Locked out!!!

Why do I lock the doors when we go out to play?   While outside with my youngest child, CJ, and a toddler i was babysitting today, I went to go get a drink.  Realizing the backdoor had somehow managed to get locked, I quickly walked to the front door with toddler on my hip.  It was locked too.  Great, I was locked outside with two boys wearing diapers and would soon need to pick Abigail up from kindergarten. 

My mind began going over every possible way into our house.  Two windows were open, but one was too high to reach and the other I couldn't fit through.  I went to the smaller window with screwdriver in hand, prying it up managed to bend it enough to pull it off.  Next came the fun part (rolling my eyes).  Convincing CJ (pictured above) that Mommy had an important job for him, I got him to the window and told him he was going to go through the window.  I lifted him up and proceeded to shove him through the window at which point he decided he didn't want to go through the window.  Having no choice, I shoved him through and told him to open the door for me.  Apparently being shoved through the window was too traumatic for him, so he cried and refused to let me in.  After about 5 minutes of pleading and knocking, he finally let me in. 

I'm never locking the doors again unless we will be away from the house for a while and I have keys.

Never give your child that much power.  He could make you wait outside the entire day.

S'mores and squito bites

My husband is visiting a friend out of state this weekend, so it's just me and the kids. The first day was rough,but since then it's been good. At night, though, the kids miss daddy. We wanted to makes s'mores last night, so after I started the fire I thought the bugs wouldn't be biting us as much. They did all the more and I found 4 empty cans of bug spray, so we all went to bed a little itchy.

I'm back!

I decided to start bloggin again. This one will be about my kiddos. Yes, there are two now. My other blog Fel's fab life will be about other stuff on my mind.

To catch y'all up to speed. Abigail is 5 years old and starts kindergarten in September. CJ is 2 years old and is very energetic, wanting to go to school in September as well. He won't be going to school for a while yet. I'm actually really excited to go school shopping with Abigail. She's going to be going to all day kindergarten for 5 days a week. My husband doesn't like that, but I think she's going to love it and is definately ready.

New pictures

Abigail is now 20 months old and is acting like a two year old. Throwing tantrums and telling people what to do. She likes to be the boss. She's still super cute and I love her. Abigail dances and sings and says lots of things. My favorite thing she says is, "I love you." Enjoy the new pictures.

December update on life since April

It's been quite a while and a lot has changed in the Rodriguez household. I was hired as the dietary manager at a nursing home in Arlington and have been working there fulltime since then. Olvyn still is working in Lester and is very greatful to have his job because the company laid off everyone in his department excpet him and another guy.

Abigail is going to be 18 months on the 22nd and she's learning so much so fast. She can say lots of words and is starting to put words together like " I want that" and "my mommy." her hair is still curly, but it's lightening up in color. It's long enough that I could put pigtails in or a pony tail, if she'd let me. She runs and climbs and dances very well. In October, Olvyn had his soccer tournament and at breaks in the game they'd play music, so at half time Abigail decided she was going to go out in the middle of the field and be the half time entertainment, dancing to the reggaton. It was so funny that I almost wasn't going to get her off the field.

In September, we moved to a different apartment that is a lot like living in a house except we don't have to shovel snow or do the yard work. We have a washer and dryer, a screened in porch and even a garage. It's a 2BD 2 BA. There are no stairs because it's all on one level. God has really blessed us this year.

Pat-a-cake, pat-a cake...

Abigail can do so much now. She can play pat-a-cake and wave hello or bye bye. If you ask her how big she is, she'll lift up her arms meaning "so big." Abigail crawls and is cruising really well around our living room. About a month ago, while at my parents' house, Abigail pulled herself up by an ottoman and then climbed onto top of it to stand by a table. Now, she does that everytime we go over to their house.

This month Abigail got three new teeth in; two on top and one on the bottom. Her hair is getting long enough in the back for it to curl.

Today we went outside and sat on a blanket in my parents' yard because its gorgeous outside. Abigail sat, eating her snack. Then she saw my mom getting the garden ready. Wanting to go see Grandma, Abigail crawled to the edge of the blanket, but was afraid to go onto the grass. Once I picked her up and walked her barefooted over to Grandma, she was fearless.

9 months already?!

Yep. Well, Abigail's almost 9 months old. In a week from tomorrow, my little girl will be a nine-month-old. She's getting so big and is not so chubby anymore. Crawling all over th place will do that to you.

Achievements: I already mentioned she's crawling. Abigail can pull herself up in her crib and on people, but not furniture, yet. She can eat some finger foods, but is still mastering getting it out of her hand and into her mouth. Abigail says "mama", "dada", "dadi", and something that sounds kind of like hola. We are teaching her english and spanish. Last month, she began waving hello to Daddy and now she does it to almost anything.

I've started calling Abigail Dora the Explorer because she's always trying to get at new things. One day last week, she crawled into the bottom part of her exersaucer where her feet are supposed to go. Man, did I have a tough time getting her out of there?!

Tune in next month to see what Abigail a.k.a. "Dora the Explorer" gets into next.