Pumpkin Patch

Cal poly Pomona hosted their annual Pumpkin festival this past weekend. It was a chili day but that didn't stop us from going to get our pumpkin on. The cupcake and I had already gone to the patch that Thursday with her Mommy and me class. We ended up not purchasing any pumpkins because we knew we would be going to the patch again on Saturday. We had a lot of fun watching ms. sassy pants go through the pumpkins and picking her favorites to bring home. We bought 5 because some are going to be for carving and some for me to bake yummy goodies with.

Last year she could barely walk, this year she was carrying her own "Pumnkin" my baby is no  longer a baby.
Quick! Someone hand me a tissue.

Life lately

I have been in a blogging funk again. Nothing interesting has really been going on. I feel like I am working more which making more tired. But the truth is I have been working the same. Cupcake had a fever Monday and has a stuffy nose so her sleeping at night hasn't been great. Other than that, it's Father's day this Sunday and I am going to BBQ for the Bubba and we are going to get his tattoo next week. I work all weekend so I will be a zombie all.weekend.

This is life lately....

The Cupcake was getting a back massage from Faby. She was enjoying it. It was the first time in a long time I have seen my kid stay still for more than 5 minutes.

I totally look like one of those trendy kids. Ha! I went to Gay Pride with my gay friends on Sunday. I really went to go see Ivy Queen perform. Unfortunately one the attendees there ruined it for us. A fight may have happened because of him. But other than that it was so much fun. I had my first drink in a long time and I did not feel hungover the next day. Go me!

Hanging out outside, taking in some sun.

She was totally dogging people at Sam's club. Then again that's the looks she gives after she wakes up from her naps.

Breakfast after an 8hour shift going on 16 hours of work that day. Ay caramba

She fell asleep on the way to the store. I didn't want to wait it out in the car because I was low on gas and was not about to waste it on leaving the car on with the a/c. So I carried her all through the store while pushing a cart. It was a workout.

This girl right here, Faby is seriously my soul mate. You know how Christina Yang and Meredith Gray (Grey's Anatomy) are always saying they are soul mates, they are their person...well this is my person, Sorry Bubba. We fight constantly and make up constantly. Our friendship is bittersweet. This is the one person I can always without a doubt count on to be there, and it's a plus that my kid loves her too. No matter where our lives take us I will always be there for her. Even if she does hate me at that moment. The down part, Bubba and her can't stand the sight of each other. I find a way to  make it work though. I truly hope that one day she finds happiness with someone as equally amazing as her.

She was up to no good. How she got on top of the box, I have no idea.

After my 16 hour shift. I was completely exhausted but manage to smile and keep with this kid. She is my whole life and I love her to pieces. Cupcake I want you to know I do everything, all the working, sacrificing for you babe. So that you have everything you can possibly need. I will do anything and everything to always put a smile on that little face. Quien the quiere corazon de melon? Tu mami!

Stomach Flu

This week has started off kind of bad. Monday, two of my really good friends were in a car accident. I was actually talking to one of them while they were driving. All I heard was a big bang and then them freaking out in the background. Next thing I know the phone cuts out. 10 mins later they call me and tell me what had happened. I had to go pick them up and the car was totaled. They were safe so that was a huge relief. I dropped them off and went to get weighed. Best news of the week was when I saw that I had dropped about 5  pounds. I was really happy about that.

Tuesday was just an ordinary day, we really didn't do much. We went to visit Jazmin and Angel at their apartment which was really nice. I am now thinking of looking into those apartments when it's time for  me to find a new place. We enjoyed some Mike's pizza and called it a night.

Wednesday. This is the day it all went sour. The cupcake was sleeping in my bed because I had heard that it was suppose to be about 30 degrees over night and I wanted to  make sure that the Cupcake stayed warm. Luckily, she slept with me otherwise I would have never heard her choking. Yes, she was choking. At about 5am I woke up because I could feel her moving around in bed so I took a look and sure enough she was choking on her vomit. I right away picked her up and turned her over so that whatever was in her mouth would come out. Of course all the throw up landed on her and myself. I got us cleaned up and ready for bed again when another round of puking hit us. This is when I knew I wasn't going to get anymore sleep that morning. She did this about 3 other times. Fortunately, she had a doctor appointment that day, so I didn't have to worry about scheduling one last minute. The whole morning was hectic. She looked absolutely miserable and I felt absolutely helpless. Something was wrong with my daughter and there was nothing I could do. We arrive at the doctors and she gets checked. She weighs 15.4 pounds and is 25.5 inches tall. She is still growing. Everything seems normal so far, the doctor then tells me that she has the stomach flu and there isn't much anything we can do but just keep her hydrated. This isn't exactly what I wanted to hear. I  made the appointment for her 1 year check up and we were off to get her some Pedialite. The rest of the day was pretty okay. She was no  longer throwing up and retaining the food she was taking in. She was very pouty the whole day though which had me babying her all evening.

