With spring break right around the corner that means one thing for me~~~Mexico! My husband and I are going on a much needed vaction for a week. This is nothing new for us. In 2008 we went to Puerto Vallerta, Mexico for or honeymoon, 2009 we went back there for a our anniversry and 2010 we did not go as we had a newborn. This year we are going to Los Cobos, Mexico. Need to explore another area of Mexico.
Planning trips like this is not easy at all! We have three kids and trying to find someone that is willing to watch them for that long is at times like trying to find a needle in a haystack. This time we are lucky that my mom will be laid off from her job and she is going to tackle have a 10,3 and 1 year old run around her house for a week.
With that being said I need to go shopping for summer clothes for myself, make sure everything in the house is in order in other words house SPOTLESS! Last thing I want to do is come home and have to clean my house because I didn't do it before we left. I also have to make sure that the kids--all 3 of them have everything they will need for a week. I have done it for 2 for a week can I handle one more?
Eleven more days and I will be on my way to enjoy some sun and relaxation.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Favorite Memory
I'm not sure that I have a favorite memory but after doing my last blog I have one that I like to think about. My daughter has taught me a lot in the past 10 years and I thank her everyday for it
The day is June 1, 2000 at 9:52 pm. After being in labor all day I hear the doctor say "It's a girl." He then goes on to say that she looks like her mommy. I took one look at her and my exact thoughts were she is ugly! The nurse cleaned her up and gave her to her daddy to hold. I was then asked if I wanted to hold her. I dd but only for a few minutes as I couldn't get it out of my eyes that she wasn't ugly but my beautiful daughter who I would name Alexis Vivian.
Through out the night as the nurses came in to check I me I did ask them how Alexis was doing. Besides not wanting to suck on a bottle she was doing good. My aw moment came when I went to the nurses station and asked if I could see my baby. Did I just hear myself say "my baby." Of course I could see her she was mine. They asked me if I wanted to watch them give her a bath. Being a first time mom I am listening to them explain the important do's and dont's of giving an infant. They proceed to take off her hat and for some odd reason my thought of her being ugly has floated out of my mind. There I see it. The light blond hair that she has. The golden blanket on her head that I failed to see while I was holding her for the first time. That was the moment I realized I had a beautiful baby girl who would come to teach me a great deal of the importance of not taking things for granted. One never knows what cards they are going to get dealt in the game of life.
The day is June 1, 2000 at 9:52 pm. After being in labor all day I hear the doctor say "It's a girl." He then goes on to say that she looks like her mommy. I took one look at her and my exact thoughts were she is ugly! The nurse cleaned her up and gave her to her daddy to hold. I was then asked if I wanted to hold her. I dd but only for a few minutes as I couldn't get it out of my eyes that she wasn't ugly but my beautiful daughter who I would name Alexis Vivian.
Through out the night as the nurses came in to check I me I did ask them how Alexis was doing. Besides not wanting to suck on a bottle she was doing good. My aw moment came when I went to the nurses station and asked if I could see my baby. Did I just hear myself say "my baby." Of course I could see her she was mine. They asked me if I wanted to watch them give her a bath. Being a first time mom I am listening to them explain the important do's and dont's of giving an infant. They proceed to take off her hat and for some odd reason my thought of her being ugly has floated out of my mind. There I see it. The light blond hair that she has. The golden blanket on her head that I failed to see while I was holding her for the first time. That was the moment I realized I had a beautiful baby girl who would come to teach me a great deal of the importance of not taking things for granted. One never knows what cards they are going to get dealt in the game of life.
My Motto
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa
This is most definately my all time favorite motto. Having a child with special needs one never knows how or what each day is going to bring you. There are some days that I do the whole "why me" pitty party but then I go back to my motto. When she was first diagnosed with being developmentaly delayed I remember asking the nurse why me? Of course I was reminded that it was nothing I did. I have since come to the realization that it takes someone special who has strength and great a support system to raise a child with special needs. I have had people including my daughters psychiatrist tell me that they don't know how I do it. My response is always the same: when it is your child you just do it. I will be honest there are some days that I want to give up but then she comes up to me with hug and a kiss and says I love you mom you're my bestfriend. It puts a smile on my face and my heart and I tell my self God only gives you what he knows you can handle and somedays he just tests my patience.
This is most definately my all time favorite motto. Having a child with special needs one never knows how or what each day is going to bring you. There are some days that I do the whole "why me" pitty party but then I go back to my motto. When she was first diagnosed with being developmentaly delayed I remember asking the nurse why me? Of course I was reminded that it was nothing I did. I have since come to the realization that it takes someone special who has strength and great a support system to raise a child with special needs. I have had people including my daughters psychiatrist tell me that they don't know how I do it. My response is always the same: when it is your child you just do it. I will be honest there are some days that I want to give up but then she comes up to me with hug and a kiss and says I love you mom you're my bestfriend. It puts a smile on my face and my heart and I tell my self God only gives you what he knows you can handle and somedays he just tests my patience.
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