Current mood: accomplished
Wow, and I mean WOW! What a weekend... this weekend is definately been the KING of all busy weekends for us. The main thing is... Mia is officially Baptized and though we had a few little emergencies... things went pretty smooth.
I have been busting my butt for the past MONTH but mostly the past week to get the house all prepared and ready for the event. Unfortunatly due to our financial situation at the moment we had to keep her party really small. We only had her Grandparents (both sides) her Tia Rebeca and cousins Brianna and Natalia, and Nina, Nino and cousins Tracy, Sarah, April and of course the little cousin on on the way (haha) over. But we had a blast anyways.
The weekend started on Saturday as her Grandpa and Grandma Pizano came early in the morning to help watch Mia as I got some last min. things taken care of around the house. As I buzzed around the house, and Adrian buzzed outside doing yard work... Grandpa and Grandma had some much needed bonding time with Mia. She was on her best behavior and of course made them watch a marathon of "Yo Gabba Gabba" haha. She did do one thing that shocked us all, she almost attempted to walk by herself. She was holding onto her walker, let go, turned towards the couch and tried to walk to the couch. She couldn't quite move her legs so she just tipped over until she reached the couch for balance then walked to it. Shes almost there! She is getting braver and braver everyday. She even attempted to climb the stairs for the first time as well! She only made it up a couple of steps but she did it! The visit went great until the moment before bathtime. She was playing by the fireplace.. AGAIN... (one of her favorite places to play) and she fell and bumped her head. I was upstairs cleaning the bathroom when I heard the scream... I flew down the stairs to see what was the matter and Mia was hysterical. She never really cries like that so of course I went into Mama Bear mode and took Mia from my Mom and calmed her down. I wouldn't let anyone touch her until I felt she was ok. Eventually I did give her up to Daddy who calmed her down as well and when I knew she was ok I went back to cleaning. Boy that was no fun! Poor Baby. She later got her bath and she was fine and went to bed. Then Daddy and I took off to pick up the salads for her party the next day at Pat and Oscars. It was just the two of us and we had some fun. It was actually the first time I actually rode in his car since he bought it in March! Later that night her soon-to-be Nina and Nino and cousins showed up around midnight-ish and of course crashed when they got here.
Then came the big day!!!!! The house was buzzing with everyone trying to get ready for the Baptism. It was going to be at 11pm but you know how it goes when you try to get ready, no matter how much time you think you have... it flys by to fast and before you know it your LATE! haha We were trying to avoid that situation as best as we could. Her Grandpa and Grandma Santos, Tia Rebeca and cousins showed up around 9 and the house really started to buzz. Kids were everywhere, grown-ups running around and visiting.. it was a mad house and in the middle of it all was Mia just being her little happy self. She showed off her walking skills and played. Grandma Santos and Tia Rebeca had to run off to Target real fast because they forgot the girls shoes! Luckily Target is just down the street so they were back in no time. Grandpa Pizano and her Nino ran off for some much needed coffee and some water we needed for our water cooler. Nina was getting her cousins ready and I was running around like a headless chicken. As soon as people started showing up.. the stress level rose. I tried to make sure everything was taken care of while I was trying to get ready myself. Then it was time to go to the church. I was soooooo nervous. Seriously, I was more nervous then than I was for my own wedding!!!!! haha I wanted everything to go smoothly but didn't quite know what to expect. I decided to get Mia ready at the church since her baptism dress was so long and poofy I was afraid she wouldn't be able to get fastened in her car seat.
We all caravanned to the Church which is luckily down the road. The day started really warming up by then and as soon as you walked out in the sun you began to feel roasted! and for us wearing black it was horrible! haha We all made our way to the church and was suprised to see the turn out of people. We didn't expect that they would actually have a service around the baptism but they did! We walked in and were greated by all the congeration. Mia was quickly complimented and everyone already knew she was the "baby getting baptised". I was on stress mode, I dropped off the video camera and digital with my Dad so he could set up for me while I grabbed Mia's diaper bag and dress and with my Mom ran off to the bathroom to get her dressed. They didn't have a changing table so we had to make due with the sink and chair. I got her all dolled up and walked her into the church. I let her Nina hold her while we set up and took some pictures. Then it was time... the service began. It was a beautiful service but I was really so nervous I can't really remember to much of it. I know my Dad recorded most of it so good thing we have that. Then it was time...... the big moment. Her soon-to-be Nina and Nino, Daddy and I walked up to the baptising alter pool thing. The Pastor read some scripture, gave some blessings and did the lighting of the candle and offering of gifts. Her Nino was holding her the whole time then it was time for the actual baptism. Pastor Scott took Mia laid her head backwards and poured the blessed water on her head and baptised her. Mia who was alittle squirmy at first.. quickly froze and allowed the Pastor to baptised her. He then gave her back to her new Nino and finished the services. It was a great moment. Mia was good the whole time.... all through the service. It was her first time in Church too! Nino held her most of the time and she sat there contently. When she began to get squirmy she would play with her soft little knitted cross she got from the Pastor. Overall, she was a great baby and looked like a little angel in her little white dress and bonnet.
