Friday, March 23, 2012

No more stinky!

Well yesterday we took Angel to his orthopedic appointment, they called us in and straight to take off his cast, he sat on my lap while daddy helped comfort him.They put a towel under his arm and thats when he started crying I think he remembered last time we were there, they did the samething before putting the cast on. I made the mistake of asking alot of questions about the saw getting close to the skin, yup it can and will cut geez can he atleast lie to me?? I got nervous but I held onto my baby boy tight and they started sawing away, he did ok he cried but stopped now and then to watch....the saw made a loud noise it vibrated on his arm and also made it warm. Once it was off they cut the rest away and dad requested to keep it (ewww) I was sooo happy to have that thing off his arm was STINKY!!!!!!!!! but then we found out no cleaning his arm for an hour .

After the cast was removed we were sent for an x-ray to see how his fracture was, he did ok he did fuss but not much, he was just nervous since last time it hurt to stretch his arm. Once that was done we waited in the room which seemed FOREVER but the Dr came in and said "Good news, he doesnt need a cast" Ok well let me rephrase that, he still has a fracture but its surrounded with a callous and you can see the fracture, she brought in a copy of the x-ray, she suggested we keep it off so it can keep healing or we could put it back on, Oni wanted it back on but she did say that if he crawls the pressure will help the bones press together so we agreed to keep it off, I told him to tell her thank you and to blow a kiss but he leaned forward and rested his head on her (his way of hugging) HE NEVER DOES THAT TO ANYONE HE DOESNT KNOW!!

Once we were gone we made a 3week fu appointment to make sure his fracture is gone by then he does have a bump on his arm where the callous is but that should go away in about 6-9months!!! =( Onve in the car he was soooo happy!! clapping and dancing away it was sweet....he crawled at first like he still had his cast on but it back to normal stomping on his arms lol we do need to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesnt reinjure himself.......=) oh and he got a GOOD long bath and I made sure his arm was super clean!!!

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

ANGELS UPDATE

Well last week was Angels orthopedic appointment, they did some x-rays and they found out he had a closed fracture of the ulna on his right forearm....he ended up getting a cast..........oh Lord he screamed and cried when they were putting it on him, I think it was more fear than pain (I hope) since getting it done though he's been VERY hyper *please note he is NORMALLY hyper* he became more himself and not so grumpy anymore my poor baby. The first night with it on he wasn't a happy sleeper, he was up some and ended up getting more Motrin for his pain, but once it was the weekend he slept all night again YAY!!!! Since then he's been good about sleeping not waking up at all and still being his silly self. Last night he got a haircut , so I needed to give him a bath, well note to self NO HAIRCUTS WITH A CAST!! It was hard!! we've taken him a bath already but this time it was harder because the hair was on his neck and back which made it hard for me and Oni to take off while being careful with his cast......

Today he has his 15mon physical, I know he's getting shots which I might ask if they can wait until his cast is off, even though its on his legs I still don't want it to be to much for him, then again he's behind a month in his physicals =/ AHHH!!


NEW WORDS
OH!! he says new words, he tells the dogs, "Go....Go....(points to the kitchen when we need to leave lol)
Down.....Down ( to Jedi when he gets on the couch.)
Oni (his daddy's name he started saying it this weekend)
Nikka (well its a friends name but its Nikko lol not sure why he says Nikka lol)
Hermana....(sister)
Jehovah (he says it like hova -in-laws teach him Jehovah es amor...)
If my in-laws ask him where is Jehovah, he looks up =) and when they pray for his food he puts his hands on his head ha-ha so cute

New Discoveries
He has also discovered how to use a pen with a paper =)
He started picking his nose!! ((eww) so when I catch him I say no no nasty! (he shakes his finger saying no no lol)
If I say ewww stinky he does the smelly face and waves his hand lol
Himself =l not happy about that I know its normal and maybe TMI sorry.....but I have to rush when I change him.....


