The Baby Blog

Knock on wood... The hornets are doing background/referral checks on me! Keep those fingers crossed!!

What do they ask when they make these calls? Here's what I hope they say...
Mighty Mom is a free spirit and joy to have in our office. She is excellent when it comes to working with the students even if they are here for general reasons. She is flexible with her work, but maintains her projects and completes her task in a timely manner. She makes us all laugh with her sense of humor, and easily adjusts to her surroundings.

Wow, I make myself sound awesome!! hehehehe

So far, my week has been very blah. I am hooked to craigslist, overstock.com and discount furniture looking for a bedroom set (we are trying to upgrade to at a least a queen sized bed), and area rugs since our carpets will be light colored!

Paint..
Our plan is to paint some of our rooms.
Formal Living Room: red (1 accent wall)
Family Room: Fiesta Orange (Damoomoo doesn't know this, but I hope he does a faux painting to this using the glaze)
Bathroom and Master bedroom: I want a lavender paint with mint green and yellow accents.

Of course, with my lack of designing talent, this will all end up looking opposite of what I have in mind!! I need HGTV to come to my house

Okay, baswed on my last blog one major question of our lives was the house. DONE...at least once we close escrow.

Yesterday, I had an interview at Sacramento State for the same position I am currently holding. The funny thing is that I applied for this job back in August!! I think the interview went well, but not sure if I will actually make the final cut/decision. The cool thing is that I timed my drive to "our" exit and it took me only 30 minutes!! Well, okay, without the normal commute traffic, but it is about the same as what I drive now!!

Keep your fingers crossed.

All the questions... are still questions. Oh well, one thing at a time is okay with me... except now I have to figure out how to make monthly mortgage payments AND daycare!!! AIYA!

Around 11 today I got an email at work from the Damoomoo..."we got it"

We got the house in Vacaville that he signed yesterday!!!

We are one step closer to owning our HOME... make your Cache Creek or outlet plans, cuz we are counting down the days of escrow.. 45...

Front of the house



Kitchen (upgraded with cherrywood cabinets throughout!)



My Bathroom


It's 4 bedrooms 21/2 baths... and I get a walk-in closet!!!

The morning did not start off so hot... I had gone back to Kaiser to get the IUD inserted. Unfortunately they did not tell me that I HAD to be on the 1st through 5th day of my menstrual cycle!! I was just in their office last week on the first day... So all my energy in getting AJ up early and settled with my father-in-law and rushing to make it on time was a waste...

So, the dr. still called me in with all the blah blah blah about why waiting for my next cycle would be best... At that point, that's all I heard... blah blah blah!!! I was too busy looking at the clock trying to figure out if I could still make to work for my morning shift!!

Oh well... gotta wait another month!

BONUSES ARE GREAT!!!

I got a call while I was work from Damoomoo. He said he is going to leave work early to sign our next bid on the house, just so we can get it to the selling agent ASAP. He then mentions that he wants to go somewhere for my present. I was mad, cuz we had agreed to not buy anything due to the house hunting. He said work gave him a bonus, and he WANTS to get me something...

Well, we headed out to Walnut Creek to the Apple Store..and I got my iPod Shuffle!!! YIPPEE... I feel so hip now... So, Dot Com, can I be on your Mac list now too!!! hehehee... too bad I don't know crap about how to download anything!!

So we finished our V-day at the mall...at Red Robin chompin' on our great burgers, with kids climbing all over us!! My gift to Damoomoo... the two boys... the gift that keeps on giving...or taking!

Our campus was closed Friday, so AJ and I had a 3-day weekend!! We didn't do much on Friday, though, just stayed in our pajamas for as long as we could, and then did some "birthday" prep shopping for Mio's party!!

As soon as we got to Party America, it started to rain, so we went straight home and waited for Damoomoo and Mio to come home. I had to teach our CoCo kids later that night so we just "chilled" like vegetables.

