Love being a mommy

As I sit here this morning I think of how blessed I am with what God has given me. He has given me two beautiful children. I love them so much and am so thankful that the Lord choose me to be their mommy.

I am now watching my sweet boy fall in love with his sister and it makes my heart overflow with joy. Of course it is a big adjustment for him and he is also learning how to be a big brother and share all the attention. This at times can be difficult, but as a family we are learning how to deal with a little jealousy and learning to show love. There are times when he wants attention from mommy and daddy and others when he only wants his sisters attention. Again this is a learning time for all of us as a family. It is in those little moments though when he goes to the bassinet on his own and just stares at his sister, or sings to his sister that I see how much he loves her. He also loves to put her on his chest and just hold and give her kisses. He also loves to hold her hand in his and just take her in. These are the moments when again I slow down and thank God for the opportunity to be there mommy and take all of these little things in. My little boy is an amazing big brother and I know he will always be her protector and for that I am blessed.

 

Being a mommy is the best job in the world and I couldn't ask for anything more, my heart overflows with the joy my beautiful babies bring me. I also have to take a moment and recognize my amazing husband for giving me these beautiful blessings and being such an amazing daddy to our sweet babies. He really is showing our son how to be a protector, caring, and loving little guy. He is also showing our baby girl all the love any little girl could ever asked for. I am truly blessed beyond words. I know I will be sad when I go back to work next week, but I know my sweet babies will be in great hands with their abuelitos and that makes everything better. I also know my little guy will love and help with sister while mommy and daddy work. My job provides me with the opportunity to provide for my children, but there is no job like just being their mommy :)

Summer 2013

        Summer 2013 is upon us and off to a great start. I just want to take a moment and reflect on this year to see all the blessings that are to come this  summer.
          As I look back on the 2012-2013 school year I realize that it was a hard one. I went into the school year teaching a new grade this year and not being excited about it. It actually turned out well and I learned a lot about myself as a teacher. I learned that teaching one subject is very hard when you have students at all different levels, but with high expectations the students could learn a lot. I had a lot of growth with my students, but now know what I will do in the coming year to help my students grow and grow myself as a teacher.
         At the beginning of this school year I lost a very dear friend and that was very hard and I learned a lot from that experience too. Through the loss of such a beautiful amazing talented teacher I remember all that I learned from her and how to become a great teacher from her. She was the one there my first year teaching showing me how to be a kind and a great teacher. I carry her in my heart every day and I take all she taught me to make me stronger and the teacher that I want to be. She will always be with me in all the little things that I do as a teacher and as a mother, because though I was not her daughter she treated me that way and I will always remember that. She was not only my mentor, but also my family.
       With the loss of my friend and the pain that I felt through most of the year came a big blessing and I believe she had a little hand to play in this beautiful blessing of expecting our second baby. I am now seven months pregnant with our precious little girl Paulina Mikaela. This summer is about getting ready for our sweet girl and me just enjoying and teaching my sweet boy so many new things. My precious boy is excited about becoming a big brother and I am so happy that he feels that way. As I wait patiently for the arrival of our little girl I thank the Lord for all that he has blessed our family with. My sweet boy is growing and learning so many new things. He is teaching daddy and I how to be patient to stop listen, play, and enjoy this time with him.
               As this summer is a time that my family is growing with love and strength I am so thankful for such an amazing husband. He is patient, kind, loving and strong he does so much for us each and every day. During the school year he is our chef and he does it with so much love that in the summer it is nice to be able to finally help him out more and cook a little. I am not near the cook he is, but he has taught me many things in our five years of marriage and the nine years that we have been together that I am now able to manage some simple tasks in the kitchen. This allows me to be a better mother to my son by providing him with home cooked meals and spending time with him. My husband is my rock and my strength and I am so blessed with him and our growing little family.
                 I am thankful to have the summer time to reflect on all that I have learned during the year as a teacher, mother, and wife. I am beyond blessed and thankful for all that we have. We are going to have an amazing summer just enjoying our time as a family. I am glad that our summer is off to a great start with all the changes that are to come this year with our family expanding with the blessing of our sweet girl. May God continue to bless, strengthen, and guide our family this summer.

Summer time

This summer has been great and I love summers as I get to spend so much time with my sweet boy. This summer we have spent it watching lots of mickey mouse, but also doing lots of fun things. We have painted pictues, played matching games, built forts, and read tons of books. This time with my sweet boy has been amazing. We began the summer with a family vacation. We went to Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, and to visit with my family in Uvalde. What a great trip it was and it was so relaxing. We spent time exploring and just spending time as a family and that was the best ever. This is Alejandro vistiting with my grandma during our time to Uvalde and is one of my favorite pictures from our trip.

