Feliz ano Nuevo. Far gracias a la vida. Enjoy the song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrGQD84F1g&sns=em
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
My babies
Video of my babies. Never a dull moment with the two of them. Eliana's curly hair is a mess. It looks like mufasa from the lion king.. That orange-reddish curly mess. :-). The more it grows, the curlier it gets. She didn't get that from me!
It's the blank fro!
It's the blank fro!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Update
Hello. I hope you all had a great thanksgiving!. Eliana and I are getting ready for the holiday season. Last week I had my 3 month scans and everything looks A-OK! YES!.
I was able to breath again after a few days of total panic. I did not travel to Miami, but had my scans done locally for now. I will head down to Florida soon before going on vacation and will have a conversation with my team of doctors. I am just very relieved and now we wait another 3 months.
Eliana and I have been doing xmas shopping and eating a ton of food. :-) She is such a little musician that her daycare teachers are taking her to the music classes of the 3 year olds because she can follow a tune and beat. I may have a little dancer or musician in my hands.. so long as it is just a habit and not a JOB. lol. I will post some pictures of her and her new activity table and chair that was bought last weekend. We also went to the tree lighting ceremony, saw the Bergdof holiday displays, went to Philly and saw Elmo while she spent time with grandparents. All in all, we have had a very good few weeks.
Oh, I cooked thanksgiving dinner and forgot to tell you all about my menu. I did it all myself; A turkey, Purple mashed potatoes, Yukon Potatoes and Poblano Peppers Au gratin (individually sized for each guest), green beans, in a balsamic sauce with almonds and cranberries, fresh and homemade cranberry sauce, cornbread, and rolls. The pies and desserts were made by my sister-in law. Mom, sis, and I stayed up all night and went to midnight madness shopping. I did not purchase much, but sister did a lot of damage.
We are gearing up for my annual Nutcracker obsession. Every since I was little, I have loved the ballet and the Nutcracker. It's my yearly ritual. I love love love ballets and I remember when my dream came true to have the pleasure and luck to attend the Bolshoi theater and see Swan Lake in St. Petersburg, Russia. I will remember that outing so fondly- for the rest of my life. It was a truly a dream come true.
Well, this year, I am unable to zip to St. Petersburg, but will be attending the Matinee showing of The Nutcracker produced by the National Ballet. I am not sure if Eliana will like it very much. I think she will enjoy singing with Elmo production that we will be going to see soon.
Vacation in two weeks to the beach. I an unable to tan due to the medications, but I can be hanging out in a shaded cabana somewhere.
Pictures forthcoming.
till next week.
I was able to breath again after a few days of total panic. I did not travel to Miami, but had my scans done locally for now. I will head down to Florida soon before going on vacation and will have a conversation with my team of doctors. I am just very relieved and now we wait another 3 months.
Eliana and I have been doing xmas shopping and eating a ton of food. :-) She is such a little musician that her daycare teachers are taking her to the music classes of the 3 year olds because she can follow a tune and beat. I may have a little dancer or musician in my hands.. so long as it is just a habit and not a JOB. lol. I will post some pictures of her and her new activity table and chair that was bought last weekend. We also went to the tree lighting ceremony, saw the Bergdof holiday displays, went to Philly and saw Elmo while she spent time with grandparents. All in all, we have had a very good few weeks.
Oh, I cooked thanksgiving dinner and forgot to tell you all about my menu. I did it all myself; A turkey, Purple mashed potatoes, Yukon Potatoes and Poblano Peppers Au gratin (individually sized for each guest), green beans, in a balsamic sauce with almonds and cranberries, fresh and homemade cranberry sauce, cornbread, and rolls. The pies and desserts were made by my sister-in law. Mom, sis, and I stayed up all night and went to midnight madness shopping. I did not purchase much, but sister did a lot of damage.
