Checkin In

Hola All,
I was just sitting here eating my cinna twists from Taco Bell - yummy! The day is going by very slow & theres probably a LOT I could be doing but theres some weird voice in my head saying... "NO, NOOOOOOO I DON'T WANT TO" No worries though, thankfully the boss's can't here them! Lol, JK! Anywho, I was bored & thought I might add some more cute little pics here...

This was a week or so ago - They had to come to work with me because all the kids (including mine) I believe got their new daycare provider sick! Silly germ infested kids! :)
Oh, cute. Taking the afternoon nap! Look at my big girl - I can't even believe she's this big not to mention Jimi.
I so love this picture.... It's a perfect one for his baby book!
Oh yea - this one too!
& this one!

Doin Good

Hi all, just wanted to check in & say hola.



We are all doing well. MariaH & Jimi both have a little cold. I suspect it's from them starting their new daycare a couple weeks ago. MariaH hasn't been around other kids except for family in over 4 months & the same goes for Lil Jimi - aside from his being in the NICU with a bunch of other babies but that's a low germ place so... I think it's just the new enviroment & all the new kids.



Their daycare is awesome. MariaH absolutely loves it there & I'm pretty sure baby Jimi does too. MariaH even cries sometimes when we pick her up, which is a very good sign but sometimes Tom & I get our little feelers hurt when she never wants to be at home with us. At home there's no other kids her age to play with. I mean, we do the best we can with what little time we have & she plays with Jimi a little bit but she gets bored pretty fast probably because he can't really play back with her. Hahahaha, Boy is she in for a rude awakening. When Jimi learns to walk & talk & terrorize his big sister, she's gonna wish she could go elsewhere even more!



We've been looking for another place to live. We love our townhouse but things just keep falling apart there. Ever since we moved in it's been just one thing after another. You wouldn't think it when you walk into our home (like when we viewed it to move into in the first place) but things like the trim in the kitchen, the handle came off the "new" microwave, MariaH's toilet has gone from super hard to flush - so hard I can barely flush it to now it's completely stopped working, 2/3 bathroom vents don't work anymore, the laundry room door FELL off, one of the front panels of a drawer in the kitchen came off, the first 4 months we lived there the dishwasher didn't work, and a water pipe in the garage busted in early January. Dispite our attempts to get our landlord to fix it, it has been sitting there for almost 9 months now still broken. We can't wash our cars & all summer long MariaH was not able to play in the water outside. Geez, I could on & on, any way, yea we have been looking for another place to call home. We went to view an actualy house for rent today - it's just perfect & just what we were looking for. I talked to the manager about the problems we are having now & made sure he understands we DO NOT want to be out in this same situation again! We would like to live somewhere for at least another 3-5 years to save for a nice chunck of money to use as a down payment on a house. And I hate moving!



So, I guess that's it for now.... I leave ya with some more recent pictures! Love Ya'll!

Another Long While

Hey Guys,

So I didn't realize it's been so long. In the last month and a half things have really changed around my house.

Mariah hit her jealousy stage 3-4 weeks ago. She went through extreme whinyness (spl?) and back talking and all kinds of fun stuff. She has been slowing getting better so we're hoping it's almost over, for now. Other than that - she's doing well. We took them to meet their new babysitter & Mariah opened up very well. I am thankful for that cuz I thought it was gonna be a lot harder than it was to get her used to it. She started playing with the other kids just a few minutes after we got there. Which brings me to another thing, she has really started opening up all around. I mean don't get me wrong she still very much has her moments but for example the other day we were standing in the line at the store and this guy said hi to her. She smiled and said hi right back... no shying away at all! It actually kind of scares me because I have never really worried about stranger danger with her & now I am thinking I need to put a rush on informing her all about it!!! Still she's such an awesome little girl - I don't know where I'd be without - and I mean that very literally!

Jimi is growing like a weed! I recently had to put away almost half his entire wardrobe - thankfully I have tons of 6m+ clothes from my baby shower to start dressing him in. He talks all the time, grasps things, holds his feet, eats rice cereal & has tried a few different baby foods. He's gone bald on top although it's been slowing down recently and even starting to grow in a little now. He's a fat boy! He weighs in at over 14lbs now, I'm guessing... 6 weeks ago he was 13.4 so I'm pretty sure with all the added foods he is over 14lbs. He smiles all the time & even laughs an oh so freakin' cute little baby laugh!!!

We went camping for 9 days in mid July & it was a blast! Except, camping with a baby isn't easy! I am looking forward to next year... besides the running after Jimi constantly - lol I am looking forward to when they are grown and can do there own things when I wanna be lazy again! lol! Just kidding... 50%! :)

Thomas & I are fine. a little sleepy maybe. Tired. EXHAUSTED! But still doing good... I love em all! Here's some pics!

Been Awhile

So Hello All,

We've been doing pretty good. It's getting easier & easier! Hopefully I just didn't speak to soon :) MariaH is feeling much better these days - she has been sick a few times in the last month. Hopefully, she will have a better rest of the summer!

