3 Ring Circus Outing with Luke, Ryde, and Ace

So Tess and I decided to take the boys for a day out on the town a couple Thursdays ago and in theory it was a good idea but I definitely was underestimating Luke's ability to act like a stage 5 terrorist and how high maintenance two 1 1/2 month olds are!! So the shit show was first to start at noon but of course didn't get off the ground running till around 1ish as Tess had to borrow Uncle Lloyd's truck as my car was dead and we could not fit 3 car seats in the back of her car. Now this was a smooth transition at first but Tess soon realized that her stroller was in the back of her car that was now at Southlands with her dad not to mention Ace of course was screaming with hunger right as she was ready to leave so of course she had to feed him before she could drive to southlands ( which is 15 mins the opposite direction of my house) so she was finally on her way to my house running a lil late and all hot and bothered ;) , thank god because I was all hot and bothered at my house and there was no way I was going to be ready at noon either! So with the extra 30 mins I was able to have my boys ready when she showed up and by ready I mean I had actually packed a useful diaper bag unlike the usual one with only diapers, no snacks, no change of clothes etc, I have gotten lazy now that Luke is 2 but forget I have a new baby who is A LOT more high maintenance! So we loaded the car seats and the boys and we were on our way, but not before we stopped for a red bull so I could try and get my chi right before we got to the outlet mall. So we were headed to the outlet malls down in Castle Rock because that is where Matt and Tess had purchased their rings that she was having cleaned. So we finally arrive after a bumpy ride in the F150 which was not forgiving with our newly mom bodies haha so we decided it would be wise to be those dicks who take up 2 parking spots as there was no way in hell Tess was parking that big ole rig in just one spot! And we swear someone honked at us which of course got us riled up, we were thinking just wait till you see the train wreck that's about to roll out of this truck. So we start unpacking the kids and strollers which takes like 10 mins by its self, so we were finally on our way to shop! First stop, ring store, Luke had done so well holding on to the stroller as we walked across the parking lot and up to the jewelry store but for some reason as soon as we set foot in the store he began acting like a wild banchee, running every where, jumping over imaginary things, and then kicks one of the counters, yep kicks it, you cant make this stuff up people! So I immediately say we are going to wait outside, obviously hahaha so we wait outside for Tess to come out. Luke is running and jumping off the lil stone wall in the court yard area and all I'm thinking was this was a bad idea; the kid is 2 and has no plans on listening to anything I say at this point. So Tess comes out and we are headed to the Carter's outlet, and Luke maybe held on to the stroller for 2 seconds on our way there and of course we have to pass the Toys R Us outlet who have their stupid doors open and all I’m thinking is I hope Luke doesn’t notice it haha yeah right! He goes running in screaming “TOYS!” so I have to leave the stroller outside with Tess and literally have to run in after him. I finally catch up to him at the very back of the store and now have to carry him screaming "NO" all the way back outside. And then when we gat back to the strollers and I try to hold his hand while pushing the stroller he pulls dead weight and just lays on the ground! Ugh, embarrassing right!?! So I had to take Ryde out of his car seat that is clicked into the stroller and sit Luke in it and hold Ryde while I push toddler tool in the stroller. This is right where the baby pouch would have come in handy, note to self bring that every where I go from now on, not that ill be venturing out alone with them any time soon again! Anyway so we finally make it to the Carters store and I’m trying to maneuver the stroller through the store. Now for a store that only sells baby clothes they don’t make the store very stroller friendly especially one with a toddler in it! So I had to let Luke run free in the store so I could put Ryde down but thankfully the one thing the store that only sells baby clothes has is a Leggo table!!! Luke played nicely on that thing for like 25 mins while I finished shopping. I did not want to leave once I was done and go back out to the unknown, but it was time for Luke to go to the candy store that Aunt Tess promised him. So I waited outside with the newbies, which I thought was going to be the easy job but once again, wrong hahaha I was standing there trying to hold both their pacifiers in at the same time and keep them both entertained as I watched Luke run around like a mad man in the candy store picking up everything and saying "this, this this?" Of course Aunt Tess spoiled him and bought him a few things but his favorite was a monster truck bus which we should have just bought first because he was totally entertained by it, another not to self, buy present first thing! So as we leave the candy store and it starts to sprinkle, of course it did, anything that could have went wrong was going to go wrong! So we decide our short but exhausting trip was over and that we should head to the car well by the time we get to the parking lot it’s freaking pouring!! So Tess runs to the truck to pull up to the stores so we can load it there. Once again someone honks, like WTF people do you not see the 3 kids we are trying to wrangle up in this monsoon have some compassion dicks! Anyway we just start throwing stuff and kids in the truck and finally are ready to get on the road again. Tess and I are soaked but sweating at the same time hahaha and just want to go home and relax!! Luke of course talked the whole way pointing out everything we drove by which is cute at first but after about 20 mins I wanted to throw my self from the moving vehicle J We finally made it back to A-town for some much deserved nap times for me and Luke but of course Ryde had other plans for me, oh what was I thinking! Till our next shit show commences, Peace and Love

T-Minus 1 week till I'm back to H E Double Hockey Sticks!

