Christmas Eve

Sorry I'm a little late on my updating the blog but school just started and this is the best time to catch up.

This year Adriancito really enjoyed Christmas for the first time he could open presents and hand them out to everyone. Although the night before Christmas eve there was a huge snow storm me and Limon decided to head to the mall anyway to pick up some last minute gifts. It worked out perfect because Adriancito slept through our shopping extravaganza. We actually ended up going grocery shopping, to target, to the mall and ate at Pizza Hut. It was nice to spend time together the three of us. It's funny because at Boston Store we saw my uncle that said he got my cousin for secret santa that's about Adrian's (Limon) size. So he had Adrian trying on all these sweaters and asking for his opinion. Long behold on Christmas eve guess so got Adrian? My uncle, Adrian had picked out his own gift the day before.. lol..

On Christmas Eve we started out the evening going to Limon's cousin's house (Leni). There we ate and danced and danced all night. There Adriancito danced all night around everyone and loved being part of the party.

Adriancito got a little carried away with the candy canes. As you can see in the picture above. Adrian and Tio Juan(Big Adrian's Bro)

Ari giving the thumbs up to Christmas

Everyone dancing and dancing.

Then ended the night at actually my aunt's house/our house. At my family's party we usually start out by singing posada. (When the men and women seperate into different rooms and sing a reenactment of Mary and Joseph going from house to house.) Then we stay up until midnight and someone starts the Secret Santa exchange by stating three things about the person and everyone tries to guess who the person is. When they reveal the person, they open their gift and then recipient start it all over again until everyone gets their present.

Mary and Joseph (my cousins) for the Posada!

Adriancito with his partners in crime.

Opening presents at midnight

When we finally went to sleep at 3:00 a.m an hour later Adriancito woke up in pain. Our Christmas eve was sleepless. Adriancito has been having teething issues this holiday break and has been experiencing lack of sleep and in pain. So that means everyone in the house has had lack of sleep and heartache for him. It doesn't help that he stayed up to open presents that night so his sleep cycle was off. But with me and mon back to work his sleep cycle is back to normal.


So sleepless the next morning we woke up to open presents amongst each other. Then off to spent it with family. We spent Christmas Day with both our families. I loved Christmas day this year so relaxed and just hanging around with immediate family. Of course, I love it every year but each year it just keeps getting better and better. I am so grateful to have such a happy and healthy child. A man that not only helps me but genuinely loves me for who I am. And parents and a mother in law that are always there to help no matter what, and I know they always have our best interest at heart. I love my life, I know I'm super super late but what the heck... Merry Christmas...

My 2nd Birthday!

We'll Adriancito's Birthday was partially planned out. We definitely knew that the day after thanksgiving we were going to see 1-2-3 Imagine with Elmo and friends at the Bradley Center. In early May an attorney that works closely with the office that I work for mentioned him taking his son to see Elmo. I mentioned my son loved Elmo and he mentioned that his wife got the tickets from her work and they get them at a discounted price and pre-sale. So I jumped on it. Two weeks later I had our front row tickets in my hands. I only had a couple of doubts. One- by the time his birthday rolled around he wouldn't be in this Elmo phase anymore. Two- that he would be terrified of the huge elmo compared to the little one on tv. Since Thanksgiving, Elmo show, his real birthday and grandma Irma's birthday all land on the same extended weekend it was going to be busy one.

First... Elmo. So the show started 2:00 p.m. we had vip tickets for a meet and greet with elmo an hour prior to the show. So we arrived at 12:50 waited 10 min for the doors to open and headed to the room to meet Elmo. Adriancito had no idea what was about to hit him. But as soon as Elmo and Rosita walked out his face lit up. He was getting out of line to get a closer look and telling us to look. He laughed and could not wipe the smile off his face with anticipation to see them. When we finally reached the front of the line the fuzzy characters grabbed him and put him on their lap to take the picture. He giggled and could not stop smiling and laughing. I think me and mon were on the verge of tears to see him so happy. He said bye and we left with little adrian wanting more. Then we waited for the show to start.

Trying to get a closer look at Elmo

The room was dark and my flash didn't go off..

Our seats were in the front row but off the left a little. None the less we were very happy. During the show lots of characters came down to say hi to little adriancito including Rosita and Bert. He loved the show and we even had to hold him back from running after the characters when they came down the stage. He was definetly entertained but because the show was during his nap.. he still had no nap that day. So towards the end of the show he was tired and rested his head on his daddy. He was a blink away from falling asleep but then the show finished. Snuggled into the carseat he fell asleep.
Second... the celebration. Since black friday everyone is out shopping we decided to head to chuck e cheese that day versus his real birthday. So right after the show we headed to chuck e cheese to celebrate with family. We had no reservation and it was a last minute decision for me and mon so we just crossed our fingers and hoped it was gonna be a slow day at chuck e cheese. Sure enough there was just enough space for our party and a lot of family showed up.

The cake

I am so grateful to have so many people in our lives. It was an exhausting day but a good one. On top of that I was getting sick and loosing my voice by the end of the day. But Me and mon are very happy that everyone shared Adriancito's brithday with us and to see both of our families come together is a great feeling. Thank you everyone.

