SHES BACK! ... finally! After almost three weeks without a computer, its finally fixed and I can keep on pluggin along in my online class and blog of course :) The last time I did a post, we had just moved in... I cant believe we have been here for almost two months now. Not a whole lot has changed other than just becoming more adjusted, making new friends, doing my best to keepin touch with old ones and we have had lots of visitors on the weekends. It has meant a lot to me that so many friends/family have been willing to make the drive/flight to come keep me company. I DEFINITELY do not take human interaciton for granted these days. Sometimes I think Im going crazy! I have recently found myself talking to, well... myself. haha!
However, I am so so grateful that I can be a mommy that is home with my baby all day and that I dont have to give her up during the day and be working out of the house. The two of us walk almost every morning, most of the time with a group of girls and their little boys that live in family housing as well. We spend the rest of the day cleaning, reading, playing, going to the park, and cooking. And then while Kenley naps, I do my work. When Gavin gets home from class/practice I do a little more work and THEN usually Kenley is ready to go down for bed about 8 ish and then mommy and daddy get some time together :)
I totally miss Gavin during the day but he is working so hard!! He is out the door SO early and makes it home just in time for dinner. The teams weight lifting regiment is CRAZY hard, and I dont think he has gone one day without being extremely sore. I am so proud of him being able to juggle all of this. He is seriously my hero and I would not be able to do any of this without him.
This weekend, I will be spending my first night away from Kenley... which will be totally bitter sweet. I am going to Vegas for the weekend with my good friend Katie and a group of our girl friends from Sacramento. Gavins parents are coming down from Cloverdale for the weekend to stay with Kenley and Gav while mama gets a little break! I am so looking foward to relaxing for a couple days and seeing some of my very favorite girls but I know I am going to miss my little fam terribly!
Speaking of fam... only 2 weeks until we are coming up to nor cal for Thanksgiving!! I am so excited to be going home and cannot WAIT to see everyone. I have been pretty homesick and someone might have to physically put me back in the car to get me to come back down here. haha only kidding, but it will be SO nice to be home and I am basically counting down the days. Except one minor detail... Kenley HATES the car these days and an 8 hour drive both ways could get a little hectic! But we are going to do most of our driving at night to both avoid traffic and in hopes that baby girl will sleep most of the way.
well Im sorry there wasnt anything to exciting about this post and I hope people are still reading and Im not just typing for my own good!! haha MISS YOU ALL xoxo
Jess
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Long time no blog!!
hi from Riverside!!! I know I promised I would do an update again before we left but packing/moving was WAY more hectic than I thought it would be. I cannot express enough how relieved I am that is over with. May I just suggest that moving with a 3 month old is not a good idea?!? She was actually completely excellent throughout the whole thing but O-MY-GOODNESS... that girl has more "stuff" than Gavin and I combined. Until we packed up the Uhaul trailer and saw everything in one place, I really did not realize just how much stuff there was. It has taken me the entire week to unpack and get everything in its rightful place. While interior design is not a talent nor an interest of mine, it has been fun setting up our own little place. (I am going to attatch pictures in my next update since I WILL have my usb cord by then!!) Its starting to come together and I really just want to see the finished product already. Of course Kenley's room was the one I wanted to tackle first so hers is the closest to being done.
Which brings me to the fact that Kenley is sleeping in her own room and her own crib!! The first night I was so scared to have her in there by herself. I kept imagining the worst possible situations and kept waking up to check on her or at least stare at the video monitor (coolest thing ever invented by the way). She has done amazing in her crib though. She is asleep by 8pm and sleeps til 6am. I can live with that!!! She seems to really love it here, and i know it has been an adjustment for her too but she is doing better with the change than I could have imagined. She is getting all kinds of big and is making lots of new noises. Her cry is changing and she is CONSTANTLY "talking" to herself. It is soooo cute. I have had so much fun just hanging out with her during the day while I unpack and organize.
As many of you know, and if you were paying attention to the news, we moved in literally the peak day of a record breaking heat wave in LA. Of course right?!? Omygosh, it was unbearable. But three days ago, it dropped below 90 and I was so0o glad!! and thennnn.... after 4 days of being here, a huge storm came up from Mexico and it was STILL in the 90s with thunder, lightening and rain! It was crazy but actually kinda fun! It didnt seem to bother Kenley one bit and she slept right through it all.
