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Thursday, March 27, 2008

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Monday, March 24, 2008

The Joy of Feeding Miguelito

Miguelito has been a challenge to feed since we embarked on the whole solid food journey beginning when he was around 6 months old. He is a boob man and is still a boob man although his days are numbered much to his chagrin.

I am always trying to come up with new and interesting things for Miguel to eat. He is difficult to please, though. He prefers to dine, so mealtimes at our house take anywhere from 45mins to an hour. He gets that from Nonnie because she likes to dine as well. What he loves one day is what he really hates the next, so that is always fun for Mommy. Meals tend to have a wide variety of offerings since he likes 5-10 bites of one thing and then is ready for the next item on the menu.

You must take care in not putting too much on his tray because it will end up on the floor no matter how hungry he is. For fun, he likes to throw his sippy cup at Mommy. Oh, my son, my son.

Today I decided to make Cornbread Taco Mini Muffins. He really likes anything he can eat independently and he prefers if you give him the whole piece of whatever it is he is eating, so mini muffins are a great solution.

One of my Mommy friends makes something similar for her children, so I thought what the heck let's see if Miguelito likes it.

I took one box of Jiffy Cornbread Muffin mix, 1 egg, 1/3 cup of organic whole milk, about 1/2 pound of ground meat browned with taco seasoning, and 2 handfuls of shredded sharp cheese. Mixed it together then put by teaspoonfuls into a mini muffin pan. Baked at 375 for about 15-18 minutes. Made 24 mini muffins, but Miguelito insisted on having one fresh from the oven! It was a winner....he loved it! Score one for Mommy!

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter 2008

Shocker of the day....Miguelito was not cooperating for photos because he wanted the camera! He is something else and pretty darn difficult to take a photo of these days.

Tearing into the Crayola markers

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Counting the eggs

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Oops, picture time is over. Must. get. camera.

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Miguelito had an Easter basket with a few eggs filled with jelly beans, a marshmallow egg, a small beach ball, silly putty, a couple of small balls to throw at Mommy, Crayola toddler stampers, markers, a couple of books, and playdoh.

He has eaten way too much sugar today, but that is what holidays and being a child are all about, right!?!?

Tonight he managed to drop one of the eggs filled with jelly beans and the jelly beans went everywhere. I quickly tried to pick them all up, but he managed to shove about 5 in his mouth and grab another handful, which he stashed somewhere in the living room. I thought that I had discovered his stash under the couch, but he kept reappearing with another one in his mouth! He is such a hoot.

Happy Easter to all of our family and friends!

Friday, March 21, 2008

Ah, our lima bean!

Baby Wood v2.0 made his/her debut on ultrasound at our 8w OB appointment. I was finally able to install the drivers for the scanner after sweet talking my laptop and scanner into cooperating for the nauseated pregnant woman who really needs a nap right now. ;)

Without further ado, here are the ultrasound photos of our sweet lima bean!

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Happy Easter!

I took Miguel to Northpark Center to have his photo taken with the live Easter bunnies. The wait was long (more than 2 hours), but friends met us and we shopped, had lunch, and then went back to wait for our turn with the bunnies. Miguel was quite funny and enjoyed all the silly faces the photographer made, so it was hard to pick just one photo. See that basket of wooden eggs...yep, my son thought it would be fun to throw a few at the photographer!

Photo by Marc Robins


Sunday, March 16, 2008

Baby Wood v2.0 8w update

Let me explain...if you don't speak computer-ese, then Baby Wood v2.0 doesn't make sense to you. Baby Wood version 2.0 is what it means. Get it now?!?! I am a computer geek wannabe who lives with the uber geek of computers, so, of course, we think the moniker Baby Wood v2.0 is adorably cute. ;)

We had our first OB appointment with Dr. Tara Dullye on Friday, 14 March. Miguel and I were beyond excited, but also a little nervous. I was in desparate need of re-assurance that the little one was growing and doing just fine. We met with Dr. Dullye, who we simply adore, in her office before going to the exam room. We went over the basics, but since we just did all this 14 months ago, we did not have many questions and we ended up chatting about babies (she has 4 children) and life. Plus she told us she will more than likely be in Disney World for my due date, 21 October. I am pretty dead set on having Dr Dullye at the birth, so we might consider an induction if things look favorable. Who knows what will happen between now and then, so we will wait until much closer to decide what to do.

After chatting for a bit, we went to the exam room for an ultrasound and the usual stuff. The ultrasound was amazing. The sac looks great, the little bean was floating around with a fast beating heart (165 bpm) and measured right on. Miguel and I just stared at the screen in awe! Dr Dullye is pretty amazing...she sees pregnant woman all day every day and she was genuinely excited to see our little one on ultrasound and just kept saying...isn't he/she so cute!

After the ultrasound and exam, we headed to the lab so I could give my donation of 5 tubes of blood.

