Janeta Cynthia Chavez

Well here she is...Janeta Cynthia Chavez

Weighing in at 9 pounds 2 ounces, 21 1/2 inches long

My c-section was scheduled for 8 a.m. Friday the 14th and boy was she on schedule. She was born at 8:05 a.m.! This experience has been so much easier I can't even tell you. I'm not saying a c-section is easy but compared to my last experience, this one has been actually enjoyable! My blood sugars were great and continue to be, my pain level is almost half of what it was the first time, and Janeta is breastfeeding like a champ. My doctor got to perform my c-section and he was just as surprised as I was that she was 9 pounds. He asked me where I was hiding her!

Many people were wondering about her name and those that know me well know that she was named after my mommy Janet. She just has a slight variation and Cesar's mom's name for the middle and I love it. It just seems to fit. She is so stinking precious I can't even stand it.

Every comment I get on facebook involves her cheeks and yes they are just chubby as ever. Don't let them fool you though because she's actually quite tiny everywhere else!
Tiny toes

I love this pic because it showcases her full head of shiny, soft, blonde tipped hair! Oh along with the comment about where she was hiding, my doctor also commented on her abundance of hair! I play with it all of the time. I hope it doesn't fall out like Mateo's!

She loves the swing like Mateo did and has all sorts of funny faces!

I was really worried about Mateo's transition into having a sister and sharing her with mama and dada but he has been amazing. He kisses her often and tells me when she's crying and tells people who have stopped by that she is his sister and her name is Janeta. He is still a 2 year old and has told me to put her back in the swing and make her go to sleep too HA!

She sleeps a lot and loves to be up from about 1:30 to 4:00 (God give me strength) but Cesar has been amazing cooking yummy meals, keeping the house clean, going on daily outings with Mateo, and of course loving on his daughter. I feel blessed and can't wait to see how she changes in the next couple weeks. Her eyes have been blue, brown, and hazel so who knows on those...

My Love/Hate Relationship with Mother's Day

I love Mother's Day because I have the most amazing son in the world! I savor motherhood and know that it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I feel like I was definitely wired to be a mom and would never feel truly complete without it. We just got back from the Aquarium of the Pacific and it's our third time (1st-Mateo was 2 months old, 2nd-Mateo was just over a year old) and it's amazing to see the growth and development in our son. He led US around and gave us information about the different kinds of fish. I laugh at myself because it doesn't take much to make me happy these days but simply watching my son and all the funny things he does and says. It's also very cool that in less than a week I will be the mother to a new daughter whom I am dying to meet!!

I hate Mother's Day because I don't get to spend it with my own mom. I miss her terribly and wish she was here to see me as a mom. Without a doubt, she shaped me as a person and now as a mother. I know, I know everyone says she's here in spirit or watching from above but I'm sorry it's not the same. I want to hug HER, talk to HER, do anything with HER. So yes as stated in my post title, a part of me hates Mother's Day.

I will obviously spend Mother's Day with the LOVE feeling tomorrow and will hide those other feelings behind something as I've become quite good at over the years. The LOVE now far exceeds anything negative....thanks Mateo!

To all the amazing moms out there....HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Baseball and Baby

I got myself a new Flip video camera and I LOVE it! It is so easy to use and so small. This is just a cute video of Mateo and Cesar playing "baseball" with an incredibly heavy bat! As for a pregnancy update: I only have a week and a half and I'm feeling "almost" ready. The baby's room is done, the car seat is washed and ready to go, and I will be working on my hospital bag tonight. I'm getting anxious to meet this new little lady and especially now that Erin, Libby, and Nadene had their babies!!!

Outside Activities

Mateo LOVES to be outside! He rotates from one favorite activity to the next. First it was riding his tricycle...
Then it was pushing his stroller around...

Then it was playing with his new cat Ramone.

Pregnant Pic

Ok so many of you have been asking me for a pregnant pic....it's not that I'm avoiding taking a pic it's just that I'm the one always taking the pictures! I finally asked Cesar to snap one yesterday so here you go. 34 weeks on Friday so 5 more weeks to go. C-section is scheduled my 39th week! Yeah!Same pic just in front of the baby's crib!

Happy 2nd Birthday Mateo!

I'm still a little bit in shock and denial that my "baby" just turned 2! We had a Cars party last Saturday and Mateo was surrounded by all of the people he loves the most! This picture is Mateo waiting to get his first bite of birthday cake.Here is the Cars cake that nana Cynthia made (dad put Ramone and Sarge on the top at the last minute). It was so cute and yummy!I didn't think he would sit through all of the presents, but he did. He was so animated about each and every one of them. I think dada was more excited about this one...it's a shirt that says "I get my muscles from my dad" HA

My baby boy giving me a kiss! Man I love this little creature!

Mateo showing grandpa all of his loot from the pinata.

Mateo taking a whack at his Cars pinata!

Bob (Mateo) the Builder

I have mentioned in earlier posts how Mateo loves his craftsman tool set. He especially loves helping dada with projects around the house. Cesar really wanted to make some planter boxes and of course recruited his handy sidekick Mateo to help him. After being told to go get his tools, Mateo says "Yes dada, I go get my hammer and drill and fix it!" I thought the safety goggles really added to the seriousness of this project.