Practice with the girls was good, except I had major brain farts. Couldn't think of basics, Chotis movements, and just jumbling all my instructions!! The scary part is that their performance was moved up by a month, and I need to get them prepared for 2 half hour performances the weekend of March 16th and 17th!!! Oh boy, they better practice!

House Hunting
We decided to look at a new development in Green Valley. On the website the plans look pretty cool, but when we saw the actual layout of the homes, it was worse than Courtyard style (homes that share the driveways). In maximizing space, the developer builds the homes so they actually overlap by at least 1 foot onto your neighbors!! When our agent saw that she immediately discouraged us.

So we looked at 2 other homes in the Vacaville area. The second home was a jackpot. It is under $500K with very nice upgrades (cabinets, kitchen, etc) in this little neighborhood of its own. The backyard is of good side, not much a front yard because it goes right onto the street. Close to grocery areas, restaurants, and of course--- the Outlets!! Damoomoo was quite familiar with this particular area cuz he used live in an apartment with his ex-girlfriend!! (You still learn something new!!) Anyways, the house had a formal living room right when you enter, a formal dining room with an entrance from the main hallway and the kitchen. The kitchen had a small island, breakfast nook, and flowed straight into a family room! The bedrooms are upstairs, nice size, and the masterbedroom has a nice large bathroom, and a walk-in closet!

There is finally a good chance that we could actually get this one! We may not host Likha meetings ever again, but we can host retreats to Vacaville or Cache Creek!!!

Right now I feel like my life is a bunch of ... question marks!??

When will we actually buy our house?
So far we have our fourth bid on the fifth house on the table. This search has just been a never-ending roller coaster. Like California Screamin!! I'm thinking it's the end, then it just starts all over again.

Will I ever find a permanent job?
Last August I put in application for a position. Yesterday they called (6 months later). I have been invited for an interview. I don't even remember which position it was for!!

When will my Mio talk?
He is making little progress. His 2nd birthday is slowly approaching. This was supposed to be the "milestone" to see whether or not he will need to see a speech therapist.

When will my boyz get off the bottle?
That's all.

I need to lose weight... okay so it's not a question.. but something I must do. According to my BMI (Body Mass Index) according to my height and weight I am "at risk" for health problems!! AAGGGHHH... Then I see my "lady" doctor, and she says I need to have "an extra" test done because I have reached that "over 30" range! Wow...

But one good thing... my children will no longer be my only birth control!! I've talked to my doctor and I'm going for the IUD --- the 5 year plan!! The good thing, if we decide to have another child before that, I just go back, get it taken out, and you know the rest ;P!! Okay maybe that was too much information... but you know what... this my blog about my life as a mother, and that's just part of it!!!

Yes, he did it!!!

My bunso, Mio, did went poo-poo in the potty last night. I gave him 3 stars on his chart:
1. He walked with me to the toilet when I asked him if he wanted to use the potty. [I noticed him standing in the corner, quiet with his head buried in his hands. The moment I began to approach him he ran away... that's how I knew]

2. He waited until he sat in the toilet to start "pushing". There was no poopies in the diaper!

3. He knows how to be washed in the toilet by an adult with a tabo.

For those reasons... he earned 3 stars!!! YEAH... I have a feeling that he will just start using the toilet. A much easier transition than AJ.

I was doing my reading for my Childcare Lab, , and the first exercise was to "rank" traits you would like your child to have.

So going down the list, I would think that I would want my child to be obedient (when it comes to safety), but an independent thinker (when he knows something is wrong, to not follow). But in just looking at the list, wouldn't it have to be one or the other.!!!

Things are just not black and white.

Then I looked at AJ, and thought to myself, "Are my expectations too high at his age?". "Do I expect too much of my husband?". "Am I really doing what I should as a mother, and a wife?".

I began to really think of my role. I figure I will always question how good of a mother I am, even when my boyz have kids of their own, because they will always be a reflection of me.

