Girls Night Out

I had a great weekend.  Friday night we went out with David's co-workers and Caitlin was being a social butterfly.  She didn't want to sit in her high chair, she just wanted to walk around.  She loved the fries at the restaurant and really enjoyed drinking from her own cup that they brought over. 

Saturday was a day to clean and get ready for going out with the girls.  I organized a night for Sarah.  We went to a Salon called Pinky's Nails & Spa and everyone got a manicure except for me. I got a pedicure.  I worried about Caitlin all night and I was crawling out of my skin because i forgot my telephone and could text David.  I truly tried to enjoy myself but i found myself wondering how Caitlin and David were doing.  I know that David can watch Caitlin but it's funny how I don't want to miss a single moment without them and find myself wanting to hang out with them even though I'm enjoying myself.  After the Spa, we went to dinner.  We went to La Hacienda and had some great mexican food and some good drinks. Or the other way around, who knew by the end of the night.  I wish Sarah the best with her wedding and marriage.  I hope all her expectations about marriage are exceeded.  I know that her brother is the best husband, father but most importantly friend.  My marriage to David has definitely exceeded all my expectations beyond my belief.  

Sunday was a day of headaches, cleaning and laundry.  David got to get away for a little while to go watch GI Joe.  I thought Caitlin would go to sleep most of the time he was gone so I could clean and do laundry alot faster but that didn't work out.  Either way I enjoyed my time with Caitlin.  She tried to be a good helper even though she made more of a mess.  Best prize of all was her saying, "mama", giving me a kiss when I would ask her, laughing and babbling none stop.

Monday, was back to the normal schedule. Woke up, dropped off Caitlin at school and fought traffic on my way to work.  Nothing happened at work that was out of the ordinary other than a group of 7 went to lunch to celebrate a co-workers birthday.  Caitlin was so pleased when I picked her up and she just wanted to run around outside with Brooke before we actually left the Daycare.  She is so active and vocal.  I just wish she would actually say some words.  I know that will be one of the most memorable moments when she starts talking.  I'm not sure if I will be able to understand her completely but I'm sure it will be really cute.  We will see...   

Great Thursday after all

Well, today started off good with Caitlin waking up in a good mood.  At Daycare she was so happy to get her plate of pancakes and not sad at all to see Mama go off to work.  It makes me feel more at peace that she isn't unhappy when I leave.  Regardless, i know that she's not like that all day long but it still feels so much better when she's happy when I leave.  Work was really busy and of course I didn't get to dent my to do list.  I wish i could just catch up and not feel stressed out about work.  Well even though work wasn't all that great, the end of the day was great.  When I picked Caitlin up from school she was so happy to see me that she was waving and walking really fast towards me.  We walked around the shopping center for a little while and when I said, "lets go see Dada" she was happy to get in the car.  On the way home i say a car accident right in front of me and I was thankful I wasn't involved.  I would have been really mad if that van would have hit me.  I'm just thankful we got home safe and sound.  When we drove into the garage Caitlin called out for her Dada and started looking around.  Our little schedule has become so comforting that Caitlin already knows that her Dada will come get her out of the car and Shiloh is somewhere around to greet her.  We had dinner and a snack. Caitlin then had her bottle and got a bath.  Soon after she fell asleep and Mama is ready to go to sleep too.  I am so grateful that tomorrow is Friday and I'll be able to hang out with Caitlin a little longer.  Sweet dreams little peanut.

