Talking in his sleep

My baby Travis has a thing for talking in his sleep. He does this almost on a weekly basis and possibly more. The first time it happened was while we were in Philippines. I woke up at 3 AM to use the bathroom and I heard him going “babababa” and giggling. I figured, “wow he’s awake early, maybe he’s hungry.” When I looked over though he was fast asleep! 

Another funny talking in his sleep moment was a few weeks ago when we returned to the US. I was still awake battling jetlag and chatting with Joseph when I heard him going “jejejeje” (his way of saying JJ) and then he went “dadada” and he was smiling and giggling. I’m assuming he was dreaming about playing with JJ and his dad.

I Confess

Almost everyday I go on my FB and look at Travis’s photos from when he was a newborn. 

Sigh I miss holding him when he was that tiny. Even though he woke up every 2 hours and it took him forever to get back to bed, I would do anything right now go back to those days and re-live it again. 

I’m feeling a mixture of emotions at the moment. I’m happy yet a bit sad and nostalgic at the same time. In two days my baby Travis will be 9 months old. Every 7th day of the month I wake up and always think the same thing, “What happened to all the time? Why is time going by so fast?” 

I know that July will be a fast month and before I know it I will have a ten month old and ultimately a 1 year old. They weren’t kidding when they said that the first year goes by fast even though during his newborn days I thought the sleepless nights and days were going to last forever. I remember thinking, “I can’t wait for the day when he can finally sleep through the night.” I look back now and I regret it as silly as it may sound since him being able to sleep through the night meant that he was getting bigger.

I can’t believe my baby will be nine months soon and in three short months he will be a year old…

Playing outside this past Saturday

How we spent our Saturday afternoon. Travis was getting a bit bored in the house so I put his little exersaucer out in the backyard to enjoy the nice, cool wind, and sunny California weather. He was lovin' it!

JJ & Travis will be the best of friends someday.

Haven't been on here

Only because I've been busy blogging over at Tumblr!

Anyway, here's an update of all the silly things that my little prince has been doing:

• Become fascinated with the carpet. He kept running his hands through it the whole time we were at my uncle's house in San Diego
• Managed to crawl his way to his diaper bag from the blanket
• Threw his snail toy at my mom while she was lying down in the blanket with him
• Slammed his hand held music toy in my arm while I was dozing off next to him.
• Kept pressing his face up against the netting on his playpen. It kind of contorted his face and he looked funny doing it.
• Attempt to eat the dog's foot when I wasn't looking.

He is getting very very mobile now. I think it's time to invest in one of those baby gates that enclose the whole living room.


Oh and if any of your dear ladies have a Tumblr, follow me on there (only because I've had that Tumblr since 2009 & I tend to write more there). Here's the link: http://theejillz.tumblr.com

Being a mom

Last night I overheard a group of girls talking about the "cons" of motherhood such as, "It'll make your body ugly," to "You won't have a life," and all the way to, "It'll ruin your life." Of course, that is their opinion and that's totally fine, but in all honesty I don't think I can ever fully comprehend how someone can think that motherhood will "ruin your life" or how motherhood will make it so that "you won't have a life," or how "it'll make your body ugly."
For me and (assuming) for a majority of moms, motherhood has brought a profound positive change in their lives. For myself, becoming a mom brought along a whole new set of challenges, new emotions, a whole new level of happiness, and an intense love for my son. Never once in my life have I felt such a joy till I had my baby Travis. The joy and love that comes with having a child is much more intense than the happiness and love that comes from finding that right person for you.

Being a mother did come with a lot of sleep deprived days and nights, frantic worrying, stress, a body that just doesn't seem right, and at times frustration, but it is a beautiful experience and the most wonderful role to be in. The happiness that comes from seeing your baby after giving birth, to seeing him/her smile for the first time, and to hearing him/her say "mama" is indescribable.

So I may not be be able to go out all the time or have a booming career at the moment because I opt to not work as much. I may have stretch marks, bags under my eyes, a flabby stomach, and not be able to sleep in as I used too, but I am the happiest person in the world because of my little prince (and of course my wonderful husband and family)! 

I Love

I love watching my baby Travis sleeping (not to sound like a creep)! He has the most peaceful and angelic looking face ever. I love his chubby little arms and legs, they are perfect for nibbling on! I love his baby smell. I love his cute double chin! I love how he smiles and giggles when we wake up and the first thing I say to him is, “Good morning baby Travis, did you sleep well last night? Ready for some milk?” I love how he always manages to scoot backwards and he gets upset because he’s farther away from his toys. I love his “screaming” hour where he screams to his heart’s content to see how loud he can scream. I love his little baby positions that manage to take up the space in the bed. I love how he kicks his little legs when he sees his bottle or bowl of food coming towards him (what a fatty)! love how he smiles, laughs, and babbles all day long. I love how he is such a happy baby! 

I love everything about my little prince and I can’t wait till tomorrow morning when he wakes up so I can shower him with hugs, cuddles, and kisses! 

Newborn memories

I would repeat those sleepless nights again just to relieve the moments of Travis being a small little baby <3

Not going to lie

Thinking about my baby Travis turning one is making me cry buckets of tears at the moment :(

Before I know it, he's not going to need me and replace me with some ugly ass b*tch! LOL!

Always makes my morning

Nothing better than waking up every morning next to a happy, smiling baby <3

OMG!

Travis just had the biggest tantrum ever. He was just crying and crying and I couldn’t calm him down (and I usually can). So I started panicking and called my parents who are driving home! They heard him crying over the phone and they almost drove back here! Anyhow, I was finally able to calm him done and he’s all smiles now ^_^ 

Boy did I have a mini panic attack during his tantrum. His cry was just different. 

First laugh

Travis gave us his first laugh yesterday! Joseph was making faces and talking to him and out of nowhere he starts laughing. It was the cutest thing ever. I’m looking forward to hearing and seeing him laugh more. Seeing him happy makes me happy. 

Bedtime smiles

One of the things I look forward to when putting Travis to bed are the smiles that he gives as I’m rocking him to sleep. There’s nothing better than seeing his toothless grin with his half closed eyes and peaceful face as he drifts off to dreamland.

First smile

Travis gave us his first real smile today. I can’t even begin to describe how wonderful it felt to see him smile at me and Joseph. It happened while all three of us were hanging out at the couch. We were talking to him and giving him eskimo kisses. Suddenly the cutest and widest grin came out while staring at us with those big gray eyes of his. It was one of the most adorable thing ever!

Seeing him smile definitely made any ounce of tiredness and sleep deprivation float right out of the door. 

Daddy goes back to work

Well for the meantime anyway! Anyhow, since he got switched to midnight to 0800 this means that it’ll be my first night with Travis all by myself! Hopefully it won’t be too difficult. Joseph is a big help especially at night since he feeds, changes, and puts Travis back to bed so I can go pump.

Here’s to a hopefully good yet sleepless night!