Summer vacation and the start of school

Well, summer vacation has pretty much came and went.  In about two weeks, I will have two children going to school, two children playing soccer, and one child envious of all his big brothers are doing.   So, here is the brief summary of June-August:

1. Cinco finished kindergarten at Sierra Vista before it closed for good.

2. Cinco attended a birthday party from a friend at school while Jango and Kirk attended their cousin Jaiden’s party.

3. Kirk turned two and Jango turned four.

4. We moved from the in-laws in Vacaville to a threebedroom house in Suisun City.

5. I had my birthday.

6. Cinco changed schools from Cooper to Callison to be with his current friends from kindergarten.

7. Cinco and Jango both got on the same soccer team, and will start practicing this coming Tuesday.

8. Jango will be attending preschool near the park will Cinco will be attending first grade.

9. Kirk is not autistic!!! Went to a specialist to see based on the boys doctors’ recommendation, and within a few minutes were told he is not autistic.  Thrilled by this news.

10. Lastly, my husband published his first short story.  It will be online at a site called Liquid Imagination and look for it soon! I will!

August will be a fun month, with soccer starting this coming Tuesday, Cinco starting school on the 18th, and Jango starting school oon the 22nd.  Kirk will be the only one staying home, but in to years that will change!

SF Zoo

Friday the family and I went to the SF Zoo for the day.  It was a fun trip.

We got a map and saw almost every animal that was on the map.  Of course, som e of them were hiding away, but they are wild animals, so one can’t expect them to be in front of the display all the time.  The only thing that I was kind of disappointed that they didn’t have was an elephant.  What zoo doesn’t have an elephant?

By far the kids favorite exhibit was the penguins.  We stayed at that exhibit for what seemed like half an hour.  They kept pointing to the penguins, waving at them, and watching them swim.  Jango kept saying “Hi, Puddles!”, which is the name of his stuffed penguin he sleeps with at home.  When we finally left the exhibit to see other animals, they both waved goodbye and J said “Bye, Puddles!”

They got some toy penguins to remember the experience and the photo they take in the beginning of the tour.  I would love to do it again, but not the traffic!

Christmas time already?

It kind of snuck up on me…and since I was busy warding off flu viruses and cold germs, I didn’t realize until Monday that Christmas was indeed on Thursday.

Not that the kids will go without.  We did manage to scrimp enough together to get them a few things, and the grandparents will be spoiling them as grandparents often do.  I just think if a nasty flu or stomach bug wasn’t invading my home, attacking every human in its path, I would enjoy the holiday season more, and so would they.

Cinco only throws up at night, after I put him to bed.  Washing the same sheets again and again is no fun.  But he went to the doctor on Monday, and you know what?  Apparently he is getting better, since the time between him throwing up is getting longer and longer.  We have also regulated his diet, and the doc said that that was good.  The only thing she told my husband that we didn’t already know is to give more Gatorade than water, because he needs the caloric intake in the Gatorade and the electrolytes than what’s in water, which is…water.  So we have been doing that for over a week, and nighttime is the only time he gets sick. He hasn’t been acting like himself, either.

Jango acts if though nothing is wrong, but he’s getting over the bug too.  He hasn’t thrown up nearly as much, but he has thrown up.  So far he hasn’t done so today, and I plan to keep it that way.

Richard is still getting over this nasty nuisance slowly but surely.  He’s well enough to go back to work, but as soon as he smells the kids vomit, he’s yelling at me to take care of it.

And I got it least of all.  I had it for about two days, and that was that.  My throat was bothering me earlier today, but that has seem to go away too.

But enough about germs.  Today the kids and I are going to my in-laws for Christmas Eve dinner.  Tomorrow Christmas will be spent here at home, then the in-laws, and then my mom’s.  Some day soon we will celebrate Christmas just at our house and not worry about traveling everywhere with the kids.  It can be a hassle, especially when your car is full of presents!

Well, that’s enough this time around.  Merry Christmas everyone!  Now I am going to nap while the kids are asleep…

New profile picture, update

Hey, so I decided to change my profile picture.  I decided to choose the Creekwalk in Vacaville.  Why?  Because this is the place where Richard asked me to marry him.  I thought since this was the starting part of my family, I figures it was appropriate.

Now, on to the kids.  Cinco and Jango celebrated Thanksgiving at my in-laws this year.  They had a good time over there as usual.  I got sick, but I figure it is because of the pregnancy and my asthma was acting up.

Cinco is learning to sing the alphabet song.  He figured out that Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the alphabet song have the same tune, so sometimes he sings them together.  He gets most of the letters, but loves to play with his Sesame Street school bus to learn his letters.  now we need to work on lower case as well as capital letters.

