The New Year

We ended 2009 with a blast and our usual New Year's Eve dinner at Kiku's. We also managed to buy a new Minivan right before Christmas to accommodate the soon to be new addition to our family.

The year began with a blast. While Baby Number 3 wasn't due til March 20th, it was decided that baby would need to come early. Once again I went for a routine ultrasound since the baby was on the small side and ended up having to drive myself to the hospital in sleet to have a cesarean since my placenta liquid was down to 2% and baby wasn't growing. So Baby 3 was born at the end of February.

I feel very lucky that I had a great family to help with my other 2 babies. I missed them so much that I decided not to stay the extra day in the hospital.

Now we've been home for about 2 weeks and half and everyone is doing great. My little preemie baby is getting bigger every day and has a healthy appetite.

Well need to go take care of baby. Catch you later.

It's been awhile..

since my last post.

A lot has happened since July and our vacation to Sesame Place. Since we have season passes to Sesame Place, we went many times to Sesame Place. The kids had a great time.

We had a baby shower for my Sister-In-Law when she and her husband came by for a visit. It was great to see her and her little baby bump.

We spent a lot of time trying to get ready for Halloween. Usually my son doesn't like to get dressed up or pick a costume. This year he knew exactly what he wanted....Optimus Prime. The little princess will be Little Red Riding Hood. We still have to get our pumpkins. We did the corn maze with my In-Laws. We had a lot of fun.

Now for the last bit of news....we will have a new addition to our family. Baby number 3 should join us by March 20th.

Well that's all for now.

July Vacation...

Well, here's my monthly update.

We went to Medieval Times and had a blast. My son had so much fun and was actually cheering on his knight. He also sat next to his big cousin having a blast. My daughter actually slept through most of it but woke up in time to see our Knight win.

We also had my daughter's hair cut. She went from being messy to clean cut.

July was a very busy month. My son turned 4 years old. I can't believe how time is flying. He had so much fun playing with his cousins that we couldn't pull him away.

Last but not least we just came back from vacation. We went to Sesame Place and had so much fun. Both my babies were able to go on most of the rides and it was great seeing my son more open to the ideas. We also went to Philadelphia to see the Rocky statue and to see the Star Trek Exhibition at The Franklin.

It was a very relaxing week for me and can't wait for the next vacation. Maybe we can plan for Disney. :)

Til next time.

It's June already..

Well we went on our Memorial Day weekend getaway. Loved it! There was so much to do in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. As predicted the babies had a wonderful time at the Aquarium. I think my daughter wanted to jump in the water with some of the fish. My son loved pointing out all the fish especially sharks.

Now we are planning our outings for the summer. I also have to book a hotel for Sesame Place. Found a great deal online for Sesame Place but I need to think about the dates we are going.

We went to Six Flags Great Adventure this past weekend as part of a company sponsored event and had a blast. My son actually went on some rides with me or my husband. My daughter loved the merry go round.

We had so much fun it was amazing. My son actually won some prizes at the game stands. We stayed for the parade and I loved it. Something special. I have to say I was quite impressed with how Great Adventure actually cleaned up.

Coming up next are Midevil Times and Wizard World. I'll let you know how it goes.

May flowers

Well another month has gone by.

We've been doing a lot of spring cleaning around home. We've managed to get most of the kids toys organized and some packed ready for donating to the shelter.

I've been crying when I'm putting away some the kids clothes that don't fit. I'm not ready to give them up yet. Although, I've taken some steps to pass some clothes down.

On another note, we've had some really good weather here and I've taken complete advantage of it. The family has gone to some picnics. We've done kite flying, played catch, and in general just let the kids run around. I've watched them roll around in the dirt...Laundry time was fun.

The kids are having the time of their life.

I also have a trip planned for them. We are going to go away for Memorial weekend to Baltimore. I've noticed that Jack enjoys aquariums more than the zoo. Well we've visited the NY and Mystic aquarium so we are going to try the Maryland aquarium. He's been there when he was 1 but now he's older and can remember. Sabrina seems to enjoy herself, too.

I can't wait to get away. I know we might be sitting in traffic on the way back but it will be worth it. I also managed to get a deal on a hotel with an indoor pool so that we can take the kids. I wasn't sure if it would be to cold to take the kids to an outdoor pool.

I'll let you know how it goes!

I Can't Believe It....

My daughter is now 1 year old. I can't believe where the time has gone. She's even walking. I'm so upset and happy at the same time! She looked so beautiful for her birthday. We celebrated her birthday with all the family. She even ate her own birthday cake. It was a Princess theme (not Disney Princess) and she really was the Princess of the day. Her cake was gorgeous.

