Friday

Omg this Friday was the worst day I've had in a while. It all started out when Maria, Ester and I were walking to the bus stop to get to the mall. When we were almost at the stop the bus was already leaving. We could of caught it if we ran, but we decided to wait i mean whats 15 minutes. Next thing you know those 15 minutes turned into 20, 25, and i lost track after 30 minutes. Not only did we all have to go to the bathroom but it was so freaking cold. So we got to the mall then we didn't feel like even being there. On our way out Maria got the idea of going to Target and buying hair die. On our way out we see the 140 bus driving by, for the second time we missed the bus. When I finally got home my brother that was suppose to be home wasn't even at home. He was hanging out at his friends house without letting no one know. And for my luck my mom and dad were working so I had no way in. After about an hour or something my brother and some of my cousins got there and opened the door for me. That's when I find out that they brought their kids so that I could babysit while they go to who knows what. That same night was my mom's holiday dinner party for work. I guess my mom offered me to babysit her co-workers kids. So there is poor Cristina stuck with 5 kids, including her little nephew that is crazy. I swear my little nephew Alan has ADHD or I don't know what but he is so annoying. At around 11pm all the kids were gone finally, and my mom parents got home. She made me and my little brother get ready to go to church at 12am. And there is poor Cristina at church with little kids crying all around her. I didn't get home till I don't know what time, and not only that but had to get up for work early. There goes the best weekend ever!

My Pregnancy

So I'm about a month away from giving birth. I cant wait, I want Raymond out asap. I wounder how he looks like, if he's gonna look more like me or his father. My moms been having dreams of Raymond says that she sees him smiling at her. When I have dreams of him I can see his face, its blurry, I don't understand why. I hope he comes out with colored eyes. My mom has green eyes and my dad has blue eyes, but none of my siblings came out with colored eyes. I'm the only one that has light brown eyes and people say that they change colors depending on what I wear, at least that's what people say. I started getting contractions, I never thought it would hurt that bad. Earlier today me and my friends were walking around the mall when i got a contraction. It felt so bad, I could barely walk. And when I tried sitting down it hurt eve more. After it was all over my stomach was rock hard. I also been feeling Raymond kick on my bladder, it is not a good feeling either. It feels like I'm going to pee myself. I just hope that i don't go over the due date and my son comes out healthy.

Whats Best For Baby

I been researching about what is the best things I can use on my son once he is born. Like creams, diapers, all kinds of stuff. And not only have i researched it online but i asked my family about their opinion. The first was baby creams, many recommended the Johnson's baby cream only because its been around for a while. But one of the one that dermatologist recommend is the Aveeno for babies. For one the Aveeno baby lotion is has a scent of lavender and vanilla and its known for calming and relaxing. One of the best things about it, is that its made out of natural oatmeal helping protect baby's dry skin. Another recommended Aveeno product by dermatologist is the Aveeno diaper rash cream its known to fight rashes in 3 different ways. The oat in it smoothness the baby's skin and the willow herb calms it, as for the zinc oxide protects the skin. As for diapers I think I'm going to stick to huggies. Only reason is because that's what most of my family uses and what my mom used on me and all my siblings. And she says that she doesn't really trust other brands as cheap as they might be.

Holidays Coming Up

Me and my family are Catholic also known as Guadalupanos. In December is when we have the most beautiful holidays to celebrate. For example this week we started reading the rosary every night in honer of the Virgin Mary's Birthday which is the 11th. On the 11th is one of the most beautiful mass you could attend. People do a play about one of her appearance and they dress like Indians, perform a dance and sing. This day is a special day for Catholics especially Hispanics. After that is when all the posadas start, in honer of Jesus. Posadas are like parties done at people's houses, there is food, Pinatas and a play and lots of singing. The pinatas are filled with peanuts, oranges and lots of candy. The posadas represent when Mary and Joseph use to go from house to house searching for a place to stay so that Jesus could be born. Christmas for us Hispanics is not about the presents or Santa Claus. It's the day Jesus was born, on December 24th at 12:00 am. On January 6th is when we get presents we celebrate El Dia de Reyes remembering the day when the 3 wise men followed the star to Bethlehem, bring baby Jesus gifts. Instead of writing letters to Santa we usually write them to the Reye's Mago (3 wise men) or just pick one of all 3, either Melchor, Gaspar, or Baltasar. On January 5th, the day before we usually put out our old shoes under our bed to receive the presents from the wise men. And we cant forget about their camels, we also put out a bucket with hay or water for them to eat or drink. I think these are the most beautiful holidays that we celebrate even though they been changing throughout time.

