649421514329398370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2cg0J73zfokYAXDapO9hAnw0fElbnmjhXpPhIu-g8BFPPg0xX_vyspWwj9aonzKl33rGqKBsYf79XB_KZSW1OG5y_EnvtiUPwSwTh37qsfVWzfd091WBzcwNNPTkgtW9P5vDrSqUVAs/s1600/DSCN3009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2cg0J73zfokYAXDapO9hAnw0fElbnmjhXpPhIu-g8BFPPg0xX_vyspWwj9aonzKl33rGqKBsYf79XB_KZSW1OG5y_EnvtiUPwSwTh37qsfVWzfd091WBzcwNNPTkgtW9P5vDrSqUVAs/s200/DSCN3009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649400174556510242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C4m3I1wLWPMzAV5lAkPWlUYzVTqrJvpZS8VesRXO4_ayTtqIAEP1T0ju0fZZVt1TlqyZWpiwfGfk-TWc9o5NQeVMMZ7RAlaVJ94r58loiHy-GzxY98z7dt6LySwPj5M-hMOKefseiyA/s1600/DSCN2885.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C4m3I1wLWPMzAV5lAkPWlUYzVTqrJvpZS8VesRXO4_ayTtqIAEP1T0ju0fZZVt1TlqyZWpiwfGfk-TWc9o5NQeVMMZ7RAlaVJ94r58loiHy-GzxY98z7dt6LySwPj5M-hMOKefseiyA/s200/DSCN2885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649400166914934338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9BEaEpgQFg2RwEQvC7LVApgU3JHgrzrgGMvHAYX1l_MvGTMTceK6CqnQ3VJTHGESmlmZoEOD_jXlK9XHem9eKlVwufOA-KMlVopotVh1cVrNx3D3Zkkd1wdg5j-6wQK_9aKi_U40e60/s1600/DSCN2847.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9BEaEpgQFg2RwEQvC7LVApgU3JHgrzrgGMvHAYX1l_MvGTMTceK6CqnQ3VJTHGESmlmZoEOD_jXlK9XHem9eKlVwufOA-KMlVopotVh1cVrNx3D3Zkkd1wdg5j-6wQK_9aKi_U40e60/s200/DSCN2847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649400162806755490" /></a><br />We miss you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-13075754712156529312011-07-21T20:21:00.002-04:002011-07-21T20:53:00.876-04:00She runs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_gtqBWfy3BYYPz-TfyFs33Tffn0-uuRoZVq2X6ufaOm7t5sWx-ssGSN1ASa2sWCm41YbfBy1mhxRQCgShsvT_MSZsszb77Y-MgamqIzXytzQtG9XM4h0PaH7KJrAu8hExgQFRGkBD4w/s1600/DSCN3112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_gtqBWfy3BYYPz-TfyFs33Tffn0-uuRoZVq2X6ufaOm7t5sWx-ssGSN1ASa2sWCm41YbfBy1mhxRQCgShsvT_MSZsszb77Y-MgamqIzXytzQtG9XM4h0PaH7KJrAu8hExgQFRGkBD4w/s320/DSCN3112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631966310986164146" /></a><br /><br />I didn't realize she could run until I saw this picture from last weekend. Now all we need to do is keep up with her.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-53260199460283117812010-10-31T20:05:00.003-04:002010-10-31T20:31:46.601-04:00Happy Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuujmr7jlyAhptKHZIiKdC5bVsMk9HAUjJ-AjYA_VdEe0elJji_0DF1bSjYJ-p0HSIvZiNKs3wpsqHcB2Tl2H6c1VACcwXmY7iPnkohd5t6BFOshU93Dw2_aqUwS4P9YRat7ccA2-_2Q/s1600/DSCN1146.JPG"><span><span></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuujmr7jlyAhptKHZIiKdC5bVsMk9HAUjJ-AjYA_VdEe0elJji_0DF1bSjYJ-p0HSIvZiNKs3wpsqHcB2Tl2H6c1VACcwXmY7iPnkohd5t6BFOshU93Dw2_aqUwS4P9YRat7ccA2-_2Q/s320/DSCN1146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534368876488441266" /></a>Whoooo, whooo....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-7090495114494703692010-10-22T20:44:00.000-04:002010-10-31T20:52:24.985-04:00First Hairdo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrYseFttpKxAkcOQvo6BkODlEdMOGopDM8emV8s7OKkBjSiPxhWEJhA1riAYwpDgZJIyahNq60fUgl1SdgNNzn4fYNKYl7EEuGdZkp2ggLFVOtySEpkwbmeO7xORbkmQMNvOfZlXPcsQ/s1600/DSCN1098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrYseFttpKxAkcOQvo6BkODlEdMOGopDM8emV8s7OKkBjSiPxhWEJhA1riAYwpDgZJIyahNq60fUgl1SdgNNzn4fYNKYl7EEuGdZkp2ggLFVOtySEpkwbmeO7xORbkmQMNvOfZlXPcsQ/s320/DSCN1098.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534376469527382386" /></a>She looks like Pebbles from the FlintstonesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-73147604897006242062010-09-20T22:12:00.008-04:002010-10-22T20:15:20.625-04:006<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I've been trying to get these pictures up for the last month!<div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI6ASFGn1gF7I7Y3BBdyg_c7Oiy1dEzetIgOAsQ49-TL9Bhjjho9n9OkFnG_JfpX9g113VBiBCAlOx6LQrNouWTaHF-aJyAtrCtCGJu-JIiaGIPpdtuiS67DytW59NsdQPF18J8of1bE/s200/DSCN0633.JPG" border="0" alt="" /><br /></div><div>Luci started eating solids at five and a half months. I was waiting until she turned six months, but when her bottles kept getting bigger and bigger I realized she was hungry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVj0MK4NNqQ7TMC2DyMw6_jarUZQU7uocAMvRo7BnsV0vSlkK1pRtCXxCXprgjZMknQBhy-gXKMaCCW5WfFe4s5_N_ZSaD5ANITSOm9Kwr_EGWJUzZ1dqkXXNuHpNaHRWTlERDpSc1Pc/s320/DSCN0651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531027461210475986" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKO9issMDagojDeqk5qKOMGXeIJ7iei51UZqoywykf1-WcPpzUg6wyKeGdyh3423mHmuM-25T_SzJt4jhKgq-g6LKBVfyrMs4qrJ8KmvI9KCiEWexk4iNlRDD5dA2aOltC9ZrQWEdQTg/s1600/DSCN0667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKO9issMDagojDeqk5qKOMGXeIJ7iei51UZqoywykf1-WcPpzUg6wyKeGdyh3423mHmuM-25T_SzJt4jhKgq-g6LKBVfyrMs4qrJ8KmvI9KCiEWexk4iNlRDD5dA2aOltC9ZrQWEdQTg/s320/DSCN0667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531025944139092354" /></a><br /><div><div>She also got a little closer to crawling and she figured out that wherever she wanted to go she could roll there.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCwR4l_5cc09K2xGQCYvn8OphF0jHDNiCy_bJJbUfD6rKVUROsIgvIvF8EwRwRQeOni2Pfg5usmhojJRGpzoXCKHf4155Eo2p5mEG_Qzj9veoI92YcuhrHB85fdh6uRO-qdG-J-PN3JA/s1600/DSCN0568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCwR4l_5cc09K2xGQCYvn8OphF0jHDNiCy_bJJbUfD6rKVUROsIgvIvF8EwRwRQeOni2Pfg5usmhojJRGpzoXCKHf4155Eo2p5mEG_Qzj9veoI92YcuhrHB85fdh6uRO-qdG-J-PN3JA/s320/DSCN0568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531025939821646402" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-47548885012801473232010-09-02T00:01:00.002-04:002010-09-02T00:07:11.134-04:00Making