tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60790342445172043332024-03-13T12:10:07.680-05:00Living, Loving, Learning, SharingJosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-3724984154277657352021-07-05T12:26:00.001-05:002021-07-10T10:41:46.711-05:00Father's Day 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vYOoDaEN--w/YOm_awuQGzI/AAAAAAABAmo/vEgkWyDmXnIN97LTRLBxridSm5-nVlNxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/6FD57EA6-8C2E-4DEB-9843-E6BC6E5A3E80.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vYOoDaEN--w/YOm_awuQGzI/AAAAAAABAmo/vEgkWyDmXnIN97LTRLBxridSm5-nVlNxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/6FD57EA6-8C2E-4DEB-9843-E6BC6E5A3E80.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GIVsk_mrmuU/YOm_mERm5OI/AAAAAAABAms/1oE3TMqrXYgciD7jMVQy5JLN4l9xTz74gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/98A9B5FA-F09F-4916-A4AE-37950501C965.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1708" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GIVsk_mrmuU/YOm_mERm5OI/AAAAAAABAms/1oE3TMqrXYgciD7jMVQy5JLN4l9xTz74gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/98A9B5FA-F09F-4916-A4AE-37950501C965.jpeg" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ever swam with sting rays? This was such a neat and unique experience. It was definitely a memorable experience for me but not the most comfortable. The sting rays suck on your body and it feels so unusual. Everyone else felt just fine and comfortable, but I couldn't stop shrieking. Still, I highly recommend you try it. It's a short drive away at SeaWorld Aquatica and under $30 per person. It was truly a great opportunity that made you forget you were at a theme park.</div><br /><p></p>Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-85745331752374233502021-06-11T12:29:00.028-05:002021-07-05T12:43:39.409-05:00Winnie at Barking Springs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYCfPxH_Jyk/YONB_uPGtjI/AAAAAAABAeM/0Y11XblCVSYp-uknPdjtGiQcxdHv2AoIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s828/barkingsprings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="828" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rYCfPxH_Jyk/YONB_uPGtjI/AAAAAAABAeM/0Y11XblCVSYp-uknPdjtGiQcxdHv2AoIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/barkingsprings.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had a streak of good days and went to the Springs four days in a row. We had a lovely time and it was so refreshing to be out and about after such a long year isolating. If you don't know, Barking Springs is on the other side of the pool and I found it tolerably warmer. I really don't like freezing cold water so discovering this area has given me a new found love for Barton Springs. Our favorite day was definitely when we took Winnie. Just seeing the joy in the girl's faces was everything. <p></p>Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-21778115834832553152021-05-29T11:03:00.003-05:002021-07-10T11:55:54.054-05:00Mini Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little ones and I took a mini trip since they were out of school before the big girls and I was done working too. We went to Memphis and watched Disney on Ice, visited a Natural History Museum, a Nature Center and counted 100’s of Magnolia trees, a favorite tree we don’t see as frequently in Texas. I loved spending this time with them and the weather was surprisingly cool which is always a plus in my book. 🙂</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHABWwD12Iw/YOnGF1DFxkI/AAAAAAABAn4/9CPR3BXEbAU09axlcwEshTqZz1f_iFW_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/A302901A-E855-4AC8-99FF-809CC9F5148E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHABWwD12Iw/YOnGF1DFxkI/AAAAAAABAn4/9CPR3BXEbAU09axlcwEshTqZz1f_iFW_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/A302901A-E855-4AC8-99FF-809CC9F5148E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8DRMXyFFsE/YOnFqFbA1aI/AAAAAAABAnA/8-BNqmYXqh4CrzGMciGfbyXMBjlnbpGOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/1645D309-5BA5-4CFD-A350-E0A9DBF4844C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u8DRMXyFFsE/YOnFqFbA1aI/AAAAAAABAnA/8-BNqmYXqh4CrzGMciGfbyXMBjlnbpGOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1645D309-5BA5-4CFD-A350-E0A9DBF4844C.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have wanted to rearrange the rooms for a couple of years now, but I was overwhelmed with the process and the temporary disarray that could not be avoided. With extra time and Omar home more, (not traveling for work) we finally found the time and bit the bullet and moved the two youngest together into the smaller room and the older girls into the bigger room. It's accomplished what I wanted all along and I wondered why I waited so long to do it. The younger two are on more similar schedules and the two girls were finally becoming true adolescents and I wanted K, our youngest girl to continue to be a child for as long as possible with her childhood things and a whimsical room. The pairings are perfect. M and E are loving having the choice to decorate their "more" mature room and having less toys/clutter while En and K are playing together more than ever. I am so happy with how their room turned out. </div>
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The older girls' room still needs a few things, but I wanted to share the transformation of both rooms so far. </div>
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Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy to our four babies. We love him so!<br />Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-88169102279751879362018-04-09T22:30:00.000-05:002018-04-11T04:02:40.775-05:00Growing like a weed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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How can this be? He's only 3 and half my height. In all fairness he is of average height and I am obviously not. Still, I can't help but think about him being bigger than me while I am still raising him. So, I found the poem below to remind me to cherish this little boy whom I can still hold.</div>
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We thought we wanted a 4th girl. When we learned he was a he, everyone warned us boys were different. I didn't go into parenting him expecting anything different at all but it quickly became clear he would be different. Having Enrique is like having a baby for the first time again. So many things he does are so different than what I expect that its always so new to me. He's always surprising me and I feel so blessed to experience the newness of a new baby and a new child all over again.<br />
