Sunday, March 25, 2007
Ear Piercing
This week, Trent and I talked about going back to church and attending mass regularly every Sunday. It’s been challenging with both kids to hear mass because the local church we go to is not big enough to accommodate young children. We’ve been waiting for the new St. Joseph Church to open. It finally did last week and they had their first mass (Dedication Mass) last Sunday, and the Thanksgiving mass on Monday. Maia and I went to both and we left the boys at home. Today, we went as a family and we attended the first 5pm mass. We were actually there for the 10am mass but because it was big enough to handle at least 3x the capacity of the old church, they changed the schedule so we had to come back for the 5pm service.
We decided to go to the mall since we had a 12noon appointment for pictures. We ate lunch first. As soon as we stood up after eating, Aden decides to run and get lost in the middle of the crowd in the food court! Aaah!!! We panicked! I was yelling out his name, approached security and we were looking for him for I don’t know how long but it seemed forever! I was exasperated at what he did at the same time, I was more irritated that I was with my husband and not one of us was paying attention as to which direction he went. Trent found him standing by the carousel, watching the kids on the horses and he had no idea how scared and panicked his parents were. Oh boy… I had to calm myself down while we walked towards the studio.
After the pictures, we had Maia’s ears pierced! Yes, today was her 4th month birthday and that was her present. Just a little over an hour ago, I was building up giant beads of sweat when I lost Aden for a few minutes and now here I am sweating again for my baby’s ordeal. I held her tight so she won’t move her arms and head while hubby was carrying Aden. We had a lot of audience from passers by. People were stopping to see what was going on because she screamed at the top of her voice! The worse part was I had to wake her up to get her ear pierced! She was all better and happy a minute after they got done. That’s the beauty of doing it while they’re babies. I’m sure she won’t remember this event. I was a lot more nervous than my baby obviously.
There was a sixteen year old girl with her mom who got her ear pierced after Maia and she kept blaming her mom for not doing it while she was little. The mom kept saying that she wanted it to be her choice and it’s too late to regret and blame people now. I hope Maia doesn’t regret it.
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We decided to go to the mall since we had a 12noon appointment for pictures. We ate lunch first. As soon as we stood up after eating, Aden decides to run and get lost in the middle of the crowd in the food court! Aaah!!! We panicked! I was yelling out his name, approached security and we were looking for him for I don’t know how long but it seemed forever! I was exasperated at what he did at the same time, I was more irritated that I was with my husband and not one of us was paying attention as to which direction he went. Trent found him standing by the carousel, watching the kids on the horses and he had no idea how scared and panicked his parents were. Oh boy… I had to calm myself down while we walked towards the studio.
After the pictures, we had Maia’s ears pierced! Yes, today was her 4th month birthday and that was her present. Just a little over an hour ago, I was building up giant beads of sweat when I lost Aden for a few minutes and now here I am sweating again for my baby’s ordeal. I held her tight so she won’t move her arms and head while hubby was carrying Aden. We had a lot of audience from passers by. People were stopping to see what was going on because she screamed at the top of her voice! The worse part was I had to wake her up to get her ear pierced! She was all better and happy a minute after they got done. That’s the beauty of doing it while they’re babies. I’m sure she won’t remember this event. I was a lot more nervous than my baby obviously.
There was a sixteen year old girl with her mom who got her ear pierced after Maia and she kept blaming her mom for not doing it while she was little. The mom kept saying that she wanted it to be her choice and it’s too late to regret and blame people now. I hope Maia doesn’t regret it.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Newborn Visit
I had one of those lazy days today. I stayed home all day and had my pajamas on until after dinner. I fed my kids in the morning then started sewing curtains for Aden’s room. Our house is facing west and the kid’s windows are also facing west so when the afternoon sun starts to set, it is so bright and hot in their rooms. Because of that, I’ve been having a hard time putting Aden down for a nap in his room. I usually let him either sleep on the couch or in our bedroom where it’s dark. The other day, I went to Walmart to buy some dark fabric. I got a navy denim-like linen with beige/cream stripes. So I spent most of the morning sewing his curtains and I already put it up after ironing it. Boy, what a difference! His room looks so much cozier. I also did 2 loads of laundry and put sheets on the guest bedroom. My mother-in-law just left last weekend and I finally cleaned her room and put clean sheets and pillow cases.
Sometime around 3pm, my former neighbor stopped by to visit. That was very sweet. She used to live 2houses down from my house and I would just walk in her house whenever I was bored at home. She moved not too far from us but it would still be a drive which is quite challenging having to strap both kids in the car and dragging them. It’s not easy when Aden starts to whine that he wants to walk instead of sitting in the stroller and Maia screaming because she has to nurse and there’s no place to feed her except in the car which is parked at the end of a huge parking lot. So as much as I want to go out, I have to first do major planning and work around their nap schedules or wait for my husband to come home so I can go by myself.
Right before dinner, one of my friends from playgroup picked me up to deliver dinner for another mom from our playgroup who just had a baby 2weeks ago. Oh my goodness. The baby was so adorable and so tiny. He had very little hair, with blue eyes and tiny mouth. I miss my kids when they were newborns. Even if Maia is only 3months old, she looks so big compared to the baby. I love newborns. I love their smell, I love their breath, I love all their tiny toes and fingers, I love how peaceful they look, I just love them. Yeah, makes me want to have another one. But then again, I’m not sure if I can handle that. I’m done for now. I don’t have the right word to describe motherhood but I can assure you that it is very rewarding.