Music<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxixyhHQCWNK5fFw6tom-jEL4ri55KKLa0d9fyBb3crZ1TwfTjDbv72atrs4e91X7wBVI-fZs6tDykQ4xbct0Y8_ZqYFLu_KBuk4JapeyMSSN1Jfei1wwstB4T03rIbvDoZRD_cjkmpU/s1600/DSCN0487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxixyhHQCWNK5fFw6tom-jEL4ri55KKLa0d9fyBb3crZ1TwfTjDbv72atrs4e91X7wBVI-fZs6tDykQ4xbct0Y8_ZqYFLu_KBuk4JapeyMSSN1Jfei1wwstB4T03rIbvDoZRD_cjkmpU/s320/DSCN0487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512162177116001330" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-69313375067430719852010-08-20T23:04:00.002-04:002010-10-28T23:27:56.091-04:005<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUglW4ZtrG4oAeAUroGHGFLOAKkZ3O4-natO9AvQUO5S2N-vw4PqKQhy-AfUcRusimwIa7da8TMB6wVWd9OWkba1HYeUlZ_86GAxkRtlQ7p9xaEp6uGmg_7c5CWaZymqftCfF8leTR8g/s1600/GEDC2298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUglW4ZtrG4oAeAUroGHGFLOAKkZ3O4-natO9AvQUO5S2N-vw4PqKQhy-AfUcRusimwIa7da8TMB6wVWd9OWkba1HYeUlZ_86GAxkRtlQ7p9xaEp6uGmg_7c5CWaZymqftCfF8leTR8g/s320/GEDC2298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533304350488168706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg1No0jnHoEmrXsxVPt0nifPs1g607-uZ19GB8sqCEWzpmLYS0RgGNBdoXZTcHfKpv0aUY8hzOJrb3_U26BcMKjqfqFDi59bXV6kHKT4pMGeCS1ybilQMdzMAVzht11x88W_mPRRMk4U/s1600/GEDC2304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg1No0jnHoEmrXsxVPt0nifPs1g607-uZ19GB8sqCEWzpmLYS0RgGNBdoXZTcHfKpv0aUY8hzOJrb3_U26BcMKjqfqFDi59bXV6kHKT4pMGeCS1ybilQMdzMAVzht11x88W_mPRRMk4U/s320/GEDC2304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533301664673701570" /></a><br /><div>Lucia's first swim. August 2010</div><div><br /></div><div>She was a little tentative at first, as were we, but soon you could see she loved it.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-27005838656688665592010-07-25T21:18:00.003-04:002010-07-25T22:34:05.137-04:004 months<div>Lucia was like a butterfly emerging from her cocoon this month. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j4tN1YwfPqCadMidxHRcugiLqQ0ItscNj0ds2XYEVTngKGgi-2N9SudAutbUju5-vnfql3quuZ6tv2QANv7DM18JPM2VLphf9QKmBg_iNAazyVfBZtKMIFwv4E5gp_NzGgSpwTaw3FA/s1600/DSCN0214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j4tN1YwfPqCadMidxHRcugiLqQ0ItscNj0ds2XYEVTngKGgi-2N9SudAutbUju5-vnfql3quuZ6tv2QANv7DM18JPM2VLphf9QKmBg_iNAazyVfBZtKMIFwv4E5gp_NzGgSpwTaw3FA/s320/DSCN0214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498034899360288274" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">(This butterfly was determined to get the nectar from these flowers on our front steps. Thanks Juan for getting these awesome pictures.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only was she in the sling much less (although it is still a great place to take an on the go cat nap) she is really starting to have a personality.</div><div><br /></div><div>She has favorite toys, Buzz Lightyear...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXgdGVWuor8bPGIV0Y_EiQW68vD_ixrSQXeFeEaoxA_s1zGSf7oYg5PwS44rd9-L2S3Sl6kU_4ehYbeciDj5lDjaeUYjWBLQW1Bj3Z0QjHCqSjk_8Nx4zqoOgB8al1G5FIdoTD1Z_3wA/s1600/DSCN0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXgdGVWuor8bPGIV0Y_EiQW68vD_ixrSQXeFeEaoxA_s1zGSf7oYg5PwS44rd9-L2S3Sl6kU_4ehYbeciDj5lDjaeUYjWBLQW1Bj3Z0QjHCqSjk_8Nx4zqoOgB8al1G5FIdoTD1Z_3wA/s320/DSCN0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498034890326912978" /></a><br /></div><div>and her kitty.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJM2yQuNzPAQw82un2lbtfItBEvC4tSr0lTj-_ArArLBABzvgARoQj2kEMuSfNAYogiFNDX0Jf3MQ1tjSNH7vHSCzCIl6pRaDVFzm-DNHlUO5-MXblAGPSb8PZ-FGF7Ff2vZ17YgUolA/s1600/DSCN0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCJM2yQuNzPAQw82un2lbtfItBEvC4tSr0lTj-_ArArLBABzvgARoQj2kEMuSfNAYogiFNDX0Jf3MQ1tjSNH7vHSCzCIl6pRaDVFzm-DNHlUO5-MXblAGPSb8PZ-FGF7Ff2vZ17YgUolA/s320/DSCN0105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498019980785885714" /></a><br /></div><div>She giggles.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwwN4ZSFBxzzb2Px-Voc0Cq3Ym5kilaIp3ZBQJU0c1oGN3GfXDtqkZNg2sNLKRbZqCsHjl1-bCulV1VN3xtEY-d1sT1GqvrnTrRjKvPhhrTcpTH3u7qLfkPQ165Yin0htYn6PPL4SfZc/s1600/DSCN0048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwwN4ZSFBxzzb2Px-Voc0Cq3Ym5kilaIp3ZBQJU0c1oGN3GfXDtqkZNg2sNLKRbZqCsHjl1-bCulV1VN3xtEY-d1sT1GqvrnTrRjKvPhhrTcpTH3u7qLfkPQ165Yin0htYn6PPL4SfZc/s320/DSCN0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498034877557058514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"tope"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She makes us laugh. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTbpw9A78vkHPTfTWwnAiEp5BnHAZDdM35FLX4NzL9XknDRiMxDKgPIiJO_2gubw258K_AzqLJppBWPx-Cde5Miaah9ofjhjDT2jv_KXm67A4pmVlefeNBOwe9E6AtQJdRJddcIKnaQs/s1600/DSCN0180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTbpw9A78vkHPTfTWwnAiEp5BnHAZDdM35FLX4NzL9XknDRiMxDKgPIiJO_2gubw258K_AzqLJppBWPx-Cde5Miaah9ofjhjDT2jv_KXm67A4pmVlefeNBOwe9E6AtQJdRJddcIKnaQs/s320/DSCN0180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498034873160903778" /></a><br /></div><div>She discovered her feet.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioaixVmx6p2ABRgYNRJvSSH3zgVdMs0rIcWFe919DsxYX2kGj21jbk9JqQGD3JHaBs62DQDnYvAwjjgNr8iETZQrHkJ_9iPcMxyhOjZeCdW8MriQadfGi_Llg4rv-RwiUKzWIuesofBw/s1600/DSCN0167.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgioaixVmx6p2ABRgYNRJvSSH3zgVdMs0rIcWFe919DsxYX2kGj21jbk9JqQGD3JHaBs62DQDnYvAwjjgNr8iETZQrHkJ_9iPcMxyhOjZeCdW8MriQadfGi_Llg4rv-RwiUKzWIuesofBw/s320/DSCN0167.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498020012410388674" /></a><br /></div><div>and they taste good.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tl2x1uSGzo4576MhJikB5dH34TXbByEefv0EospRmZ6WJ8eWuAAqUy3BX8lUhB5WozW5km50ek3Wz1GhJjREWqAaoE-VJA9ulIrkaiqIVMSvqWkWzKrk0zr9lsFCfLmhYKBgYYUR3kw/s1600/DSCN0170.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tl2x1uSGzo4576MhJikB5dH34TXbByEefv0EospRmZ6WJ8eWuAAqUy3BX8lUhB5WozW5km50ek3Wz1GhJjREWqAaoE-VJA9ulIrkaiqIVMSvqWkWzKrk0zr9lsFCfLmhYKBgYYUR3kw/s320/DSCN0170.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498020006763269922" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>And she grew. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPkE2FUlIXpeXWYojtZ2FX048N6_g5R0jEu9y1Tolt5BOBj6goeMTL0K-chBpaFwKuoR8LFX6Um349roIMrvuNqWWJTA40_PH5rMQgB67KoXXg4oSUWnzfV-2LdJoPlRxR_ew8tqp8_k/s1600/DSCN0191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPkE2FUlIXpeXWYojtZ2FX048N6_g5R0jEu9y1Tolt5BOBj6goeMTL0K-chBpaFwKuoR8LFX6Um349roIMrvuNqWWJTA40_PH5rMQgB67KoXXg4oSUWnzfV-2LdJoPlRxR_ew8tqp8_k/s320/DSCN0191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498019989373949250" /></a><br /></div><div>This month she also had her first plane ride. OK, make that 4 in 2 days. She met her great Oma, her Uncles "Cereal" and Vic and Auntie Megs, and oldest cousin Sam in her first trip to California.