Being a stay at home mom

Being a sahm is the best decision I've ever made for me and my family. But I do have to say that stay at home parents don't get enough credit sometimes. I've had a couple of difficult jobs but this is much harder. It challenges me, tests my patience and it completely fulfills me. It's truly what I've always wanted and I'm glad that I am able to do what I want.

Being able to teach my child different things, feed him lunch every single day, put him down for naps, and just be with him means the world to me. I understand that it's not for everyone but for me it's exactly what I want to do and I am thankful. I just want everyone to truly understand that being a stay at home parent is truly a difficult job. It doesn't mean that you get to stay at home sit on the couch or clean your house and just do whatever you want. It also doesn't mean that stay at home parents are just cleaning poop or feeding kids all day. Trust me it's much more than that. The same way I understand that being a working parent is difficult I want people to understand that a stay at home parent it also difficult in a different way.

Now that my son is 19 months old I have to plan out different activities so that he is busy but also so that he starts learning different things. I do let him do things on his own so that he can explore and figure some things out himself. I like for him to do that but I also sit with him and read,  show him different shapes or colors and just help him learn. All of this of course while I take care of my 8 month old nephew. But I do have to say he's pretty good and usually is just paying attention to whatever Ethan is doingJust teaching and playing with the kids can fill my day but there's also preparing meals, cleaning up, changing diapers and dealing with our pets so I barely have time to do anything else. But I would not change it for the world. I'm super blessed and so thankful. For the stay at home parents out there I know it can be hard so make sure you take some time to look at your child or children and remember what's it's all about. And for the working parents you are doing a great thing and one day your children will be so thankful for all the hard work just like I am thankful for everything my parents did for me.

Back from vacation

So I've been back for a couple of days and I still feel sad that I had to come back. I had a wonderful time in San Juan, PR with my whole family and it meant the world to me that I got to spend some time with my parents.We all met there and spent two weeks in the warm sun. But the end of the trip is when it got a little hard for me. I am very close with my parents and because they no longer live near me it kills me every single time I have to say goodbye. It literally takes me a few days to get in a normal mood again.

Besides the part where I had to say goodbye to my parents and family we all had a great time. We went to some beautiful beaches, we ate a lot of great food and got some much needed relaxation. My parents and family spent a lot of time with Ethan and my nephew which gave my sister and I a bit of a break. It really is a beautiful place with the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen and I've been to quite a few. If you are ever in the area visit Flamenco Beach in Culebra, PR. I hate car rides and boat rides but it was worth it. I went once before in October and it was great because the weather was perfect and there were no people so we basically had that gorgeous beach to ourselves. I just had to go back and I'm glad I did.

It was a fabulous trip and I'm so happy I was able to go.

19 months!

My little one is 19 months today! Time has flown by and he is now this little person running around and exploring. He means the world to me and I'm so thankful that I get to spend all my days with him.

We are currently on vacation so Ethan has gotten to really experience some new things. He's been to the beach before but this year he can really enjoy it. He had a great time with his grandparents at the beach last weekend. He's also seen chickens, goats, cows and he is really loving the chickens. He keeps asking to see them so I will have take him again of course. Maybe I'll take a video for him.

At 19 months Ethan's new words are:

Chicken

Wow

Water in Spanish - agua

Eyes

All done

He also knows the letter e

His favorite foods are:

Pancakes

Fruit

Graham cracker bunny snacks

Still loves sweet potatoes

Favorite things to do:

Read - I constantly catch him in a room on the floor reading a book

Wants me to read dr. Seuss abc all the time. At least 4 times a day

Loves Mickey Mouse playhouse
Loves his climb and slide toy
Loves to help me vacuum

Happy 19 months Ethan!

Ethan with his grandpa

Blog name change

I have decided to go ahead and change the name of my blog. I wanted something happy that was about my whole life not just about my sahm life. I enjoy life and I want to share everything about it. From my happy moments with my child to my home projects which make me so happy. I just want a name that will match with who I am and a name that I can be excited about.

So I've decided on Joyful Vida! For those of you who don't know vida means life in Spanish. I absolutely love it. Please come and follow along on my new blogger blog joyful vida coming real soon.

Thank you!

Just a quick hello from the beautiful and always sunny Caribbean. I'm vacationing with my sister, nephew, parents and my little guy. We are having an amazing time can't wait to post some more pictures. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.