tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38138588828547843482024-03-13T16:45:55.211-06:00Gordita and the CompensatorSewing, fashion and more.Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-84483536270124496392015-06-15T13:15:00.001-06:002015-06-15T13:15:58.584-06:0024 months of Beast Boy
This Beast is 2 years old! He's been in my life for 2 years, but I hardly can remember a time when he wasn't my boy. Here are some things about him that I think you all should know.
Favorite food: Cafe Rio rice and beans and horchata.
Favorite song for sleeping: Baby Mine
Favorite song for dancing: Geronimo, Sheppard
Favorite church song: I Am a Child of God
Favorite books: The Little Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-88048926956244031012014-12-28T22:02:00.001-07:002014-12-29T13:38:58.355-07:00A year and a halfSince the last time I wrote, we moved out of our apartment of 10 years, lived in a hotel for 6 weeks, and moved into our new home. It was kind of hell. Also, while we were adjusting to living in a hotel, Beast Boy was teething: two molars. Why?!? And when we moved into the house and we were still adjusting to a new place, two more molars popped in. Double why?!? Yep, hell. But all that explains Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-91366311777428661922014-07-07T21:34:00.000-06:002014-07-07T21:52:21.874-06:00One year! I can't believe we kept this baby alive and relatively happy for one whole year. I remember worrying when we brought him home from the hospital that I wouldn't be able to keep him alive, that I would forget to feed him, or change his diaper, or help him sleep. But I soon realized that this model of baby is the enhanced model, with an advanced alert system that notifies parents and anyone within .Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-3706825901421996812014-05-08T10:42:00.000-06:002014-05-08T10:42:00.019-06:00I still sew sometimes! Vintage Simplicity 6063
Way back in November 2010, back when I used to blog, I found a bunch of great vintage patterns at a thrift store (Deseret Industries). When I saw this pattern, Simplicity 6063 from 1965, I knew I needed it, even if I had no idea if I'd ever even have a little boy of my own. I'm glad I invested that whole dollar, because this pattern is the shiz!
I just fell in love with the Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-80603515233736546782014-05-01T09:31:00.001-06:002014-05-01T09:35:38.259-06:0011 months!This little goofball is 11 months old. This is what he's up to.
Likes:Happy, Pharrell Williams
Reading [1]
Yogurt
Toast
Ice cream
Spoons [2]
Flowers [3]
[1] An avid reader, BB prefers to spend his time in intellectual pursuits...
[1] Reading books that answer existential questions, like "Where IS baby's belly button?" Where, indeed.
[2] Spooning
[2] More spoons
[Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-35338552176877258982014-03-02T21:34:00.001-07:002014-03-02T21:51:25.072-07:00Nine Months and Still Beasting StrongBeast Boy is now 9 months old and is 9 months of awesome.
Likes:Same as 8 months with these additions:
Animal sounds (especially cows, cats and chickens)
The book Moo, Baa, La La La
Old MacDonald song
Reading magazines (i.e. tearing pages, crinkling the paper and practicing turning the pages) [1]
Afternoon chocolate milk and cookies with Dad [2]
French Fries [3]
[1] For reading Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-55532112170541264982014-01-31T08:00:00.000-07:002014-01-31T08:21:02.767-07:008 months of the BeastOur little beast boy is 8 months today. Here's a little summary of him:
Likes:
Goldfish crackers
Spoons
Videos of laughing babies
Putting everything in his mouth
His jumper
Sitting in his chair like a big kid at the table
Taking all his toys out of his little toy box, then calling for mom to rescue him by putting them all back in the box so he can take them out again. Rinse. Repeat.
FaceTimeGorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-31249331497819562582013-12-17T11:03:00.002-07:002013-12-17T11:03:21.200-07:00Beast Boy, the Lover Boy
An update on our Beast Boy.
At 6 and a half months, BB is sweet, cuddly, affectionate, smart, smiley, drooly, and determined.
