Diez del Domingo

1) Happy Easter all! We hope the Easter bunny was good to you and brought a bunch of joy and happiness to you - as well as some chocolates

2) I haven't worked out in the past 3 days ... whoops. Just a little too tired in the mornings, so I choose to sleep in a little longer. I think it must be me getting used to the different sounds Bela makes. I did lose a little weight though!
My weight today: 148.2 lbs
My weight loss this week: 0.4 lbs!
Pounds to go: 23.2
My goal weight: 125 lbs
So not much, probably lost about the weight of a stapler. But its still in the right direction! Tomorrow is a new week and I'll get back on track.

3) So with Bela sleeping in her own room downstairs, I've had to get used to different sounds. I'm not quite there yet. At first I was waking up about every hour or two to see what she was up to. Now, I'm up at around 3:30/4 to see what she's up to and every hour or so after that. Hopefully I will get used to this soon or be able to fall asleep quicker!

4) Studied Spanish - check! Worked on lessons 2-4 of my book. It's more of a review than anything. And I'll be working on a few more lessons after this post.

5) Its time to get some drapes for Bela's room. She's waking up a bit earlier than normal and we think its because its brighter in that room than in ours. So today (or tomorrow) we will pick up some drapes from Ikea. Ah, Ikea, so within our budget.

6) Juan has been home almost this whole week. I think I'm being spoiled. Its very nice that he is able to stay home and work. He will help out with Bela a little here and there which allows me to have a shower and not worry about her or run out and get a few groceries just by myself. Its good for me, but I hope he's still getting enough of his work done.

7) Yesterday was Kristy's shower. It was a fun afternoon filled with some fun games. I got to dress Olwyn up in a fashion-forward toilet paper bridal gown, we had a scavenger hunt through our purses - no, I didn't win, but I did have a Canadian One Dollar Bill in my wallet which earned me 30 points! I also had a light bulb, but I didn't get any points for that one since it wasn't on the list - and then we played a questionable game involving a hot dog wiener, some string and a mouse trap. I will leave that to your imaginations. It was a good time and I'm glad Kristy was able to have a great day in celebration of her upcoming nuptials with my brother! They will be getting married in ONE MONTH! Yea!

For the non-Canadians and some trivia - Printing of the one dollar bill in Canada ceased in 1989 and was replaced by the one dollar coin called the Loonie, which started circulation in 1987.


8) We had our Easter celebrations on Good Friday this year. Olwyn cooked a wonderful turkey and ham with all the fixings. And the whole family sat around the dinner table for some stimulating conversation involving the word "Hi". If you know Jakzen, you know that he is a kid who loves the word Hi! and will not give up saying it until you acknowledge him and say Hi! back. Its quite hilarious to see this kid in action. By the way, I've also seen him in action at the mall. He flirts with all the ladies - saying Hi and smiling at them. Takes after his Dad.

9) Wow, Bela is still asleep right now (9:48AM)! Usually she's up around 9:15. Our little babe was quite the sleeper yesterday. I think it might be a growth spurt or her getting over her vaccinations. I'm leaning on the latter.

10) Sorry, no new pictures this week. I posted a tonne a few days ago so sorry those will have to keep you going for the next couple of days. She hasn't changed much from those. Oh, I did not tell anyone her progress from the vaccinations. She got her vaccines done on Wednesday. I think she did a lot better this time than the last. She didn't cry as long or as hard. She did get a little fever from them though. But it was nicely cured by some Tylenol. She's pretty well much back to her normal self - except that she slept a lot yesterday. Her weight at the appointment was 15 lbs 12 oz or 7.1 kilos! She's a big girl! We like to make them big around here. HeHe.