We are gearing up for my annual Nutcracker obsession. Every since I was little, I have loved the ballet and the Nutcracker. It's my yearly ritual. I love love love ballets and I remember when my dream came true to have the pleasure and luck to attend the Bolshoi theater and see Swan Lake in St. Petersburg, Russia. I will remember that outing so fondly- for the rest of my life. It was a truly a dream come true.
Well, this year, I am unable to zip to St. Petersburg, but will be attending the Matinee showing of The Nutcracker produced by the National Ballet. I am not sure if Eliana will like it very much. I think she will enjoy singing with Elmo production that we will be going to see soon.
Vacation in two weeks to the beach. I an unable to tan due to the medications, but I can be hanging out in a shaded cabana somewhere.
Pictures forthcoming.
till next week.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving To Everyone
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone- friends and family. What a year this has been for all of us!. So many trials and tribulations; so many changes and so many adjustments. Some for the good and some, well, just a change.
I am taking this week to be thankful for all that I have and not to think about what I have lost and what I do not have. I cannot change the past and I cannot change or make people do something they dont want to do. All I can do- heck all we can do is move forward and hope for the best. This past year, Eliana has taught me to live life to the fullest and one day at a time and I try everyday to be a better person for her.
This has been a specially challenging year for me in all respects. I want to thank all of you who have stood by and encouraged me, supported me, and not judged me. I thank all of you that have been my true friends and family. Here is a small shout out to some.
To J: My best friend in the whole world. The person who I have grown with. Have we been through hell and back? and through it all, you have been there as a friend. You truly understand the meaning of unconditional and I am grateful and honored to have you in my life. I know we will be connected until the day we die.
To E: My sister, my other best friend. What would I do without you? You bring me back down to earth when I am crazy, you console me when I need to be consoled and you scold me when I need to be put in place. I am so happy that we are this close.
To M: My bro, we may have many differences in opinion and lifestyles, but I love you very much and I am so happy that we live close and maintain a close relationship. You are very important in my life and I hope to we continue to stay close and connected.
To D: My snooky and dear friend, although our history is an interesting one, we have made it through many battles and wars. Thank you for being there during these crazy times, and even tough you like to keep what you do unnoticed.. I notice.
To A, Y, K, S, N, P, and J: My girls. What would I have done without you when I cried over my hair or my weight, or my nasty nails and no brows. You made me feel beautiful and wonderful. We have all gone through a lot together and I thank you for being my friend. I hope to be as good as a friend to you as you are to me.
To K: My brother from another mother. No words can express my gratitude to have met you and feel that you are like a brother to me. I hope we can say the same when we re 80 and in a nursing home. ha
Nothing is easy and the road to life is paved with many challenges and every experience helps you understand what is important and how fragile and short our stay in this planet is.
I wish you all a very happy holidays and my next post will be about thanksgiving meal. I am hosting my first thanksgiving in the city and my whole family is coming.
I am taking this week to be thankful for all that I have and not to think about what I have lost and what I do not have. I cannot change the past and I cannot change or make people do something they dont want to do. All I can do- heck all we can do is move forward and hope for the best. This past year, Eliana has taught me to live life to the fullest and one day at a time and I try everyday to be a better person for her.
This has been a specially challenging year for me in all respects. I want to thank all of you who have stood by and encouraged me, supported me, and not judged me. I thank all of you that have been my true friends and family. Here is a small shout out to some.
To J: My best friend in the whole world. The person who I have grown with. Have we been through hell and back? and through it all, you have been there as a friend. You truly understand the meaning of unconditional and I am grateful and honored to have you in my life. I know we will be connected until the day we die.
To E: My sister, my other best friend. What would I do without you? You bring me back down to earth when I am crazy, you console me when I need to be consoled and you scold me when I need to be put in place. I am so happy that we are this close.
To M: My bro, we may have many differences in opinion and lifestyles, but I love you very much and I am so happy that we live close and maintain a close relationship. You are very important in my life and I hope to we continue to stay close and connected.
To D: My snooky and dear friend, although our history is an interesting one, we have made it through many battles and wars. Thank you for being there during these crazy times, and even tough you like to keep what you do unnoticed.. I notice.