<br /><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-64858807161458826082010-07-04T14:09:00.000-04:002010-07-04T14:11:12.418-04:00Look what we found in the garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAk3wnJeFUguHkdVvaFNRJyN_sAhED3IqoeDVG39d4v59b-vpFSBeGoKVlq2X2gNpCIBifplvqp_V85rhB4IlRNuVin-UtyDMCspSEmzn8xef9eEs2C2fktchB_o7g7-XjY087PxcLG0/s1600/GEDC2265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAk3wnJeFUguHkdVvaFNRJyN_sAhED3IqoeDVG39d4v59b-vpFSBeGoKVlq2X2gNpCIBifplvqp_V85rhB4IlRNuVin-UtyDMCspSEmzn8xef9eEs2C2fktchB_o7g7-XjY087PxcLG0/s320/GEDC2265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490115078628724386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z_2U8-rtatgZlQOvj5_unRALEjh4xx2ublG200jqvDnF07s0SISPfM-uFiGISRSc7kpnrOf4j2iYPbUa5Q6_uHMlFpQnaxz_Xr0UnCq1YbVKhiWMXlWntoC_plcmau3GO23nHJeZgdo/s1600/GEDC2264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0z_2U8-rtatgZlQOvj5_unRALEjh4xx2ublG200jqvDnF07s0SISPfM-uFiGISRSc7kpnrOf4j2iYPbUa5Q6_uHMlFpQnaxz_Xr0UnCq1YbVKhiWMXlWntoC_plcmau3GO23nHJeZgdo/s320/GEDC2264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490115068231952818" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-73413349737007379042010-06-27T17:36:00.007-04:002010-06-27T20:06:48.335-04:003 months<div>Weighing in at 13 pounds and 25 inches long.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were lots of firsts and changes this past month...</div><div><br /></div><div>At the beginning of the month she started to hold onto things if you gv them to her, now she's reaching and grabbing things pretty easily. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOiBSa2B_6h-5GHe9cEt5GbTdiSaHZPu9lsqYJAxYWMFdxHRaJxWMUK1M37mW2ObGvgX4_MMF427Sy62qykOwZI6UbwCERSOW3o8L55Zd4bLC4tFaOHS7lERrYJjTa_rqQJSpVyZAo0/s1600/GEDC2063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnOiBSa2B_6h-5GHe9cEt5GbTdiSaHZPu9lsqYJAxYWMFdxHRaJxWMUK1M37mW2ObGvgX4_MMF427Sy62qykOwZI6UbwCERSOW3o8L55Zd4bLC4tFaOHS7lERrYJjTa_rqQJSpVyZAo0/s320/GEDC2063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571648819026546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzZjFcKPAkuw9U3llyHu49__cQynJ1YyrjOVCTImZAQ-FYDnEahXLQ9Wk4fRWA8FUYxF2jlfL2i8RNr0t6QlG2lAZdrfY43Ov8w3GG1DayY9_eQXp5-K3YBlz8OzhqdiAAZY8_uXTyEw/s1600/GEDC2097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzZjFcKPAkuw9U3llyHu49__cQynJ1YyrjOVCTImZAQ-FYDnEahXLQ9Wk4fRWA8FUYxF2jlfL2i8RNr0t6QlG2lAZdrfY43Ov8w3GG1DayY9_eQXp5-K3YBlz8OzhqdiAAZY8_uXTyEw/s320/GEDC2097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571015569923058" /></a><br /><div>She met her Auntie Libby and cousin Vayda. What a great visit!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNocP-gKgOAhJDpMjXwYlqsYFdtBHXliq1zrk_jLqawwS2b28f8tm6ul4ggUa9_6gvpNcn1eHBYit5Ly52X5hG7WS96-8pVLGOJvmSIAUZFPzaposltxBwxrkuJ9K8X5MuRpu5VMOpmZM/s1600/28316_396780768379_585293379_4347435_5654637_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNocP-gKgOAhJDpMjXwYlqsYFdtBHXliq1zrk_jLqawwS2b28f8tm6ul4ggUa9_6gvpNcn1eHBYit5Ly52X5hG7WS96-8pVLGOJvmSIAUZFPzaposltxBwxrkuJ9K8X5MuRpu5VMOpmZM/s320/28316_396780768379_585293379_4347435_5654637_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571646372788594" /></a><br /></div><div>(She was already crying, by the way.)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7QUYy4rI-DpGFrUpot68jI9tNBgrKvI93u2VDCijxZE8yu9IfUEWScPvc19sZm5jcMvODOG2OeVUxLpX_XVvTfs5VomXBp1k0UFQN0IAX7HI0ieHhDtJGRwHnDapWqOxYwTgnbLG9O4/s1600/28316_396780843379_585293379_4347442_4376016_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7QUYy4rI-DpGFrUpot68jI9tNBgrKvI93u2VDCijxZE8yu9IfUEWScPvc19sZm5jcMvODOG2OeVUxLpX_XVvTfs5VomXBp1k0UFQN0IAX7HI0ieHhDtJGRwHnDapWqOxYwTgnbLG9O4/s320/28316_396780843379_585293379_4347442_4376016_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571021693892706" /></a><br /></div><div>And she started day care. Which means, I went back to work. :( It's as everyone said, harder for mom. She is doing really well there. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXLCj9rJuvR37-1tXOMG5qfuQK_PUl4iADRvjI31i5DF1L4OG4ymkqdH6JKBm3xinuwhEua8-lXn3DJeYVvesZZr0PKh1L7JHQ2R7bC4jL993T84SfuQEUNcy4uUhX0xViDGJD8P-wxo/s1600/GEDC2137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXLCj9rJuvR37-1tXOMG5qfuQK_PUl4iADRvjI31i5DF1L4OG4ymkqdH6JKBm3xinuwhEua8-lXn3DJeYVvesZZr0PKh1L7JHQ2R7bC4jL993T84SfuQEUNcy4uUhX0xViDGJD8P-wxo/s320/GEDC2137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571019111564178" /></a>And, she started drinking out of a bottle. This really was an accomplishment because she resisted it for weeks before we started day care and a little afterwards too (good thing I work next door!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcKjYDaD49SCCfb-ImdfBoRRAhkHFsv7Rhlha7O4dydgCVjTrvsDTB9uRtqkgqzsj-7v28Mnp_R1Qaga75vAtWHv0TWUmwVFqi2JZZyAG7tfYH5CrrVkjzTItCp3xmX2M0ALPJMKROcw/s1600/GEDC2152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcKjYDaD49SCCfb-ImdfBoRRAhkHFsv7Rhlha7O4dydgCVjTrvsDTB9uRtqkgqzsj-7v28Mnp_R1Qaga75vAtWHv0TWUmwVFqi2JZZyAG7tfYH5CrrVkjzTItCp3xmX2M0ALPJMKROcw/s320/GEDC2152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571009987122418" /></a><br />Other firsts...</div><div><br /></div><div>finding her hands. Wow, they are fascinating. </div><div>sucking on just her thumb instead of the back of her hand, unless she's really hungry at which time she decides to eat her fist.</div><div>putting anything she can reach into her mouth.</div><div>rolling from her stomach to her back. Though not yet consistently.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and she "talks" all of the time! </div><div>Her cry changed too. When I'm not in the room I can't always tell if she's crying or laughing.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmefLlVPBRGPbGgFPAcb8341NeE5oVWFWgxFYb6C_K2v3gXjFqisuEHPT1wsUeUja4GX3fh42UK0CW1XEUZD_VuVwUUC69SN8W0eM5ru8D6pxyzrno2k7_fYxDRgQoiCjUpfStxeXvLc/s320/GEDC2197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487571002754618370" /></div><div>She sure is getting fun.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-72576711999748136552010-05-24T09:56:00.002-04:002010-05-24T10:18:48.661-04:002Lucia is two months old now. And, she coos...