What we've been up to...

SO, life has been interesting for us. We have had a lot going on. Mathew is looking for jobs and masters degrees to apply to. We have not been able to sit down and talk about it yet. Our routine pretty much has been: take care of the kids all day (sometimes work meanwhile),he gets home I go out to exercise and come back with the 2 bathed girls,he leaves for the library, I feed them and put them to bed and then I get to clean the house and eat and take a shower...sometimes do other things like watch a movie(did that once), or do my nails....or just go to bed....this is routine....I've only been exercising for a couple of days,but it feels great already, I needed it. Since I'm talking about it we are going to changing things around here. I'm actually making this blog private,so if you want to be part of it,leave me ur email as a comment and I will add you (even if you don't have a blog,a I need your email). Now I have a blog that is going to help me through my weight loss journey. It a touchy feely subject for me, but I wanted to put myself out there in order to confirm the commitment that I want to take seriously and go till the end. So I need all the help I can get. If you'd like to help me thru this change please feel free to do so. The link is www.mylifetimejourney-to-a-new-me.blogspot.com

The girls are doing awesome and growing like a weed. Izzy is talking her elbows off and Bea is wiggly and loud booing and smiling that cute teethless gum of hers. It's AMAZING to me how much they are changing and learning and I cannot believe I am a mom of two girls....today I was thinking I'd like to have a little boy. I'd like to have babies that are 1 year apart, but I need to lose weight and take care of myself before I think about 'breeding' any more people into this world, hahahahahaha

The girls are really entertaining and I'm trying to be better and more patient with Izzy...she drives me nuts, but I realized it's because she's so much like me, which then lead me to think I don't want me and mom's story to happen with her too (two very much alike people butting heads all the time). So I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and that I can make this thing private asap :)

cheers :)

Life as a single mom....for three days... :)

So, I'm trying to survive 3 days without Mathew. First cuz i miss him too much and second because he helps me out a bunch with the girls. I have been working and being a mom this week. I had to go back to work to finish my internship this semester. It's been really fun though I love what I do and more and more I know I need to do a masters...I'm just researching programs that will allow me to go VERY part time. Like one class per semester, everything is still up in the air though.

Mat is in San Jose and loving his experience, he has visited a ton of nice companies there...we'll see how it goes and where it goes from here...

Tomorrow I work early morning again so I gotta go...just wanted to do a quick upload, cuz I'm always so bad at blogging about life....

Btw, girls are great. Izzy is talking and repeating things a ton, she's starting to do 2-3 words sentences. It's adorable. Bia is chubby!10 lbs already, we're starting to see rolls on her and she's on the 90% percentile for her weight....Izzy was definitely not like that...but I looooooove my chubby baby...I have to say I was afraid of not loving her as much as I love Izzy...but that was stupid because I love both of them just as much....cannot see life without my girls!they are perfect!

So hope everyone is all right and I will post again soon...PICTURES!!hooray!

FOTOS e terrible 2's....

Not a good pic, but you can see her gorgeous lips....good genetic makeup from mommy :D

Our home really clean, please disregard the orange decorative pillows, they don't match our new decoration....soon we'll have some new a pretty ones...
Painting with Izzy...
Her beautiful hair, I wish it would stay like that, but we have no blondes in our family, so I'm sure i will get darker....she will still be perfect though!
My little brunnette, still jaudiced, she's much better now...
Izzy e papai brincando....o Mathew e tao bom pai...e marido....e tudo...ele e perfeito!
Piercing her ears....notice how she had no idea what was coming...she was 5 days old and we went to Walmart to get it done, I was freaking out to get her out of there ASAP cuz I didn't want any diseases around her, but I SO wanted her to look like a girl....we did it fast and no diseases came of it...and plus she looked adorable with earrings on....
My little newborn...they are SO Little.....
Izzy squeezing her little sis...she does it every day....this is a resilient girl- i have to say!
cuteness!
Izzy is in her terrible twos!I know they called it for a reason, but I now know why!If you think your child is hard at 1 wait until she turns 2 MUCH WORSE!!!!Izzy was a piece of cake at age 1!!!! She now only goes to bed after we reason with her. She cannot answer back,but she won't quit "talking" until we give her a good reason to go to bed. I just put her down for a nap and had to tell her that mommy and baby were going to sleep(I'm not) and that after she woke up we would go for a ride in the new stroller with the baby. She was quiet after that. At night we also have to give her a good excuse, like: "it's time to rest your body so we can play tomorrow, we have played a lot today and everyone is going to bed tired". She won't settle for just a good night. But she still sleeps well. Let's see how long this will last.

