Planning My Son's 3rd Birthday Celebration

We do not have many IRL friends or at least ones that would be interested in a 3 year olds party. After the basketball game Ro begged me to go to a Nuggets game with him. I do not want to go through that with him. I do not want to jump in the water again so I did some research on sporting events here in Colorado. I was looking at package deals for the Rockies. I saw an awesome one. It is for April 24th and it is a great team we can see. It is the LA Dodgers. I cannot wait to see Manny again. The best part is we are sitting right above his position. I am in row 9. I told Ro I am so going to go down there and scream at him "Eh Manny. Es el cumpleanos de mi nino. Por favor firma un beisbol por el. Gracias amigo." Ro laughs and says he just may do it if I scream in spanish. We adore him. My son adores baseball so it is perfect being just 2 days after his birthday. The best part was the price.

We got 4 seats, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, 1 parking pass and a program for 60.00! I am so excited. I even bid on a Helton Jersey for my baby. He is going to look so cute. Now thinking about it I should have gotten a Dodgers one but when in Rome do as the Romans do. LoL

I am counting down. I cannot believe my baby is going to be three. Only 25 days until our celebration!

My Joy, My Son

Ever since we had our daughter in December of 2000 we dreamed of having 2 or 3 children. We tried very hard when she turned 2 to start conceiving again. My mother passed in September of 2004 and I mourned her death accordingly. I prayed to God to bless me with another child and went on living life. I was working as a customer service tech for Virgin Mobile when I was shopping with my SIL. We where discussing a mutaul friend of ours who discovered she was pregnant. I thought back in my dates and realized I was late. By a week or so. The day was September 10th 2005. It was 1 year exactly to the day that I had lost my mother. No way in 5 years was there a way I pregnant. It could not have been the one time in Vegas could it have been? I stopped at Walmart and picked up an equate pregnancy test. I came home quickly and ran to the bathroom. I peed on the stick and instantly the test came back. I was pregnant. I screamed and jumped up and down. I scared my poor daughter who could only imagine something was wrong. I picked up the phone and called my husband and tried to tell him our news. He was on the phone with a customer and would have to call me back. Instead I called my sil and told her. Eventually my hubby called back and he was just as thrilled as me.

My first doctors appointment was when I was 12 weeks. I was so excited to hear its heart. I still remember my first ultrasound. The tech could not tell me what I was having lol. She said I was not far enough along. I cried and cried and everyone thought something was wrong. I was a train wreck.
4 weeks later my doctor sent me in to the lab again to check the chambers and my son proudly displayed his bits for both me and my husband to see. I cried again but this time from tears of joy.
The pregnancy progressed fast and I was put on bed rest because of my high blood pressure. I lost my job and stayed at home with my wonderful daughter.


On April 21st I was scheduled to be induced due to my PIH. I woke up at 6 a.m. to get ready and called the hospital to verify my room. To my surprise all the rooms were full. I began to sob. Rog took me in and had them listen to the baby's heart and we came home. They said they would call me when a room opened up. We ran around and did a few more errands and at about 1:30 the call came. My dh and I dropped dd off at my sister in laws and raced to the hospital so I wouldn't lose my room again.They then started my ivs because I was GBS+ I won't lie the penacillon burned my veins but it was worth it to get a healthy baby. At 5 they came in and started another round of medication and then hooked up the oxytocin. I was checked and I was 3 cm and 70 effaced with baby at -1 station. They took their time and turned up my pitocin slowly. At around 10 I was 6-7 cms dialated. I asked for some iv meds. They tried to talk me into an epidural but declined as I wanted full control of my body. I will be honest with you all those meds for me only really worked with the first dose. The baby was now at 0 station. I was estatic. An hour later I was in excruciating pain. My pitocin was turned up to about 12. The contractions were killing me and Rog was suggesting I get the epi. I still refused. I just asked for a lil more meds. Finally after about 6 hrs of labor at 1:24 a.m on the 22nd. I woke up and screamed at my dh to grab someone anyone as I had to get rid of this pain. My midwife came in and checked me and hollered into the hallway its time to get this baby out. By now I am so exhausted as I have been awake for almost 20 hrs. I keep telling the midwife I cant do it. She then told me susan he is right there you gotta push. I honestly felt like kicking her in the head. Finally I realized I wanted to see my lil miracle. And I beared down. The midwife was very encouraging and surprisingly he popped out at 1:42 am in the morning and was looking around. i had only pushed 12 minutes.He wasa beautiful baby very well behaved. He had clear gray eyes and curly dark brown hair. He was 6 lbs 12 ozs and measured in at a shocking 21 inches long. He had long fingers and will probally be a sports player. When we left the hospital he was weighing 6 lbs 7 ozs.We also ended up naming him Rogelio Andrey (Awn-dree) and I call him Ro-N

So there is his story. It has been 2 years now and I honestly cannot imagine life without him. He is annoying at times but he is my son. Enjoy these pictures through these last 2 years.

My God Time Flies

Today is my 28th birthday! I am almost to 30! I cannot believe it at all! I have 2 years to make up my mind if I want more children I refuse to give birth after 30 even a day after. We will see what happens in this year!

I am kinda down today. One having a birthday on Monday sucks royally. Everyone is cranky because they have to work! Second of all the excitement is over the weekend so your day is shot. Also saint patricks day is no fun because everyone wants to go out and drink green beer! I don't know maybe getting older without my mom is what is breaking my heart. As I lay here trying to sleep I prayed to God let me see her face one more time even in my dreams. Let me here her voice one more time even in my imagination. No matter how hard I try she is fading away to a memory. I miss her so much. I miss her advice. I miss her rants. I miss her all together. Why can God be so cruel and take away someone so young? Someone who beat cancer and a nasty marriage? What did she do that she had to become an angel so early? Growing up she called me every year at 104 am till the year she died. I was annoyed most years and as I got older I appreciated it. Now here I am 28 years later that newborn longs for her mama once again.

I feel like balling my eyes out but I know that will not help. So this year here I am. Snow is on the ground. i have to take Roana to school in the cold and dh has to work tomorrow. Why do I feel this is going to be a crappy day? I must think positive though as only negative brings negative.

Do me a favor everyone. Please please please. If your parents are still alive this year call them or go to them and embrace them. You never know if this is your last day together. May you all feel joy and happiness today on my day.

Happy Birthday My Love, My Life!

I know he doesn't read my blogs but today is my husbands 32nd birthday. I cannot believe we have Celebrated 9 bithdays so far in our journey together. I tried to convince him to stay home today but he said we can celebrate this weekend. The funny thing is I do not think he looks 32 at all. He is getting more handsome with age. I am so proud to call him my husband. Yes we have bad and good days but honestly the good outweighs the bad. Like yesterday he told me I was the best thing to happen to him and he wanted us to be togther forever.

Thank you God for blessing this earth with an angel and i am so glad you blessed me with him. I love you Rogelio for today and forever!