Updates Aug-Dec (Now)

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.

4th of July!

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!

A Soto Christmas

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!