Hello Fall

I can't believe that it's October and even more so I can't believe that I haven't posted in over 5 months! Yikes. Life. 

So much going on and so much anticipation in this month! New baby should make her arrival soon and we are so ready for her! Big sister is prepared and so excited for new role she is taking. Knowing the two most important rules 1. No touching babies head. 2. Only hold sister when a grown up helps you hold her. She has this down! You ask her the rules and she claims the above. I just hope she transitions well and mommy and daddy will make sure of it! It's what has me loosing sleep at night just thinking about isla and how I have to leave her to go to hospital. We will cross that bridge when we get there Dayana!!! 

It's all I keep saying to my self. 

So I'm currently term. 37 weeks and 3 days preggo! Almost there! I am definitely feeling like I did with isla. Ready to reclaim my body and hold my accomplishment. Isla came at this mark but hang in just a little longer darling we have your sisters birthday celebration(first weekend after her birthday) this Sunday and pumpkin patch this Saturday! After this weekend it's fair game and you can make your appearance! We are so ready for baby BUT still have to pack hospital bag for hubby and I. Also Islas over night bag too for grandmas house. Breaks my heart I'll spend two days away from her. Okay I need to stop now  or I'll start crying. Baby number two is doing wonderful and in position already so now we have I sit and like I said just wait...

Isla is potty trained and excelled earlier this summer, No accidents, dry over nights, and loved her big girl undies! Three! My daughter is three!!! I can't believe she is three! We enjoyed being able to watch her excitement this year for birthday from last. The anticipation of the upcoming day was so fun! We did a few birthday related activities and she just loved the lead up. On September 26 th she woke up to balloons on the walls and all around her,  a birthday banner along with her birthday presents followed by a special breakfast. We also had prepared her telling her we were going to take her to a birthday surprise trip. Needless to say for the last couple days she was working us to try to get the surprise out of us. We didn't budge, we got in our car that morning and took off to Long beach to The Aquarium of the Pacific and boy was she surprised! She loved the trip! We came home to play with her new gifts from that morning and enjoyed an evening with her little cousins and pizza and cake! This weekend we plan on her little celebration with a few of her little friends. Can't wait for that. 

So now we are in full on GO mode and anticipating the arrival of baby number two and this month not only kicks off the holiday season but our merry little family is about to be rocked! So I am trying to really focus on Isla and make her feel special and not feel any sort of rift, I know it it's only normal but she is very bright and so perceptive to feelings and I know she feels this baby coming because she is really testing us not super out of line but she pushes mommy so much more. I have also noticed that although my hold is a mamas girl she has times'ed that by 10. Like she won't let me out of her view. I love to see her follow me around but when I want her to play independently she asks me so sweetly " mommy watch me play" I can't resist! 

So we take this on a day at a time and just wait it to see what comes next...

Enjoy fall!

Dear isla

They say you enter this world alone(unless your a twin, not in this case though) :)  although that is partially true I want you to know that you weren't alone, mommy and daddy have been and will continue to be by your side. You enter this world alone and you leave this world alone is what they say. Again you will never be alone. God willing when you have a lived a fulfilling and loooooooooooong beautiful life and you are an old lady, warm in your bed and god is calling on you once again you will be with us in heaven and not alone. Your whole life through mommy will be there when ever you need me and I will do my best to be there for you anytime you might need me. The reason for my post baby girl is because in 5 month you will become a big sister. We will changing your world and you are so little I don't want you to feel any difference, any changes. I want you to know that there will be no reason why I won't be able to comfort you when you need me. You are such a mommy's girl I love our connections and don't want you to feel left out or rebel against me. My heart hurts at the thought of leaving you already for the day I am at the hospital having your sibling. I hate when I am away from you. I will admit that I may struggle a little to get our routine going at first but don't worry, I will make sure that no matter what you won't be too affected. I promise you we will have our mommy and isla time just the two of us and I will always have time for you no matter what. What I am most excited about is that you you will gain a little companion. Being able to share your life with a sibling and make memories with your whole life through. We will make memories for you guys to remenese when you are older. I would love for you to share a strong bond and always have each others best interest at heart. Heaven forbid that mommy and daddy should pass away together or even at different stages I am at peace that in this big world you will have each other to go through life. To be able to know that whatever stage in life you are each in you will have one another to call upon. There is nothing more important than FAMILY. Remember family is forever! It's blood. So no mater what If I can bestow a lesson to you it will be that family comes first. I love you to the moon and back and I can't wait to see you in your new title of big sister. It will be something so beautiful to see. You are already such a little lover that I just know that you will make a wonderful sister. You are mommy's little helper. Already kissing mommy's belly and rubbing the belly. You are always thinking of your brother or sister. Always making sure at bedtime that you say good night to everyone and that includes baby! :) you melt my heart. So here we go little lady soon you will be a big sister and life will be filled with more memories! 

