Jalapenos

Jalapenos have taken over my life these days..Buying them every time I am at the store, getting them grilled from taco veloz, chiles in vinagres from Taco Market that are eaten with juevos con chorizo, boiling them in an attempt to make really good green sauce and always making sure there is a little orange or red tint somewhere on the chile so that it has enough spice to it. This is only one of the things that goes along with having an multicultural relationship and its one of the many things our daughter will grow up with. SOmetimes you fail to realize how different 2 places and their people are until they have formed a family. One of the biggest I have realized is Family--mainly the importance of it. Here in America we have lost that. We have lost the closeness parents have with their children and the time that is spent on nothing but family. We tell ourselves that it is better for us to work insane hours and drive a BMW, than to pick up our children from school. But....In Mexico....it is the exact opposite. Family is the emphasis of every day life, it is what EVERYTHING is based on. So while our daughter will spend much of her time here in the states, I hope that Pedro and I will still be able to instill in her all the values and fundamentals of family and all that goes along with it.
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7 pounds!!! I have officially gotten into the positive zone for weight gain and have put on 7 pounds. The gain is a mixture of increased blood volume, breast tissue, amniotic fluid, baby weight, as well as maternal weight (I'd like to think the maternal weight gain is the least!!). She is growing and making mommy bigger by the day!! Pedro is getting very excited about having a little girl--sometimes he'll grab one of her outfits and hold it to see how she'll fit in his arms!! Earlier this week we went on a tour of the hospital and birthing center...wow!! From the moment the baby is born she will be in our room non-stop, no leaving for the nursery!!! Every thing the doctor does will be done in our room right in front of us. We will then be moved to a family suite where baby Isabella, Pedro, and myself will have beds and will stay for the night. The best part--we get room service!! Well thats the second best part after finally having our little one here.. The hospital and the whole staff seem incredible so that makes everything a little less stressful for us.
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Last but not least...Pedro and I are taking our first trip out of Atlanta with the baby!! Next month, for Pedros bday, we will be flying out to Chicago. Jose, and what an incredible person he is, got us plane tickets for Pedros bday and has a condo right in downtown Chicago we will be staying at. We are super excited as this will be the last time we get to go anywhere before our girl is here!! And seeing as neither one of us have ever been there it is sure to be a great time!!