As of July 17th, Maya and I hopped on a plane back to Puerto Vallarta after almost 7 long months of being away from hubby and beautiful Vallarta. We have been doing great! I live in a "suburb" of Puerto Vallarta called El Pitillal. Its a good sized town only 10-15 minutes from the Malecon in Vallarta. It's filled with the hustle and bustle of locals, and has plenty of shops, farmacies, and hole in the wall taco stands. I love it! Everything I need is always just around the corner!
Hubby
It is absolutely amazing to be with hubby again after being away for so long. You really appreciate them more when your separated. He is such an amazing husband and father! He has been working while I was away, and was able to get several days off work to spend with Maya and myself while we broke back in to the Vallarta scene. Those days have sadly come and gone, and he is back to his 6 days a week, 10 hour shifts (including travel time to work). And even though I only get one full day of him to myself, and mornings, I am SO greatful to even have that!
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| A view of our backyard |
I live with my in-laws and my mother-in-law's parents. My home here reminds me of The Secret Garden. Just off of the street, a single white iron door takes you down a little hall and leads you to our home. You could separate the home into two sections. The first includes a living room, my grand-parent-in-law's room, a kitchen, bathroom, and dining room. There is no back wall. It automatically opens up to a backyard, which I believe is absolutely beautiful! From the first section of the home, there are stairs that lead up to a second level where there are two more rooms and a bathroom. The second section, where I live, is across from the "backyard". Here there is a little kitchen/dining area, a bathroom, our room, and my in-laws room next door. The downside? There's no hot water.. Which is actually fine because it is HOT. Also, our roof if made of tin/metal. Which means during the hottest points of the day, when the sun is on full blast, the metal roof is absorbing the sun's energy and pushing it into the rooms, heating it up just like you would an oven. *sigh* This completely cuts in my ability to have a comfortable nap during the afternoon. And because there are gaps where the roof/ceiling sets on top of the walls, an air conditioner is useless. All the cool air would escape. So we have a fan.. and a water air cooler I invested in. The afternoons are still a pain int he behind, but during the evenings when i have both running, I am elated!
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| Our metal roof/ceiling |
Baby
I am 37.5 weeks pregnant, and most times feel like a beached whale..
Currently, I am as far along as I was when I went into labor with Maya. So it could be any day now. Of course all is up to baby, who doesn't have a name. We'll figure it out eventually.. I hope.. I have mentioned in the past that I am planning a homebirth. And even though I am in Mexico, that plan hasn't changed. I was able to find a midwife here in Vallarta, who speaks english, and will be having my homebirth. As long as everything goes right. So I will be sure to update about that when the baby decides to make her debut!
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| My kitty enjoying the back yard! |
Welcome Back!!
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