After the service we all stuck around to take some pictures infront of the alter. Then disaster happened.... and boy when it rains it POURS! it started with poor little cousin Brianna. Her foot got stepped on and her big toe was smooshed. She screamed in pain and before we knew it started to really bleed... bad. Tia Rebeca whisked her away to the bathroom trying to comfort and clean her up. There goes pictures with Tia and cousins in front of the alter. Then we took a few pictures with us and Nina, Nino and Mia... then cousin April decided to shove all the candy in her mouth she got from the church people. When we saw this Lauren aka Nina tried to take it out of her mouth but she ended up inhaling it and stopped breathing! She was choking .. BAD... April tried to gasp for air but couldn't breathe! Her face started turning red as her Mommy shoved her fingers down her throat trying to grab the candy lodged in her throat. Then Nino grabbed her and leaned her over and attempted to dislodge the candy by smacking her back. Eventually it came out and she could breath again. (Mind you this is in the middle of the whole church!) So off they went to the bathroom to comfort and clean up April. I wanted to get a picture of the New Nina and Nino and Adrian, Mia and myself with the Pastor but because of the April incident it only turned out to me Mama, Daddy and Mia. It wasn't bad though we still got some good pictures. Then it was off to home we went to party!
Once we got home it was busy busy business again. Mia needed lunch, I needed to set up food, and we still had to pick up the food and cake. Luckily everyone pitched right in to help. Grandma Santos fed Mia lunch as my Mom, myself and Nina set up the kitchen for the incoming food. Nino and Grandpa Pizano zoomed off to get the pizzas we ordered and Adrian ordered the cake. Once the food arrived and everyone ate... things FINALLY slowed down and we got to really visit. It was great having the family together and enjoying themselves. Cousin Sarah made friends with Cousin Natalia and they played and played. Cousins Brianna and Tracy also joined in the fun. Cousin April went down for a nap and soon Mia did as well. Again, Mia is still doing that crying when we put her to bed. Grandpa Santos went with me to put her to bed and attempted to calm her down and put her to sleep in her arms. I warned her, that Mia isn't the type of baby who falls asleep on people and sometimes you just need to walk out of the room and let her cry for a min. or two before she puts herself to bed. Grandma just didn't have the heart to leave her crying like that so I let her have some alone time with Mia. Sure enough after about 10 mins of trying to put her down unsuccessfully, she had to just walk out and let Mia cry. After a couple of mins she stopped and she was asleep. We all visited more and Daddy then picked up the Icecream cake from ColdStone... yum yum. Mia soon woke up and so did cousin April. We took more pictures with the cake but when we went to serve it, it was frozen solid! Oh-no! Even my best knife couldn't cut through it. Then Daddy got the idea of putting the cake outside for a bit (it was REALLY HOT! outside) while we opened Mia's gifts. It was a great idea too because by the time I finished with the gifts the cake was ready to be served.
Before I go on, I would like to mention alittle something about her gifts. She got all kinds of goodies. From her Grandpa and Grandma Pizano she got a really pretty baptism gold frame to put her picture in and a sweet little picture album for all her pictures. She then got a special white bible from her Nina, Nino and cousins. It wasn't just a Bible, but it was blessed as well. Inside the box her Bible came in was a small baby Rosary, her very first one! It is so pretty. Her Grandpa and Grandma Santos, Tia Rebeca and cousins gave her a HUGE gift bag full of new summer clothes! So many summer dressed and tops, pants and everything! She really made out.. big time!
After present and cake time. We all kicked back and visited some more. Eventually it started getting late and Grandpa and Grandma Santos, Tia Rebeca and cousins were the first to go. Everyone else rested alittle bit more and kept visiting.. then the third disaster of the day happened. For some unknown reason (we think she may have swallowed a hair) Mia started gagging while Grandpa Pizano was holding her. The gagging soon turned into a full on dry heaving. I knew the unevitable would happen.. Mia was going to throw up. I ran to the kitchen to get some paper towels. I wasn't sure what was going to come out. Mia started choking more and started to throw up alittle. I ran to the bathroom to grab a towel, I still wasn't sure how bad this would get because she was gagging really bad. I didn't act fast enough because she ended up throwing up all over Grandpa's hands. EWW!! I gave him the towel. Mia was still choking and trying to get something up. We checked her mouth but couldn't feel anything. Then Nino took her over again she kept heaving. Nina grabbed her sippy cup hoping if she drank something it would wash down whatever was making her sick. Mia didn't want to drink anything and soon started to really scream and cry. Everyone started to get worried. Then Daddy brought over a cold popsical.. something Mia can never resist. Nina fed her the popsical so she could wash down whatever was tickling her throat and sure enough that did the trick. No more throwing up or gagging. Mia has never thrown up like that before so it was a new experience for us all... poor baby. She was all better after she finished her yummy popsical though.
After things calmed down a bit it was time to go for Grandpa and Grandma Pizano. After some sad goodbyes it drove off. Then it was Nina and Nino's turn to go home and after more sad goodbyes they left as well. Though it was so sad to see everyone leave.. it sure nice to finally flop on the couch and breathe! Mia on the other hand didn't want to settle down, she wanted to get into trouble and play. Both Daddy and I really had no energy to keep up with Mia so I gave her a warm bath and Daddy fed her, her bedtime bottle and off to bed she went. To my surprise there wasn't a fuss and she went right down. She was tired from the HUGE day... I don't blame her. I then came downstairs and messed with with internet while relaxing. Then rumble..rumble..rumble...shake..shake..shake... thats right, we ended up having little earthquake! I waited for it to get really bad while thinking "great this is all we need now, a huge eathquake while we both are dead tired" luckily it was only a 4.7 and was centered in Los Angeles... not to big. I continued to play on the internet and here I am.
Wow talk about a busy weekend. I am so glad things went well and Mia is officially Baptized. What a wonderful thing... now we just have to go to church! haha
