Tessa Galindo

Hey friends! Sorry I have been such a slacker lately with this blog. I will try to do a quick update of the last 5 months and then try to keep up with this for the future! So on June 23rd my beautiful baby girl made her appearance! Juliana Grace weighing in at 7.6oz and 19in (actually 21in) long. She was a heffer that one! A week after she was born we headed to Tucson for Ladd and Kates wedding. Her first trip out of town and first stay at a resort. We spent the weekend in Tucson and on that Monday Jorge took off to Maryland for training with his new job. He was in Maryland 6 weeks and I'm not gonna lie it was a really hard time for me at first. I was really depressed, sleep deprived and poor Gabe was getting the brute of my anger. It was not a good time for me. Thank goodness I have amazing friends who helped me through it and a husband who was more then understanding and sorry that he couldn't help me out. AND thank goodness Juliana was/is an angel baby. But after the...

{one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor? Hmmm.... I'm not sure.. I was a flower girl 3 times when I was little... peed my pants at 2 of them lol. I can only remember 2 weddings that I was a bridesmaid... my cousin and miss Elena. I was supposed to be in a friends last year but...we ended our 12 year friendship soooo... that didn't happen. And I have a wedding comig up in 2013 for my Bestie DyAnna!! That was all way TMI sorry... lol {two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night? Ususally watch t.v. lately Dexter. But the past 3 nights I have been trying desperatly to get Gabe back to his bed and back to going to bed at a decent time...soooo I have been in his room. ug. {three} you just won your dream vacation, all expenses paid. where are you going? Oh man! I don't know! Italy?! Bahamas?! Australia?! This is too hard! {four} what is your favorite outdoor activity? Swimming! Being by water at all on a nice hot day... and ...

Stolen from Shannon! Since I can't do anything else except sit here then I might as well Blog! 1. People always tell me I look like: Jennifer Love Hewitt.... I get it allll the time. "Do you know who you look like?" yes...yes I have heard. 2. Friends don't let friends: Pick their nose for them! You can pick your friends...you can pick your nose, but you CAN'T pick your friends nose! 3. A sunny day is perfect for: Going to the park! I love picnics! 4. My favorite accessory is: My wedding ring of course! And then Gabe is a great accessory :o) 5. If I could afford it I would: Build my dream house and travel 6. The cure for boredom is: Watching Gabe play when he thinks nobody is paying attention. He is so funny to watch and has such a big imagination. 7. I am currently "in like" with: J Bev....mmm my hair smells so good!

That's right its that time for Gabe to start peeing in the big ol pot! I put it off a little bit longer then I had planned...I just didn't have the motivation and then one day 2 weeks ago I got super inspired and excited about it! I decided that I was going to do it and that was all there was to it. Now when you tell people that you are going to be potty training,they give you the face and the ugggg...I'm sorry. They like to tell you how horrible it is and that its going to take forever. Especially when you tell them you aren't using pull-ups...not even at night! I didn't let it discourage me though...if anything I let it feed my determination. There are so many different books and ways of potty training out there. I had already decided long ago that I was not going to use pull ups and that once I started there was no turning back! Nikki happened to have the perfect book for me. "3 Day Potty Training". So I read the book twice...made my notes and highlight...

I wanted to do a side to side comparison of when I was preg with Gabe and my pregnancy now. I was having some trouble doing it, but thanks to miss Ambrosia I have this nifty little collage!  Thanks Lady! With Gabe I was really good about taking pictures.. Sorry I am missing some clothes :oP This pregnancy I have not done so well taking pictures..but here are the ones that I have taken! I tried to match them up the best I could. Enjoy and I will add the last few weeks as they come...:o)     

I decided to take a sabbatical from Facebook 6 weeks ago. I had been wanting to get rid of it for awhile but kept coming up with excuses to keep it....Finally I needed something to give up for Lent...I'm not Catholic but Jorge is so every year I give something up for 40 days. Its not always easy but I like the challenge. So I decided it was a great excuse to get rid of Facebook. I figured if nothing else it would be a nice break. After the 40 days I could open it back up or I could keep it closed. I LOVE not having facebook, I feel like I get so much more done around the house... I spend more quality time with Gabe... and when Jorge is home I feel like a better wife. Of course I have missed it to though. I miss seeing what everyone is up to, seeing pictures of new babies that have been born. I am always hearing my friends say..."WELL, if you were on FB you would know that...". Its freeing and I am so conflicted on whether or not to re-open it... I guess I could open it an...

