Saturday, April 17, 2010

Crismairys Photo Op

In Los Cacaos you could count with one hand the amount of people that own a camera :/ So Crismairy's mom asked me to take some pics of her, of course I agreed, after all the girl already got me wrapped around her tiny hand!
I am not an expert photographer, most of my pics are plain regular, but she was happy with the end result :) We took pics in different outfits until we where sure the baby will need a psychiatrist when she grows up!

Saturday night live...

it's raining, I just made a huge pot of Habichuelas con Dulce and life is great :)

Can you see I am in a good mood!

Friday, April 9, 2010

FFF- Easter Memories



Besides Easter being a time to be grateful because Jesus died for our sins, here in the Dominican Republic is also a week full of traditions and a time to take tons of pics and create great memories!
People like to go on vacation that weekend.
I remember when I was little that we always went to a beach resort.
And as I got older and married we still do the same.
Whenever we can we go to the beach...Or the river.
Or have family and friends over for a big dinner.
Last year I decided to bake some Easter cupcakes to start a tradition.
But no Easter is complete without Habichuelas Con Dulce (Sweet Beans) the Dominican Easter dessert (trust me this taste nothing like beans and it is really good; recipe here), every house you go to they will offer you that and this year I didnt even made any because we received like 15 different jars from neighbors and patients here in Los Cacaos.
Hope you had a great Easter :)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Recap

Last week was Easter (we call it Holy Week) and Los Cacaos was full of people vacationing, usually people travel to places were there are rivers or beaches here in DR.

This means that I got to work A LOT, I've never been so tired in my life, I hardly gotten any sleep in the last week and a half because EVERY single night there was an emergency.
I love working in Los Cacaos but I am glad I am back home and get to sleep a little :)



Also last week I was asked by one of my patients in Los Cacaos to be her daughter's Godmother, at first I wasnt sure, I've always said that I dont want to have a tons of Godsons and Goddaughters because I believe that being a Godmother is a special thing, but then i figured 3 or 4 is a good number, so I still have two spaces available for any special friend or sister! And this patient and I have become friends and I followed her pregnancy completly (I was the one that ordered her pregnancy test and did several of her ultrasounds) and now I'm attached to Los Cacaos when I leave :)
Here is the sweet girl!!! She got introduced in her church last wednesday.
Now I'm the Godmother of two of the sweetest babies ever!!

03/20/2010

My sister and my brother got married, not that my family is full of freaks that get married between each other and not that I have a sister and a brother that got married on the same day... Just that my only sister and my (thanks to her) acquired brother are now married :) PLEASE NOTE that I dont consider him a brother in law, he is just my brother, period, and now we'll never be able to get married (inside joke).
Here are some of my fav pics from the wedding...


Congrats to them :)

Friday, March 12, 2010

Still alive...

I've been kind of absent lately, but there is so much going on right now.
My sister is here for her wedding, I havent seen her in 4 years!!!
So I will be back full mode on april, there is a lot of good things going on at Los Cacaos that I am sure you will all be happy to hear about!

Sharing

Until last week Bayo hasnt really been open about talking about the miscarriage, I mean he talks but tries to avoid the subject shutting down his feelings about it. I belong to a miscarriage december 2009 group and apparently is a commun behavior of the guys. I just let it go and wouldnt bring up the subject around him.
Last week he showed me something he wrote and I wanted to share it with all of you (with his consent, of course). Sorry if the translation is not that good :)

A drop of life died inside my wife, we loved it, no one wanted to spread it into the nothing, a drop of life brought us so much happiness for a couple of months and then went away without letting us know, in a sudden way, like a mute flower that withers, like a sordid wound that left us with his silent and subtle departure, the day I found out it existed my life changed deeply, I even wrote it a letter, it was what I desired the most, my life need it him… even if it looks like something else, I haven’t forgotten you, little piece of me… forgive me… now I get lost in this fear, I fell apart sometimes and others I try to live. Sometimes I wonder how you were, if you look like me or Vane, or if you were the perfect mix of both of us, sometimes I have to pretend I am tough so your mother can get over your lost, but in my loneliness is an empty father that has lost you and I suffer… I remember when I took you to the doctor and everything was fine… you know I loved you no matter what you were, that I was willing to change my life without thinking because you were born, my son I wanted to teach you so many things, come back, allow me to meet you… bring me back my life my dear… beloved prince… my universe is to have you cuddle between Vane and I… my biggest desire, my mayor realization. You won’t know how much I think of you, dream of you and need you. God should have waited until your mommy and I could have seen you… you are my whole world my son, come and justify me… come and complete your mommy… if only you would know the agony my soul has because I couldn’t give her a baby… your mommy is waiting for you… Vane is all life and only wishes to have you in her arms alive… I am life and I still love you before you can be… some day my little boy we will all be dead but it wont matter because life never ends… and I love you too much to forget you…
A father without his little prince… Bayo-10


Una gota de vida murió dentro de mi esposa, la queríamos, nadie quiso esparcirla en la nada, una gota de vida nos trajo tanta alegría por un par de meses y luego se fue sin avisar, de manera súbita, como una flor muda que se marchita como una sórdida herida como la que nos dejo con su silente y sutil partida, el día que supe que existía mi vida cambio profundamente, hasta le había hecho una carta, es que lo deseaba tanto, mi vida lo necesitaba…aunque parezca otra cosa, no te he olvidado, partecita de mi…perdóname…ahora en este miedo me pierdo, me desgarro a veces y otras trato de vivir. Me pregunto a veces como eras, si te parecías a mi o a Vane, o si eras la mezcla perfecta de los dos, a veces tengo que hacerme el duro para que tu madre supere tu perdida bien, pero en mi soledad queda un padre vacío que te ha perdido y sufro…recuerdo cuando te llevaba donde la doctora y todo iba bien…sabes que te amaba fueras lo que fueras, que cambiaria mi vida sin pensarlo por que hubieras nacido, hijo mío te he querido enseñar tantas cosas, vuelve, déjame conocerte…devuélveme la vida querido mío…principito amado…mi universo es tenerte acurrucado entre Vane y yo… es mi total anhelo, es mi realización mayor. No sabes lo que te pienso y te sueno y te necesito. Dios debió esperar hasta que te pudiéramos ver tu mami y yo…eres todo mi mundo hijo mío, ven y justifícame…ven y completa a tu mami…si supieras la angustia que llevo en mi alma por no haberle dado un bebe…tu mami te espera…Vane es toda vida y solo anhela tenerte vivo en sus manos…yo soy vida aun y te amo antes de que estés…algún día hijito estemos muertos pero no importa porque la vida no muere…te amo demasiado como para olvidarte…
Un padre sin principito…Bayo-10