Saturday, December 24, 2016

The happiest place on earth

Saturday, December 24, 2016

The holidays are magical, wonderful . . . families and friends get together and everyone seems to be in high, happy spirits. . . for the most part. The holidays can also be difficult when dealing with a loss or when you miss someone. It can be a very sensitive time for a lot of people. So this year we decided to visit Orlando. I rented a house on airbnb and we drove here.  Yup, 14 hours.  We split the trip in two days.  We stopped in Pensacola the first night and arrived at our destination by 5 pm the next day.  I am so proud of our little men, they are such good travelers (knock on wood).

We visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday. We've been twice in two years but this time Niko enjoyed it so much more. He's a bit older and loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He was so happy meeting his favorite characters. I must say I felt truly happy and blessed to be spending the holiday with my family in such a magical place. My dad, sister and my brother and his family are also here. It's been great and when I think about my mom I think of how happy she must be watching us spend the holidays together in such a great place. Everyone must visit Disney during the holidays it's absolutely beautiful and so much fun. 

I wish everyone a joyous season filled with love, laughter and kindness.

xoxoxo



Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Mom woes

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

You know how when you have a second baby everyone says that they don't care as much as they did with the first? Like they let the second one eat off the floor and stuff like that. lol.  I don't know how that's true! I feel like I am even more paranoid with my second.  I feel like it's a second chance to be a better mom.  All the things I did not do with my first I want to do with my second and I want to be better at everything else.  So for example with Niko I did not take monthly pics but with Liam I do and he wears theme outfits.  For Niko I started supplementing with formula at about 5 months and stopped breast feeding entirely at 9 months.  With Liam I am still breast feeding and pumping and there are times when I want to give up.  There are times when I want to buy formula.  We were in DC and we bought some just as back up and I was so tempted to just switch over but I have not.  So my mornings can be a little hectic.  I have to pump, feed him and get him ready because I take him to work with me.  While at work I have to take time to either pump or breast feed.  It can be exhausting.  Last night he breastfed for like 45 minutes.  He won't go to sleep without it and I cannot put him to bed until he's done or else forget about it, it's a hot mess.  There are soooo many times I just want to give it up but I won't.  I think of Dory in finding Nemo and how she's singing just keep swimming so I sing just keep feeding, just keep feeding, just keep feeding, feeding, feeding . . . and it works.

I love my babies so much! They are so cute.  They just started playing together and it's the cutest thing ever.  Liam just cracks up at his older brother and tries to steal his milk.  This little man really likes milk.

That's all I got for now!

xoxoxo



Thursday, December 1, 2016

Random little thoughts

Thursday, December 1, 2016

As I sit on the apron waiting to take off I find myself reflecting on the past week's events and one in particular stands out. One that may sound silly to some but is of incredible significance to me. So here it is . . . I bought my first deodorant. What?! Come again?!  You see, my mom has (had) always bought me deodorant. It was one of those little things she always did. She always bought them in bulk. Since I was 12 and started wearing it I've never bought my own. When I went away to grad school I would come home to stacks on stacks of deodorant, even when I moved to the DC area I would come home and there they were . . . always on my dresser or in my Christmas stocking. Well, I ran out a few weeks ago and I could not bring myself to buy any so I used my hubby's for a while and I hated it but I wasn't ready to go out on my own and buy some. The thought made me sad, sick even but I finally took the leap last week. I walked into the CVS on route 50 in Falls Church, Virginia and bought one. Secret the original powder kind. I've never had to think about what deodorant to wear because my mom always bought the right one.  I know it probably makes me sound like a brat but now she's not here and I guess that last stick was like one last remnant of her and now it's gone and it makes me sad because she's gone and she'll never buy me deodorant or anything else again because she's not here. She's gone forever and it sucks. It sucks so hard to not have a mom. So I hold my little ones close every day and hold them tight and I just want to be the best mom. Just like my mom was to me. I love my little men and my little family. That's it.  The End.

xoxoxo

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Shoefie

Saturday, November 5, 2016

It's the weekend!!!! One must brunch. Had a lovely Saturday with my family celebrating my sister's vegan anniversary. She's been a vegan for one year, no turning back she says.  We drank, we ate and we were merry. A fun Saturday afternoon.  We ate at Benjy's on Washington.  They have pretty good vegan options and we like the vibe in general.  Super comfy and kid friendly. 

I'm going to dedicate this post to my shoes.  They are my fab find of the week, $34 at Macy's! I was walking through Macy's yesterday on my way up get my eyebrows done and there they were. I copped a pair. Love. Love.  I love this jumpsuit, I try to wear it any chance I get.  The shoes are actually very comfortable, I walked in them all afternoon.  I really do love them, I plan on wearing them all season long.

