Food & Friends

Here are some photos our from our crock pot dinner with our good friends. It's crazy how close in age all these kids are, a matter of weeks and months inbetween them all. And cute Malakai is the only boy and I am sure he will adventually realize how lucky he is. We are just hoping Katie Wasson has a boy so those two can have a chance against all these girls. Thanks for coming friends. And we are sad for the ones who couldn't make it! And Welcome Lyla into this world, you are so cute!

10 A.M tomorrow The Bliss Begins

YES, tomorrow Mike and I are getting a couples massage! I honestly, couldn't be more happier. I have been anticipating this for weeks now and can't wait! The massage starts out with a 30 minute foot rub, and then off to an hour massage. Then to sum it all up. We get to sit in a huge soaking tub and enjoy having cheesecake being served to us! And we get to be alone, I don't think that has happened since Aleksandra has been here. It will be weird leaving Aleksandra I probably will just think about her the whole time. Anyway let you know how it goes!

Hacksaw's Law: Do What You Can, Live With What you Cannot.

My new theory is life is going to be Hacksaw's Law, it's brilliant and simple! And especially with a full time job a a 5 month old baby my out take on life and things I use to deem important have changed. I use to think a clean home was the most important task of the day and now I find that chore has long since past! Now my most important chore is Alek. My favorite part of the day is when she cries after waking up from a nap, and you get to go get them. And when your child sees you they smile and are so happy to see you, it's pretty much the best feeling in the world. So if you think to ourself why is Hollie so lazy with blogging you will understand , life is too busy anymore, well and plus i am lazy!

I am starting to realize a trend and it seems I blog every 2 months or so but I am thinking it makes the times I do blog so much more fun! The things our families have done lately and most recent was go to Yellow Stone. It was a great trip and went by all to quickly.

Here are some pictures from the trip. We are glad that we where able to go and enjoy friends and relax! The drive up to island Park is 5 hours and it is exhausting. I didn't even to the driving and by the time we got there I was ready to go to bed. It was fun getting to the cabin at 2 a.m. but then still being greeted by everyone. We went to Yellowstone the first day and played there ate lunch and just enjoyed ourselves. From there we ended back at the cabin around 6 p.m. and had an amazing dinner provided by Nicole and Les. Lets just say that on this whole cabin trip we where all fed great. The next day we hiked to some waterfalls and had a easy day. The Sunday was he day of relaxing and then the awful drive home. But we made it safe and really enjoyed ourselves. I really wish that our good friends from the ward could of came but what can you do. My new plan is to rent a cabin in PC so it's closer for everyone. You will all be getting an invite about that next trip soon.

We have made it 3 Months

Here our her 3 month photos. We are quite the proud parents and are so blessed to have her in our life. We couldn't imagine life with out her, just like I can't even imagine 8 hours of sleep! I am so grateful for this little one coming to our family. And looking forward to the next 3 months.

What to choose?

I am in a pickle can't decide on what color to paint my living room/kitchen. We live in Marmalade and if you know what those kitchens look like then you hopefully get an idea or maybe you have been here anyway take vote on which on you like better.

Here is choice #1-Burnt Orange

#2-Robin Blue

I am SLACKER at blogging

WOW, Time really does fly when you have no sleep and your days and nights are mumbled into one! Aleksandra is getting big, ringing in at a whopping 11 pounds. She has some little milestones and I enjoy each one. 

1. Smiling a lot, especially when she sees me ha-ha

2. Laughing a lot,which makes me melt. 

3. Not pooping after every feeding, Thank goodness because we where going through diapers like crazy! I guess we don't have to take out that second mortgage anymore ha-ha jk

4. Swimming in the pool and enjoying it. 

5. Don't have to support that head of hers anymore!

6. Finally she is on a schedule 

7. Sleeping 6 plus hours through the night!

8. Had her first AMAZING babysitter Katie W (Thanks Katie)

9. Loving to shake and eat her rattle

10. Rolling over (TROUBLE)!

I find that my days go by quick and I talk more baby talk then I have ever talk in my life time. I probably look crazy if you saw me from behind. Rocking Aleksandra and talking baby talk. From behind you can't see Aleksandra so I just look like a crazy lady talking and rocking to myself. It's ok though I find it flattering if someone wants to take the time and watch me from behind lol. Well I finally can understand that infinite love Mothers have for there children, it's the most amazing love in the world. It's the kind of love, when they cry you want to solve every problem in the book right away. It's a love where your child can do no wrong. It's quite an amazing love and so fun watching this love grow over and over. 

I hope you guys enjoy my all over the place writing because my mind races a million miles per second and I have to be the one to focus all of this down onto this blog, ugg hard work! Well yesterday I got pulled over by a cop on my way to work! It's funny when you see a cop you heart jumps and you go into a a panic mode. It's quite a funny feeling when you get pulled over. As I was getting pulled over I automatically look down at my speed and I am going under the speed limit I couldn't think what I could have done wrong! So this tuff police man gets off his bike and says do you realize your license plates are expired . And I looked at him like he was joking and he said they expired 2 months ago. And I told him I just had a kids a little over two months ago and have been consumed by her. And I failed to even notice my plates needing to be updated. And of course Aleksandra was not in the car with me so I couldn't prove I had a newborn besides my extra weight. Anyway the police man was kind and understanding and let me off with a warning. He told me to get it done ASAP because the next cop might not let me go with a warning. So I got to work, put the kid in the car and jetted off to get my plates updated. Thank goodness for that cop to be such an understanding guy. I am thinking having a kid is coming in more handy then I thought. Well maybe not because she is the reason I failed to realize my plates where even expired!

