Water

Living in Guatemala has given me a new appreciation for all things water.  Hot water, water pressure, clean water, running water,  . . . so much that I had taken for granted in the past.  Our latest water discomfort happened this week when our second and last electric water heater on our shower made a loud popping noise and started smoking.  Our first water heater had gone out a few months ago and we had still not gotten it repaired.  No more hot water.  After a few days of freezing showers we finally decided to try and fix the first water heater. 
Now of course the time that we picked to try and do this was around 11pm at night as we were considering having to shower the next morning in the cold water - which we would have to do before 7am because our neighborhood's water was going to be shut off at that time.  When you fix anything electric, you have to shut off the electricity.  So there we were, 11pm at night in a shower filled with candles and a small flashlight trying to take the thing apart and find the problem.
All things involving electricity tend to scare me, but thankfully my husband is a lot more brave.  Some wire cutters, a knife and a lot of electrical tape later . . . da da da dah! We had hot water!

 Picture taken with camera flash

Working by flashlight

That, my friends, is HOT water! :)

Thank you God for hot water and a wonderful husband!

Visit to the Doctor

The visit started out with me sitting on my papi's lap in the waiting room.  I didn't know where we were or what we were doing but I was enjoying the attention.  I am 2 months old today and I got to wear a new outfit because I am growing so fast!  I am learning lots of new things, like how to use my hands . . .

We had been waiting quite a long time and I was staring to wonder why . . . I was a little scared.

So I decided to eat a bit while we were waiting to help me relax . . .

When, oh when was it going to be time for number 6??  (Really I just had fun looking at the funny frog.)

Finally it was our turn.  The doctor weighed and measured me.  I weigh 13lbs 10oz and am 62cm long now.  No wonder my parents get tired carrying me around!  He looked in my nose, ears, and mouth and told me I am very healthy.  I smiled at him lots because he made funny faces at me.  He put something in my mouth that I liked alot.  Then he put something in that I didn't like so much but it still made me laugh!  Finally he put something on my leg that hurt alot!  This time I didn't laugh, I cried!  I still have something stuck there over the boo boo!

After a long day, I was very tired and decided to take a nap in my elephant chair.

(I think mommy and papi were really enjoying taking pictures of me today)