Im so frustrated!

Today has been yucky!
I took Bre to get a haircut since her mom jacked it up like a month ago. At this point I don't really care if she gets pissed off or not. Dont cut your kids hair unless you can do a good job. :)
Anyway, it looks super cute & she loves it. The hair guy did the best he could with it, considering she chopped the pieces off right in front of her ears. Why she felt the need to do that... I do not know. I went to check out & the lady is like "Ok, it'll b $60" & im like umm excuse me? shes five! I looked up your website online & kids hair cuts are $15, if I wanted to spend $60 I would have gone to visible changes, btw Im not paying that. So She lowered it to $20, claiming that "EDDIE" is different than the other stylists. I left a $5 tip  & wont be returning.

We came home & had lunch & I started my homework. It has 15 questions & I have been working on it for three hour. WTF. Too bad I already dropped Pharmacology BC i totally want to drop this one too.

The other day i went to my OBGYN & he gave me more birth control. I forgot to take it yesterday so this morning I took two, I feel super sick now. I think that is why I am getting so frustrated. My stomach feels disgusting. NEED TO PUKE. :/

My mom is suppose to come over tonight. :) I need to feel bettterr! & get my homework done! I have a photoshoot tomorrow night & don't need the extra stress of not being able to finish all my homework. I have two questions left!

My life feels so right. Today I went to the gym & came home & put baby down for a nap & then had lunch with my husband in our guest bedroom/his new office. I am so thankful he works from home now. We had quesadillas & soup. Afterwards, I went to take a nap, a two hour nap! :)
It was much needed. Aiden slept for four hours & I was able to clean this house pretty well. Scrubbed floors, swept, mopped, and vacuumed, and even dusted! GO ME!
A few days ago a good friend of mine gave us a bell pepper that was grown & had no pesticides :D! cool huh! :D well it was starting to shrivel up so we made fajitas with it! Once again my husband and I cooked together. I love doing that. Tonight also started the first day to Bre's summer visit with us for the whole month. I can't wait to do so many things with her. I want to take her to the zoo, the science museum, & the childrens museum, the beach, camping, fishing, and take wonderful pictures of her- she will be a great mdoel for my portfolio!

BIG NEWS IN THE PEREZ FAMILY! we bought baby Aiden a potty! :D
toinght he sat on it & thought it was silly.

My children are wonderful. I love them. Sometimes I just want to squeeze them! but i dont want to hurt them of course! :-)

Ok, I need to end this post bec I need do homework. three assignments & a test due tomorrow and Im not even done with the first one!

HELP! :)

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This morning I woke up & was exhausted, I actually did want to sleep the entire day, but every mother knows that with a 17 month old, that will never happen :) 
I went to a mommy group this moring at 10, I haven't really been taking Aiden to story time because I feel like he is in this stage where he falls in the midde of the two different age groups. The younger group is for newborns-18 months, and the older one is for 18 months to 3 years old; and i've mentioned this... but oh well. Anyway, so Aiden gets bored with the babies, but isn't advanced enough to enteract with the toddlers. So, I thought today was very much needed for his social life. 
A few months back, this other mom & I sorta got into an arguement, I don't even know why or what about, well she ended up showing up. I had no idea she was going  be there, and I'm  sure she didnt either... at first it was pretty weird, I felt like she didn't want me there. Towards the end, i felt like everything was ok. She asked Aiden to give her a hug & he did. :) That's good right?

I came home & my friend Ashley who I went to jr high & high school with came over. She is in love with my lil booger, Aiden! We have this kind of relationship where its kind of like a book club-but only a movie thing haha, and we tell each other shows to watch & then we talk about them & when we are together we watch them sometimes :) So far, we have had Desperate housewives, life unexpected, drop dead diva, and gossip girl added to our list.
Today we watched two episodes of drop dead diva, but not really paying attention. She left around 5:30.

I made baked bbq chicken & spoonge bob square pants macoroni, and beans :) YUM!
Aiden had three servings! :) hungry butt!