So that's all, Angel has one more week with his cast it will be on only for 2wks, they will re-ck his arm to see if he still needs it on....I PRAY this doesn't traumatize him

Monday, March 5, 2012

Kids updates

Gena's silly sayings



On Saturday I was getting ready to do a wkout, Gena has been asking me if she can do a workout with me so when she saw me ready she got excited and said she was going to join me.....so I popped in the dvd and she was doing pretty good with the warm up, then it started getting more high tempo and quick, for her age she did pretty good!! But then she turned around and said " Mom I'm sweating like a pancake!" hahaha....... she says the darndest things!!! she makes me laugh alot!

Well later on that day, we all had an eye appointment, she had to try on some glasses and what does she say " oh man I look to good in these" ya she has NO issue with her self esteem!!

I was taking off her nail polish on Sunday, and she's had it on since before Valentines........her comment while I'm doing it? Mom I've had this on for a thousand years!!" yes my little Gena is a character!!!



Angels Adventurers


Well its been a while since I've wrote about him. He's everywhere!! he doesn't walk much yet but man this boy can crawl like there's no tomorrow!!
Let me tell you, he needs to be bubble wrapped!

First last Thursday, he was on the couch, he climbs it all the time and we normally keep a good eye on him because we don't want him to fall but we don't want to restrict him to much, well he was on the edge where the hand rest is..............all I heard in the bathroom ( I was getting the tub ready for him) Oni said " Angel NO! ANGEL!!: ((bump....waaaaaaaa)) *sigh* he fell and Oni said he folded!! I held him close and made sure he was ok, he was tired RIGHT after and it scared us so I kept him up and took him a bath, he was up all night crying so I took him to the Dr the following day, he had a rug burn on the back of his head =( ay this boy!!!

The following Monday, well he was wanting to walk , so he walked to Oni and back and forth ALOT he loved hearing us applaud and he was getting very excited.............well he got a tad to excited, he tripped =( he hurt his elbow, it was swollen and bruised! Gena started freaking out, Oni of course was freaking out and crying, I stayed calm I had to...but I was scared, he wouldn't move his arm....we couldn't touch it he would scream so I grabbed him and took him straight to the ER, they did an x-ray and said he was ok.....I don't believe them , we took him to his Dr and she ordered him to see a specialist so I'm taking him on the 8th of March, for now he's finally crawling again but he cant and wont let us bend his arm like before =( I hope he's ok.....he's a very active child and I'm sure we have more visits coming up in our future to his Dr's...................


Akira

She's getting sooooooooooo big =( she's becoming such a beautiful young lady, she has her days and moments she's going to be 12, I sometimes feel like I have no control with her, but again I was once her age. I have done my best to be a good parent.......while we were at the Eye Dr she did try to give me an attitude, I told her that the phone they were playing with is my phone, she said no its mine, I had to remind her that it was MY old phone and that she needs to watch her mood.......regardless if were in public I CANT let her think its ok to talk a certain way, she doesn't do it to make a scene..........she does it without thinking which she does often, its a preteen thing I guess .......I do see me in her ALOT......so that's why I am how I am with her. Oni and her have a good bond, they do argue and she hates him like a normal teen does her dad when she's in trouble, but then she loves him alot when she's behaving and they do things together he always assures her that he loves her and he does things to help her be successful and doesn't want her to fail, due to her having to be shared in custody we need to be harder on her, why? She has different rules and expectations...... we expect alot from her because we know she's capable........ shell be heading to 6 grade camp in a couple of weeks then soon will be Jr High, Im so nervous because shes my baby girl, my first daughter and I have no clue what to expect....with Gena I will be prepared ......Im sure shell do great and will enjoy being parent free, sadly she goes on the week I have her, but I have told her before I rather her go than to be home with me, its a life experience.....I enjoyed my time at camp......I cant wait to hear her stories!!! =)

Friday, January 6, 2012

Updates:)

