Squiggler is 17 Months!

Oh my how time is flying! The Squiggler is 17 months today and I can't believe it! I decided to take the day off today to spend with her and have her picture taken. Well she didn't want to have her picture taken and so we had to leave and come back. Even after giving her a little sugar she still didn't want to take her picture, so I had to sit on the couch next to her and they were able to get a couple that way. I'm hoping next month she does okay because I had planned to have her picture taken until she was 18 months, but we will see? I had her hair in two little pigtails, but she didn't like it so I had to take them out. I will try to get a picture of her like that soon.

This last month was a hard one for my little Squiggler and the rest of the family. She got really sick at the beginning of the month and then proceeded to get her grandma and sisters sick. Then I got a real bad cough and cold and so did she and now that has spread to her daddy and sisters. And last, but not least she has broken out in hives two times this month and now she has a rash all over her little body and we don't know what is causing it!! My poor little baby!! Oh yeah and I forgot that also this past month she hurt her leg and couldn't walk for 2 days! Say a prayer for my little darling and that she stays healthy from now on and that the rash goes away.

This month she has really grown and has learned so many things. Her vocabulary is amazing and my husband and I could have sworn she said, "Oh my goodness!" the other day. We took her to Urgent care the other day and found out that she weighs 20 lbs. and 6 ozs. She's long and lean like Weegie.

The Squiggler:

• You run all over the place now and look so cute doing it because you twist your hips
• You love Sid the Science Kid in spanish and Elmo from Sesame Street.
• You say so many words and repeat everything! You say dog, Bozo (your dad taught you that one), boy, ball, cracker, down, go , milk, sisters, purse, boots, shoes and so many more that I can't think of right now.
• You understand so much and I can give you directions and you follow them. (Like go give this to Sissy and you do it.)
• You and the dog fight over me. It's really funny! If you are on my lap he tries to nudge you off and if he is on my lap you get really mad and say Dog! and wave your arms around.
• Your favorite toy is your play kitchen, play food, and shopping cart. You are such the little mommy.
• You love to sit on boxes. We need to buy you a chair.
• You are still be nursed and eat from the time I get home until bedtime. (You usually wake up once at night.)
• You love babies and say Awwww when you see one.
• You are very social and say hi to people at the store. You are shy for about 5-10 minutes and then that's it. You are not shy after that!
• You are learning to feed yourself with a spoon and drink from a straw or sippy cup.
• You love to be outside and be pushed in your toy car or push your toy car.
• When you want to do something you come and get my hand and say Go.
• You are very attached to me right now and I can't get enough of you!!!!
• You are a little bit of a bully and you are not afraid to move bigger kids out of your way!
• At dinner when we pray, you hold hands now too and bow your head! You are so sweet!
• You are so smart and know some of your colors already. You love to read your books and point to the right pictures when we ask you questions.

Squiggler we love you so much and thank the Lord for you everyday! You bring so much to our home and we know how Blessed we are to have you in our lives! You make us laugh and you love your sisters so much! Speedy Cheetah is so good with you and always wants to practice taking care of you for her babysitting business. You love Weegie too and want to be just like her. You like to sit at the mirror when she is putting her make up on and getting ready for school. I hope you always know how loved you are!!

Happy Birthday Speedy Cheetah!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter, Speedy Cheetah. Today is her 11th birthday and she wanted to celebrate it by going to the Ronald Reagan Presidential library. We left her older sister at home baking the cake and lots of cupcakes for Speedy to take to school tomorrow. We roamed around for about 2 hours and then headed over to Soupplantation her favorite place to eat. We came home and celebrated with cake and ice cream. The only thing on her birthday wish list was books. This girl loves to read!!!

