Happy Anniversary

Today is my wedding anniversary. Six years ago today, I thought I had won the lottery by finding Esteban and marrying him. I used to joke around and say that the marriage license was my receipt and I could return him whenever I wanted, but I secretly knew I would never do it. Not then and certainly not now. Esteban deals with all my mood swings. He listens to all my ranting and raving, my vents and my nasty remarks. When I tell him I'm PO'd, he says I'm always PO'd and laughs. He deals with my pickiness and although it’s impossible, he tries to do things the way I would want them done. I’m sure the number of my pet peeves is mind boggling to him. I never give him enough credit for working so hard so that I could stay home part time with the kids. Not only does he work whatever hours he can get his hands on, he does a great deal of the housework and helps with the kids. He’s a wonderful man and I’m looking forward to many more years of marriage. I thank God for giving me such a great life partner. I am a lucky woman and I did win the lottery with him!

I should by no means quit my day job, but I wrote Esteban a small poem and text him the following:

Six years ago, I became your wife,

And I can't tell you how my life

Has changed and all because of you.

That's why I'm happy. This is true!

Happy Anniversary Darling!

Maya is Five Months Old!

Maya is 5 months old. She is able to do so many things now. When she’s on her belly, she holds herself up with her arms. Maya also holds her head up nice and steady now without wobbling. She’s got to in order to keep track of all of her brother’s silly antics. She chatters and squeals quite a bit. She can roll over on her own, usually when no one is looking. She just recently started to make those cute razz sounds and turns to look or follow mommy and Jayden. She can sit while being supported but doesn’t bear very much weight on her legs.

She still enjoys spending time in her swing, but now tries to sit up in it. (The seat is in a recline position.) She also loves floor time on her play mat and reaches out for the toys on the bar, pulling the whole thing towards her. And recently, we’ve started to use her excersaucer. She likes this too and she gets quite a bit of play time with her brother since he enjoys all the attachments as well. Yesterday, I managed to find a way to get the car seat to fit into the red wagon and took both of the kids and the dog for a walk. She was just singing and chattering the whole time and Jayden was talking right along with her.

Here she is sucking her thumb. She does this at night when she goes to sleep. I think it's so cute. You can see how chubby her cheeks are. She loves it when I pretend to chew on them. She always laughs.

Here she is sitting up on her boppy. She can't stay in this position for very long, but that's ok. I'm always nearby and watching. She looks so comfy here. She was actually watching Jayden. I think that might be one of her favorite things to do.

Here she is in her excersaucer. She loves all the attachments, as you can tell. But then again, so does Jayden. In fact, Esteban said the other day he caught Jayden trapped in the excersaucer. He must have been trying to get into it and got stuck. Silly guy!