Dear Andy,
What an amazing year it has been. From finally getting to meet you and hold you in our arms to trying to hold on to you as you wiggled out of our arms and made us chase after you as you learned to wobble around on your two chubby little legs. You went from giving us the biggest stares as a newborn to yelling out "Dad...Mom...Dad..." as soon as you woke up.
It has been an honor to be able to shower you with love, kisses and our undivided attention day after day. No one could have prepared us for the joy that is raising a baby during their first year. You continue to be an amazing baby-soon-to-be-toddler. As many people note - you're a chill baby. :) I love that about you. Your brain continues to work hard at figuring out this crazy world you are now a part of. You have become more and more observant with your surroundings. Everything is of interest and nothing gets by with out your little finger pointing it out.
So what are you doing since you turned 11 months?
- The biggest milestone is you are walking! You started walking about 1.5 weeks before you turned 1. You are getting better and better at walking with each passing day.
- We're introducing whole milk and working on that transition. You are very unhappy about this, but I have hope.
- You still have no teeth! But we think tooth #1 is just around the corner.
- You eat everything now! Except peanut butter and nuts which your doctor would like us to wait on until you are 2.
- You weighed in at 20lbs 4oz at your 12 month check up
- You are 29.75 inches long
- Doc says you're on the small side but perfectly proportioned and healthy. :) I think the only small thing about you is your weight. Other than that you're about the same height as other 12 month babies.
- You are now letting go on the slide and going down on your own [the big slide not the baby slide!]. It's a little scary to watch you but you are so brave and have very little fear.
- You've added some pretty bad bumps to your forehead so I was waiting on taking the 12 month picture. But now I realized that was lame because I should capture you as you are.
Unfortunately Andy, this is as far as I can report. I am writing this post 3 weeks after you turned 1 and so much has already happened that I am unsure whether you were doing things before you turned 1 or after. This just goes to show you've been keeping mama busy! I know things will only get busier as you become more and more independent and mobile, but I can't wait!
Here's to another year filled with more new and amazing memories!
<3,
Mom
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
11 month pictures
Andy is sporting a vintage tee from Universal Studios (Copyright 1979). This was his dad's tee. Later I'll post the picture of Gerardo wearing this tee when he was a kid.
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July!
11 months 1 week
Friday, June 26, 2009
11 months
Andy,
I can't believe this is the last monthly entry. Why? Because next month you'll be 1! Holy moly how'd that happen so fast? Seriously! I actually haven't decided whether or not I'll continue these monthly entries after you turn 1. I think I may, only because you still have many many milestones ahead of you. But it won't be the same. You're quickly becoming a toddler and I'm not sure I'm ready! This baby phase has flown by, but you sure have made it extremely enjoyable and worth every sleepless night.
Here's what's new:
- you eat everything! I think tortillas are your favorite.
- you're taking 2-3 steps on your own, but I can tell you're still scared to let go.
- you love to dance
- you're back in the cuddly phase and I couldn't be more happy!
- Still no teeth :( But we definitely see at least 3 on the way!
- you got Croup and lost weight :(
- you love the slide. Soon you can do it on your own!
- you cry out for Abuelito more than anyone else. Whenever he's around you have to be with him.
Your dad and I are so looking forward to seeing you grow and become more your own person. This last month should be a good one! I've got a 1st birthday celebration to plan!
I have yet to take your monthly picture. On the day you turned 11 months I took you in to the pediatrician because your fever had returned. Turns out you caught an ear infection. You just can't catch a break! And now we see teeth starting to make their way thru. It has been a tough few weeks for you. Let's hope it all ends soon. The great thing about you, little man, is that no matter what you're going thru you always manage to smile and laugh. Even when you barely have any voice left and it's all horse, you try to laugh thru it. Hoping you never lose this.
Love You
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
10 months
I realize that this post is extremely late. Especially considering Andy will be 11 months in 10 days! Bad mommy blogger.
The problem now is that SO many new things are happening that I don't know what belongs in the 11 month post and what belongs in the 10 month post. So in short -
- you still haven't taken you're first steps
- you still have no teeth [although we are officially teething.
- you're finally holding your bottle...lazy.
