My Family

Eva’s second birthday party took place at my Dad’s ranch, which happens to be right on the Rio Grande. It’s the same place where I had many of my birthday parties growing up, so it was really special for me to be able to celebrate Eva’s there. I still can’t believe my baby girl is…

This week Eva turned two! And all I have to say about this week in pregnancy is that the rib pain and back pain have been unbearable. Is it April yet?

My sweet little baby, Just like that, you are TWO YEARS old. And just like I was last year on this day, I’m a weepy emotional mess. Don’t get me wrong– I love that you’re two years old. I love that I can have conversations with you, teach you things, and go fun places with…

Monday started off great. Eva spent some time running around at the beach. My dad barbecued fajitas. I gave Evita her evening bath. Then, out of nowhere, she started vomiting and became listless. I would pick her up and try to cheer her up but her eyes would close and her head would droop down.…

Pregnancy Update: Yeay! I finally hit the 30’s. Ten weeks to go until I meet my baby boy. This week was a mostly uneventful one. My rib pain actually subsided a bit; I think it’s because I was on my feet more than usual. My grandmother insists it’s because my belly dropped, but I don’t…

Another week with not a whole lot of blogging. I’ve been busy with lunch dates, outings, and catching up with family. Plus, not having a nanny anymore is cutting into to my blogging time! Hah. I have so many e-mails and comments to catch up on. I’ll get my rhythm back eventually. Eva needs hers…

Dear Evita, You’ve arrived in your final month before you turn two. It’ll be the last month I refer to your age in “months” and the last month I can really get away with calling you a baby. As always, you’ve gone through a lot of changes this month. A couple of weeks ago you…

Well it’s been about a week since I’ve blogged last but, as you can probably guess, I’m back in the USA! I received word last Monday night that my travel was approved and the next morning we said see ya later to Tanzania. Our first stop was Amsterdam, where we had about a five hour…

This week was a crazy week of trying to entertain Eva despite all her toys being shipped away. Needless to say, I’m exhausted. On the upside, Eva finally identified every letter in the alphabet this week. I’m so proud of her. We were using this brand new set of Elmo flashcards that my bestie sent.…

I keep forgetting to write about this in my blog, but Eva seems to be picking up a bit of a British/Swahili-style accent here. It’s only on words that I always speak to her in Spanish. Water, for example. Even if I’m speaking to her in English, I’ll still call water “agua.” So now whenever…