First day!

Today is C's first day of daycare! Am I terrified? Pretty much! I keep trying to hold on to what one of our friends L said in an email the other days: "it will be good for her. It was good for out son! She will be with other kids and play with them". That brings me some confidence, but as a mom, it's my job to worry! I spoke with A a little earlier and he said she did not even noticed when he left (I know that's not entirely true), so it was a little bit less gut wrenching to think of her with other people.
I don't think I am an overprotective parent (I might be and have no idea about it, though!). I am a strong believer in disciplining your kids early, helping them to be independent! But all that goes out the window when I think of my little Noodle!
I just hope and pray that the guilt of sending your kid to be taken care of by someone else goes away! Goodness I have such a complicated, twisted mind sometimes!
I better stop rambling now.
Cheers!

Coming to an end

My mom's visit, that is. It's amazing that 6 months already passed. I just wanted to share couple of things I have learned during this time:
1. My mom is one courageous lady! She picked up her stuff and moved here for 6 months to live with us and be with her grand daughter. She did not speak a lick on English and she does not drive, but she still moved here.
2. Though I speak Romanian fluently, I am so not apart of that culture anymore. I guess we as humans are wired to adapt, and that's exactly what I did. I will always be a Romanian at heart, but every day life changed me to be more and more American.
3. I still have a hard time saying "please, can you help me" even to my own mom. When you move to a foreign country, though you have friends, you learn to became what you need to be. On top of everything I am a self sufficient, independent person, who would first die trying before asking for help!
4. Motherhood will change you. Having your own child, will teach you to speak up if not for yourself, then for your kids. I had no problem telling my mom what to do and how to do it!
5. Having her around was a blessing more than a struggle. We both have strong personalities, but I think time changed both of us.

I am sad to see her go. She has been a huge support and help for all 3 of us. I am blessed to have been able to have her take care of not only C, but us as well. She is coming back in the summer for another "6 months tour" and I am looking forward to it!

Still can't believe it sometimes

I was putting my daughter to bed tonight and while this might sound really corny, I still can't believe she is ours. She smiles and giggles, and gets cranky and grumpy and then smiles and giggles again! Sometimes I look at her and I don't really get it. She obviously doesn't say much (well, except her regular "chitty chatter box" routine), she trusts us unconditionally, she moves around (in her own way)! Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and I am really tired (that happens a lot these days), I forget for one second that we have a kid now. And then it hits me and fills me with wonder! I hope she never gets tired of being with us, never gets embarrassed by us.
It's been a long day, so I am off to bed.
Sleep well!

I found a loophole!

You know how I have recently started knitting? I love it, but I often looked forward to the instant gratification that my jewelry making gives me (you can whip up a pair of earrings in no time!). Well, I guess I found the loophole in knitting, or almost: knitting scarves! It's fun, easy and quick! The other day I finished a scarf for one of my friends bdays(she loved it) and started another one and I am almost finished with that one too. Can one have too many scarves?

My next project is to make a blanket out of little squares. I figured "little squares" are portable and how hard can it be to follow a pattern, right? Of course I might be eating my own words in couple of day, but I will keep you posted!

I am so getting my butt kicked!

One of our new year resolutions was to get in shape. I know, how cliche, since 80% of the Americans decide that (no, I really don't know the number exactly, I just made it up!). But you know what? I really wanted to stick to my decision, and since money is a really good motivation (especially when you have to really cut other things to make it), we decided that I can sign up for a personal trainer. Now, you might say that that's crazy, but if you know me, you know that I get bored easily. I go to the gym for the first 2 weeks, and then get into a routine and then get bored. And then I quit! So this year, I am determined to be different. I signed up for a 6 months personal trainer once a week. I figured that will give me the motivation and the boost to actually do something about it. I would never not show up for a training especially since I have set them up at 6 am. I would feel horrible knowing that someone got up at that hour for me and then I don't show up.
Yesterday was my free session and OMH I hate it every single minute of it! But in a good way! By the end of the session I called A and asked him how much of my life insurance money he promised them if they kill me! Today I can barely walk, I can't sit and surely I can't lift more than a glass of water!
Honestly I am not one of those people who enjoy going to the gym. I wish I was, but I am not. I go and I hate every minute of it! But I am determined to do it, so that I am able to keep up with the noodle. I want to be able to run and Rollerblade and bike with my daughter without the huffing and puffing!
I have high hopes for the following 6 months and I really hope I can reach my goal of loosing 30 lbs!

A world of possibilities

Every since I have discovered the crock pot, I loved it! I love cooking, but with a part time job and a 6 months infant it gets quite tricky sometimes. I love the fact that you can just put your things into the crock pot and then go on with your day and by the time you come back, dinner is ready. But I am forever stuck with making the same beef stew or the occasional soup in it. One of my friends at work heard me talking about it and the other day she gave me a crock pot recipes book! I can't tell you how excited I am about the whole world of possibilities that has opened for me. Did you know you can even make deserts in the crock pot? Or appetizers? It's awesome and I can't wait to try some new things. We will see how it goes!

Proof!

I have mentioned before that I am a new knitting convert. Here is the proof. All I know is that I am knitting 2 and then purling 2. I have no idea all the other fancy things you can actually say about your work, but I am sure I will eventually learn that stuff too.
My new year resolution of learning how to knit is on its way to accomplishment, so much so that my eagerness has inspired my mom to start (or restart) knitting herself.
My husband A would sit in front of the TV with us and make fun by timing who finishes one row first! So much pressure!

Cheers!