- you love water. you'll chug it out of your sippy cup all day long. even better if it's out of one of those mini nursery water bottles.
- you love broccoli
- you love cheese. tortillas, bread, any CARB! I think this may bring back my chubby baby.
- you love birds
- you love dogs
- you love to kick or throw a ball
- you love to splash water
- you were baptized this month!
- you went to your first Dodger game! And you had a blast.
-And well...you're just freakin awesome.
xoxo
The problem now is that SO many new things are happening that I don't know what belongs in the 11 month post and what belongs in the 10 month post. So in short -
- you still haven't taken you're first steps
- you still have no teeth [although we are officially teething.
- you're finally holding your bottle...lazy.
- you love water. you'll chug it out of your sippy cup all day long. even better if it's out of one of those mini nursery water bottles.
- you love broccoli
- you love cheese. tortillas, bread, any CARB! I think this may bring back my chubby baby.
- you love birds
- you love dogs
- you love to kick or throw a ball
- you love to splash water
- you were baptized this month!
- you went to your first Dodger game! And you had a blast.
-And well...you're just freakin awesome.
xoxo
Monday, May 4, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
9 Months
On Monday Andy turned 9 months. And what a month we just had! So much happened! Seems he has had a big 6th month and a big 8th month. Love it. This month we'll do the rundown in the form of a letter.
Dear Andy,
This is such an amazing time for us. Your dad and I are having the time of our lives watching you grow and come into your own. Every day comes packed with new surprises and it's no surprise sometimes you'd rather stay up and practice your new skills rather than sleep.
Here's a list of what has happened:
- You sat up on your own! Of course it happened in your crib at bedtime. We found you playing and you were so excited that you promptly pulled yourself to a stand. We were amazed. But we quickly realized you were no longer safe and the crib mattress couldn't wait to be lowered. Unfortunately, this new "trick" really made bedtime a pain. For about a week you just wanted to play in your crib instead of going to sleeping. It would take you 2 hours to finally quit and fall asleep. But for the last 4 days you have been going to sleep after 10 min. So I think they novelty has worn off. We did have to start the "CIO" [cry it out] method since you thought it was a game. You never cried much so it wasn't hard.
- You are beginning to understand more and do things that I've been showing you forever! Like "arms up" - you now put your arms up with me! You mostly respond to just "up." You like to lift your arms to your head and then wave from there [opening and closing your hand]. It's really cute [but then again what isn't :)]. Yo top it off you sometimes say "up" when you put your arms up. That amazed me! You did it all on your own and said "up" as I was walking into the room.
- Here are the words you now say on a daily basis: mama, dad and up [along with all the other babble]. Short list but last night you said hi when the little girl waved on the tv. But that's in the 9th month so we'll leave that for the next post.
- You're also giving kisses! We say "beso" or "besito" [kiss in spanish] and you make a kiss sound. But of course, like with everything else you only do it when you want to, not really on command.
- As far as food you are eating a lot of things now. I am trying to cut away from jar food and start giving you more homemade food. Not just because jar food is probably crap [even though i do buy earth's best] but because it's also so bland! You hate a lot of it already, but if I give you the same homemade stuff you gooble it up! You're also so much better with chunkier food. YOu had a terrible gag reflex but it seems that it is gone. You like pasta cut up really small. You love crackers and those puffed gerber snacks that look like cheetos and are probably not that good for you but whatever it keeps you busy when we're out. You love those yogurt melts like crack! You like tiny cubes of cheese. And watermelon....you love that anytime. You're also eating the "sopitas" abuelita makes. You will eat some mexican rice soaked in bean juice and peeled beans. [This is what'll keep you Mexican, LOL.] And you also had the plain yogurt from Pinkberry with strawberries and loved that like crack! Only a few bites of course. Just to introduce you to more flavors.
- I'm not sure this belongs here as it happened the day you turned 9 months but you finally crawled. Only thing is I don't think you realize that you can now go anywhere you want by crawling. You will only crawl when you see something that you really want. But you are getting better at it by the day. Your dad and I totally thought you were skipping this and going straight to walking since you are also cruising on all the furniture.
