In a way I regret not documenting extensively every new tooth, every step and every word but the fact that I was there and I remember it is all that matters.
Little man aka stinky, gordo, and nene is now 13 months old. He has 6 (going on 7) teeth, walks, had his first, second & third haircuts, says a few words, thinks he has mastered eating utensils and rolls his eyes. He has been sick, has fallen, and has cried but he has also grown, learned, and smiled. He loves to laugh, cuddle and give big kisses. He's not big on sharing but we are working on that lol.
We celebrated his 1st birthday with a Spongebob themed party. I wish someone would have told me that throwing a party for a one-year old would be more stressful than planning an event for work.
Oh and yeah birthday boy being sick on party day, definitely possible. It is super difficult to host a party and make sure nothing gets destroyed with a baby attached to your hip lol. But celebrating your baby's first year and looking forward to the years ahead is worth every minute of it.
I am so grateful to God for having blessed me with such a wonderful baby even when he is throwing a fit and giving me attitude. Yes people 1 year olds have attitudes lol. And if that eye-rolling attitude is any indication of how they are going to be when they are older I suggest you put your patience on reserve.
As a fairly new mom there are many things I wish I would have known and so many things I have learned. My one piece of advice is just enjoy it all, and dont get mad. Embrace your childs curiosity. Remember every thing is new to them. Dont panic, kids fall just pick them up make sure they are ok and let them keep learning. Its hard, trust me I know, be there for them and they will walk around like they can conquer the world. But relax they will always come back to Mama :)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
extremely over due
So its been over 5 months since I last posted and seeing as how I have some free time and instead of resting like I should be because I'm super sick, I'm going to update you on Little Man.
In the past 5 months Nene has learned to turn over, crawl, stand, blow kisses, say mama and dada and a whole bunch of other things that I can't understand but he definitely know what he's saying lol... and a full list of other things I can't think of right now. He now weighs 18 pounds, is 29 inches long, has 2 teeth and a full head of hair.
He's been in day care since august and he loves it and I love his day care and they love him so its working out pretty well.
He is just THE most amazing baby EVER -- something I'm pretty sure many moms say about their baby lol-- and I love everything about him.. the smiling, hugging, kissing, cuddling, playing, tantrums, attitude, messes, bath time, I love it all.
He's growing sooooooo fast and sometimes it's sad because I feel like I miss so much. But every time he does something new I'm overwhelmed with happiness and pride and love... even if that means eating a cookie he found on the floor, singing along to "que linda manita", dancing to absolutely any song, or taking out all the dvds from the dvd stand -- and i mean ALL the dvds lol.
You know babies are amazing. The power they have to just brighten your day no matter how much SH*T your going through is just.. out of this world. They give you a real reason to keep going, to stay sane, to want to be able to provide everything they need and want. They make you love your life and realize that at the end of the day.. its all about them.. lol. And most of us wouldn't have it any other way. Although I'm not going to lie a good night's sleep is truly missed lol.
This little boy, this tiny, fragile, silly little boy has made me realize that I can do anything. Without having to rely on anyone else. I'm thankful for that. Not saying that there aren't some amazing people in our lives who we are grateful for.
And now unfortunately I must go because if I don't take some kind of nap I will pass out right here on this desk. I'll try to be back before another 5 months fly by. :)
In the past 5 months Nene has learned to turn over, crawl, stand, blow kisses, say mama and dada and a whole bunch of other things that I can't understand but he definitely know what he's saying lol... and a full list of other things I can't think of right now. He now weighs 18 pounds, is 29 inches long, has 2 teeth and a full head of hair.
He's been in day care since august and he loves it and I love his day care and they love him so its working out pretty well.
He is just THE most amazing baby EVER -- something I'm pretty sure many moms say about their baby lol-- and I love everything about him.. the smiling, hugging, kissing, cuddling, playing, tantrums, attitude, messes, bath time, I love it all.
He's growing sooooooo fast and sometimes it's sad because I feel like I miss so much. But every time he does something new I'm overwhelmed with happiness and pride and love... even if that means eating a cookie he found on the floor, singing along to "que linda manita", dancing to absolutely any song, or taking out all the dvds from the dvd stand -- and i mean ALL the dvds lol.
You know babies are amazing. The power they have to just brighten your day no matter how much SH*T your going through is just.. out of this world. They give you a real reason to keep going, to stay sane, to want to be able to provide everything they need and want. They make you love your life and realize that at the end of the day.. its all about them.. lol. And most of us wouldn't have it any other way. Although I'm not going to lie a good night's sleep is truly missed lol.
This little boy, this tiny, fragile, silly little boy has made me realize that I can do anything. Without having to rely on anyone else. I'm thankful for that. Not saying that there aren't some amazing people in our lives who we are grateful for.
