Baby baby baby OoooH!

I've got a lil bit Justin bieber Lover at home. How crazy is that? She loves "Baby", she is so funny, she always wants to dance that song. And she brings me my phone and says "babay" that's how she says it. so i play it and she starts moving her arms and legs and hips up and down, then she fistpumps, it's so cute. I've tried to record her but when i take the camera out she stops, so i can't.

And she is only 18 months old.

If i play any other song, she says " No, Babay".

I don't have a picture of her dancing, but i do have a little video.Just a tease.

Enjoy.

Superman? NO...Super mom!!

I had never cherished my mom so much till i became a mom. I think nobody does. Mom's are the super heroes of all time. superman really? What realistically does he do? Spider man? save people? That's a cops' job.

There's many types of moms, Working moms, Stay- at- home moms, Part-time-working moms, Young and old moms. Grandma's that become moms, it never ends. But all in all all kinds of moms are heroes. I think.

Mom is a full time job, and sometimes overtime job. Never stops. 

As soon as your baby is born something comes over you that makes you feel love and protection over that tiny little being. As time passes by that love grows like a seed,little by little and it becomes huge, ginormous like a tree. more like an oak or cedar tree.

I sometimes ask myself how can i feel so much love for someone i have only known for a year ( when it takes me a while to even like someone like extended family I've known for years) but it's so much like me in so many ways physically and emotionally and i carried her inside me and to think i was so nervous and anxious before i had her. Fear to the unknown of how to provide and take care of a tiny human being.

Sophie is my tiny human whom i adore with all of my heart.

So i officially declare ALL moms Super heroes.

For taking their lives and putting them aside for a few years and dedicating them to their tiny ones who someday will be as grateful as I am to my superhero (My Mom) for all those sleepless, tired, sick nights and days she endured through to watch over me and even in my early teens when i was sick, she would cook for me and make me feel like a million bucks again. 

Even if we are tired, sick, sad, depressed, fatigued, our job doesn't have a day off or paid leave, most of the time it is never paid, except by hugs and tiny kisses from sticky/dirty little lips.

It's amazing to think that i have the power to make her feel all better with a hug and kiss when she falls or bumps her head with the door, or feels terribly sick with a fever. How amazing is that. Making her feel safe when even I do not feel safe.

I have had to take Sophie to the doctor many times by myself, sometimes late at night and give her her medicine that she hates, feed her when she does not want to eat, bathe her so her fever goes down, rock her and sleep by her crib so she feels safe at night. Cook something when i don't feel like it so she eats a healthy meal, feed, bathe and play with her even if i feel horribly sick. That's Love. Unconditional Love.

To all the superhero moms out there.

 My Favorite Moms! I love them!

Sophie turns 18 months! Yay

Sophie turned 18 months old on the 12th.

i had been taking her to nursery in church weeks before so she could get used to it, and i thought she was doing fine, she was a little timid at first but by the second hour she was playing with the toys and having her snack. I will admit i was scared to leave her, not because she would cry but because she is a spoiled little princess, she thinks that by crying mommy will grant all her wishes. Maybe Yes! well i do sometimes, but at home, and i didn't think it would be like that at any other place.

The first time i left her by herself she didn't even notice i walked out. she was playing with the puzzles and the books, so i walked out to go to my class, and i came back to check on her after the class was over, the sister in charge said, " Sophie is doing great, she hasn't cried, but she's just not being ladylike." I was like " Oh, really? (acting surprised) I mean what could i do at that point? so i just left and hoped she would stop scratching and hitting people.

Eventually she did. i guess she realized that if you scratch mom you go to time out but if you scratch kids in nursery, no one does anything, so what's the point? i don't get any attention.!

I Usually put her in her crib for time out and close the door and i leave her there for a minute and a half, and then i go get her. She seriously cries her eyes out, till i come get her then everything is alright.Brat.

Last week i had to sit in nursery with her for a few minutes, then when she saw me stand she would grab my skirt and pull me down so i sat down again and waited a couple more minutes. I finally decided to leave, " she will cry anyway" i thought. And she did. And it broke my heart when i saw Her because she looked so sad and it was too hurtful,, like her saying "Mommy please DON'T go. Don't leave me". i wanted to go back and stay with her , but i had to be a grown up mom, and I left.

I came to check on her, and she seemed fine, they said she was kinda sad or tired, she wasn't being her usual smiley self. So i guessed she was tired.

I picked her up after the class was over and she ran up to my arms like two lovers in a movie at the airport, i imagined it just like that. But much better, because it was my lil bit running up to me. They were all holding hands playing ring around the rosie pocket full of posies...and she saw me and it was like her world turned upside down for a second. Oh how i LOVE her.

I will take pictures of her next time with her cute dress, i just have to find my camera's charger.LoL.

4th of July!

4th of July to me means, MY MAMA'S birthday! 

what 4th of July means to all other Americans, freedom! So i guess it is a good thing.

