Today we went to do a 4D ultrasound at my OBGYN’s office. I’m 32 weeks and 3 days pregnant and apparently the best time to do a 4D ultrasound is between 28 and 32 weeks. For some reason I was under the impression that I needed to wait until 35 or 37 weeks to do [...]

I’m glad that a holiday like Thanksgiving exists. You know why? Because every year it happens I get to look over my life  and think about things that I am truly thankful for. I’m not sure whether it’s the fate, personal efforts, luck, coincidences, power of one’s thought or one’s imagination that make up one’s [...]

Today I decided to take my daughter to the Lowery Park Zoo, here in Tampa. I heard good things about it and decided to give it a try. I have never been to the actual American zoo, even though I lived in US for 17 years.
Going to the zoo left a bad taste in my [...]

Being a stay-at-home parent can get monotonous and downright depressing. What else does one have to look forward to every day besides taking care of kids, cleaning, cooking, laundry? And what about the kids? They need interaction as much as adults do, if not more.
Working full time for many stay-at-home parents just doesn’t make sense. [...]

This is my second post about our potty training experience. I posted the first post five days ago and you can find here.
Elyana is definitely progressing in the right direction, though going into the potty hasn’t happened yet. She likes spending her time mostly without any underpants or in her regular underwear. She progressed to [...]

Well, my daughter is now 22 months and the new baby is coming in February. I am on the quest to get her potty trained by the time the second one arrives. Is it going to happen by then? It’s hard to tell, but I am keeping my fingers crossed!
I feel like she has been [...]

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My husband and I decided to purchase a larger vehicle for me sometime in the future since we are expecting a new addition. I was driving Honda Accord at the time and we were leaning towards purchasing an SUV. Since I had absolutely no idea what manufacturer or model I actually would like, I decided [...]