2012

Happy New Year 2012, on the eve of the last night of 2011 my reflections lead my to thanks...this past year or really the past 5 years have brought me to a life I am forever astounded to be living. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever believe it would get this good. The lord has truly blessed me & I will say as I always do~ I feel his smile upon me with each blessing he has bestowed my way...from my amazing friends who have seen me through the toughest lowest points of my life...some even "rescued" me - pushing & getting me out of some bad situations, to my amazing cousin (mi primo favorito) who in an act of guardian angelship - got me my first interview for my first real job which gave me the means to get out of said bad situation... *** this one seemingly small thing altered the course of my life forever...from that interview I got my first job out of college, met Denise who became a dear close friend who introduced me to my now husband with which we have 2 beautiful boys...*** hence the guardian angelship reference. I find it surreal to be able to pinpoint the turning point of my life to one event...as I sit here looking at the mini version of my husband while he calls to me "Momi sit der sit der"" my entire being is brimming with joy/pride/happiness/contentment - a general feeling of all is right in the world at this moment within these walls with MY family. Thank you Lord for all that you have given us in 2011 especially the most wonderful surprise of our little bundle of chubba wubba Christian who made it on the last day of Leo with 4 minutes to spare to Mommy's added delight. I'm so in love with him, my first born Benjamin, my amazing hubby Ben (even though gets on every last nerve I have) I love him more & more each day..every fight brings us closer cause after each one I accept the fact that I'm not ever leaving him as none of these bickering squabbles are actual deal breakers ! Too bad he's not reading this blog cause he'd have that little fact in writing... Hahaha anyway 2011 was amazing & if 2012 & every year after goes exactly the same I'd be one lucky woman.
2012's goal : get in shape to dominate my first Spartan Race in June ~ that right I said dominate , not just do ~ that means train hard & give it all I got , in it to win not just do!

He Rolled!

Nothing gets you as excited as seeing your baby do something for the first time....catch it on video & you are bursting with good Mom pride. That is how I feel right now. I'm hanging out with Christian getting some baby gym time in, got the camera recording because he's been goin up in his side today so I'm thinking there maybe a slight chance this could happen...and it does! Of course Dad is napping with Benjamin even though I try to wake him - he dozes back off - I'm sooo excited with no one to share this with!!! I contemplated posting the video to facebook but somehow that seems wrong since Daddy hasn't seen it yet (i mean somethings should be shared with each other first - this blog doesnt count cause I'm sure nobody reads it 😜) - i would have been pissed if he posted a video of the kids achieving some milestone before I got to witness it, but I'm jealous like that & not afraid to admit it. I believe a certain degree of jealousy is ok, healthy even. Would you rather a girl who wants you to herself or who could care less if you were even there? Exactly! I'm just so elated right now that I got to witness something, having a baby in daycare you feel like your gonna miss those moments (the firsts). Even though there will always be a first time they do something in front of you it's not the same as being part of the first time they do it. What great day. Thank you Job for giving me the day after Christmas off.
I'll post the video later after Dad gets a chance to see it!

12/26 Mommy's Christmas

I declare that December 26th should be Mommy's Christmas. After a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...Mommy is exhausted!  From cooking holiday hearty fare (latina style), Christmas eve gift exchange with the hubby, midnight Santa wrapping, Christmas morning present opening, de-packaging of toys, complex assembly of said toys, giving each toy a whirl with my kids - which was fun - i loved seeing their faces as we played with each new thing and even some old things ~ It is now 10pm Christmas day the kids are knocked out and this is the first real moment I've had to myself.  I declare tomorrow is Mommy's Christmas day where I get to relax and play with my gifts. How about that! My new Kindle Fire has been practically yelling at me to play with it.  The hubby got to watch his hearts content of basketball's season starting all day & now its my turn. seriously.

Sleep Please

4am with both kids up the past 3 days in a row .... Ahh sleep deprivation... The stuff parents are made of...as my eyes sting for sleep & the pillows are yelling name... How is that my 2 year old seems to wake up with a fever at the same time every morning? 4am really?at least it's a Friday & a holiday so everyone can sleep late tomorrow but somehow at this hour that's only slightly comforting. This kids has a new excuse every 5 minutes to want to go to the kitchen - "come" "help" "wat" j"juice" "uppe". So as the parent in my sleep deprived state now I need to make an executive decision: give in to the excuses & let him lead me to kitchen or endure the terrible 2's tantrum that sure to make an appearance. Hmmm normally it's easy just let him cry, ignore the tantrum but being that's it is now 5am & he's already suckered me into putting on the swan princess do I want to risk that the crying will have the opposite effect and wake him up more? (which has happened btw)
What to do what to do...fine a swallow of juice sippy of water & some Motrin now please let's go back to sleep!

Bubble Boy

Oh how i wish i could just wrap my boy in a bubble and protect him from all germs forever! So my youngest (4 month old) Christian officially has RSV Bronchiolitus AKA baby bronchitus :/  Its a result of a cold virus (caught most likely from big brother Benjamin or some other cute toddler at daycare) that moved down into his lungs.  I know these things will happen and "it will build his immunity" but im not finding any comfort in those GEMs right now...seriously every cough makes me cringe and hearing his congestion leaves my chest achy for him. Thankfully Daddy was able to get him back to the DR this morning and now we've got some better treatments for him and the 4 day weekend coming up helps too. Just wish we could win lotto so i could stay home with my babies....Gorging myself on Brother Jimmy's wings & fried brussel sprouts (yes i had them AGAIN today) only effectively took my mind off my munchkin for a short while.  Just counting the minutes to the dragging last hour before the begining of our sickie holiday weekend....

On my mind

So Ive signed up to do the Spartan Sprint in June 2012.  Never did anything like this before but feeling super excited to do something that will make me feel strong.  Ive had 2 babies over the last 2 years and feel this would be a great motivator to get me where i want to be which is fit/tight/taut and looking good but not too skinny which i don't like either.  A competition like this should really help push the boundaries of what i can expect from myself physically. Although carrying and delivering a baby is mark of strength in itself in its own way the recovery from that trauma that the body is put through I feel will really empower me. Everyone has different motivators and though this one may seem superficial to some - to me its promoting a healthier lifestyle and giving me an avenue to set the example of keeping an active lifestyle for my boys. Yes i have 2 boys, Ive got get myself in the kind of shape to keep up with them and learn all the sporty things I'm sure is going to dominate my life between them & my husband (who is a gem btw).

BlogAventure

Starting out this blogging, figuring tis a good way to digest the days events, vent, post whatever -an outlet for my extrovert side.  Guess we will see how it goes, a public journal for myself and whoever is bored enough to read my posts - LOL

Let the blogging begin