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 It has been a while since I wrote on my blog so I decided for this entry to be my first "diary" entry to a new beginning. That's right, we're finally getting our first apartment!
It's so exciting to finally move out of our "tiny home", aka my bedroom at the back of my parents house, because this means that I can finally have my own home to cook, live and decorate in! Of course I want to give the biggest thank you to my awesome parents that I was blessed with. They were always so supportive of my decisions and my life as a whole, and I truly thank them for that. I thank them for not kicking me out into the streets for "opening my legs", and for letting me stay in their home until my little family could find a home of our own. I thank them for being strict even though they let all of us live here, because even though they were helping us, they wouldn't sugar coat things and let us experience the struggles that come with being young parents. Struggles that include managing money, managing bills and payments, and even managing our time! I just love that they understand these struggles as they were young parents themselves, and not just that, but they were almost homeless once! They truly inspire me to become a better parent, and a person as a whole. They truly "started from the bottom" and I thank them for staying strong. I know a lot of people think that I probably had it lucky living with my parents but trust me, it wasn't a walk in the park! I took care of my son 99% of the time (the 1% is when I had to use the restroom and totally needed mommy time, which let me add was very rare!). Even though living with my parents, I never went out and left my son here with his grandma. I had the responsibility of cooking and cleaning after my own meals and practically living on my own since my parents work literally 24/7. I just wanted to share my excitement of finally leaving the nest and thanking my parents for truly being awesome. Now look at how big Benjamin has gotten! That's right ladies and gents, I am finally back in school! If you guys remember a couple blog posts back, I wrote a post about how I wanted to go back to school to study Interior Designing . That same day I wrote my blog post, I decided that I'd check out if The Art Institute had any online divisions for Interior Design, and to my surprise, they did! I applied for more information and within 5 minutes of applying, I got a call from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh! I was honestly beyond scared because my plan was to start school in 2015, not 2014, but in the end, I'm glad I stuck through because now, I am a student! School isn't as hard as I thought it would be. At least so far! I'm guessing it's not as hard because I have such a strong passion for art, so doing my assignments is relatively easy.
I have two classes, one is called Applications & Industry, which is the class in which I use my adobe applications such as Photoshop or Illustrator. In this class I have up to 3 assignments per week, which usually takes me up to 1 hour to 3 to complete each assignment, and with Ben still taking his long nap, I can finish an assignment or two per day. My other class is called Introduction to the Visual Arts. This class is about basic terms used in Art and about Art in general. This is my easiest class because I only have 2 assignments per week and they're "essay" based so I can usually finish them in one day. On top of doing my assignments, I have to respond to at least 2 of my classmates assignments in both of my classes, in each week, in each assignment. It sounds like A LOOOT of work, which it could be, but I have found my ways in my daily routine to finish everything! With all that being said, I'm so happy that I finally took that step into becoming an interior design student to have a better future for my family! What are your New Years Resolutions? This week has had lots of ups and downs, especially with sick little Benjamin. Despite the restless nights and grumpy little bear, Benjamin overcame his fear of "letting go" and finally decided to let go: He began to walk! Deep down I knew he could walk by the time he was 12 months old. He always grabbed my hand and took the lead to wherever he desired to go, but every time I tried to let go, he dropped down to his knees to crawl. He'll walk next month for sure! I'd always say. 3 months and I diaper change later, we walked to the kitchen to see what daddy was cooking, and just like that, he let go! He was running in circles and up and down, it was amazing! It was so precious yet so weird seeing him walk and look like an actual toddler because I was so used to him crawling for so long. It's so funny because the day we took him to his 15 month check up, the doc asked us if he walked, when we said "sort of" he looked shocked and said to keep an eye on it and if in another month or 2 he still didn't walk, they'd probably do some studies on him. That honestly freaked me out cus I just figured he hadn't had the confidence, but to think something might be wrong was scary.