This is a challenge I would love to take on. The problem is that I don't think that I could do it in a healthy way being pregnant. Not that people, even pregnant people, in poverty have a choice... But maybe some of you would like to take on the challenge. May 16th people all over the world will eat under $1.50 a day, that means even whatever is in your house can only add up to $1.50 for the entire day!! I'm thinking Ramen and water...? They will do this for 5 days! This is to help give people a perspective of what it is like to live in serious poverty. The economy is not so good over here right now...but I am sure everyone is still eating just fine... pizza for dinner...eggs and bacon for breakfast? We really can't complain right? In the meantime if you join this cause you will also be raising money, you can find out more about that on the website.  Maybe right now you will just want to do the challenge of eating for under $1.50 and after you see how horrible it reall...

Hello my friends! This is just a...I'm bored blog..so don't expect anything snazzy... I know I know... I am the QUEEN of snazzy.... is that how you spell it? Snazzy? Well my hubby is gone again... that leads me to my title... Jorge was gone for a whole month and I had tons of toilet paper. He was home for 2 weeks and MAGICALLY the TP all disappeared! He is one nasty Mexican... I need to buy stock in TP just because of him! He left this morning back to Texas and yesterday all day I kept telling him.."I can't believe you came home just to use up all of the TP and then leave". We did get a few things done while he was home..he never really had a day off in the 2 weeks he was home...so I felt bad making him do anything when he would get off work. Yesterday he had the day off so I put him to work! I said things HAVE to get done before this baby comes! I am finally nesting and it came at me at a overwhelming quickness. 10 weeks really is not that far away!! So now I ...

Miss Shannon tagged me in this one! Thanks lady! Here is how it works: All I have to do is just answer the "About Me" questions & then pass it on to a few other RAD bloggers! So here goes it... A list of favorites! Food: Plain and simple I LOVE pizza! LOVE! Color: My fav. color is PINK! Always has been... but the last couple of years I have been really into greys, teals,and turquoises. Animal: I love monkeys...and dolphins..and turtles and frogs. Dessert: I just love all things SUGAR! Artist: I don't really have one... Pair of Shoes: flip flops ALL DAY LONG! I agree Shannon! Outfit: I love dresses and skirts, any reason I have to wear either of those I take advantage of. But I also love PJ's! Skinny Jeans: I LOVE skinny jeans... My hips and thighs are probably too big for them but I sport them anyway. Brand: I love Hurley, especially for Gabe. I like Vigoss jeans... and I love Target tank tops... I could..and do wear them all day every...

This morning I had to go do the 3-hour Glucose test. For those of you that haven't had kids or don't know about it, its when you fail the one hour glucose test and have to go take a 3 hour one where they take your blood 4 times. Its no fun at all. I had to do it with Gabe also, but I checked out just fine. So I went into it prepared to be totally bored. It turned out to be the complete opposite. I'm not sure if I just have a friendly face, or if my big pregnant belly makes people want to tell me their whole life stories. Pretty much the full almost 4 hours I was there, someone was talking to me and telling these crazy stories. I never asked to be told such personal things, and once one girl would come and tell me her story then she would leave and before I knew it there was another one. I have to share some of their stories. The first 2 ladies I met were there doing the one hour glucose. The one girl has 2 kids already, or had I should say. Her first baby died from SIDS a...

{one} what is one food that, as an adult you love, but as a child you said you’d never touch? Probaby ANY Veggies... I HATED veggies up until fairly recently. Now I LOVE THEM! two} did you go to college? if yes, what was your major? Yes I went to college got my degree in Criminal Justice... but I started with architecture, then did business and finally settled on criminal justice and loved it! {three} what’s the most wild animal you’ve seen in real life (not counting the zoo)? I think Javalinas are pretty freaky or badgers! {four} have you ever been to a fortune teller? Nope I haven't. I remember my uncle once told me that they were evil and that by going to one you are allowing the devil in. So I have always been a little bit freaked out. Plus I don't want to know the future. {five} can you juggle? Not anymore... I could in elementry school. I could juggle AND double dutch at the same time..impressive huh.. {six} hardwood floors or carpet? Hmmm this is a har...

Wow! Tomorrow is April 1st! I can't believe it! This month went by really fast...but it went by slow at the same time. Jorge will be home tomorrow!! After being gone 32 days... I wasn't counting or anything. Thankfully I had great friends to keep me busy and distracted. I have kind of gotten used to him being gone that it might be a little weird having him back... but I missed him like crazy and I want him home more then anything! I love everything that he does for us, he is such a hard worker, an amazing daddy and a incredible husband! I couldn't ask for better! Today I went to the Doctor. I am officially on 2 week appointments... talk about time flying! June is only 2 months away!! WOWZA! I have 12 weeks left, which I know is going to fly by WAY too fast! I have just been trying to enjoy my alone time with Gabe and the ease of being to come and go as I please with just him. I will probably never leave my house when I have 2! You will all be pleased to know that my badunk...

