Kiera @ 6 weeks.

So, i had a date with my cousin anna. I was totally pampered and it was so much fun! It's been such a long time since me & her had spent time together, much less doing what we love...talking about M*A*C. First we went and got our eyebrows waxed, who doesn't love a good clean up.. we just kept staring at each other going "wow, yours look good!" Then we cruised down to South Coast Plaza & spent the morning in Nordstroms just hanging out. There was a MAC show going on that'd she'd invited me to. They have so many new things. And then of course, we had our make up done & hung out. (on a side note, we found out that fashion island is so posh that people can bring their dogs into the mall & they can even p00p as long as they pick it up! I saw it.) Anyways, it was so nice to have a break from being "mommy" but i sure missed that little girl, even for that short time. It was a special day for ryan too though, it was his first time spent alone with kiera. It was just her & daddy. When i came home, we took her for her 6 week pictures. It was quite an experience trying to get her to smile & hold herself up while trying to all let go & move at the right time to get the picture. lol It was so fun though & they came out adorable.

Thanksgiving

Since thanksgiving is coming up, i thought i'd share a few thoughts about what I'm thankful for. I'd also like to say, it's so sad that between Halloween and Christmas, thanksgiving gets buried and forgotten. It's like, as soon as Halloween's over and the things get put on clearance, the Christmas things get put out and nobody thinks about thanksgiving. Anyways, I'm thankful for my parents. If i lost either of them, I'd lose myself. I'm thankful for my brother, he always makes me laugh. He is also one of the most caring and softest persons i know. He's got a huge heart. I'm thankful for my Tia Silvia. (or mom #2 for those who know her) Her love and caring is never ending. Which brings me to this last Sunday. We got in a bad accident and my tia came to the scene to pick us up. We were driving straight thru a green light and a lady in an expedition made a left turn right into us, and pushed us up onto the sidewalk right into the corner light post. I was so scared. I hit my head a few times pretty hard on the window. I suffered a head injury but the ct scan showed there was no concussion. I was just a little out of it for the remainder of the day. My head is still hurting. My left cheek and lip are bruised and swollen. As we came to the stop i couldn't undo kieras car seat buckle fast enough. She was crying and screaming from fright but i knew she was ok. I pulled her out and got out of the truck. The police came quick and did all their reporting. I was just crying and holding my baby. My first thoughts were filled with anger. I was so mad about so many things, it was horrible. But when my tia came, the first thing she said was "as long as my baby (kiera) and you are ok, everything is ok." She's right. All the anger faded away. We're ok. That's all that matters. Now i'd like to say. I'm thankful for my wonderful husband. He's my everything and i'm so thankful he's ok. He received the impact of the crash and all he got was shaken up and sore. I like to think i'm a grateful person and i always pray that i continue to be grateful but am i really? It takes some shaking up like this to wake us up and let us know "YOU ARE A SELFISH BRAT AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT!" Well, maybe not in those words. I love you Ryan. I'm sorry i'm so grouchy with you all the time. And i don't tell you i love you as much as i should. But i do, i love you with all my heart and as our wedding anniversary approaches, i hope to show you and remind us both of all the reasons we got married. I love you. I'm also really thankful for my beautiful daughter. She's so small and delicate. I'm so grateful that she was kept safe. I have the most most perfect little family and for thanksgiving this year, i'd like to promise that i will make more of an effort to enjoy and appreciate the time i spend with them.

Moving!

We are officially in our place. It took ALOT longer than we had anticipated and we switched potential locations several times but we have finally arrived to OUR place. It's a great feeling to finally be able to unpack things. They've been in storage for so long. I'm most happy to be pulling out my pre preggie clothes cuz i'm swimming in the maternity clothes now. Ryan's most happy cuz his drive is significantly shorter now to and from work. He used to leave at 5:30 am to get to work at 7:15...he now leaves the house at 7:00. It's wonderful! And he gets home at 3:45 pm instead of 5. We get to spend more time together now and it's so nice. We are now living in orange, in a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom house with a swimming pool and a basketball hoop. I actually lived here from the time i was 15 and on for about 7 years collectively. It hasn't really been well cared for so it needs alot of tlc and work but i'm excited to get things moving and turn it into a beautiful home. I'm also excited for Christmas cuz i've always loved decorating this house, it's so cool. And it's also always been the place where my whole family would all gather for holidays and special occasions cuz there's room for everyone.

Halloweenie

So, halloween is one of my absolute favorite holidays. This year, however, it came and went before i was ready and i totally missed it. So sad. First, kiera has been so congested so we were at the drs on halloween, second, we tried to carve pumpkins but the carpal tunnel i got during my pregnancy didn't let me do it and third, we're still at my dads house.so... our halloween box came out of storage and a few things went up but we didn't decorate like we always do. This is kiera on halloween and i have to say, seeing her dressed as a pumpkin makes up for it.