Issa: One Year

Issa: One Year

Dear Issa, Tomorrow you will be one year old.  This time 365 days ago I was almost two weeks past my due date, miserably pregnant, and praying to go into labor as soon as possible.  You can read your birth story here and here to find out the rest of the story. ...

Happy Birthday Mi Amor

The very first time I celebrated the birth of one Mr. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, I was a freshman in college, and he was my (totally hawt 😉 ) boyfriend.  We had officially been a couple for all of two months, and barely knew each other’s middle names, much less what...