So I have never been a New Year's Resolution person. Not because I don't believe in them or anything, but mainly because I used to be such a goal oriented person that I was constantly working on various goals throughout the year. It just never made sense for my life to pick goals at the beginning of the year. Honestly, since graduating from college I have been letting my life just happen without me actually trying to structure it or plan ahead. This is largely due to the fact that after years of being the kind of person that needed to plan ahead and prepare for my next step I just wanted to relax. I am the daughter of teen parents, so I grew up fast. I had a lot of responsibilities and my parents, in an effort to ensure I did not follow in their steps, placed a lot of expectations on me. Now this is not said to sound like a sad story where I was deprived of a childhood or something because that is far from the truth. It's just a little different when you are the product of teen parents. So after growing up as a child that was always setting goals for herself and planning everything in advance all I wanted to do was live life carefree. I think its time to end this trend; my life needs some structure and goals. Waiting until after my cub was born may not have been the best idea but for lack of a better phrase "it is what it is". The below are my Steps to a Better Cassandra:
1. Enroll into Grad School- For almost two years I have been going back and forth on obtaining a MPH (Public Health) or a MPA (Public Administration with a track in Health care Administration). Well the wonderful Georgia State University has a dual MPA/MPH program. So I need to resume my GRE studies and apply. Please pray for my successful acceptance into the program.
2. Have more girl time- I love The Husband and he is my best friend. I love that we can just sit on the couch and crack up all day just spending time together. Well outside my husband I have three close girlfriends one of which lives 4.5 hours away, the other is way too busy, and the last one we spend time together like three times a year. The last one is sad because we both stay in the Metro Area. I am determined to have more "me time and girl time". I plan to start a book club, add at least one more girl to my friend list, and have one girl/me outing a month.
3. Get fit-The post pregnancy body is truly a marvel. No one talks about the real gritty stuff that happens to your body after a baby. Oh I heard that it would change and I would have a new "mommy figure". Yeah but no one said that my stomach would resemble cottage cheese housed in saran wrap. No one told me that if my husband poked my stomach his finger would disappear into my folds that now have the consistency of that Gak stuff that children play with. Oh and don't get me started with the droopy, saggy, flat and downright unattractive parts. Well, off to the gym it is for me. Thankfully I have free access to workout equipment and classes through my job. Additionally I have talked my lovely coworkers into a Get It Together Accountability Program. Everyone in my office is saying they need to work on something or lose weight so starting tomorrow we will weigh in bi-weekly and take our waist measurements. We are also planning to go to Piedmont as a group every Tuesday and Thursday to get in some cardio.
Well, let's see how this goes...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Ho Ho Ho, Shots, and a New Year
We just have so much to share since my last post. I've been crazy busy since I went back to work and as I am sure you can imagine crazy tired as well. Each night I want to blog I end up falling asleep instead. Well onto my adventures in mommy land.
Unfortunately, the festivities came to end and the perfect illustration of that was Antonio's 2 month old shots. I myself HATE shots and like a big baby I need to hold some one's hand every time I get them. I don't understand for the life of me why they must administer everything through a shot. I mean elixirs work well too people! Well, how does this big baby make her little baby get shots? I'll tell you it didn't go so well and the husband is on schedule to take our cub for his boosters at 4 months. Mommies just should not witness that. It wasn't the actual administering the shots that bothered me; it was my cub turning purple and screaming at the top of his lungs that did it. I almost lost it and I don't care if I am overreacting.
So to end this lengthy blog I want to share that with the New Year came new and exciting developments for our cub. He officially sleeps 7-7.5 hours at night. Yayyyy!!!! We are so excited. The exhaustion is gone and I finally feel like I get a good night's sleep. Our cub is all smiles. Every morning when I go to his crib he is peacefully sucking his hands, his new thing, and blabbering away. Oh yeah he is in full conversation mode. It sounds like a merger of various languages but he definitely is trying to tell us something. As soon as he see us he smiles real big, all gums, then immediately begin his baby talk. We of course carry on full conversations with him and I swear he responds in his little language. It is the most precious thing. He is also getting better at tummy time and even looks like he is trying to push up onto his knees...WHOA. He has the grabbing thing pretty down and needless to say my necklace is no longer worn around him. Lastly, my son does not like to be cradled in your arms unless he is feeding. Once you cradle him he pulls himself up into a sitting position. He of course cannot sustain that position but I'm sure he is well on his way. The doctor says he has the arm strength usually shown in most 3-4 months old and feels that he is progressing very well. He is also beginning to teethe and we should expect the teeth to crown within the next two months according to his doctor. We suspected this since our cub is in full drool mode and rubs feverishly at his gums. He is turning into the most laid back baby. When he isn't feeding the only thing he wants to do is lay on his back and talk, oh and suck on his hands. It's really exciting to watch him develop. Also, look at those cheeks...aren't they just yummy.