And then there is the story of our trip down here!!! I am still thanking God for getting us here safely after our little escapade on hwy 580. Basically... we had everything packed in a trailer that we were pulling behind Gavin's parents Yukon and we were driving on 580 when the trailer broke off, leaving us fishtailing on the freeway dragging the trailer by a safety chain... sparks flying every which way! I really thought we were done. The first thing that flashed into my mind was my cousins car accident and I really thought we were going to flip. So I just threw my body over Kenley and started praying. By doing so I actually blocked a big mirror that slid forward and almost hit Kenley square in the face. I do NOT know how the trailer did not flip. It was a miracle. Andy (Gavins) dad did an amazing job of staying calm, not hitting the brakes and getting us to the side of the road safely.
So after we were all calmed down, we ended up having to wait for Uhaul to open, where we had to unpack everything and repack it into a uhaul van. By the end of all that, it was 4 hours by the time we got back on the road. It took us 14 hours to get to Riverside, my friends!!! ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?!? haha!!
Yes... we are having fun now actually :) Just speaking for myself, it has been a very hard adjustment and our first week here was extremely hard on me. I do pride myself on being one tough cookie but this has been very difficult. It was a week of a lot of tears, homesickness and to be honest... just wanting to go home. Poor Gavin had to basically convince me everyday for about a week straight that this is where we are supposed to be, it WILL get better and that I just need to stay positive. I couldnt help but think how easy that was for him to say. He has a built in group of friends with his team and people that he knows... while I have still yet to meet a single soul. Let me tell you... that when you have a new baby, in a new place knowing no one, it is a very helpless and empty feeling.
HOWEVER!!!... two mornings ago, I woke up and literally decided that this experience is going to be what I make it and that if I sit here and complain, nothing is ever going to improve and I will be limiting myself to my own fears. So basically, here goes nothing!!! So that day I got my gym membership, ran to the rec center for a quality workout, came home feeling like a million bucks and have been feeling great ever since. I came home and made plans for every weekend through October to keep my mind focused on things to look forward to. Such as going to San Diego to visit friends, friends and family coming HERE! (Kenley's Godmother and one of my best friends Sarah Hosp is coming this weekend & my mom and brother are coming the weekend of Oct 24 to go to Disneyland!!) So excited!!
Tomorrow I am taking Kenley to "My Gym" in Redlands which is about 10 miles away. It is a little baby gym playgroup type of thing where moms bring their babies to play, "exercise" and learn. I am really really excited to go. I used to take my Goddaughter Addie to the one in Santa Rosa and we would always have a BLAST!! Couldnt ever seem to get her out of that darn "ball-pit" though! haha.
and thursday is Moms and Munchkins which is also a mom group that meets in Redlands. So I am willing to give that a shot as well. I will let everyone know how both go!
Attached are a few pictures of our place and a picture of Kenley at my friend Allie's swim meet at SDSU when we went to San Diego last weekend. I made her a shirt that said GO ALLIE and she had her red bucket hat on like a true Aztecs fan in their school colors!!
Alright everyone... saying I miss you doesnt even seem like enough words. Being so far away and without you had made be realize just how truly blessed I am to have such wonderful, supportive, loving friends and family. Thank you so much for all of your good thoughts and prayers for us. love love love jess
Which brings me to the fact that Kenley is sleeping in her own room and her own crib!! The first night I was so scared to have her in there by herself. I kept imagining the worst possible situations and kept waking up to check on her or at least stare at the video monitor (coolest thing ever invented by the way). She has done amazing in her crib though. She is asleep by 8pm and sleeps til 6am. I can live with that!!! She seems to really love it here, and i know it has been an adjustment for her too but she is doing better with the change than I could have imagined. She is getting all kinds of big and is making lots of new noises. Her cry is changing and she is CONSTANTLY "talking" to herself. It is soooo cute. I have had so much fun just hanging out with her during the day while I unpack and organize.
As many of you know, and if you were paying attention to the news, we moved in literally the peak day of a record breaking heat wave in LA. Of course right?!? Omygosh, it was unbearable. But three days ago, it dropped below 90 and I was so0o glad!! and thennnn.... after 4 days of being here, a huge storm came up from Mexico and it was STILL in the 90s with thunder, lightening and rain! It was crazy but actually kinda fun! It didnt seem to bother Kenley one bit and she slept right through it all.
And then there is the story of our trip down here!!! I am still thanking God for getting us here safely after our little escapade on hwy 580. Basically... we had everything packed in a trailer that we were pulling behind Gavin's parents Yukon and we were driving on 580 when the trailer broke off, leaving us fishtailing on the freeway dragging the trailer by a safety chain... sparks flying every which way! I really thought we were done. The first thing that flashed into my mind was my cousins car accident and I really thought we were going to flip. So I just threw my body over Kenley and started praying. By doing so I actually blocked a big mirror that slid forward and almost hit Kenley square in the face. I do NOT know how the trailer did not flip. It was a miracle. Andy (Gavins) dad did an amazing job of staying calm, not hitting the brakes and getting us to the side of the road safely.