- And as far as your stats - we don't have any since you just had an appt at 8 months. Won't know your stats till your 12 month appointment. But If I had to guess I would say close to 30in [by the way you fit in your carset] and maybe just around 19lbs. I feel that you've lost weight with all the growing. A pair of jeans that were beginning to fit tight are now loose. So I don't think you've really gained more weight.
- You are now riding in your new convertible carseat in my car [dad keeps the infant carseat till you've fully outgrown it - as of now we can't afford a 2nd convertible carseat]. After many months of research we decided on the Britax roundabout. It took a side-by-side comparison at babies-r-us to make the final decision. Also helped that I got the seat for $30 off thru diapers.com. You seem to like it. You definitely have a way better view now.
I think that is all for now. I mean seriously....for 1 month this is more than enough!
Andy, it is such a joy watching you grow and become more aware of the world you live in. You are always exploring and learning new things. You may not be the most smiley baby ever, but we don't mind one bit because you melt us with that intense stare you give when you're trying to figure out how something works. I know your little brain is constantly working over time trying to figure out this world. And when it matters most you give us that shy little smile that melts anyone around.
I love that you now love to cuddle in bed with us. Before you didn't want to sit still for a second, but in the mornings you will happy lay in bed in my arms while I talk to you.
This first year is just flying by. You are 3/4 of the way to your 1st birthday. I just can't believe how close it is! There are days I wish for more hours...more minutes...just to have more time with you at this stage in your life. But all we can do is soak as much in as possible with the time we do have.
Dear Andy,
This is such an amazing time for us. Your dad and I are having the time of our lives watching you grow and come into your own. Every day comes packed with new surprises and it's no surprise sometimes you'd rather stay up and practice your new skills rather than sleep.
Here's a list of what has happened:
- You sat up on your own! Of course it happened in your crib at bedtime. We found you playing and you were so excited that you promptly pulled yourself to a stand. We were amazed. But we quickly realized you were no longer safe and the crib mattress couldn't wait to be lowered. Unfortunately, this new "trick" really made bedtime a pain. For about a week you just wanted to play in your crib instead of going to sleeping. It would take you 2 hours to finally quit and fall asleep. But for the last 4 days you have been going to sleep after 10 min. So I think they novelty has worn off. We did have to start the "CIO" [cry it out] method since you thought it was a game. You never cried much so it wasn't hard.
- You are beginning to understand more and do things that I've been showing you forever! Like "arms up" - you now put your arms up with me! You mostly respond to just "up." You like to lift your arms to your head and then wave from there [opening and closing your hand]. It's really cute [but then again what isn't :)]. Yo top it off you sometimes say "up" when you put your arms up. That amazed me! You did it all on your own and said "up" as I was walking into the room.
- Here are the words you now say on a daily basis: mama, dad and up [along with all the other babble]. Short list but last night you said hi when the little girl waved on the tv. But that's in the 9th month so we'll leave that for the next post.
- You're also giving kisses! We say "beso" or "besito" [kiss in spanish] and you make a kiss sound. But of course, like with everything else you only do it when you want to, not really on command.
- As far as food you are eating a lot of things now. I am trying to cut away from jar food and start giving you more homemade food. Not just because jar food is probably crap [even though i do buy earth's best] but because it's also so bland! You hate a lot of it already, but if I give you the same homemade stuff you gooble it up! You're also so much better with chunkier food. YOu had a terrible gag reflex but it seems that it is gone. You like pasta cut up really small. You love crackers and those puffed gerber snacks that look like cheetos and are probably not that good for you but whatever it keeps you busy when we're out. You love those yogurt melts like crack! You like tiny cubes of cheese. And watermelon....you love that anytime. You're also eating the "sopitas" abuelita makes. You will eat some mexican rice soaked in bean juice and peeled beans. [This is what'll keep you Mexican, LOL.] And you also had the plain yogurt from Pinkberry with strawberries and loved that like crack! Only a few bites of course. Just to introduce you to more flavors.
- I'm not sure this belongs here as it happened the day you turned 9 months but you finally crawled. Only thing is I don't think you realize that you can now go anywhere you want by crawling. You will only crawl when you see something that you really want. But you are getting better at it by the day. Your dad and I totally thought you were skipping this and going straight to walking since you are also cruising on all the furniture.