We had never spent a 4th of July together, by we i mean my hubby and I , since we got married, because i always leave to Houston for the summer around that time, so this year i said " I will spend it with you, boo", So I did. ( I was kidding about the boo part).

We went to a local, Kaysville, parade around  11AM and i was so excited expecting like the best show ever, because i had been told it was one of the best parades of the state. Wow i thought, must be good. I even wore my blue patriotic shirt for the event. That says a lot, Im usually not patriotic.

So we went and it had already started, we walked there, hence the late-ness, our apartment faces the Main street so we just walked out and whoa, people invaded my sidewalk, like we couldn't even cross the street.

The parade , first off, the "cool" part of it was cheerleaders and dance teams from the local  High and Junior High schools, and the rest were local businesses trying to self-market themselves by throwing melted taffy candy. Gross. i caugh a couple and after noticing everyone threw out the same candy i threw it back. Here you go. Keep it. GROSS.

Then came the ball and frisbee freebies, those i did try to catch but i wasn't lucky, my hubby was, he kept on bringing me balls and coupons for Frozen yogurt shops,  I was like, " Stop it, it's enough".

The fire department from Kaysville drove by with their big fire truck and wet everyone standing by close, i almost had to go hide inside the High school to not get wet for a second. 

On the other hand my hubby was like a little kid that has never taken a shower and sees water for the first time, he was first in line to get wet by the fire truck, he came back soaked and dripping water , so we walked home and changed and then went  to my hubby's uncle's house to eat some yummy BBQ food and Mexican carne asada.

It was a very soaking vitamin D and water day.I gave it a 4 out of 10 to the much talked about parade of the state.

Anyway Sophie enjoyed very second of it, she was staring and so excited every time daddy brought her a new ball,all of which i ended up throwing away after the parade.

Houston here we come dot dot dot again!

I love Texas!!!!

Maybe this is why i have to go so often, NOT! i really do but i have my family there so i have to go see them often or else I'd go crazy, it was my nephews' second birthday and my aunt and cousin i hadn't seen in a long time were going too, so it was a good excuse.

I always get very nervous before flying, just because I'm scared I'm going to miss my flight, and Sophie behaving on flight is always a risk. Never too sure what to expect. The last time i went she cried for a little bit but fell asleep shortly after so it was perfect. This time i hoped it would be the same, i woke her up at 6:30AM so she would get tired by the time we boarded the plane, and IT WORKED! She played and ate some snacks for a little bit and she got tired so she just fell asleep, i think she's growing up and she understands more than last time, because i  told her she couldn't get down and walk around  and she just stared at me. Like thinking " well i might as well take a nap i guess?" . And she did. till we landed actually,

so it was perfect once again.

I got there to TEXAS around 1:30 PM and i was starving. So we went to FIVE GUYS right after the airport and treated ourselves to some yummy burgers.

After that we rushed home and helped my sister set up for my nephew's birthday party and blow up balloons and decorate the house, then it was PARTY time!!!!We had PIZZA pizza pizza, we partied till my brain said no more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake please. So i stopped. 

It was fun , too HOT, but fun. 

 Sophie and her Auntie sweating like a sinner in church with the Texas humid heat.

Arizona here we come...

When: June 23rd, 2011, 4pm

What: We drove to Arizona for my hubby's cousin's wedding, Tucson to be specific, and made it in record time of 12 hrs and 45 mins with pee and gas stops and all.

I was nervous traveling with Sophie, because she is too active and i knew she wouldn't stay still in her car seat.

I bought her snacks and i brought along her DVD player with her favorite DVD of all time, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.She would pause and play it every 2 seconds till she fell asleep.

we arrived at 4:45AM and slept till like 9AM the day of the wedding, we had breakfast and got ready for another sleepless night, the wedding itself was pretty fun, there was a Mexican band and they played everything, i mean everything, from lambada, Mexican folk songs, rancheras, pop, soft rock, it was too much fun. The dinner was good and they had Mexican candy laying around in a table ,there were so many Mexicans let me just tell you i didn't even get any candy :(

 The good thing about it is that i danced the whole night and burned half of my meal at least, i was so tired but i had to keep on going for the sake of my belly, i mean i love it but i don't like the way it looks on me, maybe on someone else, not me.

So we left the partay at around 1AM and to my surprise the  family of the groom was invited to come over for a pozole after-party where we stayed, so i went to bed at like 3AM. Yep it was another sleepless night. we decided to leave on Sunday afternoon to rest a little and catch up on our sleep. 

It was a very tiring road trip, I'm glad we don't do it too often, or else as much fun as that was i don't think i could do it again. But then again i say the same thing after every roadtrip.

So we'll see next time.

Cheers to sleepless nights and long days on the road.

Extreme Home Makeover

When my mom and sister came to visit in May they said they needed to desperately help me makeover my apartment, it was clear it wasn't as homey as i thought it was.

