Some Randomness

Has it really been almost a month since I updated this blog? Oh dear. 

This week I have been in a fog. Seriously, I'm not sure if it's the pregnancy or everything else that has not gone the way it should have this week. Literally... nothing went as planned. We did have a some much-awaited, long-time coming WONDERFUL news about Brian's job, but that's it (and it's really all we need).

 I digress....

Just to update, I thought I would post some random pictures from our 3 week Fall break 

Sometime over break we ended up with THREE Papis. Oh my. From Left to Right... Papi (the original most loved), Brother, and introducing Bobby. It all started at Home Goods when Jaxon decided that Reese needed her own pink Papi. Which we (my mom & I) bought 2 so we would have a back up (learn from your mistakes right?). Then Jax decided he needed ANOTHER Papi. 

Ready for bed.

 Jaxon visited the dentist for the first time. He was exceptionally behaved! I was so proud of him! 

Such a big boy, ready for his teeth cleaning!

Vickie, showing him the tools. Of course, Papi is there to comfort him.

We celebrated Brian's 35th birthday! Holy cow he's closer to 40 each and every day! 

Yes, Jaxon is in his pajamas. 

Yes, I let him have ice cream cake for breakfast. 

If you have never had ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery, I HIGHLY advise you to run out RIGHT NOW to get one! They are so unbelievably delicious. And that's not even the pregnancy talking.

Oregano's for his birthday dinner.

We had a nice evening out with Grammy Sue

We enjoyed an evening of Toy Story on Ice with the Bunchkins.

Jaxon enjoyed Mickey the best

Ok, Buzz?  A little (or a lot) creepy. First it really bothered me that he was so little. 

Barbie was my favorite. Or maybe it was when she danced to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" and Jaxon knew the words. Oops.

Sleepy tired boy, up past his bedtime. He was OUT within 3 minutes. 

 I had to take the oh-so-fun and tasty Glucose test. Gotta love that orange sugary drink. Thankfully I passed and didn't have to be tortured with the 3 hour test. 

And on the last day of break  I registered. Jaxon & my mom came to help. Jaxon had a blast "choosing" things for Reese. Conveniently it was all things he liked. 

But how adorable are these shoes he wanted to buy her? Such a  good big brother.

Reese is growing! She'll be 30 weeks in 2 days. Makes me nervous since Jaxon was born at 34. Gulp. I am not ready for her to come in 4 weeks! 

 She is now a moving machine! I can feel little feet or hands or elbows or knees all the time. I absolutely love it. She does get shy when she has an audience though. Right now music excites her and any mention of Target. She is my daughter after all :)

Happy Father's Day

I feel so blessed to have a husband that has become such a wonderful Daddy. I am amazed at the love these two have for each other. It absolutely melts my heart to see Jaxon & Brian playing together and "working" on a project together.

Brian, thank you for all that you do for Jaxon. Thank you for teaching him love, patience (you're learning too), respect, responsibility and how to become a good man. Jaxon is going to be a better person because he has you as a role model. You really are his "best pal".

I'm Impressed

This will be quick, but I could not let the moment pass by without giving props to my dear husband.

This week I had parent teacher conferences, which means late evenings at school and no homemade dinner on the table for my little family each and every night. On Monday, I marinated some meat with hopes of making a traditinal Puerto Rican meal knowing that it would by my earliest night home. Well, parents had other plans and I got home too late and too tired to cook so we decided on leftovers, which meant the meat would sit until who knows how long before it got tossed.

Here comes in the BIGGEST surprise in my marriage to date... Brian VOLUNTEERED to make the Puerto Rican mean I was planning. Ok, the guy hasn't cooked anything a day in his life... aside from grilling, but come on, that isn't really cooking. :) So I left careful instructions and left on Wednesday morning hoping my house was still intact when I came home.

And let me tell you... when I walked in at 8:05 pm the house smelled like my mom's! Puerto Rican steak and rice and beans had been made! I was so proud.

I went to check on Jaxon and asked him about dinner, "I had beans and rice and meat! It was good. You should go have dinner Mama. It was good." That's all I needed to know. My boy was happy with his daddy's cooking.

I had to have a taste and Brian is officially Puerto Rican! He can cook some arroz y habichuelas (rice & beans)

Goofing Around

Just some random pictures of us around the house. I thought they were too cute not to share. I'm loving that when Jaxon sees a camera he gives a goofy smile and says, "Cheese!" Love it! What was my life like before this precious little boy? I can't even remember any more.

Jaxon & Mama self portrait

Goofy smile

Gosh, I LOVE this little face!

CHEESE!

Seeing the house from a new perspective

Why do toddlers love kitchen supplies so much?

Jaxon & Daddy signing Valentine cards for his Valentine's Day party at the babysitter's.