Hay amor en mi ciudad

"There's love in my city" is what that means. Almost a year ago lots and lots of people got together to walk 5 kilometers in the National Botanical Garden. The activity was trying to make conscience of breast and cervical cancer. The activity was called: Caminando por la vida (Walking for life), and it had a song written by a Dominican singer called Frank Ceara. It features several succesful dominican singers.The first time I heard that song in the TV, I got the chills. It's a powerful song, that makes me feel proud of being a Woman, and being...

Im heartbroken

One online friend (from Mia's birth board) after 10 months of battling cancer passed away on Monday. Words cant express how sad I feel. She had two boys, a loving husband, and she was an amazing woman. Here is what she wrote to her online friends just two months ago, after receiving lots of donations:Hello to many of my dear friends from BBC!First, a special thank you to all of you who participated in sending me the donation! A little while ago...

National Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden of Santo Domingo was founded in 1976. This beautiful park was named in honor of Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso, a Dominican botanist who catalogued the flora in the island of Hispaniola in 1943. The park serves as a center for educational and scientific learning, as well as a world-class recreational facility. The garden expands over an area of 500 acres with numerous trails and roadways designed for its visitors to roam free and enjoy...

What do I know about rabbits?

Gaby has been working with rabbits since last week, and she has been talking non-stop about them. As hubby is the one that pick her up from school, I never get a chance to see the things they do in school, and the works that they put on the boards....Here is a picture of what they have right outside of their classroom in the hall... It was about a story about rabbits, and the teacher asked them to write what they know about rabbits.Gaby said that...

A night as a mother of one!

Gaby has a school trip tomorrow to the National Botanical Garden, and Im going with her. As Ernesto has to be there by 7:30am, we both will be leaving with him.I asked my mom to let me borrow her maid for that morning, so she can stay in my house taking care of Mia and Mimi, but when my mom asked her where she wanted to take care of the girls: here or at my mom's house, she said my mom's house. I was surprised because who in the world would prefer...

Toy of the Week: Spin & Sing Alphabet Zoo

Recommend Age: 6 months to 24 monthsMimi got this as a "3 Kings" gift earlier this month, and they play with it everyday. They LOVE the songs of the toy, and Mia always dance with it.When we got this toy, Mimi was already 7 months old, but Im sure that even a 5 months old baby can make it spin, and it's one of those toys that you can leave in the crib or playpen because if the baby fall on top of it, she/he wont get hurt (it's plastic, but it's...

Happy Birthday to me!

Today is my 27th birthday!!! Im not a birthday person when it comes to my own birthday, but I do love getting cards and birthday wishes. Thank you for all the cyber gifts!! You guys are an important part of my life! Gaby "made" me a birthday cake out of bread, cookies and melted ice cream, and it was the sweetest thing: I asked my hubby for two birthday gifts: A nap and a family picture. I took a 3 and half hours nap and it was GREAT!!! When I...

My birthday gifts

Here are the cyber gifts that I got. For some reason when I changed it from the top into a message, the dates got all mix up and all the gifts are showing as received 01-28 (the day that I made the change), but oh well.... There are all the gifts that is the most important thing.Also the little note about ppl having birthdays today:Your Birthdate: January 27You are a spiritual soul - a person who tries to find meaning in everything.You spend a good...

A Birthday party

Gaby was invited to a birthday party of one of her classmates.... She was one of the girls that came to Gaby's party in Novemember and one of her best friends. Last Tuesday she turned 5, and they celebrate it today.As only Gaby was invited, I asked my mom to stay with Mia. I even told my mom with a week in advance, so she could plan her day around that. Gaby couldnt understand why we were not taking Mia, but taking Mimi. I know what is to make a...

Happy Birthday to my big bro!!

Today is my big bro's 29th birthday. He is my only full brother and the best any person could ask for. Growing up with was my best friend in the whole world, and to the day he is on top of me. He is the best uncle my girls can ask for, and the best brother in law my husband can ask for.I found this poem online and I even though I know he wont read it, I want to imagine he is reading it too:As kids, we lived together, We fought, we laughed, we cried....

Like brother and sister!

The more I spend time with Ariel, and the more my SIL tells me how he behaves, the more Im sure that he and Mia are like lost twins. They are both 2006 and as he was born in September, he will be going to the same grade as Mia while growing up. Mia is 5 1/2 months older, which is a lot in baby time, but in a few years they will be considered the "same age". I kinda think that he is quieter than Mia sometimes, but he is a boy, so Im sure he wont...

Gaby's Pre-K Evaluation - August to December

Today was Gaby's evaluation from her first semester. Her teacher have been telling us that she is behaving extra great since the classes started again a couple of weeks ago, and that she is very proud of her. Gaby was so excited showing us all her hard work, and al the things that she have done since her last monthly evalation. This is a looooooong post but east to read.... I appreciate to those that are going to take the time to read it in full.Here...

More Mimi!!!!!

Today was Mimi's 8 months check up and she is doing great! Her ped is so proud of her, because she actually looks like a "real" 8 months old, and not like a preemie with adjusted age of 6 1/2 months old. And even though she looks tiny, she is actually average!! Im not use to have an average baby, because Mia and Gaby were always over 90% percentile after they catch up with their peers (Gaby at 2 monthsh old, and Mia at 4 months old), but Im soooo...

Poll of the week

This is the first poll of lots to come!! Im going to try to keep it on a weekly basis....So, the goal of this week's poll is to know how important is for you to make a birthday party.... It's not about being happy about your kids turning one more year, or how proud you feel that day. The question is looking to find out how important is to actually MAKE A PARTY because of the birthday of your child.After the poll is done, I will be making a new post with the result so everybody can comment what they think about i...

Mimi is 8 months old!

I still cant believe that she is actually 8 months old. Her adjusted age is 6 1/2 months but I think her development is right of track for her actual age. She is standing up, "walking" while holding up to something, doing army crawling, clapping, and saying Papa all day long (still no news on Mama!!). Im so proud of her. I cant wait to take her to her check up to see how much she weights, and how big she is.Happy 8 months old to you!!!...

Visit from my mom

Last Sunday, my mom came and we didnt took pictures, so today she came with a pizza for the girls, and I took some pictures..... Please, ignore the diaper drying on the back with the fan!! L...

Toy of the Week: VTech Activity Car 1 2 3 - Spanish

Recommended Age: 9 to 36 monthsMy youngest got this toy as a Christmas present from one of her godmothers. It has been a huge hit in our house. As her godmother got it in this country, it talks and sings in Spanish. I browse around for it and I couldn't find an English version, so maybe it's just made in Spanish (curious how everywhere the name is in English, not in Spansih).For non-walking babies it has a detachable panel that can be used while...

Another Major Milestone!!

It looks like we are in Milestone Week, because we have more great news!! After being miserable since she was 3 months old, drooling and chewing everywhere Mimi got her first pearly white!! Just before turning 8 months, and exactly in the middle of Gaby and Mia. Gaby had her first one at 6 months old, and Mia got it at 10.5 months old!!You can hardly see it, and this is the best shot I got...

More Family Time!!!

As I wrote last Sunday, the principal reason that bring us to live in this country was family. As I have been working so much, it gets really difficult to actually *plan* to go visit family, but that is one of our New Year's resolution as a family.Today, one of my uncles (one of my mom's brothers), called me around noon and asked me what kind of ice cream the girls like. The call by itself made me feel super good, because this is the first time...