So some how i only have one more week of maternity leave! WTF! I can not believe that in less then a week I will be headed back to the worst place on earth besides the DMV :( Ugh and the crying about this has already started hahaha I don't remember it being so bad with Luke but I also didn't have to go back to work till Luke was almost 6 months old. I feel like Ryde is still so small and cant imagine spending more then 8 hours away from him. This time has just flown by just hanging with my minions everyday, and I'm pretty depressed that I cant stay home with them permanently. And the shittier part is (yeah I said shittier...its a word, google it) that my car took a dump so my plan to go in early and get off early went up in flames and now I'll have to hitch a ride with big Luke but will have to figure out how to get home every night as he comes home after work maybe once a week. So it looks like this lady will be learning to ride the bus, how depressing does that sound right!?! Boo cars and their crappy timing! So this girl has to get back to work so she can buy a new car! oh and feed her children haha The one up side to this is that my friend Alisha will be able to watch the boys at our house! This was such a blessing to find someone who i have known since we were kids and can trust with my lil men, so i got that going for me... which is nice :)

Them Chavez Boys!

So I just could not be more in love with these lil men of mine! I'm excited to say that Luke just LOVES his lil brother. From day one he wanted to hold him and help feed him and is always concerned when Ryde starts crying. "oh no, baby Ryde crying" hahaha it is just too precious! I'm glad that he likes him and isn't trying to give him away to strangers haha I have had friends tell me stories like that about how they or their siblings reacted when the new family member came home. So here are some pics of the boys together :)

First day home

First Bath Together

At the Hospital

Watching Luke's fav, Mickey Mouse :)

Loves to help feed Ryde

My Boys

Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad, Twos

So my golden boy has reached his terrible 2's unfortunately and on top of that we have brought a new baby home which is totally infringing on his mommy and daddy time. Well mostly mommies time considering I'm Ryde's main food source hahaha So to say the least the first couple weeks were a lil crazy and draining!

So my parents were taking the boat out for Big Luke's birthday so I thought this would be a good opportunity to take the boys out in the real world, since we spend a lot of time at home since Ryde has been born. So i get the boys all packed and ready to go to spend the day at Cherry Creek Reservoir. Now this process took about an hour to get them both in swim gear then packing the car with everything I would need to entertain them for around 4 hours I was thinking. So finally we are on the road and I was looking forward to having a beer with some friends while Luke played in the sand and water but boy was I dreaming! As soon as we get there he is in that whinny mood where everything he says has to come out in the whinny voice. Ugh how I hate that, cant you just be in a bad mood but talk normal why does it have to come out in THAT voice hahaha so anyways I was hoping once he was playing in the dirt and shit he would perk up and get in a better mood. Well Luke had other ideas! He was having none of everything and if Pa wasn't focusing ALL of his attention on him he would throw a fit. Of course his Nonnie tries to reason with him when he's in this mood which I try to explain every time there is NO negotiating with terrorists! But she doesn't seem to care and was trying to talk him off the cliff which of course never works. So after only 1 hour at the lake this momma had had enough and it was time to go. There's no reasoning with a 2 year old so he was going home where he can act like a tool all he wants in his room by himself. Oh the joys of parent hood right?!? No matter what plans you have in your head they don't really matter if your 2 year old is not on the same page! I have a feeling a lot of my posts are going to end like this for awhile now :)I managed to take about 6 pics while we were there before we had to leave. He sure is lucky he is so cute!!

Hahaha This is the face that made us leave early

Ryde was pissed that we had to leave hahaha

Ryde Tannen Chavez is here!!!!

