Baby #2

Ignacio and I have decided to add one more darling to our family. We don't care if it's a boy or girl. We will be thrilled to have a happy, healthy baby!

I am more than 3 months pregnant and tomorrow we are going to the doctor to hear the heartbeat. I am so excited! Luna is excited too, we are going to take her! I know this entire experience will be completely different than when I was pregnant with Luna but I am looking forward to experiencing it with her and Ignacio. So far my first 3 months were a little rough because of feeling sick, but I felt good yesterday, so I am hoping that part is over. I am also hoping the tired part is over. I really need to find some energy. I have lots to do before baby #2. Lots of painting, but most importantly I need to paint Luna's bed so that she can begin to sleep in a big girl bed. I am looking forward to the look of her face when she sees her pretty new bed. This friday Ignacio and I will go shopping for her sheets and bed set. It's so fun having a little girl!

Good Times in Cincy

Luna and I had a nice trip to Cincy. She had a blast playing with all her cousins! I had fun playing with her in the morning before we went to the pool.

I am thankful for a chance to visit with my best girlfriend, a pleasant lunch with my father, a safe trip home and a good night's rest.

Corn and Rice Allergies

Today is a good day. I just returned from the allergist with Luna. They did some retests and turns out she is no longer allergist to corn and rice. This is great because we eat a lot of rice in our house and Luna loves rice. Also Luna loves corn on the cob. Just yesterday we were at the supermarket and she saw some and asked for it (I had to say no). But now I will happily cook that tonight! In addition, I no longer have to pick out the corn from the bag of mixed frozen vegtables that we use when we make our chicken, potatoes and rice dish!

It is a very easy and common dish in our home. All you do is throw chicken (we love chicken thighs with the bone) potatoes, vegtables (if using frozen vegtables you might want to wait a 1/2 to add them.), 1 chopped onion, 2-3 chopped tomatoes, garlic, adobo seasoning and sazon seasoning in a pot and cook till chicken is done. Serve over rice.

More good news, she didn't test positive for peanuts. Yeah for Luna! She will do a challenge in the office in about 6 months. Hopefully she isn't allergic to peanuts anymore. (unfortunetly she did test very allergic to almost every tree nut)

Homegrown Cucumbers

This is a picture of the cucumbers from my garden!

Having your own garden is so much fun. I planted 3 ting cucumber plants. When I put them in the ground in late May, each had only 2 leaves. They ended up producing more than 20 cucumbers. The big suprise was the size. They were as big as the ones they sell at the supermarket! It was nice walking outside and picking a cucumber anytime we needed one.

Tomatoes too!

Luna loves cherry tomatoes. She eats them like candy. We planted two bushes and got plenty of tomatoes. She pickes them off the bush and pops them in her mouth. She will eat a pint in less than 15 minutes.

We also grew a pepper plant in a pot and it produced 3 green pepper that we used in a delicious marinara sauce! I also have a watermelon and cateloupe plant that I planted a bit late and have yet to produce anything.

Now I know how easy gardening is, maybe next year I will grow more!

Best soft serve ice cream in Louisville

Sometimes you just need a good vanilla soft serve dipped in chocolate.

When I was 13 I worked at a little pony keg (a small store that sells candy, liquior, "papers", lottery tickets, potato chips and soda pop) Attached to the store was a tiny area where I worked as the ice cream girl. It was basically a big enough area to make ice cream cones, sundaies, etc. There was one window where people would place their order. Needless to say I ate my share of ice creams. This store no longer exists, however there is one similar, but this is all in Cincinnati.

So this began my mission to find a good, small, ma and pa ice cream place, preferable one that is only open in the summer (that makes it more authentic!)
Here's what I found.

Dairy Castle Ice Cream -575 Eastern Parkway

Daurt Delight -Prestion highway

I'll let you know how it is!

Gratitude

Today I am thankful for

1. a "Morning darlings" text from my sister on my way to work. That was so sweet of her. She is a wonderful sister and friend.

2. That I found the energy and motivation to teach my aerobic class last night. I am so glad I did it. It feels good to exercise. It is good for my body and the baby. I felt good afterwards. And it was nice to see my happy, positive and kind students in class. One even brought me water in the middle of class because I ran out. I really enjoy their company!

3. Watermelon


4. Music

Gratitude

This blog is a great way for me to journal about all the things I am grateful for. I'll keep it to 4 things a day. In this moment I am grateful for

1. My supportive husband. I think everyday this week he has asked me, How are you? and reminds me to eat my protein.

2. The beautiful summer with all the green trees, flowing plants, and animals.

3. Luna's kiss to my pregnant belly this morning when I dropped her off at school.

4. A good laugh with my girlfriend when someone overheard her say "that was the funniest time I got hit by a car"