<div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0P3HCNbA-bXM-dCS3oYntMd-x5Y1B4LzzQyQFBLyfn_ZRUd-_wUXuMkXjIoDV6dsc6nV51qEK4N9gcedAvw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-68064270064998633372010-05-14T13:10:00.004-04:002010-05-14T13:36:09.016-04:00You're InvitedFor ice cream, a <a href="http://www.enfoquelatino.org/concierto">concert</a> and <a href="http://www.goodshepherdonline.org/">a play</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0GpquKV-X39-44qJo5vA9aUv9RsQH8l989vfsVs8Xn_A6u-Lnhud-OTM-JLu5w7tHnq2lOgfPoCTwxScobOlgxYuuJw3IYK3mdtREdicaBo3C0Uj5RCCYvImVhO0UYTFMV_8EvwxI_s/s1600/GetAttachment-1.aspx.jpeg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0GpquKV-X39-44qJo5vA9aUv9RsQH8l989vfsVs8Xn_A6u-Lnhud-OTM-JLu5w7tHnq2lOgfPoCTwxScobOlgxYuuJw3IYK3mdtREdicaBo3C0Uj5RCCYvImVhO0UYTFMV_8EvwxI_s/s320/GetAttachment-1.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471179887552726498" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Godspell this weekend, Juan's in the band.</span></a><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ12d3UCbqGWbteLIlW6fzQbOjYC2e1noQMnw6GV_Lp1VOMbnUAltfHoH2CjTbzaY8uWzlq-tgIi3xI7Q2DLnZ1UxmgyRsGeZnT6VHVYX_WBYhee7ftqFUpMV8L6wJ-3N8qODfP8e7TBM/s320/GetAttachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471174003701788354" /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Trova, next Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div>Ice Cream, all summer. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I've decided that this will be the summer of ice cream, <i>homemade</i> ice cream.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last Fall I bought an ice cream maker after wanting one since I was about 4, if not sooner. So, after making one batch, apple pie ice cream, that sat in the freezer for a couple of months, I was a little worried that I wouldn't use it. I finally pulled it out again a couple months ago and made a different recipe, coconut ice cream from Daisy Martinez's cookbook (you cannot go wrong with the recipes in that book). I made it at least two more times and at one point declared that it was the only type of ice cream I would make because it was THAT good. I changed my mind though when our mint started growing in abundance and I knew I had to make some mint ice cream. After some internet research I decided to buy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Scoop-Sorbets-Granitas-Accompaniments/dp/158008219X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273857158&sr=8-1">The Perfect Scoop</a>.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzCJmGoDU-drdd_kZ5oX5uP6tsPlTAfMoECADEaJYDf9vEuV5nVtNsc8-Cp_HXiyq-6hClP9R4TX0EtOlkdKNqCNhdDa_pfPnAI8LvSM9LJ69-HrpV5fXymTok5NqJgy1DiRUBN2MyBM/s320/GEDC1925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470176327088179378" /></div><div>My first batch of ice cream from that book, mint, came out delicious. We're still working on it, so I haven't tried another one yet but I'm determined to make a lot of ice cream this summer. So if you're close by, or want to take a trip, you are invited to our house for ice cream--the flavor will be a surprise!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-86648265974075729972010-05-09T12:18:00.000-04:002010-05-09T20:34:02.960-04:00Expectations Met<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfqOdo-60JKUfKuKKFGc9ZBtCtC7W6XVdSiL1NQ-v3LYEbaA6W8Ke2QsDxahgTEBnYsSkY6TedVpUpxSfYmSBR6RAZNN8G7uOU6XBiZjdMPbat45xvoJKq_KiYPbRNgqveO1LB-bfKx4/s1600/GEDC1878.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfqOdo-60JKUfKuKKFGc9ZBtCtC7W6XVdSiL1NQ-v3LYEbaA6W8Ke2QsDxahgTEBnYsSkY6TedVpUpxSfYmSBR6RAZNN8G7uOU6XBiZjdMPbat45xvoJKq_KiYPbRNgqveO1LB-bfKx4/s320/GEDC1878.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468584551108477858" /></a><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div>A lot of you know that in September 2008 I had a miscarriage. I've had a difficult time talking about it since it happened, but now that we are on the other side of the experience I feel like it is time. </div><div><br /></div><div>The loss of that pregnancy was the most disappointing experience I've ever had. I describe it as disappointing because until I began to spot and then saw an empty sac on the sonogram we had begun to dream about the baby we would have. We had discussed names, looked for houses that would suit a family, let the news leak here and there, and bought baby clothes. So when I found out I wasn't pregnant any more and didn't have a clear explanation as to why, sadness took over. I'd known other women who had experienced miscarriage before, some early on like me and others later on when they could see the little child who had died. What I couldn't reconcile at the time was what I was actually mourning. I felt that I couldn't mourn a baby because it happened too soon and what I saw in the picture was emptiness. What I was mourning was simply a feeling, an expectation of what we could have had.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sharing this now because after my miscarriage it seemed that every woman I met had a similar story. Some had later gone on to have children and others had not. But I didn't want to hear their stories then, it made it all hurt so much more to know how secretive the experience is in our society. What I heard wasn't their empathy, it was an <i>unintended</i> message that I shouldn't be sad because it happens to everyone and I'd get over it.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I write this I am questioning my own motivations. I guess my reason for sharing this story is because I don't think that miscarriage is something to hide and also to say that experiencing the loss of an expectation, dream, or hope is something worthy of mourning. Being afraid of trying again for fear of it all happening again is also natural and can take time to get over. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lucia was born exactly one year after the due date for the first pregnancy. She probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for a conversation I had with a friend who was pregnant last summer. We had both experienced miscarriages the year before and her healthy, round belly made me realize that it was possible to try again. I needed a year to recover from the sadness and to build the courage to face the possibility of loss again. </div><div><br /></div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-13636829413860222232010-05-07T13:55:00.006-04:002010-05-07T14:10:27.265-04:00Hanging out with Auntie Rachel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4gou0O7AkjLwosT-lVkQJmdbSbi2kYsmJe6paboDcUdy_RBZVebybQeTUPiDbPa52pocsbsZyT5L739PB9SCLEELN15BVoCwn5JcENEDDuuXcmLgWokflYqWtCBtiFJYrh_r8sRYIkU/s1600/GEDC1886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4gou0O7AkjLwosT-lVkQJmdbSbi2kYsmJe6paboDcUdy_RBZVebybQeTUPiDbPa52pocsbsZyT5L739PB9SCLEELN15BVoCwn5JcENEDDuuXcmLgWokflYqWtCBtiFJYrh_r8sRYIkU/s320/GEDC1886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468590634739390802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Qv-D7Yir4GwMfkLavDT6C5kir_efEdcHH5JfeiwA9pvBPygHZ6Ajv3Peze4lqMQmsoKteN7YBBr2G4vS1CevrgTdWN6SKn618OO7DO9TvrMqgsHmXlKzQ_N8pxicWCm6q6jfwsqsC_M/s1600/GetAttachment-4.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Qv-D7Yir4GwMfkLavDT6C5kir_efEdcHH5JfeiwA9pvBPygHZ6Ajv3Peze4lqMQmsoKteN7YBBr2G4vS1CevrgTdWN6SKn618OO7DO9TvrMqgsHmXlKzQ_N8pxicWCm6q6jfwsqsC_M/s320/GetAttachment-4.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468590628931994978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxBsKoEfNam8HjReEAomkcfAtwsx-voS8T29Vi0-DIqVJEuX7T3TDTl-mkP4OJEfP4Nx4g2DlrkPVpBAgjpZegAHUDrqg8jcmZxC3O8TbGn9Kau_stlo-lNNvQFFgZgXTCavskG0-rdc/s1600/GEDC1941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxBsKoEfNam8HjReEAomkcfAtwsx-voS8T29Vi0-DIqVJEuX7T3TDTl-mkP4OJEfP4Nx4g2DlrkPVpBAgjpZegAHUDrqg8jcmZxC3O8TbGn9Kau_stlo-lNNvQFFgZgXTCavskG0-rdc/s320/GEDC1941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468590622031594770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifppjkh_5u6eNSUtEtJbxJFZ77nLqNehOWUNm_pJKTdwtV0OP3AUFuphAbfk_UeTlz7aXWEQPF9Lrr0ro8JT-UM9QB45jOp4bovWef3zLzxdmf0W0JT31ROJoH47L7VTnNpta41CnBfdI/s1600/DSCN0039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifppjkh_5u6eNSUtEtJbxJFZ77nLqNehOWUNm_pJKTdwtV0OP3AUFuphAbfk_UeTlz7aXWEQPF9Lrr0ro8JT-UM9QB45jOp4bovWef3zLzxdmf0W0JT31ROJoH47L7VTnNpta41CnBfdI/s320/DSCN0039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468590619709977202" /></a>Thanks for your visit Rachel! We had such a good time and you were so much help. We look forward to your next visit!<div><br /></div><div>Check <a href="http://goldengreenandblue.blogspot.com/2010/05/from-west-to-east.html">Rachel's blog</a> for more great pictures from her visit.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-73886484715773954652010-04-23T11:30:00.008-04:002010-04-23T13:51:54.088-04:00She's 1...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4USjcZ149iYdoOkW9MyB2yhFpMbMlraN5FTGvew5re85envoqosYVU9SOE18_lVjY9Waqw15v7Okeg1UMoBDt6e9VaQInTJCkOVkU9knoOgXHnJDkiExgSvLYh9fDxqOD0C8Ih5sJZ0/s1600/GEDC1868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4USjcZ149iYdoOkW9MyB2yhFpMbMlraN5FTGvew5re85envoqosYVU9SOE18_lVjY9Waqw15v7Okeg1UMoBDt6e9VaQInTJCkOVkU9knoOgXHnJDkiExgSvLYh9fDxqOD0C8Ih5sJZ0/s320/GEDC1868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463367080224360002" /></a><br />month.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsoks62tBkUVq3WVe8BJWqKDQFGLU3ik2gQo4zjDYMqcRIBpeQZNefgByw7pbQwDapOpoSbehw9GH1NUnGy3kYlK7P91SWSOkLZQw4MPi3OsmkhpFuBzRESLlIAQ9J1M3oU6CafmRgl4/s1600/GEDC1861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsoks62tBkUVq3WVe8BJWqKDQFGLU3ik2gQo4zjDYMqcRIBpeQZNefgByw7pbQwDapOpoSbehw9GH1NUnGy3kYlK7P91SWSOkLZQw4MPi3OsmkhpFuBzRESLlIAQ9J1M3oU6CafmRgl4/s320/GEDC1861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463366784705863074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXThhygJM5pztxCPTcg6L6T-uugqteJjwv01ZmRSuNIxiHRzjFLgMcOYBeMEORjCHFliIrW76fux9hFYtPmi_gTcI8DCbvGBUI7SbxvVUxCFJ9KSPjonmOHrcsxAs9jx-c0XBxEXDcvlk/s1600/GEDC1862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXThhygJM5pztxCPTcg6L6T-uugqteJjwv01ZmRSuNIxiHRzjFLgMcOYBeMEORjCHFliIrW76fux9hFYtPmi_gTcI8DCbvGBUI7SbxvVUxCFJ9KSPjonmOHrcsxAs9jx-c0XBxEXDcvlk/s320/GEDC1862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463366782250537282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwWlPFG8Nxzlke8cPcYpPqz-GCtvH7Ikzf8dwdHXbqPNdrcFojHEH0oUUBg88MIm7JTjezNPgfUl8rT8xS77RgnKWbFkVB_pZkASYntCCTgyMsIbZchIhv6fNISLy0jDR2k4PzBCmrFE/s1600/GEDC1863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwWlPFG8Nxzlke8cPcYpPqz-GCtvH7Ikzf8dwdHXbqPNdrcFojHEH0oUUBg88MIm7JTjezNPgfUl8rT8xS77RgnKWbFkVB_pZkASYntCCTgyMsIbZchIhv6fNISLy0jDR2k4PzBCmrFE/s320/GEDC1863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463366776094419986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1kV85SPFtNceZjAuBi_mrNKpBL9zedeH6etOJ1lALLjckoYFv8YFlcHn3r2rQQZY1muIETdv6CqZHpM6CalIx5W_k0CRJ1nSY2oGUyiqaXUK3wSfJhcjEHTdVmdM2WoCAvu38wBtC24/s1600/GEDC1865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1kV85SPFtNceZjAuBi_mrNKpBL9zedeH6etOJ1lALLjckoYFv8YFlcHn3r2rQQZY1muIETdv6CqZHpM6CalIx5W_k0CRJ1nSY2oGUyiqaXUK3wSfJhcjEHTdVmdM2WoCAvu38wBtC24/s320/GEDC1865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463366770500711506" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The last month has largely been a blur, but looking back it's been amazing too. To see how much she has changed in so little time is really incredible. Luchee (as her papa calls her) has gained 1 pound and 4 ounces from her birth weight, and grown at least 2 inches. Sweet Pea (as her mama sometimes calls her) has also stretched out and is no longer a wrinkled and curled up newborn. Lucy girl (another name I've given her) has grown out of some of her newborn clothes and is wearing 3 month size sleepers, this is largely due to the fact that she has inherited her mother's feet with ridiculously long toes). Our mija smiles, though we're not always sure why, coos, and imitates shapes we make with our mouths and, best of all, is spending more awake time not crying or eating (every minute is precious).</div><div><br /></div><div>We, her mama and papa, have learned that crying is ok, even in public. That going outside, for drives or walks, in a sling or in a stroller, quiets the la Lucia (as her cousin Nael calls her) in seconds and makes for the best naps (for baby, not for mom though). Singing is a good way to keep everyone calm. And, Buddy (another name Juan has for her) likes nothing more than eating.