This is her wanting to only sleep in mommies arms.

Thursday. She was doing a lot better but once I got home she cried. You know that "sentida" type of cry. The kind were she is upset that you left her knowing she was still hurting. Of course yesterday was another day of babying her all evening. I don't mind at all it makes for good mommy and baby bonding. Now even though she was feeling better, which is good, I started getting an upset stomach. So yes you guessed it, I now have the stomach flu. How is it that mothers always have to contract whatever their children have. 

Friday. Today just sucks! I am miserable, and to think that she was feeling what I am feeling right now makes it worse. My stomach has been turning all day and it wont stop. I have tried medicine and it doesn't do anything for me. So I guess I have to ride it out just like the cupcake. I hope it is a 24 hour bug just like hers. We have to visit Mickey tomorrow so I really hope I feel better. Crossing my fingers over here.

Holidays, 25, and shopping

It was Thanksgiving weekend and that meant a 4 day weekend. I was so happy I was able to spend some quality time with my little family, especially my little cupcake. Our week started off with visiting Israel so that Cupcake could have some fun time with someone closer to her age. She also got to spend time with Faby which I am sure they both enjoyed. She looked pretty happy riding around in Israel's little buzz lightyear cart. Sorry the picture is sideways, my computer wouldn't let me switch it around.

The whole week consisted of me planning out my whole Black Friday schedule. I had to make sure I hit every store and got everything on my list. My goal was to spend no more than $200. Toys R us, Wal-mart, and Target where my go to hot spots. So having a list and an idea of where all the items where located was definitely a must. But before I get to all that madness, Thanksgiving would have to be done first. The plan for the day was to do dinner at home with my mom and then after we were done, I was suppose to head out to Marc's for his dinner. I dressed the Cupcake in my favorite dress since she is really close to outgrowing it. It's a spring/summer dress but I didn't care and still put it on her even though we are a lot closer to Winter. She was watching one of her favorite shows Special Agent Oso in this picture.

So as planned we went off to Marc's right after dinner. By the way, she started saying 'baby' while we were having our dinner at home. She definitely livened up the mood at our dinner. She is what has been missing all these years.
We arrived at Marc's and everyone hadn't had dinner yet because they were waiting on the baby. It was about 7 when they had their dinner. They lounged around for a while, then we got ready to go head out shopping since this year stores were opening on Thanksgiving day. We took off at about 830 pm and headed out to our first stop Toys' R us and the line was insane. We didn't think we were going to get in right away but they let everyone in. It.was.a.mad.house! Marc took a cart and headed to find the toys we were in need of. I was the crazy lady shoving and pushing people so that I can score the cool toy. We were there no more than 30  mins. So our next stop was Wal-Mart. We walked right  in and didn't realize we had cut in front of at least 150-200 people. Either way we also picked up some stuff there and were there no more than 30 mins. Since we were done quiet quickly at the other stores we still had about an hour and 20 mins til Target opened their doors. My back was killing me. And having to stand in line outside while it was really cold for that long didn't help. Finally we were in and again, we were able to snatch up everything on our list. By that time it was about 1 in the morning. So we decided to head home and call it a night. It looked like Christmas had struck early. I am so excited for Cupcake to play with all her new toys.

She is such a happy baby in the morning. The rest of the week turned out amazing. Every year my birthday turns into a disaster. It has been like that for quiet some time now. Well this year it was different. I had the most beautiful video card from my daughter. I was also was greeted with a french toast breakfast, candles and all. My car was washed, I got the shoes I have been wanting for forever, and a pedicure. I was being pampered. The night before my birthday my Gus Gus brought me Thai food which is my favorite. We had my favorite wine and we were able to enjoy some movies with the Cupcake. I also went to lunch with 2 of my favorite gals and I had such a great time. I have to admit it was such a perfect weekend. I am so blessed to have been surrounded by the most amazing people. I wouldn't have had it any other way. Except for one person, actually 2. Then it would have been that much better.