The Obstinate Ones....

Jack is a walker! It was so smart and cute of him the day he grabbed two pens, one per each hand, as balancing sticks and took off. We had been trying to get him to walk a little more and he found a way to do it on his own. Two days later his balancing sticks were no longer needed and we were so proud. Once the walking was covered, that was all he wanted to do and now we are at the stage where getting into everything is his obstacle. He's a curious and smart little boy so anything that is not a toy, he wants to examine and make it a toy. The only thing is some things he isn't allowed to play with and when disciplining him has to come into the picture he'd rather look at us, laugh and try to do it again rather than listen. When we say "no" and shake our head, he giggles. When we slap his little hand, it doesn't phase him. It's not until we put him in "jail" (playpen) that he starts to throw a fit because now his privilege of getting to walk everywhere has been taken away. I know it's something that must be done in order for him to understand and even though his trickery of crying without tears is still hard to watch, we have to let him "cry" it out. I would have never thought this day would come so quickly. I was preparing my self for the Terrible Twos, but I guess every age has its "terribleness". :) he has learned how to utilize his cuteness to get his way and it has worked! He has a face we can't resist and I'm afraid it'll get even more cuter with age which will make it that much harder to resist. Sweet boy....

One day away from 1!

This time last year Ram had just gotten home from a workshop and I was nesting! Busy busy mama in the morning. Water leaking and In labor the entire time and not knowing. Then around 5pm there was a little gush and we were on our way to the hospital. Our baby boy was about to surprise us a week early and we were in for an adventure like no other. I can't believe our little man will be 1 tomorrow. Time flies by when you are having fun and this year was amazing! I can't wait for what is in store for us in the future!

Going to the chapel and we're...

Getting married!!! Yes, after almost 7 years of being together and having our first child, we are finally getting hitched! We set our date for April 20th, 2013 and now the planning has begun. I am so excited for everything! I really can not wait to go dress shopping. First on my list - booking the venue. Then after that, I need to ask my very best girl friends to be my bridesmaids, but I need to find a special way to do it. Oooh, this is going to be so much fun. :)

#trulyblessed

Student of Parenting

As many firsts there are for the baby there are just as many for the parents. It seems as if we will always be on a learning curve. Yes, we start to come into our own and start to realize what works best for the three of us when a situation comes along, but Jack is on the fast track to growing up! I'm sure one day he will do something that will just leave us dumbfounded and we will have to revert back to being a student rather than a teacher. I have to say though, we have done pretty amazing thus far! :)

Happy 10 months, beautiful baby boy!

Jack is 10 months today. I can't believe his 1 year birthday is just around the corner. :( So far, being his mom has been the greatest job, adventure and achievement I have ever had. This time last year I was enduring the heat of the summer as I sit 7 months pregnant. I can't believe our 1 year is almost over. Not only will we be celebrating our son's first birthday, but also celebrating Ram and I's survival of the first year. It was tough some times, but we pulled through and stayed the best parents we can be. I am proud to be taking the journey with you babe and blessed to have you in my life. There couldn't be a better father for Jack.

On another note, I have already decided on a theme for our little man. Ever since he was born everyone said he had a little mustache and that he seemed older than what he really was. Well, it makes sense to throw him a Little Man Mustache Bash! I am so excited and already picked the colors and designer. :)

Jack's mom.

What is wrong with me??

So I was told worrying before the baby arrived was normal and I thought it was extreme then. Now that Jack is here, I worry about everything every second of the day. It gets worse - if I'm about to do something with him or someone else is I think about the worst thing that could happen in that situation! Why is that? Why can't I just live for the moment and not stress over my baby's well-being. It is not that I don't trust the people he is with, but I just continue to think about the bad. Maybe it's a OCD thing and if I don't worry I feel like I'm a bad mother or something. Weird, huh? It could be that the older he gets, the more he can get into and so it's more of a task to keep an eye on him. Not to brag, but Jack did learn how to sit, stand, pull himself up in a standing position and transfer himself from one thing to another pretty early! Now he is starting to stand on his own for seconds at a time. And of course, everything goes to his mouth first. He has found the tags on stuffed animals and now that is what he looks for so he can put it in his mouth. I know he can bite it off too bc I have caught the whole thing in the roof of his mouth once and it scared me to death! But that does not stop him. "Le gusta la mala vida" He lives dangerously, my mom likes to say. So now I have you make sure the tag is cut completely off.

