Thanks to fellow blogger, Holly I have been addicted to Etsy since our wedding last August. Well this past week i just gave into my Etsy obsession for our newest addition to the family (whose name is still a surprise!!) I was able to find the cutest burp cloths, that are hand made and sewn as well as a really trendy nursing cover…if I ever find the nerve to breastfeed in public rather than the confines of our car lol! Enjoy the pics 🙂 Oh and a confession of mine: I really wish I owned a sewing machine and was able to create these gorgeous pieces on my own, i think it would just be SO much fun!!

Angel, our 4 year old, is finally old enough to start playing sports through our township. My husband and I have been waiting for this day since he was born! We signed him up for soccer and the season began about 4 weeks ago. He has been loving every second of it, and has so much fun with all the kids. In fact, some of the kids on his team go to his preschool which is always a plus! Here are a few snapshots from the season so far!

I want to confess that I have become officially obsessed with craigslist! I have found some really great items on there for the new baby and even a toy or two for Angel and Ayden. It’s like going to a yard sale every day (which is another confession of mine…that i just LOVE yard sales)! I’ve even sold a few items on there as well 🙂 Here are just a few items I have purchased from craigslist:

I am utterly exhausted! We had a VERY busy day today. I started the day off waking up at 6 am (i’ve become so uncomfortable while sleeping this late in pregnancy that I was thankful that I slept that late)! I remembered I had to go have blood work done before my next doctor appointment on Tuesday, so needless to say I was “lined up” outside of Labcorp at about 6:45 this morning waiting for them to open. Even being there that early, i was still about 15th in line…Afterwards i came home and you would think that a VERY pregnant lady like myself would crawl into bed and stay there; however my kids were already awake and my husband was only 1/2 awake so i had to get Angel dressed for soccer practice this morning. I also had to dress Ayden and feed them both breakfast. Soccer lasted from 9-10 and afterwards we ended up walking across the fields to watch the “peanut” division of football because it turned out our local football team was playing the Middle Twp. Panthers, which is the team from my hometown. We watched for about 20 minutes and then piled into our car, came home, and changed clothes to get ready for some much needed shopping(because it had went from about 55 degrees to nearly 70 degrees and we all needed some lighter clothing to wear).

Next we were off to the races…no not literally but it sure felt like it. We managed to hit 3 stores (Party city for Halloween costumes, Babies R us, and Kohls) and feed ourselves lunch all in less than 2 hours time! In addition to picking up some more baby clothes and a few needed accessories I think it’s safe to say too that we have picked out our new car seat for baby #3 and luckily it will match our ENORMOUS double stroller we will soon be dusting off and using again. Unfortunately no pics from today, but i promise to try and catch up on all that i have neglected over the past couple of months of not blogging so don’t worry there will be plenty of pictures in the future!

Please excuse my non-existence but apparently google did not want me posting to my blog for the last couple of months as it switched my password on me and i just figured out how to change it back! We’ve had some major changes in the past few months and weeks. When i last left off i was just starting a new job and had a “secret” i wasn’t quite ready to share with the rest of the world. That secret is no longer a secret and is that we’re expecting baby #3!! I’m currently 7 1/2 months along now with our 3rd BOY 🙂 I’m at the same job and still loving every moment of it! I’m just thankful in our economy to even have a job, let alone one i am in love with. Here’s a rundown of everything that has happened in the past 7-8 months:

-we became pregnant with baby boy #3
-i patched up a much missed friendship with an old friend
-both of our kids had birthdays
-our oldest son has started pre-k
-we are attempting to potty train our youngest son
-my husband became the sole cleaner of the house
-for the first time in my life i am working 40 hours/week
-i went camping with my family for the first time ever and LOVED it!
-celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary (and yes we ate the cake too)

So here’s to new beginnings, updates on current life, and hopes for the future!

So its been a full week at my new job and all i can say is I am so happy and think i have made one of the best decisions of my life! Seriously, everyone at the company is so nice, its like one big family. Myy husband made a comment to me the other day that when i’m getting ready for work, even though its not quite 7am yet i have a HUGE smile on my face–and its because i literally enjoy going to work each and every day! I feel so lucky, and blessed. Do you know how many people hate going to their job everyday? I have decided that I am going to whole-heartedly throw all of my energy and will into this job and work as hard as I possibly can to be the best i can at this company!! Yay for me and my decision making!

I hadn’t realized how LONG its been since my last post- so sorry!! Life has been quite busy around the Acosta household. In fact, we have some big changes that are happening. The first is that I found a new job. I was offered a position at an insurance company that is full time, with great benefits, and allows to me to work next to the beach 5 days a week! A born and raised beach girl couldn’t ask for more in life! I’m just hoping the traffic of a shore town doesn’t get to me. Our other big change around here is still “in the works” so I will keep you updated on that as the weeks pass, and hopefully have some good news for you soon!! Until then…

This is a great cause.
This is something I don’t know if I’d have the strength to go through.
This is why life is so important.
This is why life shouldn’t be taken for granted.
This is why we believe in a higher power.
This is why we kiss our children every night before bed.
This is why the world seems unfair.