- And as far as your stats - we don't have any since you just had an appt at 8 months. Won't know your stats till your 12 month appointment. But If I had to guess I would say close to 30in [by the way you fit in your carset] and maybe just around 19lbs. I feel that you've lost weight with all the growing. A pair of jeans that were beginning to fit tight are now loose. So I don't think you've really gained more weight.
- You are now riding in your new convertible carseat in my car [dad keeps the infant carseat till you've fully outgrown it - as of now we can't afford a 2nd convertible carseat]. After many months of research we decided on the Britax roundabout. It took a side-by-side comparison at babies-r-us to make the final decision. Also helped that I got the seat for $30 off thru diapers.com. You seem to like it. You definitely have a way better view now.
I think that is all for now. I mean seriously....for 1 month this is more than enough!
Andy, it is such a joy watching you grow and become more aware of the world you live in. You are always exploring and learning new things. You may not be the most smiley baby ever, but we don't mind one bit because you melt us with that intense stare you give when you're trying to figure out how something works. I know your little brain is constantly working over time trying to figure out this world. And when it matters most you give us that shy little smile that melts anyone around.
I love that you now love to cuddle in bed with us. Before you didn't want to sit still for a second, but in the mornings you will happy lay in bed in my arms while I talk to you.
This first year is just flying by. You are 3/4 of the way to your 1st birthday. I just can't believe how close it is! There are days I wish for more hours...more minutes...just to have more time with you at this stage in your life. But all we can do is soak as much in as possible with the time we do have.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
8 Months
Andy's new love is grass. He loves to feel it and cut it by the handfuls and then watch it slowly fall out of his hand.So much to say that I can list it all. But you are not a little baby anymore! You are increasingly mobile. You need to touch and feel everything. You don't just sit wherever we put you. You lunge yourself forward or sideways to reach toys or anything else that looks interesting. You're rolling all over the place. You think it's fun to roll over in your crib in an attempt to climb out. Dad doesn't agree as you gave a big scare when he thought you were napping! Time to lower the crib mattress.
Right now it's all about you trying to get somewhere. I don't know what's gonna happen when you can actually get there on your own. It's only a matter of time before you start crawling. I know you are. You like getting on your hands and knees and rocking back and forth. The thought of baby proofing our tiny apartment scares the crap outta me. It is so not kid friendly. Oh well!
You are growing like a weed! Almost out grown your infant car seat that goes up to 30 inches. You're a big boy. You're also waving now. Last night you waved to me when I put you in your crib. Silly baby. You have also been seen clapping - a rumor to me but apparently "others" have witnessed it.
Andy, I can't wait to see where this month takes us.
8month 4days
Friday, March 20, 2009
7 months 3 weeks
Andy had an appointment this morning and he is no longer "below average" in length! He is officially "above average" at 27 3/4 inches! I know...I'm pretty excited. Explains why 6-12 stuff fits just perfect....with no room to grow. His ear infections have cleared up and he finally got his 6 month shots [a week shy of 8 months]. Let's hope for no fevers!
So his stats at 7 months 3 weeks a.k.a. 34 weeks -
Length: 27.75 inches
Weight: 17lbs 6oz
Head - 17.5 inches
Now check out these cool facts I found at www.babiesonline.com
Fun Birthday Facts
- Your baby's half birthday is January 25
- Your baby's birthstone is Ruby (Contentment)
- Your baby's Astrological Sign is Leo
- Your baby's Flower is Larkspur or Water_Lily (Green, Russet and Red )
- Your baby was born in the Chinese Year of The Brown Earth Rat
- Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?
- This time last year you were 22 Weeks Pregnant!
It is insane to think that far in the future...almost scary.
Friday, February 27, 2009
7 Months
* Late post! I forgot I had this draft saved and never posted it!*
Andres - You amaze me everyday. From 6 months on you have changed so much! You are totally becoming your own little person. Your personality is flourishing as you better understand the world around you. I kept saying you are not an infant anymore. You are a baby on the verge of become a toddler.
You are constantly babbling and laughing and smiling. You have become shy around strangers. When a stranger says hello you smile and then turn your head all shy. It's really cute. You wake up almost every morning repeating "da-da." You have no idea what joy this brings your dad. He is enamored with you and wants to spend every free second playing with you.