I guess the worrying will never end for parents. Even when he is 45 I'll still worry. How does the saying go? "Deciding to have a baby is to decide forever to let your heart go walking around outside your body..."? Something like that! :)

Happy, talking, crawling, beautiful baby boy!

It has been a while since I have written in my blog. Ive been through many changes since the last post. I went through losing a job and gaining another, the everyday changes we went through as parents and the growth of our now 9 month old baby boy! I couldn't really find the time anymore to blog and that is something I had to learn to live with. And that goes for any other hobby or activity pre-Jack. And when my time isn't occupied, it is enough to eat, clean and shower. BUT to be perfectly honest, i wouldn't want it any other way. Jack has grown so much in such a little time. I am already starting to think of ideas for his big 1st birthday hoohah!!

Here is an update on our precious baby....

Even though it is baby jibberish, he can talk your ear off and when he sees a "toy" (mainly anything he isn't supposed to play with) he grabs at it. He's a determined little guy and seems like he is studying us all. His new trick is to spit by using his tongue. For lack of trying to find the words to explain I will show you (pic below of him and his daddy).

He just had his 9 month check up and is doing great! Weighs 20lbs now and is 30 inches long - above average on height. We are hoping for a least a 6 footer! :) He is an amazing little baby and no matter what he does, it seems to put a smile on my face. I love it when he crosses his hands while he is sitting and relaxing. Lol. He looks so smart doing it! He loves baths and now can maneuver to where he wants to get out. I think it may be time to get him one of those bath seats....his laugh is the most addicting. You hear it and can't help but laugh too. I love this little guy and my love for him keeps on growing. When I find out someone else is having a baby I jump with excitement because soon they will feel the real love-at-first-sight feeling when they finally get to hold their baby just like i have felt. And will have so much fun with the many adventures they will have along the way.

In another note, Happy Birthday to my now 20 year old sister, Bianca! :)

Time is flying by WAY to fast!

Jack is already 4 months old today and I still can't believe it. He is getting bigger, smarter and more curious as the days go on. And I know there is no way to freeze time, but oh how I wish I could. I never imagined being a mother and now that I am, I can't picture life any other way. I believe I was always supposed to have him. In some way or another, I was always supposed to be his mother and he was always supposed to be my son. If that makes sense. We grow more in love with him as new silly faces or weird noises come out of him. He is starting to scream at the top of his lungs and when he feels like throwing a fit he will start to push on his legs and throw himself back. Oh, but how I love his smile.

It isn't all laughs and giggles though. Sometimes i find myself frustrated because I don't know what he wants. He has already been changed, fed, burped and I know he's tired, but he won't sleep in my arms or the swing and when I put him down his arms flail everywhere as he continues to scratch himself. Then you have to literally hold them down in order for him to be calm. I HATE being frustrated with him. At night when he wakes up constantly and I don't know whats wrong, is when I get most frustrated then I cry because I feel like a bad mother. As much as Ram has helped and is there, I don't think he will ever understand the pressures a mother goes through. I have come to have a greater respect for my own mother because she did it four times.

There are days where I have to learn to let him cry. He is starting to get used to arms and knows when he starts to whimper we run. It is quite funny how smart he is. Yesterday, for example, I put him in the swing, but he was not having it. I figured maybe he needed to burp, get changed or something. NOPE! As soon as I sat him on my lap facing the TV he was calm. His face was priceless.

No matter what he does, my love for him will continue to grow. And I can never stay too mad at him.

P.S. I love to watch him sleep.

11.11.11

I cannot believe that my baby is already 2 months. It seems like just yesterday he was born, yet time has flown by so fast. It hits me everyday how he won't be this little very much longer...I wish time would stay still so we could live in these moments as long as we wanted to. He is so precious and curious of the world he lives in. He talks a lot and sometimes we actually have conversations. I hear talking to them at an early age and trying to get them to imitate your noises is a good exercise.

It was hard going back to work full-time. I cried the week before knowing I would be leaving him everyday for at least 8 hours. This Monday I knew that he knew I had to leave him again. He is so happy every morning, but when it is time for me to tell him good-bye he gets real quiet and gives me a funny look. Then when I finally get home to him you can tell he has been missing me. If he is awake there are signs he wants to be in my arms. He'll flail his arms as he moves his body up and down as if to let me know to pick him up. It is the cutest ever. Or he'll smile real big when he hears my voice. It makes me happy in the moment, but it breaks my heart that I leave him feeling like that. I hope in some small fraction he knows that I don't want to leave and that it is just routine, but that I always go back. I would hate to leave him if he thought I was never coming back....so I'll try not to think about that.

