Happy Early New Year!

Since we will not be in town and I am taking a cyber break, I want to make sure to wish everyone a happy new year. Stay safe and have loads of fun!

oxoxo,

the Falcon Family

Pictures Galore!!!

So I had promised on my last post I would have loads of pictures for y'all... and I surely did not lie! I'll start off with our Noche Buena (evening before Christmas, HUGE Cuban dinner). We didn't take many, but there are a few of little man and us.

And of course, here are the Christmas pics... he had such a great time. I did not think he would enjoy it as much as he did since he was so young. But he actually got into the whole unwrapping thing and LOVED playing with all his new stuff!!!

Happy Holidays from Podunk Miami

Happy- Happy- Happy Holidays!!!! First and foremost, I hope everyone had a spectacular and safe Christmas! Ours was great! Full of loads of quality family time and memorable events.

As you all know it was Omar's first Christmas and I think he enjoyed it. At first it was a bit overwhelming for him. Just as he was done unwrapping a present and set to play with it, it was taken away and another wrapped present was plopped in front of him. For a moment he got pretty annoyed and got a little fussy.... but other than that--- he was awesome.

The holidays brought back loads of usual family traditions, Noche Buena with our roasted pork, Yuca, Christmas at my Aunt's house... my grandparents coming over Christmas morning. It also brought along quite a bit of work, which is welcomed believe it or not. I ended up staying up all night on the 23rd finishing up cakes just so I would not have to do anything on the 24th. Although I had a total of about 3 hours, it was well worth it.

I am so excited about leaving on vacation to NC next week. We haven't been up to the cabin in over a year, so it will be great to go. It will be nice to get a change of season and just do nothing for a couple of days. I can't wait!!!!

I want to also apologize, I will not be posting any pictures just yet. I will go ahead and do that tomorrow when I'm a bit more rested. Just wanted to wish everyone a great holidays and loads of love!!! -- ((Hugs)) The Falcon Family

Merry what??? Where did Thanksgiving go!

So I know I do not have to state the obvious. Been a while, been busy, holidays, bad blogger blah blah blah.... so lets get on with it.

I feel like so much has occurred since my last post, wasn't I still pregnant? HA HA HA... I joke. Let me see, I will start by talking about our Thanksgiving and work my way to present time. This may be the entry of all entries when it comes to length. If you don't have at least 3 hours it may take more than one visit (JUST KIDDING!).

So weeks before Thanksgiving we had planned to go over to Omar's best friend/ Little O's godfather's house. Both sides of the fam-bam would be there. I was taking Javi a birthday cake, Pedro was frying the turkey, my mom was baking a ham... So like most things in our lives, Thanksgiving did not go as we had planned. Something came up last minute (I am talking Wednesday) and the Arteagas would not be able to host Thanksgiving. So my poor in-laws would have to rush to the market to pick out whatever turkey was not 100lbs and prey it would defrost in time! We ended up doing Thanksgiving at Omi's parent's house. Less people than originally expected... but quaint and lovely. Both sets of grandparents, tio, tia, etc and our little family were there. I posted some pictures on fb and ms... but I'll post a video of our little pilgrim on here so you can catch him getting his first taste of turkey!

As usual day of Thanksgiving was fun. Tradition is I always go out shopping that day. I try to get most of the presents out of the way... and as usual I did. This year was so0o0o much more fun though. The first year I get to shop for my own little one! It was so exciting, thinking of all the fun toys to get him, not just fun but I tried to pick out things which would help him developmentally and somewhat educational. And to think, he'll likely enjoy the wrapping paper and boxes more than the actual presents! We also put up our tree that weekend as well... which was cute for him to watch I think. He was absolutely mesmerized by the lights... loves watching them. While we were putting them up outside we sat him in his little baby Einstein chair and he was loving being surrounded by all the lighting.

I feel like Omar has hit so many milestones in this past month alone. I had read that 6 months was a huge developmental turning point... but he is a bit ahead. Not crawling yet, but he is already scooting and lifting up his butt and almost has it down. He is eating foods with more consistency. Broke his mother's heart... his first word was Papa. Later he said Mama, but the initial blow was hard to cope with. Below I will go ahead and post massive amounts of pictures and video clip. If you listen carefully (my mommy's out there I'm pretty sure you'll hear it) you can hear papa and mama. Bath time is so much fun now too!! He splashes up a storm and loves playing in the water. Reminds me of a little bird in a bird bath... too cute.

Christmas is just around the corner and I can't wait. I feel like it has been so long since I have such eagerness for the holidays. When little Omar came into our lives I knew it would magical... and everything would have a different meaning, but this is just surreal. I think back on how much both Omar and I wanted a little one in our lives... how much I prayed for the blessing. Incredible that just 6 short months later, I cannot remember I life without him in it. Just today I had to take him to the dr because he has a bit of a cold... stuffing nose and coughing, had to get it taken care of. Its so silly, but as I sat there waiting for Daysi I was staring at this precious little perfect person. I looked at my tummy and thought oh my goodness, he was in there a little over 6 months ago, got a little teary eyed and than got over it (lol).