I know its been a long time since Ive blogged....sorry but I cant log into it from work and once Im home I dont seem to sit down until I need to get into bed....so heres the updates:
Angel is cruising around crawls silly (military and normal) climbs the couches and gets down feet first.....talks (in his own language) laughs at EVERTYTHING you laugh at......is playful and loves to bite ME............=( OUCH!!!
He now weighs about 24lbs and is 32in long hes considered in the 80%/85% in weight and height.....which is ok. He loves to eat.....alot. He has his favorites, blueberry waffles...no syrup (he doesnt like it) so I use butter spray....he likes cream of wheat with cinnamon and vanilla in it.....
he now likes peanut butter sandwhiches quesadillas, soups with veggies chicken nuggets *no we dont feed him this all the time*
he drinks out of a straw and sippycup, I AM trying to get him off the bottle BUT some ppl arent rushing lol he likes juice now and water but more water than anything ofcourse!! he loves his veggies.........=) and some fruits.
He wants ANYTHING your eating!!! he tries anything once not picky, he doesnt like eggs....carrots (no matter how small) canned chicken soups (thank goodness!!) and syrup..... or banana!!!! nope he doesnt like it....
Ok so let me tell you a recent story, one day Oni called me telling me that Angel was in the hallway.....(ok and?) we have an ottoman to block him from entering the kitchen and a baby gate for the hall, he CLIMBED the ottoman got into the kitchen AND ate the dog food scattered it all over the floor AND knocked their water everywhere!!! Jedi (our boxer) ran to get Oni (he was in genas room) and kept running back and forth....Oni had no idea what he needed so he heard Angel in the hallway and decided to ck the kitchen..........thats when he discovered our little hurricanes mess!! haha I couldnt help but laugh.... so he put the other gate behind the ottoman to make it harder for him to get through....well...Angel got onto the ottoman and tried pushing the gate and climb over it....yes hes very determined and very stubborn!!!!!!!!!
He is a big handful! he sleeps in our bed sometimes....I KNOW!! but I love him there.....he sleeps all night so its ok =) we discovered he has mild eczema on his face and arms......so now we need to be more careful when we wipe his face, no wipes on his face only water which is hard to remember when we need something quick, but we have a cream for it and its helping, =)
Oh and hes a flirt!! he loves looking at ladies and smiling and hes social.....hes 13mon right now and has become such a big boy sorry its taken me a long time to update you!! Ill do my best to keep you posted on his little antics=)
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

8mon

Hes now 8mon..........he has 2teeth coming in on top. His personality is just like daddy, silly. Angel loves to scare people, he will randomly just growl at you if he knows you well. He giggles when he drops his snacks on the kitchen floor and the dogs eat it =) yes he feeds them his animal crackers its cute.

When hes on the floor and his sister and cousin are running around in the hall he tries to go with them but gets upset when they out run him, hell yell "ey!" meaning "wait for me!" lol.

When he wants your attention hell grunt.......when hes tired he wont tell you hell just rub his eyes and try to keep playing so he can avoid sleep. I mainly put him down for his nap (in the afternoon) and when its bed time, I do this by rocking him, OH BOY~ when you sit in that rocking chair he will start to fuss, he knows the routine. Speaking of routine, his sleep is better. He is back in his bed, we wont put him in ours until I'm about to go to work.

Food wise he eats better, he loves fresh banana, I started giving it to him again and I'm monitoring how he is with it, as long as hes not backed up hes ok. He enjoys eating white rice and pieces of bread.He has also started to enjoy a Popsicle with daddy or sister when its hot outside .

He loves to still kiss you, again only if he knows you well, hes starting to be aware of strangers. Hes teething so his kisses start off sweet then you will be bitten =/ ouch!! he will squeeze your face , his smile melts you.

When were in the kitchen he sits in his highchair and will chat with you, while playing with his spoon or any tupperware small enough for him.

I cant wait for him to be running around, I'm ready for him.........He loves his sisters to pieces, he wont pull Akiras hair, he likes for her to feed him, sometimes shell be the only one hell eat with (yes I love that and she does also...sometimes)

As for Gena, she's gentle with him, doesn't hold him hes a wiggle worm, but he LOVES to pull her hair.....she wont be upset she softly tells him "no papa don't pull my hair k?" shes so sweet.........he smiles when he sees them and screeches out of excitement with both of them.

