Little Bro - Big Sis!!

Since Cole was born Chloe has taken a extreme liking

to him, every time she has a chance she say's "mom take

my picture with brother" so here they are.

This is one Sunday after church, he loves his after

church naps.

Chloe was very excited that Cole is big enough

to sit in his bumbo seat now.

Good Morning, this is right after they both

woke up one morning as you can see Chloe's

hair is lovely.

Chloe loves to sing Cole "I am a child of God"

Aren't my little frogs adorable!!

November & December 2010

Chloe made a clubhouse under neath Cole's crib

and asked me if she could have a sleep over in there

I said sure, I thought it was adorable so I had to take

a picture.

Chloe, Cole and I at the "Santa Train in Boulder City"

Me, Mrs Claus, Chloe & Santa on the Santa Train

Christmas is right around the corner and man it has sure snuck up on me this year.

I have been playing the "stay at home mom" roll for about 6 weeks now... Not sure if I am a fan of it or not. I enjoy being home with my kids believe me. But I miss adult time, by this I mean talking to adults and being at work. I have about 6 more weeks of this time with my kids until I have to go back to working full time. We've done quite a few things to keep us busy while I have been home but not having a car sure makes it difficult.

My sister and brother in law came down for Thanksgiving, we went and saw Santa aat Ethel M's. Chloe enjoyed this, she told Santa that she wants a "Hannah Montana sparkly microphone". Cole was only about two weeks old at the time but he sure coperated. It was very cold, I thought he would of scream his head off but instead we kept him warm by putting him in jacket as you can see.

A good friend of mine invited me and the kids to go to the Bellagio and check out the Christmas display they have set up. Chloe loved it main reason she got to she her grandpa, since my dad works there and he was working at the time.

My mom called me and told me her and my dad were planning a 3 day road trip to see my sister and brother in law in Reno and asked me if Chloe could go with. I said yes with out hesitation due to mommy needed a little break from Chloe. Well 3 days turned into my great idea of letting her stay there over a week because my sister is on break from college right now. I also thought she would like the snow since we have snow once every 20 years here. She made a snow man in the park and got to be pulled around in the sled. Then the snow melted due to lots of rain. She is getting spoiled by her Aunt and Uncle and loving every minute of it. She is still up there right now but coming home tomorrow, I miss her so much!!

Cole Justen Solorzano

After what felt like 10 long months of being pregnant, Thursday 11/11 morning at 5:30 am I went to the hospital to have my c-section. Get there, the maternity ward is packed with pregnant women or women who just had there babies. Like did everyone want to have there babies on veterans day or what? So they put me in a room with two other ladies who where in full blown labor. Now keep in mind only a curtain was separating us, someone who has never been in labor before let me tell u it sounded scary. The one lady was dilated to a 7, screaming at her husband something is coming out get the nurse. Nurse comes in checks her, she is at a 9. They wheel her away, 20 minutes later I am still waiting & here comes her husband wheeling in a crib. I'm like no way that was to fast.

About 7:30 they come and wheel me to the operating room, the guy who gives u the drugs I can't spell it but he was hilarious... cracking jokes about my tattoos, they had the radio on in the operating room. It was just a chilled atmosphere I wasn't nervous at all. I am just laying there waiting to hear a cry from my son. Then I hear my dr. say "Holy cow look at the shoulders on that guy". My mom goes he has to weigh more then your brother did. My brother was 8, 14. I'm thinking no way... Then I heard him cry, made me so happy to know he is finally here. Then my mom went with him & the nurse down stairs to weigh him. They called up to my dr. & told her he was 9 pounds, 11 ounces. I couldn't believe it, I worked my whole pregnancy in a warehouse. Towards the end I was very uncomfortable & now I knew why.

Around 10 I was still in recovery which with Chloe I was in a room right away but like I said it was so packed with pregnant women there finding a room was almost impossible. Chloe wasn't supposed to come back there but they let her, my mom, my dad, my sister & my brother in law. Shortly after I finally got a room, but on the ICU pediatrics floor full of sick kids. So I wasn't allowed to leave my room, to avoid getting my newborn son sick. My nurses were wonderful, I felt so blessed to have them help me the way they did. Then Friday a room on the maternity floor finally opened up and I got moved down there.

