Disgusting

So at 10 weeks pregnant, I am still very sick and throwing up a lot. I've found that exercising, in spite of how tired I am, makes me feel better and less nauseous. I don't know why that works, but so far that's the only thing that has worked. Well, I had to miss my workout yesterday and was again unable to get there today so I knew I was going to be more sick today than I have been in the last 2 days. Surprisingly, however, I was feeling pretty good...and then Leo pooped his pants.

I was so grossed out. I was trying to dump the pieces from his underwear into the toilet when lunch spontaneously came up. So I am throwing up into a toilet full of poop and all I smell is poop which is making me gag and throw up more all while Little Leo is watching me. I manage to get it together because LL is watching me. Who wants your 2 year old to watch that?

So what is he doing now? He is standing at the toilet making puking sounds and pretending to throw up and get sick...At least now I know what I look and sound like, and quite frankly, it ain't pretty.

Back to the Grind

After a fabulous weekend, it is time to get back to my normal routine. Leonard, my husband, took Friday, Monday and Tuesday off and we spent an incredible weekend together. Friday, we just ran around, caught up on things, I went to the gym, and then in the evening we left for Palm Springs. We spent the weekend there, returning on Sunday in time for my bro's birthday but not before stopping at Hadley's and ordering a date-banana shake.

Then, on Monday, I hit the gym bright and early and we finished the day at Disneyland. While, yesterday was a day of preparing for the "real world" by doing laundry, cleaning, and the afternoon spent with my awesome nephew Daniel and the "Golden Girls" (my Mom and two Aunts). My mom came over so that I could learn an incredible new recipe from my beloved Tia Elena. Oh my gosh, it was soooooooooo good. Not diet friendly, but totally worth it.

While in Palm Springs, we had such a great time. We first went to the Children's Discovery Museum on Saturday morning and spent a good couple of hours there. Leo LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it! There was lots of interactive things for him to do, but his favorites by far were the painting and the motorcycle. I've attached lots of photos to show all the things we did there. It really is a great museum, and I'm sure next time we stay at the condo we'll be back. After the museum, we went back home had a leisurely lunch and lounged around the pool, I took a nap, then we went to dinner, listened to an outdoor concert and had some ice cream. It doesn't get much better than that.

Sunday, we got up slowly, I made a yummy pancake breakfast, and we sat around. It was awesome and so very relaxing. I felt really refreshed when we got home. Monday, we went to Disneyland. It was a great day, very few crowds but boy, by the end of the day, the weekend caught up to me and I was pooped!

Since my cousin's gone, I've gotten back into my regular routine of the gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and have noticed the huge difference it has made. I've been feeling a lot better, not a 100% but much, much better.

Enjoy the pics!

I'm so exhausted...

I know that's just the way things go, sometimes you are just tired and chasing my non-stop, overly energetic 2 year old doesn't help either. Things are slacking in the house, and I'm really falling behind, and I know my husband just thinks I'm lazy.

I'm not lazy, I just feel lazy and I am so tired. There, that's my complaining, I'm done now.

Leo's Chores

Yes, my son has chores. At night he has always been expected to help clean up. Sometimes, it's only like 3 cars that get put in the basket, other times it's a lot more. More recently however, I decided he was old enough to be assigned his first real chores. He is very much the helper right now and wants to do everything, so I figured now was as good a time as ever. It's not much, he just has to "set" the table for dinner. He brings the place mats to the table and lays out napkins.

OK, so it doesn't look very good, and yes, I go back and do it behind him, but you know what? He is sooooooooooooo proud of himself and that is good enough for me.

Change of Plans

What a bummer...I was supposed to be on my way to San Jose today. My cousin and her husband leave for Uruguay on Friday, these were my last days to spend with her. My sister is driving her and my two Aunt's who are also visiting up to San Jose, returning on Thursday evening. I was going to go but Little Leo has gotten a massive ear infection and Leonard my husband and I have both got head colds.

I was hoping Leo would nap, but he has been in his crib for almost an hour and he is still talking away. I don't think we're going to get it. Things could be better....and they could be worse. I still have a LOT to be grateful for right now.