That Saavedra Life

ISo let's be honest. My life has been so much better since becoming a Saavedra ;) our home is filled with happiness, joy, sarcasm, jokes, laughter, and we even play...I mean let's be honest it's fun to chase Yonatan around the house just so I can smack his butt & it's fun to be chased around the house just so he can kiss me. Life is good. So here's some updates!

Yonatan is still in school and working super hard to graduate by September/October. I am really proud of him. And can't wait to do something special for him when he is officially done with school. 

We of course have our baby girl and she seems to be growing like a weed. I swear every day she changes and gets bigger. And part of me hates slowly losing my newborn but I am also excited to see what new and exciting things she does. For the first week of her life she hated being changed and hated baths but now she smiles and loves it. She is such a silly girl with a bunch of different sounds and faces ;)

When I go back to work I won't be going back to the position I was in for 3 years...the position where I met Yonatan so I would have to say it's really bitter sweet but on the plus side instead of driving 60 miles out of town to work, I will be in town and closed to Stassi. 

I'm slowly but surely learning how to master taking care of Stassi and cleaning the house in the same day while Yonatan is gone. And I am trying to master cooking dinner. It's kind of hard with a baby when she is awake. 

Yonatan is not only Mexican but also speaks Spanish as well as his family. I think it's great that Stassi is going to be bilingual. So it's time for mommy to learn Spanish too. 

Yonatan had my car windows tinted. It seems silly for me to be excited about that but I think it's great because he cares so much about the sun getting the car all hot now that we have Stassi. He doesn't want her to sweat too bad when first being in the car. 

We have a couple trips coming up this year and we are really excited. 

I'm not really sure what else to update on. I'm kind of bad about recalling everything that's going on in our lives but I'm happy to say that we are happy. We love our weekends together and our nights together. Sure we have problems just like everyone else sometimes but we are happy & in love. And that's all that matters. Cheers to a man who knows how to keep his family protected, secure, and happy.

Stassi's Birth Story

Stassi Leighann,

I wanted to write down your birth story so we had the detailed memories for years to come. To me, you had a very interesting birth. 

Your dad and I decided that we wanted to be induced at 39 weeks. I was over being pregnant and we were so ready to see you. Dr Goodell assured us that you would be fine if we were induced at that time so we decided to move forward with it. So on Thursday, July 17th, we went for a Dr appointment so that Dr Goodell could check my cervix and when I was still only 1cm dilated she tried to insert what they call a balloon. The balloon's job is to thin out my cervix and start the dilation and the balloon falls out once the cervix is 5cm dilated. Well, when Dr Goodell tried to insert it my cervix was starting to bleed pretty badly and it was very uncomfortable and painful for me so she said forget it and told us to come in at midnight to be induced. 

So on Friday, July 18th, your dad and I, as well as your Grandma Leigh and Aunt Christan went to Centennial Hills Hospital at 12am. (Before your dad and I showed up we got some delicious in n out and are it in the Hospital parking lot) So we went to the 2nd floor and they took us right in. I had to fill out some paperwork and I changed into a gown that your dad and I bought online because, well it was cuter and pink compared to the regular hospital gown. Well once I was hooked up to the IV of fluids and put on the monitors, they inserted a little thin tape with medicine attached at the end into my cervix called cervadil. It's job is to thin out my cervix so that I could start dilating but it takes 12 hours so the waiting game began. We watched TV, slept, and I was able to drink all the sprite and eat all eat Popsicles my heart desired. Your great grandma Margie, Grandpa Rick, and cousin Elijah all came later in the day to see us and after 12 hours, they took the cervadil strip out of me, let me shower and eat and that's when your Grandma Feliciana and Aunt Jazmin came to see us, brought you gifts, and brought mommy and daddy food around lunch time! I was so hungry and it was the best Burger King burger I had ever had haha So after I ate, they started me on pitocin and I was definitely contracting but I still wasn't dilating. So after 2 hours of that, they took me off pitocin and told me it would be best for me to go home and wait it out. 

