87 & 88 G'd up from the feet up

I don't know why I titled this post that. I guess it goes with the puma track suit.

Yet another busy week

My mom is still on vacation and it has seemed like it been forever since she's been gone. Yup a week has felt like an eternity. Having to worry about my little brother eating 3 meals a day and cleaning the house has really been taking a toll on me. I'm exhausted from the constant dish washing, the "what's for dinner" and a fussy baby and that doesn't like to be put down.

The past few days have been spent with Cupcake's dad's family, friends, and at home. Two weeks ago her uncle Lorenzo celebrated his birthday and we went to dinner with the family. Cupcake was good for the most part. She started jabbering away and her dad wanted to take her outside to calm her but I didn't find it necessary since she was just talking...well that turned into something else, so let's say it didn't turn out to be a good night. Here's a picture that her aunt Antoinette took of her while sitting on the table...

That same week spent a lot of our time outside going for walks with uncle Ernie. It helps get Cupcake out of the house and seeing something different other than the same four walls she is so use to.

It's has been so hot and we have the A/C on in the house most of the time. I don't want my mom coming home to a huge electricity bill. Since its been hot I try not to sit Cupcake so much on  her bumbo because she becomes so frustrated so easily and since its foam plastic I think its too hot to have  her sit in it too long. I have her propped up in a corner of our sofas and so far she's been doing pretty good of not falling forward. She still slides down but that isn't as bad as seeing her face smack down in between her legs. I thought it was so cute the way she was sitting on the couch, made me think she was saying "Hey...how you doin?" hahaha

                                                        She's such a lady hahahaha

This past weekend I went for a hike with my friend Tracy and it was a much needed hike. My butt and legs are sore but it feels great. My back also hurts but that could also be due to the fact that I gave Cupcake like 4 baths in the period of 2 days. Reasons are as follow: pooped all the way up her back, she smelled like sweet, sweet chocolate, she was sweating, and bedtime. Yup, I gotta admit that because she has taking so many baths she is loving the water. She splashes and loves watching me sprinkle water in front of her so she can touch it.

On Sunday we were able to spend our morning with some great friends. I love spending time with my friends. I rarely ever get to see them so when I can I definitely try to make sure I can go hang with them.We went to breakfast and Cupcake for the most part behaved herself so that was a relief. I cant wait to hang out with the girls again soon.

Looking forward to yet another busy week.

Colorful Hearts

This has been one of the best weeks I've had in a while. I don't feel like getting into any details right now, but let's just say I'm hoping this good week turns into a good month. Cupcake is doing much better at sitting up on her Bumbo without slouching over like she's use to. This means I have to go and purchase the tray that goes with it since I plan on feeding her cereal next month, and I think she is still too small to be on her highchair. She's such a happy baby and that just makes me so happy, if only she had that same attitude when we are in the car.

 I've been on a health kick lately, trying to eat better,  smaller portions but more frequently. So far that's been a bust.  I have been eating better, but they are still just 3 meals a day. Because of it, I have been also trying to at least stay active in one way or another. Let it be crunches one night with some push ups and walking on another. Since the weather has been really good these past few days,  I decided to take Cupcake out for a walk. It just so happens to be on the date July 11 (7-11) and every year on this date 7eleven gives out free slurpees. For the past couple of years I have been able to score a free slurpee on this date.

 Well since I was going to go for a walk with Cupcake I decided to change my route and head towards the nearest 7eleven which is a couple of blocks down the street from my house. When I get there I am faced with a huge sign in front of the door that says "NO MORE FREE SLURPEES"   ....Jaw drops...I was so sad, but luckily I felt like going for a long walk and it was still early, so I headed to the next closest 7eleven which was 1.4 miles ways from my house. That's 2.8 miles round trip. I didn't mind walking over there. Now when I got to that 7eleven I was welcomed with the same sign of no more freebies. Ugh, I was upset but not too much. I got a great walk and I bought a fruit smoothie instead from a smoothie and ice cream shake place next door. Cupcake enjoyed the walk, she looked all around and seemed to be amazed with all the colorful trees and the scenery and the traffic noise. I thought she might begin to fuss since she was sitting for an hour but she did pretty good. I felt so good it made me want to do it everyday but I don't want to push it and have Cupcake get bored either.

Another thing that was great was that Cupcake learned how to pull on her toy that grandma Susan got her to hang on her car seat. It vibrates once you pull it and let go. She was pulling it for a good 5 mins while we were on our walk. I thought that was pretty awesome since I haven't really seen her have a really good grab on her toys yet. Gosh, time is definitely going by really fast. It feels like just a week ago she turned 4 months. In about 10 days she's going to be 5 months. If I could only slow down or stop time so that I can enjoy these precious moments I'm not going to get back. I guess I have a lot more fun stuff to look forward too. But for now we have a dinner date with Faby on Saturday and Cupcake has her first playdate with her cousin Sofia on Sunday. This should be really fun. I have to make sure to take my camera so that I'm not stuck using my crappy cellphone camera.