Tomorrow I have my follow up with my OBGYN about the lump in my breast, I am actually hoping to find out if I am pregnant too. I haven't taken a home test because I knew I had this appointment coming up & that would be a waste of money right?

MOST IMPORTANTLY: I got my new lens in today! :) Slow freaking FEDEX! :)

Facebook photography page: http://www.facebook.com/AmberNecolePhotography

My son is PERFECT

Today was an awesome day!
I woke up at 6:17 from my already set alarm clock to take pictures of Joran's daughter Scarlett & my little Aiden. It was insanely hot outside & the babies hair was all sweaty within 30 minutes. We got a few shots in, and then left. I got home, (oh & by the way my husbnd now works from home Tuesday-Friday) I texted Jordan and told her I was making pancakes, eggs, and bacon & invited her :) She came over with her laptop & swimsuits for later today. We ate & let the babies play & worked on editing our photographs!
The babies took their naps & afterwards we went to the pool! After the pool we went our seperate ways to be with our families for dinner.
Me and Izzy made ribs & mashed potatoes together, I really enjoy when we do that. I get to spend time with him & get help cooking :D! Aiden's new thing is to eat independently, its adorable, but SO MESSY!
I worked some on my camera, and started our nightly routine for Aiden's bedtime. I have to blog about it.

I helped Aiden brush his little tiny teeth, then my husband grabbed his guitar & we turned Aidens light out & I gave him his favorite little flashlight. I kept whispering his name, and he couldnt see me. Then he finally figured out how to flash it at me, & he laughed so hard he would fall over onto his crib mattress. It was awesome. After awhile, I could tell he was so tired but wanted to play so I took him out of his crib with his special blankey and stuffed animal and wrapped his left arm around teddy & the blankey on his back & rocked him while daddy played lullabies on his guitar. It was so so sweet.
Aiden has never been clingy & I always wished he was. The first year of his life, and up until recently, he would fight me to go to sleep and wouldnt cuddle me. Now, he loves it at night or at nap times & it feels so good. It feels good to be needed and wanted by someone so perfect.
I know a lot of parents feel this way, but oh my gosh, he amazes me. How cute he is, how smart he is, how affectionate he is. I love my BOOGIE!
I feel so blessesd to be his mom, and to be able to stay home with him and learn with him and teach him everything.
I have never liked the idea of daycare or childcare. I feel that no one should be raising my child, but me. I am so fortunate that my husband feels the same way. I understand that some parents don't have that luxury, but I am just saying that I feel blessed.

Aiden has made my life better, and made me better.

Goodnight to all <3

photography

I have been a huge slacker on blogging, BOO!
Well, a few posts below, back to the zoo & bluebonnets post, I mentioned a friend named Jordan. She was my best friend. We stopped hanging out because, well I wont gt into that, But the point is, we are hanging out again. I have had many best friends in my life, but none like her. SHE GETS ME. Shes a mommy too, she doesn't act like her life is perfect because we all know life isnt. She accepts me for who I am, and she has NEVER judged me. She helps me so much, and with no expectation of anything in return. She does it simply out of love. I thank you Jordan Mare :)
She has helped me to design my watermark for my photography business which is coming along quite nicely.

I now have a facebook page or my business- Amber Necole Photography
In the coming week my lens will be coming in and I will be practicing on that. For now, I am creating my pricing and working on editing.

Raiden & Mammogram update!

Good evening :]
It has been a few days since my last post, I have been CRAZY BUSY! 
I have started working on my photography business! On Tuesday I drove to downtown near the zoo and took pictures of a friend & her 4 year old son. After talking with her about some personal issues, I realized how much my love for capturing important moments in life can be. I mean, I knew it was important to take pictures, but could you imagine not ever having any? I am able to capture moments that some people arent, & its such a blessing. 
I don't mean to sound all religious, but I honestly felt like God led me to ask her to be the first person I photographed. Her story amazes me. 
Her son is so so handsome. He was very shy & didn't want to take pictures, but I was able to capture a few! (all unedited)

I have a test on friday & I haven't read a single chapter, which is nothing to be surprised about, because I never do. I am a little worried though. :/ I posted all the pictures I took from the photo shoot on facebook, so that's why there isn't very many on here; don't want to be repetitive. :) Tomorrow I plan to find places to shoot  at for my upcoming sessions & spend the day studying & completing assignments that are due by friday/sunday. 