We went home baby-less and it was really hard because we were really looking forward to bringing you home. But for the next couple days all I did was walk and move around. Your dad tried to get me to do these squat things up and down on the couch. It was ridiculous (in a funny way) 

On Wednesday, July 23rd, grandma Leigh and I went and got our feet done and I got my toes painted pink for you! Dr Goodell had me go into a medical office that day to get monitored because She wanted to see what your heart rate was and if I was having contractions, so grandma Leigh took me to the appointment. Well I was monitored for about 20 minutes and I was having pretty regular contractions. And on the very last one she monitored, your heart rate went down so they sent me to Centennial hills labor and delivery for further monitoring. So grandma Leigh and I stopped and got some Wendy's on the way because you and I were starving and then we went to centennial hills. They hooked me up on the monitor for about an hour and a half and then they came in and told me that I was going to be admitted and induced again. We knew at this point, that even if the induction didn't work, we weren't leaving the hospital without baby Stassi. So I called and text your dad who was now on his way to town from work and told him we were being admitted. They checked my cervix and I was dilated at a 2 and my cervix was soft so everything looked much better than the week before. I got into the labor and delivery room (#6) at 6:30pm and your dad showed up with our hospital bags ready to welcome you to this world. They started me on pitocin and the contractions were hard. My goal was to get dilated to 4cm without an epidural and thankfully I had the help of not only your dad, grandma Leigh, aunt Christan, and cousin Elijah, but also my best friend (your babysitter) Erincka. Ericka was able to talk me through my contractions and just encouraged me to keep breathing. It was amazing help and before I knew it the guy came in to give me my epidural. Your daddy didn't like seeing the needle go in my back so many times but he was such a good support system for me and I took the epidural well. And soon before I knew it I couldn't feel any pain! Throughout the night I was dilating more and more but then you fell asleep and stopped being so active so they had to put an oxygen mask on me to wake you up. I hated the mask and I also kept throwing up because I was so hungry! It was hard for me to sleep and get good rest through the night but before I knew it, I was at 10cm. The only bad thing was the epidural had started to ware off and I was feeling pain at 10cm and I said heck no techno go get me some more of that stuff haha so the anesthesiologist came in and upped my epidural. Soon I was pain free again but definitely felt like it was time to push and it was so grandma Margie took Elijah out of the room and daddy, Grandma Leigh, and Aunt Christan stayed in the room with us and the nurse. So the nurse took the bed apart, put the leg stirrup things up, told me that with every contraction I would do 3 sets of 10 seconds of pushing - so I pushed about a total of 9, maybe 12 times until your head was in the place it had to be in order to call the dr. So dr goodell came in, and she had me push and with one push, your whole body came out!! I only had to be in that pushing position for maybe a total of 20 minutes thank goodness because they said it could take up to 2 hours!! But at 11:42 am on July 24th, when I pushed you out, they immediately placed you on my chest. And I couldn't believe it. I cried...like a baby. seeing you was the most unbelievable sight in the world. You just cried and cried with me (of course for different reasons) but then daddy cut your umbilical cord and then they took you to the side to measure you, weigh you, and check you. There was more "mess" that happened afterwards but we can talk about that later ;) after the doctor stitched me up they gave you to me and I fed you for the first time. 

The entire process is something I will never ever forget. I absolutely went through some pain but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be and I am so thankful I was able to have the experience of giving birth to you. 

I love you!! 

Love, 

Mommy

I'm a wife & a mom.

A lot of women want more than a life of being a wife and a mom. That's perfectly fine for whoever feels that way. 

But I have to say...even though my baby is only a week and two days old, I have never loved anything more than being a wife and a mom. It's like this whole new world has opened up to me. 

There is nothing I love more than watching my baby girl and all of her little faces. She already has such a personality. She is so sweet, yet she is such a diva. Things go her way. I love the way she smiles and makes her little noises. I love the way she sucks her hands when she is hungry or plays with her bottle when she's done eating. I love the way she kicks her blankets off of her or sleeps with her hands over her face. She is absolutely the most beautiful creation I have ever seen. God definitely knew what He was doing. 