As most of you know, the cake world has been busy as well. Holidays have been good to me so far I must admit. Have had steady business which is always nice. So imagine what a curve ball it was for us when Omar's agent called and asked if Omar was interested in playing again. CARAZY.... we had discussed it a bit ago, but him having taken a year hiatus we never imagined it was truly a possibility. I guess he has someone fooled ;o) So now we need to sit and wait and see how it all pans out. I am hoping he signs again... he still gets that itch. Those of you in the business know what I am talking about. I knew he had hung up his cleats, but I was never convinced he put them away. Now is the time to try again... while Omi is young and not in school yet. Of course, as always we shall follow. Should be interesting if it does happen... us, Omi, Peanut and Coco... if anything the drive I'm sure will be eventful! But nothing is concrete, and the season seems so far from now... I try not to think about it. Although I am secretly excited. Check out these throw backs, I actually found them on flickr... odd the things people have pictures of!!!!

I will go ahead and just post some random pictures of us and little man out and about....

I will try my hardest for the next entry to be soon!

And the award goes to...

Since Omar was born I have been trying so hard to be a good mother. Attentive, nurturing, proactive, etc. So, my little story is not one I would even imagine I would admit to--- but I am. More than anything in hopes of making all you mommies aware that the horror stories you hear/ read about DO happen. Here it goes: I am working on a cake and big O is home and with little Omi. Sounds harmless so far right? Well... Omar has to dash to a lesson so he puts little O to sleep and places him on our bed. He put pillows all around him, no way he would be able to get over them and cause any harm. Omar leaves... and I continue trucking along with my cake. While I'm in the kitchen mixing some colors for frosting, I heard a muffled thump. And than--- the worse cry ever. I run to the room, and do not see Omar on the bed. I ran and see my precious little thing laying on the floor screaming at the top of his lungs. Guys, I swear my heart stopped (not sure if I was even breathing). I grabbed him and became so nervous... you cannot imagine. I tried soothing him, praying that he be ok. I held him, as tears streamed down my eyes. Where was Omar, why had he left him, why was I alone with him right now... Hysterically I call Omar and tell him the baby fell off the bed to get home now. I did not know if to call 911, jump in car and drive to ER, or just curl up into a ball and die. You can imagine, that what I truly felt like doing was the third choice. I felt like such a horrible parent, these kinds of things only happen to bad parents... don't they? And than, he looked at me with his little eyes filled with tears and his lower lip trembling he stopped crying and threw his tiny arms around my neck and held me. At that moment I knew he was ok, I don't know exactly how I knew--- but I did. I still called Omar back and asked if I should call 911 he told me he would be home in no time and would figure it out when he got there. He got home in what felt like 5 hours but was less than 10 minutes. We agreed that we would not let him fall asleep which was a task in itself being that he was likely knocked out when he tumbled. So we took off all his closed inspected him for bruises and bumps... and found none. I moved all his arms, legs, toes, fingers, you name it to make sure nothing hurt--- he was ok. His little head was no larger than usual and had no dents. I called Yulie and told her what had happened, she told me to do everything we had already done. If his crying had stopped he should be ok but to keep an eye on him. This happened yesterday and people I haven't slept well since. So does it make me a bad mom because my infant fell off our bed, which would have never happened if we had put him in crib like we should. I wonder how many parents this has happened to and since nothing fatal happened went undocumented just like Omi's tumble. We didn't even tell either set of grandparents... just to a) not worry them or b) get scolded. So in case anyone is keeping tabs... a TINY drop of rubbing alcohol fell into Omi's eye and he fell off the bed while in my care-- shit to think we want another one. Should I just quit while I'm ahead and stick to one.

On a lighter note here are some pictures of my little bear (hence the ears)... lol

"Every superwoman needs a superman"

I know I constantly rant about how awesome Omar is... but you know, can't resist. So Omar I think is pretty funny in the things he does. Anyone who doesn't know him sees him as this super tough mean guy... and than there is the truth. He is a clown, and big tough clown.. lol. So let me go ahead and explain. Let me start by saying I am a procrastinator... there is a good chance that if you looked in the dictionary there should be a picture of me but I took so long that I missed the photo shoot (lol). So on Saturday Omar goes ahead and comes with me to deliver a cake that was past its deadline. Which was so awful and I was beyond embarrassed. But anyways, it was apparently a hit and the family who ordered it were not scared away and ordered another cake for Friday. But I regress... so after he drives me to the other end of the world, he proceeds to go dress shopping with me. Another mission in itself belief me. Since baby my body has not been the same (surprised I'm sure), so I get very moody when looking or clothing. But my husband actually picked out two dressed, one which I will use for Ammer and Vanessa's wedding this Sat and one I bought for Thanksgiving but used that same night. Ok.... so, still aren't convinced on his fabulousness? Ok, long story short- this past Saturday was Killian's homecoming dance. Unknowingly we decided to go out partying to a bar on the beach, LoveHate. While looking for parking who do we see? None other than the Killian baseball team! So although we kept on our way to dancing, we left early just to go and check up on the kiddies and make sure everyone was ok and safe. Thank goodness everyone was so we went home and picked up the little one relatively early (3ish). So... Sunday, we spent all day together doing the family thing. He always takes me to do the things I want, even though he really wanted to watch the Dolphins vs Raiders game. I don't know, perhaps I just felt like bragging. But I'm sure you all feel the same about your significant others. I always feel like I am so lucky. He always lets me sleep in and takes care of the baby when he doesn't have to go to work. Goes to the cake supply store for me when I'm not wanting to drive... and oh wow--- he has totally turned himself into my chauffeur lately. I cannot remember the last time I drove without him in the car or went anywhere without him actually. Maybe its odd, unhealthy some may say--- but I love spending time with Omar. We laugh so much together, do silly dances in public, make jokes, (I know its awful but) laugh at things other people do, etc, etc! And then there are the calm times... when we just chat for endless hours, so therapeutic. It is amazing to me that since day one ups and downs included, we manage to keep it going. Granted, I guess that is why we got married. But still I find it unbelievable it will be three years we have been married soon and 4 since we started dating!!! Whoa, where does the time go? So in honor of my little rant here is a cute little throw back.