But then I really started to think of my role as a wife. You see, Damoomoo and I never had much time as a couple. Not too long after we "officially" started living together, we found AJ was on the way.
And as soon as we said "I do", we pretty much switched into parent mode.

I know we have learned so much about each other so little time, but our adventures just keep changing, and he manages (much better than I do) to adjust.

So to my husband, who probably doesn't even read this...
THANK YOU! I love and appreciate all the big and small things you do for OUR family!

Since Damoomoo didn't have to work last night, I asked if we could take the boyz to The Jungle

It was not that crowded since it was a Tuesday night, so we ordered our pizza and drink, and began to play. Of course AJ knew exactly where he wanted to go! Headed up the ramp and into the arcade!

Immediately they are magnetized to all the lights and steering wheels. The funniest is watching play Dance Dance Revolution! They just like to jump up and down on the "pad"!!

When our food # got called, they ate their slice of pizza and were ready to go for Round 2.

This time we started in the Toddler Room which has a small slide set, it own pool of balls, and fun small-sized stuff. As small and as uncoordinated he gets, he is also FEARLESS! He just climbs on anything, jumps off of things, slides down by himself, and will just walk away from you!!

The one thing I enjoyed was watching how well they both interacted with other kids, and adults. Okay that last part is kinda scary, but it's nice to know that your kids are polite and playful with others.

I realized that I have not been able to blog about the kids lately.

In the middle of the week, I picked up AJ from school. As soon as I was signing him out, he walked out of the bathroom. I noticed that the back pocket of his pants were now in the front! Then I looked down and his shoes were on the wrong feet!

Apparently he has earned the name, "lil stripper" because everytime he goes to the bathroom, he takes off EVERYTHING, sits on the toilet to take of business, then sits on the floor to put everything back on. Well this time, the pants were put on backwards and there was NO underwear! But at least he sings while dressing?! Oh but I only noticed the underwear thing when his pants began to fall cuz the zipper was in the back, and I started to see his butt!

Pre-school Meltdown
Last Friday, I attended my first Childcare Lab Class with all the parents who have children at the Early Learning Center. All the parents ranged in ethnicity, age, and # of children. There were even a few fathers!

Afterwards, I decided to take a peek at AJ's classroom, and help out before nap time. Due to the rain most of the week, his teacher decided to take them to the Library for reading time. So, I volunteered to walk with them and even read a book!

Unfortunately, AJ became uncooperative. Thinking that my arrival meant leaving for the day, and the overall fatigue, really got to him. He was unusually clingy the whole time, but really enjoyed the "walking" part.

As soon as we returned it was time for their afternoon nap. Oh boy! For 15 minutes, all I heard was, "Mommy, stay here!" with attempts of taking off my jacket and shoes. When I was finally able to, I made my way to the door, but not without him noticing. As soon as I walked out, I can him crying..."Mommy!" "I want my mommy!". Oh that was so heartbreaking.

I was so happy when my day finally ended and it was time to see my little man again.

MIO
As for my bunso he has started to pick up new words. Just the other day, he was trying to get out of his eating chair, when all of sudden I hear, "i'tuck". His legs got stuck behind the table part and he needed help.

Then he found the Buzz Lightyear luggage and started to roll it around the family room. It eventually got stuck between 2 chairs, and then we hear, "i'tuck".

He turns two at the end of March, hopefully getting more words, so we don't get referred to a speech therapist. I'm hoping that the 3 days he spends in daycare will encourage him to talk more.

Food Monster
Because Damoomoo had to work on Friday, I dragged the kids with me to Likha CoCo practice. As with any parent-involved event, they had lots of food. Mio immediately sat himself down and got under way. He at the fried rice (with spam and egg bits), and ravioli. Unfortunately most of it ended up smothered all over the table, dropped onto the floor, or spread all over his hair!!

Oh and the rice pretty much ended up all over his shirt, just like that night we had Sushi with Costume Queen. It was a great mess, but something I will be sure to tell all his dates and girlfriends