Friday, July 30
friday night excitement
sooooo i was supposed to be partying it up with some hot mamas tonight (DC! drinking! kid-free!) but what am i doing instead? working. on proofing a 277 page award application, with edits due by 9am tomorrow (that would be saturday). FML.
Monday, July 26
from one doctor to another
spent the day at doctors offices today ... belly & bulilit had their regular check ups today. belly's is like a REAL check up, with the nurse checking her blood pressure, eyesight and everything! gone are the days when she would sit on the baby scale to be weighed. when it was bulilit's turn, we plopped her down on the scale, all naked except her diaper, and she looked at us and grinned. it was hilarious. for being 20 months younger than her sister, bulilit is only 9lbs lighter and 3 inches shorter. craziness.
then in the afternoon, the achy/awful feeling e and i have been experiencing since yesterday finally got bad enough that i decided we should go to urgent care. in a span of 4 hours, we were seen by a doctor, drove to the hospital to get blood drawn, returned to urgent care and finally went home to wait for results. luckily, everything is good, just a viral infection of some sort that has to pass through our systems. as we walked toward the hospital, e and i reminisced on the last time we were there, bringing bulilit into this world. later, as we sat in the waiting area outside the lab, i turned to my husband and said, "i know this sounds weird, but i'm really happy that we're here together." because he and i never seem to have alone time with nothing to do -- even on date nights or dinner, i always feel like we're rushing to get back to the kids -- and having to do nothing but wait while people try to figure out what's wrong with us was kind of nice.
oh! and thankful that my mom jumped in at the last minute to come and stay with the kids while we were getting checked out!
then in the afternoon, the achy/awful feeling e and i have been experiencing since yesterday finally got bad enough that i decided we should go to urgent care. in a span of 4 hours, we were seen by a doctor, drove to the hospital to get blood drawn, returned to urgent care and finally went home to wait for results. luckily, everything is good, just a viral infection of some sort that has to pass through our systems. as we walked toward the hospital, e and i reminisced on the last time we were there, bringing bulilit into this world. later, as we sat in the waiting area outside the lab, i turned to my husband and said, "i know this sounds weird, but i'm really happy that we're here together." because he and i never seem to have alone time with nothing to do -- even on date nights or dinner, i always feel like we're rushing to get back to the kids -- and having to do nothing but wait while people try to figure out what's wrong with us was kind of nice.
oh! and thankful that my mom jumped in at the last minute to come and stay with the kids while we were getting checked out!
Sunday, July 25
kicks
thanks to a toys r us gift card (birthday present) from my cousins, belly has her first pair of light up sneakers. she picked them out all by herself!
Friday, July 23
Thursday, July 22
post wedding daze
still trying to recover from the craziness that was vanessa + ian's wedding weekend. will def have to write about that when i'm not falling asleep every ten minutes.
today, the only things i can be thankful for are strawberry cupcakes from georgetown cupcake (thanks, jackie!) and pepsi and johnnie.
today, the only things i can be thankful for are strawberry cupcakes from georgetown cupcake (thanks, jackie!) and pepsi and johnnie.
Saturday, July 17
Tuesday, July 13
e's bday dinner
sis2be and mom watched the kids (after we put them to bed) so e and i could go out to celebrate his birthday, just the two of us. we went to coastal flats and had a delicious dinner, good conversation and much needed time to ourselves.
happy 30th birthday boo.
happy 30th birthday boo.
summer vacation
woo hoo!! brother and sis2be will be married on saturday!! and to celebrate, i took the whole week off work which means i can finally make a dent in my personal to-do list. first on the list, updating the blog. :) soooo, go on and scroll down. i finally finished some of my draft posts from the past month and published them, so new entries are sprinkled throughout june. happy reading!
(i'm off to run more errands!)
(i'm off to run more errands!)
