Downtown Disney

Today we met my in-laws at Downtown Disney for lunch. Dennis and I had never done a day out like that with Micaela so we really did not know what to expect. We arrived at around 12:30 and decided to have lunch at the jazz kitchen. It was by luck that the Stumps were also there and they joined us. Micaela was well behaved but then I noticed she started to get a little fussy. I nursed her at the table since we had already given her all the milk we brought. It was a little awkward but I know Im going to have to do it every once in while. Aunt Tina then came over to hold her while I ate lunch. Micaelas eyes started to get heavy and next thing we knew she was out! She slept for 40 minutes in the stroller while we shopped around a bit. It was a great afternoon and our baby girl did great!!

Mommy's Night Out

    My in-laws came over to see Micaela they were so sweet to bring us a yummy lunch from the BBQ place we love. My friend Nancy was getting married today and although I RSVP'd for 2...we decided it was better for him to stay home with Micaela. My inlaw's would help while I was at the wedding. It was the first USC game of the season so it was going to be fun for them too. I got ready and was ready to leave. Micaela was crying so I was a bit nervous about leaving but they reassured me it would be ok. Leaving the house is such an ordeal...but I pumped and got at the door just in team.

 I arrived at the wedding and saw some high school friends. Nancy looked gorgeous and the venue was so fun! AT the reception I kept calling home and Dennis did not answer whic worried me so much. He sent me a few text messages. "Come home sooner than later," "She's really fussy," "She's sucking on my arm" That's when I decided to leave. I did not really even get to dance or eat anything. I left by 8pm worried as could be.

I arrived home and apparently it was complete disaster....Micki cried or 2 hours off and on. Pooped 4 times..twice in the bath. Dennis and my mom in law had the time from hell trying to make her feel better. I seriously felt so guilty!!! How could I leave my little baby to suffer so much...ugh. I just want to kiss and hold her even though she was sleeping in Daddy's arms by now.

Being a mommy has really changed everything for me. My priorities are completely different. Nothing matters more than being with my baby and Dennis. I dont really have a desire to go out or to drink. Im so happy just staying home and being silly with Dennis to try to make Micaela laugh... holding her while she nurses or just playing in the mirror together. It's crazy how much my life has changed.. And I'm loving it.

Grandma Debi and Grandpa Mike

It has been so amazing to see Mom and Dad P become Grandparents. They have driven out from Murrieta once or twice a week to visit us but especially to see there little Micaela. They bring lunch and are always willing to help with anything they can. I love watching how Mom P does everything to keep her granddaughter happy she rocks, she dances, she sings and shh's. She has been so willing to learn and just taken so much joy in sharing every little moment she can to be with her. I had never seen Dad hold a baby. It was in the hospital that he said "This is my first Granddaughter so I want to hold her." It was so special. Now he loves holding her while she sleeps. He tells her the sweetest things like..how she is the most beautiful, smartest little girl. It's true that when a baby is born a Grandparents are born too. Micaela is sooo lucky to have Grandpa Mike and Grandma Debi in her life! 

3D of our Baby Girl...maybe next time!

Today our parents drove out to see baby Micaela. Im 26 weeks so its a good time to see her. For some reason I was a little nervous that she wouldn't show her face and I even asked Dennis to give her a pep talk. haha. He promised her candy. When the Grandparents arrived we were off to First Look in Redondo Beach. I was pretty excited!! So who would of thought my baby girl to be camera shy....She was sound asleep with her back towards us. All we could see was her little spine. I was sooo disappointed. I tried to mover her around and walk around. There was nothing I could do. We had to reschedule. After we enjoyed a lunch a Oretega 120. It was a nice day but I just wish I could have seen her little face!We will try again April 4th.

