Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Crazy husband & suggestions anyone?


So I need help. For the last almost two years my husband thinks that Blake is in bed with us and starts patting me in the back (like he's burping a baby)rubbing my head or leg thinking that I'm Blake. The worst thing about this is that he does this in the middle of the night anywhere between 1 am or 4 am. Ok this absolutely freaks me out. I am in deep sleep and suddenly somebody starts smacking my back, rubbing my head ok I loose it the first thing I do is of course wake up. And then I get MAD!!!! I start fighting in the middle of the night and I just say what was that all about? you scared me. Sometimes he screams he goes WHERE'S BLAKE? and starts feeling the sheets???????? I say he is not here hun he is in his crib!!! A few months ago he was rubbing my leg and going shshshshshshs like making my leg fall asleep. hahahaha. This has to stop. He thinks Blake is in bed with us and he thinks Blake is either going to fall off or we are going to squish him. This started right after we brought Blake from the hospital and some nights he won't do it. And I get my sleep for the night but he's done it most nights. And this last few days he hasn't missed a night. HELP. What can I do? No really it sounds kinda funny but its really not. I'm open ears to suggestions. Should I take him to a psychologist? Mental health specialist? hahahaha. Give him a sedative before bed? or just endure it and make the best out of it :) I do love my husband!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Christmas Day!


 

Well Christmas is my favorite Holiday of the year. It is such a wonderful time to just take a look at the whole year and center our lives in Christ and just feel peace and love all around us. I always have a hard time during Christmas time because this is the time when I miss my family the MOST. I have been here for 5 Christmases and I haven't spent it with my parents once since I moved up here. I just miss the festivities in my country and just being with my family and hearing my dad's lame jokes :) We do things A LOT differently in my country. It all starts with Christmas Eve. Every year you get a new outfit for Christmas eve. You dress up and go to a dinner/ party at around 9 pm. Usually what is served is hayacas (similar to TAMALES but much, much better mmmm), some turkey, a special bread filled with ham, my family always makes lasagna and lots of dessert. So we end the year getting fat cause we eat a ton. Then at midnight baby Jesus comes and leaves gifts under the Tree. Everyone gets 1 gift. That's it. I had some culture shock when I saw the Christmas trees here. And the gift you get is the thing you wanted the most. My family focuses on spiritual gifts more than material things. My mom always taught us that Jesus gave us a lot more than we can imagine. We would sit around and talk about the many wonderful gifts the Savior gave us that year. After we open the gifts. We usually dance, listen to my dad's jokes, play games, and the party ends at around 2 0r 3 am. The next day we go on a trip. To the mountains for a picnic, to the beach those that are close to it, etc. I absolutely LOOOOOOOOOOOVED IT. Every single year I just couldn't wait for Christmas and it remains the same. I hope I can teach Blake what Christmas is really about. Wait till you read what we do for new years. That should be coming up next. Christmas was amazing with Blake this year. He loved every second of it. He was so much more into it. And he is just the best gift we have received. We love him so much. Feliz Navidad!!!
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