Monday, July 12
happy birthday e!!!
happy happy 30th birthday to my sweet husband!! spent the weekend in NJ with a few of his friends and then headed up to citifield to see it for the first time. the mets even helped him celebrate by hitting a home run. love the apple!! belly was sad though that she didn't get to see mr. met. that's all she was asking for the entire time we were at the stadium.
we celebrated with e's family on friday night with a delicious chinese dinner, then with my family tonight, at red robin. kids provided the entertainment, as per usual! i think when all was said and done, e had a good time! (and now i'm not the only one in my thirties anymore. ha.)
Friday, July 9
still missing you...
Nine years ago, I lost my lola followed by grandma. Within two weeks of each other. RIP. I love you both.
Thursday, July 8
BOO!
nothing better than quiet play time with a 17 month old. except maybe peek-a-boo and the laugh that accompanies it.
Sunday, July 4
happy 4th!
Happy 4th of July!
e decided he wanted to have people over -- and after realizing last july 4th how awesome our house is in terms of watching fireworks displays, i was totally on board.
in the afternoon, we took the kids to the mall for a little indoor playground action (it is just too hot to be doing anything outdoors). as we walked past abercrombie & fitch, with their music blaring out the door, bulilit decided she wanted to jam to the music. so she stops and starts bouncing her little butt in time to the beat. so adorable! and i totally caught a bunch of passers-by who looked at her and smiled.
after a delicious grilled feast, we took blankets out to the playground/field behind our house and watched the fireworks display from our local high school. belly and bear were out there, watching in awe, 'ooh-ing and ahh-ing' over the fireworks. e and i just smiled at each other.
e decided he wanted to have people over -- and after realizing last july 4th how awesome our house is in terms of watching fireworks displays, i was totally on board.
in the afternoon, we took the kids to the mall for a little indoor playground action (it is just too hot to be doing anything outdoors). as we walked past abercrombie & fitch, with their music blaring out the door, bulilit decided she wanted to jam to the music. so she stops and starts bouncing her little butt in time to the beat. so adorable! and i totally caught a bunch of passers-by who looked at her and smiled.
after a delicious grilled feast, we took blankets out to the playground/field behind our house and watched the fireworks display from our local high school. belly and bear were out there, watching in awe, 'ooh-ing and ahh-ing' over the fireworks. e and i just smiled at each other.
Thursday, July 1
epic
what did i do tonight?
yes, i had to come home with a souvenir. from a movie theatre. what can i say, i don't get out enough.
:)
yes, i had to come home with a souvenir. from a movie theatre. what can i say, i don't get out enough.
:)
Wednesday, June 30
yeah, i suck at promises
sooooo about a week ago i promised "a flurry of activity" and new blog posts to recap the awesomeness that was the first part of june. ahem. so didn't happen. reminds me of e's witty little comment (*cue eyeroll here*): "You know what else is MIA? Your blog."
anyways, discovered that i had a draft post that never was published because it's woefully incomplete. so here it is, in all its random, jot-things-down-while-i'm-thinking-of-it glory.
Me: "Maddy, Who's that?" (Pointing to Ami).
Maddy (clear as a bell): "I don't know"
More fun things that I'm thankful for / still need to blog about:
anyways, discovered that i had a draft post that never was published because it's woefully incomplete. so here it is, in all its random, jot-things-down-while-i'm-thinking-of-it glory.
Me: "Maddy, Who's that?" (Pointing to Ami).
Maddy (clear as a bell): "I don't know"
More fun things that I'm thankful for / still need to blog about:
- belly's THIRD birthday!!
- dinner with ana
- patron
- sitting on the beach (not so much the burning and peeling)
- drunk on the airplane
- family gatherings - baptisms and birthdays
- belly randomly shouting around the house, "I'm the Queen!"