And now unfortunately I must go because if I don't take some kind of nap I will pass out right here on this desk. I'll try to be back before another 5 months fly by. :)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Baby's grow up soooooo fast... A little too fast if you ask me :( I feel like Little Man will be a man in no time. He's so alert and husky. He loves to talk and stand... and he's only 3 & 1/2 months old.
And I think he's teething already!!! I have to look that up. Hold on...
Okay I'm back lol so it turns out baby's can start teething as early as 3 months old. Some of the symptoms associated with teething which Little Man is now showing are drooling, fussiness, irritability, trouble sleeping at night, and biting.
It's so heartbreaking to see my Baby in pain and frustrated and me not being able to do anything about it. Ugh!! I need to get him Humphrey's. They've never failed us lol.
Tomorrow I am going to see this lady about day care. It's hard to have to leave your Baby with a complete stranger and hope that they will treat him good. Hopefully everything turns out good and the whole arrangement works out. Unfortunately time's are tough.. you know since the economy sucks lol.. and it is necessary.. We can't all stay home lol.
My Baby is too cute. I need to figure out how to upload pictures on this thing... If I only had the time lol..
And I think he's teething already!!! I have to look that up. Hold on...
Okay I'm back lol so it turns out baby's can start teething as early as 3 months old. Some of the symptoms associated with teething which Little Man is now showing are drooling, fussiness, irritability, trouble sleeping at night, and biting.
It's so heartbreaking to see my Baby in pain and frustrated and me not being able to do anything about it. Ugh!! I need to get him Humphrey's. They've never failed us lol.
Tomorrow I am going to see this lady about day care. It's hard to have to leave your Baby with a complete stranger and hope that they will treat him good. Hopefully everything turns out good and the whole arrangement works out. Unfortunately time's are tough.. you know since the economy sucks lol.. and it is necessary.. We can't all stay home lol.
My Baby is too cute. I need to figure out how to upload pictures on this thing... If I only had the time lol..
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Being a Mommy is all about multitasking to the 100th power lol.. At least you can't ever really say your bored and actually mean it. For example as I type this post Little Man is asleep on my chest. He just fell asleep so i have to give him some time before I put him down.. if I don't he will wake up and either throw a fit or want to play. That's definitely based on luck lol.
So I was at an event for work in a local correctional facility and after seeing and speaking to many of the inmates i can say that I realized how grateful I am to have the life I have and that I Love it. As an inmate you are taken away from everything you know and everyone you love.. your home, children, family, friends.. and its a real shame to hear how so many of them ended up there because of someone else. We need to give thanks for all the great things in our lives because in the grand scheme of things the little things that annoy us are most of that time not even worth stressing over.
Ok so I just had a space out moment lol that's what happens when all your free time is spent thinking about absolutely everything.. your brain just needs a break every once in a while whether you like it or not lol.
Anyway.. We have come across the "Day Care Dilemma".. and let me tell you it sucks!!!!! If you have the option of staying home with your child please do it... being at work once you have been approved to enter Mommy World is sooooooo hard lol. Chances are you will get emotional and noone will ever be good enough to take care of your baby. P.s. that feeling never goes away. Hopefully things work out for the best and we pick a place that will be great for him.
Day Care Hints:
Ask about certification
How many other kids are being taken care of there
If they've had any emergencies and what has been done
How they feel about unannounced visits by parents
Whether they provide meals
Ask for a tour of the facility so you can see what everything looks like for yourself
**Remember this is where your Baby will spend the majority of every day until he starts school, theres nothing wrong with asking questions.
The last thing you want is to feel that your little ray of sunshine is not safe.
And if your child has any special needs make sure the workers are aware of the situation and that they are capable of handling it.
Ugh my Baby... We shall see what happens very soon.. Oh yeah make sure you discuss payment amount and set up a payment schedule.. don't be afraid to accept that times are tough and we need to be more aware and careful of how we spend.
Enjoy it all!!! Be Happy and Love!
So I was at an event for work in a local correctional facility and after seeing and speaking to many of the inmates i can say that I realized how grateful I am to have the life I have and that I Love it. As an inmate you are taken away from everything you know and everyone you love.. your home, children, family, friends.. and its a real shame to hear how so many of them ended up there because of someone else. We need to give thanks for all the great things in our lives because in the grand scheme of things the little things that annoy us are most of that time not even worth stressing over.
Ok so I just had a space out moment lol that's what happens when all your free time is spent thinking about absolutely everything.. your brain just needs a break every once in a while whether you like it or not lol.
Anyway.. We have come across the "Day Care Dilemma".. and let me tell you it sucks!!!!! If you have the option of staying home with your child please do it... being at work once you have been approved to enter Mommy World is sooooooo hard lol. Chances are you will get emotional and noone will ever be good enough to take care of your baby. P.s. that feeling never goes away. Hopefully things work out for the best and we pick a place that will be great for him.