Valentines 2012

Today was a normal work day... And Dennis and I decided we would keep our valentines day low key. No gifts..just each other is all we need this year. I picked up a Water for Elephants a romantic movie to watch per Dennis's request. Dennis picked up our traditional valentines take out meal... Cheesecake Factory. We've been eating this on Valentines most years since we've been going out. Our first Valentines we attempted to eat it on beach in Santa Monica and it was so cold it was not very romantic! Ha ha! Fast forward to now...We had amazing dinner together.. (I even lit some candles for us) we just talked about how lucky we are to have other! After dinner Dennis went to get something his parents sent us. We walks up the stairs huffing and puffing holding a huge box... Its a BOB stroller!!! I was so excited and we called them right away. I got pretty emotional just because of how thoughtful that was. Then we snuggled on the couch and watched the movie which turned out to be pretty good. I'm still so in love with Dennis.. He always makes me feel so beautiful and special. He talks to our baby in my my belly and just works so hard for us. I'm truly so blessed! Happy Valentines Day!!!

Telling my In-Laws and Our Siblings our Secret!

We have been dying to tell his parents that they have their first grandbaby on the way. I made little onsies and we thought that would be cute to surprise them. We were chatting in the kitchen and we were telling them about our trip to Lodi. We told them we bought them matching gifts from the wineries and they had to open them up at the same time. They did and they held the onsies up...and stared they were honestly speechless for a bit then it clicked! Mom P yelled..."Really!" Then we all hugged and got teary eyed. haha. It was soo fun to see their reaction!They tool us to dinnner to celebrate to Lazy Dog Cafe. We talked names and other baby stuff.



The next day Karla and Froy invited us over for breakfast and we knew that would be our chance. They made us delicious bluberry pancakes and coffee (I have not had caffeine since I found out) haha. So we chatted and played with the kids. Then after we all finsihed eating I gave my sister her gift. She opened it...she instintly started crying and saying "Oh my gosh!!!" Froy was so happy too..he also teared up and gave me the biggest hug! I know they will be so supportive since they know how hard it is to be a parent.



Then we were off to tell Vero and the Boys. She invited us over for her delcious pesto pasta. After we all ate...We hung out for a little while and then I gave Vero her gift. She opened it and had such an awesome reaction! She yelled and started crying!! Paul was so happy too! The only person that was not there was Paulie since he was at his explorer class. We gave him the onsie to open just for fun..I will never forget my nephews "Ohhhhh" then his giggle! He was so surprised it was adorable! It was time to head home.



On the way home Dennis was adamant about going to tell John and Michele. He did not want it to leak on facebook or have his brother find out any other way other than by him! I wanted to wait because I have cute USC bottles that I thought would be funny for the waiter to bring out instead of beer. Oh well....we drove all the way to Pasadena and John was nice enough to go buy us dinner. We hung out at the apartment and talked up a storm. Dennis told me he wanted to actually tell John and Michele but it was taking him so long! We had been there an hour and he still had not said anything. Finally when Michele asked to see my new iphone (which has all my preggers apps on it) I told Dennis you have to tell them now. He said said "Well John and Michele we wanted to tell you that you are going to be an Aunt and Uncle" It took them a bit to process it...but then it clicked. hahaha They gave us hugs and were still a bit shocked. We stayed only a little longer then decided to head home.

Wow what a weekend filled with happiness and joy! I have a feeling that this little nugget is going to bring much more happiness. Now Im just dying to find out what it is!

My prediction: BOY. Dennis has all boys in his family. Plus Ive always pictured myself having a boy. haha

Hollywood Bowl, Charger Game and MV stop

Saturday D and I drove to Pasadena to meet up with John and Michele for the Phoenix concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Taking the bus was so easy and we did not have to deal witthe parking. We sipped on wine and chatted before the concert. I had no idea you could bring in your own food and beverages so we had to buy everythin there but it was worth it. The conecrt was ok...Dennis really enjoyed it. I only knew about two songs so my a.d.d. kicked in hahah! After we stopped for a quick bite at the Taco truck! YUM!




Sunday we drove to Pasadena again because Michele was sweet enough to invite us to a Charger game! She invited us last year and I had such a great time because it was my first NFL game. Dennis and I would never be able to buy $350 tickets so the fact that she ivites us with her Dad's tickets is such a nice treat! It was a blowout against the Jaguars but it was still such a fun day game. On the way home we stopped in Murrieta to visit with my in-laws. The took us to a yummy Italian dinner at Anthonys. I really love having the whole Pattison family back together! I am so glad John and Mich are around again, I missed being with the family without her!

