Jessica Girado

I came across this article in Baby Center (one of my fav websites) called:
“Thirty things that change when you have a baby!”

What changes when you have a baby? A better question may be: What doesn’t change? Here, writer and mom Rebecca Woolf lists her most notable post-baby observations. And some from readers.

Here are my personal favorites:
(italics are my comments)

1. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.

2. You respect your body … finally. (7 pounds heavier than pre-prego but loving it)

3. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.

4. You find that your baby’s pain feels much worse than your own.

5. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child. (lol. it’s true)

6. Your heart breaks much more easily.

7. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.

8. Every day is a surprise. (and a gift from God)

9. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. Hooray for poop!

10. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself. (soooo true!)

11. You become a morning person. (unfortunate, but true)

12. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.

And from the readers…

13. You discover how much there is to say about one tooth.

14. You finally realize that true joy doesn’t come from material wealth.

15. You’d rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you’ve been dying to have. (Yup! Michael tells me to buy myself a shirt and I end up buying one for Emmy instead)

16. You don’t mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night. (this one’s for Michael!)

17. Silence? What’s that?

18. You discover an inner strength you never thought you had. (this one’s my favorite)

19. You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule. (Yup! Trying to go some where but Emmy wants to nap, so we have to wait)

20. You give parents with a screaming child an ‘I-know-the-feeling’ look instead of a ‘Can’t-they-shut-him-up?’ one.

21. You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you’ll be late. (oh i could kiss her alllll day)

22. You learn that taking a shower is a luxury. (yeaa! for hot, quiet showers)

23. You don’t eat when you’re hungry, you eat when the baby allows you to. (pfff. yes. sometimes i’m having lunch at 3:00 pm, and been up for 6 hours)

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So once again, “What changes when you have a baby?”
Everything!!!
But I wouldn’t change a thing. I love my little Emery!

Hope you do something today to take care of our Earth.
And not only today, but everyday!

For ideas on what you could do visit Earth Day Network

Here is a picture of my daughter crawling.

It’s really great to stay home and be able to see these moments!

We are so proud of her!

Here are some pictures of my daughter Emery Grace at 6 months.

I came across Etsy last year while looking for some unique things for my baby shower. I love birds and cherry blossoms and found some great stuff there.
Etsy is a website where you can sell and buy things handmade. You’ll find things like art, cards, jewelry, purses, and much more.

Most of you know that I love decorating and making things (especially cards). So in December, I created an account to start selling my stuff. I will start taking pictures of cards I’ve made and chocolates of course.

So I will update you when I’ve posted them.
Hope you check it out!!

Hey Lily! ….. LOL!

If you’re stocking us, this post is just for you!

I’m kidding.

We are very happy that you guys will be joining us in Cape Coral and really excited to see what God will do through all of us. We will be praying that you may find work (we know how stressful that is) and that God may provide a place for you guys to live (and finally set up all your Ikea stuff…lol)

And I have a “confession” to make. We had a great time this weekend. I’m 93% sure!

:O)

Ok. So stop stocking us. j.k

I am so happy with our new dining table!

Modern. Simple. Clean. Cheap.

These are our dining chairs.

And this is our table. (but with silver legs and much bigger. lol.)

Oh I’m so happy. Come by any time and eat with us!

bought at Ikea

Press Statement
Sean McCormack, Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 21, 2008

U.S. Urges Signing of Final Peace Agreement for Northern Uganda

The U.S. fully supports and welcomes the recent rapid progress in the Juba Peace Process. We urge the parties to sign the Final Peace Agreement on or before March 28 to demonstrate their commitment to peace and to send a strong signal of that commitment to both the international community and northern Ugandans.

We appreciate the mediation efforts of the Government of Southern Sudan and the facilitation role played by African and other international observers during the Juba Peace Process. These efforts have created the best opportunity to date to end peacefully the 22-year conflict between the Government of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army that has seriously harmed civilian populations and destabilized the region.

As an observing party, we intend to participate fully in the proposed Oversight Forum, which would be formed to assist with implementation of the agreements. We will continue collaboration with the Government of Uganda to provide development support for northern Uganda and demobilization, disarmament, and resettlement assistance for ex-combatants.

Oh how I loved being pregnant.

Just wanted to share this beautiful picture taken of me by my good friends Naty and Bryan.

Click NBPhotographix for more!

Sweet!!!

This is so great.
Method is now doing a baby line. These products are 99% natural, hypoallergenic. The baby body lotion and diaper cream are 95% natural. And Method now uses bottles made of 100% recycled plastic.
We currently use Method cleaning products at home and we are so happy with them.

Emmy is using Burt’s Bees. We are also very happy with this product because it’s so gentle on Emmy’s skin. And it smells great!! It’s also 100% natural and has no Quaternium 15.

But it’s great to know there are more natural options out there!!

Click Burt’s Bees and Method for more info!