Baby Frijol Update AKA Baby Ro 4

Finally a normal appointment. This first 10 weeks has been insane. You measure 9 weeks 1 day so we have pushed your due date back to January 8th, 2014 but realistically you will be coming sometime December 2013. I was scared as mommy had some cramping this week and the doctor was concerned. She sent me in for an ultrasound. Happily when I got in there you were happy as could be. Your heart beat I could see was 185 and you were wiggling around. Happy baby in there. You are now 2.5 cm long. Not very big but you are a huge part of my life. Mommy cannot wait to meet you. Mommy cannot wait to find out who you are my sweet Rosalyn or Rodrigo. You are one of the best things that have happened to me and I will protect you with every breath I take. Mommy is so proud you are there and beating all the odds.

What a Way to End the Vaca

Argh me matey's! Welcome to Pirates Cove! Put on ye sunscreen and bring a sack lunch and play all day with us! We love Elitches don't get me wrong but since we were on a low budget vacation we found that going to Lakeside and this place would be the cost of all our tickets for one trip to Elitches. The kids played with the bucket and then went down the slide. Rowen jumped off the diving board and into 12 foot water. Me and  Ro well the second view was how we spent most our day. We laid under an umbrella drinking gatorade. When we weren't under the umbrella, we were floating down the lazy river with our kiddos. What a wonderful vacation. We will have to plan them more often. I am so very blessed with my life and I cannot wait to see what life is like with 3 of these beautiful blessings running around are like.

Our Minivacation Day 1 and 2

We could not afford to go anywhere elaborate this year. So I decided for the beginning of the Summer we would do a quick 3 day trip to Denver. We got a hotel Room and btw Extended Stay beds suck! Suck seriously suck! Day 1 was kinda drive around see our old stomping grounds. It was buy groceries for the hotel and enjoy our family time. It was wonderful.

On Sunday we hit up the Denver Flea Market. I had so much fun looking at the food stands and then finding a Rock N Play sleeper for Baby Frijol. Last minute Ro and I decided to go to an amusement park called Lakeside.

I did not ride anything there. Okay I did ride the carousal horse. I could not say no to that. But the kids had a blast. They did Bumper boats, they did bumper cars, but my favorite part that made me tear up was them doing their first Roller coaster. I think later in the summer I will take them to Elitches. I did not get many pictures as I did not plan well and forgot water and food. So here are the few I did  take.

First Weekend of Summer

Finally after 9 months of School we can say School is out for the Summer. Yes we go back Mid August but we get to enjoy our family time now. We have decided that every weekend we are planning something special as family time. This weekend was a sweet little picnic up in the Rocky Mountains called Lake Manitou. We packed up our sandwiches, sodas, and chips, and drove up to spend our day up there. We got there around 11 and stayed until 2. Hiking around the lake and just enjoyed the natural beauty of our wonderful state. I complain about no family. I complain about never seeing Ro but knowing we live here is worth it. I completely love my state.

It's A.....

Baby! We were burdened by the fear of an ectopic. Then Worried about viability. Yesterday was our 7 week sonagram to check growth at 11. The doctor  took me back into the room at 10:50. Ro was not there. He was supposed to be there at 10:45. The doctor sent me to the bathroom and then I changed for the ultrasound. Ro was not answering his phone at all. I had a feeling from the beginning that he would miss the appointment.At 10:57 we started the sono. The doctor had the monitor turned away from me. She told me she was checking the ovaries, tubes and all that fun stuff.

Next thing I know she turns the tube towards me and I see a beautiful sight. I see flickering. That is my childs tiny heartbeat. It is already beating at 153 bpm. My husband missed it. He missed the whole thing. We chatted for a bit and I would start my regular ultrasounds at 9 weeks. Our new baby will be arriving around 1-8-2014. I am so love with this child already.

I am getting teary typing this up. I will update tomorrow about my big girl. Life with My Ro's is getting interesting. I cannot wait to see where this Ride takes me.

Baby Ro to Be

My "Baby" finished 1st Grade

Kindergarten was a rough year for us. Rowen was very immature and honestly we did not know how he would perform in first grade. I pushed refused retainment and thankfully his teacher was absolutely wonderful. She saw through his immaturity and he turned into the student I knew he could be. Today was his last day as a first grader. I grabbed my camera to get his pictures and I held it together. I was fine until I got home and found a letter from his teacher. I broke down into tears. My baby is growing up so fast.

Rowen, I am so proud of who you are becoming. Keep following your dreams darling. With great teachers and me as your mommy you will go far. You are going to be a big brother soon and trust me, you will rock at it. You will always be my baby. Mommy loves you! 

Rowen with Mrs. R

Our wonderful crossing guard

This lady loves her job and I love her.

My Big Second Grader!

Making Room for My Fourth Ro

I know I am not even out of my first trimester but right now is yard sale time! I have my cradle from when I was born made in 1979. I have a few outfits but honestly we are starting from scratch. I saw a yardsale sign today and something told me to go walking over there. I walked over eagerly and saw a sweet little baby section. I looked at the prices and gasped. It was all for $10!