Sometime around 3pm, my former neighbor stopped by to visit. That was very sweet. She used to live 2houses down from my house and I would just walk in her house whenever I was bored at home. She moved not too far from us but it would still be a drive which is quite challenging having to strap both kids in the car and dragging them. It’s not easy when Aden starts to whine that he wants to walk instead of sitting in the stroller and Maia screaming because she has to nurse and there’s no place to feed her except in the car which is parked at the end of a huge parking lot. So as much as I want to go out, I have to first do major planning and work around their nap schedules or wait for my husband to come home so I can go by myself.
Right before dinner, one of my friends from playgroup picked me up to deliver dinner for another mom from our playgroup who just had a baby 2weeks ago. Oh my goodness. The baby was so adorable and so tiny. He had very little hair, with blue eyes and tiny mouth. I miss my kids when they were newborns. Even if Maia is only 3months old, she looks so big compared to the baby. I love newborns. I love their smell, I love their breath, I love all their tiny toes and fingers, I love how peaceful they look, I just love them. Yeah, makes me want to have another one. But then again, I’m not sure if I can handle that. I’m done for now. I don’t have the right word to describe motherhood but I can assure you that it is very rewarding.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Friend's Bridal Shower...
I've never been a bridesmaid before but I've been a bride twice. No, I'm not divorced but I married my loving husband twice. The saying "... always a bridesmaid, never a bride..." is totally my opposite. I was part of my brother's wedding entourage but I was one of the secondary sponsors.
Finally, one of my closest friends asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. I am soooo excited and the small favors she has asked me to do, I do it in a snap. Last week, I picked up the bridesmaid's dresses and shoes. This week, I got her veil and believe it or not, I did it within 30mins to 1hr after I received her email.
She's getting married in June and we're now at the planning stage of doing bridal showers, bachelorette parties, get together for dress fittings, etc. Honestly, I don't know the difference between a bridal shower and bachelorette party and thought it was pretty much the same. We're (her bridesmaids) are organizing a bridal shower for her. I'm in charge of the invitations so to make work easier for me, I decided to go to Target and buy pre-made cards. I can confidently say I am crafty and I'd be more than happy to make the invitations but I'm not sure if I'll have time between watching 2 kids and piling up clutter in our office.
I finished everything last week and I was so proud to tell one of the organizers I'm done. The problem is, instead of buying a "bridal shower" invitation, I decided to buy the “bachelorette party" ones because that was the most they had that were uniform. I should have looked first in other stores but I wanted to do it now. In fact, I wanted to do it yesterday! I printed and addressed everything. Luckily, I didn't put the stamps yet although I bought wedding stamps already too!
Today, after taking the kids to the park, I went to the craft store to buy materials and I'm making everything from scratch. I should’ve followed my instincts from the beginning. It's getting late. I'm tired but since I started making the invitations, I can't stop now. Her shower is on April 14 which is less than a month from now so I better send out the invitations soon. I am very excited for her.
Finally, one of my closest friends asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. I am soooo excited and the small favors she has asked me to do, I do it in a snap. Last week, I picked up the bridesmaid's dresses and shoes. This week, I got her veil and believe it or not, I did it within 30mins to 1hr after I received her email.
She's getting married in June and we're now at the planning stage of doing bridal showers, bachelorette parties, get together for dress fittings, etc. Honestly, I don't know the difference between a bridal shower and bachelorette party and thought it was pretty much the same. We're (her bridesmaids) are organizing a bridal shower for her. I'm in charge of the invitations so to make work easier for me, I decided to go to Target and buy pre-made cards. I can confidently say I am crafty and I'd be more than happy to make the invitations but I'm not sure if I'll have time between watching 2 kids and piling up clutter in our office.
I finished everything last week and I was so proud to tell one of the organizers I'm done. The problem is, instead of buying a "bridal shower" invitation, I decided to buy the “bachelorette party" ones because that was the most they had that were uniform. I should have looked first in other stores but I wanted to do it now. In fact, I wanted to do it yesterday! I printed and addressed everything. Luckily, I didn't put the stamps yet although I bought wedding stamps already too!
Today, after taking the kids to the park, I went to the craft store to buy materials and I'm making everything from scratch. I should’ve followed my instincts from the beginning. It's getting late. I'm tired but since I started making the invitations, I can't stop now. Her shower is on April 14 which is less than a month from now so I better send out the invitations soon. I am very excited for her.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Newborn Playgroup
I joined another playgroup for Maia and today was our first attendance. Maia was the youngest in the group being 3months old. Most of the kids are around a year old and younger. Some are just starting to walk, some are starting to eat solid foods, others are starting to say their first word and some, like Maia are not even sitting or rolling over on their own yet. It was fun and interesting at the same time. I remember when I first attended Aden's playgroup I was so quiet because I was shy and all I did was observe the group. Now, they can't even stop me from talking. haha!! Today was pretty similar. I still observed then towards the end, I finally warmed up. I've met a couple of people in this group before from bunco (another group I meet up with...) which makes it more comfortable.
I've been excerting effort to get to know people and meet new friends in our area. So far, it's been nice and I've reached the point where everytime I go somewhere nearby, may it be the grocery, the mall or the park, for some reason I bump into someone I know.
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I've been excerting effort to get to know people and meet new friends in our area. So far, it's been nice and I've reached the point where everytime I go somewhere nearby, may it be the grocery, the mall or the park, for some reason I bump into someone I know.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Mother-in-Law's Visit
My mother-in-law, Jan, is visiting for 2weeks. She's the first relative to see my daughter Maia and I'm glad for that. I'm so proud to show off my kids. Unfortunately, I have issues with my family of either being physically far from us and some having no interest at all which up to this day I'm still trying to accept. I grew up with an abundance of happy memories with my maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and of course, my mom and brothers too. I am very lucky to have met a lot of friends who live in our community.
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