When we returned home from our trip Alejandro and i just have enjoyed spending time together. He is so smart for two years old he sings and has an imagination that is out of this world. He likes to play with stuff animals now and make up stories as he plays with them. He keeps me entertained daily and my house may look a mess, but I know it is just him making memories and exploring his imagination and remember to be patient and allow him to do these things.

This past week we were able to go on another mini-vacation as I was sent to a workshop in Ft. Worth and asked Paul to go with me so we could get another small trip in before my summer ends. I am so glad we did, the workshop was not as great as I hoped, but I was glad to spend time with some of my co-workers during the day. It also provided my two boys to spend some quality time together. We also got to take my sweet boy to the zoo and that was a lot of fun, very hot but well worth the time to see Alejandro's face light up when seeing the animals. He loved the elephants, bears, and giraffes most of all.

As summer time is quickly coming to an end for me I am blessed to have summer off and make memories with my sweet boy. I am glad to see him learing so much and having fun with mommy. I miss him so much during my regular work days, but I remember all the things we get to do together and remember how blessed I am. My sweet boy is no longer a baby and we are working on potty training and it has also been an adventure this summer, but again memories we are making. Hopefully we will get it down before summer ends. :)

So many things to be thankful for.

I am so thankful for the many blessings in our house this year. Alejandro is growing so quickly and is always amazing me with all that he know and shares with us. We have recently made a big accomplishment in our house hold and that is that Alejandro slept through the night and in his own room the last two nights and this is a big step for us. I know some may think he is about to be two he should have been sleeping on his own a long time ago and I understand this too, but I had a hard time letting go and so did he. I thought a lot of why that could be and I think it was because on the day he was born everything happened so quickly and I was not able to see him until the evening of his birth as he was in the NICU and I was not able to hold him until the next day, which made me letting him sleep on his own so much harder. Now I know I am blessed that he is so strong, healthy, and smart. Alejandro sleeping on his own is a blessing for him and for us this Thanksgiving.
I am also very thankful for all the things Alejandro knows good and bad. He speaks so much and has developed a new found love for Elmo. He goes around the house in his pj's singing "La, La, La, La Elmo's worllld" it is so cute and puts a smile on my face. He has also developed a love for Adale by mommy listening to her and knows some of the lyrics in the songs. He also knows his alphabet in Spanish and the sounds that go with the letters. He is a very bossy baby telling mommy and daddy exactly what he wants like "sienta te hay", "Dame lo" and "No" he keeping mommy on her toes and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Like I said so much to be thankful for this year and I am blessed beyond words. My family is my world and I just wanted to share what is new in our house.

As summer comes to an end

As summer comes to an end I am thankful for such a great one. I feel very blessed to have had such a wonderful summer, even if I didn't go anywhere on vacation the time I spent with my family was amazing. I had a really rough year last school year and couldn't wait for summer to arrive and when it did it brought great joy and happiness to me.
This summer I spent so much time with my sweet boy getting to watch him grow and explore so many new things. We worked on reading many books and getting a few favorite ones memorized, finding out what TV shows he liked best, finding out how even at a year and half he has such an imagination that is beyond belief, and learning how to cook his favorite foods that are daddy and abuelita's recipes. The time I had at home with my baby boy just brought joy to my heart. I can't believe that it is coming to an end already, but I have a lot to look forward to this school year. I will strive to work hard and teach my students many new things. I also look forward to watching my sweet boy continue to grow this school year and will continue to teach him new things too. The summer comes to an end for me, but all that I learned and experienced this summer I take with me to make this new school year a positive one.

The little things matter most!

Today was a busy day for me, I had to wake up early go to a workshop, and leave Alejandro with Abuelito and Abuelita for the day. I missed him so much and makes me realize that the time we have had together this summer has been amazing. I know when I wake up on August 10th to go back to work I will be very sad, but also remember that he is in great hands and I am providing for him. As I think about all that I have in my life I feel truly blessed and remember that the little things matter most. Things such as:

1. the wave good bye this morning from my sweet boy to go off and learn something new and seeing him so happy with his abuelitos


2. A great workshop teaching me something new


3. visit with an old friend


4. lunch just with my husband like we use to have when we were first dating


5. getting ready for a new year nice and early and excited about it


6. coming home after a full day away and hearing thos magical words that make my heart melt "MOMMY"


7. laying in bed with my husband and baby playing


8. giving one of Alejandro's favorite books to him and watching him lay down all alone in our room and read


9. eating dinner as a family


10. One of the best moments of the day watching a sweet boy hold a little cup filled with ice to snack on and walking ever so slowly to make sure he doesn't drop one single bit of it. Watching his sweet face fill so acomlished was amazing and a moment I will never forget.