I love you through and through! 

Next chapter

I'm a mama... Iv loved being a mommy for  2 years and 8 wonderful months. Now we Are welcoming the birth of our second baby this fall! I have to say I am excited but more than anything I am little  nervous. Actually ALOT nervous. Iv read so many articles, books, blogs and what have you about how your heart just grows and you just do. I'm looking forward to my little family of 4 but I am scared. I have to share my heart my time with another little human. i know i can and i know i will be just fine. Becoming a mama the first was so natural. So easy and such a beautiful experience that I don't understand my apprehension. Life will be different but this baby is going to complete us I just know it. I know the instant I hold my baby and see their beautiful little face all my thoughts and my worries will be but a distant memory. I just love isla so much my heart hurts. I don't know how I will be able to make her feel no change I want to make this the easiest transition for her. Isla is my bigger concern I know that we will be able to handle that. I need to just enjoy my time with isla while its just the three of us and slowly we are introducing the idea of baby growing in mommy. And already she is a wonderful BIG sister. Constantly rubbing my baby bump and always wanting to cuddle my belly and saying little sweet things to baby in mommy's tummy. She gets it, she knows baby will be here after her birthday and I love that she is so excited. "Baby coming soon mommy?" "After my birthday?" So adorable right? I am so confident she will make a perfect big sister. I just know it. So just like that we made the decision to give her a little companion to grow with and to share memories. We were so on the fence a out another baby, we weren't against it but we just loved how our life was and felt so fulfilled that we thought isla would be enough for us. We would sit and talk and my husband and I decided she needed someone to grow up with, someone who would be there her life through. Be there for each other always. It's so important to have someone. Heaven forbid something were to happen to my husband and I at least they have each other.  So we begin the next chapter and accept with open arms all the adventures and trials that will come our way raising two beautiful children. 

Dear isla,

I love it when You cradle my face in your little hands and capture my attention with those beautiful dark eyes of yours, any time something catches your attention! Saying to me " mommy what that? What the noise?" You melt my heart little girl! You do it so tenderly and yet over enthusiastically(is that even a word?) does that make sense? :) you get so happy learning about new sounds and what is out there, weather it be a motorcycle passing by or an airplane in the sky. You are so curios and I love how much you love to learn! Nothing gives me more pleasure then to stop right that moment and give you the answer to Your pending question. Simple things like that remind me of just how rewarding it is to be your mommy see my creation grow into this little being that makes life so worth the it! You give me purpose! I never existed until you. Daddy and you make my world go round. I hope you can appreciate this entry and know that mommy would love to know you continue to expand your horizon, I love you through and through little lady!