On a another note, Thanksgiving is coming up and I am SO ready for the yummy food. I have to find a cute outfit for Jack to wear. I also need to start buying jackets, winter hats and gloves. So excited for my brother and cousin to finally meet him!! I think I might cry when I see their reactions. Especially my brothers.

Well, today is a good day and I am blessed!

I'm a Mama!

So I had my precious baby boy 9/11/11 (he wouldn't be my son if he didn't make a big entrance lol) at 3:39am. He was 7 lbs 11 oz and 20 inches long. He came out with a head full of hair and very light skinned. And his full name is Jack Dylan Munguia. When I explain my "labor story" other mothers gasp at how easy I had it. No Pain. No Contractions. No Complications. The only thing that freaked me out was once the nurse told me I was dilated to 10 centimeters I started to get uncontrollable shakes. Had I not been in labor people would have thought I was having a seizure - that bad! They calmed down once the baby arrived.

 



 I may not know what labor pains feel like, but the whole delivery experience is indescribable. I get butterflies when I relive the moments of my baby's first cry and when they laid him on my chest. He melted my heart and has every day since then. It's hard to even find the words to describe how I felt and how I feel every day knowing our baby is here, perfect and beautiful. I love being his mother. He is so precious.






It's funny, when a woman is pregnant there is no real way of finding out what the baby will look like, but in some weird way I couldn't imagine Jack looking any other way. Its like my heart knew. The perfect combination of us.

Being a mother is hands down the best feeling in the world.

He is almost here....

Well, I am 38 weeks and am dilated to 1.7. I am hoping Jack waits at least another week to make his appearance, but my doctor says he can come at any time. It is crazy how fast time has flown by. He is almost here and I am filled with so many emotions right now.

I started to pack my hospital bag last night and already have Jack's outfits picked out...lol. He is going to be the cutest baby ever! I cannot wait to hold him.

Baby showers were a success! Had three total and both Ram and I are so grateful for all the love and support so many family members and friends have shown us. Jack is surrounded by so much love.

6 weeks left!

It amazes me how fast time has flown by. Our little man is almost here and we are so excited! He moves all the time now and I am already used to it. However, his hiccups do get on my nerves....is that awful to say? I'm so in love though. He has stolen my heart in a way no one else ever will. I keep thinking about the first moment we will meet and when they place him in my arms - oh, what a wonderful feeling I get just thinking about it. It has to be ten times better.

I am already forgotten! As soon as I walk through the door the baby gets more attention and he's still in my belly. It is at the point where my 4-year old cousin didn't even invite me to her birthday party this past weekend, ONLY baby Jack was invited. lol. He has no idea how much he is already loved.

Giddy

We are finally moved into our home and settling in great! A little more organizing and unpacking still needs to be done, but it will get done. Some decorating is necessary too and the babies room needs to be set up....I've just been lazy.

My first baby shower was this past weekend and it was lovely. My friends did a great job planning and hosting it. So good that I cried when I walked in....but I loved every minute of it. It was a good turnout and I love my friends for going and being apart of it. :) I did realize that baby Jack is going to be surrounded by girls growing up because most of my friends have daughters....he is going to have so much fun! lol.

33 weeks today...it is going by so fast. 

Living in the moment

This weekend was a bit overwhelming....we are finally moved into our home! Crazy how the home I was raised in as a child, my little one will be raised in too. :) Everything is ready to be unpacked and hopefully I can get some decorating done. The last two days have been normal. Ram and I have lived together before for two years so I guess we are just already comfortable enough that it already feels normal.

I really appreciate my parents for everything they have been doing for us! Love y'all. Also, my grandma, uncle, mom, and sisters for helping clean and unpack Saturday along with my brother helping us move! I already know I was a pain that day....

I am 32 weeks tomorrow and now I am really antsy. We are awaiting your arrival baby Jack! Middle name has still not been chosen. I refuse to leave it as Jack Munguia. I always liked my middle name and since Ram picked Jack then I pretty much get to decide the middle name, but I still would like for Ram to like it. 

I am very excited for this weekend because it is my first baby shower! Love my friends for wanting to throw this for me! Y'all are the best!

Update!

