Happy Halloween? NOT!

Halloween is not celebrated in this country, so our celebration was the Costume Parade the preschool was having. I sure planned to have the girls to wear their costume at night to take some pictures, mostly because Mimi was not part of their activity, and I also got a costume for Sassy!!As you guys know I dont like to post negative details on my blog, but the girls didnt had a Halloween at school today. Having a 5 year old all dressed up in front of the school, and then having to take her back to the car because of something that words cant explain...

Advertise 3 Little Flowers!!

Did you saw it??? I posted it on my right sidebar a link so you guys can snatch my blinkie and post it on your blog, forum, or any place you guys want to put it...For those of you with blogger, just need to go to Layout, Add Gadget, and then Add HTML/JavaScript and paste the code that is right under the blinkie...If you guys get to do it: THANKS... If not, shame on you! (just kidding)....

My new baby....

...... all the way from Australia!!! I love it and words cant describe how happy I am!!We already got an extra set of rechargeable batteries because we only had two, and it needs four, and we need to buy more memory cards (so far we will be fine with the 256mb, because after what happened to me I will be downloading the pictures the SAME day!!!!...

I prefer Vanilla....

The "Who knows me best?" quiz with questions about me was up for 20 days... Enough, right? LOLFirst, I have to say that there was a mistake in one question which meant that everybody (except for one person) got it wrong... I meant to ask in what year I moved to this country not to this city.. So, the correct answer wasnt even listed... My apologies for that!Anyway, all of you (except for one person) answered wrong my favorite flavor, which is why this post is named like that... I do love pink (you guys knew that), but I detest strawberry toppings......

A very special day

Today's date is a date that makes my heart race when I think of it... Great things happened and other great thing was suppose to happen... Every time I think on the day of one of my daughter's birthday my heart races, or even when I think about Christmas morning (which Im a big fan of)... So, when I think of October 27 my heart feels something that is not easy to describe.The first thing about this day is that after 5 years apart, hubby and I first saw each other on a October 27. It was a magical day, and even though we didnt know what to say...

Blooming Buds: Family Project

Another item on the "Blooming Buds" to-do list is to have more family projects. Each week we will have a planned activity that cant be homework or an improvised activity. It will be an activity that will be planned ahead, and there will be materials and supplies to gather during a few days for these activities. Daddy will be in charge of gathering the materials and setting up the project, and it will be a project for all of us to do together....

Blooming Buds - School Snacks

Everyday the girls have (or should have):* Breaskfast: We are working on this.* Midmorning snack (for Mia and Mimi is around 9:30am, and for Gaby is around 10:30am)* Lunch (which is always the main food of the day)* Midafternoon snack* DinnerI will try to make a post about the strategies that we are going to come up for each food, and today Im going to talk about the Midmorning Snack in School.One of the things that is driving us crazy is "packing...

Introducing Blooming Buds

Notice something different on my blog?? Yes, you are right (actually hoping that you noticed)… I have a new name!! I WONT be changing my blog address, because Im still “Mom to 3 Little Flowers”, but there is a new “life strategy” in our house, and I want to reflect it on my blog.Life with three little ones in preschool, and a mommy and a daddy with two full time jobs (I have the school plus my graphic design at home, and hubby has the school plus he is the director of the school's Afterschool Program), it sure is a busy one. The good thing is...

Lab tests....

I did a WHOLE bunch of tests... My uncle only sent me for the thyroids test (T3, T4 & TSH), but I had a referral from the fist ER visit when my blood pressure went up.... So, it was better to be sure and I did them all... It had Red and white blood cell count, Glucose, Urea (BUN), Creatinine, Uric Acid, Triglycerides, Colesterol... you name it.... (too lazy to link them all... )I havent taken the test results to my uncle, so I dont have a medical analysis just yet, but the results does have the parameter and everything looks in place. The...

A natural swimmer

... at least that is how hubby described her.All my daughters love the water... It is part of their nature, on their genes. Hubby's life turned around pools since he younger than Gaby until we moved to this country. My sister in law is still working in pools, and it is just what they love to do... My daughters all have that, but the love for water that Mimi feels goes beyond of any love Mia and Gaby can ever imagine to have for the water.If you...

Mommy's Sick Heart - Part II

The veredict is in! I went to the to my uncle's office today and showed him the results of the ABPM. At first, he took a look at it and said that it was fine.. Actually the average of blood pressure was pretty close to a normal blood pressure, and that's why he said that... Then, he checked in more details (and I also told him to check on that part) he noticed that my beats per minute were high... The normal beats per minute for an adult is between 70-90, and out of the 50 succesful readings that the machine did, only 4 were bellow 90 and that...

