Cute Things That Maya and Jayden Say and Do

Maya tries to throw her sippy cup in the sink when she’s done with it and she can’t quite reach so she gets on her tippy toes and she still can't reach but she looks so cute trying. She also tries to put on her shoes. She can’t even get a toe in but she tries and looks so funny doing it. She’s like Jayden’s shadow. She follows him everywhere and when he’s still asleep she wants to go running in to wake him. She copies everything he does and he eats it all up.

Jayden walks around saying “that’s strange” about everything and anything. He cracks me up. Sometimes it makes total sense and other times, he’s just plain ‘ole silly. The other night, I gave him a cookie and after he was done, he came back for more. I didn’t want to give him a second cookie, but then he said “Cookie, mommy. I’m cookie monster.” I was cracking up.

The iPhone 3G

As far back as I can remember, I’ve always gotten whatever the free promotional cell phone was. Almost two years ago, I fell in love with the pink razr and I just had to have it. I hunted around and found what I thought was a great deal with a Cingular vendor. Almost immediately, I began to have issues with the phone and Cingular would not back it phone because I didn’t get it at the Cingular store so I was pissed. I ended up with a remanufactured phone, but it turned out to be a bad battery. So, I got the replacement battery, but the poor refurbished phone never made it. Never again. I was through with Cingular and through with vendors.

Ever since, I’ve been waiting patiently for my contract to expire so I can get a new phone, a smart phone. I wanted a phone that could do everything. I’d been eyeballing the Blackberry Curve and the Palm Centro. And then the new iPhone came out. Now, I don’t own any iProducts at all. Never really gave it a second thought, but we have several iPhone fanatics in the office and before you knew it, I was thinking it was a really cool phone. I mentioned one of its features to Esteban one night and before you knew it, he was on the band wagon too.

Well, last night he told me that he was buying me the iPhone as an anniversary present and I couldn’t be more excited and nervous at the same time. Today, I went to the Apple Store and waited 3 hours in line with some not so patient people by the way and got what I have to say is the fanciest gadget I’ve ever owned. A PDA, web browsing at your fingertips, instant email access, music, camera, GPS… Oh yeah, and a phone too. I’m so looking forward to playing with the phone. Thank you darling for my early present and for always working so hard for me and our kids. I love you!

The Scale

So during one of my many visits to Publix, I stepped on the scale and I didn’t like what I saw. I mean, I never like what I see on the scale and I always weigh more than what I appear to weigh. But this time, I noticed that my downward trend had stopped. Instead, I was beginning to gain weight again. This was not acceptable. Now I had eight extra pounds that I didn’t have a few months ago.

So while I’ve never been a fan of diets and have always eaten whatever I’m in the mood for, it’s time to bring out the reinforcements. First, I called my neighbor and said it was time to start our walks again. Because of the incredible heat, we had traded our walks in for the shady swing set or for pool time. And while we were never big walkers, we were out there once or twice a week. And because we are usually pushing two in strollers and tugging along two toddlers who can’t decide if they want to walk or sit or just stand there, it takes us almost two hours to go around the block a couple of times. So even though it wasn’t exactly a cardiovascular workout, I really feel that it helps me out tremendously.

I am also back to taking the stairs again at work. Since Maya was born, I’ve started to have issues again with my heel spurs so I was avoiding the stairs, but no longer. It’s on now! Plus, I am starting to replace more meals with cereal. I am home alone with the kids at night. No sense in having a huge supper. Whenever it makes sense, I make the kid’s dinner and then I have a bowl of cereal. This was working like a charm for me before. I have big hopes this time around.

After my first week, I noticed that I dropped one pound. Now, I’ll have to re-weigh myself. Hopefully I’ll have lost at least another pound.