- belly's birthday wishlist: a mic, a tray, a new puzzle and an iphone
what happens when you lack sleep
i'm exhausted... can't do many more of these late nights... feels like i'm in college again... too much work to do, not enough time to do it ... slave driving managers ... want something now, this is an emergency! ... my "normal" now is to work 9-5:30, make dinner/play with kids/put kids to bed until 8, then back to work from 8-2a... when will it end?
on the bright side... in my half-asleep/half-wakefulness this morning, i hear belly singing, "what do you want from me? what do you want from me?"
then this conversation ensues:
b: mommy are you tired?
m: mmm hmmm.
b: are you really really really really really tired?
m: yes.
b: but you have to work.
m: no it's ok.
b: but you have to, ok? because you have a lot of work.
m: but i'm tired.
b: but you have to work so you can get money.
on the bright side... in my half-asleep/half-wakefulness this morning, i hear belly singing, "what do you want from me? what do you want from me?"
then this conversation ensues:
b: mommy are you tired?
m: mmm hmmm.
b: are you really really really really really tired?
m: yes.
b: but you have to work.
m: no it's ok.
b: but you have to, ok? because you have a lot of work.
m: but i'm tired.
b: but you have to work so you can get money.
Thursday, June 24
total 180
it's my usual type of post... kid things that happened today.
1. belly wakes up from her nap, looks up at me, smiles and says, "i had a good nap."
2. belly, bulilit and nanny are watching tv in the basement, i'm sitting in the dining room doing work slash having lunch. i hear:
belly: it's pocoyo!
nanny: what? who?
b: i think it's pocoyo!!
mommy: pocoyo?? what channel is he on?
b: nick jr!
(is it totally wrong that i am super excited about pocoyo being on nick jr.? if you have no idea what i'm talking about, check him out. ah-dor-able and so catchy.)
3. e is out at a baseball game, so i get the kids situated and belly helps me cook dinner of homemade chicken tenders and pancakes. (can you tell she helped with the menu?) anyway, we are sitting at her new princess table (thanks pinky!) and chowing down. bulilit starts saying, "dada" so belly proceeds to go through the (short) list of words that bulilit knows.
belly: say, dada.
bulilit: dada.
b1: say mama.
b2: mama.
b1: say more.
b2: moooooor (at least that's what it sounds like).
b1: say doggie.
b2: WOOF-WOOF!
4. but of course, the evening could not end there. belly decided she didn't like having to sleep in the basement and would not sleep. awake babies + no daddy at home = mommy not being able to do her nightly ritual of cleaning up the house and catching up on work (because it's absolute hell with work right now). cue yelling match slash crying with a sprinkle of screams (and, um, spanks) for good measure. 2 hours after belly finally, FINALLY goes to sleep, bulilit wakes up and is yelling something fierce. SIGH. (i'm going to go hide in a corner now.)
soooooooo it's now 2:10 am and i think i am finally ready to go to bed. wonder if it will be a peaceful night ...
1. belly wakes up from her nap, looks up at me, smiles and says, "i had a good nap."
2. belly, bulilit and nanny are watching tv in the basement, i'm sitting in the dining room doing work slash having lunch. i hear:
belly: it's pocoyo!
nanny: what? who?
b: i think it's pocoyo!!
mommy: pocoyo?? what channel is he on?
b: nick jr!
(is it totally wrong that i am super excited about pocoyo being on nick jr.? if you have no idea what i'm talking about, check him out. ah-dor-able and so catchy.)
3. e is out at a baseball game, so i get the kids situated and belly helps me cook dinner of homemade chicken tenders and pancakes. (can you tell she helped with the menu?) anyway, we are sitting at her new princess table (thanks pinky!) and chowing down. bulilit starts saying, "dada" so belly proceeds to go through the (short) list of words that bulilit knows.
belly: say, dada.
bulilit: dada.
b1: say mama.
b2: mama.
b1: say more.
b2: moooooor (at least that's what it sounds like).
b1: say doggie.
b2: WOOF-WOOF!
4. but of course, the evening could not end there. belly decided she didn't like having to sleep in the basement and would not sleep. awake babies + no daddy at home = mommy not being able to do her nightly ritual of cleaning up the house and catching up on work (because it's absolute hell with work right now). cue yelling match slash crying with a sprinkle of screams (and, um, spanks) for good measure. 2 hours after belly finally, FINALLY goes to sleep, bulilit wakes up and is yelling something fierce. SIGH. (i'm going to go hide in a corner now.)
soooooooo it's now 2:10 am and i think i am finally ready to go to bed. wonder if it will be a peaceful night ...
