Gaby's XMas Play

I was holding myself up not to cry!!! Gaby's XMas play was yesterday and she did it soooooooooo good that I coldn't believe she was my little girl. I though I was going to see a performance like that in First Grade, but now I think that she will be having a leading part with lots of lines to learn by first grade!! LOLShe actually did the coreography espectacular, and even though she was in a pretty bad spot (in the second line, right in the back...

Mimi's Tea

Three girls asked me about the tea that I mentioned for Mimi, so I think it deserves it own post. The tea brand is Alivit, and is made by Nutriben Company. That's a popular bran in Spain of baby foods, baby formula, baby cereals, baby juices (like Enfamil together with Gerber for us). There is Alivit Sueños (to help the baby to sleep) and Alivit Gases (for babies with Gas problems). Mimi used the one for gas problems 2 times a day for 3 months,...

Oh, the fun of this country!!

After Tropical Storm Noel most of the people in this Country are having problems with the electricty and with getting water. The water in my house hasn't come in since a few days ago, and the water that we had in our cisterna was over on Monday. We have been using bottled water to wash the dishes, to take showers (well, that will be baths, lol), and even to clean.Yesterday, my husband decided to empty one of the "tanques" (hug buckets) that my mother...

More Holiday Cards....

Here are three holiday cards that I have done these last few days of three good friends....This one is for Nikki and her familyThese ones are for Luz and her husband.... She couldnt decide which one she liked better, so she will be using both colors.....And this one is for Meaghan and her fami...

Milk for three kids....

Bedtime is the longest time of the day in this house.... After we take two hours bathing the girls, coming their hair, choosing a pj that actually fit the especific kid, etc etc etc, we take forever making the milks!! In this country, we use powder milk because of the weather. I mean, we have ready mades milks, but for people with kids, it is better to use powder and more practical.But, how longs it takes to make the milks for my girls when ALL...

Mimi's 6 Months Check up....

So, I took her! And of course I had to admit that I know she is 6 months old when the ped told me how much she weights! It's not enough to have born so tiny, but noiw she has been stuck since month four. She gained 4 ounces from Month 4 to Month 5, and now from Month 5 to Month 6, she gained 11 ounces.... For a total of 14 pounds and 12 ounces, around third percentile for her age. Ok, people will say: "Dont worry mama, it is just that she is growing...

Thanksgiving Night.....

It's Thansgiving day night, and Im in the computer..... (you can picture that in your mind)Gaby is tucked in bed watching Backyardigans for the 6th time.....Hubby is fixing the playroom....Mia is playing with a doll (kissing her in this picture)....And Mimi is still at my mom's house, sleeping already.... (ok, I confess, this is not a real picture from today, but just to give you an idea....)We ate pumpkin soup, and Gaby also ate Mac and Cheese....

A new way to take a shower!

The exam results came back negative, so it looks like I just have a bad case of Conjunctivitis. Mia and Gaby are completely healed and also hubby is getting better... Mimi is going back already, but Im still strong. My eyes are better, because I can open them a little bit more but Im still ugly.... Here is a picture of my #$&%*^ eyes:So, Im scared of the girls using the water in their faces, but who says they cant take a shower?? Who says that...

Who says that I cant work??

I can hardly see but I cant leave my customers hanging... I have been working slowly, but with love.... Amalie's Thank you note... Her mom saw one of the cards that I made (Hula Party) and she wanted me to keep the design without the hula girl, and this is the card that I made for her last month.... She was having a "Fall" party for her DD and she wanted me to use dark fall colors.... First, here is the Hula Party card: And here is the card that...

Thanksgiving in DR

While in this country we havent really celebrate Thanksgiving because is not a tradition in this country, but this year Gaby is aware of the celebration and she wants to celebrate...Could somebody suggest me what to do??? (what to wear, what to serve, who to invite, what to do?)Edit to add:- Hubby's eyes are getting worse, and Im far from being better, so I guess we wont be celebrating this Thursday... We will be doing something next week when we all get better!!Thank for the suggestions...

Cuando no es Juan es Juana

Ok.... Im sorry for the non Spanish Speakers (Cara) but there's no better way to say that.When is not one thing is the other.... Aparently I was the only one not reading the newspaper but there's a thing going around here since the tropical storm called Leptospirosis and I have ALL THE SYMPTOMS: High fever, headache, dry cough, diarrhea, joint aches, bone pain, conjunctivitis (pink eye), and less than 10,000 count of white cells.The funny thing is that I dont have a dog, havent see any indicator of rats around here and havent been to the pool...

Pink Eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After complaining of lots of pain in the ear and in the eyes, Hubby took Gaby early in the morning of yesterday to the ER. She came from there with medicines for PINK EYE and another otitis!! Im sick of otitis!!She ER doctor told me hubby that she cant go to school because she will get the whole school with Pink Eye, and I just knew in that moment that we were all going to get it!! It didnt took long for me to get it!! Lots of pain the eye and I...

Mimi is 2 months old....

I really cant understand why people thinks that Mimi is going to be 6 months old in 4 days... I mean, what do they know?? Im her mom and Im the one who knows.... I dont care what her birth certificate says, or what the pediatrician says....Now, I want to know why a 2 months old is already rolling over, or holding her head up, or sitting down with support, or reaching her toys and battling them, or worm crawling, or trying to stand up! Maybe she...

8 random things about me...

I have never done this before but one of my dearest friends Heather tagged me and I cant leave her hanging! LOL.... She is a mom of 2 under 2, and while I was telling her how crazy she was for having 2 under 2, I was cooking myself a third child to be born 13 months after my second!! So, yes, we are both two crazy mommies.Ok, here's the game plan. There are a few rules one must follow to play the game. When tagged, you must link to the person who tagged you. Then post the rules before your list, and list eight random things about yourself. At...

The last three days....

Here is what I have been doing the last three days.....My dear friend Jennifer asked me to make the birth announcement for her 7th child!! Yes, that's right: Number 7. She told me that she got the George Uptown crib set:So, inspired by the polka dots, and all the blue, brown and khaki, here is what I come up with (I had to make the brown I little bit ligter bc it made it too busy:I also did a copy in Spanish for her: I also did three thank you notes...

Food shopping

My fridge run out of gas, and everything that was in my refrigerator got rotten and we had to throw away lots of meat, chicken, cheese, and several stuff, so as of yesterday it was as full as a pool: Just water!!! A tech came to fix it on Wednesday, and we were suppose to go food shopping on Thursday, but we had some visitors (my grandfather, uncle and cousin couldnt make it to the party, and they came with gifts for Gaby, and a cake to sing Happy Birthday).....So, we finally got to go yesterday! I hate when I have to buy EVERYTHING!! 10,000...

Mia is a BIG girl!!

For the past 5 months or so Mia have been doing an strike about the crib.... She can be dead asleep and as soon as she feels like you are going to put her on the crib she cries bloody murder!! I mean, she wont cry, she would SCREAM!!! As we were at my mom's house, I was sleeping in a room with Mimi, and hubby was sleeping in another room with Gaby and Mia. So, to make things easier he started putting her on the bed, and that way she would sleep...