Gaby's New Look

I managed to get a picture of Gaby before I return the camera today... I just wanted to show you guys how she looks... Everybody at school was very nice with her haircut when we dropped her off and she was very happy!!!The eye doctor asked me to get her a picture of Gaby where you can see the crossed right eye, and in this picture you can really tell....

Somebody loves my blog!

My second award!!!!!!!!! Im soo honored!!! This time my dear friend Nicole awarded me with an "I Love Your Blog" award! (Nicole: I love your blog too!!!... Thanks!)Here are the rules:1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.2. Link the person you received your award from.3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.4. Put links of those blogs on yours.5. Leave a message on the blogs of the persons you've nominated.Now, you guys now I love all your...

A visit to the hair salon...

Until a few days ago Mia was having hair in her eyes, so I decided to cut her bangs... I have never done it before, and I did a very good job... BUT, she needed a hair stylist touch.Also, Gaby has been asking for a few months now to get a haircut like Mia, and I always said no, specially since I know how much she will love to have the hair longer (as she asks for braids a lot, but I struggle to get them done with her hair so short). Anyway, since...

Pirate Day...

.... and with PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, Im finally posting a post with pictures as I took the school's camera (shhhh!) and took some pictures... I also gave the camera to Gaby's teacher and she took some pictures too....As I mentioned (I think I did), today was Kinder's Pirate Day!! The main reason was to help Gaby's eyepatch adaptation for her AND her classmates... The preschool's principal wants the other kids to see it as something normal and...

Trying to keep it normal...

I got my Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (ABPM) today. I tried to do exactly what I do everyday without changes, so I can know at what times and why my blood pressure can go up... There is a girl from work who's blood pressure is only high while she is sleeping!! That's really unusual, but I would love to know if my blood pressure only goes up under circuntances, or just because. Of course, everybody looks at me as if I were some kind of freak.... First, I have this blood in my eyes because of the broken capilary, and now with this machine...

Mommy’s heart is sick…

Didn’t want to take away from Gaby’s diagnose, so Im posting my details today. Yesterday, I had a very scary episode that it may change my life (and not in a very positively way).On my way to drop off the girls to school, Gaby noticed that I had "blood" in my right eye. It was a broken capilar and hubby suggest that I took my blood pressure with the school's nurse, as soon as I get to work. Funny thing was that the night before was the first night in MONTHS that I went to sleep early, and that morning was going just fine. So, I was not upset and...

Gaby’s Eyes - Part III

Today was THE day. I knew there was a posibility (ok, a big posibility) of Gaby getting eyeglasses, but I still had the hope that the eyepatches were going to be enough for now. Normally a car gets better when it goes to the mechanic, and a computer gets fixed when it goes to the technitian, and a child looks healthy when it goes to the peditrician, but this was NO the time. Gaby was worse than ever, and her eye were accomodating a lot. She told me that it was WAY more noticiable today, and it was true.She gave us Gaby's final diagnosed... She...

Can I get MY money, please? - I say...

- No, lady... you cant. - What about if I show you the police certification that my purse got stolen? - No, lady... you cant. - What about if I bring a copy of my ID? - No, lady... you cant. - So, you are telling me that you have my money in there, and because a guy stole my purse, ID's and cards, I have to be going around the city with NO money. - Yes, ma'am, you are right. No ID, No mone...

Pirates and Fairies…

I have my own controversy with halloween, and I dont like to dress my girls with monsters and stuff. I do respect whoever wants to dress their kids with witches, ghosts, monsters, and so on, but I prefer to dress my girls with cutesy costumes.I had my reserves with pirates, because they are, non-less, robbers from the sea. Despite that, a mom has to think about the pros and cons that one thing may do in her kids life, and even though I dont want...

Time with Grandma and big Grandpa

My mom invited us for lunch today, but it got so late, that we ended up having dinner over there... Since my grandpa has been sick, the girls have been speding less time with my mom and it was nice to see them playing with her and having some quality time. We planned to take Mia to cut her bangs, because she cant see, but it got too late and we didnt had time... Im also thinking about visiting my dad tomorrow, will see what the day brings.......

Mia & Potty!

Mia started showing signs of being ready for potty training since she turned 2, which was around the same time when she started preschool. A couple of months after that the preschool started the potty training program with her (remember?)...I knew it wasnt going to work much at that time, because it was end of the school year, and Mia was going to have changes after school was over, and I was right... After doing an awesome job in school, her training...