It's 9:50 & I'm exhausted! But It's been like this for the past few weeks... Maybe I'm Preggers! That would be awesome. :] 
I guess we will find out next week! 


An update on the lump in my right breast- My OBGYN's office has finally called me back with an appointment to get a mammogram at the hospital- that appointment is on Friday at 1! My hubby is going to stay at home with Aiden so I wont have any distractions. To be honest, I am no where near as worried as I was when the doctor first told me a week ago. I hope that's a good thing. Prayers please :) 
The thought of something actually being wrong with me would change a lot of things. My husband is pretty freaked about the whole idea that I could have breast cancer. I need to be OK, I will be OK. 


Goodnight :) 

Father's day complete :]

Well, our plans were to buy the volkswagon Jetta that my husband leases, and sell it to Carmax and come out on top, and have a downpayment. We went to VW yesterday & they were offering 12k total, then we went to carmax and asked what they would buy it for, and it turns out his car has "structural damage" :( so the most they were offering is $9500 which would put us $-3000 if we bought the vw & traded it in. If we don't buy the VW- we will have to pay 1200 out of pocket by August. :/ When I was pregnant with Aidenmy husband got in a car wreck with this woman who admitted she was at fault for running a red light, VW fixed his car & everything & told us that there was no structural damage, but carmax says there is. So at this point we dont know what we are going to do. We are tryng to expand our family & fitting three car seats into a 5 seater is difficult. My car is only a year old & has never been in a wreck, BUT we drive it everywhere so it has 32,000 miles!
Bummer.

Yesterday we finished all the fathers day gifts & this morning the kids gave them to their dad. He was happy. :)

                                                    "One day i hope to fill my daddys shoes"

Fom Aiden :)

From Bre :)

 

My father passed away when I was six, so My mom raised five kids alone, most of the time. So, I always celebrate mothers day & fathers day with her. This year my kids made her a gift. It was sweet.

                                  Here are a few pictures of my sweet children just being themselves:

Aiden's rash is getting worse

Wild child

                                                                                My loves



Poor baby/ fathers day project #1 complete!

Last night we had Bre, I couldn't keep a secret so I spilled the beans in the car :) So she was sooooo excited when she met our new kittens. She has a cat at her moms, but it was already full-grown by the time she was born. So, she had actually never seen kittens before. I thought that was crazy! Well, she kept asking if he could pet them or hold them- so cute. :)

                                                           
                                                                  She loved her room!

NO PEEKING!

She's jumping up and down! That's a good sign :)

On the top bunk!

My husband dropped her back off & I laid with my boogie, who had a fever of 100. He became very clingy & miserable, so I put him in a cool bath to try to break the fever. My husband came back home & we both laid on the couch with Aiden between us. He fell asleep, and after a little while we put him in his bed, upstairs. I fell asleep on the couch, and woke up to Aiden crying... I ran to our bathroom & my husband was with him, it was around 11:30. His fever was rising, we got him out of the bath and I put him in my lap & we watched Rango :) Eventually, we moved to our room & put Aiden between us-which is a huge deal becase we don't co-sleep; EVER! :)

The night was a huge blur! Aiden tossed and turned and cried most of the night. I felt bad, because my husband had to go to work soon. I took Aiden to the living room & fed him a banana around 4 AM, it was the first time he ate since lunch, and even then he would only eat yogurt. So, I was glad he was eating something! He fell asleep in my arms again & this is such an awesome moment because Aiden is not much of a clingy baby.

He kept getting fussy & I didn't know what else to do, so I grabbed the stroller & went for a walk around the neighborhood.

