4th of July

We spent 4th of July at Brookside Park in view of the fireworks show at the Rose Bowl. Family tradition. Unfortunately G wasn't able to join us this year since he had to work, but we made the most of it anyway.

Andy had a blast at the park. He was crawling and cruising all over the place. Going from person to person eating and playing. He really tired us all out. Here he is getting his first feel of dirt.

I was pretty worried about the fireworks show. I wasn't sure how Andy would react. But I worried for nothing because he did great! He just stared at the big light show very seriously. Almost like he wasn't sure how to react to it all. I held him tight during the big/loud ones, but he was totally fine.

So much so that he fell asleep half way thru! He must have been REALLY worn out. Andy isn't the type of kid that falls asleep anywhere. He needs a quiet bed.

All in all it was a great day. Perfect weather. Looking forward to next year!

Happy 4 Months!

Although considering I'm typing this at 3:41am means it's not really a "Happy" day. After coming home from the babysitter's [aka abuelita's] you took a nap and then ate. You were a happy boy and I even got the nice video that I posted below of you in your Baby Einstein Activity Center. You then went down for a nap and woke up soon after crying. That was red flag #1. Your eyes were very watery and you were extremely congested. You wouldn't eat even though it was time. I put some saline drops down your nose and attempted to suction some boogers, but it was too much. I did what I could. You were tired so dad tried to get you back to sleep while I cleaned the humidifier. While the humidifier got to working, I ran hot water in the shower and brought you in so the steam would ease up the congestion. It worked great, but it was beginning to look like you were now in pain. The rest is one whirlwind of exhaustion.

You have cried more today than ever. You would fall asleep, 5 min later we put you down, you immediately open your eyes and start to screaming your head off. That is so not you! We don't even put you to sleep in our arms anymore. And the crying...you sure gave your lungs a good workout! So this went on from about 4:30pm until after 11pm. No sleeping, no eating, just crying and fussing. The good thing was you continued to have wet diapers so I wasn't extremely concerned. Just felt really sad and hopeless that we couldnt figure out what was wrong. A cold, flu, virus, infection?

Your dad and I narrowed it down to your stomach. There was a lot of grunting, and you only fell asleep when bounced. I could also hear your intenstines having a party. So we gave you a warm bath. You still wouldn't eat or sleep, afterwards, so I made you some camomile tea with some gripe water. That immediately eased your stomach pains. You started farting and burping. But still...no sleep. Actually you slept for 15min and woke up calmly and smiling. GREAT sign. I took your temp and it was hovering around 101 so I gave you tylenol [6:20pm] and continued to try and get you to sleep.Finally, I just put you to sleep on my chest [around 9:30pm]. I let you sleep for an hour before attempting to put you down. Yeah...you woke up. You finally ate about 2oz and fell asleep with your dad just after 11pm.

You pouted and grunted the whole time you slept. At 12:45am you woke up crying again. I got up to wash your bottles and when I returned you were asleep. Again at 2am you woke up crying. I was exhuasted so dad got up and made you a bottle. He kept telling me you felt too warm so I finally got up and took your temp - kept reading around 103! We immediately set into "wipe out fever" mode. We stripped you down to your diaper to get a better reading, but after 10min your temp remained high. Scary high. Tylenol was administered and then you were put in a warm bath. You actually liked the bath. After 15min we took you out and you were smiling again and cooing. Your temp now hovered around 102. I used 2 thermometers and one read 102.6 and the other read 101.8. We left you in ur diaper for a while and then put on a onsie since our place is chilly. You ate 2.5oz and pooped. An hour later [3:20am] your temp had fallen to 100.8. Ideal is under 100.4 but that was great! Plan B was a trip to the emergency room and we all know what kind of torturous acts they perform there.

So now it's 4am and you're asleep with dad again. I hope you sleep a little longer. We are all very tired and have a long day. It's Thanksgiving afterall.

So happy 4 months Andy. I hope the rest of the day gets better. But more than anything I just want to tell you that today I will be giving thanks that we have you. Because no matter what crazy exhausting things we have to go thru everyday, nothing compares to the joy and love you have added to our lives. I am thankful I have been blessed with you. Because when you aren't sick, you are the most amazingly calm and happy baby ever. I love you and I hope you can enjoy your first thanksgiving!

And here's the "before" video. It's very long and might get boring, so feel free to forward it and don't feel obligated to watch it all. :) I was gonna edit it down, but I don't see any free time in my future and I haven't blogged in 19 days!







**Picture post to come soon!

GD Update and some....

or lack there of....

So by this time last week I had already received "the call" regarding my less than fabulous test results. And today I have had no calls! Now, like I told G, this means nothing. They could just be waiting for my appt on Thursday to tell me the bad news. But the more I think about the less likely that seems. If I failed again then I would for sure officially have GD. They would for sure have me go in right away to get my blood monitoring kit....at least I've heard it works this way. I mean, this isn't something you can just sit on. So I'm praying and praying that I passed and that's the reason for no call. Although I'll be on pins and needles again tomorrow. :-/

In other news, I had an awesome first mother-to-be day. ;-) I didn't expect to be treated as part of the "moms club" at my families festivities, but everyone wished me a happy mother's day and I even got a few cards. It was nice to be part of "the club." We spent a crap load of money this weekend feeding our respective mother's and families, so I made sure G wasn't getting me anything. Although the card and flowers were super nice!

Here we are on Sunday!

And here's a pic of the cousin mommies:



One last thing! Here is a picture of the gift we [me, brother, sister] gave my mom on Saturday [Mexican Mami's Day]. My sister ordered it off Planet Jill. Super cute stuff. It's a necklace with 3 picture charms with our baby pictures. You scan in your pictures, upload them, and they adjust them and make them look all antique. Click the picture to see it bigger. OMG! And we all have freakishly large heads! LOL. If my baby has a big head he totally got it from me! The first charm is me [1st born], then my brother, and my sister.



*All photos taken my our new assome family photographer - my brother Robert.

My Funny Valentine

Well baby, today I gave a vile of blood [triple-screen test] so that it could be checked to see that you are a-ok. Crossing my fingers that no funny "abnormalities" come up.

As for v-day, we aren't celebrating this year. I told G that I'd rather be taken out to dinner and given flowers "just because." Plus, money is tight right now. It's a lot more special that way. Although I did ask that we go out for ice cream at 21 Choices in Old Town - my favorite!