New Hair Cut

Today was a good day for Caitlin. Though, I think she was disappointed that she went to school. She doesn't normally care when she gets dropped off at school. As a matter of fact, she normally waves bye-bye to me when I leave but today was different. She started throwing a little trantrum when I was letting her know I was leaving.  There was another mother there dropping her kid off that is new to the class so I couldn't help but ask if he did that. Sure enough he does. Cailtin is so funny she does alot of what the other kids do and she doesn't even know why.... Why are kids that way? I wish she would pick up only the good things.  I guess I'm asking for too much.  Regardless, another reason I would like to be a stay-at-home mom. Staying with Caitlin the past few days was so hard and tiring but it felt so good at the end of the day spending so much time with her. I will treasure every moment with her and try to be patient. Anyway, today overall was a great day. When I picked her up so wasn't as excited as she normally gets when she sees her Dada but I'll take whatever I can get. I cooked some ground turkey for dinner with onions, green peppers and a tomatoe and she seemed to like it alot. I gave her a spoon and half. You know the ones that you use to cook with. That was alot for her especially not eating so well lately but she ate most of it if not all. After that we went upstairs and played a little and then I gave her a bath. While she was in the tub, I noticed that her bangs were getting in the way so I thought I would give her a little hair cut. Well I might have gotten a little carried away with the scissors but it will grow back. :) David says it looks cute. I couldn't get to the back since she wouldn't let me so I will try tomorrow. Caitlin must have been really tired since she went to sleep by 9:30 and didn't fuss at all. I wish her sweet dreams.  I love my little Peanut and wish I could give her the best this world has to offer without spoiling her.  I truly believe my parents did a great job with me and my siblings.  I know my brothers and sister think I am spoiled but I don't think so.  My parents gave me alot of the things I wanted as I was growing up but I think I turned out ok.  I hope my parents are proud of us as I know I will always be proud of Caitlin. 

Oh before  forget, I noticed tonight that Caitlin has 6 teeth on the top with two more coming and 4 on the bottom with two more coming.  Four of the top teeth are very visible but the others have already broken skin and she still has two more coming on the top.  The two front bottom are very clear and the molars on the bottom have broken skin two but there are two more coming!! They are coming so fast!!!

One Really Bad Week

Well this has been one crazy week. I wish I would have posted on a daily basis but I was too exhausted to worry about it. Caitlin got sick on Monday. We woke up to one really messy, messy diaper. Monday just didn't get better for her and neither did the week. Talk about one really bad week. Anyway, So she got sick on Monday and David picked her up early. Tuesday, David stayed with her at home since she wasn't doing so well keeping her food down. I called he Doctor's office on Monday to find out what we should do. I was told just to keep her on Pedialyte and if it didn't stop within 5 days then we could schedule an appointment. Of course I didn't talk to the actual Doctor but I thought that was the next best thing. Anyway, I thought it couldn't hurt to give it a few days and it didn't seem it was something to worry about all that much. Just a little bug. Anyway, on Wednesday David took her to Daycare since I needed to be to the office early. Mr. Leo was already calling me by 9 am letting me know that Cailtin was not keeping her breakfast down. I couldn't wait the 5 days so I called the Doctor's office for an appointment. David was able to leave work and take her to the Doctor. Talk about not feeling like a good mother. Wednesday is my busiest day normally but add the 12 properties getting ready to close their books for the month the following day and my boss not being in town. I just could not leave. I stressed all day but managed to get my work done too and get the next two days off. I know I put alot of stress on David but he was such a great trooper. He watched Cailtin on Wednesday and kept me informed as much as he could since he had his hands full. Thurday, I stayed home with Cailtin. She seemed to be doing better but hadn't really eaten much. So not wanting her to be totally weak I thought, I would try to give her some food and if she wants her milk I would try that too. I made some chicken rice and she seemed to like that on wednesday and thursday she had cherios for breakfast. Between phone calls from the properties i played with Caitlin and tried to keep her smiling. I just hate to see her not feeling good. Thursday night Caitlin was playing with some glass coasters in the livingroom and even though her Dada had said to stop playing with them, Mama said, "Oh she'll be fine and she seems happy and entertained. Don't worry." Caitlin broke one of the coasters and cut herself. Once again, I felt like the worst mother ever. Needless to say we will always listen to Dada. I was so exhausted by the end of the day on Thurday that I think I went to bed at 9 and didn't wake up until 7:30 when David was leaving. This week just doesn't seem to be getting any better for Caitlin. On Friday things were looking alot better. I woke up early 7:30 and gave her breakfast. I took her out for a walk in the neighborhood so she would get some fresh air and some sun. She always goes for a wagon ride at school and this week she hadn't so I thought i would get her back to her usual schedule. Everything seemed to be going so good that we joined David for lunch and did some shopping afterwards. Nothing extreme just a couple of things at Babiesrus but I think Caitlin enjoyed herself. She pointed at everything. I wonder if she thought, why is Mama not putting stuff in the cart? Anyway, after walking around the complete store I thought we should go home since we really weren't buying much and should really be staying home. I mean I don't want to start setting a bad foundation. Whenever we are sick and don't go to school we stay at home to get better, right? Once at home, I put Caitlin in her crib since she seemed tired and again got hurt. She bonked her face on the crib and bruised her right cheek right under her eye. I just can't believe the week she has been having. You could say this is the worst week ever!! (aside from the delivery) Today, Saturday, was a thousand times better. She wasn't so fussy but when I gave her a bath I noticed a rash around her mid sections so I'm keeping an eye on that. Doesn't seem like a big deal but since she's been having such a rough week, I'm not taking any chances. We did our usual Walmart run and we got Caitlin a little sofa so she can sit and watch tv too. She really liked it and that is the picture I decided to post for today. Hopefully tomorrow will be the beginning to a great new week for Caitlin. I will say my prayer everyday so God will keep her save and healthy.