We had a really nice time and all day I kept reminding her that she wasn't born until 7:07 pm. Finally at that time she shouted, "Hey I'm 11 now!" LOL! She is so funny and my most original child. She dances to the beat of her own drummer and she is so creative!!! She remembers extraordinary things and is so amazing to us!! I always tease her and tell her, "Are you sure you are my child?" I know there was no baby mixups because I was actually able to see her be born and she never not once left my sight at the hospital. She was such a quiet baby and was just taking it all in. She use to love to stare at herself in the mirror of our bathroom for long periods of time. She didn't just say words when she started talking she said a sentence! She was my quickest baby arriving in only 37 minutes after I got to the hospital. The nurse told me that is the way they like them!

Speedy Cheetah is a such a go getter and so smart! She loves to sing and is so helpful and good with her baby sister. She has the kindest heart and is always thinking about others! I love her so much and I hope she knows how amazing she is!!! In the above picture she is with her favorite doll, Rosie, who is in dire need of repair, but she won't let anyone touch Rosie.

I love this picture with her little sister! Speedy is also a Girl Scout and leaves this weekend to go with her troop and cross the Golden Gate Bridge for a special bridging ceremony. She is the only girl going without a family member. This makes me feel really guilty, but Squiggler is still nursing and so there is no way I can be away from her for that long and taking her is out of the question. It is also my older daughter's birthday this weekend. I know there birthdays are only a week apart and I couldn't have planned that if I tried!!! We use to have one BIG party for them, but now they like to plan their special days!

To my Speedy Cheetah, I hope you know how special you are! You are both beautiful inside and out and it shines in you everyday. There is not a person that meets you that doesn't fall in love with you. You are a natural leader, but not bossy and that is such an important quality to have. You are kind and good hearted. You always think of other people first. You sing like an Angel and are so creative!!! You want to be a pediatrician and an author. You already have the names of your future daughter's picked out even though I like Pixie the best! You are so smart and receive all A's and your teacher nominated you for a very special honor this year. You are well on your way to the middle school you wanted and I know you will excel there too! You do almost everything with 100% commitment and dedication!!! I love you so much and I hope you never ever forget that!

Love, Mommy

Happy Easter! 2010

He is Risen! Alleluia! Today is the most holiest of days in the Catholic church and I have never missed an Easter Sunday at church, until today! Doesn't the Squiggler look sooooo cute! You would have never know looking at this pix that she woke up at 4 am vomiting and not being able to keep anything down. She has never been sick like this before and it surprised not only her, but my husband and I too! From 4 am until 6 am, she was so sick and while my husband and family went to church, she and I stayed home while she slept. 20 minutes after taking these pictures, she got sick all over again and my new dress (the only new thing I have bought myself in a year) was not to be worn out of the house, but straight into the dirty clothes! Even though she was sick, I think she over all still had a good day. We went to my favorite aunt and uncles house to celebrate with my family and she was stuck to me like glue all day! She followed me while we were trying to hide the Easter eggs for Speedy Cheetah and my little nieces and nephews. She kept picking up the eggs and throwing them over this little ledge that my aunt and uncle have in their backyard. It was funny like if she was trying to hide the eggs too. She had no interest in them and putting them in her basket (we didn't have her basket) but kept throwing them back!

I love her smile in this picture with me and my hubby! He was such a trooper today and kept saying he had forgotten what to do when a baby gets sick! He was pretty funny to watch now that I think about it. He wanted her to throw up in the bucket. Yeah right!

Here is my beautiful family! These are my greatest gifts and blessings! I think my daughters are all so beautiful! Weegie is getting her braces off in 2 weeks and this summer, Speedy is getting hers on. (She's not happy about that.) We all had our hair done, but it's a little harder to see on my girls. Weegie cut hers shorter then she has ever worn it in her life! It's to her shoulders and still really pretty. Speedy had hers made real straight!! She needs to make sure she takes the tangles out every day! This week we find out if Weegie is getting into the high school of her choice or is going to be put on the waiting list. I hope she gets in because she has kept up a 4.0 grade point average and would do really well at this school. It's a lottery so we can only hope! I hope you had a glorious Easter!!!!

