I just thought this was cute, Belén likes to play with my scarf.
Yes, we're still here! In case anyone out there was wondering. We've been crazy busy in the last couple weeks. Our Belén was very sick for a couple weeks...first just from her 1 yr immunizations (minus the MMR, I'm not quite ready to give her that one yet). Then just a few days after her shots her fever spiked to 104* and there it stayed despite our endless attempts to keep it down for a solid 7 days before gradually lowering to normal. We were pretty worried about her and the only response we got from the doctor was that it was probably a virus that was complicated by her just having received her shots and that we were doing everything right at home in terms of controlling the fever. NOT helpful at all, I might add. Except, in my determination to not give my children immunizations during cold and flu season in the future. I also plan to amend my children's immunization schedule so that they don't get quite so many in one visit in the future.
Zak and I are approaching mid-terms right now and have quite a few assignments due between us in this next week, it's a tad bit stressful but we're taking it all in stride.
For Valentine's Day Zak got me a one hour massage at Sage Day Spa here in town (I LOVE it
there, I went there for prenatal massage when I was 9 months pregnant with Belén and cried because it was soooo amazing...Don't ever underestimate the importance of prenatal massage, it is just as important for mom and baby as regular O.B. appointments, just do it!). I cooked a yummy dinner and we had Zak's cousin and brother (who are both attending school here as well) then Zak's cousin babysat for us while we went out to see a movie! Ahhhh, it was so nice to go out on a little date. I know that it is important to have regular date nights, and we really try but because we are so committed to changing our eating habits and not consuming animal products it makes eating out a challenge because often, even when the menu says "vegetarian" it usually still has eggs, cheese, milk and butter in it. So we just stay home and cook dinner ourselves. It's not terrible, we save a lot of money not going out to eat, but it'd really be nice to find a good vegan restaurant we can enjoy together.
Belén all dressed up for Valentine's Day. What a sweet girl!