Thankfully, everything is okay and he was just a late bloomer! So don't worry mamas if you feel like everyone else's babies are already walking and yours is still crawling, your little one is developing at his or her pace and she'll get there in no time! xoxo I'm 100% sure we have never met in our past life and that this is the very first time we've ever crossed paths. I'm pretty sure you see me as a young mom that doesn't know a thing on raising my son too. Oh what's that? He's spilling his milk on his stroller cup holder? That's ok ma'am, he's just a baby. What did you say? "But he's spilling the milk everywhere!" Ok....at this point you put me in an awkard situation. I know it's not correct for him to spill and waste his milk, but he's still drinking it and is amused at how it's spilling out of his sippy cup. Did you know I only slept 4 hours last night? Do you know my son has Herpetic Gingivostomatitis and a double ear infection? I'm just trying to relax after a hectic week at home and get some shopping done and finish my errands and have a tantrum free stroll walk at Target. If that means letting my son spill a little bit of his milk, so be it. Oh but of course you're still staring at me and pointing out at how he spilled the milk. At this point I take it away, oh look he's throwing a tantrum. You happy now?
Next time, mind your own damn business. I would had been fine with "Hey he's spilling his milk" "Oh thanks I didn't notice! " And we both go about our way...but nope. You had to be THAT lady that keeps insisting and staring because you think I'm doing my job wrong. Thank you. Sincerely, an exhausted mother. As much as I love all 3 of my actual diaper bags, I always liked the idea of carrying an actual purse as a diaper bag. But do you remember when I tried that idea on one of my blog posts about a year ago? Not a good idea! My back was always hurting and so was my shoulder, and on top of that everything was a mess! Well, that didn't stop me until I found this awesome bag on clearance one afternoon stroll at Target. It's not a Luis Vuitton tote but I liked it, the simplicity reminded me of a diaper bag but also a cute purse! Of course when I got home I remembered how horrible of an idea that was as I transferred all the contents of my diaper bag to the new bag; complete clumpy mess! When Ben took his nap, I remembered about the company called Life In Play Company, which I have written in my previous Favorites Friday. They design diaper bag inserts to put into your purse! I needed to get one, until I remembered the price $110.00, yikes! I'm pretty sure they're great but I can't afford that at the moment. Instead of giving up, I did my research and found a diaper bag insert that is such a bargain, Posh Margot diaper bag organizers. I read the reviews and they were great, and just for $18.99 even better! Without a doubt, I ordered it, and today, it finally arrived! I was skeptical at first glance because it looked rather small, but once I began stuffing the pockets, I was proved wrong! This little caddy holds so much, and the fact that I don't carry that much stuff for Ben anymore, I can only imagine how much more it can actually carry! I'm so excited to have this product because I can now buy these beautiful totes I've been eyeing and still carry my son's essentials in an organized way! Today we ran some errands so the contents in my bag were small:
•Sippy Cup (which I put into green baggy behind owl baggy) •Milk (in green baggy) •Diapers and diaper creams and powder •Whipes •Toys (inside Skip Hop owl baggy) •Wallet and phone *Remember to bring extra set of clothes* I recommend this product and the life in play product to any mama wanting to make a switch from diaper bag to purses and totes! Ever since I became a fan of the Saccone-Jolys on Youtube, I vowed to myself that I'd be just as fabulous as Anna. Anna is a mommy of 2 under 2 (sorta) and she looks damn fabulous every single day! She's a stay at home mom and dresses like a single lady ready to take on the world! I always read peoples comments on her videos saying "Glad she didn't let go of herself like most mom's do" and it hits me; I'm one of those moms! I remember before I even got pregnant I always told myself "you're never gonna be those mom's that don't brush their hair and wear the same clothes 3 days in a row" and now, here I am, unbrushed hair, and wearing the same yoga pants and jurassic park shirt 3 days in a row. But why? I know alot of people could look at me or read this post and say "ugh she's so lazy!" And the fact is, Hell, I am and I hate it! I'm not lazy to take care of my son or my home, so why is it so hard to care for myself? Sometimes I find excuses and say, "well you did have a long night, so it's ok to sleep in", or "well you aren't gonna go out so it's fine". But every time I look in a mirror, I'm not happy with myself and the way I look, tired frumpy looking mom. I look at @voxamberlynn on instagram, and even on her lazy days she looks hot. So now, here I am writing this post. I SHALL and I WILL put more effort into myself. I vow to get up early to tend to myself, I vow that it's ok to not always wear make up, but at least brush my hair and change my clothes, I vow that I need to make myself feel beautiful for my owns sake! And I vow, to try my hardest to not give up on myself.