I got a pack n play. It will be great for when baby is older and needs a nap. I got an exersaucer. I got a bath tub. I got 2 sleepers and a kick and play piano. We are slowly but surely getting ready for babe.

Rowen is going to be in second grade next year! My goodness how time flies.

Roana, is going to be going to college this summer. Crazy but she is ahead and needs to stay ahead.

I am a very blessed woman. Ro is working overtime but he is doing it so our family can grow and be comfortable. I may not have this year going the way I planned but I am happy to say I am happy the way God is taking me.

33 and Pregnant

I will cherish every moment I have with my sweet baby. I am enjoying every moment of pregnancy but I swear I do not remember pregnancy being this hard with my first two! I feel crampy, irritable. I go from hungry to nauseous and happy to sad. Oh the joys of hormones. Every cramp scares the bejezzus out of me. I fear for my sweet pea. I love so deeply this sweet human being. I cannot wait until Weds to see it again. I never dreamed of having 3 babies but now that it is here I want this child more then anything. Please pray for my sweet child.  I dream of holding him or her in January!

Well us Ro's got quite the surprise

Deep down I have always wanted 3 children. I tried to convince myself that the time is not right. I told myself this world is too insane. Heck I even have an IUD so I will not conceive until I take it out. Well I am here to say when someone else has a plan you cannot change the plan.

On April 29th I took a pregnancy test. I was going to just take this test to get my period to start. It works every other month. Imagine my shock when I saw this....yes it took 12 to convince me!

God has other plans for me. The doctor got me in right away and told me my IUD had failed. She saw a nice thick lining but no baby yet.

Finally the following week I went in and saw this....

It is official we are going to have another Ro come January! I never imagined I would have 3 children but now that I saw that ultrasound I cannot imagine my life without him or her. Follow this page closly. Things are going to get very interesting here come January when I have a 7th grader, a 2nd grader and a newborn. I look forward to posting again and watching my babies grow as a family of 5. Welcome to my new Reality. Life with My 4 Ro's!

How I chose to honor my mother

On September 10, 2004 my mom passed away in a car accident. In 2003 my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a large lump and portion of her breast removed because of it. In 2004 right before she passed on she had another lump biopsied and was possibly getting a total mastectomy. She died on a hospital operating table from problems with her heart before cancer could consume her. Big Ro's work sponsors a team every year at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Ro's friend who is like a sister to us asked us to join the team. Ro and I finally got the funds and paid our registration. I had exactly 1 week to reach my goal of $100. It was like pulling teeth but finally on Saturday my friends and family came through and I reached it. I was very proud and excited to do something I set my mind to. This morning we woke up at 5:45. Opening Ceremonies started at 7:15 so we wanted to beat the crowd. We walked around the tents and even stopped at the refreshment tent for a bagel some chocolate milk and a bottle of water. Then Ro called our coordinator so we could figure out where our team was meeting. We finally found our team and sprayed our hair pink and glittery! We also took our team photo and talked then lined up at the starting line. We followed the runners. We had originally planned on doing the family 1k run but when we saw our group in the 5k we decided why not and joined right in. The announcer was chatting and commenting on costumes and then we heard "Okay guys, it is a beautiful day for a walk through Garden of the God's lets get going in ten!" We heard the countdown and then the screech of the bullhorn. We were off! The first 1.5 miles were all uphill! The temperature was perfect and the spirit surrounding us was absolutely amazing. I cannot explain it but the whole time I had goosebumps and felt a presence all around us. At about 1.75 miles Rowen got really winded. We were walking next to a group of survivors wearing bright pink shirts. A woman who would be around my mothers age turned to my son and grabbed his hand. She told him "Hey there little man, I am so proud of you. You will get to go to school tomorrow and say you walked 3 miles around Garden of the Gods." She walked with him and I in a straight line for 1 mile. Then she let us go. I made sure I told him we were doing this for people like her who had fought cancer and was winning. I told him we were fighting for a cure. I told him that she was the reason and we could do this for her. I never even caught her name but that woman made a huge impact on me. The last .25 miles was the toughest. The poor boy was so winded that he was almost to tears. I kept telling him how proud I was of him. I told him he was a big boy and that not many kids got this far. He just looked up and smiled at me with that toothless grin of his. Then as we approached the finish line a big beautiful yellow butterfly flew above my head. My mom loved butterfly's. I noticed a few when I felt my lowest today. I honestly think it was her way of saying "I am here with you. Thank you. Please push forward for me." I never imagined my family would be doing a 1k, let alone a 5k. But what can I say? This experience was nothing like anything I have experienced before. It was a time of being positive. A time of hope. A time where we all stood united with no differences for just one cause. Breast cancer runs in my genes. I know now not to fear it. With all those pink shirts I know I can fight and survive if I ever get diagnosed. I honestly can say I cannot wait until next year. I will make my goal $200 next year and I guarantee I will reach it. God works in mysterious ways. This is his way of bringing me comfort for a few days before the anniversary of my beautiful mothers death. I am truly blessed to have experience this and I look forward to Racing for the Cure every year until I am no longer able to take another step.