ok, so i was standing by the bed this morn, getting the girls dressed. it felt like the wind was blowing really hard, but as i stood up straight i was reminded of our cruise last year -- like the whole room was swaying! had it been any stronger i might have been scared, but it was actually kinda cool :) i was so excited i called my husband! I was hoping I wouldn't leave Guat without experiencing at least ONE earthquake tremor!

so, we did go to the doctor today, in GC and the girls did so well. they were too cute laying on the exam table. "Smiles" was so calm and interested in everything Dr. Valdez was doing. "Squeaks" was a wiggle worm, and tried her hardest to reach anything in site : the stethoscope, the Dr's belt, his cell phone :)

The official weigh in was 15lbs 2oz, and 14lbs 12oz. they also had both grown over 1.5 inches in less than two months :) no wonder those jammies are all getting tight and short on them :D What a blessing to be down here and not having to worry about my girls' health! The doctor said they are doing great, and we can wait for the MMR, up until 15 mos of age. So i'm praying that we'll be home before that, and i won't have to worry about the Guatemalan vaccines!
ok, so there has been this guy that i've run into more than once. the first time we "met" it was at my front door. he was going around the neighborhood giving some lengthy speech -- only problem is that the lengthy speech was in Spanish. I'm not kidding you this guy went on for about five mins, before I could tell him "no habla espanol".. to which he kept on talking, but slowed it down a bit for me :) So, last time he came to my door, i was able to pick up enough words to know he was asking for stuff. he showed me an xray of his ankle, that has a brace on it and was asking me for clothing. i was able to communicate that i only had women's clothing : lo siento! last time i asked him his name, to which he questioned "what's
my name?" and then told me "Carlos"
So, today we're walking to the grocery store and we run into Carlos, only this time (just to test him) I say "I'm sorry, what's your name again?" to which he replies "what's
my name?" "Pepe". Ok, that sent up RED flags.. why is he changing his name? So, i politely try to say "adios" and walk quickly in the other direction, but my sweet child decides she wants to stretch out her hand for him to hold. I kind of tried to distract her, to which he replied "oh, she wants to hold my hand".. so we're walking down the street with some strange guy holding my daughter's hand.. and I don't even know
who this guy is! thankfully, he left a minute or two later, but I'm going to have to be extra careful to avoid this Carlos Pepe character.
PS driving home from the city today, i saw a man riding a bike with a
lawnmower tied on to the back. it was a push mower.. but still!! wish i could have gotten my camera out quick but i had two sleeping babies in my arms :)