Gaby's eyes - Part II

As I mentioned in the other "Gaby's eyes" post, Gaby had a Cyclopegic Refraction Test, but the results where on my purse when the purse snatcher took my purse away. I wont mentioned how it happened, because I dont want to get the girl* in trouble (and who knows who is reading), but they repeat the test to Gaby today.... Im very thankful for it.I will take Gaby to the eye doctor next Tuesday, as the eye doctor evaluation needs to be done 48 hours after the Cyclopegic Refraction Test, and she doesnt work on Monday. I will update you guys then....

Is it real?

The more I think about it, the more I think this was just a bad dream. I think somebody will call me to tell to come and pick up my camera. Or maybe somebody will email me the pictures as my business card with my email was inside of the purse (yeah, right)... I truly think the guy should be feeling bad (if he actually know how to use a camera and can see the pictures in there)... I sure could use my money and my ID's, but I really want my pictures back... I swear I would even pay him if I knew where to find him... He has no idea how much pain...

The day that never happened...

I wasnt sure how I was going to write this blog, but I will try my best. Minnie Mouse has a song that says: “Taking pictures is making memories”, and then says “Celebrations can fade away in a year, but when we are making memories, happy days are always here”.I found the video on You Tube, and I thought it was nice for you guys to listen it… It starts on minute 1:15, but it is worth the wait if you have never listened to it.This is one of my favorite’s songs ever, but today it bring tears to me, instead of happiness.Today, the girls had a playdate...

Gaby's birthday...

We celebrated Gaby's birthday on Sunday and Monday. We spent mostly the whole Sunday with my mom, which was great as we have been hardly spending time with her as she is taking care of my grandpa.My mom invited us to eat out, and Gaby chose to eat Pizza. We had a lot of fun there. Gaby ordered her favorite pizza with italian sausages and I also asked for the other half to be with jam and cheese.After we ate, they all went to play at the play...

Big Sister Gaby

Couldnt help but to post a picture of Gaby being a big sister... Here she is proudly holding Camila for the first time (2 years old), and holding Amelia (3 years old) while I was taking the stroller out of the car to put Amelia in.I hope to never forget the look on Gaby's face when she saw Camila for the first time.. Every time I think about it, it brings me to tears. And then, when she held her for the fist time (pictured) she was even shaking...

5 years ago.....

It is crazy to think about it, but I just cant believe all the things that have happened in our lives in this past five years. Our life was so different, and I hardly can believe all that we have grown as a family in only five years. Five years and 6 months ago, we found out that we were expecting our first child. It seemed unbelievable, and after 3 home tests and 2 lab visits, it was true!Hubby and I were very much in love and pretty sure what...

Busy day....

Today was a VERY busy day... Gaby's party is at school, but that doesnt mean that lots of preparation is involved. Also, Sassy was due with her shots, so it was a busy day WITH a dog included in the car!!!We went to Business Mail to pick up Cara and Erica's gifts that they sent my mail, plus some goodies for the party, including some ponies that Gaby will give to her friends at school. We also spent lots of gas going from one store to the other...

Gaby's Eyes....

We took Gaby to the eye doctor yesterday afternoon, and we find out something that I guess every mom wish never find out about one of her kids: Gaby cant see correctly from the right eye. She was diagnosed with Accommodative Esotropia due to Amblyopia.The eye doctor thinks it could be hereditary because I have eye problems myself, and also because of her premature condition when she was born. She told me that 5 or 6 years of age was the average age to develop this (or at least to show it).She prescribed her to use an eye patch for 5 straight...

Meeting at Gaby's preschool...

Gaby have been having misbehaving issues in every preschool she has attended to. Mostly, she has a hard time adapting, and once she adapts we have moved her to another school for one reason or the other. There has always been complains and suggestions from the school, but never a real meeting.Today was that FIRST meeting at "a school" regarding one of my daughters behaviors, and even though it wont be the last, I hope there is no need to do any more. I have my feet on the ground, and I know Gaby more than any person in the world. I know how...

My Little Pony!

Gaby's birthday is around the corner and Im really excited!! She is going to be a big girl!! FIVE YEARS OLD is like another stage of her life.Birthdays and Christmas are very important to me, and I want to pass that to my daughters too. We have celebrated Gaby's birthday each year, and even though this year we are planning something smaller, I want her to know that we will celebrate her birthday!This year, we decided to celebrate it at school......