I hope everyone had a fun Saturday!

xoxoxoxoox



OOTD
Betsey Johnson sandals 
similar here and here
ASOS leopard jumpsuit no longer available. Similar here 

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Cake. Cake. Cake.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

I love babies and it seems like a lot of my friends do too. I've been to 4 baby showers this year so far and two more to go! 

I decided to make a diaper cake out of some of Liam's leftover diapers. We are onto size 2 and had a bag of size 1 left. It was super easy! I looked up different tutorials but they all involved rolling the diapers and all this extra stuff. No thank you. So what do you use to bake a cake? Baking pans and bowls! So that's what I used to arrange the diapers. It was super easy! Then I used rubber bands to hold them together and ribbon to decorate. It literally took like 11 minutes. I added pearl stickers to the ivory ribbon and used some gold accent ribbon on middle tier. I used hot glue to glue to ribbon and I used double sided tape to stack the tiers. Super duper easy!

Now you can make yours too without paying the hefty price tag!


Saturday, September 17, 2016

Nudes, nudes, nudes

Saturday, September 17, 2016


Hiiiii!

It's so hard to get date night with my boo now with two little boos.  We were able to squeeze one in last month for Houston Restaurant Weeks.  We went to B&B butchers and it was really good!  You'll love it if you're into eating meat and all that, it's really good. 

I really love neutrals.  I tried to incorporate color the summer of 2012 and that worked out well but I just really, really love black, white, gray and nudes.  That's pretty much it. 

I love this Theory Parieom Top.  I love the twist back detail.  I'm also in love with these jeans, a few season's old, but they are great and they can easily be transitioned into your fall wardrobe.  Similar here and here.   And of course my love for nudes doesn't stop with clothing, my accessories reflect similar taste.  How many pairs of shoes and bags of the same palette do you need? All of them DUH! There's different shades.  I love a good nude shoe and this pair of Louboutin's is probably one of my most comfortable. 

I guess we'll see when our next date night is, I already know what I'm wearing (lol). In the meantime I'll try to blog more often.  

Tootles
xoxoxo
Alma




Friday, August 19, 2016

Sip and See

Friday, August 19, 2016

I cannot believe our little man is almost 4 months old! Last month we had a sip and see/diaper party where the majority of our friends and family got to meet our little man.  I did not have a baby shower since I had another boy and we used a lot of the same items we used with Niko but we did need diapers so we encouraged everyone to bring diapers and we had a raffle at the end. The winner won a Keurig coffee brewer.  It was so much fun, a lot of work but fun!

My dad made Barbacoa and V made some greek potatoes and greek spanakopita. We had Mexican and Greek food because our little man is a Greekxican. Get it?! Lol. We had lots of beverages including Texas sweet tea and lemonade and a margarita machine. I even had a "Big Man" station with cigars and old fashioneds.

Everyone had a good time and our little men were so well behaved. We are very proud of them! Thank you to all for sharing such a special occasion with us. 

Vendors: 
Bel's bakes. Little man cookie theme. 
Cake from HEB. White cake with Parisian filling.
Cupcakes from HEB. 
Cake and cupcake toppers purchased through amazon.
Mustache balloons from amazon 
Margarita machine from Miss Tequila Margarita, they were awesome!
The printables were free from Printabelle
Kerrigan machine from Bloomies. 






Saturday, May 21, 2016

One Month

Saturday, May 21, 2016


I cannot believe it's been one month since our little boy was born.  These pics were taken a day before he was born on our last date night before baby.  Happy monthaversary baby Liam! We love you!

On our last pregnant date night we went to The Rouxpour.  It was pretty good.  William ordered crab cakes.  They were not on the menu but they were able to accommodate his order and he was very happy.  I had the oysters and wedge salad.  Yummy!  My contractions had started during lunch, but I wasn't sure yet but by dinner I knew.   I had three while having dinner and by 3:30 AM I was having one every 5 minutes.  AHH!

I miss my belly sometimes.  I'm like one of those crazy women who would probably have like 10 kids just because she loves being pregnant.  I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens!!

xoxoxo

Outfit deets below . . .


Dress similar here, sandals similar here
 
 

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

#currentsituation . . .

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

I'm having lunch as I am writing this and I seriously cannot tell if I'm having a contraction or if it's just gas. Yes, this is my second baby, how can I not know what a contraction feels like? We'll let me tell you it feels like you're cramping and you have to poo all at once. It's like the worst menstrual cramping of your life.  I googled it for you guys in case you don't believe me (see image below). 