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwPLM6swEKHaDjzHsIfkWL_fPL6sReB7GsnvRwr5ORQn28MSeHmYUH6q6c4y_xF5PG71fhVYo89C4m0Vx9AZRVntZeLV8myzykhCJZW1VQwcvlcplA5j6LEpVK0edTCdq3c37t98cPJ0/s1600/GEDC1869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwPLM6swEKHaDjzHsIfkWL_fPL6sReB7GsnvRwr5ORQn28MSeHmYUH6q6c4y_xF5PG71fhVYo89C4m0Vx9AZRVntZeLV8myzykhCJZW1VQwcvlcplA5j6LEpVK0edTCdq3c37t98cPJ0/s320/GEDC1869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463367082847718962" /></a><br /></div><div>Isn't sweet Lucia great? I think we'll keep her.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-37808889130148129462010-04-02T19:15:00.003-04:002010-04-02T19:56:49.913-04:00My Mini YogiLucia's first tummy time.<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MWPqYUgh9AkpUm3PYsFf27LJJGXUo8LaqsDVIcGvg0BBeFKOfLnkzmGp_4J48YlDcSEQVtoDUWWSpA1nxU4taqN8Vh_Vp1heu034ywhXclpUKe4BSvDSqBeFWP11TrsQpz48ZLNtUyI/s1600/GEDC1670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MWPqYUgh9AkpUm3PYsFf27LJJGXUo8LaqsDVIcGvg0BBeFKOfLnkzmGp_4J48YlDcSEQVtoDUWWSpA1nxU4taqN8Vh_Vp1heu034ywhXclpUKe4BSvDSqBeFWP11TrsQpz48ZLNtUyI/s320/GEDC1670.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455683594908632978" /></a></div><div>Look, here she<span><span> is doi</span></span>ng the <div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><strong onmouseover="MM_swapImage('inga','','images/pose_17.jpg',1)"><a href="http://bikramyogasouthpasadena.com/asanas_3.html">alabhasana</a> (</strong><a href="http://bikramyogasouthpasadena.com/asanas_3.html">Locust Pose</a>). One of my favorites.</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_VNYF-QBsjBMmI4y8m8EZlevuLCbHngd_bZnUIPMbbbSuja8Ls6_4F1cy_HJtrTJY20Y5o0H4g-ZyWNHmLUn2zNJ00IbFLaThXIsVUMiGLDlJxnFRzeIEjJ39Y-L0g3mULke6CjO4oE/s1600/GEDC1671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_VNYF-QBsjBMmI4y8m8EZlevuLCbHngd_bZnUIPMbbbSuja8Ls6_4F1cy_HJtrTJY20Y5o0H4g-ZyWNHmLUn2zNJ00IbFLaThXIsVUMiGLDlJxnFRzeIEjJ39Y-L0g3mULke6CjO4oE/s320/GEDC1671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455683588948203682" /></a>I also thought I'd post a picture to show you how the cats are coping with the new baby. It's kinda nice to see them taking care of each other like they used to when we first got them. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETTuGbHI01dabSRAEy9lZxpHYWXGRJmchaSOfnW7ezCKMoYjS9VIGlwP8YTU3EUfSJU5srhKf9VFCoB_si-CmcUqoSuKOiguts0UShdnIsWhboRFagOUltgGjoUyc7-JVdNSkjY4MVdM/s1600/GEDC1679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETTuGbHI01dabSRAEy9lZxpHYWXGRJmchaSOfnW7ezCKMoYjS9VIGlwP8YTU3EUfSJU5srhKf9VFCoB_si-CmcUqoSuKOiguts0UShdnIsWhboRFagOUltgGjoUyc7-JVdNSkjY4MVdM/s320/GEDC1679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455683584778136882" /></a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-52243717554893941822010-03-25T13:52:00.010-04:002010-03-26T13:45:01.390-04:00On Saturday March 20 at 8:42 pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNtc2FIpBRLVS1lzTDC3LGXrREBteNAqEtOFBPOPGWWXkN6aRXzT6hiibClU0lgdGmI8OaeZYXKoAzq4cp0Fa8v2XBnyaJLaImysvvKk44I8FvmgGCVInIgByqtnkVkUrPlNc1K7dWA8/s1600/GEDC1455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNtc2FIpBRLVS1lzTDC3LGXrREBteNAqEtOFBPOPGWWXkN6aRXzT6hiibClU0lgdGmI8OaeZYXKoAzq4cp0Fa8v2XBnyaJLaImysvvKk44I8FvmgGCVInIgByqtnkVkUrPlNc1K7dWA8/s320/GEDC1455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992437594990514" /></a><br />Lucia Evelyn was born. (Yes, just 5 hours and 16 minutes after my last post.) She's so beautiful and we are so lucky to have her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd3EZN-sYB2oGybBh0VbmXNG27Wxjbh_d0H9TYMfffykNsBl4xsYo8Jw_kBmP9rA2UWLElbrJYttwzmO0bZkIHCDrBAy9sD1u_sZSZHv64rDhmtserGe6QXPCdVn8PQphEz-LC40n4gc/s1600/GEDC1517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitd3EZN-sYB2oGybBh0VbmXNG27Wxjbh_d0H9TYMfffykNsBl4xsYo8Jw_kBmP9rA2UWLElbrJYttwzmO0bZkIHCDrBAy9sD1u_sZSZHv64rDhmtserGe6QXPCdVn8PQphEz-LC40n4gc/s320/GEDC1517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992082496105810" /></a><br />Lucia came out hand first, ready to conquer the world.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgB09C_8Mc5DuXu-HdAqXwoijHT3fiQqvVpBrmLrX9gHBhtg2klBE8Qa1KGIgKivJQa1-yMKZsQh5z0BVck0liN-AHx3Y_VMgV4XT9Q_pv7yv2SBSAFUmFQkESxzZ9r9X13YSwJMFyzM/s1600/GEDC1562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgB09C_8Mc5DuXu-HdAqXwoijHT3fiQqvVpBrmLrX9gHBhtg2klBE8Qa1KGIgKivJQa1-yMKZsQh5z0BVck0liN-AHx3Y_VMgV4XT9Q_pv7yv2SBSAFUmFQkESxzZ9r9X13YSwJMFyzM/s320/GEDC1562.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992068593970546" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Sunday morning we watched her as she quietly watched the sunrise out the window. It's been hard to take our eyes off her since the moment she emerged.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQGHKtfER5Bj5ONamzG-u9Wp7HAqAWabpeN1JaoQIqTH8Ri_K5k2gKOm742a2hOrKcdII99xXkPDVdCi8kATWO2r0muNo6_dQ7QZRyPnb3BUWFKOT6GptDhspzyLK5RoL5meS9nF8q78/s1600/GEDC1487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQGHKtfER5Bj5ONamzG-u9Wp7HAqAWabpeN1JaoQIqTH8Ri_K5k2gKOm742a2hOrKcdII99xXkPDVdCi8kATWO2r0muNo6_dQ7QZRyPnb3BUWFKOT6GptDhspzyLK5RoL5meS9nF8q78/s320/GEDC1487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992086587280050" /></a><br /></div><div>Monday we got to leave the hospital and the constant interruptions and bring her to her new home. Since then the days and nights have been a blur. We spend the hours figuring out sleeping, eating, diapering and cleaning. And her room no longer looks like the spotless pictures I took a few days ago.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBZBDVKjMw_JFpGBTpTXQyo1NK5HKXVo7rcFM85vDMtVKtou7RvLzxX_CsfIsjS9uu3EQyGTrGXI81hP42bd2YgLUMrQUT3OpHCRrpjOWocjk5zEeEGbSRgWvcae0cIh4PEK-lmFl6Z4/s320/GEDC1579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992457433750818" /><br /><div>In the days since she was born, Lucia has also had the opportunity to meet her Oma Lynda, her Nano, her Tia Natalie, and her cousin Nathanael. And, her pets, Caramelo, Bollito and Cookie.