Little things in life are the ones that fill my heart with happiness and in the busy moments it feels great to reflect on a busy day and be thankful for all that I have and am blessed with.

First time away from home.

So this week I went to a reading conference for the first time in Houston and I know that may not sound like much to most, but for me it meant a whole lot as this was my first time to leave my baby boy since he was born. I was torn on the decision to go or not, but with so much happening in my line of career I know that I have to put every foot forward to show how much my career means to me. I was so homesick and missed my sweet boy and husband so much during this time. I was so happy to see the bond that my husband and son have during the time I was away. They are so close and even though mommy was away my husband showered him with love every minute. I also have amazing in-laws that were there to take care of my baby boy while Paul was at work. They love Alejandro so much and he in turn loves them equally or even more and he is truly blessed to be so loved. I also learned a lot as a mom during this time as how hard it may be to be away from my baby he would be in good hands.
I found out that I needed this trip to learn more about Motherhood and my career, as during one of my workshops I had a moment of clarity. I have been out of college for almost five years now and during this time I have married the love of my life, and had my beautiful Alejandro, and I have felt very full of happiness and joy. During this time though I have wondered also if I should go back to school and get a master's in something to help my family continue to grow and during one workshop a presenter hit excellent points in bilingual education and why students make the errors they make due to her background in Speech pathology she knew so much and saw things in a different light. I was like I had an idea that this might be what I wanted to do and then all of a sudden I was sure. I am still not sure when I will start this journey, but I know that I will and not hold back on it as I want to continue to build on my career for my family and our future as a family. Though the time I was away was very hard on me as a mother, it helped me grow stronger and find a path I would like to take to help my family grow.

Mother's Day

So on this Mother's Day I sit here and think how thankful I am for all that I have in my life. My son is such a huge blessing and I still can't believe sometimes that I am his mommy, that I carried this wonderful person inside me for nine months and now he is every where and into everything. Tonight as I put him to sleep and he lay on my chest I thought to myself what did I do to deserve such an amazing blessing and then I realized God gave him to me to continue to grow and develop a young mind in him and through him. My husband and I are truly lucky to have such a sweet baby in our lives and I am truly blessed to be called Mom. Alejandro is my joy and my light and with him and my husband all is possible. I love to see all the things that my baby boy learns and how funny he is. He is stubborn and funny and wants to know how to do everything and mimics everything he sees. I bought a potty for him and thought to myself I am going to start teaching him so early, as I know that boys take more time and within a week he told me he wanted to go potty and actually did. I was so amazed and thought again how did I get such a bright child. He has gone three times in the potty and I am so proud, I just pray that it continues the same way. To the whole potty thing has also come and obsession with the big potty and he has started to want to put everything in the big potty which takes my back to my loony toon days and all I hear in my head even as I am running to the potty to make sure nothing lands in the potty is "Ducky go down the hole." As you can imagine he is very quick and sometimes I get to him before something lands in the toilet and sometimes I don't. The joys of mother hood have made me laugh at all the new experiences that actually come with being someones mommy. My son has also developed and obsession with keys and again he mimics everything he sees so the minute he sees keys he grabs them and goes towards the door and tries to put them in the key holes. The phone is also a new favorite and he grabs it and in his deep raspy voice all I hear is "Hello, He..llo, "just love this and can't get enough of it. Being a mommy brings amazement to someones life to be in charge of molding a person and watching the grow and develop is such an amazing thing. Again I say to myself I am blessed to be called Mom and thank the Lord each and every day for such an amazing blessing in my life.

13 almost 14 months old

My sweet Alejandro has grown so much in the past months. I look back on his first year of life and feel tremendously blessed. I don't know how God has given me such a beautiful blessing of being this sweet boys mommy.

