Gavin Had a Case of the Giggles as He Went To Bed! Watch!

This is new favorite thing to do before he goes to bed

He's such a sweetheart

Good Night Mommy!

Dinner Tonight was YUM!

Tonight I made our favorite! Enjoy the recipe.

Grilled Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

.Cilantro.Onions.Tomatoes.Grilled Chicken.Whole Wheat Fajitas.Goya Olive Oil

I chopped up my condiments nice and small.

I pour a small amount of Goya Extra Virgin Olive oil on a pan.  I like Goya just because it's what my mother always used for every meal that needed oil.  Must be a spanish thing :)

I lay thin sliced chicken breast on the pan and sprinkle a bit of pepper, garlic and basil just because I like my chicken to have taste to it.  Of course you don't have to.

Sizzle. Sizzle until its done!

Just kind of flip it over and back a few times until it browns.  I choose the thin sliced for tacos because it cooks way faster and the portion is perfect for us.

Chop it up!

AND....

HMM.... A nice simple and yummy dinner! For an inexpensive price.
Add your favorite hot sauce.
I reccomend Brava Taco Hot Sauce!
It's really good!

 

Our dinner :)
 

8 PM, I Did Nothing. My Husband on the Other Hand......

     Trying to sleep last night was not fun.  My son Gavin whom is nine months old, must have had a terrible ear ache.  He refused to sleep in any kind of laying position.  In result of me not sleeping at all through the night.  My husband also had bad ear aches as a child that resulted in tubes in his ears.  We think our boy is heading in the same direction.  This would be #4 or maybe even #5. 
    
    I have no clue how my husband even got to work this morning because Gavin's shriek was quite disturbing.  Never the less he left to work when I dosed off at some point.  Gavin slept a bit of the early morn in his playpen right next to my bed because along with an ear ache he has started "mamitis" Mamitis is the Spanish word in Cuban lingo for " I can't survive without mommy"  Yes my son is a Mamma's boy right now.  His separation anxiety is slowly growing but only if he completely alone.  Or if I'm not in his sight.  When he's playing with others or my husband's in the room he's completely fine.  It's only if he feels "alone."  Anyways we placed the play pen in our bedroom to make it easier on me while I dress or get ready.  Even for naps at times. 

     My sweet husband comes home for a long lunch break Tues & Thurs.  So he got home at about 11:30 AM today and walked in on dozed off mom and rowdy Gavin filled with toys in his playpen.  I was real desperate for some sweet sleep.  So my strategy was give him his oatmeal and bottle and load his playpen with tons of toys and clunk out in bed while I left Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on repeat! HA!! I feel kind of guilty reading this now.  But I knew I would not be able to function If my plan didn't carry out. 

   John came in and quietly picked up Gavin  and let me sleep ZzzzzZzzz!! Oh BLISS!  Thanks to my wonderful husband.  I awoke the the VACUUM!!!  YES the vacuum.  I hear the loud vroom vroom........But I was too tired to ask, not to mention my horrible migraine that had arrived.  So off I went back to the land of dreams.  At some point John gave Gavin a bath, fed him, and rocked him to bed, vacuumed the house, and ate lunch!!! All for me!  He came in while Gav and I slept and said I'm leaving "babe" I love you.  I think it was like 3???  After he left I got up and looked around at everything he had done. I was so grateful.  God has blessed me in so many ways.  Now I know this might not happen every time or by all means am I stating that It's always like that around here, but it was just so nice to take a breather and not worry about anything for a bit to get some much needed shut eye.  I reminded myself of how fortunate I am.  I may not have all the finer things in life but I have a good solid marriage and for this I give all the glory to God who has placed this person in my life.
     So what started to be a horrible day was brighten by the simple actions of my husband that found the time and energy around his busy day to help mom out.  I always say " O the joys of motherhood" but this time its " The joys of marriage!"

This is the first picture John and I took as a couple when we first met. 

Out to dinner in NYC ( October 2005) 

  Now lets keep our fingers crossed for a harmonized night :) Goodnight All.

I'm new at this mixed with a little about me :)

OK, let me start my saying this is my second shot of starting a successful blog. Hopefully I am on the right track here. This is my first time blogging so don't quite judge it just yet. I plan to get some lessons from my friends. Blogging has been on my mind since I became a stay at home mom. I always tend to silently read friends blogs and a few strangers that I follow here and there and I guess I have not gotten the courage to start my own until now. Nine months into being a mommy. Yea I know.....it's not too late so here it goes! "Did I say I too many times!?" HA
      My name is Jessica but everyone call me Jess. I'm of Cuban descent and I can speak both languages. I have a wonderful husband whom I'll be married to for a year in July! Nope he's not Cuban but Italian. The man of my dreams, a great father, wonderful friend, and my shoulder to cry on. He's my "babe." A precious package God has sent my way. Together we have a baby girl in the heavens stillborn in 2008 but soon after God blessed us with a beautiful healthy baby boy named Gavin. He is full of life and the has the biggest smile ever! I must say, Mommy's pride and joy. We thrive to raise him under the principles of God, and give him the special gift of knowing Jesus at an early age. Although I was raised a happy child, this gift was not given to me and I wished it would have. Jesus would have impacted my life so much at an earlier age.

As a family we are privileged.  I am able to stay at home and raise Gavin and not ship him off to daycare. We give all the thanks to God who has allowed for us to live on one salary. I am convinced this is a present from him alone. We attend The First Church of God in sunny Bradenton, FL. How two young kids from New Jersey ended up in this side of the states beats me! God alone knows our purpose and why he chose us to come to this great town where we have friends we can call our family. All of ours is up north. Although we miss them dearly and at times and at some points I even wish I could go back running to them, I know this is were we belong right now. We just LOVE it here.

My plan is to fill this blog up with lots of fun stories and occurrences that happen to us as a family. I want to include the many joys of being a SAHM and the not so fun ones. Through this journey I want to read about other moms out there and hear their inputs. All comments are welcomed!! I hope you all enjoy my future entries.