5 Year Anniversary

This year marked the big 5 year anniversary for Dennis and I. After weeks of talking about where to go and what to see we finally decided that Palm Springs would be a nice getaway. We booked at the Palm Springs Riviera Hotel and we were very pleased! We arrived early Saturday morning and just lounged by the pool all day. We had a few cocktails and made some nice friends from Huntington Beach. After that we took a nap in the room and then woke starving. We went to dinner at Las Casuelas which was fun because of the live band. They even played our wedding song! That night we hung out at the hotel lounge with the couple we met. The next day we had an awesome breakfast that was included in the room. We hung out in the pool for a little longer then we checked out. We made a stop at Cabazon Outlets and shoppped for a while. We then got back on the road and stopped in Riverside. It brought back so many memories. We went to the village cruised through campus and then stopped at The Newman Center. Being at the Newman Center I just pictured my whole family there and being so nervous the day of our wedding. We drove to Murrieta after that where we had dinner with my favorite in-laws.

I am so blessed to be married to an amzing man. He is so caring and kind, he is smart and handsome and I love every bit of him. He makes me a better person and I hope I do the same for him. We have been discussing our plans for the future and we both are soo ready for kids. Last year were talked about it and I still had doubts and now that is all I think about. It's so funny how people say "you will know when you are ready," and now I get it. I am so happy and I feel so blessed already that it does make me a little nervous to change anything but I think God has a plan for all of us. Until next year!
Happy Anniversary Honey!

Eagles Concert

My Father in Law bought tickets to the Eagles for Dennis as a graduation present and for John for his 30th birthday. It was a great show but I really missed having Michele there. We stopped at Corner Bakery for dinner and then headed over to the venue in Ontario.

Celebrating Mother's Day

Mother's day was celebrated on two front's this year. Saturday we took my favorite mom-inlaw to our favorite resturant Javier's in Newport! She is such an amazing woman, she is so giving and works so hard. It was great to have some time celebrating her.

Sunday I was off to see all of my Tia's and my mami for mother's day. The cousins did such an amazing job preparing all of the food. As always I loved spending time with my family.

Mom's have the hardest job in the world and I do not think we fully appreciate them until we become parents ourselves.

This year my gift to my Mami and my sister's was a photo session with my friend CharlaBlue. It took a while before we were able to get all of us together, but I am so happy with our pictures.

Feliz Dia Mami!

Christmas Day 2009

Ever since I have been married we have spent Christmas day with the Pattison's. My in-laws wake us by telling us Santa has arrived and we have the most amazing morning! We stay in our pj's, while carols are jamming and we open gifts all morning! I even have my own stocking!! This year I recieved a amazing gifts as always. John and Michele bought us a Wii, Laura and Merve made homemade goodies, Aunt Tina bought me an aweome lipgloss set and cammies. We had tons of goodies in our stockings, and even a scarf and perfume from Ireland and a cool shirt from London. My father in-law gave Dennis a flip camera which is awesome! I was in disbelief when Dad P came out with three big Coach bags. It was the sweetest gesture that he picked the girls out a purse! I know they cost him a ton but I love that I can just picture him shopping for them. I got the beige because I have dark hair, Michele got black because she has blonde hair and Mom P got th chocalte brown...not sure why..hehe. In my family we never really did a big Christmas day...so I love and look forward to our Christmas morning every year!

This year Mom P had ankle replacment surgery only a week before Christmas. Although she planned ahead and baked her famous onion loaf and lasagna, I know that it was hard for her not being involved in the dinner set-up and clean-up. For the first year ever we used paper plates, and her mothers china stayed in. She was such a good sport and did amazing despite all of the pain she must have been in. I was especially impressed with Dad P. He worked so hard all Christmas, setting up, cleaning up, making margaritas, running errands. I know he did it all for us and Mom P and that is what makes a family beautiful.


I am so blessed to have such a beautiful family!