2 Years Ago Today!

Two years ago today I woke up from a dream that told me I was pregnant. I have always been in tune with my dreams and often they speak to me. I jumped out of bed and luckily had a pregnancy test in the house. I took the test and put it down so that I could wait the time, I remember turning around to get my toothbrush and when I turned back around, it was already blinking at me! I was in shock!!!!! I couldn't believe that I was pregnant! I had wanted another baby ever since my Speedy Cheetah was about 2 because I wanted more children. I am an only child and 2 was just too close to 1 for me. My husband comes from a big family and he would have been just fine with 1. Well I wasn't exactly trying to get pregnant, but had been watching my body for the last couple of months to see when I thought I was ovulating and we could do the baby dance. I knew that if I didn't get pregnant by the time I hit the big 4-0 then I wasn't going to have anymore children. Well I guess it worked and the result is now sleeping in my bed. I love all my children so much, but I feel like Squiggler was an extra special gift from above! Since I know the story of how she came to be, I also know that she was concieved on St. Joseph's Day (March 19th) and she was born on St. Nicholas' Day (December 6th). I also can still hear the voice telling me that I was pregnant! I truly believe that it was a messenger from God telling me that I was going to be a mommy again. I also remember that I went to church on March 20th because of Holy Thursday's mass and praying to God that if it was meant for me to have another child then he would see to it that I did, but it wasn't up to me, it was up to him. Somewhere I had seen a quote that said, "Let go, Let God!" and that really made me realize that no matter how I try to control my own destiny, I really have to let God just lead me and I have to follow. Now most people wouldn't be interested in this story and I have never ever even told anyone, but today I feel the need to write it down and to thank God! I truly am so blessed!

Squiggler is 15 months!

Oh my! Our littlest Princess is 15 months now! I took her to her photo shoot and now that she is mobile she made us work for our money! She is so funny! She really is such a ham and loves taking pictures, but she doesn't want to stay in one place! She kept walking towards me or the photographer. The photographer said this might be the last month we can get pictures for a while since she doesn't want to stand still. LOL! I hope not, but we will see? I was hoping to get pictures of her and her sisters for Easter!

There is so much to say this month because so much of her little personality is coming out!!! She loves to copy her big sisters and loves purses, bracelets, hats and shoes. I think she takes after me and Weegie right now. Oh yeah and she is always pretending to be on the phone, that is why the cell phone is in some of the pictures. I really wanted one of her talking on it, but we didn't get that one today. Oh well!

This one here has her dancing. She loves to dance! We just put some music on for her and she started bopping up and down to the beat! I tell my husband that it comes from my side of the family! We love to dance!!! I have the fondest memories of my family throwing back the couch and just dancing the night away in the living room at my grandfather's house! We don't have speakers for our stereo anymore so I really need to bring the music back into our house. Everyone has an ipod and with that you don't share the music as much!

Well on to my list of Squiggler at 15 months:

• You weigh a little over 20 pounds and we turned your carseat around last month at 14 months. You love it because you can see everything! Daddy and I debated, but it was the best thing for you!
• You are now in a size 3 diaper and wear a size 12 clothes. You are long so some pants are short on you, but too skinny to wear size 18 things!
• You wear a size 4 in shoes or a 9-12 in Pedipeds, but I think it is going to be time for you to go in a bigger shoe size.
• You are such a girly girl! You love purses and steal Speedy Cheetah's all the time! You steal Weegie's bracelets and you love shoes and hats! You are such the fashionista!
• You repeat so many words and now know what go means and head towards the door. You love to go places too and are so well behaved. You say sisters, boots, mom. dad. ga, wow wow (dog), wa wa (water), bird, ball and so many more that I can't think of right now.
• You love to dance and whenever you hear music you start moving!
• Your favorite show is Sid the Science guy in Spanish. He dances a lot and you do too!
• You started walking on Valentines Day and there is no stopping you now. In fact, you want to run and often end up falling because you don't know how to run yet!
• You like climbing things and riding around in your push bike. You like to push the bike too.
• You love to eat meat! You are just like Weegie!
• You are a great fruit eater too and love oranges and apples.
• You have to have us read to you everyday and your favorite books are Clifford (Where's the Doggie?), Brown Bear Brown Bear ( You love the black sheep for some reason), Teletubbies (The Boom Boom Dance) and a book in English and Spanish called Let's Go!
• You cry when mommy and daddy go to work, and get so excited when we come home!!
• You know how to love your babies and hug them and kiss them! You are so loving!
  

