Life is good!!

Life is soo good! I can't complain, my life has never been terrible...growing up you have your teen drama and such...but then in met the most wonderful man who I have now had in my life for 7 years!!! And we had some great times just me and him together, and now we have something even greater in our lives! We have been parents for just about one and a half years!! I still can't believe it! God gave us this perfect little guy who fit right in with us from the start! He is such a great little man! So lovable so caring and a little dare devil!! He learns everything so fast...little mind like a super absorbent sponge!!! He says a lot more words now and can communicate better. And he always likes to try new things, he is a good healthy eater. I enjoy him so much everyday!
I don't hve much to say in this little blog today, I just wanted to share just how happy being Nick's mommy makes me. Even though I don't think I could ever put into words exactly all the love I feel for him!

Surviving

Ha so we survived summer!!!! I was only the third of september when the weather took a drastic change from HELLA hot to nice breezes and temps in the 80's!! nice weather makes for a happier mommy lol because running errands in the heat is nooooo fun!
Any ways so wow really september! I didn't want the summer to end so fast even though the heat was ridiculous! We tried to enjoy it as much as we could, I wish we could have done more out door activities with Nicolas.
For example take him to the zoo!!! We took him last summer when he was almost 4 months old but of course we enjoyed it a lot more than he did. So since this week Julian and I both have vacation and the weather is finally so nice!! yay!! We are finally going to take nicolas to the zoo! I know he is going to love it so much!! Im so excited!
I know every parent must say this about their own kids, but gosh is nick so smart! He has really started to mock a lot of things we do, mostly facial expressions, but it is really funny to see this little guy scrunch his eye brows together, and I know he also uses the same hand gestures I use to explain things to him lol! too cute! He is saying more words now, really trying hard to talk, besides mama and da(daddy) and he tries to say grampa and says his uncle alex's name and in his own way his aunt Daniela. BAll, baby, bye, hi, shoes, and today he said keys!! And he knew they were daddy's keys so he said da key. I love it love it love it!! he is so much fun! And I shush the dog when he starts barking like crazy at the mail man or anyone he sees out walking and now nick beats me to it!! cracks me up!
I dont remember if I had mentioned we started swim classes! He has had 3 so far! during the first class he was being shy when he normally loves the pool! But classes two and three he was his happy splashy self!
I still cant get over watching him discover new things and new toys and the way his little imagination works! I don't think I will ever get tired of this. I love taking him to playgrounds to play with other kids. He really enjoys meeting new kids everywhere. Oh and he is so helpful he likes to help me carry things, and he helps me pick up his toys. Actually tonight after he was done with his bath I always sing the clean up song to pick up the bath toys and today he actually tired to sing it!! I almost died!! before i know it he will be talking our ears off!! lol!!
And he still really loves our dog, they play rough but they really love each other. And I know nick is super happy to wake up and daddy to still be in bed with us! He wakes up and he tells me da da and points that daddy is still there. Usually he askes about da and I tell him he is at work.
I am fully enjoying my boys this week, we have also done some end of summer cleaning and shopping hehe!! Its so great to have a week to really enjoy each other and our now super clean home!
Whoo hoo cant wait for the zoo tomorrow!!

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Finding Balance

I have a lot on my plate these days, and I try to do the best at everything I do. But it is hard, first of all I try to be the best mom to Nicolas, I want to find plenty of time to play with him, cuddle him, teach him new things, but I am also still a wife and I have to find time for hubby and me time, which we do get in the evenings after nick falls asleep, and if I don't have a million things to clean or do before getting to bed, then we sometimes watch a movie together in the living room, or even just chat about random things. And I also have to work, some days from home and some days at the office. I know..it doesn't sound like many things to stress about, but my house always needs to be cleaned, I cook more often than I used to because I don't want to feed nick canned or a ton of processed food. So theres the kitchen mess to clean afterwards. And we finally signed up at the gym because believe it or not I am just about 25 and stopped working out pretty much since I met julian lol. So its really time to get back in shape, also because I want to set a good example for Nicolas, I want him to learn early on that working out should be part of our daily lives and it will help us stay healthy and happier. So there is another thing i need to cram onto my plate!! I do enjoy the work out, but the problem has always been finding the time!! But so far so good.
Also we are dying to get out of town for a while, we are in desperate need!! Being locked up most of the day all summer sucks!! We either have to go out and have some fun early in the day before it gets too hot or anytime after 4pm when there is shade in the backyard and we can hangout with out turning too brown lol!! Im hanging in there though because I know a good Vacay is coming to us very soon!
And wow I am turning 25 in 10 days!

New Schedule

For about a week now Nicolas has only been taking one nap for 1-2 hrs around noon. I don't mind him only having one nap, on the plus side it's easier to put him down at night because he is so tired. He goes to bed early 8-9pm and sleeps better through the night. Only con is that he is a little cranky in the afternoons. It would b nice if he took a short cat nap. But he refuses! Iv even tKen him forna car ride to try and get him to take an afternoon nap, but he will not close those little eyes. And im much more exhausted myself because it's beating having him be fussy in the afternoons!! I feel like I need a nap myself lol!! But this is only a phase I tell ,myself, this shall pass. I know his little body is also adjusting to this new one nap a day.