This year this sweet boy has shown me how to be unselfish with things, shown me that you can work full time and still have energy to play games, that mommy can survive on a few hours of sleep even though she loves sleeping in late. Alejandro has also shown me how to share the bed, because as much as I want him to sleep in his own bed mommy got in the habit of you falling asleep in the bed with us and now you only sleep a few hours alone and the rest of the night in between mommy and daddy taking up most of the bed. I love waking up to the sound of "MaM, Mama" in the early morning with a big juicy kiss even if it means I almost fell off the bed in the middle of the night. Here are a few things you my sweet boy have learned how to do in the last couple of weeks and like to do:

1. Most important you finally found your confidence and are not just walking, but running around the house


2. You say Grandpa in a deep raspy voice


3. You love to come home and see your daddy and say "Hi Dad"


4. You have a front facing car seat now and like to play with your cars and say Hi


5. You love tortillas and will ask for it by saying "tilla"


6. You sign more when you want something, and please, thank you, and bath


7. You say "Amama" for your pillow, because you are very bilingual and mommy and daddy are very proud of that


8. You like novelas and know many of them by their songs.

Alejandro you are a beautiful blessing in our lives and have taught us many things, you are exploring and learning many new things adn I am blessed to be your mommy and can't wait to see what this next year of your life has to hold for us.

Eight Months

Alejandro Javier is now 8 months old I can not believe how quickly time is passing. Alejandro you are doing many things that are amazing mommy and daddy.

• You are starting to crawl more.



• Your top teeth have come in and you bite very hard



• You like to sleep between mommy and daddy more than in your crib



• You wake mommy up by slapping her or a wet kiss.



• You love music, singing in church and dancing too when in your walker.



• You still crinkle your nose at us and make funny faces



• You are a dare devil trying to get into everything



• You make bubbles with your mouth



• Your favorite toys are your monkeys



• You eat so much now and we only know of the can foods we send grandma, but we know she is starting you on many new fun things.



• You are such a happy baby!!!



• Your laugh lights up my life even your fake laugh that your cousion taught you.

I can not wait to see how much you enjoy each holiday as they quickly approach. You are my joy and my life Alejandro Javier, Daddy and I are truly blessed.

7 months old

I can not believe that my baby boy is now seven months old about to be eight in a few short weeks. He is so big now and is my pride and joy. I love every minute with him and with this year of school being one of my hardest ones I am so blessed to come home to him every day, as he is my shining star and lights up my life when I feel so drained from a rough day at work. Alejandro is staying with Grandma and Grandpa during the day while Mommy and Daddy are at work and he is loving every minute of it. It is so neat to see him light up when he sees them and how much he really does love them. Abuelita has introuduced many foods to Alejandro and he loves the orange foods such as sweet potatos, and carrots which are his favorites. Abuelita has also introduced him to sopa which he absolutely loves so much that when I came home one day he ignored me and continued to eat. He just looked at me like hi mom I am busy come back later please, it was funny and so cute.
Alejandro got his first hair cut on the day he turned seven months. He was in need of a serious haircut. . He did really good getting the hair cut too. I was very lucky to have my friend Elena come to the house anc cut his hair. Now he looks like a big boy and not mommy's little baby. Alejandro also got his halloween costume and he is going to be a monkey. I am so excited and he really does like his costume. Some things Alejandro is doing now:

• He sits up and plays on the floor with his toys
• he eats a lot more
• can crawl backward
• can crawl foward when he really wants something
• blows bubbles with his mouth
• makes funny faces
• flips over when on my lap and slides down so he is on the floor and then looks up laughing at me
• can pull himself up in his crib and stand there
• loves to play with his monkey named MOJO

I can't list everything, but I wanted to write a few things my sweet boy is doing now. I still can't believe how fast everything is moving, but wouldn't trade one minute of time I get to spend with my baby boy and my loving husband.

Almost Six Months

This summer has been one of the best ones for me as I have had the experience of spending the summer with my handsome baby boy. Here are some of the things we have done this summer. So at the begining of the summer we quickly realized that we were outgrowing our home and were going to need a new one. So we began looking and I am happy to announce we found our new home and are extremly excited about it. Over the next week or so we will be moving in to our new home. Alejandro will have so much more room to play and explore in which makes mommy and daddy so excited.

A few weeks ago we baptized Alejandro and it was an amazing experience. We were so lucky that he was the first to be baptized in our new church. It was so exciting and mijo did so great. He loved the water and was just so cute watching everything and became a member of our church with no complaints. I am blessed with two great friends that I know will always take care and be a part of my sons life and am thankful that they took on this journey with Paul and I.

