Tamales and Third Trimester

Christmas morning means tamales in the Vasquez family, and this year Sophie got to help Abuela Rosa with the whole production.

Tamales and Third Trimester

I supervised from my perch at the kitchen island because at 38 weeks, standing for more than ten minutes makes my back scream.

Abuela Rosa had Sophie rolling masa like a pro - my four-year-old has better technique than I do, but don’t tell my grandmother I said that. The kitchen smells like home and my stretchy pants are doing the Lord’s work.

Marcus took about fifty photos of this moment because he knows these are the memories that matter. Also because he knows I look adorable even when I’m basically a house with legs. The man has his priorities straight.