Ho Ho Ho
We had an amazing Christmas to say the least. As I shared in a previous blog I went back to work on December 19 only to be off December 26-January 2. At the last minute my school decided to close for the Holidays so I got an unexpected vacation and more time with my cub. I was only at work for a week but it felt so good to be home again with my cub during the daytime. He is doing so much now that it saddens me to not be home during the day; I always feel as if I'm missing something amazing. Luckily, The Abuela is home with him and she thoroughly updates me on every thing he does and she does it with such excitement. I just know the people at a daycare wouldn't be as enthused, so I love that we have her instead.
My birthday is Christmas Eve and our cub officially turned 2 months old on the 24th. We kept it simple and stayed in the house most of the day. Later that night we went to my Great Grandmother's house for a family gathering. Most of the paternal side of the family had the opportunity to meet Antonio, including my Great Grandmother, Antonio's Great Great Grandmother. How many children are blessed to say that? Keeping with our family tradition, we hosted Christmas Breakfast at our house on Christmas Day. My mother, two maternal sisters (I have a total of 7 siblings-3 through my mother and 4 through my father and then I am blessed with 3 additional adopted sisters through my father making the grand total 10. I am the oldest of the ENTIRE bunch.) step-father, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law joined us for breakfast. We exchanged gifts then ate breakfast. My wonderful husband cooked the traditional waffles and I cooked the bacon and quiche. Oh I also sliced the fruit.
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| Some of the family on Christmas Day |
After breakfast we watched the little ones play with their gifts. We didn't buy anything for our cub since he was only 2 months old but he was showered with gifts, mainly gift cards, from various family members. We are so blessed and grateful to everyone. Our little cub slept most that day but what do you expect from a 2 month old. Traditionally we go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve but since our cub is so little we skipped that tradition this year. We also traditionally drive to Lake Lanier to see the holiday lights. Each year we purchase a different ornament from the Santa Shop they have. We skipped this tradition as well because the traffic is usually outrageous and our cub does not do well in long car rides. He hates the car seat and once he does fall asleep the car must stay in motion. I can't wait until next Christmas because we should be able to resume our traditions.
Shots
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| Time for Shots |
New Year
So to end this lengthy blog I want to share that with the New Year came new and exciting developments for our cub. He officially sleeps 7-7.5 hours at night. Yayyyy!!!! We are so excited. The exhaustion is gone and I finally feel like I get a good night's sleep. Our cub is all smiles. Every morning when I go to his crib he is peacefully sucking his hands, his new thing, and blabbering away. Oh yeah he is in full conversation mode. It sounds like a merger of various languages but he definitely is trying to tell us something. As soon as he see us he smiles real big, all gums, then immediately begin his baby talk. We of course carry on full conversations with him and I swear he responds in his little language. It is the most precious thing. He is also getting better at tummy time and even looks like he is trying to push up onto his knees...WHOA. He has the grabbing thing pretty down and needless to say my necklace is no longer worn around him. Lastly, my son does not like to be cradled in your arms unless he is feeding. Once you cradle him he pulls himself up into a sitting position. He of course cannot sustain that position but I'm sure he is well on his way. The doctor says he has the arm strength usually shown in most 3-4 months old and feels that he is progressing very well. He is also beginning to teethe and we should expect the teeth to crown within the next two months according to his doctor. We suspected this since our cub is in full drool mode and rubs feverishly at his gums. He is turning into the most laid back baby. When he isn't feeding the only thing he wants to do is lay on his back and talk, oh and suck on his hands. It's really exciting to watch him develop. Also, look at those cheeks...aren't they just yummy.
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