Our lil man made his appearance on Wednesday June 8th 2011 at 11:24 pm! He was 8lbs 2 oz and 20 inches long! Now Ryde's birth story is a lil different then his big brothers but just as stressful. When I was pregnant with Luke, At my 20 week ultra sound they told me that my blood work came back and Luke had a 40% chance of having Spina Bifida. They proceeded with the ultra sound and said everything looked good but we wouldn't know anything for sure until he came. Now for anyone who knows me, knows that I am a HUGE worry wart! You name it I've worried about it!! Even had ulcers at one point because of it, and as much as I know its pointless to worry its just something you cant shut off and I have been doing it my whole life. SO needless to say I worried for the next 4 months. With Luke my water broke a month before his due date and I was in labor for a total of 12 hours from when my water broke to him being born. I remember being really scared because Luke was exactly a month early and we were not sure if he was ready to come so early, but thankfully he was and came out after 2 whole pushes hahaha I know its not fair but its the truth :) He was perfect and was able to come home 5 days later after 2 extra days under the lights because he had some jaundice because him and I have different blood types.

Now with my baby boy Ryde, the worrying started at my 20 week ultrasound also. They found that his kidneys looked enlarged thanks to something called pyelectasis which basically means extra fluid in the kidney. It is found more often in boys then girls and for the most part corrects itself before baby is born. Of course the only thing I heard from my doctor was that its sometimes a soft marker for Down Syndrome. So you can imagine the next 4 months I worried and worried. They also noticed that he was measuring big which could be a problem if he went full term. At my 35 week appt my doctor told me that I was already 3 cm dilated so the baby could come any day but to try and wait 2 weeks so he's fully cooked! Ryde had a different plan unlike his big brother he liked it inside there and had no plans of exiting even after a 10 mile walk day with his G-Ma (I'm not exaggerating either, 10 miles!) But finally a day shy of being 39 freaking weeks I had some bleeding so I knew it was time so Josh came and picked me up from work and we headed to St Joes, now the nurse in the triage center was NOT on my same page and told me I was going to need to walk for 2 hours even though I was already 4 cm!! To say the least I was not happy about this plan! First of all it was like 90 degrees outside, I was in my work clothes and my chucks which are my most comfortable shoes but not if I'm going to be walking 5 miles around the hospital grounds!!!!!! But i wanted Ryde to come so I sucked it up and started walking. The first lap Josh and Luke walked with me but it was about time for Luke to take a nap so Josh took him home to do so and to grab a few other things that I had forgot to tell him to grab as he was packing my hospital bag. Yeah that's right i refused to pack a bag as I thought it would jinx baby Ryde to never come hahaha so Josh had to do it that morning. So after 2 hours I went back in to be checked and she said I had only gone up 1/2 cm and said i could go home or walk another hour. Now I was ready to just drive my ass home as I was too pregnant to be doing all this walking but she convinced me to do the hour so I was off again. Now i proceeded to be stopped by like 15 people during my walks asking if I was in labor and needed help, as I would respond "I think I'm in labor but they don't" hahaha and of course the last 10 mins i had the worst foot cramp ever so on top of my already ridiculous pregnancy waddle I had a peg leg limp, quite the shit show. So I barley make it back to the triage center to be checked and I'm at 5 cm! But shes still acting like I'm not going up stairs to have a freaking baby so i fake a contraction so she would hook me up to the monitor. Which works!! She hooks me up and 5 mins later i start having regular contractions 4 to 3 mins apart. By this time Wendo had made it to the hospital from work and we were headed upstairs to have a baby!! When we got up there they asked me right away if I wanted an epidural which I thought was too soon as my contractions were not bothering me really but they reminded me that I was already 5 cm ( how could I forget!) and that it was a good time to get one so I of course agreed. After that it was just relax time with the fam till about 9 pm when mini Luke started getting crabby as it was bed time, so him and Pa headed home for the night. Big Luke headed out to a work softball game and other extra curricular activities so it was just me, the LP, and Wendo. At about 10:30pm we convince Josh to go to Mc D's cuz Wendo hadn't had dinner and was starving. As he was leaving he reminded me that i better not have the baby while he was gone, which i dismissed with a" yeah yeah" not 5 mins later do i feel the urgent need to poop! So i tell my mom who proceeds to tell me, "you better not poop till josh gets back" and my response is "I don't want to poop when Josh is here, im going to ask the nurse if we can figure it out while hes gone!" So i call the nurse in and explain that i really need to go #2 and would like to try before my life partner makes it back. She said sure but wanted to check me to see how far along i was first. As she was doing that Josh walks in thank god because the nurse was like "yep theres no cervix" and all I say is "so wait i don't get to poop?" hahaha and she reminded me that I don't really need to poop but my body wants to push a baby out. So she tells me NOT to push which was the worst, most painful part of the whole child birthing experience for me! I couldn't push because they had to get the room set up and then she sends in the slowest nurses aid of all time! The women proceeds to take her sweet ass time setting up the room and all I could do was stare at her and think to myself I may punch this women in the face if she doesn't start to show some urgency! I'm barely holding an 8lbs baby from falling out on to the hospital floor here women! Thankfully I'm some what of a bad ass and was able to refrain from popping him out during this time and the nurses and doctors had arrived and it was finally time to push. Now as I'm getting ready to meet my lil man I cant help but notice one nurse bring over a step ladder. Yeah that's right a step ladder, what the hell do we need one of those for right?!? Yeah that's what I was thinking too, Wendo notice this lil ditty too and asked "whats that for" which the nurse told her that sometimes with big babies they need to get high for some leverage to pull him out" and I'm thinking WTF, I better not see anyone climbing a fucking ladder during my labor, sorry for cursing but really a ladder! Thankfully I only had to push 3 times and he came right out (this body was built for banging down low hahaha) and there was no need for a ladder or the 4 extra nurses in there. He was finally here and I balled like a baby when they set him on my chest. It was nice this time that he got to hang out with me for like an hour before they weighed him and all that jazz (what am I 60..all that Jazz hahaha) So once again I cant complain about this labor experience and he came out perfect so maybe all the worrying paid off;) We were able to come home on the 3rd day but he needed some at home tanning action as we also have different blood types so he was jaundice but other then that it was a pretty easy transition home. And now my family of 3 is now 4 and complete. It felt like it took him forever to get here but I'm so glad hes here and am very blessed to have 2 strong, healthy boys and couldn't be happier! Peace and Love

