August
We had our Nathaniel and everyone is very happy! In the beginning, life was really hard but it's been alot better. I was having alot of Breastfeeding issues but finally got it under control and baby and I are very satisfied with our progress :-)
September
Nathaniel turned 1 Month
-My in laws bought a house in the same city and live 5 minutes away and it's been great. We decided to move the kids to the school in front of their house so that life would be easier on me. Bubbs was really happy about changing and Audrey wasn't too thrilled and cried on her first day. Everything is fine now. 
-Also, we sadly lost our dog Boris to an illness this month, we felt horrible to find him sleeping between the haystacks, I felt so awful, RIP Boris
October
Nathaniel turned 2 months!
-Naty turned 29 and was feeling sad cause he's heading for 30! 
-It was Nate's first halloween and we dressed him as a lion, Bubbs as an evil joker and Audrey as a butterfly. I did my usual italian dinner for them, nothing big, it was perfect.
November
Nathaniel turned 3 months!
-Bubbs turned 9 and Naty surprised him with a vacation to Vegas and he was really happy. We all went to shakey's to eat and I bought him a cupcake afterwards and sang Happy B-day to him. He's really a good boy and has a BIG HEART, I love my lil man so much, I'm so proud of him.
-We went to Vegas for a mini vacation, it was really relaxing except for night time with Nathaniel, he decided to cry and wake up every hour and continued that when we got home! He's somewhat back to normal and waking up twice at night. We saw a variety show and just mostly chilled in the room, it felt good to get away. 
-We had thanksgiving at the in laws new house and it went really good. We had everything you can think of and asked Miguel and Veronica, along with Steph to be Nathaniel's Godparents and they were really happy.
December
-Nathaniel turned 4 months and is hitting milestones left and right! 
-Audrey is turning 6 this month! She wants tamales for her birthday so tamales she will get! I love my lil peppa! she's my life :-)
Currently I'm trying to keep up with these kids, they have me on my toes! Naty has been amazing and helps me alot with them, he's even been pitching in with the house! (who knew!!) We're having the time of our lives and I thank God for that, without him we'd be nothing and I seriously mean that--NOTHING.
We spent the 4th at Naty's parents house because it might be the last holiday that we can spend at that house since they're looking for a new one by us. I told Naty it would be good to gather his family at his mom's house and he agreed. Also, they don't let us pop fireworks where we live and we got to do some at their house.
Here's some pics: 
Naty went and bought those big ass fireworks and when he was popping them the baby was jumping so I had to go inside. The kids had a blast (esp. Bubbs), I'm glad no one got hurt!
Last time I was here was in February, nothing great... Naty and I went out for valentine's dinner and came home right after
March
Was my 28th B-day, we again, went to go eat and went to the movies with the kids. Since I'm pregnant I can't really celebrate the way I wanted so food, movies and kids were my choice. Also, baseball season started in March and the kids have been playing for a month now. Audrey really loves it and Bubbs likes it, haha. They're both really good and have lots of friends that make it even better for them. Oh and this month I found out that we were having a boy so March was really exciting. Oh and I can't forget about Disneyland, we had a lot of fun and the kids loved it. I'm glad we went then cause I still wasn't too big. Lots of fun!
April
This month its been the same, baseball and school. Bubbs has 2 games a week and 2 practices a week and Audrey has 2 practices a week and 1 game a week which enough! We're constantly at the park and going back and forth. Also, Easter was this month and we spent it at home with a couple of people like granny, marie, arthur, nellie, rudy, naty's parents, his brothers and the kids. It was really laid back and not so stressful since I started working on things days before. 
Right now I have about 3 weeks left of school which I'm counting down and I graduate this May as well, I'm not really wanting to do the ceremony anymore but Naty really wants me to.
Overall, everyone is well, thank God and we're just waiting for this baby!