Day Care Hints:
Ask about certification
How many other kids are being taken care of there
If they've had any emergencies and what has been done
How they feel about unannounced visits by parents
Whether they provide meals
Ask for a tour of the facility so you can see what everything looks like for yourself
**Remember this is where your Baby will spend the majority of every day until he starts school, theres nothing wrong with asking questions.
The last thing you want is to feel that your little ray of sunshine is not safe.
And if your child has any special needs make sure the workers are aware of the situation and that they are capable of handling it.
Ugh my Baby... We shall see what happens very soon.. Oh yeah make sure you discuss payment amount and set up a payment schedule.. don't be afraid to accept that times are tough and we need to be more aware and careful of how we spend.
Enjoy it all!!! Be Happy and Love!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Since my last blog post my Little Man has Grown soo much. He is now 3 months old and the light in my life. I'm back at work and stopped breastfeeding about two weeks ago. The weaning process has been interesting. It's funny because he still tries to latch on and when he can't he tries to suck his thumb instead. As mean as it sounds I don't let him lol. I just don't want him to grow up to be one of those adults who still suck their thumbs. That's not sexy lol. He won't take a bobo which is great I think... although sometimes I try to give it to him if everything else I've tried doesn't work to calm him down.
My Baby is great though. He loves to smile, play, and "talk". We used to stay up all night and have conversations.. ok maybe not all night but from about 2 to 4 in the morning and then again from about 5:30 to 6a.m. It took him a bit to get on a 2 hour schedule. That was tough especially since during the day I wasn't getting any sleep. As a new mom you get extremely paranoid about everything. I must have checked his breathing like 500 times a day(that might not be an exxageration lol). Now he sleeps from 9:30p.m. to about 6a.m. Sometimes he wakes up for a bottle but its rare.
The hardest thing about the past 3 months has not been the negative amounts of sleep, or the fact that my body will never be the same again lol the hardest thing was going back to work. When I made the decision to return to my check lol I will admit I cried... I held Little Man and just cried. I'm ok with it now but I guess that's because my wonderful sister has been taking care of him during the day. She's a great help. The challenge now will be what to do about child care at the end of the summer when she goes back to school. Ugh.. si no es una cosa es otra!! (translation: if it's not one thing it's another lol)
At 3 months old Nene (Little Man) has his very own personality. And boy does he have a temper. He likes to watch t.v. , talk, play, take a bath, dance, and thinks he can stand already lol. He has a lot of hair and the unny thing is it naturally goes to the right. His hair came styled right out of the womb. He's gotten chunky but he's short... although he is husky... he looks like a little bodybuilder lol.
Oh I gotta go be a wife lol
My Baby is great though. He loves to smile, play, and "talk". We used to stay up all night and have conversations.. ok maybe not all night but from about 2 to 4 in the morning and then again from about 5:30 to 6a.m. It took him a bit to get on a 2 hour schedule. That was tough especially since during the day I wasn't getting any sleep. As a new mom you get extremely paranoid about everything. I must have checked his breathing like 500 times a day(that might not be an exxageration lol). Now he sleeps from 9:30p.m. to about 6a.m. Sometimes he wakes up for a bottle but its rare.
The hardest thing about the past 3 months has not been the negative amounts of sleep, or the fact that my body will never be the same again lol the hardest thing was going back to work. When I made the decision to return to my check lol I will admit I cried... I held Little Man and just cried. I'm ok with it now but I guess that's because my wonderful sister has been taking care of him during the day. She's a great help. The challenge now will be what to do about child care at the end of the summer when she goes back to school. Ugh.. si no es una cosa es otra!! (translation: if it's not one thing it's another lol)
At 3 months old Nene (Little Man) has his very own personality. And boy does he have a temper. He likes to watch t.v. , talk, play, take a bath, dance, and thinks he can stand already lol. He has a lot of hair and the unny thing is it naturally goes to the right. His hair came styled right out of the womb. He's gotten chunky but he's short... although he is husky... he looks like a little bodybuilder lol.
Oh I gotta go be a wife lol
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Being a mother is both the most amazing and the most exhausting thing ever!!! lol but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the universe. My baby is beautiful and loves his mommy so much :)
On Thursday he finally got his cute belly button lol.. and he finally fits in Newborn clothes and diapers almost perfectly. Sure he's about to be a month old on Sunday but you know what, he just doesn't want to out grow his clothes too fast that's all lol.
I decided to breastfeed and let me tell you.. it is not easy by any means. It better be true what they say about how breastfeeding helps you lose the weight faster because my sore parts are not loving it lol. But I put up with it because it is the healthiest thing for my Baby. I am glad my thoughtful fiance got me a breast pump because drinking from a bottle fills Jr a lot faster than when he has to do all the work.