I have been really enjoying having two kids...not easy work,especially because Bia takes SO MUCH of my time just cluster feeding, but it's totally worth it, because they are my life!

I'm transferring some pics right now to our computer so I can upload some more recent ones....I'll get them here soon....

Thanks for all the comments, I really enjoy coming here and the support we get...we love you guys!

Barb

NASCEU!!!!!!

Beatriz Costa Pretel nasceu as 11:44 pm no dia 30/9/2009. Parto normal (aka sem anestesia, uhuuuuuu).
Eu to bem cansada,mas so queria avisar q ela esta aqui e bem saudavel e estamos mto felizes e q dps vamos colocar fotos (olhem no facebook e orkut da minha familia), pq no hospital eles bloqueiam facebook e eu to sem cabo de passar as fotos pela maquina. :D

Ela nasceu com 7.4 lbs e 18.5 inches. Menor q a Isabelle. Eu levei 4 pontos e estou super bem....o pos parto esta sendo otimo.

Estaremos no hospital ate amanha. Dps daremos mais noticias.

Bjao a todos e obrigada pela torcida e oracoes. Nos somos mto gratos por vcs.... :D

Babi e cia

Ultimas noticias rapidinho...

OK so rapidinho pra nao dizer q eu nunca passo aqui. Estou com 37 semanas e nao aguentando mais o barrigao...esta barrigao mesmoooooooooooooooooo

Hj eu to cuidando de um menino q e mais velho q a Isabelle,filho de uma amiga minha e ele e Bebelle estao dormindo (GRACASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS) os dois se estapiaram a manha inteira..foi engracado pra nao dizer tragico,eles querem os mesmo brinquedos ne?e nem da pra distrair,pq os dois sao da mesma idade e se interessam pela mesma coisa....ainda tentamos,mas eu tirei umas fotos da Bebelle massacrando o menino (mas eu nao deixei nao,era so pra foto...)

Uma coisa e verdade: ELA SABE SE DEFENDER,neguinho q for bater nela vai levar na orelha tb,ela ate pegou uma pedaco de ferro e veio correndo atras do menino q nem cassetete,nao q eu achei bonito,mas tive q me conter pra nao rir na frente dela...eu me pergunto aonde as criancas aprendem essas coisas neh? a Isabelle nunca apanhou e nem vai apanhar pq eu sou contra essas coisas,ela ja nasceu violentinha.... :)

A casa esta arrumada,as roupas lavadas e minhas costas podres so a espera dessa menininha q nao chega...vamos torcer pra ver se ela chega logo neh??

By the way to fazendo hipnobabies e adorando,a bagaca me relaxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,e uma delicia....sabado eu tenho medico,minha midwife disse q a Bee ta grande ja...entao vamos ver se continua assim neh??ela so nao vai nascer menor q e a Isabelle,nao tem como,pq eu sinto ela maior q a bebelle.....vamos ver....

E como vcs andam?mandem noticias!!!

Enfim....