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I am currently editing an assigned interview report on my computer for Elena who is now in 4th grade and needs typing help. Karina is in pre-k and needs to make her Valentine's cards but tomorrow's afternoon is already filled with violin lessons and travel time. So I've assigned Elena the task of helping Karina make her Valentine cards. As I type, I over hear the two downstairs. <br />
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"That's a long word right?"<br />
"put it right here."<br />
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Ok, now read this. "Now read it again." <br />
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Every phrase is said in the sweetest most helping way and I feel immensely proud and grateful. I never knew or imagined this would be my life with four. There is chaos, yes, certainly. Everyone tells you about the chaos, every one says with surprise and with an "are you crazy" behind their eyes, "FOUR KIDS!!"<br />
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My sweet, sweet boy is one. I love having a "big" family but I have to admit that life is flying by too fast for me. I want to slow it down. I blinked and he is go go go now. He is so, so cuddly though. He loves laying his head on my chest and stays there for moments at a time. His most favorite thing to do is play with his Thomas ride on train and butt heads (literally) with his Daddy, LOL! He is into everything especially if it isn't a toy. Just tonight he almost pulled down the living room lamp by the cord. I swear I never had to consider putting a lamp away as part of child proofing. It is so fun having a baby around the house and the girls are delighted with him. I truly have constant help from them and now I can't even imagine how hard it was when I didn't have helpers to get his clothes, a diaper, and distract him and play with him while I clean or shower!!! I am amazed at how parenting now is so different than when I had just one or two or three! In some ways it is hard but in some ways it is easier. I love my big, little family and we love our sweet, lovey, Enrique. We are so grateful to have him in our lives. We love you to the moon and back baby boy!</div>
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My sweet baby boy! How I wish I could slow time to cherish these fleeting moments with you. Knowing you are my very last baby sure makes seeing you grow that much harder.<br />
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You are surely your mommy's boy...for now. You seem to be coming in and out of illnesses which has made you extra needy. This is when you want no one else but me. Many times you are content without me around but the moment you see my face you start to whimper. I have learned however that I can buy time through your sisters who ADORE you. They carry you, play with you, sooth you, coddle you, and help me more than any other help that I have had previously. You will surely miss those girls when school begins. The biggest surprise of parenting an infant this time around is the incredible love your sisters show you every single day. Nothing could have prepared me for seeing this immense love they have for you. That is by far the biggest most greatest treasure that has come from having a "large" family.<br />
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Some milestones: You are belly/army crawling! You have gained quite some speed doing so too. Your motivation is the potted plant in our living room. You like the soil and I even caught you chewing on the STEM today!!! Ahhh, the 4th child!!! where was your mama? This particular plant has also gotten you to pull up on your knees. You'll be standing before you know it.<br />
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You like to shriek just like Elena use to. If it is particularly loud at the dinner table you insist on being heard too!<br />
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Your sleep...hmm...still working on that. You will sleep 5-6 hours through the night but the biggest and most intriguing thing about you is that you go to bed at 9pm. I have tried and tried to do 7pm or 8pm because I was so successful putting other babies to bed at this time but as they say, every one is truly different and baby number four apparently does not make me an expert on babies and sleep and parenting and everything right! I do know that you love the swing A LOT!! You also prefer to be rocked to sleep. It took me a while to figure this one out I think because we've been out an about all summer taking your sisters places. Thankfully, you have been quite adaptable in that you sleep on the go but by evening you want to be home. Dinner outings are your least favorite and you express this without hesitation.<br />
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Food: You are so eager to eat but sometimes you can't decide whether you want to try what I am feeding you. Lately, you don't want anything from the spoon. You want to hold it yourself and feed yourself but I am afraid you have a long way to go with that skill. ;-) You're most favorite food is Mum Mum, a simple cracker I only now discovered. You also like carrots and sweet potatoes but you've tried so many new things like refried beans, blueberries, whole fruit, yogurt, rice and more. <br />
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Baby boy you have made me slow down and really appreciate these fleeting moments, and I am so grateful for that. I needed to see that the simplest things in life are what life is really about and what I will remember when you and your sisters are grown. I won't remember why I rushed everywhere or every activity, event or trip we participated in. I WILL remember how simple it was to make you smile and to sing and rock you to sleep. I love you Enrique and I really hope this isn't the one and only update I will have of your babyhood, I really do!<br />