Now, I just have to plan my son's birthday party. I can't believe he is going to be 4 years old. I'm going to start crying again.

On another note, we have been having really nice weather here in NJ. So we've been going out and spending it at parks or just going for nice drives. I need to start stocking up on food that I can take on picnic at a moments notice.

Maybe I can bring my knitting along on these trips.

My first...ahem...My daughter's first American Girl Doll...

Just recently, my sister and sister-in-law took our little baby girls out to American Girl Place. I've been dying to go there for a long time. My sister is still freaked out by Chucky so I pretty much had to force her to go with us.

We immediately went to the Bitty Twins section to see which ones our daughters would like. I picked twins that look like my daughter and her older brother. My sister and sister-in-law just gone one doll.

I'm so in love with it and my daughter has this look on her face of awe. Here's a baby her size she can actually grab and hug without someone telling her to be careful. She gets jealous when I play with her dolls.

Did I mention that the girls are all under 1 year. Well my daughter will be 1 on April 4.

We just could not help it. My daughter's godmother (sister-in-law) bought the dolls for her Birthday. I really want a doll for myself.

Afterwards, we went out for lunch and then to Starbucks. We had lots of fun just being with the girls. My husband took our son out for a guys day out. So they had their own fun. It was great to hear my son talk about the fun he had with his daddy.

I know this is an extravagance for a little girl. She does have other dolls from all sorts of price levels...mostly on the cheaper side. But I do want to give her one doll. I wanted the Cabbage Patch doll as a girl but we couldn't afford one. That's okay..I took the knock off. Nothing wrong with that but I would like to do this for my girl.

My son is down to earth too. He doesn't need the labels and I do shop for him at Target regularly for clothes...I mean he does outgrow them pretty quick to spend top notch dollars. My daughter wears my son's clothes so she gets the boys hand me downs. I do buy some girl clothes but for the most part she has worn her brother's clothes.

I will teach my kids that it isn't all about labels but if I can get them one thing I will as long as it is within my means. So for all of you out there that say I'm teaching my kids something wrong...think again. I don't think I need to feel guilty for getting my kids an item with a label. For every one label I get them, they have many more non-label items.

My kids also will learn the value of money early on so they can appreciate how it works. My children know that we don't always go out and buy stuff and my son sometimes plays with something at the store and drags it around but when it is time to go he puts it back. Sometimes we ask him if he wants it and he says no. My daughter is still to young.

Well that's my post. Kind of all over the place.

A wonderful weekend

I couldn't believe the weather on Saturday and Sunday here in NJ. It was wonderful that I just had to take the kids to the park. My son had a blast going up and down the slides. He loves slides.

We put my daughter in the swing and she started to get sleepy. She was sporting her new coat since her old one was getting small on her.

I've been busy at work so it was nice to get out on the weekend to release some of the stress.

Oh well...going to bed now.

Let the parties begin....

Well, last year was the year of baby showers. This year it's Christenings and 1st Birthday Parties. I'm still trying to figure out where we are going to throw a birthday party for my daughter. It's going to be crazy.

We found the decorations so no problems in that department. It's going to be a "Princess" Theme but not that the Disney Princess theme.

I finally took down my Christmas Tree before March 1st. Amazing isn't it.

It's been quiet for now so I'm going to cut it short for now.

Cold is still in the air...

Well it's February and it's cold out there. This weekend is supposed to be nice but the weather is supposed to get colder by Monday. January came and went and I'm still being lazy about taking the tree down. I'm determined to get it done this weekend. I need the space for all the toys my kids have.

I've also become a bit addicted to Facebook. I have been getting in touch with past and current acquaintances. It's a lot of fun.

Well, that's all for now. Not much has happened.

Getting ready for the New Year

OK.. I never did get to the Christmas Skirt. I did however manage to decorate the house and I did not go through the craziness of wrapping a crazy amount of gifts at the last minute. As soon as my husband and I bought presents I wrapped it. It was great since I didn't have to worry about it last minute.

Christmas was great. I baked a ton of cookies, cupcakes, cranberry-orange nut bread, and brownies. I love baking sweets. On Christmas Eve we go to my parents, then we come home and we leave cookies and milk out for Santa. Christmas morning was awesome. My son came to our room in the morning letting us snow that Santa brought his Geotraks Airport. He was sooooo excited and a bit confused as to how did Santa get in to leave his present. My daughter just had a face of "what's this?". (Part of my tradition is to leave their Santa present on their bed.) Afterwards, my husband set up our new HD TV. I told him he would not be able to install the whole set up until after we got back from his parents. My husband can get obsessive about stuff. Then we all got ready and headed over to my husband's parents home. We had lots of fun and the kids opened more presents. It's unbelievable on how they all fit in our car but they did.

