September 2007

Someone asked me for some suggestions on Anniversary Celebrations and so I listed some down in our other blog. Check them out here

I’ve never thought of myself as being motherly. I’ve always been the crazy person saying things to rile up people. Dancing without caring about people looking. Staying up late just because I want to…not caring if I need to be somewhere the next day.

I never thought I could be motherly in the typical sense of the word.

I realized that being motherly doesn’t mean that you stop caring about yourself. On the contrary, you need to care about yourself more. You shouldn’t get sick. You demand to be treated better because you believe that your daughter’s mother deserves nothing less.

Being motherly doesn’t mean thinking your child’s the best. It’s loving your child to pieces with all the flaws.  It’s Andrea’s flaws which endears her to me. It’s her tantrums which shows me her character. It’s her being demanding which shows me that my baby will not take crap from others (just like her mom…awww).

Being motherly is about doing everything in your power to make your daughter the best that she can be but at the same time knowing you’d love her no matter what she becomes.

I just realized that I’m in love with my daughter.

I’ve been feeling a bit off lately. I had migraines all weekend up until Monday. Last night I was tossing and turning in pain. The toughest part is the fact that I can’t tell Andrea “Don’t cry Andrea, Mommy’s in pain”…I still ahve to wake up and attend to her despite everything.

When Andrea and I go home, she just lights up at the sight of Ruy. It’s heart warming I tell you.

First Swim:

Sitting unsupported for long periods of time…while grabbing everything in sight…

First Full-Blown Fight with the Teether….followed by the most original use of a teether

First Pair of Earrings:

First Meal!!

First Big Mess

While I am extremely excited over these things, I can’t help but wonder where my little baby is. Waaah Andrea don’t grow up too fast.

Aside from finding humor in motel ads such as the one you can see from this post, we were also able to find food. Not just any kind of food…good and affordable food.

You can see our story by looking at my version or Ruy’s version.

One ad from a motel really made me laugh

Can I be a stage mother for a while here and share with you what Andrea did today. Andrea managed to call her self…uhuh early in the morning she said “Eya”…she said it twice and I didn’t think anything of it. Later that day I was recounting this incident to my grandmother and upon mention of the word “Eya” Andrea suddenly turned to look at me. I did this repeatedly through out the day and found that she responds to being called Eya…

So, I think (and please people don’t burst my proud-mommy-bubble here) that Andrea was referring to herself when she said Eya in the morning. wooohoo

Andrea finally looks like a girl. Woohoo

Can’t wait — Details Here