Cassandra's Corner: Family Gatherings and Car Shopping in One Weekend....Whew!!

We had a wonderful weekend. I'm finally getting that feeling of loving being a mom. I've loved my cub since the day I learned I was pregnant but honestly I haven't felt like a mom until recently. I don't know why that is. Maybe partly because I didn't feel like I was doing anything special. But now...it's such an adventure and every day with my cub brings something new. I often find myself sitting and smiling as I watch him cruise around the house or play with/investigate a new toy. I think we have a future engineer on our hands. I can't explain the way Antonio interacts with objects. It's something you have to witness. He seriously takes everything, and I mean everything, twist in his chubby little hands and does a full investigation of it before he actually plays with it. It's almost as if he wants to know how each nook and cranny works before putting it into action. Even more hilarious is the way he furrows his eyebrows as he investigates. I love it. He definitely got this trait from the daddy because the mommy is impulsive and was the kid that would start playing with something and not even know all of its functions and capabilities. I'm still like that. I swear the other day I just learned a new feature on my phone and I've had it for almost a year now. The Husband scolds me about this all the time. Especially with new CDs. I will go straight to the songs I know, play the heck out of only them, and it could be months later before I discover the other songs on the album. This usually happens when I hear someone play a song and I like it and ask "ooh when did Beyonce release that song" and they reply "on her first album". Then I go, "oh, I have that CD". Yeah, horrible I know. Sadly I'm not exaggerating. As usual I've digressed. back to my weekend.

On Saturday we had a family luncheon at a buffet place. I love the opportunity to take the cub to these huge family events because I have a huge family. I also have a young family. On my paternal side my Great Grandmother is still alive. On both sides of my family I have tons of great aunts and uncles. Antonio is fortunate to not only get to meet his grandparents but also his great grandparents as well as his great great grandmother and a ton of great great aunts and uncles. How many children are blessed with that much history? It was great watching Antonio interact with everyone. He even gave out several kisses. I was shocked and a little jealous. His kissees (that's how I pronounce it when I'm talking to Antonio) should be only for the mommy. I'm glad to see the little charmer in him though. He knows his kisses make people smile. It brought him so much joy to have every one smile at him and squeeze him after he would kiss them. I don't want my son to sound like a Casanova or anything. He gave my sisters and my niece kisses. I usually have to beg for them so I thought this was a big deal.

After the family luncheon we headed out to some car dealerships. Unfortunately, the Husband and I are car shopping. This is a grueling process. I absolutely hate car shopping because I hate car salesmen. Why do people try to sell you the exact opposite of what you ask for. I don't mind up selling when you're talking about fries or soda. Yeah whatever ask me if I want to super size. But don't try to super size my vehicle then try to guilt me into buying the car. We took my mother and brother with us so someone could entertain the cub while we shopped for cars. I was amazed at how the cub hung in there. He was a real trooper.

Sunday was a much needed relaxation day around the house but it still held some adventures. First, Antonio stood on his own for like 3 seconds. I know I know big deal right. Well in new mommy world...YES! I was very proud. Second, Antonio tried to brush the Husband's teeth. This little act came with a bonus feature...he tried to brush the Husband's teeth with a baby hair brush. It was too cute. I also got to see his interpretation of how we groom him. He would literally take his little chubby hand and pull at the Husband's mouth until it parted then he would swiftly try to put the hair brush in the mouth. It was too funny. Lastly, the whole kid feeding the dog during dinner thing has already started. I thought I would have like 3-5 years before having to deal with this. My cub actually took some of his cookie and tried to feed it to my dog Pancho. I tried to get a picture of this to share but the camera was dead. No matter how much we said no and don't feed Pancho, Antonio was adamant about sharing his food with Pancho. They are already a dynamic duo. I'm both excited and scared about the adventures that partnership will bring. Well enough blabbering for now. Here are some great pics from our weekend.

The Husband pulled him through the house in this box. I don't know why we bother to buy toys. The cub had an absolute ball in that box. As always ignore the mess that is my house.