Peanut's 1st Halloween (2008)

Well Nicolas celebrated his 1st Halloween tonight, and he was so cute! I couldn't believe how good he was despite the fact that he was tired! He even had a little song for his trick or treating..."Trick or treat smell P's feet give him Similac to eat...." lol Cheesy I know, but these are moments I'll never get back! We took him to my mom's house and she actually gave him a can of Similac for his little trick or treat pumpkin...too funny! Anyway, after we went to her house, my family all went to dinner, and it was late and Peanut just say in his stroller and talked to us all the whole time!

So much has changed!

Wow! I have not written in awhile, so I have a lot of updates!! Peanut aka Monkey is 5 months old already!! I cannot even believe it!! He is doing so much, rolling over onto his stomach, which he hated before....and I mean HATED!! Now he loves it! He went to his Dr's appt. a few weeks ago for his shots and a skin check...the Dr. said that he is 27 1/2 inches long, which she said was in the 90 percentile for height! Which means that he's tall right now! I just laughed at that because Gilbert and I already joke about how we want him to play sports and help us retire early! haha
We recently started him on rice cereal so that he'll sleep better through the night because he was waking up in the night time acting all hungry, so we decided to give it a try and it seems to be working out really well. He's still talking more than ever...and I mean talking!! He jabbers in the car all the time especially when we are traveling to my mom's house (which is about a half hour drive), he loves to chat with me in the mornings!
I also started back to school, and got a new job finally. Not by choice on that one though, as you all see the market tanking...so is our savings since I have not been working, so I got a job. It's at a law firm in Orlando which is what I wanted, but I am away from Peanut when I am working, but the plus is, they are flexible with school, and my schedule, plus I get Wednesday's off work!! So that is more time for me to spend with the little guy!!
I am going to try to do a better job at posting regularly, so that I won't have to write so much as once, but we all see how far that's gotten me, so I promise that I'll try to work on that!! Until next time....

3 Months Old!

I cannot believe how quickly time has flown by for us! Nicolas is 3 months old today (technically). He looks much older than he is, but that's okay because he's probably going to play football...we call him our little linebacker. haha He is already wearing some clothes in 6 months...can you believe that?! Gilbert and I can't! He is starting to roll over one way...not sure if that's ahead of schedule or behind, but we don't care because he acts smart to us!

Also, I ask for your prayers for my friend Barbie's newest addition (Allison...Peanuts girlfriend). She is in the hospital right now for bacteria in her blood...I know that everything is going to be okay, but prayers always help. I'll keep you posted on what happens with little Allie.

2 Month Check-Up

Today Peanut had his 2 month check-up at the pediatricians office. She said he was doing great! He already weighs 13.8 lbs! So he is ahead of schedule to double his weight by 4 months! LOL Anyway, he had to have his 1st real set of shots today, and it was really emotional for me, as well as the baby. I was crying when he was crying! Totally traumatic. Gilbert couldn't understand why I was crying....MEN! they never get it do they? I tried to explain to him that seeing my baby in pain and not being able to do anything for him was awful!!!

Anyway, his little leg bled from each poke, it just broke my heart....but overall he is doing well tonight. No reactions so far. I have been giving him baby Tylenol as a precautionary measure today so he doesn't get a fever, and he seems to be doing really well. He was a little fussy this afternoon, but again, I think that was him being hungry....as usual! haha

First July 4th

Nicolas with his Baby's First 4th bib on

Yesterday we celebrated Nicolas' first 4th of July! I can't believe that he is growing so fast! I know I said that in the last entry but he is! He's pretty much sleeping through the night, and he still doesn't cry unless he's hungry! Which is great, because he could just be crying just to cry, but luckily so far we got a good one! haha

My parents came over and we cooked out. My dad is obsessed with the baby, so he wants to see him anytime he can! Before I had the baby we hardly talked, now he calls just to see how the baby is doing...not so much me, or Gilbert...just the baby! Some people....

Anyway, Peanut looks like he's going to be a TV watcher! Oh no! Yet another characteristic like his mommy...you can put him in his little chair in front of the TV and put on a Tom and Jerry cartoon and he's just loving life! He also loves his swing more than anything. I put him in there at night to rock him to sleep, and he'll sleep in the thing! I don't have the heart to move him when he looks so peaceful. Besides...I was always told let sleeping babies lie. So that is what I do....

Nicolas is 8 weeks old!

I can't even believe how fast he is growing!! Everyone told us that he would grow so fast and to cherish the moments, but I never in my wildest dreams imagined that he would be growing so fast....but maybe that's just him because he eats so much! He'd eat all day if he could! Some days I wish I could hook him right up to the Similac bottle so I could have my hands free! haha

We weighed him the other day and he was like 12 lbs already! I mean does anyone but me think this is crazy?! He's hefty...and to top that off whenever I take him places in his carrier it's like 22 lbs! Talk about getting a free workout!

He is already smiling and doing things that normal babies usually don't do according to my mother-in-law. He laughs and giggles at nothing. It's amazing to see him change a little each day. I look forward to the times when he starts crawling and we can chase him around the house!

1st Fathers Day

Gilbert had his first Fathers day! It was so exciting, I gave him one of those photo books you make on line. Kinda pathetic considering I am a scrapbooker, but who had time to create a whole scrapbook in time for Fathers day?! Anyway, he loves the book, I also gave him an iPod Nano because he wanted one, he was just jealous of mine.

Anyway, we went to my parents house to see my dad, and then we went to Tampa to visit his family and grandparents. It was nice to see everyone, and it was Peanuts first "semi-road trip" He was sleeping most of the ride and then he woke up just to look around. I had to ride in back with him in case he dropped his paci. I hate those damn things, but if it soothes him who am I to take away his comfort?! We got back around 10ish and he went right to sleep after he pigged down some food!!

All in all, Gilbert had a great first Fathers day with his new son!