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This will be our final picture as a family of 5. We are off for an induction! This feels so surreal because my last two births started naturally. Elena's was an emergency induction and completely unexpected but this one is scheduled. Omar and I are going to spend the night at a hotel since we have to be at the hospital (north) by 6am. I am hoping to get a little more rest this way. We may stop somewhere for coffee and enjoy our alone time before welcoming this baby boy! Can't wait to meet him.Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-72330724563484623602014-10-31T20:58:00.000-05:002014-10-31T20:58:39.612-05:00HalloweenOur one Halloween picture. I couldn't take the girls trick or treating this year per doctor's orders. So we snapped a quick pic and I staying behind passing out candy. With Omar driving everyone to school and back. I feel I hardly get to see my babies. It's so hard not to be Mommy and in charge but they had fun trick or treating with their Daddy. :-) <br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-92036353200209399202014-10-31T12:48:00.003-05:002014-10-31T14:05:55.833-05:00Bed RestWell, it looks like things weren't going as well as I had thought this pregnancy. Unfortunately, earlier this week I was put on bed rest. I have preeclampsia. I thought after having two healthy pregnancies in a row it meant I was predictably having another, but as it turns out my record for getting preeclampsia is now 2 out of 4. :-(<br />
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The thing is it was so unexpected, unlike Elena's pregnancy I didn't feel something was wrong this pregnancy . I have no swelling and my blood pressure is always good. But on a routine urine strip test for protein they noticed a trace of protein. Though not usually a cause for alarm, they had me do a 24 hour urine culture and then they called me that I needed to go to the hospital for more monitoring and testing because the results were elevated for protein on the 24 hour test. I maybe should've taken that as a clue that heading to the hospital meant things weren't right but again aside from typical aches and pains I felt fine so I headed to the hospital optimistic. <br />
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It wasn't till I arrived that I realized it was not just a routine screening. I was admitted to labor and delivery (though they made sure to tell me it didn't mean I'd deliver that day), put on a gown, given a room in triage and had continuous monitoring of contractions, baby's heart rate and movement and my blood pressure. I also got some blood work to determine if my kidneys and liver were functioning well. That's when I realized, oh, I am here in case I need to be admitted and can't go home. They even had me register!<br />
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After the testing and monitoring was over, the Doctor came in and said I had mild preeclampsia and had to remain on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. The biggest shock and disappointment was that she told me that I would be induced on week 37 IF my blood pressure stays normal and everything else looks good between now and then. Unfortunately, the outcome of preeclampsia is that it predictably gets worse and the onset is sudden (that's how it went with Elena) and that is the reason I have to get induced early in order to not allow it to get to that point. The doctor was so reassuring and spent sooo much time talking to me, way more than at a regular appointment. I asked if this meant I would have a scheduled C-section but she recommended that I continue as planned with a VBAC because I have successfully delivered that way and I can do it again.<br />
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Lots of thoughts, fears, concerns have gone through my head. I feel worried about not being able to keep baby boy in full term. I am currently only 33 weeks. I'm afraid of the full blown preeclampsia because of my traumatic experience with it during Elena's birth. I remember the side effects of the magnesium sulfate for both baby and me, the recovery, the crying and just feeling awful for a long time. But I am optimistic. I am so glad to be at this practice because of their philosophies about birth. I just read that they have a "gentle C-section" approach that favors family involvement, immediate skin to skin contact and nursing and just knowing that a caesarean is a possibility, I have comfort in knowing that they are going to do everything possible to make this a good child birth experience even if it does end up being a cesarean delivery. Also, I am being monitored weekly now with a sonogram, non stress test and Dr. visit. While annoying and inconvenient, I know this will give me earlier warning of things going downhill than with my pregnancy with Elena and will hopefully mean less complications and interventions in the end. <br />
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Once again the comments about my large size have begun, and my sensitive pregnant self can't help but feel disheartened with the belief that everyone is right and I will not make it to December, my due date. It's difficult to hear these kinds of comments, "that I'm BIG, that the due date must be miscalculated and if I think I'm gonna make it to December"...yada yada yada, because no mother wants to deliver a preterm baby. Elena, my first, was a preterm (through induction) baby and though her complications as a result were fairly minor it still took an emotional toll. The possibility of that happening again makes me anxious and question whether this 5 foot petite body can truly hold a baby full term. I begin to believe all these comments for just a moment until logic sets in, and I realize that other people's predictions and superstitions aren't logical at all! </div>
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Most recently my OB said that the biggest predictor of when this baby will come is not earlier Braxton hicks contractions, how I feel, or anything else. The single predictor for when this baby will come is the history of when my previous babies made their debut. :-) So for my last two not medically induced pregnancies, my body naturally welcomed two baby girls (2 years apart) at 39 weeks. Turns out my body CAN keep babies in full-term! </div>
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32 weeks pregnant with Marisa</div>
Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-61742670466768209222014-09-21T22:46:00.001-05:002014-09-21T22:49:17.741-05:00Pregnant belliesMy sister had the great idea to have our pictures taken together since we are both pregnant. When I was pregnant with Karina she was also pregnant with her youngest. We both have the same due month as we did in our last pregnancies. So these babies will also be 3 months apart. Here are some of the photos. She picked a great location in Central Austin.<br />
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Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079034244517204333.post-4668870115696409642014-08-29T17:14:00.002-05:002014-08-29T17:27:16.750-05:00<a href="http://blog.peppyparents.com/~cd5400f9e498fb2">http://blog.peppyparents.com/~cd5400f9e498fb2</a>Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11475603023477224346noreply@blogger.com0