Saturday, January 19, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
A restful week
Ricardo had to go to England for work last week so my mom flew in to help me out with the kids. The night before Ricardo left we went on our first date since Alexia's arrival. When we left Diego was asleep in his crib and Alexia was asleep in Grammie's arms. 45 minutes after we left Diego was screaming in his crib and Alexia was screaming in Grammie's arms (the neighbors upstairs had woken Diego up). Grammie ran to pick up Diego (while holding Alexia) and carried them both back into our bedroom where she put Diego down on our bed and rocked Alexia to sleep. Diego asked to get off the bed several times, but Grammie insisted that he stay there and he was a really good boy and obeyed. He hung out with her for about 20 minutes and when she asked him if he was ready to go back to his crib he said he was. She called us at 10:00pm to tell us that all was well and to take our time (of course my heart skipped a beat when I saw her name come up on my cell phone!) Ricardo and I really enjoyed our time alone and talked nonstop.
My mom and I were on our own for the week and we had a fun and productive week. When she left on Friday I told her I wanted her to move in! She cooked up a storm (leaving 12 meals in the freezer), cleaned, ran several errands (with Diego of course) and most importantly, helped with Diego and Alexia. Every morning she got Diego out of his crib, fed him breakfast and played with him so that I could rest with Alexia. He loved playing with her and kept her very busy with legos, cars, books, trains and dinosaurs. They built a new lego structure every morning and kept it up until I came out to see it and then he would make it go “boom.”
One day my mom took Diego to Costco with her and when they were at the check-out line, Diego fell asleep in the cart! He had skipped his nap that afternoon so was very tired and couldn’t wait another second to close his eyes. The trooper that she is, she scooped him right up, put the groceries on the belt, paid the bill and carried him to the car while pushing the cart!
Diego became quite attached to Grammie so we were both sad to see her leave on Friday, but we’re sure she’ll be back soon!
Enjoying an afternoon snack
"Tummy Time" with Alexia
The last structure that they built on Friday. It is still standing and he reminds us that Grammie built it.
Hanging out with Grammie
Double duty! Diego loved Grammie reading to him on the couch
All smiles!!
My mom and I were on our own for the week and we had a fun and productive week. When she left on Friday I told her I wanted her to move in! She cooked up a storm (leaving 12 meals in the freezer), cleaned, ran several errands (with Diego of course) and most importantly, helped with Diego and Alexia. Every morning she got Diego out of his crib, fed him breakfast and played with him so that I could rest with Alexia. He loved playing with her and kept her very busy with legos, cars, books, trains and dinosaurs. They built a new lego structure every morning and kept it up until I came out to see it and then he would make it go “boom.”
One day my mom took Diego to Costco with her and when they were at the check-out line, Diego fell asleep in the cart! He had skipped his nap that afternoon so was very tired and couldn’t wait another second to close his eyes. The trooper that she is, she scooped him right up, put the groceries on the belt, paid the bill and carried him to the car while pushing the cart!
Diego became quite attached to Grammie so we were both sad to see her leave on Friday, but we’re sure she’ll be back soon!
Enjoying an afternoon snack
"Tummy Time" with Alexia
The last structure that they built on Friday. It is still standing and he reminds us that Grammie built it.
Hanging out with Grammie
Double duty! Diego loved Grammie reading to him on the couch
All smiles!!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Happy New Year!!
We had a fabulous Christmas with family! Diego was ecstatic to have so much attention and so many buddies to play with. His favorite presents were matchbox cars and legos. They have already provided hours and hours of entertainment for us all.
I don't have much time to write. Alexia is in the baby bjorn and Diego is watching a video that will soon end. He was diagnosed with pneumonia on Saturday so we've been indoors for the past 5 days. Our big outing today will be to the doctor to have Alexia checked out to make sure she is ok since she's been coughing a whole lot the past couple of days. I'm not looking forward to this outing since it's 20 degrees out!
We are so grateful for what a wonderful year 2007 was for our family and all the blessings we received. We are really excited for 2008 and wish the very best for you and your families!
Here are a few pictures from the past week. Freddy (Opa) took several so I'm waiting for those to post more since I'm hoping there will be some good family shots.
Playing leggos with Mima (Ricardo's mom) and Opa (her husband)
"Abrir, abrir, abrir!!!" (open!)
Notice the line-up of cars to the right of the legos. These were the biggest hit!