And off we went shopping for picture frames and i wanted a vinyl lettering in my living room so we went and looked for the perfect one, it took like a week to go out and buy everything and another week probably to put it up and pick a place on the wall for all the frames i chose. 

We bought a curtain rod for Sophie's room and it took so long for my hubby to take the time to put it up that it's still sitting there.

I unfortunately, do not have pictures to put up of how it looks now, but it feels homey and looks inviting , the only thing is i wish i could paint the walls and Sophie's room. Someday when i have my own home i'll paint a masterpiece on all the walls.

My 23rd Birthday!

I had planned a dinner out for my birthday a week in advance. What i didn't know is that my mom was planning a surprise dinner for me and as i was telling people where to go, my sister had to call them and assure them the surprise party was still on.

My hubby had planned on taking me somewhere before the "dinner" , what i didn't know is that he was just wasting time so everyone could set and get the food ready back home.

He was so funny, he's like " I'm taking you to a place you're going to love and then we can go buy your gift", i was thinking " where are we going?" so we park and I'm like oh " i know where you're taking me" and this is where he took me....

 On the way there...

So i was anxious and hungry and after that, i was like OK enough with surprises, I'm ready to eat. And he's like wait we have to go buy your gift, I'm like "aren't you supposed to buy that before my birthday?" so we went to express and i got two shirts.

He was like " You wanna take a walk at the gateway?", i look at him and i said "No, I'm hungry, let's go"

so we left and now i know why, but he was kinda nervous i guess they told him to take longer, but i didn't allow it so we wenty back home to "pick up" my mom and sister to go to our dinner as i had planned.

so we get there to my hubby's parent's house and i'm like why are we stopping here? he's like " your mom and sister are here, so we could all drive together to dinner", i though it was weird.

Surprise!! Everyone yelled as i walked in the door, my mom and sister and nephew, my sister's best friend, my hubby's aunt and uncle, his parents , brother and sister, and the rest were late so they missed it but we had a great dinner and  i got 2 giftcards to MAC. Best part of it all.

That was my birthday this year.

Spring Wedding Extravaganza

Hello Blog!

It's been so long since i've updated my bloggio, but i just don't take the time to, because i do have the time( sometimes) So many "times" in a one sentence. Anyway, so From April to August hmmmm... i have to think hard for this one, lets start off with april.

I went to visit my parents in Houston for 2 weeks, and i had the chance to attend my fabulous cousin's wedding in San Antonio, TX. We stayed at the courtyard Marriott for 2 nights, we arrived there on a Thursday night due to my sister's stubbornness to stay for her doctor's app to find out her baby's sex, so we missed the pool-slash-pizza-party, but we got to sleep in our comfy-white-sheeted-sucky-pillowed-hotel-beds. YAY! ....NOT! My poor Sophie had to sleep in a mini playpen, if you call a 3-hour nap sleeping , i mean who does that? she woke us up hysterically crying at 6 AM for no reason, other than hunger, but i seriously wished i had a nanny-maid at that moment. So after  a 3-hour nap-night we woke up and showered, we went to breakfast at the IHOP across the street to our fab hotel, i think i had the international crepe passport(again, the night before we had a late- night dinner there at IHOP as well) which is incredibly- ridiculously delish. After i devoured my breakfast, we went back to our hotel room and got ready( well i did, since it takes me 2 + hours to get ready specially if it is a special event) the others watched TV and took naps. So we were ready and we were running late as usual, and on top of that we got lost on the way to the temple, yep,  MY DADDY didn't think he needed Garmin( Our GPS). So we got there "late" but to our SURPRISE they hadn't started yet, so we were on time kind of.

After the temple there were the pictures and all that lasted for a good hour and a half, after which i was exhausted and dehydrated due to Texas' heat, it's terribly HOT.

Now off to the reception, it started around 6PM , i think, we got there waaaay early. But it was good because we saved a good spot, and i was the first one in line to get food, YUM YUM.

So the dancing , the toasting ,crying and talking started around 8ish, after which the cake was served, Funny Cake story, click and go read it, but after that the dancing lasted up till midnight, the bride and groom left at 10ish, and i was ready to go too, too bad they couldn't give me a ride to my hotel room, would've been nice, awkward but nice.

We stayed and danced the night away, the bride's talented brothers played some songs with the band and i clapped so hard so it sounded like a lot of people clapped, my hands turned red but we were the only ones left at the reception i didn't want them to feel bad.

Early the next day we left back home, after stopping by at our favorite place IHOP.

i gotta admit it was fun, too bad my hubby couldn't come with me, i had to dance all by myself. :( sad.

So after we came back home( to Houston) my mom and sister flew back with me to Utah and stayed here for 3 weeks, they spent mother's day and my birthday here. We had a blast. i missed work almost the whole 3 weeks they spent here.Good thing my boss is my hubby.