Jango is picking up words left and right.  He also picked up the same bad word that Cinco picked up from his daddy.  Richard was mad and cursed out loud, and Jango repeated the word back.  We went to visit the in-laws yesterday, and luckily he didn’t say the word until after we left.  The word would, of course, be “fuck”.  I haven’t heard him say it since then, but I’m sure it will come up when I don’t want it to.

Baby #3 is doing good and I go to the doctor Monday to see how everything is going.  I am supposedly due May 29th, but i figure I’ll have another June baby since every child I have had has been late.  But of course, every child is different.  So we shall see.  My sister in law is due about two weeks before me, so we’ll have to see about how we are going to handle each other’s deliveries.  Heck, we may deliver the same time!  Wouldn’t that be funny!

Well, that’s it in a nut shell.  Richard is doing all right considering that he doesn’t like his job and that his business isn’t doing as well as we would have liked.  But he’s got us, and that’s important to him.  Christmas will be good for him.

Jango is one, I am a year older, other birthdays and misc.

So I realize it has been a little while since I have updated this here blog, so I decided to take a little time to write here what has been going the last few weeks.  Lets start with Jango’s birthday party.

Jango had a fabulous birthday party.  Quite a few people showed up to the shindig.  He got lots of clothes and toys, and many thanks to those who came or got him a gift or both.  We were invited to another birthday, but unfortunately unable to attend.  But Happy 2nd Birthday to Jaiden nevertheless.

Then one week later was my birthday.  For those who care, I turned 26.  I got lunch from my mother at Chili’s where I order fajitas (which I always order at Chili’s) and got a Nintendo DS.  Blue, of course.  (It’s my favorite color.)  We also went to Target and the kids got a few things.  Then when Richard got home form work, he and I had Jack in the Box.  I got egg rolls, which are surprisingly good even though they are from a fast food place known for burgers and such.

Two days after that, Richard and I celebrated four years of marriage.  Unfortunately we were broke, so we didn’t do anything for our anniversary.  But being with the kids and having fun with them was a gift itself.

Then it was Independence Day.  We drove around Vacaville before heading to the in-laws for a BBQ.  It was really good, and once again I showed the in-laws that this girl can eat!

Three days later, my sister celebrated her birthday alone.  For those of you who don’t know, my dad shared a birthday with my sister.  She didn’t celebrate it all that much because she had to work, but she did get lunch from her friend and my mother took her to the Olive Garden for dinner.  I also know some of her friends got her some gifts.  I’m sure she’ll tell me what they are at a later date.  She may be celebrating her birthday today.

And now tomorrow is my mother’s birthday.  We had originally made plans for the Flores side of family to stop by, but they didn’t know it was my mother’s birthday tomorrow.  So plans are up in the air.  I guess I will find out later today.

Richard has been working non-stop at either work or trying to get the business up off the ground.  Obviously I got mad about it, partly because he spent his days off working, and partly because he never delegates anything to me, who happens to be an owner of the business too.  But we will have business cards soon as well as office wear.  I think Richard wants to put the company logo on the shirt, but I hope to model it soon and show a picture of me in it.  We are also now a member of the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce.  We are moving things along.  Now we are mass advertising the business.

So that’s it so far.  Keeping busy this month.  August doesn’t offer as much excitement, ie birthdays, holidays, etc., but I am hoping that it will just as eventful.  Monotony sucks big time.  I hope to update sooner next time.  Hope everyone is staying cool and not breathing in fire fumes!

It’s been a while!

Sorry I haven’t been updating on a regualr basis, but handling two kids at home can be overwhelming at times.  Luckily they are both taking naps (at the same time!!!) so I have some time to type down what’s going on with the boys.

For those who care to know, the boys were involved in a CPS matter that involved me and Richard.  Both families got involved in the process, while Richard’s parents got custody of the kids from late March until Early June, when our case was finally thrown out by a judge.  It was for medical reasons, and it was based out of Sacramento County, where I used to live.  Needless to say, I was not myself the last three months without them, and felt a great deal better with them back at home!

Cinco now likes to say he loves something after we ask him if he likes it, ie me: do you like candy?  cinco: I love candy.  He does it almost every time you ask him.  He is really into dragons.  He’s got quite a few, not to mention that Richard added a new one to his collection.  He loves to play with Jango and make him laugh.  I enjoy watching the kids laugh together.  It’s the best sound in the world.