Speaking of - dad has this game he plays with you. It involves a 3-2-1 countdown and him lifting you into the air like a spaceship taking off. Complete with sounds effects. You LOVE this. He will stand you up on his legs or any sturdy surface and you will be completely distacted, but as soon as you hear the phrase, "Baby robot, ready for take off," you stop and get completely still. You then get the biggest grin on your face as soon as the countdown starts. You know this game and you love it. you know that after the 3-2-1 countdown you will be lifted into the air. You wait for this moment, and when dad takes too long you close your eyes and squeel in anticipation. Your brain is definitely starting to make memories.
You are smart, alert, and are constantly exploring your surroundings. You don't just like at a moving object, you try and figure out what is making that object move. Is it a hand? A foot? A string? You have such an intense focus sometimes. You are absorbing every piece of information into your little brain.
You are definitely trying to be more mobile. You are already completely independent. I can sit you down anywhere and you won't freak out if I leave you with others. When you are in our arms you start to push off and moving your legs to try to wiggle out of our arms. I don't think you realize you can't move with out us. For this reason I would like you to learn to crawl. I know you will be much happier if you can move on your own. You seem to stay on your belly more now, so maybe crawling is in your future after all.
Other stuff going on - you still have no teeth. I highly doubt you'll cut a tooth anytime soon.
You love banging toys on anything that will make a loud bang.
You don't really like drinking out of your sippy cup but you love chugging down water from a regular cup! Even out of a water bottle. I knew you were learning this when you'd give me that intense stare whenever I would drink out of a cup in front of you.
You are not satisfied staring at different objects anymore. You have to touch everything. You try everything possible to get your hands on things. This is making eating out kinda hard.
So many things every day! I just love watching you become an individual. I'll just have to post more often to get it all recorded.
xoxo
Andres - You amaze me everyday. From 6 months on you have changed so much! You are totally becoming your own little person. Your personality is flourishing as you better understand the world around you. I kept saying you are not an infant anymore. You are a baby on the verge of become a toddler.
You are constantly babbling and laughing and smiling. You have become shy around strangers. When a stranger says hello you smile and then turn your head all shy. It's really cute. You wake up almost every morning repeating "da-da." You have no idea what joy this brings your dad. He is enamored with you and wants to spend every free second playing with you.
Speaking of - dad has this game he plays with you. It involves a 3-2-1 countdown and him lifting you into the air like a spaceship taking off. Complete with sounds effects. You LOVE this. He will stand you up on his legs or any sturdy surface and you will be completely distacted, but as soon as you hear the phrase, "Baby robot, ready for take off," you stop and get completely still. You then get the biggest grin on your face as soon as the countdown starts. You know this game and you love it. you know that after the 3-2-1 countdown you will be lifted into the air. You wait for this moment, and when dad takes too long you close your eyes and squeel in anticipation. Your brain is definitely starting to make memories.
You are smart, alert, and are constantly exploring your surroundings. You don't just like at a moving object, you try and figure out what is making that object move. Is it a hand? A foot? A string? You have such an intense focus sometimes. You are absorbing every piece of information into your little brain.
You are definitely trying to be more mobile. You are already completely independent. I can sit you down anywhere and you won't freak out if I leave you with others. When you are in our arms you start to push off and moving your legs to try to wiggle out of our arms. I don't think you realize you can't move with out us. For this reason I would like you to learn to crawl. I know you will be much happier if you can move on your own. You seem to stay on your belly more now, so maybe crawling is in your future after all.
Other stuff going on - you still have no teeth. I highly doubt you'll cut a tooth anytime soon.
You love banging toys on anything that will make a loud bang.
You don't really like drinking out of your sippy cup but you love chugging down water from a regular cup! Even out of a water bottle. I knew you were learning this when you'd give me that intense stare whenever I would drink out of a cup in front of you.
You are not satisfied staring at different objects anymore. You have to touch everything. You try everything possible to get your hands on things. This is making eating out kinda hard.