Our next appointment is at 12w when we will do another ultrasound for genetic screening and listen for heart tones via doppler.

I do have two ultrasound photos to post, but for some reason (not operator, I am positive) I can't get the drivers for the scanner to upload to my laptop, so it will have to wait for now.

A tisket, a tasket, a boy in a basket

Miguel thought is would be a good idea to pull all his toys out of the basket and then attempt to climb in. With a little help from Mommy, mission accomplished! He really liked being pushed in the basket all over Sweetie and Papa T's living room floor.

 

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Baton Rouge Visit

Miguelito and I had a great time visiting family while we were in Baton Rouge even though we both weren't feeling terribly great. I managed to take a couple of photos while we were there and they are long overdue making their debut on the blog.

Miguelito got his first taste of Diet Coke...yes, I know, but what happens at Sweetie's house, stays at Sweetie's house.

Ughh, not too sure about the first sip of carbonation

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This is kind of fizzy, Sweetie, and my tongue is tingling!

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Well, let me try just one more sip.

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And another.

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Dang, that was GOOD! Let's keep it between me and you...don't tell, Mommy!

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Baby Wood v2.0

Miguelito wants everyone to know he is going to be a big brother! Baby Wood v2.0 has an approximate release date of 21 October 2008. We are over the moon excited and feel incredibly blessed.

Update on us....

Miguelito has made a full recovery. Me, eh, not so much. I am feeling better, but my cough is something pretty fierce. I have photos to upload and posts to do, but it probably won't happen until tomorrow night at the earliest. My good friend, her husband and adorable toddler are visiting from Houston this weekend, so we are busy chatting and watching our toddlers play while I hack up a lung and run to the bathroom to pee every 3 minutes. ;)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The house of snot...

Miguelito and I are running a close race for who can use the most Kleenex in a day. Poor little man and poor poor Mommy.

After a few phone calls, I was able to get another antibiotic called in for myself without having to go to the MD since that would have required bringing a very fussy and clingy 14 month old with me. I am now taking Augmentin twice a day for the sinus infection from Hades, and I seem to be a bit better this morning. If only the darn hacking cough would go away so I could sleep at night. Did you know that sinus pressure in your face can make your teeth hurt?

I took Miguelito in to see his pediatrician yesterday morning and he still has an ear infection in his right ear and he has coxsackievirus, which is a relative of the virus that causes hand-foot-mouth disease. He does not have hand-foot-mouth disease, but has blisters/whelps in his throat along with a runny nose. He is also taking Augmentin twice a day along with Tylenol and Motrin for pain. He is not eating well, but seemed to be in better spirits today than yesterday.

I really hope by tomorrow Miguelito and I will both be feeling much better, and I will have something upbeat and witty to post about.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Hi Ho Hi Ho...

It's off to the doctor we go...AGAIN! It seems that Amoxcil is pink junk in a bottle and does nothing for Miguelito. He and I flew home yesterday evening and by this morning he was running fever again and not himself. The cough is gone, but the runny nose continues. He is half way through the second 10 day course of Amoxcil, and he is no better. So it looks like he is going back to the pediatrician tomorrow.

I started Zithromax on Friday for my self diagnosed sinus infection and hacking cough. I still feel like a freight train plowed over me, so I am calling the doctor for myself as well tomorrow.

And the cherry on the proverbial top of it all is Miguel says he has a headache and doesn't feel well. Of course, he blames his sickness on Miguelito and me, but seriously, we have been home together for less than 24 hours. (Insert the most loving voice ever here.) Give me a break, dude. Could you have possibly contracted something from the 1000 or so people you were with last week?!?!

So much for the TLC I was hoping for this week...guess I will be the one giving out the TLC now.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Sick. sick. sick.

It appears that Miguelito was "well" for a mere 24 hours. He and I flew to Baton Rouge  on Sunday for the week and by Sunday evening his runny nose was back with a vengeance and he was hacking up a lung. One phone call later to his pediatrician in Dallas, he was back on Amoxcil for another 10 days. He seems to be feeling better...the cough and runny nose are subsiding thanks to the antibiotic, or it could be because he passed the germs onto me...his Mommy.

So, now I am blowing my nose every 2 minutes, hacking up a lung, and feel like I am swallowing razor blades.  How come no one told me Mommies don't get sick days?!?!

I promise photos tomorrow.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Finger painting Fun

Miguel ran fever all night and most of today. The pediatrician declared his ears and throat clear, but it was given the catch all diagnosis of "viral infection." Take Motrin and Tylenol, and call if he gets any worse or other symptoms appear.

Once we got home, he seemed to be feeling a little better, so I broke out the finger paints and he had a blast until he decided he. was. done.

We are leaving for Baton Rouge tomorrow, while Miguel flies to Seattle for MS Sharepoint Conference and then Las Vegas for MS Mix08 at The Venetian. Yeah, I feel for him...NOT!

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