This is how Alexia and I spent the entire gift-opening and dessert time.
Watching a movie and eating popcorn with Tio Robi (Ricardo's brother, Roberto)
A special trip to the aquarium with the family
"Pockets!"
Helping Papi and Tia Majo (Ricardo's sister, Maria Jose) with their game
Reading a new book with Tio Robi
The following are lego structures that we've done the past couple of days while being stuck inside:
I don't have much time to write. Alexia is in the baby bjorn and Diego is watching a video that will soon end. He was diagnosed with pneumonia on Saturday so we've been indoors for the past 5 days. Our big outing today will be to the doctor to have Alexia checked out to make sure she is ok since she's been coughing a whole lot the past couple of days. I'm not looking forward to this outing since it's 20 degrees out!
We are so grateful for what a wonderful year 2007 was for our family and all the blessings we received. We are really excited for 2008 and wish the very best for you and your families!
Here are a few pictures from the past week. Freddy (Opa) took several so I'm waiting for those to post more since I'm hoping there will be some good family shots.
Playing leggos with Mima (Ricardo's mom) and Opa (her husband)
"Abrir, abrir, abrir!!!" (open!)
Notice the line-up of cars to the right of the legos. These were the biggest hit!
This is how Alexia and I spent the entire gift-opening and dessert time.
Watching a movie and eating popcorn with Tio Robi (Ricardo's brother, Roberto)
A special trip to the aquarium with the family
"Pockets!"
Helping Papi and Tia Majo (Ricardo's sister, Maria Jose) with their game
Reading a new book with Tio Robi
The following are lego structures that we've done the past couple of days while being stuck inside:
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Here we are!
We've been busy, busy! Last Saturday was our 7th anniversary (!) so we had a photographer come take pictures of the family and it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I can't post them here because I don't have access to copy&paste them. Ricardo made cheese fondue from scratch for dinner and it was fabulous. On Sunday our church had it's Christmas celebration service which was spectacular! It told the story of Jesus through song, dance and video and was a really special time. Alexia SCREAMED through "Silent Night" when the whole sanctuary was only lit by candles and the singing was quiet. It just reminded everybody (because everybody heard her) that baby Jesus was a crying baby too.
Diego had a Christmas lunch at school on Monday and it was so much fun to see him in his element there. Baby Alexia was a hit with his classmates so I had to put her up on the counter so their sticky little fingers wouldn't touch her.
Diego spends a lot of his days lining up and counting his toys. I'm trying to upload a video of it so hopefully it will be up soon.
Alexia seems to have colic and has been having a really hard time in the evenings and doesn't sleep well at night - we're praying it doesn't last for too long. She is sound asleep in her swing right now so it's time for my morning coffee!
Here are some pictures from the week:
Diego loves playing with his legos and builds and rebuilds this tower
Alexia loves watching the blinking star
Posing with his line-up of vehicles
Cleaning the floor at school
We decorated cookies together and he loved eating the decorations
Diego had a Christmas lunch at school on Monday and it was so much fun to see him in his element there. Baby Alexia was a hit with his classmates so I had to put her up on the counter so their sticky little fingers wouldn't touch her.
Diego spends a lot of his days lining up and counting his toys. I'm trying to upload a video of it so hopefully it will be up soon.
Alexia seems to have colic and has been having a really hard time in the evenings and doesn't sleep well at night - we're praying it doesn't last for too long. She is sound asleep in her swing right now so it's time for my morning coffee!
Here are some pictures from the week:
Diego loves playing with his legos and builds and rebuilds this tower
Alexia loves watching the blinking star
Posing with his line-up of vehicles
Cleaning the floor at school
We decorated cookies together and he loved eating the decorations
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Catching Up
I’ve been meaning to sit down to write a post (instead of only posting pictures), but it is not often that I don’t have a child in arms lately. Diego is at “school” right now and Alexia is asleep so I have a few minutes to do a post!
The past few weeks have been wonderful. We went to church for the first time when Alexia was just 3 weeks old (we waited until Week 7 with Diego!) and it went great. She slept through most of the service and I just had to sneak out with her during the last 10 minutes. We have a new family room at our church so I was able to feed her and continue watching/hearing the service which was really nice. We went again this past Sunday and Alexia and I spent most of the service in the family room.