So after we were all calmed down, we ended up having to wait for Uhaul to open, where we had to unpack everything and repack it into a uhaul van. By the end of all that, it was 4 hours by the time we got back on the road. It took us 14 hours to get to Riverside, my friends!!! ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?!? haha!!
Yes... we are having fun now actually :) Just speaking for myself, it has been a very hard adjustment and our first week here was extremely hard on me. I do pride myself on being one tough cookie but this has been very difficult. It was a week of a lot of tears, homesickness and to be honest... just wanting to go home. Poor Gavin had to basically convince me everyday for about a week straight that this is where we are supposed to be, it WILL get better and that I just need to stay positive. I couldnt help but think how easy that was for him to say. He has a built in group of friends with his team and people that he knows... while I have still yet to meet a single soul. Let me tell you... that when you have a new baby, in a new place knowing no one, it is a very helpless and empty feeling.
HOWEVER!!!... two mornings ago, I woke up and literally decided that this experience is going to be what I make it and that if I sit here and complain, nothing is ever going to improve and I will be limiting myself to my own fears. So basically, here goes nothing!!! So that day I got my gym membership, ran to the rec center for a quality workout, came home feeling like a million bucks and have been feeling great ever since. I came home and made plans for every weekend through October to keep my mind focused on things to look forward to. Such as going to San Diego to visit friends, friends and family coming HERE! (Kenley's Godmother and one of my best friends Sarah Hosp is coming this weekend & my mom and brother are coming the weekend of Oct 24 to go to Disneyland!!) So excited!!
Tomorrow I am taking Kenley to "My Gym" in Redlands which is about 10 miles away. It is a little baby gym playgroup type of thing where moms bring their babies to play, "exercise" and learn. I am really really excited to go. I used to take my Goddaughter Addie to the one in Santa Rosa and we would always have a BLAST!! Couldnt ever seem to get her out of that darn "ball-pit" though! haha.
and thursday is Moms and Munchkins which is also a mom group that meets in Redlands. So I am willing to give that a shot as well. I will let everyone know how both go!
Attached are a few pictures of our place and a picture of Kenley at my friend Allie's swim meet at SDSU when we went to San Diego last weekend. I made her a shirt that said GO ALLIE and she had her red bucket hat on like a true Aztecs fan in their school colors!!
Alright everyone... saying I miss you doesnt even seem like enough words. Being so far away and without you had made be realize just how truly blessed I am to have such wonderful, supportive, loving friends and family. Thank you so much for all of your good thoughts and prayers for us. love love love jess
Friday, September 17, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Dottie Meyer Photography
Little Kenley is 12 weeks!! Can you believe it?? The pictures above are from when she was 7 weeks old, taken by my moms good friend Dottie Meyer. She is so talented and as you can see, Kenley was a breeze to photograph!
On that note, Kenley is doing great! Still amazing us every day and making all kinds of advances (at least I think they are advances!!) Her new thing is pulling her binky out and holds onto it with a death grip in her little hands. Fine by me!! One less thing I have to worry about weening her off of!! Also... she is starting to bat at toys hanging infront of her and got her little elephant that plays music when you pull down on the tail to... well play music! I was shocked!! She is starting to finally dig her play mat and tummy time is less tummy time and more "push-up" time.
As everyone knows, she loves her daddy and is going to miss him so much next week! Gavin is leaving for Riverside THIS sunday and we dont leave til NEXT sunday. Our housing doesnt open up until the 27th and school and baseball start for Gavin the 23rd so he will be staying with a teammate next week. I am going to miss him so much to. We havent spent more than 2 days apart since the day we met :( and we all know how much he is going to miss Kenley! Personally, I cannot imagine spending a week away from Kenley at this point.
But omygosh are we so excited to start this new chapter! I cannot wait to be down there together, making our new home, meeting new people (missing the old ones of course) and growing together as a little fam :) I am also so so so excited to be watching Gavin play again. Every time I watch him pitch, I seem to fall in love all over again hehehe its true!!! Something about that baseball uniform ;)
Well thats about it for now! I promise to write again before we leave and I hope everyone has my new cell phone # at this point! actually.... I can post it here since the blog is private and only my very favorite people can read it!! (707)486-5028.
