Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

Hi my sweetness,

We're back! Whew! What a whirlwind trip. We tried to pack WAY too much into 10 days. Not doing THAT again! EVER!! It was very nice, don't get me wrong, but your mommy was way too stressed out most of the trip. That's not supposed to happen on a vacation is it?? :) All I can say is that I am glad to be back. The first few two days were full of Dentist appointments for your mommy, and an appointment for your vaccines. We then drove SIX hours, yes, SIX....to the beach (Ixtapa, Mexico) to the All-Inclusive Resort where we went in October when you met your Grandparents for the first time. It was beautiful there....absolutely couldn't have asked for better weather, food, and drinks. We had alot of fun laying in the sun, playing in the pool, eating lots of yummy food and drinking some Pina Coladas. (Well YOU didn't drink those, but your mommy had a couple :) )

Speaking of food.....GOOD LORD my child!!!! I have never seen you "pack it in" more than you did while we were in Ixtapa. You were the bottomless pit!! I mean, when it was time to eat, you couldn't get enough!!! You seriously ate more than me at some meals. You were sooooo excited for each bite that you just had everybody in stitches. We laughed so hard at you. It was as if each bite was a bite of heaven... I was seriously worried many times that I was overfeeding you!! I mean, when was I supposed to stop when you seemed so famished?? I guess it was just the sun, the pool, the playing that made you that way cause you are back to normal now. I will never forget that appetite. It was one for the record for sure!! Unbelievable how much that gut of yours can hold!! You looked like you had a little "beer belly." Adorable....what can I say??

You absolutely loved the beach and all the sand. Like I said before, you loved the sand WAY too much. All you wanted to do was eat the sand. At first we thought, "Ah, he'll eat a little and realize it doesn't taste so great and then he'll stop." Uh.....no!! You would just keep shoveling it in....make a strange face, try to get it out, and then do it all over again. Child of mine!! What is the deal??!! You are such a silly little guy. You were quite a sandy mess. I can't even believe the places that sand can find itself on the human body. Holy shmokes....that's all I'll say... :)

We went back to Celaya, spent another few days with more dentist appointments and another round of shots for you, and just hung out with the family. It was a little stressful, but overall a good time.

Flying with you this trip was, well, what can I say...a NIGHTMARE!! I figured out that this last flight was the 25th plane you've been on since you've been born. (We've had lots of legs on our flights) Anyway, all of them have been relatively smooth except for this trip! Can I say NIGHTMARE again?? What has happened to my perfect little flyer?? Hehehe..... You are just at that age where you can't sit still for two seconds. You are walking now and you just want to walk and explore all around you. You couldn't understand why I was not letting you down to walk, and holding you in such a small, confined area. (And confined it was, as we were in one of those SMALLER planes) You just didn't like that much and definitely let us know. Good grief we were stressed out. I'm sure alot of parents are used to the crying and whining of their little ones and it doesn't phase them as much, but we are DEFINITELY not used to hearing you cry, so our stress level was compounded by TEN MILLION!! You are just at that "in between" age where you are not a baby anymore, and you aren't old enough to sit down and color or watch a movie. I think I'll wait til you are two before I attempt THAT again. Lord, give me STRENGTH!!! :)

Anyway, we are back and I'm happy. I need a vacation now!!! :)

My "Quirky" Little Guy

Hello my lovely,

I must say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to your silly, quirky ways. I hope you will learn to always embrace that about you much like I have had to do in my life! :) You are so precious.....and so darn smart!!! It just blows me away the things you do sometimes..the way your mind works through things already! You definitely keep me laughing. Always. Here are a few of your latest stunts... :)

Today when I was feeding you lunch, I just dumped a bunch of fruit salad on your high chair tray so that you could feed yourself. You've always eaten lots of peaches, pears, mandarin oranges, pineapple and such, but there were cherries in the mix this time. You started eating the fruit and when you got to a cherry you picked it up, examined it briefly and threw the thing overboard. Uh HELLO???!!! What's wrong with the cherry??? That's one of the best parts!! You did that every time you came across one. Too funny. Guess it was just too red and foreign for you to try huh?? You wouldn't even try it....tight lipped as they come when I tried to introduce it to you!! Hahahaha.... Maybe next time.

You are really good at giving kisses now. We say, "Give kisses!" or "Beso!"(in Spanish) and you open your mouth wide and put it on your face or mouth. It's so cute...and messy!!

You REALLY,REALLY love being outside. Just feeling the breeze on your face I can tell makes you extremely happy. When it's time to go inside BOY do you have a fit at times! Definitely already getting mad at things. I don't know why but I just think it's funny when I see you get all red, fling your head back on the floor and cry. It just amazes me that you can experience such strong emotion at your age! I do not give in however even though I love that you love the outdoors. I hope that you will enjoy all the things it offers while you are growing up. I had so much fun romping around with my brothers and my parents when I was younger. Most of my memories revolve around being in the mountains, hiking, camping, skiing, horseback riding and playing at the lake. I hope you'll share those loves as well!

You are my little treasure hunter....I swear....If there is something there, that most people cannot see, YOU will find it. Always. Drives me insane!! :) Like I said before, there could be a fly on the floor somewhere....and there could be a WHOLE big house with no other flies anywhere....but that fly could be, say, under the table on the wood floor, and guess who finds it? Ding Ding Ding! Yes! You!!! Then, I could drop ONE piece of dog food, that is brown in color mind you, on the wood floor that is also brown in color, and of alllllll the places to roam on that said wood floor you zoom right in on that one darn piece of dog food!! For the love of God child!!! WHY??? :) You find the most interesting little things in the most interesting places. I just don't know why you can't just go play with your toys!! I wonder everyday why I even have any toys for you! These things seem to interest you WAY more! :)

Today you crawled under your highchair and then proceeded to crawl and push your highchair all around the wood floors. Hmmm......don't know why! :) You thoroughly enjoyed that bit of fun though!

You want to eat ANYTHING that anyone else puts in their mouths. You could have JUST eaten, but you seem just HEARTBROKEN if we don't share with you. The lip goes out, and it's just a pitiful moment I tell ya... :) You will eat just about ANYTHING too...(except for the cherries :) ) The latest of strange foods that you seemed to enjoy have included Roasted Red Bell Peppers, Limes, Red Bean Burritos, of course a whole Happy Meal (not my shining moment) and spicy General Tso's chicken. You are such a good eater!!!

Well, mommy has to cut this short as she has so much to do since we are leaving for Mexico tomorrow!! Yay!!! You get to see your Abuelo and Abuela (Grampa and Gramma), your cousin Sergio that is 2, and your two uncles and aunts! How fun!! We will be staying in Celaya for 2 days, driving to an all-inclusive resort in Ixtapa for a week, and then coming back to Celaya for two more days. What a fun-filled time we will have! I'm soooo ready to go relax for a bit. I'm sad that I won't be able to write in this blog for awhile, but I will write everything down and try to sneak some Internet time at some point and share some more.

I love you....and all of your "quirky" ways.... See you in a couple hours!!

Love, Mommy