I can't believe how fast Christmas came and went, I wish Christmas was an all week thing so that I can get tired of it, instead it leaves me with an ache and emptiness in my heart that I want back, LOL!! I just can't wait to have a normal Christmas, with my house COMPLETE, with only cleaning and decorating to do, not last minute painting, or last minute tile hanging, I swear, this has been our life for the past...6.75 years! It'll be 7 years that we've been here and nothing has ever been complete, I don't remember a time that we were able to enjoy our house and not have something going on. There is always something and I have a feeling its always going to be that way....gggrrr. But hopefully next Christmas we'll have everything complete, our backyard too! with full deck and full play area and tree house. We've completed a lot this year and I'm very proud of Naty but again, I want to enjoy my house already! As I speak, I have 3 large Christmas containers in my living room and our fake tree as well. Naty doesn't want to move the stuff into the garage yet because he can't get to where he wants to store it because he moved a lot of things into that corner and now he's blocked out! GREAT! So I have a living room full of boxes and a big ole' tree. Oh and we can't forget the stuff he used to tile the bathroom, thats a whole other vent. I JUST WANT MY HOUSE BACK! 
Ok onto our Christmas story, on Xmas Eve we went to Miguel's house to visit the kids for a bit, since we got there kind of late we didn't stay too long cause I had food in the truck that I had to take to Laura and Ruben's house. So we visited a bit, seen the cuties and then left to Ruben's house. Everyone was there and we had a good time, talking and just being with each other. The food was good the company was good, what more can you ask for!?!? Oh and it was funny cause no one knew I was pregnant so it was hard keeping it in and especially cause everyone was talking about my cousin Genna being pregnant I just kept thinking in my head, "little do you guys know!" LOL. So it was hard keeping it a secret but I did it! I was even asked about 4 times if I was going to have anymore, I kept saying, "I'm not sure." hehehe. So from there we went home and my mom and steph spent the night with us. I stood up baking cookies and treats while everyone went to bed. 
The next morning we woke up at the crack of dawn because the kids couldn't WAIT to open their presents. We got up and the rest was history, the kids tore open those gifts faster than I could take pictures! hahahaha again, I was having some morning sickness that no one knew about and I had to make breakfast like that and cook the dinner too, BARF. Somehow I managed and didn't puke but it took alot of strength.
After much cooking, it was time! My grandma, Carlos, Miguel, Veronica, the kiddies, the in laws and Jesse came over, A very low key Christmas. We sat around, chatted, ate and ate and ate some more. When Miguel left, thats when Mayra and Alex showed up. Naty and I were just waiting for the perfect moment to drop the news but there never was one, LOL, it wasn't till everyone was leaving already that Naty said he had something to share, in between the craziness and the goodbyes, Naty blurted out, "We're having another kid!" LMAO! I was in shock that he said that and yelled back, "A kid? you mean a baby!" Oh man, that was classic. Well after about 5 minutes of denial from everyone, it finally sank (or sunk?) in and we got all of our congrats from everyone. I was 8 weeks by then and everyone was shocked but very happy. It turned out to be a great Christmas and I can't believe next Christmas we'll have a 4 month old baby. It's AMAZING. Thank you God, once a again! 
The tree is up and the kids are happy, what more can I ask for?
We're having another busy weekend, Friday we're going with the in laws to church for the Virgin Mary celebration and then we're staying the night and making tamales for MIL's B-day. Her b-day is the 11th but we're gonna wait till the 13th to make the tamales and invite family over to celebrate with us, then we're gonna spend the night again and come home Sunday. We're hoping to make it to church Sunday morning, if not we'll go with them.
I have finals next week so I'll be taking all my study material with me. Can't wait to get this over with! almost....yayy!!!!!
I love the cold weather, and we were due for some. After having a late summer I thought we'd never cool down. Even though we don't get as cold as other states being in the 70's or low 80's is considered cold to us. I'm so tired of people saying we have the perfect weather, no we don't! 112 in the summer is perfect? or 98 in the fall is perfect? it's horrible and very uncomfortable!! So I tell Naty all the time that I live in the wrong state and how I can't wait to move to Colorado, that is ideal weather to me.