Let the baby bloggin begin!

Aleksandra Letty De Rosa

I am sorry to anybody who hates hearing about babies and the life they lead. Because I am telling you in advance that the next couple of blogs will be filled with baby info. OK so our baby is finally here and I couldn't be more happier. We ended up naming her Aleksandra Letty De Rosa. Here first name is after my grandma Aragon who's name is Sandra, and the spelling is also Polish. Mike served a mission there and we decided to incorporate both. Then her middle name is Letty, after Mike's grandma. Her name seems to fit her perfectly, every time I look at her I know she is for sure an Aleksandra. Anyway let me tell the story of here coming into this world.

Remember how stubborn I told you she was, because I tried everything to get her out. Well she ended up coming May 3, 2009 five days after her due date. I was scheduled for an inducing on Monday, if she didn't come that weekend. So I was relieved she came before I had to be induced. Anyway I started to get contractions on Saturday they where not to strong, but enough to bug me. So I called up my Mom and she decided to come up just in case because she didn't want to miss the birth. My Mom raced up to SLC and she calmed me down, got me a Slurpee, and just made me at ease. By 11pm that night the contractions where getting worse so I finally I decided to head to the hospital. Apparently my contractions where not strong enough and I was sent home with a morphine shot on my bum. We get home around 3 am and still the pain is not going away. I slept for a little but not enough to make me pleasant! I lived in the bath tub the next 10 hours and life as it seemed was awful. The contractions where getting worse and worse. But I was determined to wait out my time at home instead of the hospital.

Finally when the pain got to bad and I thought I couldn't take it anymore. The funny thing is by the time I get to the hospital I am only dilated to a 5. Only half way there, but still far long enough to get an epidural. Why I say its funny is that some women don't do an epidural and make it all the way through labor and delivery all the way to a ten. And I was dieing just at a five, honestly I could never do it natural. More power to the women who can do it that way! Anyway what seemed like hours which was only 20 minutes the epidural guy came, and I was never so happy to see an old man in my life. Everyone says epidurals hurt but I think contractions where so much worse. Once I got the epidural I was the nicest person on earth and I could finally relax and enjoy the last quiet moments in my life.

After the epidural I had Aleksandra in 3 hours. She came into this world at 10:21pm May 3rd. The moment I saw her my eyes burst into tears. I couldn't believe I just gave birth to this gorgeous baby girl. My life could be no greater or happier at this time (well maybe with a little bit more sleep it could). Aleksandra is a ball of joy to have and I just love her smile and cute dimples.

Life since the baby has been so different, sleepless nights, feeding the baby all the time, diapers that seem to happen after ever feeding, and my hands going numb from holding her. Time here at the De Rosa house officially runs on Aleksandra time, and I love it!

Thanks to everyone for all the phone calls, cards, and dinners. Honestly I have the most amazing ward, and tons of great people I care about. Thanks to all those wonderful ladies who took time to cook and bring us dinner. It made my life easier when I had no energy to cook. Thanks to all the family and friends who visited me at the hospital. Thanks for all the flowers they made the hospital room and our house brighter. I am truly blessed to have such amazing people in my life that care about me and my family.

Maternity Leave has begun!

Hooray, my last day of work was today. Well I am not done forever just for 7 weeks for Maternity leave. I know I shouldn't be so excited but I am so ready to be done and have a break. I have worked through this whole pregnancy and I deserve to have my little break. I am just so lucky to have a job that wants me to come back to work with my own child. I Nannie so it will be like being a stay at home mom with extra cash and still being able to be with my baby. So grateful for my employers and how I have been able to work for them. The best part is the kid I Nannie for is the cutest most brightest kid ever. I just hope my kid will be as smart as him, cross our fingers!

This is a picture of my Nannie kid Thomas.

9 months is almost to long

I have tried everything to get myself to go into labor! And it seems like this baby is just as stubborn as Mike and I.. It really is not going to come out until it is completely ready on it's own. I figure she is going to be a strong independent women, because nothing can influence this girl to hurry up. I am just hoping she comes before my father leaves for his new Job on April 23rd so he can see her, and that she will be here for Grandma and Grandpa De Rosa's visit. I am putting complete faith in the Lord that it will all work out, and she will come out when I need her to but you never know how things work. I am official excited that my last day of work for Maternity leave will be April 22. I am excited to relax and be able to soak any free and quite time I have left. I want her out so bad and she is going to come up the moment I give up and stop trying. So I wave the white flag, you win Baby.