Infants and Discipline

In the book I been reading in the second chapter it talks about spoiling an infant. How when they cry if you pick them up right away all your doing is encouraging them to cry more. One of the tips i thought was good was to discipline yourself to meet your baby's needs. Meaning that if you see your baby crying to be strong and know its whats best. If you pick them up to much all you do is get them use to being picked up. For example my cousin never let her baby cry, and now her baby is use to being picked up. If you were to set her down just for a little she will scream her head off. Now my cousin cant even get nothing done because she has to have the baby right next to her. My cousin lives in Everett and when we have family parties she never comes, because she cant stand being in the car with her baby crying. She now realizes that she did wrong and regrets it. Since her baby cant be left alone my cousin never used the baby seat, car seat or stroller even baby swing and jumper. So she decided to give all that to me, and its all brand new.

Family Talk

On Saturday at my little cousins birthday party I brought up the topic about Discipline to my aunts. I told them about the book I am reading and that I wanted to hear their thoughts about it. They said that a to never beat your kid, that its not the way to go. That some kids get so use to it that after a while it stops hurting them, and start hurting your hand. But sometimes kids to need a little tap on their bottoms or if they were to say bad words a slap on the mouth. But not hard or have it be an everyday thing. They also explained to me how its not good to just say "NO" to a kid. I mean you can say no, but you have to have a reason for it. Then my cousin's grandma started saying how back then they use to discipline kids way different. That even at school the teachers had permission to hit the students with the rulers. I remember when I was little my parents would throw us in a cold shower when we threw a tantrum. And when my grandma would be cooking, and we went and started grabbing food she was making, then ran off, she would throw what ever she first saw at us. And you cant forget bout getting hit with the shoe or the belt. My mom would have to chase us around with the belt, shoe or even wooden spoon all over the house. I use to hate going to church, especially with my grandma. I swear she would pay more attention to us then to the mass. I would sit as far away from her as i could and still feel her eyes watching me, then if I did one little thing wrong she would reach across and pinch us, In church. But like my cousin's grandma said, kids are being disciplined way different now and days.

Thanksgiving

On Thursday it was goble-goble day, a day of thanks turned out to be one crazy day for my family. All my family gathered up at my cousin Beatrice's house all the way in Pyuallup. One of my uncle's is about to get married, or should I say already did get married. And the thing is no one in the family not even family pets like his "wife." It all started on her birthday when, their 3 month anniversary when he bought her a simple ring as a present. She took it the wrong way and made him propose that day. The face on not only my uncle but all my other family members was priceless. She had my uncle send his 2 girls that were living with him to their mom, so they wont be a problem for her. But back to thanksgiving night, she was sitting down on the table playing with some rings. No one payed attention to her, till my uncle was like "Dang Daniela just tell them you got married already." And again the face's from my family was priceless. Its turns out that they went off and got married not letting anyone know,which pissed off my uncles. After eating diner someone rang the door bell, we went expecting no one else. Once we opened it it was my cousins next door neighbor and her family. I guess she invited herself because no one else invited her, she was surprised to hear we had already ate. Since she had a big Turkey with her and pies. A couple hours later my cousin who was pregnant started feeling contractions. She thought they were going to go away since she had been feeling them already. My aunt ran to the kitchen and made her "ruda de chocolate." Which is like hot chocolate with this plant in it. In my family they believe that it help make labor go by faster. And its true because 4 hours later my little niece was born.