2013

Dear Isla,
another year is upon us and i cant help but get emotional just thinking of how far we have come. These last two years with you have been heaven. I STILL look at you and cant beleive you are ours! i love you so much i dont know how life was before you and i dont miss any of it. you have brought me so much joy so much emotion in the little time iv known you and yet i love you that much i cant imagine life without you. These past few months since i stopped working iv cherished so much. I get to be with you every step of the day. I miss you when you are asleep! you are my little companion,my go to, my little girl,my all! i love all the time we share. I am bleseed to be able to see see your development and enjoy every smile and giggle along the way! You are amazing kid! I can have conversations with you now and it's awesome! I love when you say things and people ask me " what she say" when it's a little unclear, I love that I understand everything you say and get a little annoyed when they don't give you enough credit when you speak. Not that it's a big deal because its not but I always make sure to correct what they "think" you said with what you actually said. So you know that you did say it correct. It's little silly things like that I mean. Nonetheless you are my daughter and daddy seems to think you have my personality! His looks but mommy's "attitude" I'll take that! I love to watch you on the playground or your little classes we attend. My little social butterfly! My little lover, you make friends everywhere we go. Such a sweet and nice girl! I love when we go to a restaurant and we are done ordering and you say; " thank you much very much" so cute! Daddy and i like to ask you questions and hear your little input. For example we say we are going to your cousins house and mentioned we would stop to get you some French fries and you will say " fries first" "then Titi house( that's your aunts house you mean you call her titi instead of the traditional Tia) it's amazing how you understand the concept of order. You amaze me daily with the words you bput together and your actions. So if you didn't gather my drift on this lets just say you are a talker! Lately you have been a teeny tiny fussy but I blame those molars. They have you good! You want mommy so much more and I love it! We get you to use your words when you get frustrated with your teething and tell me " owie mouth" I hate that it hurts you but love that you can identify what hurts! You also tell me "mommy tummy hurts" I can tell when it hurts or your just hungry!I love that I know you so well! I love that you know me so well! When you do something your not supposed to and I scold you get upset at me and say "sorry mommy" and flash your big eyes at me. In recognition of what you have done. You currently are in the TWOS with the recent "mine" stage. Daddy hugs me you say " no daddy no my mommy" or with your toys you usually are a great sharer. We are hoping to rid you of this habit as quickly as it came! One thing for sure of this mine stage I love that I am yours. So many beautiful moments we have shared this year as we watch you grow in to your self and I can't help but wish for the hands on the clock to slow Down some. You are amazing in all that you do! I look forward to what is to come this year! May we be blessed with many many more New Years together! I love you through and through!

Christmas festivities 2012

This year has been the best and i know it will only get better as Isla gets older. We will continue with our family traditions and do more along the way. This Year my husband and i were very excited to help Santa shop for our little girl. Daddy and i agreed with her gifts and he went online and bought them. i got the pleasure of receiving the gifts and wrapping them. This year was just all around fun. We had our family photo shoot, we did our traditional lights walk down Christmas tree lane. ugly sweater party and made crafts and gingerbread house!

my husband Decided to surprise me and take me out on a date and over night date that is. HE asked his mom to watch isla for us and told me to pack for over night and to be ready by a certain time. He worked so when he got home i had Isla's bag and our bags packed. We had agreed to exchange gifts this day too (23rd) So he informed me he was taking me ice skating. That was so much fun and reminded me i am getting old! i fell twice first one not so bad and the second well i have bruises to show for. my husband the newbie never had done this before did great but that's expected anything he does athletic he is amazing at. That was so much fun. He gave me the option on dinner and we decided to keep it low key and just go to our local favorite pizza place. Then we headed to our hotel. This was a treat. alone just the two of us, away! i packed his gift and a bottle of wine and some wine glasses. We watched a Christmas movie and exchanged our gifts.We were both very happy with our gifts. decided to make this a tradition for our self's.

We had a little dinner on the 24th with his side of the family and we enjoyed some good food and some family time. That night we were in bed early woke up on the 25th to have some breakfast to the presents we began.

 

Hope you all had an amazing holiday surrounded with family and loved ones!

Merry Christmas!

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