One of those Mondays

It is one of those Mondays today... you know the kind you avoid like the plague.

The kind of Monday than gives Monday's a bad wrap. One of those Mondays where you take a deep breath in close your eyes and stretch your arms straight in the air hoping when you release and open your eyes it might be Tuesday. The kind of Monday where your late for everything and the one thing your on time for starts late. This Monday is the type where everything you were hoping for DOESNT happen. oh yes its one of those Mondays. The only plus to a Monday like today is I get to go home and my two boys are waiting for me. I can cuddle up next to them until the night is over and then it will be Tuesday!

So long

It has been so very long since the last time i have written anything. I cant help but get so wrapped up in my day to day activities with Aries I forget to brush my hair sometimes let alone write a blog. Being a mother thus far is the best gift i have ever been given, aside from knowing God. I feel so blessed each and every day that i get to spend with my son and watch him grow. Every moment is so special. Being a mom has really made me stop and smell the roses, so to speak. I never knew such small things could make me so happy. For example... Last night Aries laughed for the first time. I mean he had kind of half laughed before but never really laughed. Jacques and I were so excited we talked about it all night. Who knew a simple laugh could make a person so happy? I am thrilled to continue on this journey child development is so amazing. Got to be honest i think i want like three of four kids : )

HOliday Season

I’ve Got holiday fever… and NOO I don't mean H1N1… I have got a serious case of holiday madness. The lights the ornaments the music. I am jumping with joy. I am like a kid in a candy store or a middle aged man in the height of his mid life crisis smack dab in the middle of a new car dealership. I just want to decorate every inch of my apartment while I sing with the holiday music on full blast. As I dance around the Christmas tree singing “grandma got run over by a reindeer” My son stares at my from his swing with his head slightly tilted to the left, eyes wide open and one eyebrow raised…. I cant help but think it’s a good thing he is far too young to talk because I’m more than certain he would tell me I’ve lost my holiday marbles. There is just something about the Holidays that make me overly happy. Perhaps it’s the childhood memories of gathering together with my cousins, aunts and uncles and making mass amount of tamales. Or maybe it’s the fact that I LOVE buying presents. I love to see a persons smile when they receive something given from the heart. Honestly though, I think it’s a mixture of the bright cheerful colors, excitingly upbeat music and the pleasure I get from being able to give to others. What ever it is that makes this holiday season a good time for you I hope you find it! I wish you all good holiday spirit and a blessed holiday season!

Aries

Seriously my son is my life. I cant believe how much joy he brings to me. it is truly amazing!

Aries Derrae Garcia-Blake

^^Aries just a few hours after birth^^

Aries was born on Friday October 9th 2009. After 41 hours and 3 minutes of labor and two hours of pushing he was born at 1:03pm. He weighed 7 Lbs 12 oz and was 20 1/2 in Long. He is by far the most amazing thing to have happen to both Jacques and I. Talk about love at first sight. Every day I fall more and more in love. I had no idea I had so much love to give. I am a very loving person but this is a new type of love! He is so wonderful and has been the biggest blessing God has ever given to me. I am so excited for the future weeks as we continue to learn and grow as a family!

^^32 hours into labor with the best partner I could possibly have^^

Not so good at waiting...

So I figured out I am not very good at waiting! Up until now i have had the mind set of he will come when he is good and ready. However now with only five days left to go its hard to keep that mind set. especially when my body has been showing signs since Monday that it is almost time. And now tonight i have been having contractions starting at this morning they were probably about an hour apart then became about a half an hour apart for a good portion of the day at around 8pm the dropped to 20 minutes apart then at about 9 they dropped to 10 minutes apart and since 10 pm so for the past two hours they have been about 5 minutes apart. I don't want to get excited because i know that many woman go DAYS with contractions that close together and my hospital doesn't want you to come in until they are 3 minutes apart last for a minute and that has been going on for at least an hour... bahhh so even though I am having all these signs it could still be a few days before he comes. .... or he could come sometime in the next few hours.... how frustrating lol Now i finally get it when pregnant woman say they just cant wait and that the waiting game sucks because this whole time i found the waiting game to be very exciting but now its just annoying like to have it be so close but so far... I mean for the love of goodness sakes i just want to meet my son already lol I wish i knew for sure or not if these contractions were going to continue to get closer together or if i was going to be one of those unlucky few who have on going contractions close together but not quite close enough for days at a time... grrz But at the end of the day im not actually mad or that frustrated i know like with everything its all in Gods timing!!! : ) Over all i just feel blessed to be going through this experience!!! but being slightly selfish i really cant wait to meet my little man : )

Almost there!!

I can hardly contain myself as the days fade away and Aries due date grows closer. The anticipation of is he going to be born early or is he going to be born on or after his due date is so high. I honestly don’t care when he comes but the excitement of guessing maybe it will be this week is so extreme. I only way to describe the feeling growing in my stomach is by comparing it to that feeling you get when your at the very top of a roller coaster about to go down on the very first drop. Or the feeling one would get as they are about to jump out of a plane skydiving. That adrenaline rush you get when you do something that involves a slightly unknown ending. I am just so ecstatic to meet my son. Really words can not explain. I feel like I have been saying that so often lately… WORDS CAN NOT EXPLAIN… But how could words ever explain the amazing miracle of a pregnancy and a baby it really just is one of those gifts God gives that only emotions can explain. And what an precious gift it is!