Feeling Really, Really Bad About My Choice

Well today I really feel like the worst mother ever. This morning Caitlin woke up to a blown out diaper. It was so bad that David threw the sheets into the washer after he put Caitlin in the shower so I could bathe her before we left the house. She definitely did not like her Daddy putting her in the tub with her clothes and turning on the water. She really cried. After I got her out of her clothes she was a little better but she still wasn't enjoying her bath like normal. Off to school and work we went after all that drama at home. I checked on her during lunch since she was the only kid sleeping and that's not normal at all for her. Mr.Leo said she wasn't feeling well and Ms Emily wanted to let her sleep. I was totally ok with her still sleeping it just wasn't normal for her. She's usually the first to wake up from her noon nap. In the afternoon to my disappointment Mr. Leo was calling because Caitlin was on her 4th loose diaper and had thrown up like never before. I called the Doctor's office and they say it was probably a stomach bug and I shouldn't start to worry too much since it would probably go away within a couple of days. If it continues for about 5 days or more than I should take her in. I sure do feel like the worst mother ever. David left early from work to pick Caitlin up since she wasn't feeling well. When I got home Caitlin was in her high chair eating a cookie and ready for more food. She must have been hungry. Oh, before I forget she also had a booboo on her head and nose. I'll need to talk to the daycare tomorrow. Anyway, not a great start to the week but I do hope it gets better as we get closer to Friday.
Thank you Kerry for the nice chat tonight and I think I will take a different approach to my life. Tomorrow is a new day with a new beginning and it's all new experiences from here. I won't run away from a challenge just embrace the new lessons in life.

Fabulous Weekend

This was a FABULOUS weekend! It was really eventful and fun. Saturday morning Cailtin woke up in a super good mood. I couldn't but lay in bed and listen to her chit chat in her crib. Waking up to that is the neatest feeling. After finally getting tired of talking to herself she start yelling louder so David went and got her and brought her to our bed. She loves playing peek-a-boo with us and mocking Shiloh because she's on top of the bed. Caitlin has also learned to play (fall) on the bed so she bounces and she was really enjoying that. After getting tired of stressing out because she could hurt herself we finally got out of bed to have breakfast. After relaxing most of the morning we finally got dressed to go to the Melissa's Bridal Shower. That was hosted at the Lion and Rose Pub. This would be Caitlin's first Bridal Shower and she did very well. She ate the fried potatoes and liked drinking water from the straw. That was the start to a great evening. After a couple of hours we went home and Nana Bev and Grandpa Bob came over. Cailtin seemed so happy to see them and she ran up to Nana Bev and gave her a huge hug. It was so cool to see her so excited to see them. They stayed and visited for a couple of hours which made the visit very nice. Hopefully we'll have lots more visits like that one. Caitlin must have worn her self out because she was in bed by 8:30 and I must have fallen asleep by 9 on the couch snuggled up to David. I'm sure the 3 or 5 glasses of wine I had that night played a huge role on that one. Anyway, Saturday was full of wonderful memories.

Sunday morning we went back to our usual routine. We went to Walmart for the usual grocery shopping and walking around the store as our form of exercise. :) After coming home and putting all the groceries away, feeding Cailtin and getting her to take her nap. I went back to Walmart to pick up some lawn chairs that were on sale. They wouldn't fit in David's car so I HAD to go in my car though I wanted to drive his car. Anyway, after picking up the chairs I took some me time and got a little pampering. The fun didn't stop there, I went home hung out with Cailtin for awhile and then we took a bath so we could get ready to go to a Mission's Baseball Game. The Baseball was so much fun even though we didn't get to see much of it. Cailtin walking around like crazy, got to take a picture with Henry the puffy taco and drink watermelon water. She really enjoyed drinking that. Well too bad the day had to end but it sure was a GREAT weekend.

