hey there....

it's been almost a year since i have last updated my blog...shame on me!! it's been crazy between work, home and kids. i have become an old lady, i wake up super early, fall asleep where ever i sit, (doing the head nodding thing) and in bed by 8 p.m. i have to say that luch takes a lot of my sleep away. he's not a sleep through the night kind of kid. he's now 25 months old and still wakes up 2-3 times a night to nurse. yes, we're still nursing and i'm pretty amazed at myself for going this long. luch does have his good nights, once a week maaaybe twice a week where he'll wake up only once. i have thought about weening, but it's a lot harder than i thought. i've tried to not nurse him to sleep, but he cries and his face is just so sad...it breaks my heart. he'll lay his head on my check sign and he'll say "mommy, milk, milk this side" and he'll lay down in between the hub and i and smiles. that there gets me all the time and the whole weening process gets put on hold.

take a look at my luch. so different from the last pic i have posted. he now has long beautiful curls and i'm avoiding the whole "when are you cutting his hair?" question. i love love his hair and really don't want to cut it off!! this pic was taken on his 2nd birthday at the happiest place on earth, disneyland.


Since i posted a disneyland pic i might as well tell you about our first trip with luch. well, at first he was so afraid of every single ride we got him on, but towards the end of the night he started to enjoy it. he was having a ball on all the kiddie rides there and at california adventure. the best part was when luch got to meet mickey mouse. he's a big fan and loves to sing the mickey mouse club house song. when we got inside the house he was happy and calling out for mickey up until he was face to face with him. he panicked and cried, but still managed to say hi to him. while crying he shook mickey's hand, said "bye bye ickey" and threw him a kiss. that right there was the best moment, for me at least. it was like watching him overcome his fear and let me tell you luch has plenty. the next day all he talked about was mickey. we bought him a mickey mouse and he carried that with him for a week.

Aside from luch turning 2 this year my oldest son just accomplished his biggest milestone, he graduated from high school last week. it was a bittersweet moment for me, but i'm so very proud of him! now the next step is college. he'll be starting in less than 2 wks and is looking forward to the career he has been so wanting to learn, automotive technician.



as for my pretty girl, she will be entering 5th grade in sept. although she still has a couple more years in elementary, i'm just not ready for her to be a teenager. she's so lovable and sweet right now. teenagers tend to go through "teenage mood swings" lol.



hopefully i will be able to keep up with my blog. there has been so many times where i have so much to say and want to blog about, but then i get busy with something at work or home and i lose all energy. i really want to go back to blogging especially since we've have decided to have another child. :) so let the charting beginning, but not obsessively this time.

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LC Stuffing His Face

Hello I haven't posted anything on LC in such a long time. I have so much to say, but for now enjoy this little video of LC stuffing his face with peaches last night.

Happy Birthday!!

Awwww.... my baby is officially a toddler as of yesterday. 365 days ago I held this beautiful baby boy and he completely took my breathe away.


One year later nothing has changed. This little guy still takes my breathe away.


I love you so very much papasito!! As much as I dreaded this day I'm happy that you're 1 year old, happy and most importantly healthy. Looking forward to another year as you become your own little person more each day.


mamma, pappa, brother & sister love you always!

All Done with Holy Sacraments

I can't believe that all 3 of my kids did their holy sacraments within 3 months from each other. It started with LC's baptism in Feb.


Then, son's confirmation in Apr. We look a little funny because we were caught off guard.


Finally, daughter's first communion yesterday. There's E receive her first holy eucharist.


With all these parties we are now broke and need to apply for a loan lol.

Almost 1 Year

I can't believe that a year has gone by so quickly. It felt like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant. Then, 1 year ago yesterday I went on maternity leave and started counting the days for LC's arrival. I wish I could just freeze time so I can enjoy him a bit longer as an infant.

This year has brought so much joy and happiness just watching him grow. With my children so far apart I forgot how sweet it is to have a baby. This time around I've been very fortunate to bf this long. We're 3 weeks away from reaching our goal. Now that it's quickly approaching I have decided to continue with extend bfing. I enjoy our time, our bonding. And besides, I can continue giving him all the nutrients that he needs.

LC has now been taking a few quick steps when I let go. He's just so eager to walk. He prefers walking around the house now than crawling. We hold him by one hand and he's on the go. He is now throwing fish kisses to us and cracks up when we say awwww thank you LC.

LC loves his veggies especially broccoli. He prefers to eat on his own which I love to see.

There's something about babies feeding themselves that makes it so cute and adorable. He eats a variety of foods, he even likes salmon. I use to feed him before the rest of us, but now I make an effort to cook easy and fast meals and that are good for LC to eat with us. He loves the family time we have around the table.

In Feb. we baptized LC. This is big brother giving him a blessing. One by one family and friends

came up to LC to give him a blessing. It was really nice to see everyone come up and do their own little thing in blessing him. I think LC was tripping out more than anything.

Anyways, what a fun year. Now I have to start planning his birthday party. :)