So many things every day! I just love watching you become an individual. I'll just have to post more often to get it all recorded.
xoxo
Monday, January 26, 2009
6 Months!
Now that you are sitting up unassisted it is so hard to get a good picture of you! You are constantly moving and wiggling and bouncing. You also won't leave your monkey alone! And trying to get a smile out of you is like pulling teeth! You obviously have developed a personality and are making us earn your smiles! But that's ok with me because when you do smile it melts my heart even more. Andy, you have no idea how much I love you. Parents are right, when you have a child it is just crazy how much more love can pour out of you. You make each day more special and more memorable than I ever thought possible.
Here's where you're at:
- Sitting up unassisted! You still fall over when you get too excited but your balance improves by the day.
- You can stand alone for a few seconds when leaning against something.
- Your sitting in shopping carts now! You love the new view.
- Blowing Raspberries [started about 2 weeks ago]
- You are also popping your jaw which freaks me out. You seem to enjoy it.
- Making more sounds. Using "m" and "n" and "d" adding to your "a" and "g"
- You love to grab your feet whenever possible and you are starting to suck on your toes.
- You also seem to hate socks and rub your feet together until the come off.
- You are definitely turning when we call your name. You respond better to "Andres" than "Andy" I think I gonna stop using "Andy" so I don't confuse you.
- You roll from back to belly but still refuse to roll from belly to back. We work on this every day now.
- You are in the process of cutting your first bottom tooth so you are desperately sucking on everything! I hope this tooth comes in this month because we for sure thought it would cut thru last month, and you have been very unhappy the last 3 days.
- You can hold small objects between your thumb and index finger. I have a necklace I wear that has a round charm the size of a cheerio and you focus really hard and pick it up. [i just read you're suppose to do this at 8 months. Maybe you're working on these things instead of trying to roll over]
- I think you'll be right handed. You definitely give preference to that side.
- You pass objects from hand to hand.
- For a month now you have been picking up your pacifier and putting it in your mouth with no help.
Yeah I could go on.. but you're basically doing everything you should be at 6 months except rolling over. You really don't like this. But you will!
- You can stand alone for a few seconds when leaning against something.
- Your sitting in shopping carts now! You love the new view.
- Blowing Raspberries [started about 2 weeks ago]
- You are also popping your jaw which freaks me out. You seem to enjoy it.
- Making more sounds. Using "m" and "n" and "d" adding to your "a" and "g"
- You love to grab your feet whenever possible and you are starting to suck on your toes.
- You also seem to hate socks and rub your feet together until the come off.
- You are definitely turning when we call your name. You respond better to "Andres" than "Andy" I think I gonna stop using "Andy" so I don't confuse you.
- You roll from back to belly but still refuse to roll from belly to back. We work on this every day now.
- You are in the process of cutting your first bottom tooth so you are desperately sucking on everything! I hope this tooth comes in this month because we for sure thought it would cut thru last month, and you have been very unhappy the last 3 days.
- You can hold small objects between your thumb and index finger. I have a necklace I wear that has a round charm the size of a cheerio and you focus really hard and pick it up. [i just read you're suppose to do this at 8 months. Maybe you're working on these things instead of trying to roll over]
- I think you'll be right handed. You definitely give preference to that side.
- You pass objects from hand to hand.
- For a month now you have been picking up your pacifier and putting it in your mouth with no help.
Yeah I could go on.. but you're basically doing everything you should be at 6 months except rolling over. You really don't like this. But you will!
Happy Half Birthday Baby!!
PS
And by the end of the night you rolled from belly to back! YAY! Guess you were saving it for today. You are an official 2 way roller!
AND
More pictures to come. I want to get some in natural daylight so I don't have to use flash. It's hard since I'm mostly home at night. So hopefully Saturday we can get some good shots!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
5 Months!
This month we started solids. We're starting with the cereals and then moving into veggies and fruits. Let's hope it all goes well!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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!
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!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Happy 3 Months!
It's almost 1am and I'm barely getting a chance to post, so this will be quick. I'll also have to post again because my brother refused to edit the pictures he took of Andy today. So that'll be another post.
Today...wait...yesterday Andy turned 3 months old. How time flies. We are now:
- sitting on our own...falling over so you need pillows.
- drinking 4-5oz of formula every 3-4hrs
- not sleeping thru the night..although you did drop a night feeding.
- everyone says you are chubbier and bigger than a few weeks ago...I suppose I agree.