Now, we are on vacation. I love having this break so we can be back in full force next year.

Well, I'm off for now.

Have a great NEW YEAR!!!!

It's almost Christmas

I love this time of the year even though it's crazy! I've done most of decorating although I didn't get a chance to do my tree skirt project I was hoping. I'm having fun wrapping my gifts. I'm all caught up. Hopefully I won't be runnng around at the end trying to wrap them. My mom is an expert at these things.

We spent Saturday getting our Family/Christmas portraits done. It's nearly impossible to get my 3 year old and my 8 month old to smile and look at the camera at the same time. Ah...my little babies are growing up so fast. But we finally have our pictures.

On Sunday, we went over to my sister's place for a gathering. We had so much fun taking pictures of the little girls (my brother's family was there). We watched the recorded match between De La Hoya and Paquiao. Wow what a surprise for me. Anyway, it was fun to see all of us getting along and having fun. My aunt and cousin even dropped by.

Now, it's Monday and once again I'm trying to catch up on work and trying to get it done before vacation. Yes, VACATION! Can't wait to spend the time just watching the kids play with their toys.

Well got to run....Need to get my son from school. Wow time flew.

Wrapping Paper

Well, I'm now starting to wrap my presents. I really don't like wrapping presents of items where there isn't a clear edge. Some toys have that and I have to create an edge. I just want to put it into gift bag but I know the kids like to peel the paper off. So I go through the agony.

I'm still trying to find the right plushy doll for my daughter. She really likes the one in her crib. I can't seem to find the one for her. I found some dresses for her but again I'm always rethinking what I want her to wear. I thought I was bad with my son but a girl is worst.

Oh well, need to get dinner ready. The hubby has been fasting for a blood test and I need to have dinner ready. I know he's not going to bother changing to his pjs.

Thanksgiving weekend!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We had my daughter's christening the weekend before. It was wonderful. She looked so beautiful and we had a wonderful turnout to help celebrate. My sister was such a big help doing the favors and the grandparents helped out a lot, too.

Our Thanksgiving was great! We had our traditional turkey breakfast and then went got ready to go over to my parents. That's where we started out and then made our way over to my in-laws. The food was delicious and the company was great.

Afterwards, we headed home to bed and about 3 hours later I got up to go shopping at Kohls. Can you believe it? I went to Kohls and met up with my mom at 4 AM in the morning. I then went to Toys R Us an AC MOORE. My parents then took me to breakfast at a diner. By 10 AM I as walking into my home with bags and bags of christmas presents. I even bought my son's christmas present. Now, I just need to find my daughter's present.

We also put up our christmas tree. Yay!!!!! I couldn't believe it. I was ecstatic to get them up.

Then on Saturday morning we took the kids to the doctor for a follow up. All is good! After the doctors, we went to get breakfast at a local bagel shop followed by a visit to the Hallmark store for christmas ornaments.

In the afternoon, we headed to the mall and my son decided he wanted to talk to Santa about what he wants for Christmas. Yippee! I got a picture of Santa, my daughter and my son (smiling no less!).

Well, got to go...the hubby is waiting.

It's our 8th Wedding Anniversary

Well we've made it to 8 my husband and I. Yes, we have been married for eight year on 11/11/2000. Easy date to remember! So that makes 18 wonderful years together. Yes, you read right and I didn't mistype. My husband and I dated for 10 year before we married.

He also sent me flowers. A wonderful bouquet of roses in different colors. I absolutely love them. I love to stare at the flowers. They just fill me with so much joy. It really brightens up my mood.

Well, I'm making final preparations for my daughter's baptism. It's going nuts but calm. Then comes the Holidays. I need to make reservations for a sitting with the photo studio. I'm trying to get a tree skirt quilted in time for when we put up the Christmas Tree.

So much to do so little time :(

Oh well till next time.

An update before October ends

Just wanted to make sure I made at least one entry for October. All goes well in October.

I was a bit stressed for bit with planning my daughter's Christening. Finally, the date is resolved and so is the reception. I can't tell you how crazy it's been. We've been debating between going with a Hall (Elks, Mason, etc) or a restaurant. However, most restaurants and halls were booked. There was one restaurant that would have been perfect but it was booked. So we opted for another restaurant instead and the stress is over.

