Special Baby

Madison said the sweetest thing the other day.

She said "Mama, when Max gets bigger we aren't going to have a special baby any more". She was silent for a few moments and then continued. "When Max grows up you need to have a baby girl."

If she only knew that I throw up every day for 6 months when I'm pregnant! Oh, but they are worth it all! I love both my special babies. Not sure if there will be any more in the future. I'll leave that one in God's hands. I'm just so incredibly thankful for the beautiful children I'm blessed with right now.

"Dank You!"

I have to blog about some of the cute things Max and Madison are saying!

Max has been really using his manners lately saying "Dank you" and "No, dank you." It is about the cutest thing ever heard!

This morning he started doing what I remember Maddie doing when she was a baby: Tossing things are the floor and saying "uh oooh, uh oooh!"

Last night Madison said very seriously as we were watching the fireworks from Fiesta Texas, "Mom.....I really, really want to go to Wiesta Texas."

Also this past week, Madison created her own word when she said: "I want to go swimming Nexterday, mommy." I assume that means tomorrow???

A bedtime conversation with Madison that I never want to forget goes like this:

Me: "Oh Madison, look! I think you got another angel kiss on your nose!" (a freckle!) Did you feel her wings flutter on your forehead?" (At this time a do a little tickle on her forehead with my fingers)

Madison: "I want to fly too. I want to fly with Jesus! He can have red wings. I can have pink wings. I like pink. Mommy, you can have green wings and Daddy can have blue wings."

One day we all will fly with Jesus. What a sweet exclamation from the mouth of a 3 year old!

I won!

So I enter into this contest on my friend Stephanie's blog, http://www.thegorenablog.com/. I like reading her blog. She makes me smile :) I peek in every now and then and on this one particular day she was having a give away. There were these super cute green apple baking dishes. I entered not thinking much of it. Then I get a comment on one of my posts on Friday from Stephanie telling me I won!! I am super excited not only because of the baking dishes but because I won and I haven't won anything in a looong time! My lasagna and brownies will be feeling mighty special in these pretty new dishes!

Aren't they too cute???

The Solution

Max, the Escapee

This morning I heard Max crying so I went to go get him out of his crib but when I opened the door there he was on the floor with his toys all over the place! Tomorrow Max will be 20 months old. This was the same age Madison starting hoisting herself out of her crib. I put him back in his crib so I could see how well he had mastered this skill. As you can tell from the pictures, he is quite the agile little monkey! I just hope this new found skill does not mess with his sleeping...or mine! He went to sleep just fine for his nap this afternoon but we'll see how tonight goes. When Madison started crawling out of her crib she did not want to stay in it and no one got any sleep. I praised the day that her crib tent came in. She thought it was cool and it kept her in her crib. I kept it just case I was blessed with another fearless, adventuresome child.

After The Show...

After the show there was a mass exit. Crowds and crowds of people were walking back to their cars. It felt like we were cattle being herded down the long windy ramp, under the bridge then up the stairs and onto the parking lot. When we first got outside we walked a bit before I found a spot where I could stop to put Maddie's sweater on her. I set down my bags and purse and grabbed the sweater. After I put it on her I grabbed the bags and Maddie's hand and off we went on the looong, claustrophobic walk to the car. We made it to the car and as I reached for my keys I realized my purse was missing! My heart nearly stopped....my keys, my wallet, my phone, my expensive camera...all in my missing purse! My mom stayed at the car while Madison and I ran through the crowds of people. We got to the stairs (remember cattle being herded) I held Maddie in my arms, stuck to the rail and kept saying "excuse me" with every passing bewildered person. We completed the stairs then ran together under the bridge. As we got to another set of stairs I told Madison to pray. "Madison, pray! Pray 'Dear God, please help mommy find her purse" So again and again, with each step we repeated this prayer. I've got to say that I could actually envision my brown purse at this point. I knew we'd find it. We got to the door and told the lady at the door that I left my purse. She directed me to the desk to our left. As we approached the desk there it was...my brown purse! There was a lady and a policeman with it. They asked me what kind of phone I had. "um, Motorola?" Lady: "okay, well, what color is it?" Me "it's pink and it has her picture on it!" Officer "you should have "husband" with your husbands number in your phone" Me "what you didn't know that 'My Love" was my husband?" The officer had called my dad but my phone had died in the middle of the conversation. He told me I better call him on his phone so he is not worried about me. I checked my purse...everything was still there! They said that a man had come from outside and returned it to the desk. That was it! When I stopped to put Madison's sweater on her I must have grabbed my bags but not my purse.

