Show Off!

Valeria sent me a few more photos from the wedding a couple of weeks ago.

I still can not believe I actually fabricated the featured dresses, and therefore, feel the need to show them off one more time!

24 weeks

Our baby now weighs in over a pound, and measures just under a foot long. It's eyebrows and eyelashes are fully formed. I know this because it said so in the Deepak Chopra book my mommy gave me, but also because we went last night to my second ultrasound.

It was so fascinating and yet it still feels unbelievable! As soon as the doctor placed his magic little wand on my little baby bump we saw a crystal clear image of our baby, pudgy cheeks and all, in the middle of a full out yawn!

As soon as I saw him/her I began to giggle, whereby loosing the image a bit, only to come back to it and find the baby too seemed to be smiling!

It is wound up into a little ball, fully formed spine, brain, and heart, as well as feet, legs and hands, all in a jumble. But the sure fire sign that this baby is mine, can be found in the size of it's feet! We both burst out laughing when the doc focused in on our baby's wide duck like feet pushing up against my uterine wall. Ever so articulately, Claudio said, "I think it is a Cariker all the way."

All I could do was smile until my cheeks hurt...

So, here is the update.
With Summer approaching, I am entering my busy season with foreigners coming to learn Spanish which is super exciting, watching my business grow into a success.
We are also in the final stages of the second level of the house, all that is left is the stairwell and the flooring, and of course the decorative touches. I can not wait! I have been living in a constant state of hammers and dust since early July and have completely forgotten what it is like to have a clean house.

One of my closest long lost friends is to arrive on Tuesday and it looks as of right now, that she will be sleeping on the couch situated next to our bed that has been moved into our living room/office, until they finish the stairs. Soooo it will be a slumber party! Hope my hubby approves!

Because the previous photos do no justice to my sudden roundness, I think it is worthy of noting that I have officially gained 10 pounds and have finally resorted to not buttoning my everyday jeans but merely leaving them unzipped while covering them with long shirts and dresses. Gym clothes here I come!

23 weeks

Wedding Dresses!

So do you remember way back when I told you I was working on my very first "Fancy Dresses?"

Well I have finished both of them, they turned out dynamite and Valeria and I were the prettiest dressed ladies at Friday afternoon's wedding, that is, except for, of course, the bride.







They came out so lovely, with a bit more practice, I just might start a side business of specialized dresses!

A Child's Angel

This is a religious legend given to me by my mother-in-law on my very first Mother's day. While I do not share her religious beliefs, I found it a beautiful way to explain something we don't completely understand...

The Legend tells begins with a child, soon to arrive to earth, asking it's maker: "You say you are going to send me tomorrow to earth; but how will I live, so small and defenseless?"

The maker responded: "Between many angels, I have chosen one especially for you and that angel will be awaiting your arrival, that angel will take care of you."

The child responded, "But tell me, here in heaven, I do nothing more than smile and sing, will that be enough for me to be happy on earth?"

And the maker simply said: "Your angel will sing to you, she will smile every day and you will feel her love, you will be happy."

"And how will I understand the people," said the child, "I do not know this strange language they are speaking."

"Your angel will speak to you tenderly, the sweetest words you have ever heard, she will have patience and show you love while teaching you to speak," said the maker.

"But how will I speak with you," asked the child.

And the maker responded, "Your angel will put your tiny hands together and teach you to pray."

The child, worried, asked, "But I have heard there are bad men on earth, who will defend me?"

"Your angel will defend you, even if it costs her life," responded the maker.

"But I will always be sad, for I will not see you Sir," said the child.

And the maker, assuring the child, said, "Your angel will speak about me frequently, she will teach you how to walk in my path, and I will always be at your side."

At this very moment, a heavy peace reigned over heaven, a sense of silence had taken place and earthly voices could be faintly heard, it was time for the child to go, but he had just one last question before he descended to earth...

But maker, before I go, will you please tell me her name? How will I know she is my angel?

And the maker responded, "Her name is not important for you will call her Mother."


This is for all the mommies out there!
May every day be Mother's Day!