Last week we also took a family vacation and it was the longest we have been away from home since Alejandro was born. I was worried at first on how he was going to react to the road and being in new places, but I have to say that my baby boy is very good. He did amazing on the road we only stopped to get gas and one unexpected stop so he could stretch and move around and it was very nice to do that. We went to Austin and didn't get to explore like we wanted to because it was raining. So we made our way to San Antonio on our way we stopped at Cabella's as Daddy had always wanted to go, but to my suprise Alejandro and I really enjoyed it too. There was so much to look at and Alejandro loves to see new things. He got his first pair of sunglasses at Cabella's too and again to my suprise he loved them. He was wearing them the whole time and didn't even complain. Then we made our way to San Marcos to the outlets and we thought we might buy some shoes, or clothes for ourselves as in the past, but we quickly realized that Alejandro was the one that gets things now. After buying him a couple of outfits and seeing how tired he was we quickly made our way out and headed to San Antonio.

When in San Antonio we went to the grotto and prayed and gave thanks for all the blessings we had received this year. We also got to visit with two special people in our lives. We saw Alejandro's Padrino Joseph and my cousion Jessica. It was a great night with them and we really enjoyed our visit. They are both amazing people and we love them both very much.

Next we headed to Uvalde to visit my tia and Father so Alejandro could meet them for the first time. It was an amazing experience because they fell in love with him and so did the rest of my family. They all came to visit him and it was just a great time. Overall the trip was just a great sucess and I am so happy for it all.

Here are some things Alejandro is doing now:

• He is sitting up on his own and becoming very active



• He likes to look at him self in the mirror and laugh



• He can sit up in a high chair



• likes sunglasses



• likes to stand up and is very sturdy



• loves to blow bubbles and stick out his tounge



• started getting his two front bottom teeth



• is eating apple sauce and loving it

Well these are the new thing in Casa Estrada and we are excited to see our baby boy grow and develop. I am sad to be going back to work already, but it will just make the nights and weekends in our home that more special.

Almost Three months old

Wow how time flies! My precious baby boy will be three months old on Wednesday and it seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant with him. My precious baby is getting so big now. He is starting to do so many things and is so curiuos. He is sitting up in his Bumbo now and loves it. Alejandro is now drooling so much and likes to put things in his mouth now. He recognizes mommy and daddy and we can make him laugh and smile. He is so ticklish and will laugh really loud when you tickle him just right. My baby boy is so amazing and I feel so blessed to have him in my life. I know that the Lord gives you blessings in your life and I am so thankful that he blessed me with my baby boy. Every day just gets better and better. Each day with him is so exciting and amazing to see what he learns and does with each passing day. Alejandro Javier you are amazing and Mommy is so blessed to have you in her life. I can't wait for the school year to be over and spend it with my beautiful baby boy.

My baby boy

So after a long wait for Alejandro he finally made it into this world February 19, 2010 at 4:49 in the morning. He weighed 6lbs 15 oz. His arrival was a bumpy one and taught me so much more about inner strength and the love that a mother has for her child. After being in labor for almost 12hrs. we lost his heart beat and the doctor decided that we needed to do an emergency c-section. I was so scared and nervous, but I also knew that I had to do what was best for my son and getting him here safely was the most important thing at that moment. We went in and in just a few minutes mijo was here. Since he was late he had inhaled some of his fluids and they took him from us just as quickly as he was here. He went to the NICU and we were told that he was already doing better but as a precaution they had already started him on antibiotics and he would have to stay in the hospital anywhere from 7-10 days. All this seemed like a dream to me a very scary one and it was so hard to be in the hospital and not be able to see or hold my baby boy. God gave me strength and late that night I was able to see my baby boy for the first time. The very next morning I was able to hold my baby for the first time and that was the most beautiful and amazing experience ever. Even though he had to be in NICU I feel he was truly blessed with some amazing people all around him that really seemed to love and care for him. He had some great nurses that made the whole experience a better one for Paul and I. They explained each day everything that was happening with mijo and let us be involved as much as possible with him. There was even a nurse that fell for mijo so much that she wanted to keep him. She was such an inner strength for us at a time that was so hard for us. I am thankful for her and all the nurses that kept letting us know how strong mijo was and that he was there more as a precaution and because he had to finish his antibiotics. Alejandro was able to leave the hospital after seven days in the hospital and I feel that his time there was a learning experience for Paul and I on how strong we are as a couple to get through this all and our strength and love as parents.
When we were finally able to get mijo home he was a week old and had already gained a whole pound in a week. We were so excited to finally get our baby boy home and get our little family home and learn all the joys of being new parents. Mijo has done so well since he has made it home. He is now three weeks old and so strong and beautiful. He is a wonderful baby with such a great personality. When we took him for a check up last week he was already 8lbs 9oz. I can not believe how much he is growing and how quickly. God has truly blessed me with such an amazing son and I can not believe how much strength and happiness he has brought into my life in such a small amount of time. I am so amazed how much love I can have for such a tiny little person in such a small amount of time, I now can not even imagine my life with out him and now I feel so complete. Paul and I have such an amazing little family now and even with the cries in the middle of the night, cries when wet or dirty we would not trade one moment of it. We now know what it feels like to have such an amazing child that lights up our world.