Saturday afternoon we got to come home, and I think Chloe was more happy then I was. She was so sad that she was not allowed to sleep in the hospital with me for 2 nights. She got to sit next to her brother the car ride home and make sure he was ok. She felt so important. The first night sleeping was a joke, it was the night of the UNLV football game. So we heard it all, the kids kinda slept but we were all in the living room. Chloe refused to sleep in her room with out her brother.

Today Cole is 5 days old, he is a wonderful little boy. He nurses very well, which is a huge relief for his momma. Even though it is not the most comfortable thing in the world but MUCH cheaper & healthier then formula. I'm looking forward to being able to push them in the awesome double stroller I got, to the park here shortly...

4 days and Counting!!

4 days and counting to be exact, my life is going to change... I will no longer be a beached whale and have a little man in my life. Which is going to be a huge change since there has been no man in this life for the last 2.5 years. I'm excited to meet him, see what he looks like and see how Chloe is going to handle not being an only child anymore. Friday was my last day of work until Februaryish... I wanted to take some time off before he was born so Chloe and I could enjoy our last mommy and daughter time. Yesterday we made homemade rice crispie treats and tomorrow we plan on making brownies and cookies and some sort of craft for Thanksgiving. I'm actually looking forward to the sleepless nights, ask me in about a week if I still feel the same. HA... Because I am so bored these days stuck here in the house with no car, he will defiantly keep me unbored I shall say. These last few days have been hard on me because it seems like alot of my friends whose babies have been due after me have gone into labor already and I just feel its so unfair!! So 5 am is going to come early but I'm ready to meet you little Cole.

November....

So far this month has not been too exciting... the holidays are coming which is nice, seems like my sister & her hubby are coming down about once a month which is nice... work has been extremely slow & I have been terribly sick. Chloe had an exciting moment Saturday night, she sat on Santa's lap. Now if you know my daughter this is a big deal for her, if she sees some one in a character or a costume she runs the other way. She even took her picture with him... she smiled but has this look in her eyes like mom what are you making me do? It was so cute...

Bad luck....

So in August my parents went out of town and they let me borrow my dads car because mine doesn't have air conditioning... I was at Basic HS picking up my brother and the car totally over heated and needless to say we had to leave it there, get picked up and call and tell my dad the news. He was very upset... then about a month later I get a speeding ticket in my parents residential neighborhood for going 8 miles over. Then exactly 8 days after that I was on my way to work and I hit another car. So my car hasn't been drivable for a few weeks now, oh and got another ticket for that since the accident was supposedly my fault. My dad had a guy look at the car, was going to get it fixed this weekend, he gets a call from the insurance company saying the lady is trying to sue me for neck and back pain... Bull crap lady you were perfectly fine when you left. So my parents are going out of town again this weekend and I had no way to work tomorrow. My dad let me borrow his car... Laci came over to watch a movie with me, after 3 tv's of not getting it to connect to the dvd player we decided to go to Walmart to buy a remote thinking that would solve our problem. Get back to my house, dvd player still wont connect to tv... then I was like where is my phone? Come to find out I locked my phone and my dads car key in the back seat in my daughters car seat. So now I don't have a phone to call my dad and tell him once again I'm an idiot so I use Laci's phone can't work the stupid thing... go to Luxor meet my parents interrupt there dinner to get the extra key and now home but still didn't get to see the movie. Then we go the gas station and I can't get the pump to work for like 10 minutes, it helps if you push the start button... ughhh... Boy has my luck been done in the dumps. I needed to vent and that felt good.

*Friends*

So over the years I have had alot of friends come and go, mainly due to the fact that I married a controlling man who would only allow me to have certain friends. Since I have been single this last year, my friends were the ones who have kept me strong. Lately I have recently realized alot of them aren't true friends and I don't need them in my life. I am a strong, independent woman and your not going to bring me down. I care about those who are there for me and those who I know I can trust... mainly my sister who is always there for me. Then there is Amanda, who I have known since I was in the 5th grade, even when she was at her worst and survived Lupas, I know she has been there for me. Then in high school my best friend had a friend name Kristen who I knew but were not that close. Now I love that girl with all my heart, she is a single mom as well she is my rock, and gota love how we reconnected after mainly years on the lovely myspace. On Facebook I found my old friend who I have also known since i was like 10, Laci come to find out she is a single mom as well, so happy I found her, I love hanging out with her she is so much fun to be around. Then you have Lindsey, she and I work together she keeps me sane at that place full of drama I work for. Then what do you know, she