Parenthood, Stay at Home Mom, New Blessings & New Chapters

Good afternoon!

Happy 2 weeks to my momhood and to my sweet little Ellie Abaigeal Perez.  Hard to believe 2 weeks ago I had went through labor process and got to see my tiny little baby, 8 pounds 1 ounce, 21.5 inches, (small ;) ) and got to hold her with her lovely self right after coming out, I felt no pain, I just saw my little baby, my husband, and a new adventure about to begin. 

My husband and I had the quite the experience for labor and he actually did not hold my hand during labor,he held my left leg back lol, he was technically a doctor lol! But feel free to ask me about my labor story if you would like to hear it, it is quite the story. 


Speaking of my husband this Christmas Eve it's going to be 2 years since we first met and have never stopped talking since.  So excited for this Christmas :)

God must have known Christmas was the time to bring me even more joy, it's already my favorite time of year, but now my husband and I became as of Christmas time and little Ellie, our daughter, came right before Thanksgiving, right before Christmas :)

2 weeks of being a mom, 3 weeks of not working after always being working or in school.  I have been running little errands here and there to catch a break like getting us breakfast, running short errands, etc.  I have been cleaning. I don't get too much sleep but I get some!

I have my wonderful husband who's working hard for us, but also when he gets home I catch a break. Take a shower, or catch a nap :)

The Office and tv shows have been my sanity as I'm feeding,changing, bathing, etc. my little Ellie.  She has already had her first bath, her umbilical cord stump has fallen off. 

She loves our Christmas tree and loves to fixate on the tree and is calm and tranquil as she looks at the Christmas tree, maybe another Christmas loving girl in our house :)

She cries when she is hungry,has a dirty diaper, doesn't like bathing, wants to be cuddled.  She does not like cribs or bassinetts too much yet, because she'd rather be cuddled by a human body or her mom  or dad :)

She has beautiful eyes, beautiful hair,eyes, nose, long legs, dimpled chin, tiny delicate fingers, tiny precious feet, and a smile that when it comes you just get a burst of joy. 

Her name means: Ellie (bright, shining light, or most beautiful woman), Abaigeal bringer of joy, Perez breach or bursting forth. 

As you can tell we put a lot of thought into her name and we are so excited to have her in our life <3 She is a beauty, and our precious daughter. 

We are new parents and loving it, yes there is a lack of sleep, some irritability,  I have my tearful moments which Alvaro cares for oh so gracefully.  It has been amazing and a beautiful moment to share with my husband. 

The new grandma Nancy has been at the hospital to meet the baby,she has been over to help and she is in love with her nieta, granddaughter.  I am so thankful to have her as well, she is a constant support and she is definitely a great baby helper, as me and Alvaro will need to get out every now and then, date night :)

Sleep is getting better, God is good, He has blessings for us in all seasons. My new season is a stay at home mom and wife to my wonderful hardworking husband who takes care of us, God is good :)

 

Have a great day :)

New season, new chapters, learning from both the past, present, and dreaming of the future

Why hello! 

My new name is Heather Cheryl Perez.  I am no longer on the market as I found myself in a beautiful relationship with my husband Alvaro. I am a wife! Woo! Being a wife rocks! Growing each day!

Soon we are expecting our little Ellie Abaigeal Perez on November 23rd, early or late who knows ;) It's one of the most suspenseful moments not knowing when labor is coming ;)

I just finished up my last day at work last Thursday!  I am not going to be going back to the same job after as we are going to see how I am and also look for jobs and opportunities closer to our home and part time.  But don't worry my Social Work degree is always being used and I hope to expand in my career as still get my masters & perhaps doctorate one day in the future :)

It was funny on my last few weeks I said to myself I am trading my piles of cases, paperwork, to go change diapers, and funny thing is I am super excited about it. 

My husband is an awesome cook at a restaurant about 10 minutes from where we live, and he rocks at it.  He is a way better cook than I, and he's got skill.  I mean I need my spatula, my husband flips anything he can in a pan and he doesn't make a mess,  me however, I make quite the mess, his food is amazing, and I am super blessed to learn as well as be surprised by his delicious meals he makes me. 

We always have tortillas in our house, as that is his staple, my staple, I don't know I will have to ask him what is something different I have to have that is different lol! 

We speak both English & Spanish in our household, and so will our little Ellie!  Bilingual from the start is our method!  I am excited to teach her both and grow myself as well as enjoy teaching two beautiful languages! 

I still watch The Office a ton, in the background when I clean, or if I just want to relax after work, well I don't work anymore so we will see how that goes exactly. 

I love to organize, I am finding cute ways to decorate our little condo, we have been blessed to get a lot of things we have as gifts and save money on bigger items. 

It's been busy in the Perez household for traveling an hour back and forth everyday for me, to my husband working 6 days a week.  So we are all over the place.  But my last day was Thursday so now I have a little bit of spare time on my hands, which means I need to clean more, this is going to be quite the transition.  As I am a doer, I don't like to do nothing, and I don't like to be stuck in the house, cooped up.  So this shall be interesting. But the good thing is I have my sweet Jesus to spend time with, my guitar to learn, a little baby to care for, and my husband to share life with and a house to take care of as well.  But please, if you are in the area come visit ;)

I am so excited for life! God is blessing us continiously through this crazy time of waiting, and preparing to have a little child, but who is ever ready really? 

This is just an update, and I just want to say I'm so blessed and so thankful for each season of life as it passed, now it's on to the present, wife & motherhood! Yay!

Have a blessed day,

Heather Cheryl Perez