Alexia is doing fabulous. She eats like there’ll never be another meal in her life and sleeps as if she doesn’t want to miss a thing (as in, not a whole lot!) Yesterday she had a 4+ hour awake period and those usually end in inconsolable tears. She gets overtired and has a hard time settling down. She is becoming much more alert and can track things with her eyes, which is a great milestone. She’s not very fond of tummy time, but Diego makes sure we do it every day by running into his room, lying on his belly and saying “Tummy Time!”
Diego is a wonder. He is talking so much these days and continues to amaze us with all he does. Yesterday he walked out onto the terrace and said “Como hace frio!,” which translates to “How cold it is!” He is talking in toddler sentences and everyday adds new words to his vocabulary. He loves to label things as “grande” (big) and “chiquito” (small) and by colors. He is learning to count and can count to ten in English, but usually says “1,2,3,4,5,6,9,6,7,8,9,10” – so cute! He absolutely loves reading books and has a long attention span to sit down and listen to stories. Whenever I nurse Alexia (which is often!), Diego and I read books and he loves it. He has been allowed to watch some videos the past couple of weeks and he can’t believe what he’s been missing out on. I let him watch one 30-minute video every few days and he really enjoys it. He asks for popcorn every time I turn the TV on, but we save that for special family movie times.
The weather has been gorgeous this week so we’ve been able to go for walks in the afternoons. Diego rides in the stroller and I carry Alexia in the Baby Bjorn and it feels so good to get outside!
Life with two children is wonderful. It’s not always easy to get through entire days on little sleep and no nap, but the Lord is providing me with energy, patience and enthusiasm!
Decorating the Christmas tree
Diego loves to check out Alexia wherever she is and is good about being gentle with her
Diego trying to calm Alexia with a kiss
The past few weeks have been wonderful. We went to church for the first time when Alexia was just 3 weeks old (we waited until Week 7 with Diego!) and it went great. She slept through most of the service and I just had to sneak out with her during the last 10 minutes. We have a new family room at our church so I was able to feed her and continue watching/hearing the service which was really nice. We went again this past Sunday and Alexia and I spent most of the service in the family room.
Alexia is doing fabulous. She eats like there’ll never be another meal in her life and sleeps as if she doesn’t want to miss a thing (as in, not a whole lot!) Yesterday she had a 4+ hour awake period and those usually end in inconsolable tears. She gets overtired and has a hard time settling down. She is becoming much more alert and can track things with her eyes, which is a great milestone. She’s not very fond of tummy time, but Diego makes sure we do it every day by running into his room, lying on his belly and saying “Tummy Time!”
Diego is a wonder. He is talking so much these days and continues to amaze us with all he does. Yesterday he walked out onto the terrace and said “Como hace frio!,” which translates to “How cold it is!” He is talking in toddler sentences and everyday adds new words to his vocabulary. He loves to label things as “grande” (big) and “chiquito” (small) and by colors. He is learning to count and can count to ten in English, but usually says “1,2,3,4,5,6,9,6,7,8,9,10” – so cute! He absolutely loves reading books and has a long attention span to sit down and listen to stories. Whenever I nurse Alexia (which is often!), Diego and I read books and he loves it. He has been allowed to watch some videos the past couple of weeks and he can’t believe what he’s been missing out on. I let him watch one 30-minute video every few days and he really enjoys it. He asks for popcorn every time I turn the TV on, but we save that for special family movie times.
The weather has been gorgeous this week so we’ve been able to go for walks in the afternoons. Diego rides in the stroller and I carry Alexia in the Baby Bjorn and it feels so good to get outside!
Life with two children is wonderful. It’s not always easy to get through entire days on little sleep and no nap, but the Lord is providing me with energy, patience and enthusiasm!
Decorating the Christmas tree
Diego loves to check out Alexia wherever she is and is good about being gentle with her
Diego trying to calm Alexia with a kiss
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Sweet Brother
Alexia was lying on her changing table this morning and Diego said "Alexia uppy." He ran over to his chair and asked to hold her. This is what followed:
He was as happy as can be with his baby sister in his arms and she was very peaceful. When I picked her up, he said "Mas Alexia" (more Alexia).
Diego found his halloween costume in the closet and was thrilled to run around as a lil' horsey again
Grammie has introduced Diego to the wonderful world of Legos and he LOVES them. Grammie and him have already spent hours sitting on the floor assembling the legos.
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