Together, Madison and I made the long trek back to the car thanking God for hearing our prayers and for the honest gentleman who returned my purse! We also talked about Madison's favorite parts of the show. "I like Aerial, mommy! But she didn't have a tail. She had skates." Long pause. "I'm sorry mommy, there was no Nemo". I can live without Nemo. My purse...my Sanyo phone well, I'm not sure I could live without those!

This morning Madison wanted to start coloring her new Disney coloring book but we could not find her bag with colors in it. I found some other colors but they were old and broken. She looks at the old broken ones and looks at me and says "Mommy, can we ask God for my bag of colors?" So we prayed and asked God to help us find Madison's colors. I checked the closet and there it was...in the container that held her play dough . (It's usually on her desk).

My feet are sore from last night. I'm tired from not being able to sleep because of all the adrenaline. But you know what? I don't care because my daughter learned that there is a God that hears her when she prays and He cares about what concerns us...whether it be a lost purse or lost colors.

Disney on Ice

Yesterday was a high anticipated day. Ever since Madison saw the previews for Disney on Ice we've been counting down the days until THE show. What she talked about most was seeing Nemo, Dori and the sharks ice skating and also wanting to skate with the princesses.

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and we had yummy pancakes for breakfast. We got ready for the day and then first things first...we went to get a pretty little dress for Madison to wear to THE show. So we went to Green Baby, my favorite baby resale store, and found the most darling dress along with a couple of pretty bows all for under 10! We spent the rest of the day at the park then outside in our backyard in the baby pool and jumping on the trampoline. After everyone was rested and fed we got all prettied up and left for the show....Madison, my mom and me. Max and Daddy spent a guys night together.

We got to the Alamo Dome and walked quite a ways....through the parking lot, down a long set of stairs, under a bridge, winding up a long ramp and onto the line of families waiting to see ice-skating Disney characters. It was all good...the weather was still absolutely gorgeous and we were an hour early so we had plenty of time before the lights were dimmed. Once we entered the building it was Disney galore! Wow, is all I have to say. I can't believe how much they charge for a plastic light up thingie or a "turn around" as Madison would call it. I finally convinced her to get a pretty doll instead of the plastic $22"turn around" thingie that little brother would break in a heart beat. After we made it to our seats the show began. Madison started taking off her shoes all ready to go put on some ice skates to skate with Mickey! Oh, Maddie you are too cute! She didn't seem too disappointed when I explained that it was a show and shows are for watching and enjoying. With every character she recognized she yelled out "Look mom, it's...." Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Aerial, Bell, Cinderella, Snow White, Tinker Bell, oooh and the scary mean lady who gave Snow White the apple. It really was a fun show. Of course going with a 3 year old made it even more fun! There was no Nemo and sharks though so I was a little disappointed since Madison talked so much about seeing them after seeing them in the online preview show. She didn't mention it when the show ended so she didn't miss them.

I thought we had as much excitement as anyone possibly could in one evening until I made it back to my car. That story is a whole other story to be continued...

My Little Gymnast

Madison had her first gymnastics class yesterday and she LOVED it! I've got to say that I am so pleased with this gym and especially her coach who is so enthusiastic and good with little children. Madison also got her first gymnastics leotard and does not want to take it off. She's been doing forward rolls and back bends over our leather ottoman. I knew she'd love it...she's fearless, agile and though she is tiny, she is very strong.

Little Joys

I don't want to forget:

The way Max blows bubbles on my tummy and giggles.

When I told Madison "I love you Madison Faith Mendez" and in reply she said

"I love you Mommy Faith Mendez!"

When Max puckered up and kissed me for the first time last week. He still gives me open mouth kisses though and like these too :) When he was a baby he would give me a kiss by sucking on my bottom lip!

When Victor was not feeling well Madison placed her hand on his forehead and ask God to make Daddy feel better.