So we are ready to welcome our baby.  I am 37 weeks so I am full term.  Dr says baby may be here next week.  We are so excited to give baby Niko a sibling!  The baby will be in our room and Niko will get his own room.  We have been working on Niko's room the last two weeks.  So far no bueno.  I ordered a toddler bed and Niko slept in it a total of 3 hours one night, he usually sleeps through the night in his huge joovy 2 play plen so we went to ikea and purchased a full sized bed.  Daddy has to paint it now and I have to order a mattress.  AHHH! So I guess we still have some stuff to figure out.  We don't want Niko in room with new baby.  Niko is a perfect little sleeper and we don't want to disrupt his sleep. 

My bag is packed but I decided I needed a new diaper bag so I ordered one but didn't like it so I sent it back and ordered a new one.  Also, I am not sure I love the shoes I bought to leave the hospital in so maybe new shoes? I still need to get nails done.  Bikini wax and eyebrow wax are done.  William says I need not worry about his bag so I won't. 

Ahh! That's all I got for now.  V and I are going to the movies tonight . . . I think.  We are going to watch Batman V superman or whatever.  I know we are super late but better late than never!

Tootles!



MZ Wallace Kate diaper bag, I'll let you know if I like.

Orbelle toddler bed, super cute bit not for us.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

My modern family

Thursday, April 7, 2016


I loooove Modern Family.  I like watching the reruns and marathons on USA.  I've recently discovered that I am a lot like Claire.  NOOOOOOO!!! My hubby has some Phil like qualities but not so much, he's way cooler and not as oblivious.  I'm competitive, a bit uptight and some may even say I can be quite narcissistic.  Qualities that I am not proud of . . . qualities that Claire has.  NOOOOO!! I used to be carefree and laid back, I'm not sure when I started becoming so type A.  So there you have it, judge me as you will. 

I find that in my community and by "my" I mean the Hispanic community, I am constantly being judged for working so much.  My hubby teleworks so he spends the majority of his time at home with our toddler and I work 7 days a week.  I have a business but if I don't see patients that day, guess what? I don't have money so I do relief work 2 or 3 days out of the week.  For some reason people think that is really weird.  Why is it weird? because I am a woman? because society views a man working out of the house to support his family the norm? so when a woman does it, it's not right? Is that what it is? I don't understand.  I still come home and cook.  I still come home and take care of my baby and my hubby on some days our son comes to work with me in the office.  I don't understand all the judgment.  Since I am pregnant with my second I have decided to alter my schedule a bit and I also decided to stop working on Sundays.  My last day is May 1.  I have to be able to balance two kids, a home and work, which I plan to do magnificently by the way.  Recently, I had a Sunday patient tell me that I should be at home and not working on a Sunday, ok well maybe you should stop coming in on Sundays.  Right after telling me this he decides he wants me to see his entire family.  That same day.  So you didn't mean what you said about me working on Sundays then? Is that it?  Women say to me: I could never do that to my family.  Do what? Provide for them? Sacrifice for them? I don't understand the double standard.  I really don't.  People say how modern we are because my husband is at home. What does that even mean?! He works from home.  He's not a stay at home dad and even if he was who cares? That's our choice and we are happy and satisfied with our lives.  I think we are lucky that we have flexibility, how many people can bring in their two year old into the office with them? and how many can save money on day care? and I am not dependent on other family members to watch him.  I think it's great!  People need to get it together.    

Rant over . . . drops mic . . . OOTD deets below

 My cutie family . . . Niko says: no paps please.
OOTD: J. Brand meternity jeans, BCBG top no longer available similar hereBCBG cropped blazerTory Burch Sandals

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Tea anyone?

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Last Sunday my sister took me to the St. Regis for tea as my birthday gift. We had a lovely time. Sandwiches, scones, patisseries and tea. What's not to like? A lot of women were dressed up.  There were a few in jeans and some were even wearing hats. We opted for simple dresses and heels. Nothing fancy. We were there from 3-5. We ate and chatted. It was fun! At one point I was sitting there as my sister went to the restroom and I started fantasizing about Drake of course, being at the St. Regis and all.  So here's how my daydreaming went down.  I pictured my sister coming out of the restroom, running into Drake in the hallway and telling him it was my birthday and then Drake coming into the tea room, meeting me, hugging me and then we would end this perfect encounter by taking a selfie.  Well, that didn't happen.  Haha! Later on I realized Drake had been in town and performed at a block party so maybe it just wasn't meant to be otherwise he would have met me and probably fallen in love with me as many do and I'm married, with a son and pregnant.  I couldn't handle a tabloid scandal . . . sigh.  

Outfit deets below!

xoxoxo
 
 
Outfit deets: Zara mid length dress, SJP Fawn, similar here and here, LV ALMA PM bag
 

 
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