Jimi is growing like a weed. He coos now & likes to copy us too. MariaH sits in front of his swing and tells him stories like 3 little pigs and loves to sing him the wonderpets song. He is also getting very pudgy. He weighed in at 11lbs 15oz on Tuesday @ his doc appt. He is doing really good on holding his own head for longer and longer periods now especially while on his tummy which is something he could barely even do a month ago. He gets lots of tummy time cuz practice makes perfect.

I just enrolled MariaH & Jimi into a new daycare. They won't be starting until September but the place is freakin' awesome! Hopefully we will have plenty of visits this summer so that they can get a feel for it.

Anyway, gotta get back to work now but just wanted to give ya'll a quick update. Here's a bunch of cute pics! Love ya'll!


Here's my big helper "Rya" helping to keep Jimi entertained while mama changes his diapy.





Stylin' Man


I see you!!!!









Doesn't he look like Pooh Bear, I know huh! So adorable!








Mama's little Princess.







Daddio & Rya made surf boards for her G.I. Joe!




Thomas playin' guitar for Jimi. He loves it!

Getting the Hang of It!

5/18/07

So we seem to be settling in to our new schedules quite well now. Our house is finally STARTING to look normal again - a little messy but nothing a half hour won't cure. The dryer is finally fixed, well the landlord just bought a brand new one to replace the one the can't dry worth @$%#!!! So we can finally do our laundry again.

MariaH has had a cold the last few days but hopefully it's on it's way out now. It has been kind of hard not letting her get too close to Jimi. She blows her kisses and hugs to him. Having Jimi around has made me realize exactly how much she has grown. She's not even my little baby anymore - she's like a kid! LOL well I know she is a kid but it's weird to think of her like that. She knows how to spell her name and she is working on our home phone number too. She is also quite the smart bum... like the other day: We have matching outfits & we both put on our pants and then she put on her shirt and I put on a different shirt. She asked me "Mom, how come you're not wearing your pink shirt?" I said, "Because I don't want to." she replies, "Fine Then!" So see she's not the sweet and inncocent little girl people think she is. At least not all the time. :)

Lil Jimi is almost sleeping through the entire night on most nights. He sometimes softly cry's for his binki but falls right back to sleep as soon as I can pry myself outta bed to give it to him. He falls alseep around 9 or 10 and then sleeps usually until about 6am but sometimes a little later. So I guess I'm lucky! :) He is also doing a lot better at breast these days which I am very thankful for! He's growing fast too.... I know I know... this is nothing new to all my "already mommy's for ages" girls in my family but cheese & rice - they grow a lot faster than I ever imagined.

Anyway, it's friday. I am in the best of moods (knock on wood), and yea. It's a good day! Here's some more pictures of my kiddo's. Some are a little blurry :)

MariaH Lee when she was 2 and 4.

Maybe....

5/8/07

Do you think he'll have a smile like his grandpa's? Let's hope so!

Harder Than I Imagined

5/2/07

Having two at home is really not as simple as I thought. I mean, trust me I knew it would be hrder than having one... but I guess it's just having two and one of them being an infant. An infant who may be just starting to come into his "Colic" - per Doc's guess. He just hasn't been sleeping like he was when he first came home and he has been a bit more fussy as well. Plus he's been gumming his bottles a lot more rather than actually drinking the milk. The milk just dribbles down his chin for the most part. I dunno what him's thinkin'. Still my kids are both beautiful little miracles and it's all worth it!

I just found these two pics on my cell phone. They must have been taken by one of my sisters. It's Tom & I right before going into C-section to deliver Lil' Jimi. I look a lot happier than I felt. I was still having contractions complete with back labor at this point.

Here's some more recent ones of both my babies. Notice that Jimi has his mama's hair especially right after getting out of the bath. So curly & Cute.

It's about time!

4/21/07


So, I am actually writing this on 4/27/07.... but oh well.... I just wanted to update everyone and let ya'll know that he is home! Here's some pics.


Jimi weighed 8lbs 3.5oz & 20" long when he came home last saturday. He had his check up the following Monday & he had gained 4.5oz making him 8lbs 8oz. Today he had another appt and he weighed in at 9lbs 0.5oz & 20 3/8" long. He's growing so freakin fast!


Mariah absolutely loves having Jimi home and she has been the biggest best helper ever! I caould not be more happy. I have both of my babies home now & I can't even explain how great it is to be a mother of two! I am seriously very blessed & oh so greatful.


Also, to Thomas, when your read this I just want to tell you how much I love you and appreciate everything you have done for me. You are forever the only one for me & I am so in love with you! God chose us to go through what we went through because he's knows we were & are strong enough to handle it, together! Not a lot of people could go through what we did and still be sane afterwards! But together we held on & now he's happy, healthy & home! Thank you for being strong when I wasn't & helping me through day by day!

4/18/07

Hi to all, I just heard that Jimi might be able to come home as early as this weekend. So Thomas and I have a lot to do before he comes home. We have to learn how to use the Apnea monitor he will be sent home on and what to do when it alarms. Also we have carseat safety, learning how to give him his meds and then an infant CPR class on Saturday.

I am so excited. Not only to have my family home but also to have a clean house! and a clean car too! oh yea and clean laundry!!! You know since I'll have time to do all that stuff now...

Anyways, I thank everyone for all your love & support! Love ya!