Now, I just need to worry about the favors. My sister is a great help with that kind of thing. She has so many ideas and she has taken it upon herself to come up with the goods. No matter what she does, I know it will be cool.

OOOO....I forgot to mention the birth of my niece. She is so beautiful. Each of my siblings have a boy as the oldest child and the girl as the youngest. At least this is the case for now. Who knows if anyone else is getting pregnant. As for me, well if it happens it happens.

I have to say I have way too many pumpkins in my house. My husband better start carving pumpkins soon or it will all be a waste.

I went with my son on his first class trip to a pumpkin picking farm. It was a lot of fun and my son was so excited. I took some pictures so my husband could see him. I know my husband would have loved to have been there.

Well until next month.

Day out with Thomas

Well, it's been an interesting September. I managed to do some more rows on a scarf I started before my daughter was born. I'm also getting ready to sew a tree skirt quilt. Hopefully I'll get it in time for Thanksgiving. I just need a weekend to do it (wish me luck).

My niece had her Baptism this month. She looked so cute in her dresses. My kids looked great, too. I managed to surprise everyone by wearing a dress in a color that is not black.

For my birthday, we went away for the weekend for our annual Day Out With Thomas. It's always fun to see my son's face when he sees Thomas. This time he wasn't scared and wanted to go on the train again. This was my daughter's first time other than when I was pregnant with her.

This time I was able to enjoy the Smorgasboard for dinner. When I was pregnant, I couldn't eat from morning sickness.

I can't believe how much fun I have with my family. I really treasure these moments.

Another update....

Okay...Okay....I know I haven't been very good at keeping my blog updated on a regular basis but here's my update.

The family went to Sesame Place and had a wonderful time. We left on a Tuesday and had planned to return on Thursday but on Wednesday afternoon it had started to rain steadily. Sesame Place has a sunny day guarantee so we had an extra day free. We decided to not go Thursday (it was cold) and go on Friday. We were able to get an extra night at the hotel.

Jack loved Sesame Place and wasn't scared of the characters. Sabrina did surprisingly well and didn't mind going in the water. We had so much fun for place so close to home. Also, that's when my son decided he wanted to start using the toilet. He's finally potty trained. YAY!!!

I decided one Sunday to have a picnic at Liberty State Park. We invited my in-laws so they can see Jack ride his bike. It was hard at first for him but then he got the hang of it. Since that Sunday, we have been going on these picnics with the in-laws as well as my sister-in-law's family, my sister, and my parents. My husband and I have taken out our bikes and my Father-in-law has taken out his bikes. It's cute to see my son go out for a ride with his Dad and Grandpa.

For Labor Day weekend, we went up to my parents place in the Catskills. We had so much have. The girls and guys split up. The girls went to fairs and flea markets while the boys went golfing. My son was so cute. He also managed to get a frog but he let it go (Thank God!).

Well that's all for now...till next time.

Never to old to learn

Well it's been over 2 months since my last post. So much has gone on these past months.

The world has welcomed my new niece into the world, my nephew graduated the 8th grade, my other niece turned 1, my other nephew had his christening, and my adorable son turned 3 years old. So needless to say we have been celebrating these past 2 months.

I've been working to clear out my space where I keep my yarn supplies so that I can get to it when I'm watching TV but my son's toys or my husband's toys keep getting in the way making everything look so cluttered. Well that is soon going to be a thing of the past. I've been reading Woman's Day magazine and it's amazing how much you can learn. So, I'm trying out some of their tips. Especially since the family will be home for the most part next week.

It's vacation week for us. We are going to take about 3 days to go to Sesame Place. We wanted to go to San Diego and visit family from both sides out there but the airfare for 4 people is astronomical. So, we decided to stay local especially since we do have a 3 month old baby.

I have to say I'm really enjoying myself with my kids and my husband. I was joking with my husband about how I make beautiful babies. He just looks at me and goes "humpf...where do I fit in". While my kids look alike, my son looks like me and my daughter looks like my husband. Don't know how they can look alike.

As for my hobbies, I'm making progress on my scarf everytime I go to do the laundry. I do this so I don't hit the Kohls while I wait for the clothes to finish in the washing machine or dryer.

Well I'm off. See you soon.

Two kids...and I'm surviving

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers.

Well, I'm proud to say I'm keeping the weight I lost off. The baby is doing well and my son is surviving. My husband has been very helpful and great during this time. I had a wonderful Mother's Day.

I've been recovering well from the c-section but it's still sore inside sometimes. What I miss the most is being able to carry my son. I want to be able to stil carry him while I can and he still lets me. He's growing so fast.

ooohhh...got to run and take care of the baby.