I absolutely love when Yonatan walks through the door at the end of the day and he hugs me and gives me a bunch of kisses. I feel his love. It's a connection that I have never had before. I feel him...his love for me and our daughter is something I couldn't have even imagined. It's that good. My husband is the most amazing man I have ever met. He's not perfect and I'm not perfect, but together we are a team, together we are complete. I never thought someone could make me feel this way & ever day is even better than the last. 

I can't even describe the amount of love I have for my husband and our daughter. Words can't express it...the words don't even exist. All I know is that I am more than happy with being a wife and mother. Sure, I am a daughter, sister, aunt, and a coworker but I am a wife and a mom first and to me that is the most rewarding "job" I could ever have or ask for. 

I say this all the time but thank you Yonatan...thank you for making me a mommy and for loving us the way that you do. You are truly an amazing man and all the girls who passed you up before me were idiots. But I'm glad they did because I got the amazing opportunity to be your wife. I love you. 

Life is good. 

Is this real life?

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a mom. Hard to believe I am so blessed. I have thought  and dreamt about this day for so long, and it's actually here. 

On July 23rd I was admitted into the hospital. I was having pretty frequent contractions and they were semi-strong but I was still put on pitocin because I had trouble dilating. I went through 18 hours of labor and...

On July 24th at 11:42am, I saw the most beautiful little girl I had ever seen. I automatically fell in love in a way that I never knew was possible. I saw myself and my husband linked together into one tiny 6 pound, 8 ounce body. She was everything I imagined and more. They layed her on my chest and for once in my life I felt complete. There I had my husband next to me and my daughter infront of me and it was the most beautiful moment I had ever experienced.

My husband and I couldn't be happier. He is so good with our baby girl and it makes me love him even more. I love our family of three, and am so thankful for these two people who have only made my life better. 

Welcome to the world Stassi Leighann.

Possibly my last blog...

Before I give birth! Our little lady is due on the 21st of this month but she may come earlier. We are considering being induced the week before her due date. This mommy is SO ready to not be pregnant anymore!!

I cannot believe how quickly time has passed with growing this little one inside of me. It's been a crazy 9 months. 2 of those months I didn't even know I was pregnant. Then I moved to my grandmas, and then my moms, and then finally with my husband when we got married. Because of all the moving and chaos it seemed like I never had a moment to rest and time just flew by. 

At the same time, I feel like time went by so slow. I feel like we have been waiting for this little bean of ours to come for so long now. Our hearts are just filled with so much joy. 

I had a pregnancy that wasn't so easy and at times it wasn't very enjoyable because I couldn't ever seem to just catch a break to be able to enjoy my little one. But it seems like the past couple of months I have been less sick, although way more tired and hot haha but I just love being able to feel her move and see her move. And she finally stopped being shy when her daddy put his hand on my stomach! She used to stop moving as soon as he put his hand down on my stomach...what a little diva haha but now her daddy is her best friend and she loves playing with him. He will poke her or talk to her and she will kick up or roll around. It's so neat. 

I've received so much advice from people during my pregnancy which has been so helpful. My family has been super great. And I swear I couldn't have made it through this pregnancy without Erincka. She has been such a great friend always encouraging me to ask questions or asking me how I'm feeling and just keeping up with me and how my pregnancy is going. I value her input so much and am just so grateful for her and am grateful for my other mommy friends who have kept in touch too. 

So I guess all I have to say is STASSI WE ARE SO READY FOR YOU!! Your daddy and I are so excited to see you and hold you and just love you. You're truly our angel...our perfect bundle or joy and hope. We love you!! 💗

The Dad.

I've realized a lot lately that pregnant women seem to feel as though they are alone...like no one is there for them and no one could possibly know how they are feeling. But one thing that really bothers me is that no one gives credit to the dad's. 

Now I realize that not all guys stick around with the woman they got pregnant. And I realize not all guys are necessarily involved in the pregnancy. But let's just take a look at the men who are actively involved in their women's pregnancy. 