Entao dps de mto tempo,finalmente posso dizer com todas as letras ESTOU FORMADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

E ate meio estranho nao ter deveres e projetos q eu tenho q terminar...parece tudo surreal....estou mto feliz,mas ainda nao caiu a ficha.
Enquanto eu nao crio coragem pra limpar a casa e arrumar tudo pra Beatriz,eu fico lesando com a Isabelle e me preocupando com o meu business. Tenho metas bem especificas pro proximo ano. Agora estou com tanta coisa pra fazer,nessa quinta vamos faxinar a casa inteira,mas so de saber q eu posso finalmente me dedicar a minha casa e familia,estou totalmente aliviada. Como diz a minha amiga Taina, a vida muda mtooo e fica bem melhor dps q a gente se forma (nao poderia concordar mais plenamente com ela)...o maldito do meu curso nao vai me dar dinheiro nenhum,mas pelo menos e o meu papel no mundo....e apesar de tudo amei o q estudei,e nao me arrependo de nada.

Entao e isso. Estou ja com 31 semanas e minha barriga parece q vai cair de tao pesada. Nossa como eu quero q essa nenem saia logo,logico q prefiro q venha no seu tempo e saudavel,mas essa segunda gravidez tem sido bem mais dificil,realmente nao estava a espera. Apesar de tudo,tenho q confessar q me sinto linda. O Mathew me faz sentir linda e eu adoro minha barriga... :D Ela anda pulando e se estrebuxando de um jeito q eu sinto ela direitinho dentro de mim...acho q ela vai ser maior q a Isabelle.

Mas entao e isso,vamos deixando nossas novidades aqui com mais frequencia...e fotos tb....mas agora eu to no lap top e nao tenho nenhuma foto,entao eu posto dps....

bjks a todos...

Babi

PS: Eventos em Agosto just for your reference:

4- aniversario da Anna
7- Aniversario da Mel
8-Aniversario do meu amorzao Mathew
12- Niver de 2 anos da Jasmine (e nossa ida pra San Diego pra ver a Patricia e passear por 4 dias...finalmente nosso merecido verao)
14- Niver da minha Col

FINALLY- The Belly

Entao eu sei q e ridiculo eu estar com 27-28 semanas de gravidez e nunca ter colocado foto da barriga...alias eu acho q nunca tirei mta foto dessa gravidez...espero q a crianca nao se sinta rejeitada,mas e q realmente essa gravidez tem sido MILHOES de vezes mais corrida do q a da Isabelle,entao eu vo ter q compensar com fotos dps q a nossa menininha nascer! Mas entao ai esta...tirei fotos ontem e hj,hj eu tava meio arrumadinha e ontem eu tinha acabado de voltar da jacuzzi com a Bebelle,a gente vai na jacuzzi aqui do predio pra ela cansar bastante,ela dorme super bem...

Por aqui agora estamos de folga,hj foi feriado(trabalhei e tive um teste entao nao conta) e amanha e q realmente eu nao terei nada marcado,estou super feliz,pq esses dias vao ser so Bebelle e familia no geral...vai ser mto bom...amanha vou cortar o cabelo e ficar DIFERENTE e sabado vamos numa feira e ver os fogos de 4 de Julho,independencia americana. :D

Entao enjoy as fotos e logo logo teremos mais desse final de semana q vai ser maravilhoso...(for auns deverezinhos q vou ter q fazer,mas TUDO BEM,pq faltam menos de 3 semanas pra eu me formar pra sempreeeeeeeeeeeeeee :))))))))))

Dps de um feijaozinho preto delicioso...

Esse sorrisinho forcado e lindo demais...
Mais chocolate...
Mais umas de perfil...pra nao ter reclamacao :D


Suja de chocolate, quando eu vi, ela tinha achado um chocolate q minha vo escondeu debaixo de uns papeis perto do computador e tava comendo tudinho....esperta a menina :)Mais panca....
Ela adora uma bolsa...bem perua...
E sempre sorri amarelo assim pras fotos...
Checando o visual antes de sair...

Dps da jacuzzi...

Dps de trabalhar....um close....
Nao reparemos a cara por favor...o flsh me fez mto branca....q tristeza :(
O Mathew tirou essa de baixo pra cima,destesto esse angulo,mas da pra ver bem o tamanho da "barriguinha"