Monday, June 21
i know, i know...
ahh, blog, how i've neglected you. as a lifelong procrastinator, i have many excuses prepared ...
My reasons for not updating in almost 3 weeks:
-post miami funk
-prepping for e's trip to vegas
-absolute insanity at work
-belly's 3rd birthday
-continued insanity at work
so you see i haven't been purposely ignoring my blog! i always want to write a little something after belly and bulilit go to bed, but there's a kitchen to be cleaned, work to be done, showers to be had... it's quite frustrating really.
but through these past 18 days, i have many, many things to be thankful for... an unbelievable bachelorette party for my sis2be in miami, a husband who loves his wife and kids, fun family times and most of all, my eldest child's THIRD birthday.
ANYWAYS ... this is just a quick post to explain my absence. in the meantime, just to jazz it up, i've switched the design of the blog (this just seems more cheery!) to celebrate the first day of summer. rest assured, i have a few draft posts i just need to polish and then there will be a flurry of postings in the next few days. promise!
My reasons for not updating in almost 3 weeks:
-post miami funk
-prepping for e's trip to vegas
-absolute insanity at work
-belly's 3rd birthday
-continued insanity at work
so you see i haven't been purposely ignoring my blog! i always want to write a little something after belly and bulilit go to bed, but there's a kitchen to be cleaned, work to be done, showers to be had... it's quite frustrating really.
but through these past 18 days, i have many, many things to be thankful for... an unbelievable bachelorette party for my sis2be in miami, a husband who loves his wife and kids, fun family times and most of all, my eldest child's THIRD birthday.
ANYWAYS ... this is just a quick post to explain my absence. in the meantime, just to jazz it up, i've switched the design of the blog (this just seems more cheery!) to celebrate the first day of summer. rest assured, i have a few draft posts i just need to polish and then there will be a flurry of postings in the next few days. promise!
Monday, June 7
welcome to miami
a photo blog of the fun-slash-crazy time we had in miami to celebrate sis2be's bachelorette party!
relaxing on south beach saturday afternoon.
our sweet ride to the club saturday night. SWOOP!!
SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS! (i think these were woo woos, though it seemed like the shot of the weekend was patron. mmm.)
see the pink and black bracelets? yup, sis2be is in the middle of that mess!
the trip was ~heavenly~ and we all had a blast - good food, good music, good company. YAY girls weekend!
p.s. you know it was a good weekend when i was still drunk on the plane coming home on sunday!
relaxing on south beach saturday afternoon.
our sweet ride to the club saturday night. SWOOP!!
SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS!SHOTS! (i think these were woo woos, though it seemed like the shot of the weekend was patron. mmm.)
see the pink and black bracelets? yup, sis2be is in the middle of that mess!
the trip was ~heavenly~ and we all had a blast - good food, good music, good company. YAY girls weekend!
p.s. you know it was a good weekend when i was still drunk on the plane coming home on sunday!
Thursday, June 3
MIA
i love things with multiple meanings... i will be m.i.a for a few days while i'm in MIA. haha. (i'm such a dork.) 
A few days of sun, dancing, good food and drink, all with girls i adore? YES.
see you in a few!
sleep
e calls me the sleep nazi. i'm obsessed with my kids' sleep patterns. i worry when they don't sleep enough (which happens too often) and when their normal sleeping schedule is interrupted.
maybe it's just because i'm jealous and secretly wishing someone would impose a strict sleeping schedule on me so i can get 11 hrs overnight and a 1-2 hr nap in during the day.
maybe it's just because i'm jealous and secretly wishing someone would impose a strict sleeping schedule on me so i can get 11 hrs overnight and a 1-2 hr nap in during the day.
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