Can they feel your physical pain? No. 

Do they know what it's like to have all their organs and intensities pushed to the side leaving no room inside of them? No. 

Do they have a sudden urge to pee all the time? Are the boobs sensitive or leaking? Do they have to constantly throw up? No. 

BUT that doesn't mean they don't deserve the credit and that they don't have anything they are going through. 

Dad's, especially first time dad's, experience emotions that can be uncontrollable for them. They are there to hold your hair when you're throwing up and tie your shoes when you just can't anymore. They run you to the store to pick up your latest craving and pick up breakfast for you when you can't seem to get out of bed. They massage your back legs and feet like it's going out of style, and they constantly go through your mood swings with you. They have to watch what they say in fear of how you're going to react because they never seem to be able to know what mood you're in for that moment. They put together all the furniture and move all the heavy boxes because you're unable to. And they even let you sleep when they're working around the house and you can't seem to muster up enough energy to even take a shower. 

At least that's what my husband does. 

And I'm tired of society downplaying the dad's, saying that the women are going through this alone. Like I said some women do go through this alone, and I feel for them but when you have a man who is willing to be there and be a part of things then why should he get tossed to the side as if he does nothing of importance? 

I don't care what anyone says but my husband I are pregnant. WE are pregnant. He goes through hell for me and for his daughter and does it with such remarkable joy. 

So thank you honey, for everything you do. In my eyes you are already the #1 daddy and I know Stassi will feel the exact same way. 

Catch up with me

Well I realized I haven't really done a post of my life in awhile so I figured, for those who care, I would update you and myself (because let's face it...preggo brain is a REAL struggle and I've probably forgotten about half of my life recently) thank God for camera phones ;)

Well this week I have hit the 30 week preggo mark. Pure bliss. HA

I can't believe it has passed by this fast. I am now in my third trimester where I struggle to tie my own shoes, bend down to pick something up, and let's be honest...breathe. My tummy is growing by what seems to be the minute and everyone keeps asking me questions everywhere I go about this little bundle of joy inside of me. 

Regretfully so, I have not taken pictures of my tummy growing week by week like I had planned but I just have to accept the fact that even I am not perfect - hard to believe I know - (in case you missed that, I was being sarcastic)

The lovely morning sickness is still with me. I was one of those lucky women who got to experience throwing up my entire pregnancy. But I must admit it's more of a routine now than anything. But besides all of that I am happy to report that everything has been "A OK" during this pregnancy and I haven't had any real complications which is a thanks to God, especially because of my PCOS. 

Other than the pregnancy, my husband and I have been fighting ourselves to get our apartment all unpacked and ready for Stassi's homecoming. I know I know, still not unpacked seems just ridiculous but then I think about it and did you know we have barely even been married for 2 months?! Crazy because it feels so much longer. So I guess although my normal self would have had major OCD and unpacked the whole apartment by myself if I had to, my pregnant self has taken her time...don't judge ;) BUT we have finally been getting a move on it and I am also completely happy to report that our 2 dogs and our fish are still alive so we are doing something right. 

My husband and I work for the same company and I recently got moved to another organization and got a little pay raise and who knows what else is going to happen job wise...we are definitely thinking about that one a lot. If I could, I would stay home forever to be with my baby girl, but that's just not possible yet. But I trust that God knows what He is doing for us...after all, His plans are always better. 

and can I just take a minute out to say how thankful I am for my handsome hubby? Not only does he work the same crazy shifts I do, but he is also kicking school's butt while also being an amazing dad and husband. He rubs my legs and feet and back and almost never complains ;) He also just got baptized and I am so proud of the man he is and is still becoming. Whenever I complain about something he tells me "Rome wasn't built in a day...isn't that what you white people say?" Oh yes he is full of jokes but he makes me laugh and I couldn't appreciate that more. He is just the most perfect support I could have ever even asked for. 

Other than that, our lives are pretty routine. We hang out with family or hang out at home while he plays video games...we are super fun haha 

Well, that's it for now. Here are some pictures to enjoy...

xoxo - Erin