Week 27: We painted the baby room and got our crib!

This weekend, I (Mike) painted the baby's room. The color is called "Limish" which is perfect for a little Guatemalan. Now she can put lime on her food and on her walls! Also, we got the crib and dresser/changing table. Unfortunately, the dresser was broken, so we had to return it and we will have to wait for another. Oh well, it is almost done and ready for Sofia. Additionally, Sofia has been regularly attending karate practice in Paola's belly and is now trying to punch and kick her way out.

Este fin de semana, yo (Mike) pinte el cuarto de la beba. El color se llama "Limish" que es perfecto para una chapinita. Ahora ella puede poner limon en su comida y en sus paredes! Tambien, esta semana recibimos nuestra cuna y nuestro armario/cambiador de paniales. Desafortunadamente, el armario estaba roto, asi que lo tuvimos que devolver y vamos a tener que esperar que venga uno nuevo. Ya casi esta el cuarto terminado y listo para Sofia. Tambien, Sofia ha estado atendiendo regularmente practicas de karate en la panza de Paola y ahora esta tratando de patear hasta salir.

We started taking our prenatal classes last week. Sofia kicks a lot while in class. We went to the doctor this week and Sofia is well and healthy. We both took the seasonal flu shot and we will take the H1N1 shot as soon as it is available.

Esta semana empezamos a asistir a las clases prenatales. Sofia patea un monton durante la clase. Fuimos al doctor esta semana y Sofia esta bien y sana. Los dos tomamos la vacuna de influenza y vamos a tomar la vacuna del H1N1 en cuanto este disponible.

Hansel didn't like being in the crib, as you can see in the picture. A Hansel no le gusto estar en la cuna, como pueden ver en la foto.

Here is a picture of some baby clothes and some toys we received as gifts from our friends and family in Guatemala. The little pillow was made by Liah, isn't that so cute!! We love it and we are sure that baby Sofia is going to love it too.

Aqui hay una foto de ropita y juguetes para la beba que recibimos como regalos de nuestras amigas y familia en Guatemala. La almohadita la hizo Liah, es tan divina!!! Nos encanta y estamos seguros que a baby Sofia le va a encantar tambien.

Week 25 and 26: Almost done with Second Trimester

This week, we went to a Middle-Eastern restaurant called Alhambra with our friends Joe and Guajira. The food was not good at all, but they had belly dancers! The male belly dancer was definitely the best one. We went to The Publican afterwards, a bar with a ton of beers, and everybody had a drink while I was enjoying my ginger ale!
Esta semana, fuimos a un restaurante de comida del medio oriente llamado Alhambra con nuestros amigos Joe y Guajira. La comida malisima, pero habian bailarines de belly dance! El bailarin (hombre) era definitivamente el mejor. Despues fuimos a The Publican, un bar con mil tipos de cervezas, y todos se tomaron un par de tragos y yo disfrute de mi ginger ale!

On Monday we went to check out a day care in Libertyville at Condell Hospital, it is less than 5 minutes away from where I work and it is also very close to Mike's parents' home. We really liked it, but we need to see other options before we make our final decision. The babies were sooo cute!!! Can't wait to meet baby Sofia (yes, we decided on how to spell it).

El lunes fuimos a ver un daycare en Libertyville, en el Hospital Condell, que queda a menos de 5 minutos de donde yo trabajo y tambien es super cerca de la casa de los papas de Mike. Nos gusto un monton, pero necesitamos ver otras opciones antes de tomar nuestra decision final. Los bebes son tan lindos!!!! Nos morimos de ganas de conocer a nuestra beba Sofia (si, ya decidimos como escribir el nombre).

PUMITAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her daddy bought the little pumas this week!

Su papa compro los pumitas esta semana!

Week 24: Trip to Guatemala/Viaje a Guatemala

I went go Guatemala to see my friends and family. My dad is so excited about his granddaughter, he bought me a huge balloon as a welcome home gift. My mom was so happy that I came so she could see and touch my expanding belly.

Fui a Guatemala a ver a mis amigos y familia. Mi papa esta muy emocionado por su nieta, me compro un gran globo de bienvenida. Mi mama esta muy feliz que llegue asi pudo ver mi panza que se expande dia a dia.

