Month: March 2012

I can’t believe it’s almost Spring, it has felt like Spring for a while now, it’s almost as if we did not get enough Winter but I love everything that each season has to offer.  Because it has been nice and warm, except for the last few days of pure rain, I have been getting out more and actually started running, which I enjoy dearly!  Call me crazy, but there is something about running that takes you away from “life” to somewhere peaceful.  I can not wait to get back in shape, I am finding that it is much more challenging after the second child, but with God all is possible 🙂  The kiddos have also been able to be outside more, Bella even got to play in her sand box the other day and Joshua got to see our back yard in the carrier 😉  This week, we have been working on getting Joshua on solid schedule, meaning, putting him down for his naps at the same time every day and not letting him fall asleep while eating.  We can tell already that our life has been a little easier knowing what happens and when, therefore we plan our day accordingly.  Bella has been busy learning new things, such as counting and coloring.  She has her letters down very good, now we have to learn to write and read them 🙂  She loves “projects”, that’s what I call our learning activities and gets excited each time we work on something, whether it’s crafts or coloring or matching games.  Her memory amazes me every day, at times I feel like I am not giving her enough credit, she just blows me away.  I just have to make sure that she constantly has something new to learn and so far we are doing good 🙂  Joshua has been gradually getting introduced to rattles and his activity mat with all kinds of animals and birds.  Every time I put him on it, he has a huge grin on his face 🙂  He, just like his sister (when she was his age) LOVES fans!  I don’t know what it is, but he just gets extremely excited when he sees them and of course he has his favorite ones 🙂  He also turned over for the first time three days before turning 2 months, I could not believe my eyes, it just felt way too soon, but apparently not for him 😉  I kept putting him back on his stomach and he kept rolling over unto his back, he made me laugh 🙂  Below are a few recent photos from this month.

 

Happy Birthday Papi! I have the most amazing dad!  When I look at him, I see a kind, loving and tender heart that will go out of his way to make life better for others.  If it wasn’t for my dad, I would not be writing this blog today, as he was the one who had a dream to come to the United States of America and left all that was known and dear to him to bring us here and build a better life for his family.  I will forever be grateful for all the risks that my parents took and all that they sacrificed to bring us here.  Since I was a little girl, I always looked up to my dad and knew that with him nothing was scary or impossible; to me he was a brilliant man.  Whether it was helping with math homework or with art projects, he was there to help and teach with a very patient heart.  I remember like today, he spent endless hours teaching me and Oleg how to tell time and even though we got it wrong over and over, he never gave up.  Watching him with my mom and the way he cares for her, even by small things like getting the door for her every time has taught me to see what it is like to be valued and loved.  God chose him for us to be our dad and I praise him for that daily.  I pray that God keeps him healthy and joyous and as energetic as he always is.
We celebrated at my parent’s house, by making a chebureki.  We have not made these in a very long time and it seemed like a fun thing to make.  They turned out absolutely delicious!  But it would not be our family if we only served chebureki, there was a lot more food to go around.  It was a day filled with celebration and love.  Thank you precious Jesus for gifting us such a special papi!