From good publicity, to bad publicity, the Kardashian's are well known in this country, or should I say, anywhere in the world. If you're not a fan of them, I suggest you stay away from this post! I know a lot of people think they are very stuck up snobby people, but as a fan since 2007 since they first aired Keeping Up with the Kardashian's, I can say I in fact am a fan. I just think they're beautiful even though Kim does have a little nasty cocky vibe. Sorry Kim! Ever since I became a mommy, my style in fashion has completely changed. From wearing band t-shirts to gamer shirts, to total hipster outfits, as a young mom, I want people to take me serious and not think "well there goes a young mom that has no idea what she's doing". I know I shouldn't care what people think of me and I should dress however I want, but now, I find myself being a little more mature than my age and thats not bad either! Of course I'm not gonna dress like a grandma, but I do want to have an elegant twist to my wardrobe; that's were the Kardashian's come in. My all time favorite has to be Kourtney. Being a mommy herself, I find myself very close to her interests! From finding the new organic products to her home decor and all the interest she has in her little ones, she's definitely my spirit animal! I just love how she can look so elegant yet look comfortable and casual. Casual is my middle name! And even though I'm not the biggest fan of Kim, I adore how chic and classy she always looks! Even though she is always dressed in these massive pumps and very glamorous dresses, I am in love with these classy yet casual looks. I am a very big fan of scarves and cardigans. I think they can make any dull outfit into a very chic and put together one!
What do you think makes a good fashion statement? Wow it has been like 2 weeks since I blogged! It's crazy to think that I used to go months not writing on the blog, and now 2 weeks feels like an eternity! Well let's see, what have I been up to these past two weeks you ask? I've been trying to stuff as much family activities as possible, from carving pumpkins to going to Zoo Boo which by the way was super fun. Here is Benjamin sitting at the pumpkin patch at the zoo. It was super cute because he was in love with the tiny pumpkins and wanted to take all of them home! Let me just add that yes it was fun, but the parking was complete HELL. We decided to go on a Friday because the website for the zoo said "to avoid crowds, come on friday" which I'm sure was just as chaotic as the weekend! We had to park a good 5-10 minute walk away from the Zoo parking lot but hey, I got to walk a good 4 miles that day so at least I got a work out done! Benjamin also had 2 cute outfit of the day days which I'll blog about tomorrow to add the details of the clothes and such but right now I just want to share the pics to show off how cute he looked. One thing I love about the Holidays is the amount of cute outfits I can come up with for Ben! I hope I can keep up with my blog more and stop procrastinating because I do love blogging and talking about new things. I'll make sure to continue my Favorites Fridays and Bens Ootd's and everything in between. I hope everyone's having a fantastic month!
After one of my good friends told me about Zoo Boo and The Children's Museum of Houston activities, I knew that this time around that Benji is bigger, I had to join in the fun! The awesome part also was that I got two admission tickets for just 10 bucks on Groupon; what a steal! Only I didn't know you had to pay for ages 12 months and up, gah! As soon as we got there, I fell in love with the cool Halloween vibes, there were spider webs by the entrance and the inside was filled with Halloween balloons, the staff was dressed up, and they were playing Halloween music! We did the usual and headed outside to check out the water parks and they had a cute pumpkin patch to take pictures of your little ones. What I love about this museum is that the entire second floor is exclusive for babies 36 months and under. We spent a good chunk of time here playing and chasing Benjamin until he got pooped, and lucky for us, the trick or treating started right after! I thought it was pretty cool.that it was kind of like a treasure hunt and you had to go around looking for the candy booths and at each booth they hole punched a card that came inside the trick or treat bags that were also at the booths. When you got all of the hole punches you needed, you won a cool prize such as fangs or glow in the dark bracelets. Along the way, there was a photo booth area and I had to snap a photo of my two boys! We all enjoyed our time here. I suggest anyone going this month to have your kiddos dressed up in their Halloween costumes, it made the whole trick or treating part more fun!
Hopefully next week we are able to go to the Zoo for Zoo Boo, it's pretty similar but hey, it's at a zoo! I'm so excited now that Benji is older because we can do so many fun activities! Now if only he could walk. Haha! What activities are you doing with your kiddos this month? xoxo |
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