I am 29 weeks today....I can not believe time has flown by so fast. My lil' man is almost ready for his debut! :)

We are hopefully moving into the house by the end of this month/beginning of August. Just depends what Ram's schedule is for his workshops.

Baby shower #1 is at the end of the month! Excited. I love my friends that wanted to do this for me! They are the best.

Baby shower #2 is in works. Still working on trying to find a venue. Need to hurry it is next month!

Baby shower #3 I am not sure will even happen anymore. I will just have to see what my lovely sister Bianca wants to do.

Need to go to the gym more to walk. The heat just makes me not want to go outside at all let alone try to walk for an hour. 

The buying process has begun. My dad already bought my crib and changer for me (love him) and my mom has HER cradle and some cute clothes that will apparently stay with her. She's funny.They will be awesome grandparents!

Ram and I went to Babies-R-Us to update our registry and it was a bad idea giving him the gun! lol He went crazy and started to disagree with me about the things I already had on there!!  It's cute he is excited though and wants to be apart of that process. We bought tiny size 0 shoes for my maternity shoot coming up....they are too adorable!

I am always hungry! :) I am sure I packed on the pounds since my last doctor visit. Guess I will find out on Friday which will also be the day I take my Glucose test. BLAGH!

Baby Jack kicks like crazy now. I could have sworn that when we were watching Sucker Punch he was doing his own little action moves inside my belly at the same time the movie had some! It was crazy. Now I can actually see my belly move. Not to the extreme, but I do notice little pulses. I haven't even met him and already he is the cutest baby ever!

Maui 2011

 Our trip to Maui was amazing! The weather was great too compared to Texas heat! The only thing that was missing was Ram. Wish he could have gone with me and my family, but we can always go again. :) Here are some of the pics I took with my iPhone. There were plenty more I took with my new Olympus PEN....I just have not uploaded them yet.

26 weeks today!

Baby Jack has started to kick and punch his mama all the time now. He doesn't like showing off to anybody just yet, but he sure is beating me up from the inside. I catch myself yelling at my tummy for him to stop. I do it a lot at work and my co-worker, Jessica, looks at me funny. Sometimes I don't even realize it. :) Ram has felt him though and it's cute to see his face light up and get excited when his baby boy starts to move. For that second, the joy I see in his eyes makes my day. He's going to get a lot more attention from the girls too (ggrrrr...lol). I hope they know I am the ONLY girl in their lives though!

Shower Planning is in Session

It is June and months back I had planned on having two showers in July and one in August. So guess what that means....Busy, Busy, Busy!

So far two are a-go! There is still one that we have not discussed yet so I guess we will wait and see. I am so excited about my first theme and colors. I am also so blessed to have friends that are willing and wanting to throw a baby shower for me! :) Love them.

I am already trying to think of what I will wear! lol.

On a sad note, Ram leaves tomorrow =(  This is going to be a hard month and a half because we will probably see each other for a total of 10-15 days....I'm going to miss him so much, but it is a great opportunity for him. I love you, babe!

June? Already?

There is so much to do before the arrival of our baby and before we move into our house. There are little nic-nacs here and there that need to be done, but I just don't know where to get started. My brain is running at 100 mph and it won't slow down. I need to pack up my life and transfer it over to the next chapter in my life, still need to get things before Hawaii, baby shower planning has arrived, I need to get systems installed in the house....so on and so forth! I just feel a tad bit overwhelmed right now that I just don't want to do anything. I go home and I know I have a lot to do, but instead I lay in bed and sleep if I can. I guess I am trying to avoid everything as much as I can. =) I'll get to it eventually.

I go to another doctor visit tomorrow. Nothing special I don't think. I do need to tell them that it hurts when I yawn. I am not real sure if that is normal, but it does hurt from time to time and since I don't know what it could mean I have to let them know.


Baby Jack has been kicking pretty often now. I wish I could explain the feeling, but to know that is our baby in there growing is pretty amazing. I look at my sonogram pictures and I can't stop smiling. My mommy friends were right...there is nothing like being a mother. No greater feeling. I haven't even held my baby yet and I already am in love. 

New blog design!!

Check out my new blog design by Munchkin Land Designs . She did a great job and showed great customer service! Thanks again, Jenn.

On another note, I am 24 weeks today and Hawaii is in 21 days!

We are getting ready to move into our house too! :) Everything is starting to look up!  I see myself getting more excited with each passing day.