When we got back, Izzy was awake & we started our morning. It is now 9:25 & he is finally asleep again. Along with the fever he has a rash on his face, legs, arms, tummy, and his privates! I called his pediatrician and we have an appointment at 11:20.

WHAT A NIGHT.

I did manage to finish Aidens gift to his dad for fathers day before the eventful evening.

                                                                       Close up (top of frame)

My favorite!!!

                                                                  All together now :)

I am so exhausted, kinda makes me wonder if I am ready to have another baby or not...

STRESSED TO THE MAX!

What a day it has been!
I woke up this morning & took the kittens to heir first vet appointment & it went well.
After that, Aiden & I went to walmart to return a picture frame that I had gotten for my husband for one of the fathers day projects were working on at home, it didn't fit my pictures the way I needed them to. I grabbed a cart & put Aiden in it, then I pushed it beside my car... A man walks up to me & says "can I watch your son?" woah? ... ummm... NO! he keeps asking & telling me he doesnt mind. Then I go into the store & as I am walking in, he is just sitting in his car. I told my husband about my experience because i was seriously bothered. He thought I should tell walmart security, so i did... & they thought the guy wanted to take my baby! Needless to say, i was bothered for the next few hours. Eventually I found a good frame at Target. I will post that project in the next couple of days :)

So at 2 PM I had an OBGYN appointment for my well-woman exam... The doctor first checked my breasts to make sure they were ok. well, the first thing my dr asks me is " Can you lift this arm?" pointing to my right one. I did as he asked, then he asks me what insurance I use, and I thought this question was kinda odd because he has been my doctor since before my 17 month old was in my belly! So, I asked him why. He responded that I had a lump in my breast, and needed to have an ultrasound done on it, downstairs. He would have the receptionist make an appointment next week and they would call me. My doctor said, I want to keep an eye on it and want to see you often. Lets make your next appointment two weeks from now. I guess he knows me well by now, he automatically says, Don't panic- whatever it is, we will take care of it.

I am a 23 year old mom & wife, How in the world do I not panic?
I spoke with a dear friend of mine, and i understand this is common in women; even with my own mother. Sometimes it's something & sometimes its not.

I kept stressing & decided to write & I actually feel better. :)
I am grateful for this blog-if I have 10,000 readers or no readers.

Tonight we get Bre. I havent seen her in two weeks.  I miss her pretty face. She doesnt know we moved her room completely & she doesnt know we have adopted two kittens.
YAY!

Here is a sneak peak to Aiden's fathers day gift-

Hello to you!

Semi-productive day.

Aiden & I went to story time today. It's story-time for 18 months-3 years old, Aiden turned 17 months today. I just feel like the younger story time is so boring for him. He just walks around the whole time & doesn't really care what they're doing. If you know Aiden, you know that he's the least bit shy! Well, at the older story time he wont leave my lap. He is not the kind of child to be clingy or anything- in fact, he will go to a complete stranger and sit in their lap at the younger story time. So, he stayed in my lap, and we sang & danced sitting down, he was smiling, so that means he was having a blast! Towards the end, they usually bring out crayons & coloring pages, wel since Sunday is fathers day, they had little fathers day cards for the kids to color. Aiden has colored a few times at home, so we did it. He did a wonderful job & I'm sure my husbnd will be so proud!

I want to let Aiden write him a little note on the inside, (thats what Izzy & I do, we set him in our laps and put our hand over Aiden's on the pen and write) so i looks messy but its cute.

On Thursday &this weekend we get little Bre! I haven't decided what I am going to do for her, so she can give her daddy something too.

We recently ordered the Sunday paper for coupon reasons, and today was my first time using them at the grocery store. We saved a little over $9.00 with coupons. Obviously, im no extreme coupon-er; but its a start!

I just wanted to say a quick hello & tell you about our day, tonight I am making tostadas :] yum!

In the woods!