Moving on, on Thanksgiving night my two shoulders starting hurting me so I thought it was because of lifting and carrying the turkey but when I finally went to the urgent care that saturday the doctor said it would be impossible because it would take 2-3 days to feel the pain so it had to be something I did on either Monday or Tuesday. So she said I really pulled my trapeizus muscles and RX'd me 800mg of Motrin, 3X per day. I thought that was a little too much so I take it maybe twice a day. The problem is that no matter how much motrin I take, I'm still hurting so the doctor said it is because it has to bring down the inflammation before it can start working on the pain so I'm basically screwed, lol. I've been trying to make the best of it and trying to ignore it but its really hard too when you have to use your arms for everything. 
As for thanksgiving, we had it at MIL's house and I cooked almost everything and we just ate and ate and ate and I gained 4 lbs. from that. It was really relaxing and non-stressful. I guess cause I wasn't in my own house to worry about everything, I just had to worry about the food and getting Naty and the kids ready. It was so worry free. We had a good time and especially Naty since we stood over 2 nights.
School is coming to an end, I only have 1 more week of instruction and 1 week of finals. I have 2 major papers to write and a couple of homework assignments due next week and I'm done! I've gotta do major studying for my Epidemiology class cause that test is cumulative, gonna be so hard. I'm just hoping for a B in that class.
Now we're getting ready for Christmas. We went shopping yesterday and almost finished buying all our gifts. We still need one more thing for Bubbs, Naty was thinking Rock Band since Bubbs has guitar hero but I said NO! thats too expensive, but what Naty wants, Naty gets, so its up to him.
Then Audrey's b-day is coming up on the 20th and MIL and FIL gave them $200 so that we can take them to disneyland but I don't think we'll take them till around March. Since it's Mia's b-day too they're having her a b-day party at the park so we'll go for a lil bit and then have a cake for Audrey here at the house. I'll just invite the in laws and my mom. 
Right now I'm working on minor house projects like organizing and putting out the Christmas decorations. Naty wants to finish the floors and have them stained by Christmas but I say, NO! leave me alone! NO MORE STRESS, so we'll see. Well Audrey wants to make a craft so I better go......bye
Audrey gave me this one morning and I almost lost my coffee when I read it, "LOVE U LOVE U AMEN AMEN"
I will now start the monday mumbles, where I just go off about my life.... 
My favorite morning treat....A MUST!
Ok, today I mostly studied and when Naty came home he walks in with a sander and wants to get straight to work. I tell him, "uuuhh, you should eat first" so he eats and gets right to work. Since our dining room was recently stained its giving him a hard time and he's been at the same spot for hours now. But believe it or not, I see a dramatic difference. 
This Saturday is Bubbs last baseball game and then we're going to shakeys for some pizza and beer (not me, I don't do beer). Then some of our baseball buddies are coming over so I'm gonna have appetizers and drinks for us. So nothing major going on this weekend, just relaxing, its a good way to unwind for our 1 week vacation.
This year, we're having thanksgiving at the in laws house. My MIL asked if I wanted to have it at her house, I guess cause I always hog it and I ran with the idea. The only bad thing is that it'll be more work for me cause I've gotta drag everything over to her house and make sure everything makes it there, like bowls, dishes, utensils and all the food we'll be cooking, including desserts. WOW! sounds stressful already. So we'll be spending the night on Wed. and Thurs. Then we'll probably hang out all friday till they get tired of us. We'll make sure to bring lots of movies and entertainment, including Bubbs' new guitar hero (he bought it with his b-day money).
Anyway, I better get these kids in the shower, its only 7:30pm and it feels soooooo late, I better do this now so I can relax and baby Naty into better health, he's acting like a big wuss right now cause he has a cold, lol.
(P.S. I love TLC, did you guys see the new commercial? I think Jeremy is so handsome now and is gonna be a mega heartbreaker)
PEACE OUT!!
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