Eclectic Lotus

Tomorrow marks 37 years that I have been on this earth. I am also 5 months pregnant. I continue to get tired daily but I am still trying. I can remember the abundant energy I had when pregnant with my son. I also remember not having to fight with insurance. But, life goes on. I do want to make a note to let you know that many mommies make having a second and third child look so easy. It isn't. 1. Don't ask me what I am having!    I just hear it so much and it becomes annoying. But everything is annoying. 2.  Don't tell me what I am having!    Again, this is annoying. Very! 3. Don't tell me I am big!    I feel it everyday, I KNOW I AM BIG! 4. Don't tell me I am too old to have a baby.    Do you ever go up to teenagers and tell them they are way too young to have a baby? 5. Please don't touch my belly!!!    Many got away with that with my first. I ain't got time with this one. So, 37. . . bring it! I am ready for wh...

It has been so long since I have posted on here as December has now become among us. I am pretty sure that I should have been writing all about my going on's since I currently live in Chicago. ( My son knows the Cubs song and sings it.) There is the internet fascination of the mannequin challenge and the U Name It challenge which we have took part in. Also, I now am the parent of a 3 year old and have been getting ready to get him to school for next year since he just missed that September 1st deadline. Also, throughout the summer and less now we have been getting him educated and ready for preschool. I have been working now two jobs instead of one which sucks even more of my time and. . . I am currently 18 weeks pregnant! So, putting in more hours at work has been a necessity since we will be parents of TWO kids! Luckily, the boy is potty trained and pretty independent but so he doesn't regress we keep letting him know of the baby on the way. He says that the baby i...

There are days where I wonder where that cute,  feminine,  spirited girl went.  The one who day dreamed and wrote out her imagination. That girl who sat out in the wind and felt the warm summer breeze in her hair.  Careless and passionate.

It is weird but it seems as the older I get, the more shy I become. You would not think that so if you ever met me- I am a blast! I am the one that shuts down a party and will dance most the night away. Being a mom, rare are the days that I get the opportunity to perform this act. I will meet other moms in the park and out on our SAHM adventures. I have to admit that I have been a little less shy about meeting and contacting new moms. In fact, I am planning a mommy date this week to get some much needed Mediterranean food. How? Facebook, of course. I am so late on this so may be you are rolling your eyes but if you are not here is how. Get into a group that does a LOT of activities and join them on a couple of things. I am signed up with a Chicago-based group called Just Like Me: Connecting Multicultural Families. The families are amazing! They are not just husband and wife and their kids but single moms with biological and adoptive children. They are parents who are not married but ...

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the republic for which it stands One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." Like most people, I get a little patriotic around the time of the Olympics. As I watched social media during the opening ceremony I noticed people comment on the fact that the United States came out in the arena very early on. This was due to the fact that they went by Portugese. I am sure when they were in Madrid that they were announced earlier as well as both in Portugese and Spanish ( and French ) the United States does not begin with an U but with an E. Estados Unidos ( Spanish) Estats Unis ( French) are the spelling and names in other languages that I recall and tell you without the accent sadly so fluent speaker please don't correct I know it is a little off. The fact that we became this way is due to our patriotism.  As I placed the pledge of allegiance up there is a good rea...

A neighbor noted that cicadas were chirping throughout the neighborhood.  "You know what that means right? "He asked me. I  was totally confused.  "It means summer is coming to an end. " That struck me as a little odd. I figured it was because it was almost night.  Then

Fun can be described in so many ways with teaching being a part of it. Kids love coloring. Kids love sharing. Kids love praise. Encourage this! Three months ago, my son went to day care for the first time. The outcome? My son is highly helpful, respectful and just at 29 months, knew what letter his first name started with as well as how to identify his name. She even replied he is "ready for kindergarten" which I was impressed. I never realized that as I just spend time with him. I am actually at the point where I don't want to raise a genius. I saw so many articles on how to raise little Einsteins and that sounds fun and easy in theory but the way my life is set up I just can't do that. I have an energetic boy who doesn't like to nap so what do you do? Here is what I do when I have a full day with my son: 1. Kumon Books and Coloring Books      I found these at a educational store and I actually find some great learning things at the dollar tree. We go over...