My Big Boy!

As much as I wish Nicolas would stay my little baby forever, I also enjoy watching him grow! Its so amazing to me still how much he learns and how he plays. He loves to make a mess all over the house. I have ABC magnets all over the refridgerator, he pulls out tupper wear and pots and pans. If he catches me with the fridge open while im cooking, its like an invatation for him to play in it. he pulls out anything he can get his hands on, but this week he started putting things back inside! Yay! Also when he takes his bath he has started helping me clean his toys up before taking him out of the tub. And of course he claps after he helps me with something, he loves the praise. lol. And he is learning to throw trash away, but then he wants to pull it back out. He also likes to play with a little bowl or plate and a spoon, he looks like he pretends to cook, and then he "feeds" me or julian or even the dog lol!! ITs toooo cute! I love it! And he has learned to "brush" his hair. And today he was brushing mine. it was fun! He was very proud of him self. He also recently learned to climb up on his rocking horse all by himself, and he knows how to rock it back and forth. Im such a proud mom!! Im so crazy about my Boy! And he is just the sweetest thing to me! I love when he cuddles with me when he is going down for a nap. I love his hugs and his kisses! Speaking of kisses, this moring he woke up like at 5:45am because last night he went to bed really early, and he was giving me and julian kisses to wake us up. Then he would kiss his stuffed duck and make us give the duck kisses too! I couldnt help but crack up!

Start of Summer

So the May craziness is over! We survived daddy's trip to California lol! The first week he was gone was a little tought mostly in the evenings and bedtime. But the second week went by soooo fast! So Nick and I ended up going to California Friday to Monday. But technically we got back Tuesday morning. Let me tell you about that terrible experience. So Monday we had a 3:50pm flight home. And Because of the bad weather here in Dallas our flight was delayed twice. A total of 8 hours!! Stuck in the small ass airport of Burbank California!! Ugh! I spend ours just chasing Nick around the sitting area. Then he finally took a nap and there for when we boarded the plane he woke up. And he was still sleepy BUT couldn't stay asleep bc I think his little ears were hurting! So he cried the last 1.5 hr of the flight home. My nerves were on end! I was a little embarassed and stressed that I couldn't keep him quiet. I couldn't look any one in the face. But once we landed Nick was a happy baby. And A lot of ppl told me its ok not to worry and I apologized anyway! Except for one A-hole. I shouldn't even mention him, but he was a little rude to me. And I did tell him off. But as I was loading Nick into his stroller in the terminal, I just broke down crying from all the stress!! I just needed to cry it out. I had several nice old lady's console me. And another guy said it was ok he has been there with his little girls. So anyway we landed at 1:40am tuesday morning. Ugh!! my mom and sis picked us up from the airport. I was just so tired and glad they were there to help me carry everything including Nick! We got to my house with a sleeping baby. And I have never been more happy to be home.
So moving on, it took me a few days to recuperate from that flight back home. Hubby came home friday and he was also very happy to be back home. We were supposed to go to Oklahoma the nect day for my cousins Quinceanera. And we were not looking forward to the drive there and back. And I have to say I guess we went ment to go because I ended up getting soooo sick!!! Friday night I started with a sore throat, and by saturday morning I had a fever and was so tired and had an achy body. So there was no point in me trying to go to an out of town party. Besides we didn't miss out on much lol. Cool thing is we had a 3 day weekend. So we were able to enjoy being back home together.
Now about Nick, He is just running around the house now. He is such a menace sometimes lol!! Little ball of energy! He loves playing with Scottie our mini schnauzer, he likes to share his food and snacks with him. Which is fine, but Nick expects scottie to do the same lol! While our dog eats nick goes over to the food bowl and tried to take some of his kibble and put it in his mouth!! They are such good friends I love it!! And Scottie has always been a good dog, but now with Nicolas I feel that he is an even better dog!! He used to bounce around on our couches and bed and walk all over our laps. But since Nick came home he doesn't bounce around any more. And he knows not to bark at peaple walking outside, specially when baby is sleeping because he will wake him. He puts up with all the pulling of his beard. And he loves to get hugs from Nick!!
Nick really loves all his family, he plays with them all in different ways. He rough houses with his uncles Jr and Alex. He gives tough love to his aunts Dani and Laura. He loves for them to mush over him and beg him for kisses, and he ignores them on purpose. He knows his abuelo Lupe dances with him. And his grandmothers take him for walks outside. And his other grandpa Jose just mushes over him and is so impressed by how smart a baby he is. With daddy he likes cuddling and being goofy. And Mommy...Well we do all kinds of stuff together! From cuddling, to playing outside, and playing on the floor together. We have some good special times.