To A, Y, K, S, N, P, and J: My girls. What would I have done without you when I cried over my hair or my weight, or my nasty nails and no brows. You made me feel beautiful and wonderful. We have all gone through a lot together and I thank you for being my friend. I hope to be as good as a friend to you as you are to me.
To K: My brother from another mother. No words can express my gratitude to have met you and feel that you are like a brother to me. I hope we can say the same when we re 80 and in a nursing home. ha
Nothing is easy and the road to life is paved with many challenges and every experience helps you understand what is important and how fragile and short our stay in this planet is.
I wish you all a very happy holidays and my next post will be about thanksgiving meal. I am hosting my first thanksgiving in the city and my whole family is coming.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Update
Hello everyone:
Happy few days before thanksgiving.
It's been a very hectic few weeks.. heck- few months!. I have been working full time for two months now and it has taken me about that long to get in the groove of things.
My weekdays consists of the following: ready?
Wake up at 6:30
Eliana wakes up around 6:45- get her from her crib proceed to place her on my bed- play for 5 minutes
6:30-7am- brush teeth, wash face (showers occur in the evening when Eliana goes to bed)
7am- Feed Eliana breakfast.. play
7-7:30 get eliana dressed, get myself dressed..
7:45- Walk out the door- take Eli in carrier with her stuff and mine (yes, I am a mule), take subway, fight with people in the subway walk to daycare
8:30- arrive at daycare, play with Eliana.. leave her things ready.
8:45- Walk to work
9:am- get to work.. work til 5:30-5:45 (if I am lucky get a workout in over lunch time)
5:45-6:00- walk to daycare (or take subway to daycare)
6:00-6:15- pick up eliana- discuss day events with teachers, strap her to my carrier take her things.. walk to metro
6:45- arrive home.. play and unwind for 15 minutes
7-8pm- feed Eliana dinner, give Eliana bath, play with her, pjs, get her really to bed.. put her to bed
8:30:11- COLLAPSE.. or eat dinner, take shower, pay bills, maybe do a little work, watch trash tv.. go to bed..trying to squeeze in a workout time, but it's been very tough.
repeat..
Fun right? lol
and that's when things are running smoothly and we are both feeling well and not tired/sick/ etc.
The weekends are better and I try to find fun activities for us to do.
I know one thing though.. My life is richer and 1000 times happier because she is in my life.. No regrets, just overjoyed.
Tomorrow a special thanksgiving blog about all the blessing and lots of shout outs and thank yous.
scans and my last procedure coming up in the next few weeks.
Have a wonderful day.
Happy few days before thanksgiving.
It's been a very hectic few weeks.. heck- few months!. I have been working full time for two months now and it has taken me about that long to get in the groove of things.
My weekdays consists of the following: ready?
Wake up at 6:30
Eliana wakes up around 6:45- get her from her crib proceed to place her on my bed- play for 5 minutes
6:30-7am- brush teeth, wash face (showers occur in the evening when Eliana goes to bed)
7am- Feed Eliana breakfast.. play
7-7:30 get eliana dressed, get myself dressed..
7:45- Walk out the door- take Eli in carrier with her stuff and mine (yes, I am a mule), take subway, fight with people in the subway walk to daycare
8:30- arrive at daycare, play with Eliana.. leave her things ready.
8:45- Walk to work
9:am- get to work.. work til 5:30-5:45 (if I am lucky get a workout in over lunch time)
5:45-6:00- walk to daycare (or take subway to daycare)
6:00-6:15- pick up eliana- discuss day events with teachers, strap her to my carrier take her things.. walk to metro
6:45- arrive home.. play and unwind for 15 minutes
7-8pm- feed Eliana dinner, give Eliana bath, play with her, pjs, get her really to bed.. put her to bed
8:30:11- COLLAPSE.. or eat dinner, take shower, pay bills, maybe do a little work, watch trash tv.. go to bed..trying to squeeze in a workout time, but it's been very tough.
repeat..