Today Aiden & I took a walk at a nearby nature trail & he had a blast! He was obsessed with pushing the stroller; so I wasnt able to get too many pictures! Notice how all the pictures are from his waist up? Well... I gave him a sippy cup of milk before we left the house & when we got to the park his shorts were soaked! I couldnt figure out if it was urine or milk, so I smelled it :] sure enough, it was milk!

After we left the walking trails, we went to the library, got a few books, then it was homeward bound.

We got home & played with the kitties! I am so afraid that with Aiden squeezing them, and trying to grab their tails, and kissing their faces- that they will scratch him in the face! I hope that doesn't happen!

Time to put my little boogie to sleep! Thank you for reading! :]

DOUBLE TROUBLE!

Over this weekend, the Houston SPCA was offering free pet adoptions so my husband asked me on Friday if I wanted to get a kitten! Well, OF COURSE I did! So saturday morning we got ready & drove half an hour to look at the LOTS of kittens. I read the article on their website the night before, and the would provide spay/neutering, all their shots up to their current age, as long as they were over three months. We looked at all the kittens/cats that they had to offer, and then we went on to the back room where they were storing many, many more; that they did not have room for in the normal feline area. I saw two kittens that were absoultely ADORABLE! They came from the same litter, I couldn't decide which one was cuter & I didn't know how I was going to either; they were also under three months- they were two months! I knew what that meant- that we would have to get their next round of shots at our own expense. The volunteer loaded the two kittens up in a pet carrier & took us to "get aquainted" My husband then asks "Honey, how would you feel about gettin two kittens?" What do you think my answer was?? Of course, i do! Our concern was that the cat would become distressed alone from the other kittens he/she had been with since birth and we didn't want that. So, we adopted both. Their names were Tray & Chandley, but since they were so little, I wanted to change their names. I always liked the name Max, so we chose Max & Mia just went with it :]
Aiden absolutely loves them! He keeps trying to pick them up & kiss them on their noses! We don't want him to yet because it's still too soon & they're not use to Aiden.
Growing up, my mom was allergic to cats- so we never had one. I don't really know what to expect or how they react with children.

Meet Max!

Meet Mia!

Excuse his NO diaper, Buts its adorable!

The kittens need lots of rest because they just had their spay/neuter surgeries, so at bedtime we have been putting them in the bathroom to minimize their activity level. Well once I put them in the bathroom, Aiden gets very UPSET. He starts crying like he is in so much pain. HE LOVES THEM! :)

On another note, today we have a busy, busy day! we are planning another baby, so we could use a bigger car. We just bought my Nissan Cube a year ago, and my husband leases a Volkswagon Jettta. However, the lease will be up in August & VW is offering us the car for 12,000- we are thinking of buying it and selling it to CARMAX if they can give us a better deal, and then we can buy a little van or something. We have tested all the carseats in my car, and they fit! BUT its a little tight. I would like to have the option of taking my kids friends places if they wanted, or going on a long trip without the kids being uncomfortable. So we are looking at other options so that Breannas booster seat, Aidens forward facing carseat, and new baby's infant seat can all fit comfortably!

Then later tonight, my mom & sister are coming over, and me and Ismael will be going on a date :) yay! We want to go to dinner & a movie, but don't want my mom stuck here for hours on end, so we are going to the drafthouse-where we can eat & watch the movie at the same time! why not kill two birds with one stone?!

Wow its been a few months since I last posted! [: I have been crazy busy! I finished last semester a few weeks ago with a 4.0-which is pretty impressive since I have a busy bee 16 month old on the loose! I am taking my FIRST-EVER summer semester. Yesterday I went to the college & got some helpful information for my major-Psychology! My plans are to stay home with my kids until they all start school, Praying that God has the same plans for my family.

I'm going to post a few pictures of Aiden-because I havent in forever!
Enjoy!

This was during our Utah trip last month, to visit my older Brother! We went to this amazing restaurant, where they bring you different kinds of meats to your table & you can try whatever you want!

Kensley (my neice), Aiden & I, my sister& her son Kamdyn on Mohersday 2012:]

This is my favorite picture so far!