I love my kids......they all complete a piece of me...the girls, the girlie part I really don't have ...they get me to paint their nails and think about doing their hair and noticing how I can be a better example......

for angel, he brings out the tomboy I've been hiding....(since having girls) I like to play rough (gently) with him...I cant wait to run around with him with trucks <3 God knew what I needed.......and now I have them

thanks for cking up on him =)

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Angels first ER visit.

This past Saturday Angel was sick, he had a fever of 101.5 which was the highest it got. I gave him Tylenol and it didn't really budge. He seemed fine and wasn't very fussy, I gave him a bath and even put a cold cloth on his forehead while Oni had the fans near him....nothing. We decided to call the nurse hotline and once I got ahold of someone they recommended we go to the ER at Children's, mainly because I told them his urine had a strong smell and I was worried it was a urine infection.

Once we got to the ER he was seen right away, there wasn't many ppl there. His temp was still 101.5 they weighed him and let me know we can give him Children's Motrin 1tbsp............he was extremely fussy by this time it was already 12am and he hasn't slept or ate much plus they cked his blood pressure on his ankle and he was not happy. Once we went to the back and the Dr came he checked his ears and so on and then his throat, and that's when

1)Angel screamed and cried 2) they discovered he had red spots in his throat.

Yup.......handfootmouth disease or herpangina.......its common in small kids..they can get it from anywhere that isn't very clean, that morning I took him with me to get some groceries and for the FIRST time I put him in the cart like a big boy, yes I cleaned it...but he kept grabbing the belt of the seat next to him which I didn't clean that well, I'm not saying he got sick from that exact situation but its a possibility....yes I felt awful although I know it wasn't done on purpose as a mother I felt responsible for it. They also cked his urine and while that happened I wanted to cry..I kept kissing his forehead telling him it will be over soon and that I'm sorry.....I felt helpless....Im sure he did also.

I left the ER within 1hr of being there....we went home without meds, we could only give him Motrin. The nights were restless, he didn't eat much or sleep or even drink much. Today hes ALOT better his spots are gone and hes now sleeping more . As for food not much, turns out hes afraid that it will hurt =(

Im writing this to let you know what happened now that hes better, I haven't had much sleep and its been hard to do much, since hes been sick hes been VERY attached to me. I mean...he cries when I leave the room while Oni holds him and throws himself on me when I'm near.....he sleeps when I hold him but wont with daddy... he will cry and fuss until I get him. This was his first major illness.=(

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Picky picky............

So my son is picky......hes not much of a juice person or water, hell drink water after a few attempts but not much. Hes not a fruit fan, only if its in his oatmeal but he refuses to eat it alone. Ive mentioned before his favorite veggies so they havent changed. He is 7mon and growing , but I want him to try to eat what we eat so it makes it easier for him to transition to regular foods. I am searching for baby food recipes all I can find are different combinations in veggies and fruits. People keep telling me to give him fruits or veggies he cant have, its not their fault I dont announce to the world what hes not able to have unless they ask. I am planning to re-introduce the foods he doesnt care for........slowly. I made him some lentil soup last night it had carrots and potatoes and let me tell you, it was an experience for him to even eat half of the bowl. He can be really stubborn and will refuse to eat even though hes hungry, so I dont give in, I wont give him what he wants, it sounds mean I know but I cant have him think that mommy will give in. He is super smart and knows that if he cries and is persistant enough we will give in, but I need to show him that what I am serving him he needs to eat. I am also making sure he still doesnt fall asleep with a bottle in his mouth. It has been almost a week or so that he hasnt woke up for a bottle. He sleeps well now at night as long as hes comfortable. I love coming home from work to hear his screeches of joy and his hands up in the air.........he does the same to Akira when he sees her.......he shows who he wants and when he wants them......he will look away if he doesnt want you...........hes becoming a person full of character so quickly, soon he will be 8mon and then in a blink of an eye 1yrs old........oh my baby boy............time surely flies....

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