- You love smiling and laughing out loud with your Tia Nancy. She's so funny when she sings the Itsy Bitsy Spider.
- you are currently taking power naps thru out the day [about 30min each], but you
still have one long nap [about 2hrs].- You go to sleep for the night between 7-9pm, wake up to eat between 2-4am, and then again between 6-8am.
- you have this crazy internal alarm that wakes you about 10 mins before 7am. It's pretty reliable...except when I need it. You slept in the day I was counting on you. :) Sleep is nice though.
- You're favorite book is Guess How Much I Love You, although 8 Silly Monkey's is a close second. It's great how much you love being read to. You can be fussy and upset, but as soon as I start reading and you see the book...you're a happy camper.
- I think you're officially over wide neck bottles.
You seem to hate drinking out of the Born Free glass bottles. You drink much better out of the Dr. Brown's 8oz BPA free plastic bottles.- You have been wearing size 3-6 months for almost a month now. Some 3-6 months [Old Navy] are already getting tight!
- You're tiny feet have grown a size...growing out of size 1.
- You're baby hair is falling out like crazy!
- Could be due to the cradle cap. But I rub 100% pure olive oil on your head on brush of the dry skin. I think Aveeno did this to you [even though they say it isn't caused by allergies]. We are back to solely using California Baby products.
- You are definitely making eye contact with people you know, and not so much with those you don't. Sorta funny that you show preference.
- You are playing more with your toys and bringing everything up to your mouth.
- You found your hands about a week ago. I found you in the morning staring at your hands. It was cute!
- If left on your side you will unwillingly roll onto your belly. Since you hate tummy time this really makes you mad.
- Your head and neck are very strong now. We can lift you over our heads and you keep your head up and look at your surroundings.
- You're legs are also very strong, ever since your 2 month check-up you have been grasping our hands and lifting yourself up. You will even stand for a bit.
- You are also developing a temper. You're still the best baby ever but it's pretty entertaining when you get upset. We can really distinguish your different cries now.
I guess I had a lot to say! I'm sure there is more, but this is all I can think of at 1:15am. Good night!
13w2d
Thursday, October 2, 2008
2 month checkup
Andy had his 2 month checkup today and it went great.
Weight: 12lbs 1oz
Height: 23in
Doc was amazed at his strength and told me to watch out because he might roll over soon since he's so strong. Go formula! LOL.
He also had his first set of shots today. 1 oral, 2 in one thigh, and the painful shot in the other thigh. He did surprisingly well! Thank gawd I had remembered reading about a mom who breastfed her baby while he got the shots, so I gave Andy his bottle and sat him on my lap to get his shots. He got the first 2 shots and cried out a little but quickly carried on eating. Then he got the painful shot and he screamed in such a sad painful tone. That lasted about 5 sec and he carried on eating. It was wonderful. I held him for a few minutes and then got him fully dressed. He was all smiles as I dressed him. He's such an awesome baby!
He passed out on the way home and slept about an hour and woke up hungry. He ate and went right back to sleep and slept on my chest for about 2 hours. He was awake for a while and then ate again and passed out in bed with dad. He slept for almost 6 hours and then woke up to eat. He hasn't even been fussy! He has been his normal happy babbling self. Around 9pm we did notice he felt warm. I wasn't home so I gave him 1/2 the tylenol dose. When I got home I took his temp and he has 101 fever. I gave him the rest of the allowed dose and now he's eating and falling asleep. I'm gonna have to take his temp in another 30 min. I don't want to go to sleep without knowing his fever is decreasing.
But other than this he has been great. Just more sleepy than usual. I pray that everyone has an easy time like this! Feeding during the shots was the best advice ever!
And don't worry Andy - no more doctor's (hopefully) for 2 months!
9 weeks 4 days
(2 months 5 days)
Weight: 12lbs 1oz
Height: 23in
Doc was amazed at his strength and told me to watch out because he might roll over soon since he's so strong. Go formula! LOL.
