![]() I don't know what it was or what it IS about diaper bags that have always made me feel like such a mom! And when I say "such a mom", I don't mean it in a negative way, in contrary, I mean it in the most positive way ever! I've made posts on diaper bag essentials in the past and to this day whenever I see diaper bag posts on Instagram or Pinterest, it makes my heart flutter. I know, weird! I guess it's the fact that not only do they look cute, but they hold all the cute possessions and essentials that your baby needs as well, and the fact that it's you the one carrying them, it makes you feel extra special. At least it does to me. I know there are various moms (and dads) that absolutely loath diaper bags. Whether it's a backpack diaper bag or a traditional diaper bag, the fact that they have to carry not only their child, but a bag full of diapers, milk, clothes and toys seems like such a drag. And even though I absolutely love opening my bag and seeing my son's toys and looking at how cute and organize it looks, I am beginning to hate it. I guess it's the fact that Benjamin isn't a baby anymore and doesn't necessarily need all those things that you sort of actually needed when your child was a baby. The fact that Benjamin is about to turn 2 and I'm still carrying a diaper bag, makes ME realize that I'm kind of keeping this idea that Benjamin is a baby just to ignore the fact that he is a toddler now. Which being a toddler isn't bad at all! Now, I know that there isn't some parenting rule book that says you can't have a diaper bag past a certain age limit, and if there were that be completely silly. Your child could be 3 and you still love carrying a diaper bag. And guess what? That's okay! What matter is that you're comfortable with it. With that being said, the other day as I was struggling to carry both the diaper bag and Benjamin in the same arm, made me realize that it's time to say goodbye to the diaper bag. My most favorite diaper bag from Carter's. This diaper bag was my most absolute favorite. I adored the fact that it almost looked like a regular tote, it was the perfect size and the space in this bag was insane! Pocket after pocket, and I never truly filled every pocket and wish that I had gotten it sooner! I recommend this bag to new mommies up until you wish. It's sturdy and roomy; this bag was my trooper! Even though it was sad just thinking about putting away this bag, I was even more excited to switch some of the items in this bag, unto Benji's first toddler backpack! I originally got this little back pack at Target but can be found directly here at skiphop.com. I bought this cute little owl backpack when Benjamin was just 13 months old with the intentions of using it as his toddler backpack, but who knew that it would take 7 months later until we finally used it! I love that it's actually quite spacious for a toddler backpack and I thought it was so cute that it has a sippy cup pocket on the side! Even though the contents of his backpack are pretty similar to the ones in my diaper bag, there are no longer 2-3 bottles, or my stuff to add to it.
After finally packing everything in his backpack, both me and Benji were happy! It's cute that he knows that this is his and brings it to me whenever he wants to go out. He knows his snacks and toys are in here and I love that he can actually carry it, that's if he'd wanted too. Of course I still see myself carrying his little backpack for him, which I will gladly do it because it beats carrying a 5+ pound bag with me and breaking my arms for it! xoxo Everywhere I go, there it is. Happy Mother's day cards, commercials, and emails! I can't believe that this will be my second year experiencing motherhood which I can say over and over again that it truly is an amazing experience, so I by no means want to offend anyone was this comical post that I'm about to share. Although motherhood is sometimes like those Huggies and Pampers commercials - you know, all lovey dovey with amazing lighting and soft lullabies played in the background- sometimes (or should I say always, haha just kidding) motherhood can also be a pain in the ass! Sometimes motherhood isn't like those diaper commercials. Sometimes motherhood means early mornings with little to no sleep, blow out diapers, projectile vomit, a toddler testing their boundaries and YOUR patience, tantrums, and plain clinginess which means no showers and no privacy while you use the restroom; which can happen all in one week, or all in one day! With that being said, I thought, what would be my dream Mother's day? A day off all to myself? And here it is: First of all, I would love to sleep in. Honey, let me roll around in our King sized bed please! Once I wake up, I would love to get some breakfast in bed in a traditional little tray. Some flowers would be nice too. Once I've had my breakfast, I'd love to get ready without having this toddler stealing my make up bag and losing my liquid eyeliner for the third time and pretending that my brushes are swords. Surprise me with a cute hand made card! Specifically with macaroni and Benjamin's hand prints please. A nice dinner would be nice too. Candle lit dinner perhaps? Once it's Ben's bed time, I would love to indulge in a warm bath, filled with bubbles, rose petals, and a fizzing bath bomb. Preferably with the lights turned off and some candles, all while I enjoy a little glass of wine and some chocolate covered strawberries as I hear you struggling putting Benjamin to bed after having a tantrum filled day with him. *Evil laugh* Once I'm done with my bath, you will do as I command as I over indulge in every season of Sex and the City. Just for ONE day! Although that sounds like a pretty good day and may I mention I don't think it's that much, I know for a fact that my day would probably start out with me waking up late and letting Ben sleep in so that I could do my make up in a rush to feel more put together and spend my day cleaning up yesterday's mess. Although my day will probably be like any other day, I know for a fact that I'll enjoy it. After all, it's just another day! Another day seeing my son learn. Another day seeing him be happy. Another day for being alive. Another day for being his mama. But of course a little bit of appreciation