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREu5f0pEYBONAOywzR5i-DVZ8f62K9MtkbIyC3fgvysPqHdWbngfNJ58OjI1qGg95L5dpQ8YblEvuch-gw0_hEC4t08EoKZSZDrjXbTIymHjA_LYJ1UF3GwL3zrEDzEsKvg6OUMRR2r8/s1600/GEDC1483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREu5f0pEYBONAOywzR5i-DVZ8f62K9MtkbIyC3fgvysPqHdWbngfNJ58OjI1qGg95L5dpQ8YblEvuch-gw0_hEC4t08EoKZSZDrjXbTIymHjA_LYJ1UF3GwL3zrEDzEsKvg6OUMRR2r8/s320/GEDC1483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452995983663912898" /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEtGCryw_Ae-25rf0VWTW_aQF9i1a1kWNf56lb1VM0E77SS71MICxYK6aXeqNfYW1V-L82gPDvUHVF8Bc_v_qU5nAmy6qE2WyS_r232Kndqbp1yG2dYbC9Y7PYG3tCPg4jPtEz58h4S0/s1600/GEDC1503.JPG"></a><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKO0Mm_SfhsP9oU4lA4yktav9HEu9WMb_Rkdjqgw5UA15WenaegOZ379OCb-rjk37sefyL1Zd2Wx6PvVgsJYdf4ixWQMwLRqNnWjNRLyWFdO0J43gpEmEblAHXViXYHT2rtOPh7oVKWo/s320/GEDC1587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992056239836050" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEtGCryw_Ae-25rf0VWTW_aQF9i1a1kWNf56lb1VM0E77SS71MICxYK6aXeqNfYW1V-L82gPDvUHVF8Bc_v_qU5nAmy6qE2WyS_r232Kndqbp1yG2dYbC9Y7PYG3tCPg4jPtEz58h4S0/s1600/GEDC1503.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEtGCryw_Ae-25rf0VWTW_aQF9i1a1kWNf56lb1VM0E77SS71MICxYK6aXeqNfYW1V-L82gPDvUHVF8Bc_v_qU5nAmy6qE2WyS_r232Kndqbp1yG2dYbC9Y7PYG3tCPg4jPtEz58h4S0/s320/GEDC1503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992451515108834" /></a></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Everyone loves her, but how could they not... look at her.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcOYPwKl2G5iZOVjXwDT0q1nVjF9WW_jDffPfWZgziSnMwWmAgm8SrdBVINBqxu4nrUNlVF9JobDKRHpBIBL4GUsaDRLBEnJ5EBg7XWJxaUdBJ0bX7wB__C93LRhv2N3A7JVA3-JnnOM/s1600/GEDC1556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcOYPwKl2G5iZOVjXwDT0q1nVjF9WW_jDffPfWZgziSnMwWmAgm8SrdBVINBqxu4nrUNlVF9JobDKRHpBIBL4GUsaDRLBEnJ5EBg7XWJxaUdBJ0bX7wB__C93LRhv2N3A7JVA3-JnnOM/s320/GEDC1556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992080579323010" /></a><br /></div><div>I know there are many more people anxious to meet her. Thank you to everyone who has called, emailed, sent gifts and flowers. It is spring all around us.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxgiK5R5BA2e2pllt7840VJVPC_WFAY6ERohEfa8JhRlPNhw3M-F3_IURynyErxvb9XhEK8EiMdgL0VHPB992aKKRwofy8Tl2MHkOVZEY9U7H0lhJMGYcEzIEyeX65cngLkNIe69rPt8/s1600/GEDC1469.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxgiK5R5BA2e2pllt7840VJVPC_WFAY6ERohEfa8JhRlPNhw3M-F3_IURynyErxvb9XhEK8EiMdgL0VHPB992aKKRwofy8Tl2MHkOVZEY9U7H0lhJMGYcEzIEyeX65cngLkNIe69rPt8/s320/GEDC1469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992435988665474" /></a>Lucia Evelyn, 7 lbs, 7 oz; 20.5 in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">P.S. Congrats to Katie, Aunt Teddie, Uncle Cereal (Sergio) and Cousin Rita who guessed the right birthday. Katie was only off by one hour and Rita had the right day and was only off by one ounce. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">P.P.S. Check Juan's Facebook page for more pictures. I will also try to get the pictures up on my Flickr feed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-82015683411268353372010-03-20T15:26:00.007-04:002010-03-20T16:03:01.460-04:00While We WaitEvery day for the past two weeks have felt like maybe this is the day. So each of us has been finding ways to keep busy. Today, my mom is cooking and grocery shopping, Juan is gardening and I've done a little sewing. So, inthe meantime, I thought I would write a little more about the baby's nursery and some special items in it.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXtw2n0abuC4IXMTLJTFSm7DScbNvyDyfwPDqnKOv_WtEr2-AgAUCBMk5mht3R_SCsfQDEWD8unqd7wLwHxAJMPshQWYNKbGXNKlC8xlC4mQQlrDNQLfGVl5Tpk4z2GL1qk89F9KHeq8/s1600-h/GEDC1411.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXtw2n0abuC4IXMTLJTFSm7DScbNvyDyfwPDqnKOv_WtEr2-AgAUCBMk5mht3R_SCsfQDEWD8unqd7wLwHxAJMPshQWYNKbGXNKlC8xlC4mQQlrDNQLfGVl5Tpk4z2GL1qk89F9KHeq8/s320/GEDC1411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450806289970795218" /></a><br /></div><div>First off, the crib. We were given the crib from Juan's sister Nancy over two years ago when they came for the summer from Spain. It was used by both Josue and Sofia when they were babies, it must be about 12 years old. (Look closely and you'll see that it also makes a great teether--I love that.)<br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tAom8ytaCzqzEmT9OI5qdcrAQ_xn3bslXbzK4VzYWCtawCA-6p7K7HkuWvDbBVg_bwMcsGmXwSx-xh7LmJ2gt_qbqathBbZcRWUMgHo-ihaz4OxzBoF1jMcC2Gy-Z1KAjEFktPpqdhI/s320/GEDC1416.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></div><div>And, the rocking chair. This is a little older. My dad gave it to my mom for her birthday in 1969, before they had any kids. He painted the flowers at the top and a message on the bottom. I think it is so sweet that they let me have it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbJEmzalW5J3G_2lkFJoJPQxatIQPCqgOQcfiK2yl7qx_zNw7LtXDRS-z69Q7TSm23rvQHjSzPV6zjeH78S0-0mEbTfyomYk8HVZSNltSiU8O2gj1fRbTd2X-0SH0lL2H54hyphenhyphenQ8fqXPQ/s320/GEDC1399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450806263982722546" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This bassinet, where the baby will sleep for the next few months in our room was first purchased when my mom was born and has been used by countless babies over the years. My parents have been working on it lovingly for the last couple of months. My dad fixed some broken bars in the hood and my mom decorated it, in fact, she just finished last night. I won't say exactly how old it is, but let's just say that it was made more than half a century ago. </div><div><br /></div><div>And, just for fun (or because I was bored) I thought I should take a picture of what my belly looks like here at nearly 41 weeks. Enjoy. </div><div><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeDjRgfVnv5_XyS4tGzLO9x2FZPQFEHYPtaxuXLmrKuCsS60Vk4ngSmaHxDYj0odDPa1Ru83sPRyKsrnBvHGEfvccMLdvGDHovK0rETG8kG-_O-CwSjaUSz3-z9gMtxuGG1rCWw5L7ws/s1600-h/GEDC1409.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeDjRgfVnv5_XyS4tGzLO9x2FZPQFEHYPtaxuXLmrKuCsS60Vk4ngSmaHxDYj0odDPa1Ru83sPRyKsrnBvHGEfvccMLdvGDHovK0rETG8kG-_O-CwSjaUSz3-z9gMtxuGG1rCWw5L7ws/s320/GEDC1409.