Catalina asked for fish for a ling time. Daddy said yes, so mommy had to agree. We got the tank and Catalina sort of picked her favorite fish before the holiday. But we told her nobody will be home to feed the fish, so she understood she needs to wait. Once we came back we rushed to Petsmart, just to be told that the water needs to be pre-conditioned before fish can survive. 2 more weeks of waiting, adding chemicals to the water every other day.
And the day finally came. Introducing the new "members" of our family: 3 gold fish, one is golden, one is black and one is metallic. They are pretty, but a lot more work then I expected. Also, because our tank is a lot smaller than what most fish like we need to do maintenance work more often. Catalina loves them and she remembers to feed them every day, so it's all worth it in the end.
Aside from that, there was a lot of love shared in our household. Catalina is very sweet talking about her new baby sister. She hugs me, when I take showers tells the baby to bring her umbrella, when I eat she tells the baby yummy food is coming her way. If mommy and daddy tell her she's our biggest happiness she reminds us there is one more biggest happiness in my belly. We are luck to have two girls, that's for sure!
Next chapter: school. While daddy was in NY for a training Catalina and mommy had a week together. It was tough. Mommy had to tech late evenings and several deadlines at work, Catalina had a big project at school. But we made it somehow, even fitting in some little fun. Catalina's project was the best part of it! Kids had to represent the four seasons using all sorts of crafts they want. Daddy came up with the tree idea, mommy drew the tree and Catalina did the rest.
So proud of my daughter!
I am sure there are way better looking projects at school, maybe more imaginative, better shaped. But this one had minimal input from mom and dad. My daughter is confident in her abilities and she is proud to show HER work. Smart and gorgeous, good thing I produced one more girl, I feel I am contributing to society in the best way possible :).
The silly never ends with this little one of mine. She can be extremely mature, just to hide under the blankets and pretend she disappeared. Often, at bed time she goes under the covers when mommy or daddy are in the bathroom and we have to pretend to look for her. She's been doing this since she was 4yo, so it gets pretty annoying sometimes. Te other night I was in the bathroom and I hear her saying she'll have a surprise for me. I assumed it's the same old story...I come back to bed and nevertheless I see a BIG bulge underneath the covers. Unpatientlly I tell her to get out and remove the covers, just to see some pillows. Fine...Catalina and dad tricked me. I look around the room and she jumps out from her little house, dressed in my PJs. She slept like this and we had lots more fun till we actually fell asleep. Somehow, I still don't think people tell the amazingly funny things that happen once you have kids.
Wearing mommy's clothes again (just the hat this time...)
Superbowl 50. Catalina was very much into the Cowboys (they were not playing, but she heard about them from a boy in school), so she decided to be one. Daddy was the horsey :)
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