Nighty Night <3
Thursday, September 2, 2010
happy thursday
Wednesday is usually my blog day however I am reporting to you on a Thursday since things have been waAaAy crazy and yesterday we spent all day in the city and took Kenley to her first Giants game! The weather was like nothing I have EVER seen in the city. I have been to countless Giants games and cant say that I have ever sat at a NIGHT game in a short sleeved shirt... and had Kenley in short sleeves too! It was such a fun day... my mom, brothers, Gavin, Kenley and I all walked Peir 39... had the most AMAZING lunch/dinner at Fog City Harbor (where I ordered every item of seafood I could think of that I craved my entire pregnancy but couldnt eat) ... got to the game in time for bp and watch Lincecum pitch a great game.
Kenley LOVED being at the baseball field... she better get used to it : ) I "wore" her in my shoulder sling all game and walked the city with her in there too. It was so0o much better than having a stroller and she loved being in there. She usually just falls right to sleep. It doesnt hurt that its also extremely comfortable for me!
Of course Kenley was dressed for the occasion, because when isnt she? ( I am attatching some pictures to this post shortly that Gavin had to email me from his phone because... yes unfortunately the USB cord is still missing in action) But anyway... she had one of her MANY pink Giants onsies on with her panda bib and pants with a panda on the butt. ( incase you are wondering what the panda thing is all about, they call big Pablo Sandoval the Kung Fu Panda... there are people all over the park decked out in panda gear) haha but anyway it was too perfect!!! The fans were loving it .
I still cant believe that we are in the month of September... is that crazy to anyone else?? September is a month of big big changes for us.We move in three weeks, and have decided to spend our last 2 weeks in Cloverdale, spending time with Gavin's friends and family before we take off. I am really excited about it and we have to pack the U-Haul up there anyway so, first of two moves... here we go! So this week has consisted for starting to pack... me still typing my life away... and getting ready for Nana's 90th birthday bash this weekend :) YES! my nana (my dad's mother, straight outa Sicily & basically my favorite person in the whole world) is turning 90!! I can only hope to be that smart, beautiful, charming, generous and caring when I am that old... if I even make it to 90 haha.
Other than packing and partying ; ) I am still just working on getting this nasty baby weight off... and its finally moving! Only 15 more lbs to go until I reach my pre Kenley weight... which seems so much more do-able. After having her and knowing I had 30 lbs to lose it was kind of like.. umm where do I even start?? but I really have been working hard at it and I plan on being in all my old clothes by christmas. I think after having a baby is the only time you get excited about OLD clothes. haha
Well thats all for this week... Kenley is still letting us gets lots and lots of sleep, eating great and loving our walks, reading, and listening to lullaby renditions of Journey, Metallica, Aerosmith, Queen and the Beatles...HAHA! sounds super weird but dont knock it til you rock it!
Mucho Love <3 Jess
Kenley LOVED being at the baseball field... she better get used to it : ) I "wore" her in my shoulder sling all game and walked the city with her in there too. It was so0o much better than having a stroller and she loved being in there. She usually just falls right to sleep. It doesnt hurt that its also extremely comfortable for me!
Of course Kenley was dressed for the occasion, because when isnt she? ( I am attatching some pictures to this post shortly that Gavin had to email me from his phone because... yes unfortunately the USB cord is still missing in action) But anyway... she had one of her MANY pink Giants onsies on with her panda bib and pants with a panda on the butt. ( incase you are wondering what the panda thing is all about, they call big Pablo Sandoval the Kung Fu Panda... there are people all over the park decked out in panda gear) haha but anyway it was too perfect!!! The fans were loving it .
I still cant believe that we are in the month of September... is that crazy to anyone else?? September is a month of big big changes for us.We move in three weeks, and have decided to spend our last 2 weeks in Cloverdale, spending time with Gavin's friends and family before we take off. I am really excited about it and we have to pack the U-Haul up there anyway so, first of two moves... here we go! So this week has consisted for starting to pack... me still typing my life away... and getting ready for Nana's 90th birthday bash this weekend :) YES! my nana (my dad's mother, straight outa Sicily & basically my favorite person in the whole world) is turning 90!! I can only hope to be that smart, beautiful, charming, generous and caring when I am that old... if I even make it to 90 haha.
Other than packing and partying ; ) I am still just working on getting this nasty baby weight off... and its finally moving! Only 15 more lbs to go until I reach my pre Kenley weight... which seems so much more do-able. After having her and knowing I had 30 lbs to lose it was kind of like.. umm where do I even start?? but I really have been working hard at it and I plan on being in all my old clothes by christmas. I think after having a baby is the only time you get excited about OLD clothes. haha
Well thats all for this week... Kenley is still letting us gets lots and lots of sleep, eating great and loving our walks, reading, and listening to lullaby renditions of Journey, Metallica, Aerosmith, Queen and the Beatles...HAHA! sounds super weird but dont knock it til you rock it!
Mucho Love <3 Jess
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