When I was pregnant with Jacob I wanted to know what his race would be because I'm white and David is Hispanic. Not because I really cared what Jacob's race was or that it would be different than mine but I wanted to know how to fill out all those forms and what to tell him if he were to ask me about it. I just didn't want Jacob to think he was weird because he was a different race than me. So I did all this research and officially the United States government said that Jacob's race was white from Hispanic descent. Somehow I felt so much better knowing that there was a name for Jacob's mixed ethnicity.
Well I filled out our 2010 census yesterday and discovered that the United States government has changed not only Jacob's race but also David's race. Hispanic is no longer a race rather an origin. So I marked yes to the "are you of Hispanic descent" question on David's, and my sons and then next is the "what is your race question". I marked white on my sons and then I was completely stumped on David's. I actually had to google it to figure out David's race. According to Wikipedia the white race includes everyone from European, Middle Eastern, and North African descent. So since centuries ago David's ancestors came from Spain his race is white. I honestly laughed out loud when I marked David's race as white. Thanks to the 2010 census, which clearly states that Hispanic is no longer considered a race, David and I (after almost 8 years of marriage) are now the same race.
Just to note Jacob has never even hinted at the fact that he is somehow different than me. In fact he has told me before that he's sorry that my skin isn't pretty and brown like his and his dad's. So all my research was for naught. Jacob could care less what his race is and if it's different than his parents and the United States government will probably change it again in his lifetime.
And another note: Fill out your 2010 census. As an avid geneaologist census records are invaluable.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/first-presidency-urges-church-members-to-participate-in-u-s-census
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Boys, boys and more boys
I should really be to embrassed to post this but I still get a really good laugh over it. A few nights ago I laid down in bed with Adam. He sleeps in a lower bunk bed and was trying to convince me to sleep there the whole night. I told him his bed was too small for both of us and then I noticed the wall next to his bed looked horrible and told him that we need to wash his wall. Adam says "Oh no, mom, that's my boogie collection!" What? Those are boogers? For disgusting!!!! And then I started laughing and couldn't stop. It was just too funny. My friend just had a baby girl and she gets to buy hair bows, and head bands, and cute little shoes and clothes with ruffles on the bum and I get.....booger collections. Well the booger collection is all gone thanks to Lysol and now I have to check and make sure it doesn't reappear. But I wouldn't trade my little boys for anything. They are just too much fun (boogie collections and all)!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Matthew's birthday and otherness...
So Matthew's birthday was over a month ago but I still had to post pictures. Mostly because I think the cake is so adorable. No one in our famiy really likes cake but somehow I feel like a bad mom if I don't make them cute birthday cakes. So luckily we have lots of family close by that are willing to come to a one year olds birthday party and eat cake. Okay they really all came because I made my famous frijoles charros and tortillas but they ate the cake too. And what a cute cake it was!
At one Matthew could walk but he was lazy and rarely did. But the last two weeks he's really taken off and now walks all over the place. Right after his birthday he got his first ear infection and then had a high fever and rash from his MMR vaccination so he had a pretty sick February. He still hates eating food. Yogurt, crackers, and milk is all he wants to eat and occasionally I can shove other things down him but that is very rare indeed. He loves his blanket and loves to rub it on his face. He has the most awesome curly crazy hair in the world. At church everyone wants to feel his hair and by the time we get home is head is a fro ball from everyone rubbing his hair. Matthew is getting quite opinionated but unfortunately doesn't speak a word. Rather he resorts to high pitched squeals to let us know what he doesn't want. But we still love him to pieces and as Jacob pointed out the other day he is a part of our family and we can't exchange him for a baby sister.
Poor Adam had a tragic February. It started with a horrific ear infection that drained bloody discharge for 10 days and blew his ear drum and his tube out. Adam mostly just took it in stride and the only one crying was mom over the loss of his tube. However Adam still has a hole in his ear drum just without the tube in place. The only problem is that the perforation is about 1/4 of his ear drum and will most likely need surgery to repair. In the meantime no swimming and no baths. Last week for the first time Adam told me that he loved preschool and didn't want to go home. This is an absolute milestone for our mommy's boy who hates change. We are so proud of him.
Jacob also started February out with an ear infection but bounced right back. He passed his 100 day mark in Kindergarten and is just loving it. He is a smart smart social boy. He lost another tooth in February which was even more traumatic than losing the first and his first 6 year old molar came in also.
And the birthday boy was very cute also.
At one Matthew could walk but he was lazy and rarely did. But the last two weeks he's really taken off and now walks all over the place. Right after his birthday he got his first ear infection and then had a high fever and rash from his MMR vaccination so he had a pretty sick February. He still hates eating food. Yogurt, crackers, and milk is all he wants to eat and occasionally I can shove other things down him but that is very rare indeed. He loves his blanket and loves to rub it on his face. He has the most awesome curly crazy hair in the world. At church everyone wants to feel his hair and by the time we get home is head is a fro ball from everyone rubbing his hair. Matthew is getting quite opinionated but unfortunately doesn't speak a word. Rather he resorts to high pitched squeals to let us know what he doesn't want. But we still love him to pieces and as Jacob pointed out the other day he is a part of our family and we can't exchange him for a baby sister.
Poor Adam had a tragic February. It started with a horrific ear infection that drained bloody discharge for 10 days and blew his ear drum and his tube out. Adam mostly just took it in stride and the only one crying was mom over the loss of his tube. However Adam still has a hole in his ear drum just without the tube in place. The only problem is that the perforation is about 1/4 of his ear drum and will most likely need surgery to repair. In the meantime no swimming and no baths. Last week for the first time Adam told me that he loved preschool and didn't want to go home. This is an absolute milestone for our mommy's boy who hates change. We are so proud of him.
Jacob also started February out with an ear infection but bounced right back. He passed his 100 day mark in Kindergarten and is just loving it. He is a smart smart social boy. He lost another tooth in February which was even more traumatic than losing the first and his first 6 year old molar came in also.
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