Oh, I almost forgot- here is a clip of little O. He is getting into the funniest habit of covering his face when he wants to go to sleep. At first we thought it was just a coincidence--- but check it out for yourself.

Happy Halloween... better later than never!

I have been meaning to post since Halloween, but never a dull moment in the Falcon household. Between cakes and cookies, Omar's Halloween pictures, taking Omi trick-or-treating, more cakes and cookies, little O turning 5 months (can you believe it!) ... blogging just does not fit in to the schedule like I would like it to.

So first things first, cakes have been going pretty great. I feel like I'm also learning lots of new techniques (online and reading books). It may sound silly but my favorite is when Omar compliments me. See while I was in school he would also tell me how awesome it was for me to get and A/ B on a paper.... so it is filling that void so to speak. My favorite is the Little Mermaid, but because I am such a kid and LOVE that movie. The grill cake was something I through together in less than a day for a (surprise- surprise) BBQ. Gio's pirate ship cake was quite an accomplishment... took about three days to complete. But it was VERY worth it and I'm sure Eileen would agree!!!!

So pretty much since October hit I was nagging Omar that I wanted to take baby to a pumpkin patch. But not like a cheesy tent pumpkin patch, a nice one with hay stacks and stuff. Ok, for those of you not from Miami--- about the hardest thing to find! A church near the house was going to have a harvest festival with hay rides and everything that we had planned on attending. Of course, it rained so much that day that I thought we were going to grow gills! So after much text messaging and searching... we found one. Little O had a great time trying to lick the pumpkins and making poop. He is too funny.



So most of you have already seen our little monkey on Halloween on myspace and facebook... but just in case you missed it!!! Here is our little monkey and his two trainers. He was such a trooper, did not fuss or get bratty. We are so0o0o spoiled with this kid.

I feel like I have already posted so many pictures. But really so much has gone on since last time. The need for updates is in order. So yesterday history took place--- no not the presidential race--- Omar turned 5 months old! HA HA HA HA!!! Of course, pictures were taken to mark the milestone. I also add a cute little pointless video of him eating. Oh my goodness--- almost forgot! Little O is sprouting a tooth! He'll never be gummy again (sniff-sniff). Which is a good thing, because lately he had been a little fussy. And if you know my son, you know that he is the total opposite of fussy. So to us this past week and a half has been so out of character for him. Imagine in just 5 short months, there are already things to consider part of his personality. Bizarre...

Should I take some time to discuss my views on the election? My gut tells me to resist. I am a registered Republican... and my darling husband is not. Needless to say we do NOT talk politics much at home to avoid conflict... lol. Nah just kidding, we're not bad at all. Slowly but surely I'm taking him out of the "dark side" and teaching him the force... LMAO! All joking aside, I did vote for Mccain. I am apparently one of the few if facebook statuses says much. Let me put it out there, not thrilled about the outcome... but it is what it is. He's going to be the future president and I pray that he doesn't mess it up. True if he does, I have the pleasure of saying I did not put him in office... but no time for blame games. The economy stinks... whoever were to be elected would have a heck of a time getting things straightened out. His ideologies do concern me, but I am trusting that Congress and Senate will do there job and keep things on the right track. It would be very ideal to see Ds and Rs on the same page, but the likely hood is slim. Funny how Omar and I were talking about how many important and ground breaking events have taken place in our lifetime. Just another one for the books... first African- American President. Although I am not a fan, congratulations to the future president are due. He did what many never imagined would happen. He managed to get people who never voted in their 70 years of life to vote (for wrong reason in my opinion, but none the less they voted). Anabel, I hope you are right and that he does strengthen the weak spots... without weakening other sectors of course. Next four years should be interesting... By the way, does he remind anyone else of Ross Perot? (the ears? no?).
And totally off topic, does anyone else remember that Bill Clinton was impeached? I am amazed with the fact that no one remembers that or the wars he lead us into. Just ranting... lol.
Two last pics of little man ;o) Smile melts my heart every time