I am so blessed now and Alejandro is my life. He looks just like his daddy and I say that is because I love his daddy so much God gave me a mini version of him. Every day I learn so much about him and a love that a mother has for her child. I am so happy and complete and Alejandro Javier is the beautiful love that his parents created.

Just Waiting

So as Alejandro's due date approaches I find myself so ready for him to be here. He on the other hand is nice and comfy where he is, from what the doctor told me this last week. I could not believe it I thought for sure he would be here by now, but he has decided to take his time. I am just so excited to see my baby boy now and ready to have him out here with us. He continues to stay strong in mommy kicking nice and hard and moving around like a wiggly worm.

Some things that have been neat in these last few weeks have been that my students can see him moving more. We can be in a small reading group and I believe that he loves to hear them read and he begins to kick me. This amazes my students which gives me so much joy to have them share in this experience with me. My students have been very supportive and are also ready to meet Alejandro. I have received gifts from parents for him and from the children as they are just so excited and they continue to ask when is he going to be here. They know that he is very important and have seen my belly grow all year which makes this whole experience that much more exciting.

Well as we continue to wait for the arrival of our baby boy we just continue to enjoy every moment of him growing strong in mommy. Patience is important and I believe that I have gotten better at being this way as I wait for my precious baby and continue to teach wonderful young minds that keep me on my toes.

9 Months

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone. I am now nine months and baby and I are doing great. He is getting so big and strong in his mommy's belly. He has already turned and I think he is getting ready to be here soon. My due date is now only three weeks away, but I don't know if he will make it that long. Some days I feel like he will be here any day. So daddy and I started getting ready for his arrival. We packed my hospital bag and started packing his diaper bag too. I had two amazing showers and Alejandro was showered with gifts, so today we started washing all his clothes and blankets. We are also trying to finish getting his room ready. All this makes everything so real. Seeing so many tiny clothes, blankets and baby items makes everything so much more real. I know that my baby boy has been growing strong in me for nine months already, but seeing all his things come together now too makes everything so much more real. I feel really blessed to have so many great friends supporting me through all of this and some amazing family that made my baby boy some neat blankets.
I also feel so blessed with an amazing husband. He has been so supportive through everything taking care of my every need. Now that we are getting his room ready too, I see him so excited about his little boys arrival. I know that he is going to be an amazing daddy and that is why I feel so blessed. So many things to finish getting ready for, but a beautiful blessing is about to arrive and we are so excited and ready for him now. Alejandro Javier Estrada you are so loved already and Mommy, Daddy, and even Chico are ready for you to be here.

About to be eight months pregnant.

Life in casa Estrada is quickly changing as I am about to be eight months pregnant on Tuesday. I am so excited about all that has been happening in these last two months. Alejandro is getting bigger and moving so much more now. He kicks and pocks me so much more now and loves to listen to his daddy sing. When we are at church and he hears his daddy singing and he begins to move so much all over the place. I can tell he already loves his daddy. He also likes to listen to stories, I know some of you are going he isn't even born yet how can that be, but when I read to him or am reading a story in class he starts moving all over. Being a teacher makes you a little more animated in stories and I think that is why he moves so much when I read.
My belly is growing so much and even though I am like "I feel like such a fatty" I know it just means my baby boy is growing and getting more space to move around in there. Paul and I are getting more and more excited and nervouse all at the same time. We can't wait for him to be here with us, but also are wondering what it will be like. We continue to pray every day and just wait and enjoy every minute of this pregnancy. Hopefully during the break from school I can get some things done here at home to get ready for my baby boy. Gotta get his room ready and send out invites to my shower. Well I hope to keep this updated, but I am so bad at these things. As for now this is what is new in our house.