I can't wait until my body is back to normal though. It sucks when you can't do things the way you used to. It's even harder because now you also have a baby to look after. I will be patient though..
On another note... I really don't want to go back to work lol.. Don't get me wrong I like to work and be able to contribute but I don't want to leave my Baby. I don't think 6 weeks is enough. I mean to think that you're 6 week old baby will be the responsibility of some stranger for the greater part of the day is an extremely frightening thought. You never know what people are capable of doing or if they will care for your child how they should. UGH!! I don't even like thinking about it.....
On Thursday he finally got his cute belly button lol.. and he finally fits in Newborn clothes and diapers almost perfectly. Sure he's about to be a month old on Sunday but you know what, he just doesn't want to out grow his clothes too fast that's all lol.
I decided to breastfeed and let me tell you.. it is not easy by any means. It better be true what they say about how breastfeeding helps you lose the weight faster because my sore parts are not loving it lol. But I put up with it because it is the healthiest thing for my Baby. I am glad my thoughtful fiance got me a breast pump because drinking from a bottle fills Jr a lot faster than when he has to do all the work.
I can't wait until my body is back to normal though. It sucks when you can't do things the way you used to. It's even harder because now you also have a baby to look after. I will be patient though..
On another note... I really don't want to go back to work lol.. Don't get me wrong I like to work and be able to contribute but I don't want to leave my Baby. I don't think 6 weeks is enough. I mean to think that you're 6 week old baby will be the responsibility of some stranger for the greater part of the day is an extremely frightening thought. You never know what people are capable of doing or if they will care for your child how they should. UGH!! I don't even like thinking about it.....
Monday, April 20, 2009
On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 Omar Jr. was born at 11:05 a.m. He is soooo cute. I know all parents say that about their kids but I'm serious lol. He is such a good baby and loves to eat. I've decided to breastfeed and you know what it's exhausting lol but I wouldn't change it for the world.
The moment he was born it was like instant love... but I think it was just all the love thats been building up over the past 9 months.. all of the feelings that have been accumulating all this time.. all those emotions just exploded the minute I held him in my arms. It's amazing. You know you love someone when you can't stop looking at them. There's very few people in this world who make me feel this way.
The part that is not so great is the whole recovery after labor. O yeah epidural.. amazing!! lol. Also my hormones are still all screwed up. I'm so unnecessarily emotional. I hate it lol. I can't wait to be fully recovered so that I can really be able to move around and do stuff. I feel so... I don't know.. just.. ugh.
Anyway. Jr. was born weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces and 18 inches long. He is so tiny. He is so small he doesn't even fit in preemie clothes lol. At first I didn't know what to do with him lol. I'd never held a baby that small. Now I find it so hard to let him go. Being a mom is such a crazy feeling. I worry about everything.. about if he's hot, cold, hungry, wet, tired, comfortable, if he's breathing ok, is the t.v. too loud, should I open the windows or close them. Geez lol. It's so much but I love it.
Nana met Jr this weekend. It's cute to see her trying to interact with the baby. she gives him kisses and meks sure he's ok when he cries. She tries to figure out how breastfeeding works lol. I can't wait to see the kids growing up together.
As for Omar Sr. lol I love him. He's been such great help this week.. cleaning up, making sure I eat, staying up with Jr so that I can get some rest. I love both my Omar's. I'm really going to hate when he goes back to work.
The moment he was born it was like instant love... but I think it was just all the love thats been building up over the past 9 months.. all of the feelings that have been accumulating all this time.. all those emotions just exploded the minute I held him in my arms. It's amazing. You know you love someone when you can't stop looking at them. There's very few people in this world who make me feel this way.
The part that is not so great is the whole recovery after labor. O yeah epidural.. amazing!! lol. Also my hormones are still all screwed up. I'm so unnecessarily emotional. I hate it lol. I can't wait to be fully recovered so that I can really be able to move around and do stuff. I feel so... I don't know.. just.. ugh.
Anyway. Jr. was born weighing 5 pounds 10 ounces and 18 inches long. He is so tiny. He is so small he doesn't even fit in preemie clothes lol. At first I didn't know what to do with him lol. I'd never held a baby that small. Now I find it so hard to let him go. Being a mom is such a crazy feeling. I worry about everything.. about if he's hot, cold, hungry, wet, tired, comfortable, if he's breathing ok, is the t.v. too loud, should I open the windows or close them. Geez lol. It's so much but I love it.
Nana met Jr this weekend. It's cute to see her trying to interact with the baby. she gives him kisses and meks sure he's ok when he cries. She tries to figure out how breastfeeding works lol. I can't wait to see the kids growing up together.
As for Omar Sr. lol I love him. He's been such great help this week.. cleaning up, making sure I eat, staying up with Jr so that I can get some rest. I love both my Omar's. I'm really going to hate when he goes back to work.
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