My boys are so grown!....

Filipe Wilson & Eric (2010)

Long time since my last post

Yup....Definitely there's been quite some time since my last post.

As I told ya before I got a job last year and as you can imagine time is something that I'm still learning how to handle.Obviously some of the things I used to do before on a daily basis (such as blogging!) had to be left behind!Not very fond of that idea thou!LOL!But a lady gotta do what a lady gotta do right?!

Anyway, it's been almost an year since I started working and I still love to do what do (thou I got bigger plans for me!). The kids are doing great in all aspects and that makes me very happy.

Filipe is 13 years old now...Wilson is about to turn 11 next month...And Eric is 4 1/2 ....

It's a joy to see them grow strong and healthy but I miss the days they were little!...

Oh well...

Hope everything is running smoothly for ya as it is for me.

And like I said to a dear friend of mine: «If life gives ya lemons, make a lemonade!...And add some vodka!!!»

Kids+Summer=Laughter!!!

August/2009
Last weekend I took the kids to my mom's house and they had a great time over there.
The boy screaming at the top of his lungs is my brother Andre.Yep!That's right!I've a teen "baby" brother!
My mother was screaming at Eric (but not in a bad sense!LOL)Cause he was wetting us and the cameras with the hose!!!LOL!

Wilson's school Xmas party

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY'S JOY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LIL'PRINCE!
TODAY YOU'RE TURNING 3 AND I HARDLY NOTICED THE TIME PASSING BY!
MOMMY LOVES YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!
A BIG BIG KISS FROM
MOM, DAD, FILIPE AND WILSON!!!

Basics First Aid (Be Able To Help Your Child)

First aid - Baby CPR

What to do is an baby is choking

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY--Playing outdoors

FILIPE AND WILSON (2003)

The Day Eric Was Born!...

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My precious treasure!...

Fun Time with RockYou

Bed Time Story!....

In the year of 2001 I wrote this short poem for my kids who were 4 and 2 years old then...

«BED TIME STORY»

"Once upon a time
There was a little star
Wondering in the sky
A lonely little star...

She was so sad and blue
She wasn't able to bright
And there she was alone
Wondering in the night...

And so she started to cry
Her tears fell into the sea
I felt the little star
Was calling out for me...

So I reached my hand so high
That I grabbed the little star
I cleaned up her eyes
And placed her next to my heart...

She finally found her place
Her tears were vanished forever
And when you see a smile on my face
It's my little star brighter than ever!..."

How time fly by!...

I  can't believe that is almost November...
I  can not believe that my little prince is going to be 3 years old next month...
Time seems to fly by!...

Wordless Wednesday

Wilson -2002-

Head Trauma

One week ago, my older boy Filipe bumped his head against the concrete floor at the gyms class.By the end of the day my hubby and my MIL decided that it would be better to take him to the ER once he was feeling dizzy and nauseous.
I thought it wouldn't be necessary cause as some of you already know, I used to be a firefighter and worked in the ambulances 1st aids too.But you know Dads!He was too worried to listen to what I said so they took him any way!LOL!
Well, head trauma is something that I'm pretty sure that all you moms are acquainted to!
So I decided to post about what you should do when your kids (or even some adult!)bump their heads:

Keep a tight surveillance on the child in the next 24 hours and pay attention to the alert signs:

1. 1-altered consciousness--watch if the child looses consciousness or if is conscious but feels confused or drowsy;
2. 2-Watch for any clear fluid from the ears or nose;
3. 3-Black eyes and bruised skin behind the ears;
4. 4-Watch if there is any vision changes;
5. 5-And pay serious attention if the kid is feeling nausea and if he vomits persistently;

If in the following 24 hours you get any of this signs TAKE THE CHILD TO THE DOCTOR ASAP!

If the child looks normal after the injure,you must:

1. 1-apply ice in the traumatized area;
2. 2-calm the pain with some paracetamol ;
3. 3-watch for any behavior changes in the child (abnormal restless or sleepiness);
4. 4-watch for abnormal headaches ;
5. 5-and if it's the child nap time watch for his sleep, if the sleeping looks unusual awake the child and watch his state of consciousness;