Introduction To Life, Politics, Randomness

       So this whole blogging thing is new to me, so bare with me as I get used to it. I will try my best to keep you all informed and hopefully entertained. I figured the best way to start my blog is with a post about myself. I believe it's fair that you know a little bit about who is writing and perhaps give you a better connection to me as a writer.

       I am a 30 year old wife, as well as mother of a 7 year old and a 3 year old. My family is everything to me, as you will probably learn through many of my life and randomness blogs, the political blogs will be a bit different, naturally. The reason why I chose "Life, Politics, Randomness" for the title of my blog is because I wanted a blog that included many different topics, not just one. When the election is over I will probably change the title to simply "Life and Randomness" then again maybe not, guess it depends on how I feel and the outcome of the election. 

       Ok so back to my family....My husband 'Chris' is everything to me. He is the backbone of this family, although if you ask him he may deny it and then say its me that's the backbone, just because that's the way he is, but I know the truth! He supports this family in so many ways, one of which is by working long hours to make the money we need to survive. With him working so much, it allows me to stay home and raise our kids, which I think is extremely important and a wonderful opportunity for us to have. So when he's not working, he spends ALL his free time at home, another wonderful plus, because trust me if I had to be here all by myself taking care of the house, the cooking, the cleaning, the kids, etc. without any help I don't know how I would manage. Major kudos to the single parents out there who have to do it all alone. My kids have the benefit of having him here enjoying every minute he possibly can with them and I have the benefit of having his help with everything while he's home, plus I get to spend much needed time with him while he's not working. We would be lost without him, hence the reason I say he's the backbone of this family!

        Now onto my two angels..Giavanna is our oldest, she will be 7 in November. I chose the name Giavanna for two reasons: One it means Joann in Italian, which is my grandmother and my aunt's name, as well as my middle name. My aunt was murdered when she was 18. The second reason was I wanted to call her Gia, after one my favorites movies 'Gia' which stars one my favorite actresses as well. When I found out I was pregnant with her, our whole lives changed, but definitely for the better. Once she was born there was no turning back, but it was definitely worth it. During her 7 years, she has had a lot of struggles. She was born with exotropia, which is where both her eyes wandered out. In addition, she has nystagmus, which is where her eyes shake uncontrollably! She has had two eye surgeries to fix the eye issues, however I am starting in last couple weeks to notice her eyes going out again. She is probably going to need another eye surgery here soon. :(               In addition, her nystagmus has contributed to her having ADHD, which is another topic ill get into in another blog. Overall she is doing well and is in 1st grade right now and of course is still the light of our eyes!!

       Our next angel is Gianni (I know, I know the names r quite similar lol) . Gianni is going to be 3 in January. The reason we named him Gianni is because we wanted another unique, Italian name like our daughters and it means John in Italian. John is my husband's dads name, so Not only did we get choose unique name, he also gets to be named after his grandpap (we nicknamed him Johnny). Gianni hasn't had an easy start either, just like his 'sissy' . He got really sick when he was three months old and was in and out of hospital until they finally figured out he was allergic to dairy and soy. He was extremely sick and was very emotional seeing him like that. The gastro doctor prescribed him prescription formula and he slowly started to get better, however, he is very limited on what he can eat because just about EVERYTHING has soy in it. Gianni is my cuddlier, unlike his sister, he loves to be hugged and kissed..I love it! I think Gia is not as cuddly and hugging all the time due to her ADHD, but don't get me wrong she still likes cuddle , just not an frequently as her brother...I think it's a girl thing, I have heard boys are more attached than girls, but I could be wrong!

       So this ends my first post, it is probably a little different format than what you will find in my other posts, but I needed to give you all background of my family, since they are my life!