Life

Oh HEY there! My name is Deidre! I’m new to this whole blog world so I’m not sure what to expect. For my first post I thought it might be a good idea to tell you a little about myself. My full name is Deidre Nicole Chambers. Most people know me has DeDe. (It’s a lot easier for people to spell and pronounce.)  I’m a 24-year-old on-line student at Weber State University. I have an adorable 6-month-old baby named Liam Kenneth Espinoza.  He is my world! I have an amazing handsome boyfriend named Jorge. I love to be around positive, funny, fun, loving people. Some of my favorite things are hiking, bike rides, working out, shopping (one of my obsessions), cooking, friendship, naps, doritos, chocolate milk, mashed potatoes, cereal, mac and cheese, and great scary/thriller movies or show.

This is my boyfriend Jorge (baby daddy) he is the most hard working person I know. He eats lime juice with EVERYTHING!! (besides pizza). Jorge hates salsa, hot sauce, avocados, mustard, ketchup, ranch, mayo, lets just say he isn't a fan of any condiments besides BBQ sauce. His family likes to joke that he isn't a real mexican! Jorge has just finished studying at Utah State University. He has a great opportunity in Washington D.C. being a intern for Senator Lee's office. We are Leaving December 27 to live there for about 4-6 months. I'm so excited and nervous for the big move. Even though it won't be for long. It's going to be such a big change. I've never lived out of Utah and don't know what to expect. I have so many mixed emotions leaving my family and friends. I'm sad that Liam will be away from family so long and having this blog I hope I can share all the fun new moments with everyone we love. This will be a great experience for us three to learn to rely on each other!

My Other Obsession.

My silly.

Christmas 

Christmas was so much fun this year! Even though Liam is only 6 months old and could careless about presents and would rather play with the wrapping paper. It was still a great Christmas having a little guy to share it with. I probably I had more fun with Christmas this year for Liam then he did.

Grandma and Grandpa Chambers 

house.

Liam loved the Christmas lights and wrapping paper.

                                               

City Creek

Shopping date with baby daddy

Frist Christmas!

Love seeing Jorge with Liam.

Best  Buds

Espinoza Christmas dinner

Jorge looking handsome

Love Liam's face in these Pictures!

My silly!

Pretty sure Jorge was done taking pictures at this point 

  First Christmas has a family was a success!

New year, new home, new me

Another year has come and gone; last year was full of different emotions for me. The biggest moment for me was Liam’s birth. It has been a very overwhelming mix of emotions, but let me go back to when I found out I was pregnant with Liam. When I found out I was pregnant I couldn’t believe it, I was in total shock. I was so scared and nervous for what would come from having a baby. I was nervous to tell Jorge, my family, and friends. I thought of the social repercussions that my situation would bring, for example, what would people think of me? How would my family react to my situation, especially because I was not married?

I knew I would find out who my true friends were and who would support me through a great, terrifying, wonderful, nerve wrecking special time in my life. Fortunately, I was lucky to have much support from friends and family. Even though many people were shocked to hear the news, most of them wanted to be there for me, so I decided that I didn’t need to worry about what other people would say, all I needed was the support from people I truly cared about. I knew that people would say what they wanted, but I felt like I had to embrace such a special moment in my life.

Last year, my new year’s resolution was to make myself happy, and that started by seeing the positive of every situation, and learns from my mistakes.  

            This year I start the New Year in a new place with Liam and Jorge, and I want to take advantage of being in a new place. I want to make every moment count this year. I desire to live a life full of excitement and without regrets, a life full of new tomorrows, and bright expectations. I want to surround myself with people who are positive and up lifting. I think I have great people in my life as of now but I don’t want to waste my time and energy, with negativity. I want to better myself, I want to be a person who takes advantage of every moment in life, and I’m so excited to see what this year has to offer.  

I hope everyone has a great New Year!

Driving out of Logan

bored in the car 

LONG drive. 

Liam was so happy whenever we got done driving

Liam was such a good boy the whole trip. The last day was tough but, he still was good about being in the car for three days.

 love it here!

This is a lake in the spring/summer time. Right now the water is low for the winter.

I can't wait to see it in the spring!

Love the view from our back yard.

 I think Liam likes it here!

 We found a cute basement apartment fully furnished!

 So glad we didn't need to bring any furniture!

 Such a cute little place.

Good size for the three of us.

Double Time

This is for all those breast-feeding mamas out there! Did you ever think breast-feeding would be so hard and time consuming? No one tells you how hard it can be. For me it felt like having two jobs, taking care of Liam and feeding him. I usually had to plan my whole day around feeding times, which was very annoying and got old pretty quick! Liam was never able to latch on well, so I had to pump, then I would feed him from a bottle. I’ve wanted to stop so many times and it’s been a very frustrating time for me. It takes me twice as long to feed Liam, and the main reason I keep doing it is because I know giving him what people call “Liquid gold” will benefit him. Babies who consume breast milk tend to be smarter and they do not get sick as often, I know that I can switch to formula anytime, but I keep reminding myself that Liam would miss out on all the benefits from breast milk. I’m not saying formula is a bad thing, I just feel like I’m giving up on something that some women aren’t able to provide to their babies, and that is not fair.

            I don’t know if other moms have had easier experiences than mine, this is just what I have experienced with breast-feeding. I’m not trying to discourage anyone; I’m solely expressing what I am going through, so that women who are going through the same thing know they aren’t alone. This is my experience and I want to let moms that breast-feeding can be challenging, but just remind yourself of all the benefits you are providing for your little one, don’t give up!

A day at the museum 

During the week we don't get to go out much because Jorge usually doesn't get home till later from work. If we do get to go out together it's usually to the gym during the week days. The weekends is the only time we have time to go out. We are going to try to do something different every weekend to be able to see everything in D.C. Since it was so windy yesterday we couldn't do anything outside. We decided to go check out the natural history museum. There are so many different museums in D.C. I'm so excited to see what the other ones look like!

Jorge loved it

Turtle turtle!

Liam had a really good time.

I can't wait till Liam is older to be excited about seeing new things.

So excited to see the dinosaurs!

I really HATE spiders! For some reason though 

when I see them in a glass case where they can't crawl anywhere 

near me I always want to see them.

These beetles remind me of the movie The Mummy. 

Gentleman

While cleaning the house and getting ready to relax and watch the super bowl I looked over at Liam playing with his toys and I still can’t believe I have a baby boy and that I’m a mom! It’s almost been 8 months since Liam was born and I look at him and it is still surreal to me. Sometimes I wonder what I would be doing with my life if Liam wasn’t in my life, but when I think about it I can’t even imagine not having him in my life. Liam will never know how much he has changed me. He has made me more caring, selfless, and now I realize what really is important in life. Liam pushes me to be a better person, and I want him to grow up to be a man with great qualities. I strive everyday to improve myself to be the best mother I can be, so that my baby boy can grow to be a gentleman.