Tag: parenting

Hey guys! It’s been a minute and I feel like my blog went a little off the rails with the never ending cycle that we call life and the stresses that come along with it. So I thought I’d do a little life update for my daughter, since I really started this mommy blog because of her.

Valeria is now almost 19 months which honestly blows my mind. Seriously, like WHERE did the time go?! She’s growing up to fast for my liking, but sadly there is nothing I can do about it.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about my little dare devil! She is like a little sponge, absorbing everything we’ve been teaching her or what she hears. Tonight daddy accidentally taught her the word Damn. However, she also counted 1,2,3 on her own today without any prompt from my husband or I. She learned the word mushroom, pointed when I asked where the hedgehog and squirrel were in her book and she also has said A,B,C this past week. She is literally pointing at things and saying the words, may not always be clear but she is trying. She even says some Romanian and Italian words too. Let’s see…In Italian she says Bocca which is mouth, Naso is nose, she understands Occhio means eyes (she points at them when I ask), Latte which is milk, she understands Acqua, etc. In Romanian she has learned Apă which is Water, Pepene which is watermelon, Morcov which is carrot, Ureche which means ear, Ține de bara which is like hold onto the railing, etc. We’ve been teaching here all her body parts in all three languages, which she understands and points at everything. She is now just starting to repeat in Romanian and Italian.

She is also a dare devil beyond belief! She is climbing everything, standing on one foot on the arm rest of the couch while she tries to reach for buttons on the thermostat, just jumping or walking off things without fear, hanging on the the bar of her trampoline, and no fear of any animals (she adores animals like her mama…oops, sorry daddy!). She is crazy independent as well, always wants to try doing it on her own or to be shown how and then she has to figure it out how she can manage to do it. She picked up an 8 lb medicine ball the other day after my husband showed her how! Not for long, but it was impressive how her little brain was thinking about it before she did it. She does however really dislike mess, people getting hurt (even if it’s pretend), and really hates fluffs.

Her emotions, especially empathy have really shown through lately. Also, she is such a little social butterfly, definitely doesn’t take after me, that is all daddy! She is shy when she is around a lot of new people or people she recognizes, but gets over it fairly quickly. She also really hates large crowds we’ve noticed. She clings to us like glue, that one she does get from me.

But it’s been so incredible to see all these wonderful learning developments, and her little personality grow and flourish. I can’t wait to continue watching her grow, even if it does make me sad.

Oh, last thing to mention, she has all her teeth now except for her last set of molars. What a nightmare those canines and first set of molars were!

Alright, that’s all I’ve got for my little beans update today, I’ll stop boring you!

I hope you have a wonderful day or night wherever you are in the world.

Ciao!

I know it’s been a bit, but things have been a little whacky the last week, two weeks….

See I can’t even recall any more. I’m running on coffee and the mass chaos that has been our life.

Let’s give a quick little update shall we!

Valeria’s mattress was not at the store when we had picked up her bed frame – as stated in my previous post. I didn’t have to call, they called me, however the guy I was speaking with clearly couldn’t comprehend my frustration and annoyance at the fact my mattress was missing from my order and it’d already been a month of me waiting. I stated, for the inconvenience, I would like them to deliver the mattress to my home. In which his response was “Well, I’ll have to speak to a manager…” in which I replied “You do that and call me back..” I never got a call back. So NOW, I have to call them tomorrow and inquire what is happening once again and if this continues I will be requesting a refund of everything and returning the bed I currently have unopened in my home.

Next, is the genetic testing results. That was a whole ordeal as well because I could never get through to the freaking OB’s office who had seen me in the ER back in January. I left a few messages but never heard back, so I had to get my family doctor involved. Eventually they sent a letter of inquiry. I apparently made the mistake of calling the OB’s office the day they sent the letter and was spoken to very rudely and felt like I was being scalded like a damn child by the receptionist. I was in such shock that I didn’t respond back in the same tone she had spoken to me. I’m sorry but you do not need to be rude to a patient that is trying to get answers regarding her miscarriage and I WAS NOT rude to her in the slightest. You shouldn’t be rude to a patient regardless of their inquiries or needs unless they are out of line with you first. Needless to say, I got off the phone a bit shocked and running over different responses I could have had for her. A few days later I spoke to the receptionist at my family doctor’s office, who would inform me that I should receive a phone call from them by the end of the month. We’ll see.

Got my nails done, Yay! A positive note there.

My husband took a day off to spend with us, plus we had appointments that day to attend so it worked out well!

I’ve been dealing with seasonal migraines, which is a huge pain in the butt. The weather has been pretty back and forth so there have been days I haven’t exactly felt like functioning, but had to for my baby girl. I swear it’s like a mom power to be able to rally and do things even when you are unwell. Super mom club?

Taxes were filed and waiting to hear back from my tax guy. I just want to say…..doing your taxes suuuuucks. End of rant.

I’ve tried some new recipes and adapted some old ones. May do a solo post on that one.

Had to venture into Sephora (which is a high-end makeup store, for those of you who may not know) and it gives me literal anxiety being in there. I bought what I needed and got out. It’s too many people, the product shelving is too close together and there is so many different products it’s overwhelming. I bought a foundation, face cream and eyeliner and booked it out of there. Now….I know what you are probably thinking ‘Why did you bother going there and not your local drug store?” Well, because my local drug store doesn’t have products that are more natural based and free of certain chemicals. Did I like how much I paid? Goodness no, but hopefully it won’t bother my sensitive skin or my eczema and it hasn’t so far so win!

Also, it was a long weekend here and we spent a lot of time indoors or at my parents place. The weather has been cold, gloomy and rainy. Today was the first okay day for us to go for our two walks. But still very depressing that it’s this cold here on our May long weekend. I just want heat and sun shine!

Oh, also I helped design some stuff for my cousin’s small business. Nothing fancy, but she loved it. Just something she can hand out to customers with their items.

Well, I’m going to call it here because my mom brain can’t recount all the little things that happened in-between, I’m getting tired and I really want to start this new Anime.

I hope you have a wonderful day or night wherever you are in the world!

Ciao!!