Jango is still trying to walk on his own, and it is only a matter of time before it happens.  It might be after his first birthday, but it should be soon after.  Maybe on my birthday!  He is also trying to say “duck” and we believe he said “up” the other day.  He likes to growl with his brother, even though he is not very loud when he does it, and cracks up when you say ball to him or imitate what he is doing.  It’s hard to believe that he’ll be one right around the corner.  This is why I have more than one kid!

Richard and I are getting our Private Patrol Operation number in the mail soon so we will be able to have mobile security.  It is a state required license we need to have to do patrol security.  Now we can write contracts for companies or people interested in having security on thier premises or patroling at certain intervals, and then we can start hiring people.  Richard has been working on the business whenever he can to make sure everything is the way he wants it.  I will be helping out and handling some of the paperwork we are sure to have. 

Happy Father’s Day to the dads out there.  You are always appreciated.

My kids are still awesome!

Sorry it has been a while since I have last updated the family blog, but a lot has gone on in the last few weeks, and I didn’t feel like blogging every little detail.  Just the big ones.

My kids sent me flowers on Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day.  A dozen stargazers.  It is really pretty.  I took some pictures, but I am not on the right computer to download the pictures, so it will be posted on a later blog entry.

Cinco likes to repeat everything we say.  Literally.  He is really interested in a book all about dragons.  He points out all the main characters, all the dragons which are hidden in the book, which there are at least seventy, and the animals, especially an owl that appeared almost throughout the book.  I always say hoot hoot! every time he mentions it so he knows what owls say, and occasionally he repeats it.  He is very interested in books, something that I think he picked up from his mother.  He got a new book from his uncle that he likes too.  My son the book worm!

Jango so badly wants to walk.  He takes every opportunity that I am sitting on the floor to use me as a piece of furniture to help him stand on his feet.  Occasionally I’ll put him on the couch so he can hold himself up by himself as well as play with some of his toys on the couch.  We do practice walking all the time, and I believe it is only a matter of time before he just walks on his own.    He loves to chase his brother by crawling rather quiclky or using him as a way to try to stand.  It doesn’t always work, and Cinco sometimes doesn’t understand what his younger brother is doing, but after a little bit of time, he giggles and plays along.

Richard has his business license and the website is up.  He is still waiting for his PPO, but he has to test for it first and pay an additional fee.  Then he can patrol and write contracts and eventually hire people.  The website is www.extraeyessecurity.com. It is still a work in  progress, but you can get the idea.

I had a good weekend, and I am hoping there are more good weekends and weeks to come.

Cinco says a bad word (oops!)

Yesterday Richard and I learned that children when they reach a certain age, in this case two years and five months, that they tend to mimic what their parents say. Case in point: Richard was playing a game called Battlefield 2142. He got killed in battle, which happens quite a bit being a war game, and he said something to the extent of “Fuck that!”. Cinco, hearing what his dad just said, decided to copy his dad and said fuck. Richard tried to tell him no and not to say that, but later on the same day he said the same word about 15 times. Needless to say, I wasn’t too happy, and we seriously need to watch our language. Cinco is learning so many new words, but this was one I hoped he never have to learn. But it happened. So folks, watch your words. Could bite you in the butt if you are not careful.

Doctors visit

Well, here’s the debut of the family blog. And the first post is about my oldest son, Cinco, and his doctors appointment. Jango had one too, but I couldn’t make it, so I am going to reschedule it for early next week.

Cinco has had a bad eczema breakout on his face for a while now. We put on the hydrocortisone cream as told the last time we went to the doctor, and even tried a Neosporin type medication to get the scabs on his face to heal. Nothing seemed to be working, so we thought it was that he was allergic to something, particularly food. Hence the doctors appointment.

Richard took him to the doctors because I made the appointment on his day off, and I would’ve went, but my asthma was acting up, so I stayed home with the youngest. First off, Richard had to hassle with the new insurance he got from his job. That seemed to have taken forever. Then later on in the appointment, they accused my husband of being a bad parent by not getting him into the doctor sooner. We took him to the doctor right after his second birthday, when the problem was getting bad. They found that in their records later, but come on!

So now I have an antibiotic cream to put on his face twice daily, a stronger version of hydrocortisone cream to put on his face twice daily, and some cream called Aquaphor, which is a mosturiser, to put on his face four to five times daily, and once on his body, for two weeks. It already is starting to work, which is great because the other way we were doing it, you would see something a week later or not at all. Then it is the follow up visit. I was told that the dermatologist that they finally referred us to gave him these medications, not the doctor. The skin appointment was on the same day, so Cinco was sent over there after the initial doctor visit.

Hopefully I’ll update about Jango’s visit to the doctors. His will be just a check-up and immunizations.