The things I have tried to get myself to go into Labor
1. Eaten such spicy things, I could cry
2. Walked miles of miles
3. Squats until my body killed
4. Jumping on the tramp
5. Lifting and moving heavy things
6. (Soon to try Castor Oil)
7. Warm baths
8. Eggplant
9. Garlic Pizza fro Trio, they say works (MYTH)

Hope

Last night we went to Mike's mission reunion, it was probably the best one in a long time. We where chatting with people having a good time. Then out of the corner of our eye we see this thin, tired, man walk in dragging his oxygen tank behind him. I didn't think anything of since I didn't recognize him. The meeting begin and we realize that the man is Cameron his good mission Buddie. I am just awestruck on how this man from 6 months ago has taken such a huge change in appearance. The mission president ask Cameron to say a few words and he could barley muster out the words he wanted to say. He started by saying the his cancer had turned terminal and he has but more then a few weeks to live. Then you see his wife next to him crying and you can see the pain on her face. He says he knows he is going to die, and is ready and is grateful for the Savior and the opportunity he has had on this earth. He was mellow content and so humble. I don't really know this man, but my heart began to swell and tears rolled down my face as you could feel the Saviors love for this man. He was a man with great faith, faith in knowing that everything will be fine.

I have never met anyone that knew they where going to die. I have seen people who where old but never this. It was quite the experience. He was a man full of grace, appreciation, and knowing the end was coming soon he embraced it full heatedly. I think knowing your going to die and going to a better place where he won't be in pain it's easier then watching and knowing your husband is dieing. His wife has to be one strong women, I could never do that just thinking about it saddens me. What a unity they must have to be able to face a challenge like that. We ended the meeting singing I know my Redeemer Lives, and it was touching to watch Cameron sing this song and crying all at the same time. Down below are the lyrics they really hit home.

I know that My Redeemer Lives

1. I know that my Redeemer lives.
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.
He lives to bless me with his love.
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed.
He lives to bless in time of need.

Grateful and stuffed on cheese.

I didn't think I would ever or could ever have so much fun writing a blog, I find myself addicted at this point and all hours of the day my my mind wonders on what I am going to write next. It seems that there was a good idea behind this whole blogging site.

Well last night was Achievement Days for our ward, and we took the girls to Welfare Square. I have never fully grasped or appreciated all they do there. We started our tour watching movie about the process and the effects welfare square had on people. From there we got to go into the Welfare Square supermarket. It was like a tiny little Wal-mart with everything you could every need. Then from there we headed to the bakery where they make wheat and white bread. Then to the best part of the whole tour. We got to go where they house all the milk and where they make cheese. And of course we got samples it was like we where at costco, but I didn't have to push to get a sample. Since I was the leader in charge I got to hand out the samples and then slip a couple in my mouth as I went (it's for the baby I PROMISE)! So the kids got some much needed picker upper since they were coming to the end and getting tired. Then we headed back to the car and took the cheese stuffed girls home.

My reason for blogging about this, I was I was so surprised to know how much work goes into Welfare square. And the greatest part of it all is they only have 4 full time workers and 2 part time workers. That means 98% of all the work goes on in Welfare Square is completely volunteer. It makes me feel so inadequate to think how many people donate their time to a cause that may not even need. They just do the service because they have more to give. It makes me think of all the wasteful hours I have wasted watching TV or playing on the computer. Especially when the economy is as bad as it is. And there are tons of people struggling day to day. It does make me incredible humble and grateful to have a roof over our head, a job that makes me happy, warm bed at night, family that means the world to me, and a husband that I just adore. I am just grateful to have the opportunity to be able to see the amazing care and labor that goes into welfare square.

The start of it all.

I have been thinking for a couple of days now what our first blogging post would be. I have asked Mike what he thinks and as a man he answered "it doesn't matter".  If he only knew of the importance your first blog is then maybe he would of spat out a few ideas. But the load of this blog will depend on me for me now until I get tired and Mike decides to get chatty. Right now our life is calm and easy kind of like it gets before a big storm. The storm being the up coming baby. And the calm being sleeping, the house quiet minus Mike's music. The calm is a very satisfying feeling and in the pit of my stomach I know that it's going to be interrupted and our life will change forever.

We have been preparing for her to come and getting excited. We take it one day at a time for right now and absolutely are in love with the idea of starting our own family.

I hope we can carry on the traditions and great family values with our own family. We always talk about how our family will be raised and we go back and forth on how we where raised and the things we want to incorporate or the things we don't want to do. I want to be a like my mother someone who is nurturing, a sounding board when you need it, a mother who cares and has so much love for there child. I also want to be what my Mom wasn't, I want to be a little stricter, and stick with what I say when I set rules or consequences. I always wondered how my mother had a hard time doing both and now I am about to figure to out on my own. I am just grateful for the things she taught me so that I can begin my family. I know Mike will be an amazing Dad, I see him interact with our little Nephew and my nannie kid and I see how happy the simple things make him. He has such a great love for children, and knows how great they are no matter there size. He just has to get past the pooh diapers and throw up and he will be the number one Dad in the world. I figure once he sees out little daughter he is going to melt and his heart will be wrapped around that little finger. And forever will that heart be changed, I can't wait for these up coming events and challenges in our life and look forward to starting our De Rosa family +1.