Operation vacate the premise in full affect in T-Minus 44 hours!

So I have decided that Baby Ryde’s check out time has been pushed up a couple weeks. This lil tankzilla is estimating a lil under 8lbs as we speak and momma Chavez is having none of a 10 lbs baby in June. So I had planned to start walking across the beautiful state of Colorado last Thursday after I went in to see the ultrasound people and found out how big he was, it’s never good when the ultrasound tech who does dozens of these a day starts off the appointment with “wow that’s one big baby” ya think lady, Im the one carrying this fool around inside me day after day, I know he’s big!! Well after I left the appointment I was determined to evict his chunky butt within the next few days but that didn’t really fit into Wendo’s schedule. She said something about covering for people and her boss was out, I dunno I stopped listening and agreed to take it easy for one more week. I go in Friday morning to see if Im dilated yet and hopefully they just send me straight to the hospital to be induced hahaha how awesome would that be! But if not Im going to start “running” everywhere, so if Im late anywhere this weekend you know it’s because Im walking there and not driving :)

On another note as the day come closer to being a family of 4 instead of 3 I have been trying to spend as much time with my lil man in his last days of being the only child. There is part of me that is sacred that he’s going to be totally pissed when we bring home Ryde forever and makes me a lil sad for him even though I know he’ll be happy when they are older and he has a brother to play with. Im sure it’s these awful hormones that are making me sad about it and I can’t wait to feel fucking normal again!!! Sorry for the harsh language but Im seriously over this pregnancy thing hahaha I like to choose when I cry and not whenever my body feels like it! So hopefully Luke warms up to the idea of being and older sibling like I did and wants to carry Ryde around like king baby as I did with Big Luke when we were younger. So fingers crossed that he adjust well which I think he will considering he’s been an easy child so far (famous last words I know )

So wish me luck on my mission in my last days of being pregnant
Fooooorrrrr evvvvvvvvvv errrrrrrrrrrr

A Birthday at the Zoo!

So we took Luke to the Zoo on his actual birthday again this year. Josh, Wendo and I all took the day off to take him. It was a beautiful day, not too hot thank god considering I have my own personal lava rock inside me right now. I had considered getting a wheel chair for this adventure since Luke came a month early and I was just outside a month with Ryde at this point but once we got there I was too embarrassed and decided to just tough it out and take a lot of breaks!!! We had an awesome time except for when we had our own episode of when geese attack. We had brought a picnic to eat for lunch and were being stalked by one of the large geese scavenging for food and at one point Luke got up with his sandwich to go look at the polar bear where his Nonny was and the bird lunged at him almost pecking him. Thankfully he didn’t nip Luke as josh almost punched it hahaha which Im sure would have ended us on the news or something. It definitely scared Luke but he didn’t let it bother him for too long so that was good. It was much more fun this year as he recognized the animals and could walk around everywhere. Here are some pics from our day...