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450808650418712882" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-45517823358791945272010-03-11T23:04:00.005-05:002010-03-11T23:21:33.889-05:00Nesting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTsytqmXfoxIhBsA7Oy7NeCd3y6yApWoKA7yFMx1HjkF1stvCN5x7DhBiBCNiKuNVoU51l2xDbn5tM3gK5NuEKKEoiSVWJ8zq4kPTaItd0Fk4G3fwFouWu2xnTbhJKDvjnvtZ1Hy96uo/s1600-h/GEDC0882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTsytqmXfoxIhBsA7Oy7NeCd3y6yApWoKA7yFMx1HjkF1stvCN5x7DhBiBCNiKuNVoU51l2xDbn5tM3gK5NuEKKEoiSVWJ8zq4kPTaItd0Fk4G3fwFouWu2xnTbhJKDvjnvtZ1Hy96uo/s320/GEDC0882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447594806769676162" /></a>I think I've been preparing for this my whole life, and I have to say it has been fun. The picture above is of a humming bird sitting on a nest we saw in Puerto Rico. We couldn't get a good picture without disturbing the bird, but I wanted to show it to you anyway. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2g5_KDbxgel9USF_MaCMI6z2Nox6Yoq_ul7nsI_dfy63ekauj3vnlr7VezauQccu3icfQbOIohWT1kSZxmR3YfEmqKNagVRXroToqP91xhilYihIrLvLTRb1KHaY61x7rjNjbU3flKZM/s1600-h/GEDC1376.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2g5_KDbxgel9USF_MaCMI6z2Nox6Yoq_ul7nsI_dfy63ekauj3vnlr7VezauQccu3icfQbOIohWT1kSZxmR3YfEmqKNagVRXroToqP91xhilYihIrLvLTRb1KHaY61x7rjNjbU3flKZM/s320/GEDC1376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447594785272534722" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rayhyphenhyphenPgqn_XWkFNXf7cl2J7D8QhvODV9XlwtkBIK3gqnNxaRb8NtaLeg692jejTMtyPyfnrL9xHr5zGs-Rb6q3maNF5p-r6Zui6CJa2xGvh1PhuJZ4nd1nhCuZBHV2uN2pzqSiQn1E/s1600-h/GEDC1328.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a glimpse of Lucia's room and just a few things I've made for her. Including some birds. You can see a bunch of the other things I've made over in my flickr site. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rayhyphenhyphenPgqn_XWkFNXf7cl2J7D8QhvODV9XlwtkBIK3gqnNxaRb8NtaLeg692jejTMtyPyfnrL9xHr5zGs-Rb6q3maNF5p-r6Zui6CJa2xGvh1PhuJZ4nd1nhCuZBHV2uN2pzqSiQn1E/s1600-h/GEDC1328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7rayhyphenhyphenPgqn_XWkFNXf7cl2J7D8QhvODV9XlwtkBIK3gqnNxaRb8NtaLeg692jejTMtyPyfnrL9xHr5zGs-Rb6q3maNF5p-r6Zui6CJa2xGvh1PhuJZ4nd1nhCuZBHV2uN2pzqSiQn1E/s320/GEDC1328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447594794587326242" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYXGRRQg83Z1-MniizmUGtShaGVqd05jVvHTxu-Gg5ggedAqFIfcCQ1f_n3fuJUqvhfGCIfFZQGPL42_LnaLrzyBKOHRGM3ZrszFNj2n4jyOSTLBJ55SyuUa29-BNCyZ3cEgZk6TSXxk/s1600-h/GEDC0885.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYXGRRQg83Z1-MniizmUGtShaGVqd05jVvHTxu-Gg5ggedAqFIfcCQ1f_n3fuJUqvhfGCIfFZQGPL42_LnaLrzyBKOHRGM3ZrszFNj2n4jyOSTLBJ55SyuUa29-BNCyZ3cEgZk6TSXxk/s320/GEDC0885.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447594780272597458" /></a>And, when we walked back to leave the path the mother hummingbird had left and we were able to get a shot of the little bird inside (don't worry, we stayed far away!) </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-41193516942112806682010-03-02T07:12:00.003-05:002010-03-02T09:00:57.246-05:00Shower in a box<p>People have been so generous with us by throwing us four baby showers! There was one at Rita's work, a surprise shower at Juan's, and a really nice one with friends, thrown by Molly and Patricio. Libby sent a "baby shower in a box" and asked that we take pictures. </p><p>Here you go Lib, we filmed it for you! (Everyone, excuse the pajamas.) </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqdwvyAzYszn2wl8dOleD8FzTR5oIpK9e4IL9nm6gLkQCcwlsc-vEVpZTAegGev10_DNXcooEtEGtSwKf8Dw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793865056096998509.post-54255744390906059612010-02-15T20:51:00.004-05:002010-02-15T21:01:28.702-05:00SnowpocalyseAs everyone has heard, we had a little snow here last week--two blizzards in one week. So, I thought I would send some pictures on to all of you in the west coast.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW5mmR3UuRqR1a7BeCeoAvaBrGC2PaYzj8DqjUPSdvdvlZSLfZqm-2_p-UfUEh07OvaFpKvXh5EJEe3JS_Ej2W1EcOlzb4qE_JS1sy3OevEb0BwwNni28woCIystkIk1n412Puz9JtjE/s1600-h/GEDC1233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW5mmR3UuRqR1a7BeCeoAvaBrGC2PaYzj8DqjUPSdvdvlZSLfZqm-2_p-UfUEh07OvaFpKvXh5EJEe3JS_Ej2W1EcOlzb4qE_JS1sy3OevEb0BwwNni28woCIystkIk1n412Puz9JtjE/s320/GEDC1233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654090357060242" /></a><br />Check out this crazy snow drift, it actually took a few days before it melted enough to break off. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_hWL7gJrD_bgIuMY1dL2qtE3ir0eOweMUfGusnbV0j56rhlD9vwKWYgyj-A7BEAbNqRjOGgSq_6buNw1rQ9gjPUaIB1pvE-BRmVdbD8QYGyr9FSCK6rIg9EQsmjR9RWiS8pR_Beb-4E/s1600-h/GEDC1244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_hWL7gJrD_bgIuMY1dL2qtE3ir0eOweMUfGusnbV0j56rhlD9vwKWYgyj-A7BEAbNqRjOGgSq_6buNw1rQ9gjPUaIB1pvE-BRmVdbD8QYGyr9FSCK6rIg9EQsmjR9RWiS8pR_Beb-4E/s320/GEDC1244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654084618094706" /></a>This isn't pretty, but I wanted you all to see how high the snow piles are. I actually think this pictured doesn't show very clearly how much snow there is outside. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tbT7AWBJCv4fcLGEvxUP_6pZiiKkeBdmOyoqn9tTcRTDkM7NtSSHvNwuPDK6frW2itVj-Ze__tOzZynwDAwoO0XYg9e8f6VV7aS6pcpgeSrNAL1XUyRq4f2bkY7YndACPo_4GOfpjss/s1600-h/GEDC1236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tbT7AWBJCv4fcLGEvxUP_6pZiiKkeBdmOyoqn9tTcRTDkM7NtSSHvNwuPDK6frW2itVj-Ze__tOzZynwDAwoO0XYg9e8f6VV7aS6pcpgeSrNAL1XUyRq4f2bkY7YndACPo_4GOfpjss/s320/GEDC1236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438654083316924930" /></a><div>It snowed a little more today, but not even an inch really. I think I may be back at work tomorrow- after being off for the last 7 (work) days! </div><div><br /></div><div>PS. Just a second after posting this I decided to open up the page that shows my work status, not expecting to see anything interesting. I was wrong, we have a 2 hour delayed opening. Haha. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05332817856190200925noreply@blogger.com0