goes a long way as well. In all honesty, as much as I'd love everything I mentioned above, a Thank You is good enough for me! As we were getting ready to place our order, I hadn't notice there was some business cards right in Benjamin's reach. You guessed it. He dropped the entire stack of cards everywhere. Thalia! My mom exclaimed as if it was my fault. This is when my imaginary stress meter went up just a tiny bit. Once we got our plates, as you can see in the picture, they pile of the shaved ice/gelato was pretty damn high! Also as you can see, Ben was already poking the deliciousness with his spoon. Of course, his poking made the already leaning part completely fall off and just land everywhere on the table. Great. As I was digging in my diaper bag for some wipes, Ben had to play around with the mess he already made. I looked at my parents and it was like I wasn't even there! I mean don't get me wrong, Benjamin is totally not their responsibility but hello he's making a mess! My stress meter went up just a little bit more. After desert, my parents wanted to pass by The Home Depot to get some plants. I like Home Depot and looking for plants seemed really relaxing especially since I've been wanting to get some succulents and herbs for our home. Yesterday I had a good bad day. I know that that is a complete oxymoron but it's seriously the way it felt! Has anyone else had those bad good days? Those days in which everything is going well but for some reason you're just not "feeling it"? Well, it has been happening to me A LOT lately, and yesterday it all started out like this: It had been a while since I woke up before Ben, and yesterday I finally did! I took much advantage and did my make up and got ready for the day. When he woke up, we watched his cartoons and had a yummy bowl of cereal because I just didn't feel like cooking. I was scared that Ben would just flip the bowl all over the carpet but to my surprise he enjoyed every bite! It was even so cute how he drank his milk from the bowl. After breakfast, I somewhat cleaned up and got him ready for the day and I did the bed. Our usual morning routine. I put some of his favorite phonics songs and we played with his toys. Even though the morning was off to a good start, I still felt so....egh. I decided to call my mom to see how she was doing and she said she had made some meatballs and asked if I wanted to go over. Of course I said yes! When we got there, we had our meatballs and waited for my dad to get ready so we could go out to get some dessert. There was this little spot around the corner in China Town called NuCafe that serves asian goodies and gelato that I had been dying to try out. So we went. I still felt all egh. And yes, I was still feeling egh. Why was this nasty feeling just not going away? And I know that it has been there ever since Alberto got a new job. It sometimes appears and sometimes it's not there at all. Am I in a mommy funk?
Luckily, the Home Depot trip was a success, but my stress meter was still where it was. When we headed back to my parents, Benjamin fell outside and scraped his knees. I washed them, bandaged them and kissed them. Of course though, he had to take off the bandages. He'll be fine, I reassured myself even though the cut on his right knee was pretty deep. After some play time we grandpa, we went outside and played with some rocks and some water. All in all, the day was great! We had lunch with his grandparents, we went out for desset, we got some plants, we played with rocks by the pond. The day was filled with activities so why did it feel like a good yet bad day? I think sometimes as a stay at home mom, we go through these funks, especially if we don't have a car and are limited to activities outside of home which can lead to some serious cabin fever. Sometimes we are filled with stress from our husbands always being at work and coming home to obviously relax and not helping as much as they should. Sometimes being a mom is just really hard and frustrating! Today however, I told myself Today WILL be a good day! And it was! I woke up before Ben once again and did my make up and watched a couple YouTube videos. One video that made me feel completely normal for being in a funk or being frustrated in general was this parody video from WhatsUpMoms. It's to the point and the lyrics are hilarious! I hope any mommy that's been stressed or in a funk can watch this and enjoy it as much as I did! xoxo In my previous post I had written about trying to figure out what to put inside Benjamin's Easter Basket. I know a lot of people find Easter as a joke but I think it's a cute way to carry on traditions. But each to it's own right? Anyway, after 2 day's of last minute shopping, I finally got together Benji's 2015 Easter basket and I'm honestly in love! I decided to be "non traditional" with my basket to begin with, and when I found this little "basket" at Target, it even took it to the next level! I really liked that this little basket was more of a bucket and that it had a design that Benjamin can use as he grows up to store his toys in it or whatever he'd like. And of course being Target obsessed, I bought everything else there too! I had mentioned in my previous post also that I wanted to fill Benjamin's Easter basket with activities that we can do on Easter, but also with things that he can play or use in the future as well. I decided to add simple things like the kite, the bubbles, the crayon and the chalk because I know they're things that he loves in general. Also with me sticking to being "different", I decided to buy him that cute little dinosaur instead of a plush bunny or chick because 1. It's freaking cute, and 2. because I had bought the bunny sippy cup without thinking of how many sippy cups he already has. And let's just talk about how cute that cookie is. I had to get it. Let's just hope it's as good as it looks! Put it all together and voila! Cute little Easter basket that is not filled with candy and chocolates! Don't worry though, I'm totally a cool mom (at least I hope I am) and Benjamin is most definitely going to have a sugar rush at the end of his Easter because all of his Easter eggs are filled with his favorite, chocolate.
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