BB is learning to give eskimo kisses, and just generally loves to be held. He will gaze lovingly into my eyes or TC's eyes for long bits of time, sometimes raising an eyebrow or both. He is so loving. He will sometimes grab my face and pull it toward him for an Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-89720307879198945512013-08-30T09:06:00.001-06:002013-08-30T09:06:37.062-06:00He rules with a chubby, dimpled, iron fistThree months of Beast Boy, and this is what I have to say: I never knew that a tiny human who squalls and yells in my face to "request" my service, who looks me in the eye while he's filling his diaper, who fights me while I'm wiping HIS butt, who wakes me up at all hours of the night, demands so much of my personal time that it's nearly impossible to take basic care of my basic needs (like, you Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-5501802298439616832013-06-13T08:14:00.000-06:002013-06-13T08:14:00.114-06:00BB goes to churchBB went to church last Sunday. We got him all dressed up in an adorable outfit that his aunt and uncle in Spain sent us.
And this is what he did:
Good times.
Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-67800695641207667342013-06-12T20:05:00.000-06:002013-06-12T20:05:31.707-06:00In loveFriday, May 31st our Beast Boy was born.
Stats: 8 lbs 5 oz, 19-20 inches (there is some dispute about his birth length but he measured 20 inches at 5 days).
Story: At 3am on the 31st I woke up in pain. Intense, sharp, periodic pain in lieu of the constant dull and annoying pain I had been experiencing for weeks. I leaned over to TC and whispered "It's go time."
Okay, not really. I Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-25288710306777981382013-03-28T14:00:00.000-06:002013-03-28T14:00:02.097-06:002nd Trimester and other stuffHey there. Guess what? I'm still alive. And I'm doing well. Work (yep, I'm working right now), baby prep, house stuff and general life have taken over any blogging time. But I've found a moment or two to write, so here I am.
So, I'm now about 8 weeks away from little Peter's due date, which is exciting and stress-inducing at the same time. The second trimester was a breeze, with only minor Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-88714534280016114412013-02-14T04:29:00.001-07:002013-02-14T04:29:12.118-07:00The First Trimester, According to GorditaI've been thinking about this post for quite a while now. What would I say? How would I describe my first trimester? Now that I'm well into the second, I think I'm far enough removed to be objective, but still close enough to it that I remember.
Well, here's what I've come up with to summarize the experience: it was crappy.
The nausea, the bloating, the digestive ummm struggles, the emergency Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-17275640379336045312013-01-16T21:49:00.003-07:002013-01-16T21:49:46.556-07:00Franken-dress
Vogue 1102
Way back in December I needed a special dress to celebrate our anniversary. I was inspired by Vogue 1102. Actually it was TC who first saw this pattern and decided I needed it.
However, after reading reviews, I read that the neckline had some gape issues, and since I would have needed to add sleeves and a back, I figured I'd just use a different pattern for the bodice. Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-67356179499128977312013-01-14T10:33:00.001-07:002013-01-14T10:41:37.953-07:00Boys ruleFriday was the big day, reveal day! And it turns out that TC/Gordita Jr. is a boy. Pleased, surprised, excited, happy all describe my feelings. I was convinced it was a girl, so it was quite the paradigm shift for me to imagine that a little boy is coming to join our family.
When TC and I first married, I imagined that our first baby would be a miniature of my beloved husband. I mean, really, Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-27260161984518294102013-01-10T11:54:00.000-07:002013-01-10T11:54:22.321-07:00It's a... BABY!
Remember Pat? What's that? It's Pat? The androgynous character from SNL? I remember my good friend Jenni telling me about this sketch when we were teenagers. I've always remembered it just from her description. Pat's coworkers try to find out Pat's gender, and when Pat's "parent" Francis comes to visit they ask about the day Pat was born. Francis explains that when the doctor saw Pat, he said, "Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-32452134799072266932012-12-30T17:39:00.002-07:002012-12-30T17:39:41.998-07:00Are you just, gaining weight?My tummy is beginning to protrude, and I haven't really bought any new clothes, so I'm currently experiencing the challenge of making my old wardrobe work. I think, for the most part, I've succeeded in finding things that fit without looking frumpy. For The Most Part.
