http://livia.blogcadia.com/ en-us Nucleus CMS v3.21 MD © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7798 and I feel strongly that this is the year to make that change. I would like
all of you who enjoy our blog to leave your name in the comment box so
I can send you an invite to our new blog. Only the ones who leave their
name will be invited.
I would like to thank Jeff for allowing me to blog in blogcadia for many
wonderful years. It has been so much fun and I am so glad I was able to
keep such a great journal.


Romanian

Prieteni dragi imi fac blogul privat. Ceea ce insemna ca trebuie sa ai o
invitatie ca sa imi vezi pozele de acum inainte. Asa ca lasa-mi un comentariu
( doar numele) astazi ca sa va pot invita la noul meu blog.
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Valentines made by Jasmine


If you enjoy reading this blog stop by on Saturday I have a big announcement to make.]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7794 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:47:26 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7793 January 30th at Cici’s pizza. My boy loves pizza especially mac & cheese pizza
and Cici’s is one of the pizza places where they will make whatever pizza you want.
Andrew was very excited to invite several buddies from church and they all partied
superhero style. All the little guests wore their favorite superhero costume, ordered
their favorite pizza, played some fun games and enjoyed some chocolate cake made
by me with a Spiderman theme. I finished making the cake after Andrew’s bedtime
so he was only able to see it in the morning. When he opened the refrigerator he
said: “Wow mom I love it!” I was very pleased to hear that he was happy with the
cake I made.
On Monday February 1st Andrew got to open presents from us in the family and enjoy
another day of birthday fun. We surprised him with a new bike, which he can’t wait to
ride outside. I think our 4-year-old cutie loved all the attention and presents. We sure
had fun celebrating Andrew’s birthday together!

















]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7793 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:01:40 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7789 Feb 6th at 2:21am we met our sweet new baby boy. We named him Michael and his
middle name is Lengyel, which is very special in our family.
Michael arrived two weeks early weighing 6lbs and 2oz, and was 19 inches long. He
is perfect in every way!
The labor and delivery lasted a total of two hours. Even though the labor with Michael
was a little longer than the one with Andrew I still did not get to enjoy the epidural.
I can now say that I gave birth to three children naturally.
While holding our sweet baby boy all I could think was how wonderful is to be a family
of five. Our lives are truly blessed to have Michael!

Day 1








Day 2




Going home
]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7789 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:58:33 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7787 I just melt. He is such a joy and a blessing to our family.
As a baby he was always smiling and now that he is a big boy he continues to
delight everyone around him with his charming personality and overall happiness.
He has really grown this past year and has learned a lot of responsibility. He
makes his bed in the morning, puts his toys away in the right containers after
he plays and his favorite thing is getting dressed all by himself. He actually folds
his pj’s when he puts them back in his dresser and knows that dirty clothes go
to the laundry basket. Andrew is a bright little boy who can delight you with
questions and stories all day long. Yes, he probably got that from his daddy or
maybe from his mommy.
We love seeing how excited he is about everything around him. He notices things
that I think have became monotone to us as adults and he reminds me how
wonderful is all that Heavenly Father has created for us. (Ex. Mornings-he is so
happy when the light outside indicates that it’s morning.)
Andrew is also extremely funny. Just like his daddy he can make you laugh without
any problem. Just the other night I was telling him that soon after his birthday, we
will have the baby’s birthday. Andrew replied, “Mom our baby will come out with
no clothes at his birthday party?” Funny, funny boy!
I could write for hours about his creativeness and rich imagination that never ceases
to amaze me. We love Andrew with all our heart and we thank Heavenly Father for
sending us one of his sweet children to raise and love. Happy Birthday Andrew!!
You are our life!!









]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7787 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:38:20 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7786 a great birthday with tons of love. We love you!!!
La Multi ani Paula! Te iubim mult!!!

]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7786 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:32:18 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7784 pictures of my kids playing in the snow several weeks ago. They had so
much fun! I just love some of the faces Andrew and Jasmine are making
while throwing snow at each other. I am so grateful for my children and for
the chance I have to enjoy these moments with them. I have no words to
describe how much I love them!!!







]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7784 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:40:24 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7781 matter what the gender is or how many children the mom has had previously.
Each one of Heavenly Fathers children’s is special, therefore we should celebrate!
On Saturday the 16th of this month I had a wonderful shower thrown by my good
friends. I have always been blessed to be surrounded by amazing friends who have
made sure that all my sweet angels have been received with love. I would like
to thank Kathleen for making the baby shower invitation, Gaia for decorating and
planning the shower, Mitzi for helping with the shower and making the coolest
diaper cake, Janice for planning the games and food, Leah for taking so many beautiful
pictures and everyone else for coming to celebrate with me. I do not want to forget
a very special helper who helped me make the most amazing baby cake ever and that
is my sweet girl Jasmine. She sure has the creative genes in her like her mommy.
All the guests were very impressed by it and it not only looked good it also tasted delicious.
It was such a great celebration and again thank you all for your friendship, wonderful
gifts and support. Hugs, Livia









]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7781 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:13:20 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7774 away from my due date. I feel really good for being 35 pounds heavier and
expecting several more to be added soon. My cute belly is huge and continues
to grow. Good thing I have my mom's elastic skin when it comes to stretch
marks because so far I haven't acquired any. I love, love, love the movement
of the baby! All the kicks, the strong spins and the occasional hiccups are just
amazing. What a magnificent gift to be able to have another life growing within
you. But, it doesn't come easy. I have a harder time bending down and reaching
anything that is on the carpet and also I can not eat very large meals as the space
inside my belly has became very crowded. The last doctor check up showed the baby
being right on target for growth after all the measurements were taken. The heart
sounded just right which means my little man is also getting ready to see us soon.
I can't wait to hold him but I am ready to wait as long as it takes.

My wonderful friend Leah took some great pregnancy shots of me last week which I
just love. To all my sweet Romanian friends who have asked so persistently to see
more pics of me here is your request fulfilled. Let me know if you have a favorite.













]]> General http://livia.blogcadia.com/index.php?itemid=7774 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:17:23 -0500 http://livia.blogcadia.com/?itemid=7773 of all love. As we waited for the 2010 to arrive all I could think on New Years
Eve was bring on the New Year a year full of new joys for our growing family.
I am happy to say that I have accomplished my 2009 resolutions therefore I
had to make some new ones. I feel great about my goals! Very excited to see
them all achieved by the end of 2010.
For New Years Eve we had a full Romanian feast with the most delicious sarmale
I have ever made. Yes, I finally think that they were as good as my mom makes
them at home.
We partied with our good friends the Schellmans until we entered 2010. We sure
have been blessed with amazing friends that have become our second family here.
Jasmine and Andrew were allowed to stay up with us and enjoy the party, as it
always was a tradition in my family. It was a night that I would look forward to
the whole year. I loved seeing my children’s excitement since they didn’t have
to be in bed by 8 o’clock.
I already love 2010 as it has brought many hours of playtime with my loved ones.
Battleship, Chess, Connect Four, Tsuro, more Chess, Operation, Sorry and many
more each day. This was all possible due to the extremely cold weather and large
amounts of snow.
I am very grateful for a healthy and happy family!



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