Vi the Adventurer

She's on the go!
In the last 2 days she's really picked up on the walking and basically does that wherever she goes. She's also learned how to slide off the bed backwards so....I think I'm in for it now. The other day while I was straightening my hair in the bathroom she was trying to get some of her tub toys that were in the bath. She stretched up on her tippy toes and bend over the side to try and grab them, but ended up toppling over into the tub instead. No, there wasn't any water in it. And while I fully expected her to start crying she just lay there, looked around a bit, then got up and continued on her goal..which she achieved. It was really funny. She's getting quite the little personality and it's so much fun to watch.
She knows how to get into mischief and thinks it's HILARIOUS when I have to chase her around the house getting her away from this cupboard, or that corner with the books, or the tree. It's fun though. And I think it's all because of the previous post. I talked about getting more sleep, fixing my diet a little bit more, and added taking a vitamin every morning. Things are SO much better.

The weather is finally starting to warm up, so I've made it a goal just in general to get more sunshine, and to make sure Violet spends plenty of time outside to. Still a little brisk but after I took Cristian back to work from lunch we went to the park. She LOVES the park, and loves watching the other kids run around but for some reason today it made me a little sad. She needs to be around more kids. I see her eyes become all bright and sparkly, she's starting babbling excitedly and I just wish I had more friends with kids... and just friends in general.


The other night  Cristian offered to watch Vi for an hour or so, so I could go and have some me time. I ended up parked in a church parking lot listening to music reclined in the seat. I thought about going a couple of different places-the grocery store, the park, my parents house and that's when I realized that I don't really know who I am without Cristian and/or Violet by my side. And since when was going to the grocery store "fun"? When I was single I spent my days at school, work, then at the gym a couple hours every night ( or morning, or both) then relaxed, spent time outside, hung out with my friends, played guitar..I mean I had so many interests and so many things going on. Now I still have my workouts, but they are nowhere near as long or as intense as they once were, and I'm not by myself MOST of the time, I've learned how to cook a little bit, I'm learning how to be a mom, and I spend large amounts of time on pinterest, or facebook, or watching reality tv so I can see what's going on outside my home. I think I need to bring some more of ME back into the picture, even if it means inconvenient scheduling.

I don't really know what I'll do, or what new things I will try but I need to start something so when I do have alone time, I can make the most of it. Maybe I can get my bike serviced, or maybe buy some rock climbing gear, something like that. We'll see :D
I love my little girl, and I love Cristian. They both mean more to me then either of them could possibly imagine. They are my entire world, but I can still have myself to. I can still have Chelsea and have things I can do that are mine and mine alone. And it doesn't make me a bad person, or a bad wife, or a bad mommy.
I've had the name of my second child on my mind (no I'm not pregnant yet but eventually yes) and whether it's a boy or a girl I have figured out what they will be named. Saylor Jo Navas. And I'm excited about that :D

Now time to give baby girl some attention because she's been very patient.
Cheers!