Family of Four!

Yes, that's right - our second adoption is in the works. We are now a family of four. The day after Mother's Day our second son was born to us at 8 pounds and 5 ounces, 21 inches longs. Our two year old is loving being a big brother and loving having a baby brother.

Being a mom of one child was really rough. But being a mom of two seems to be much easier than I thought it would be. Ofcourse I'm still going through sleep deprivation with a newborn, and at odds with our two year old. Yet somehow I surprise myself at how I'm able to pack everybody up and go where I need to go - uh, well, once everyone gets fed and diapered. And sometimes that means hours and hours of getting ready.

So happy and praising God for all this.

18 Months And All That!

I don't think I'm too biased when I say isn't he the cutest kid you've ever seen!

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Yup, I did it again. I finally got around to trying to win tickets to stuff again. So this weekend we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium during their Shark Days event. It's always so relaxing to watch fish swim. Here are my parents enjoying the first exhibit of a school of fish swimming in a circular tank up above.

Birthday Boy!

Happy first birthday son, we love you!

The Painful Journey To Healing

My hubby got me a gift certificate for a massage two Christmases ago in 2007. After suddenly having a baby in our lives a year ago and being very caught off guard as a new parent I never had a chance to go in for my massage until today now 2009.

When I called for the appointment, the woman explained this would be more of a healing massage, not so much like the spas that only do the relaxation massages. With hubby's horrible work hours the past couple months my prayers have since turned towards praying for the healing of our bodies, minds and souls of my family. I thought to myself this healing massage sounds like what I've been looking for.

Man oh man! That was the most painful "healing" kind of massage I've ever experienced. I don't know when the healing part is supposed to kick in, but tonight I really needed some Tylenol. If I could afford it I would book myself seven appointments at one of those relaxation spas tomorrow to balance out what I'm experiencing today.

I used to hear alot about for every one bad thing you need seven good things to bring it to balance.

Thankful Thursday

After a long day of being on the move with my ten month old son, I finally had time this evening for my wonderful cup of instant hot chocolate loaded with mini marshmallows.And of course I'm also thankful for my son, my hubby, and starting to get the hang of my baby boy's schedule. Thank you God for all these things.

For more thankfuls stop by Iris':)

Isn't It Ironic...

...that the holiday for being thankful for all that we have is also the biggest shopping day of the year. Fess-up now, did you scour through the Black Friday ads on Thanksgiving?

Happy Thanksgiving!

And God Bless you all!