I decided to join my friends in Wee Bit Wednesdays! So here it goes.... {one} if you won a trip to Disneyland/world, who would you take with you? We are planning a trip in September and Jorge and Gabe would go of course and we are planning on taking Jorges mom and uncle with us too!  {two} when was the last time you listened to a CD? I have no idea... Jorge put a CD in my car but its hate music so I don't really listen to it... {three} what spice/seasoning is your favorite? I love All~spice..easy. Garlic is delish! And Cajun spice in bueno!   {four} if you were in a band, what kind of music would you play? I have always wanted to learn to play the drums but lately I have been into the guitar... I asked the hub for a pink one...with lessons! {five} if you could have personally witnessed one historical event, which one would it be? Adam and Eve Getting Busted. {six} if you could go back to school, what would you study? I just finished my Criminal Justice degree whi...

Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased. It is kind of hard to do some of these daily blogs because I don't go shopping everyday... until today the last thing I had bought was a bra..which is adorable but I doubt people wanted a picture of it... so I have been waiting until I bought something else. Today   I went to Wal Mart and bought a few necessities and then I went to Target. Where I bought Gabe some PJ's, I found my baby boy take home outfit! (so now I have my girl outfit and boy! yay) and I bought myself a little dress. None of those are too exciting that I would think anyone would care to see a picture of. So partially because I am being lazy and partially because nobody wants to see my purchases really... I'm not putting up a picture. BUT let me just tell you that while I was trying on my cute dress today I saw the back of my body and realized how enormously nasty my whole back end is. This is where I am headed..I'm pretty close already. Jorge sai...

Day 8 – A song to match your mood. Ok I have been putting off doing Day 8 because I have just been waiting for that day when I have the perfect song to match my mood. But it hasn't come... yesterday I was in a horrible mood... so I had the perfect song picked out... but... then I just didn't feel like being on the computer... So the song never made it.... So... that leaves me on today. Today I have been very tired... taken more naps then I would like to admit to and watched more Dexter and Desperate Housewives then I am proud of (While Gabe slept of course) Even on my worst days I can look at Gabe and he just puts the biggest smile on my face. When I feel the baby move (kick the crap out of my insides) it gives me the best warmest feelings. And when Jorge sends me a text just to say he loves me or to tell me I am beautiful it melts my heart. I have so much to be grateful for... even in my worst moods, and my most tired days. So here is my song...... Love me some Celine! Enjoy!...

Day 7 ~ Your dream wedding. My dream wedding was and has always been on the beach! Jorge and I actually started planning on wedding to be in Cancun... I contacted the resort, picked out flowers..pretty much had everything. But then we realized it just wasn't logical. There was no way my grandparents could go there and I really wanted them at the wedding. So I looked at other places, California..etc. but nothing compared after the amazing wedding I had planned out in Cancun....:o(   I loved our wedding anyways, it was outside and it was perfect for us. I figure when we have been married 20 or so years maybe we can renew our vows on the beach. Other then the beach there really was no "dream" part. I wasn't one to sit around and dream about my wedding. Lame..I know...oh well...;o) 

So for the past 3 almost 4 days I have been at home..in my bed. People ask "how is the pregnancy going?" and I answer "it's going great! oh except that I have caught every disease known to man since I have been pregnant!" For 8 weeks straight I have had one sickness after another. As soon as I start to feel better and start to socialize again.. BAM it hits me! It always hits me pretty hard too. This time I am not sure if I got the stomach virus that seems to be going around or if it did have to do with the pregnancy. I am really hoping just a virus because if I have to go through anymore of what I did this weekend..then I want out of this deal! (not really...:o)) I haven't eaten since Thursday...not a real meal anyway... today was the first day that I was able to actually get up and move around for more then 3 minutes at a time. I can handle being sick..thats not so much the issue...the real problem is that I just don't get why everything ALWAYS happens ...

Day 6 ~ A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet. I love lots of animals! I would love to have a Dolphin...but not sure my bathtub would be big enough... I love turtles and used to get one every summer and at the end of summer I would let it go..if it didn't run away before then. I love frogs too... but don't really want one. I wouldn't mind a baby bear..any kind..Polar Bear, Brown Bear, Panda Bear..so cute. And of course white tigers are just great..especially the little cubs. So many to choose from! But I would really love..... A Monkey! They are so stinkin cute! But honestly I already have a little Monkey... who also loves monkeys... I just have to tell the story behind George really fast. Gabe LOVES Curious George...and whenever I ask him to tell the baby (in my belly) goodnight and ask him what the babies name is he either says Sunshine or George. Sometimes the baby is Sunshine George.  So last week I took Gabe to the Dr. and all of the nurses were ca...