Fun right? lol
and that's when things are running smoothly and we are both feeling well and not tired/sick/ etc.
The weekends are better and I try to find fun activities for us to do.
I know one thing though.. My life is richer and 1000 times happier because she is in my life.. No regrets, just overjoyed.
Tomorrow a special thanksgiving blog about all the blessing and lots of shout outs and thank yous.
scans and my last procedure coming up in the next few weeks.
Have a wonderful day.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Post pictures
Ain't it pretty?
Traveling sure is delightful ain't it?
Not spending money going out to eat or going out frees up money for sightseeing if you are into that sort of thing.
Enjoy
Monday, November 7, 2011
Halloween Week Fiasco
So I thought the highlight of Halloween would be Eliana eating chocolate by accident, or Aunt Esther dressing up as a cow with Eli, but of course NOT.
On Tuesday, I got a call from Eliana's daycare saying that she was not feeling well and that they thought she had a tummy ache or constipation. My little one is allergic to so many things and now including milk. Where does she get that? I have no idea bc we dont know too much about all of her hereridary stuff (for obvious reasons). I diverted, let me get back to the story then will get into Eliana's one million allergies.
So, daycare calls me and I worry because she's in pain and crying and all think that she's super uber constipated and I may have accidentally give her halloween candy, or milk based products or god knows what.
I pick her up from daycare and take her home. Things seem to be fine. Except.. when bathtime comes ELiana screams in pain and starts to grab her elbow and arm and refuses to lift it or even move it. I, of course, thinks her arm is broken and proceed to call my mother, brother, sister, and pediatrician friend. Eliana passes out drinking her bottle and I let her sleep through the night until I assess the situation. As always, I think I am overreacting so I give say to myself that I will give it 24 hours and see how she is doing once she wakes up again.
In the morning, nothing changes. Eliana still refuses to be touched and definitely does not move her left side. I panic. Get dressed and run to the emergency room.
We are used to emergency rooms and are pros at doctors :-)
To make a long story short, after numerous x-rays and hours in the emergency room, the doctor tells us that Eliana had a dislocated elbow and doctor quickly re-locates it. Apparently it is a very normal and common injury among little ones. who knew?!?
The doctor told us that it can happen anytime and she is apparently prone to joint dislocation (I have never had anything dislocated in my life) so first time for me to learn about all of these things. Her muscles and joints are growing very fast and apparently they become weak and soft and hence can be dislocated rather quickly.
What a scare. She is fine now and I had a very long talk with the director of her daycare to discuss how she should be handled.. (extra gently of course).
Anyway, never a dull moment at the Zeledon household.
Let's hope this week is a quiet one.
On Tuesday, I got a call from Eliana's daycare saying that she was not feeling well and that they thought she had a tummy ache or constipation. My little one is allergic to so many things and now including milk. Where does she get that? I have no idea bc we dont know too much about all of her hereridary stuff (for obvious reasons). I diverted, let me get back to the story then will get into Eliana's one million allergies.
So, daycare calls me and I worry because she's in pain and crying and all think that she's super uber constipated and I may have accidentally give her halloween candy, or milk based products or god knows what.
I pick her up from daycare and take her home. Things seem to be fine. Except.. when bathtime comes ELiana screams in pain and starts to grab her elbow and arm and refuses to lift it or even move it. I, of course, thinks her arm is broken and proceed to call my mother, brother, sister, and pediatrician friend. Eliana passes out drinking her bottle and I let her sleep through the night until I assess the situation. As always, I think I am overreacting so I give say to myself that I will give it 24 hours and see how she is doing once she wakes up again.
In the morning, nothing changes. Eliana still refuses to be touched and definitely does not move her left side. I panic. Get dressed and run to the emergency room.
We are used to emergency rooms and are pros at doctors :-)
To make a long story short, after numerous x-rays and hours in the emergency room, the doctor tells us that Eliana had a dislocated elbow and doctor quickly re-locates it. Apparently it is a very normal and common injury among little ones. who knew?!?