You are such a sweetie pie and we get compliments about you all the time! You know how to behave and you love people, especially boys! You are such a flirt! You growing so quickly and we love every stage so far, but wow it is all happening so fast!!! You are wanting to be a big girl like your sisters, but I just want to hold on to your babyness for a little longer! I love to hold onto you and just inhale you! I can't believe how fast time flies when you have kids! Your sisters are 13 and 10 and it was just like yesterday that they were your age! You are just a ray of sunshine and have us laughing and smiling each day! You are so playful and loving!!! I am so grateful that God chose us to be your family! You are such a gift and we have been so blessed!!!! I think we have a wonderful family and while we often make mistakes (raising teenagers is not easy!) you are such a wonderful addition to it! Everyone always says what a happy baby you are and you are!! I hope you always know how loved you are!! Thank you God!

Pin and Ribbon Ceremony

Weegie and some of her besties! Weegie and her favorite teacher, Mrs. Lauber!

Weegie and Squiggler!

Weegie had her 8th grade Pin and Ribbon ceremony at school today. For the last month she has been saying she wanted me to go, so I took a day off from work. The night before she says that she doesn't think parents are invited. I was a little upset, but decided to go anyway since I already had the sub. I'm glad I went, there was soooo many parents there. They have the biggest graduating class, about 400 kids, and so they did not give them the pin and ribbon individually and handed them out as a homeroom. After the ceremony the kids had a special breakfast of bagels, and "real" cereal instead of district food. The kids were all dressed up and looked really nice. Weegie said she was nervous in the morning, but I think she had a great time. I took her and some of her friends to the mall afterwards, and they saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D and had dinner. I think she had a fun day with memories she'll always remember of her middle school days. I can't believe how fast she is growing!

Happy Valentines Day!

So here are my favorite valentines (minus my hubby). We had a wonderful day! First we went to church, then to breakfast, came home and took a 2 hour nap!! I love naps! My hubby gave me a cute card and a strand of pearls. We had a yummy dinner of grilled salmon, vegetables, and wine. We also went to Menchies for dessert. It was a really nice Valentines day spent with the ones I love! My hubby had asked me if I wanted to go out, but I really don't like the crowds on Valentines so I would rather stay home.

There was a lot of chick flicks on today and yesterday Sophia from SentimentsbySophia posted her favorite romantic movies. I thought that was a cute idea and told my daughters about it. My oldest picked her five and here they are in no particular order:

1. Juno
2. Nick and Nora's Infinitie Play List
3. Twilight
4. New Moon
5. Sex and the City (Yes she has seen this movie, but only with me and I make her leave the room or fast forward in certain parts. We've also have had the talk and she was there when her baby sister was born. I think we have pretty good communication and I don't want her to hide things from me, but feel like she can come talk to me.)

My movies are: (in no particular order)

1. Mr. Wonderful
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. Sleepless in Seattle
4. You've Got Mail
5. When Harry Met Sally
6. Mystic Pizza
7. Someone Like You
8. Love Actually
9. Serendipidity
10. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

I am a hopeless romantic and LOVE chick flicks! My daughter Weegie likes them too. She was surprised that I didn't put Pretty Woman, Sex and the City or Sweet Home Alabama because I watch those a lot too, but these are my all time favorites!

I had also wanted to post a really cute project that I made at work for my students, but I left it at school so it is going to have to wait until later. It's really cute and I made one for myself. Oh and very easy too!