My friends Flor de Liz, Susan, Marlenne, Carina, Vanessa, and Maisy organized a baby shower for us. That was so sweet of them!! It was so much fun to see everyone and we are so thankful for all the beautiful gifts and all the great advice I got from everyone (especially from Zenia, the experienced mother of two).
Mis amigas Flor de Liz, Susan, Marlenne, Carina, Vanessa, y Maisy organizaron un baby shower para nosotros. Tan lindas ellas! La gozamos, estuvo re alegre ver a todo el mundo y estamos tan agradecidos por los regalos tan bonitos y los consejos tan buenos que nos dieron (especialmente los consejos de Zenia, madre experimentada de dos).




Foto de las organizadoras del baby shower y foto de mis amigas del colegio.
Baby shower organizers (left) and my friends from school (right).

The baby was kicking a lot during the baby shower, she knew it was for her! She was so happy with all the food I ate. We had a lot of fun! Thank you girls!!!! We love you!!!

La beba esta pateando un monton durante el baby shower, ella sabia que era para ella! Estaba feliz con tanta comida que comi. Gracias chicas!! Las queremos mucho!!!

The cake was so beautiful, it looked just like the invitation. It was delicious too. Thank you Vanessa!! The other picture is from a game that we played, we had to taste dirty diapers and figure out what type of chocolate the poop was. hahahaha, we laughed a lot!
El pastel estaba divino, era igual que la invitacion que mandaron. Estaba deli tambien, gracias Vanessa!! La otra foto es del juego que jugamos, teniamos que probar panales sucios y adivinar que tipo de chocolate era el popo, jajajajaja, nos matamos de la risa!

We also celebrated Teto's, Flor de Liz's and my 30th birthday!! Well, I am not 30 yet, but they are. They are OLD!!!! We went to el Club Aleman to celebrate, it was fun!

Tambien celebramos el cumpleanios de Teto, Flor de Liz, y el mio, cumplimos 30!! Bueno, yo todavia no, ellos si ya estan viejos. Fuimos al Club Aleman a celebrar. Estuvo alegre!

Susan, Marlenne y Flor de Liz:

Teto y Flor de Liz (los cumpleanieros):

Teto, Paola, y Chove:

Week 22 (Semana 22): While Mike was opening a restaurant, Paola was going to her friends baby showers

Hello! Sorry I haven't posted pictures from the last three weeks, life has been a little hectic. I will try to catch up today.... As you saw in the previous post, Mike opened Zapatista- Northbrook. While he was busy working 14 hours a day, I was going to babyshowers and other events. On Week 22, I had two baby showers: Eileen's and Claire's. Here are a couple of pictures...

Here is the picture of Claire's babyshower. She is also expecting a baby girl, due in November (so soon!). We had a lot of fun at her babyshower...And the other babyshower was Eileen's babyshower! She is expecting a baby boy due in November, she looked great! It was so nice to see her. And before I went to the babyshowers, I took Hansel to a dog walk-a-thon benefiting dogs that help children with learning disabilities. He had a blast! Our team (the Pouch Poochies) won!! We raised the most money as a team for the event! It was a lot of fun. My friend Matthew also came to visit us this weekend. We went to the Glenn to have a couple of beers (well, non-alcoholic beer for me). It was so nice to see him too!! He is planning his wedding. Good luck Matt!!

As you can see by the many events going on this weekend, I feel great, have tons of energy, and I am taking advantage of it while it lasts. The baby is well, kicking and happy, especially when her daddy comes home and talks to her. She loves her daddy, she reacts to his voice so much. I love it when he talks to her too, it is really sweet.

22 weeks - Mike's Grand Opening

Worky work, busy bee. I've spent the past three weeks working 14 hours a day; today is my first full day off in two weeks. Opening restaurants is not fun. Luckily, I come home each night, put my head on Paola's belly, and our baby girl kicks me in the head. It makes me forget about the stress of the day. Can't wait for our baby Sophia/Sofia. (we decided on name, but not a spelling). Hopefully the restaurant will hit its stride before she comes, because if it doesn't, I will be too busy with Daddy's Little Girl to even think about the restaurant.

Mucho trabajo. 14 horas por dia las tres semanas pasadas. Hoy es mi primer dia sin trabajar todo el dia hace dos semanas. Pero, tengo la suerte de regresar a la casa cada noche, poner mi cabeza en la panza de Paola, y nuestra hijita me patea, y me olvido de todo. No puedo esperar a que venga Sophia/Sofia (tenemos el nombre al fin, pero no sabemos como queremos escribirlo). Espero que todo en el restaurante este bien cuando venga ella, porque si no, yo estare bien ocupado con La Consentida, no podre pensar en otras cosas.