The doctor told us that it can happen anytime and she is apparently prone to joint dislocation (I have never had anything dislocated in my life) so first time for me to learn about all of these things. Her muscles and joints are growing very fast and apparently they become weak and soft and hence can be dislocated rather quickly.
What a scare. She is fine now and I had a very long talk with the director of her daycare to discuss how she should be handled.. (extra gently of course).
Anyway, never a dull moment at the Zeledon household.
Let's hope this week is a quiet one.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Happy Halloween and other things
Hello all:
Happy Halloween from my family to yours. Eliana will be trick or treating today and will be wearing her very warm cow outfit (see previous post). She was previously Cinderella, but after getting a hint of what the weather was going to be, we ran to Pottery Barn Kids and bought whatever warm costume was left- hence the Cow costume.
Everything else is going great. I have a new JOB as I mentioned before. I am now working at LivingSocial and I absolutely love it. The best place ever. I wear jeans to work, there is endless amounts of food, and the work is very interesting and I have lots and lots of responsibilities. The hours are extreamly flexible and since it's an internet start -up, I can work from home lots. PERFECTION. I hope I dont jinx it.. this is a great gig.. benefits are amazing, hours are great, I am working on compliance and regulatory global work. In all, perfect set up. Too good to be true!. Pinch me please.
Eliana has been in her new daycare for a month now and she finally does not cry when I drop her off. Today was the first day that she did not cry!! She gave me a sad face, but no screams or tears. THANK GOD! FINALLY!.
Healthwise- I have a mammogram scheduled for November 18th- I have a lot of pain on my left boob and hoping that it's a clogged something or other and nothing bad.. my hormones are still crazy so I am hoping it has something to do with hormonal imbalance. Everyday I feel as if I have more and more energy so the meds are leaving my system. My last procedure is scheduled for early december and scans right before the holidays. I cannot believe it has been a year.
What a year- I must say.
Eli and I are also heading to Disneyworld with the family during the holidays-only for a few days. Mom and dad are coming up for thanksgiving so I am in charge of thanksgiving feast this year at my house. I am going to go all out (of course) and I will post pictures of my ridiculous endevour.
That's all for now. Will post pictures of trick or treating tomorrow.
Feliz dia de los Muertos too!..
Happy Halloween from my family to yours. Eliana will be trick or treating today and will be wearing her very warm cow outfit (see previous post). She was previously Cinderella, but after getting a hint of what the weather was going to be, we ran to Pottery Barn Kids and bought whatever warm costume was left- hence the Cow costume.
Everything else is going great. I have a new JOB as I mentioned before. I am now working at LivingSocial and I absolutely love it. The best place ever. I wear jeans to work, there is endless amounts of food, and the work is very interesting and I have lots and lots of responsibilities. The hours are extreamly flexible and since it's an internet start -up, I can work from home lots. PERFECTION. I hope I dont jinx it.. this is a great gig.. benefits are amazing, hours are great, I am working on compliance and regulatory global work. In all, perfect set up. Too good to be true!. Pinch me please.
Eliana has been in her new daycare for a month now and she finally does not cry when I drop her off. Today was the first day that she did not cry!! She gave me a sad face, but no screams or tears. THANK GOD! FINALLY!.
Healthwise- I have a mammogram scheduled for November 18th- I have a lot of pain on my left boob and hoping that it's a clogged something or other and nothing bad.. my hormones are still crazy so I am hoping it has something to do with hormonal imbalance. Everyday I feel as if I have more and more energy so the meds are leaving my system. My last procedure is scheduled for early december and scans right before the holidays. I cannot believe it has been a year.
What a year- I must say.
Eli and I are also heading to Disneyworld with the family during the holidays-only for a few days. Mom and dad are coming up for thanksgiving so I am in charge of thanksgiving feast this year at my house. I am going to go all out (of course) and I will post pictures of my ridiculous endevour.
That's all for now. Will post pictures of trick or treating tomorrow.
Feliz dia de los Muertos too!..
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