It's Cold Outside

So yesterday was the day of our great blizzard in Milwaukee. Not really! It was too warm so it was more rain than snow. But it was the first time little Adrian could actually enjoy the snow. The last couple of years he really didn't know what was going on. But yesterday morning as soon as we walked outside he had a huge smile on his face and told me "mira, mira". He loved it and ran in the slushy mess outside. He even slipped a couple of times and got his clothes all wet.

We had Adriancito's 2 year doctor's appointment and he was a trooper. After trying a new pediatrician that I didn't like at ALL. I went back to my old one and he loved to see everyone again. It's so nice to have that stability because they have seen him grow since he was born. The nurse was soo happy to see him and commented on how he had grown since his last visit. Adriancito recognized her and since she's a younger female, her wish was his command. After that awful ER visit he's been terrified of the doctor but I couldn't believe how much of a good boy he was this time around. I was also relieved he got the H1N1 vaccine. I was contemplating getting it but better safe than sorry.

My semester is almost over and then I can really relax and enjoy the winter weather. I can't believe that it was -16 windchill this morning when I left the house. I had to struggle a little with adriancito to get his snow suit on. He was not happy but it was cold. I hope we get a big snow fall soon so he can fully enjoy the snow, maybe even go sledding, I don't know. All I know is that I'm excited my baby is getting bigger and it's fun being able to do more things with him.

Mi Pollito

For Halloween last year my little mister was tigger! This year I felt like a bad mother because it was the night before trick or treating and I still didn't buy him a costume. My boss mentioned he got a good deal at burlington coat factory so halloween eve i headed there to see what I could find. Initially I was thinking he could be a T-bird from the the movie Grease. All we needed was a leather jacket and gel up the baby hair with a curl in the front. But once I got to burlington I saw the cutest little costumes. I walked out with a dragon and chicken costume and a leather or pleather jacket. When I got home we tried on the chicken and knew that was the choice.


We left a sign and a bowl full of candy for the children passing by our house. While setting up everything in front, adriancito was sitting on the porch eating some candy from the bowl but when children came with their costumes. He got scared and right away got up and headed inside, starring at the kids. It was adriancito's first time actually trick or treating and he was scared from time to time of people handing out candy with masks. It was very cold so we didn't do much trick or treating but it was fun to get out and see all the other costumes and see how people reacted to little adriancito's costume. I was never really a fan of halloween but I think now that I have a child I am more enthusiastic. This year we also bought about 6 pumpkins and carved out sesame street characters.

When returning the dragon costume and jacket the next day I noticed I bought the costumes 50% off and i only paid 4.50 for one and 6.50 for the other. What a deal... We decided to keep the dragon costume just in case we want to see a little dragon running around the house.

Third Hair Cut

At 20 months old, Limoncito got his third haircut. Like previously posted we love his curls. But the curls were starting to become an issue. He was sweating like crazy and man can this baby sweat. We also noticed that he the longer the hair the more he would scratch the back of his head. So we decided it was time for a new hair do. Usually I sit with him in the chair but this time little limon was all on his own since we were going to a different place. He cried the entire time but didn't move. He just sat there and cried yelling mama while getting his hair cut. When the barber was done we absolutely LOVED this hair cut. He looks so adorable and i love being able to see his little ears. We most definitely will be visiting the barber more often.

Fall is here!

Well fall is here and little Adrian has adjusted pretty well. Right now we're restocking on fall clothes, changing everything from baby proof to toddler proof and transitioning from summer to fall. Adriancito is so energetic, adventurous and always looking for something new to discover. This is very different from how he was in the spring. In the spring we would stay by me and not go anywhere without me. And now I take him out and put him down and he darts out running. It's a little exhausting but I love it. I love his energy, his ability to smile regardless of any situation. Children they are so innocent and have no worries.
So about 2 weeks ago me and little limon were playing hide and seek. When he crawled away from me and slipped and hit his head on the door frame. I picked him up from crying when I saw the hugest dump on his forehead!! Oh my I was freaking out. Mon immediately ran over and saw him and saw how I was freaking out. Did I say I was freaking out.. cuz I was. It was my first experience with the baby hitting himself with any kind of bump after a minute or two. We headed to the ER to make sure he didn't have a concussion. The nurse didn't seem to have much patience with a two year old. He was very aggressive with him and was scaring the baby and frustrating me. So that wasn't a good experience but we were in and out. It didn't take long at all and the doctor said he was fine just try to put ice on it and tylenol. The bump and bruise came and are gone now. My little one is as good as new.. Sorry no pic of his first warrior wound. He's been feeling a little under the weather so the last couple of night have really been rough on me. I will blog again when i get some rest. Goodnite.

Funny Little Guy!

This morning was a funny morning. I was getting us ready for the day.. When little lemon saw a pitcher of kool aid (sugar free of course) on the table, he expressed that he wanted some. So I gave him some in his sippy cup but without the lid. (Mainly so I could see if he could handle drinking it without the lid) I filled it just a little, gave it to him and he started drinking it. He comes back while I'm getting ready in the bathroom and says he wants more. I give him more and go back in the bathroom to brush my teeth. While I'm brushing my teeth.. I hear this loud, swooshing sound. I run in the kitchen and see the baby on a chair next to the table and all the kool aid that was in the pitcher, on the floor. The little funny guy had the pitcher in his hand and the sippy cup on the table. It was obvious he tried to climb the table and refill his cup. At the time I was yelling at him but laughing while thinking about it through the day. He's so cute.. he's most definitely going through his curiosity stage.

He also loves to cuddle!