The other day I must have been wearing something frumpy because a well-meaning older neighbor lady asked me, in a crowded place Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-8230767222992708432012-12-17T11:50:00.001-07:002012-12-30T17:41:11.592-07:00MathematicsGuess what people!
You've got to guess!
Fine, I'll tell you. There is a new breakthrough in math.
1 + 1 = 3*
Get it?
No?
I'll tell you then.
The Compensator family is having a baby. In June we will hear the pitter patter of little Compensator/Gordita feet. We are excited, thrilled really. We have waited for this for so long. However, there's still a twinge of panic for Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-63001894829742917042012-10-28T20:05:00.002-06:002012-10-28T20:05:34.094-06:00It's a... pumpkin!Once upon a time, I had a blog. And I updated this blog regularly. Then, I, for whatever reason, lost steam. And stopped posting. The end.
Sad story.
But guess what I have for you!!
It's a pumpkin. That the man carved.
We got together with some friends last Monday to watch the presidential debate and carve pumpkins. I picked the design, started to carve it out, and before I knew it I Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-50329520024349519582012-08-28T12:00:00.000-06:002012-08-28T12:00:10.090-06:00Awesome tripI mentioned that we took a great trip in May, and now I'm finally, three months later, ready to blog about it.
Let's see if you can guess where we went.
We saw a mangy cat.
We drank refreshing and uplifting Coca Cola,
saw random cute statues,
saw crosswalk signs of men with hats,
ate ice cream burgers,
saw mushroom looking mascots,
stayed in a Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-23277216326105104462012-08-13T20:46:00.000-06:002012-08-13T20:46:30.814-06:00BeatrizI haven't written in a while, even though I promised awesomeness. Right after my last post, something not awesome happened in The Compensator family, hence the moment of silence. Since there's no easy way to say this, here it is: TC's mother, Beatriz, passed away. She battled multiple myeloma for five years, and now her battle is over.
Death is bittersweet. It's indescribably difficult forGorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-61313832960807240902012-06-14T16:51:00.001-06:002012-06-14T16:51:50.722-06:00More about meI haven't said much in the last few months, so here's an update, all about me, me and ME! Oh my gosh! You have been waiting on pins and needles for this, I know.
TC and I got home about two weeks ago from an awesome trip, but the deets about that will have to wait until later. For now, you get to hear about me. Just me. And maybe some other things, all of which interest, well, ME!
ME!
Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-75790471796404070912012-04-25T13:22:00.000-06:002012-04-25T13:22:21.104-06:00It's April!
So what's new?
Still no sewing. I've lost my mojo. It's gone, like completely disappeared. I'm not sure what to do to get it back. There are things I have on my sewing docket that are exciting and lovely, but without my mojo, there's no getting anything done.
The house plans are on their way. We are close to bidding them out to builders. That means that we are close (within a fewGorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-86181020101351633092012-03-08T20:49:00.000-07:002012-03-08T20:49:26.462-07:00It's officially officialA couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I had a big project that I was working on. And now the time has come to announce it.
TC and I are now officially land owners. We closed on our lot this afternoon. It's so official it's bona fide. We bought a lot and are working on plans to build a home there. For privacy reasons I won't say exactly where, but I will tell you that the lot has great views of Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813858882854784348.post-27096604765393909182012-03-03T18:59:00.000-07:002012-06-14T15:10:32.555-06:00AnimalesThank you for all of the positive comments! It is so rewarding to share a project like this with the world wide internets and receive such positive feedback. It gave me major warm fuzzies.
Last Sunday I decided that I wanted my little animales to be printed in a book. So I uploaded it all to Blurb and ordered a copy. While the expected ship date was March 12, I received it yesterday. So fast! Gorditahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.com2