Let me start off by saying that this year has flown by! I cannot believe that Stella is just about 8 months old...and almost walking on her own. 2016 has been my biggest year of self growth. Partially due to becoming a mom and partially because of events that have happened prior to her being born. But seriously becoming a mother really changes every aspect of your life. In my case it definitely was for the better. Stella has made me a much stronger and caring person when it comes to decision making. Everything I do now I have to really analyze it and make sure that it is the right decision for both she and I. This year I've cut so many ties with people who were toxic and harmful to our well being. Its crazy how a baby can make you open your eyes to see people and situations for what they really are. I have zero regrets for anything I had to do this year. My daughter and our family is and will always be the most important thing in my life. As long as we all have each other that is all that matters. Looking back on life before Stella idk how I lived the way I did with the people I allowed in my life. This, this is true happiness. Going to bed holding her chubby little hand and waking up every morning to her smiling face saying "Mama" is the best thing in the world. I am the reason she is happy. I am the reason she is safe. I am the reason she has everything she needs. Me. That alone makes everything worth it. Its been a struggle to get to where I am mentally/emotionally, but once she was born she literally gave my life meaning. Being in an emotionally abusive relationship throughout my pregnancy took a huge toll on me. I would spend most nights crying, sick to my stomach because I was with someone who honestly didn't give two hoots about our daughter. It was tough. Especially since all I wanted was to be happy, this was my rainbow baby. After a couple of bad miscarriages my doctor and I didn't think I would be able to have a successful pregnancy without help, so when everything continued to go well it was kind of a miracle. I didn't mind having to go to the doctors twice a week for my entire pregnancy as long as baby was okay. With everything that happened before, during and after Stella's birth it made me stronger. I never thought I'd be able to stand up for myself and daughter the way I did this year. Now that this year is rounding out to an end I am happy to say that I have big plans for us in 2017. Is it too premature to say that I alread have Stella's 1st birthday planned...lol! Uff. After all the craziness I am happy that we will be ending our year on a calm note. We are thankfull for all the amazing people who have helped us this year and been there when we needed someone. Without you guys I don't know where we would be.
Hello friends!
So here it is, our newly relaunched site! Life's been kind of crazy these past few months so bear with me as I get this process going again. Thank you all for being apart of this journey with us! We appriciate each and every one of you and are thankful to have such an awesome support system via social media and the internet in general. All you mamas (and papas) who I've befriended through everything mean the world to me. (YAY for new friends) Anyway...like I said these past few months have been kind of crazy for us here in the Arrocena household. Stella is now 7 1/2months and growing rapidly. Uff. It's such a bittersweet feeling seeing her grow up. I swear it feels just like yesterday she was my newborn. I cannot believe she is starting to walk, has two teeth, claps, dances, etc. Is it normal for me to be crying at how much she progresses every month?! Lol. Seriously though she is such a smart little girl. I'm sure every mom feels the same way about their own baby, I'm just so proud of her. She has the most adorable personality. Goofy, sweet and so soooo happy. She literally brightens my days. Its crazy to think that this tiny little person has brought so much joy into not only my life but everyone else who is around us also. Stella finished her first ever sign languge class this month. We attended from August until December. Although some people might think its ridiculous to have a baby in a class like that I feel like it really helped develop her social skills. I didn't take her with the hopes of her being able to sign at the end of the class. I just felt like it would be nice for her to be able to socialize and be around other babies/kids, which it was. Those four months were such big growth months for her. Without a doubt we will be joining another class in January as well as another storytime group :) Mama update - Currently I'm still full time working mama, it's tough being away from Stella even if its just a few hours. However I am very thankful that I work for such an awesome company and have an understanding boss who works with Stella's schedule. I know I'm a pain in the butt as far as scheduling goes but I try to be available as much as possible for them in return for how flexible they are with me. On top of work I also have started working with a few different companies as brand reps and brand enthusiasts. Let me tell you it is not as easy as I had anticipated it to be, especially with my work schedule. Getting pictures of Stella with their products by a certian date is a hard enough task alone, but add in tring to get good pictures of a mobile baby. Oh lordy! Lol. Regardless I love what we do and the awesome companies that we work with so I will definitely continue this journey we started with them. Ok let's wrap this up...I know these updates have been very sporadic but I promise to work on that. Expect reviews and more posts up in the coming months! Thank you all again, we love you! |
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