Daddy's Little Girl

Well this was a huge surprise, NOT!! Caitlin is such a Daddy's Girl. David has been picking Caitlin up from School lately so I don't get the excited look from her when she is picked up. Well not only did Caitlin hang out with Dada for a couple of hours before I got home this whole week, she didn't want me to put her to bed tonight. I got to feed her, which she didn't want because Dada was outside and she wanted to go out there and I gave her her bath which she wasn't too happy with me because she wanted to stay in the the tub longer. Caitlin really didn't want her Mama today. So sad! On a happier note she did start waving hi. That was really cool. I look at her and she has this look of excitement and love. I wish I could just squeeze her without her getting fussy. I have also learned that she loves the outdoor. I hope that David and I can create this great outdoors for her that she will enjoy.

On a different note, Caitlin will hear from her Buelo everyday if she is in a talkative mood and today she got to hear from him. I am so happy my Dad got to meet Caitlin. I know my Mom is looking over her from heaven but I do wish that Caitlin would have met her in the flesh. My Mom would not have wanted to miss anything in Caitlin's life which could have made for some very busy weekends driving to Brownsville or having company staying over all the time. Regardless, I know that Caitlin is loved though I wish we had more family time from our extended family. I guess I will never be able to have everything I want but this should not be this difficult to accomplish. Hopefully if all turns out well my Dad and brothers are coming to visit soon.

My Dad is so funny sometimes. He will always say, "give my little girl lots of kisses", but lately he has changed it up a little. Now he continues to say, "give my little girl lots of kisses and hugs but not too many because it would be like I would be giving them to David." He'll also say something like, "my poor little girl, she's got her Dad's face." (of course in spanish it makes a little more sense). Anyway, yesterday I finally had a good combat. I told him, "well Dad that's ok" and of course he said, "nooooo, how?". So I continued, "it is ok since your not giving her the hugs and kisses, it's me!" He got so tickled that he gave me credit for my statement. I love my Dad and I feel so good that he is so entertained with my family. I know that he loves, admires and respects David and that makes me feel really, really good. Even though my Dad has never said this, I know that David will always hold a special place in his heart.

Fussy Caitlin

Today was one of those crazy days that you wish wouldn't repeat but always something cute at the end of the day makes it all better. Today Caitlin was really cranky at the end of the day but she seemed to be better when we went outside to pick up after Shiloh. She seemed to enjoy walking around with her little yellow scooper. She also wanted me to water the grass which I thought was really funny. We took a little break and went to Walmart with David for some more weed killer and ended up with a few other items, like usual. We found this flower pot that was really nice for just $10. I'll take a picture once I actually plant something in it. Anyway when we were coming back from Walmart David wasn't feeling to good so I drove his car. The 300 is really nice and I really enjoy driving it. It has lots of cool feature like driver seat memory for two drivers and navigation. Once we got home, Caitlin had her dinner and I noticed that she is getting two more teeth on the bottom gums. Poor little thing, she must really be hurting since her molars are breaking thru too on the top gums. Caitlin has learned that playing on the couch is fun and she will climb from one couch to the other in the theater room. She finally got tired and wanted to hang out with David. She had her milk and has finally gone to sleep. I hope she rests well and has sweet dreams.

I don't think I could have asked for a better family and I'm very grateful for all the God has provided for me. I don't feel deserving of it but I thank him everyday.

Mama

Caitlin said "mama" today and actually seemed to know what she was saying. That was the coolest feeling ever. I kept telling her, say "mama" and she would. I can't wait until she starts talking to me. This is the beginning of my side of my great family's events. David has the family blog all set up but I thought I would participate in keeping my view of my memories aswell. Now the whole pregnancy and the first year of Cailtin's life is a blur of how i felt and how i saw things and I don't want to go on another day creating some awesome memories and then not remembering. This might not be read by anyone but I sure hope i can look back and read about all the good and bad things that have happened through out the years. Today, I will keep it short since it's almost eleven and i need to go to work tomorrow but i will continue to post as i go along. I'll also try to post some pictures of my favorite times of my life with my family.