He also had his first set of shots today. 1 oral, 2 in one thigh, and the painful shot in the other thigh. He did surprisingly well! Thank gawd I had remembered reading about a mom who breastfed her baby while he got the shots, so I gave Andy his bottle and sat him on my lap to get his shots. He got the first 2 shots and cried out a little but quickly carried on eating. Then he got the painful shot and he screamed in such a sad painful tone. That lasted about 5 sec and he carried on eating. It was wonderful. I held him for a few minutes and then got him fully dressed. He was all smiles as I dressed him. He's such an awesome baby!
He passed out on the way home and slept about an hour and woke up hungry. He ate and went right back to sleep and slept on my chest for about 2 hours. He was awake for a while and then ate again and passed out in bed with dad. He slept for almost 6 hours and then woke up to eat. He hasn't even been fussy! He has been his normal happy babbling self. Around 9pm we did notice he felt warm. I wasn't home so I gave him 1/2 the tylenol dose. When I got home I took his temp and he has 101 fever. I gave him the rest of the allowed dose and now he's eating and falling asleep. I'm gonna have to take his temp in another 30 min. I don't want to go to sleep without knowing his fever is decreasing.
But other than this he has been great. Just more sleepy than usual. I pray that everyone has an easy time like this! Feeding during the shots was the best advice ever!
And don't worry Andy - no more doctor's (hopefully) for 2 months!
9 weeks 4 days
(2 months 5 days)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Happy 2 Months!
Please disregard my mismatched socks. It's hard to find plain white socks for my tiny feet!
Sharing secrets with Mr. Sock Monkey.2 months
[8 weeks 6 days]
[8 weeks 6 days]
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Happy 1 Month Birthday!
Today, Andres turns 1 month. We'll have to settle for this crappy cell phone picture. I'm a bad mother and still can't find my camera charger cables and have not bought a new camera or borrowed someone else. Tomorrow I'm stopping by my parent's house to use their camera. But of course tomorrow he'll be 1 month and 1 day. Unless...I take the picture before 6:07pm...when he was born...then he'll still be 1 month! Ha!
Anyway...
Happy birthday Andres. This morning you goo'd for the first time. I was very excited. It happened while I was changing your diaper. You also smiled at me for the first time. It wasn't your usual drowsy half asleep smile. You actually looked at me and then smiled. I almost cried. You did it twice. :-) And then I did cry when I was cutting your thumb nail and pinched your skin accidentally. I felt SO bad!! You got all sad and were about to cry, but I held you tight and appologized [and cried] and you were fine. I just felt terrible. Sorry...again. Today you also decided you weren't going to nap and eat on your normal schedule. As a result you have been a very fussy boy today. But of course, it's your day and you need as much attention as possible. I see where this is headed.
Next Tuesday we find out how much you have grown in a month...well...more like in 5 weeks. I'm sure you'll be past the 8lbs mark. Your clothes fit you so good now. I really can't see how the 0-3 month clothes is gonna make it to 3 months at the rate you're growing. Hopefully you slow down because you still have a lot of cute clothes to wear! I think you might be going thru another growth spurt. For the last 2 days you have been gobbling down 4 oz of formula and not your usual 2.5 - 3 oz. Crazy guy.
Your receding hairline is also getting worse....as seen in the picture above. You look like a little man with that hair do! And your double chin is only getting worse as you fatten up. But I love all your new little rolls...on your arms and legs. So cute! I wanna eat you up!
You are now reacting to the sound of our voices. You try to turn to where the sound is coming from....you look for dad and I. It's awesome. We get so excited. Especially when you are looking at one of us and the other comes in the room and starts talking and you turn to look. You're totally not a newborn anymore! Amazing how fast you grow. Abuelita also gets super excited when she talks to you and you turn to look at her. You did it for the first time during your fever hospital stay, but now you do it all the time.
Amazing is the word of the day.
I can't believe how fast a month has gone by. Seriously doesn't feel like that long. In 6 short weeks our time together at home will be over. I'll be returning to work then, but we don't have to think about that now. Your dad and I truely cherish every second with you. Everyday you suprise us with something new, and everyday you grow and change so much. Your dad and I have to learn to put you down and let you be on your own. It's hard, but you need to hang out on your own too. But I never stop talking you. I make sure you don't get bored.
So here's to many many more months to come. I just ask one favor of you, Andres - don't grow up too fast...please. :-x
1 month
[4 weeks 3 days]
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