Your Birthday...

March 3rd is winding down.  Your Birthday is almost over.

They say that the first birthday is more for the parents, and other family members, and because you won't remember today's events, I wanted to write it all down.

After letting Mom and me sleep in (till about 7:00) this morning, we started the day wishing you Happy Birthday while you were playing around on our bed.  You have been fighting a mild cold, and teething the last few days, which wasn't the ideal conditions for your birthday.  After giving you a bath, we got ready ourselves, knowing that you had your 1-year check-up today at 10:00am.

On our way to the Dr, you fell asleep for a few minutes in the car, and I thought to myself "I'm sorry bubbas, that you have to get shots today."

6 shots later (2 in each leg and 2 in your left arm), you were upset, in pain, and crying for your mommy and daddy to take you away from that painful situation.  We did, and gave you some more medicines and you took a much needed nap for a few hours.

As the day progressed, Mommy and I tidied up, and started prepping for the family to come over for a small get together (your big party is this Saturday!!!), and Mom put the finishing touches on your cake!  Fast-forward to about 5:00, and Grandma and Bumpa and Great Grandma and Auntie Samantha, Esperanza and Isabel came over.  Your Uncle Brandon was here too!  They brought gifts (Little Tikes picnic table) and balloons that you loved to play with.

After all the grown-ups ate food, we had cake and ice cream.  We all sang "Happy Birthday", and you blew out your candle (mommy helped).  Then Auntie Samantha was trying to get you to grab a large handful of cake.  At first you didn't know what to do, but you quickly learned, and when Mommy said "Enough"; you did NOT like that at all!  Ha Ha.

You opened your gifts, with plenty of help from your cousins, and me and your Uncle Brandon put together your picnic table.  Everyone left, as it was starting to get late, everyone needed their rest for your upcoming 1st Birthday BASH this Saturday.  Put you to sleep around 7:45, with a little more medicine, you got 6 shots, remember?  Then decided to write down the day's events before they were forgotten in memory.  Tired ourselves, and having to work again the next day, your Mom and I went to bed also.

Goodnight our sweet baby boy - every day you amaze your Mom and me.  We love you SO much - and can't wait for you to read this one day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!  Many, MANY more to come.

6 months | A Father's reflection

They say that looking back on a period of time, it feels as if it was only a fraction of that time, a fleeting moment in your memory.  Six months have passed since our son Jet came into this world, and he has his whole life in front of him, but when I reflect on his life so far, there are already so many memories.  It's impossible to express in words how much we love Jet, and how he enriches our lives.

Within the first week of life, Jet already had his pictures taken professionally.

By 4 months of life, he had his first teeth coming in, well ahead of schedule and enjoyed his first family vacation to Disneyland.

At just over 5 months, Jet was rushed to the hospital after hitting his head on the stairs, needless to say, someone still needs to fill me in on the ending of District 9!

At 6 months - Jet is sitting up by himself, mostly unaided, and is very talkative.

Now as his 6th month is coming to a close, I know that there will be a great deal more memories, and it seems as he's changing quicker as the days go by.  We all are looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and we'll be sure to post more updates as the times go by.

I'm 4 months old or my very first vacation!

Hey everyone,

Sorry that Joey and I have been slacking on Jet’s website lately, we have been super busy. I’ll start off by sharing that Jet went on his first vacation for the 4th of July to La Jolla, CA. He experienced Disney Land and was in awe with all the lights and bright colors on some of the rides like, it’s a Small World and Astro Blasters. I was pretty nervous about the 6 hour drive both way’s but he did awesome and slept most of the time. Unfortunately, we didn’t make it to the beach because we made a bad call to go on the actual holiday and it took us 2 hours just to get out of the traffic jam on the main beach street. That’s ok because we stayed at the Estancia La Jolla and the resort itself was beautiful to just hang there. All in all, it was a fun short get away but we learned our lesson and won’t ever go on a popular holiday weekend ever again!!

Jet is now just about 5 months old and has 2 bottom teeth. Hearing his laugh is such a joy for Joey and I. Still no rolling over but he’s just about sitting up all on his own. He discovered is feet and can’t get enough of them. His toes are so fascinating to him and are the first thing he goes for as soon as he wakes up in the morning. Jet is now eating rice cereal with applesauce, sweet potatoes or carrots. We discovered that he HATES pea’s and gags himself. It made me laugh because it reminded me of myself and how I gag when I smell or taste something I don’t like. Everyone is now saying that he looks like me, as before he looked like daddy. He’s such a mama’s boy!!!

I'm 3 months old!

Now that I am 3 months old, I have learned so much about my mommy and daddy and all of those around me who love me to death. I recognize mommy and daddy and I like to show it by smiling and making eye contact when they talk to me. I kick my feet so fast and move my arms like no other. Mommy tells me that I’ll be joining her in kick boxing with how well I can punch the air. I have discovered my hands and I can’t seem to keep them out of my mouth, they taste so delicious! My drool is uncontrollable and it just oozes out all over. Bath time is my favorite and I love to bond with mommy during that time, she plays music and our conversations are hysterical. I like going to school (daycare) and playing with my friends even though all the stupid germs are making me sicky. Soon my immune system will be so built up that hopefully I will be able to handle being around all the other snot noses. Another one of my favorites is SLEEP, I love to sleep. Grandma says I take after mommy because she loved sleep when she was a baby too. I go to bed at 8:30pm and don’t wake up till 6am which then daddy will come get me and feed me my yummy milky. I am now eating 5 oz every 3 hours and doctor says I can start on solids when I am 4 months. I like to sleep in on the weekends till 8:30am after my 6am bottle and this is my time to snuggle with daddy, he makes me feel so comfortable. I am not too fond of tummy time but I am just about to roll over. I am so calm and I only cry when I’m hungry - My life is amazing and I love my family. So there you go, my little life as a 3 month old. Aren’t I the cutest?

Check out my latest pics!

Jet's 3 Month Birthday Pictures

As we all know, Jet had his 3 month birthday on 6/3. We went to get his pictures taken and he was such a little ham. He laughed and smiled at the lady the whole time. Such a cutie...

Sick Baby

I went back to work last Friday for a couple hours so Jet started day care on Thursday. He did pretty good and of course I cried when I dropped him off. Joey doesn't start work till 8am so he will be the one to drop Jet off in the morning. This makes it easy for me since I don't have to do the good bye, I'm known as the hero to pick him up lol. Unfortunately, Jet started getting a fever yesterday. He was pretty fussy but would be ok after we gave him Tylenol. This morning we made a decision to take him to Mendy's Place at John C Lincon because he didnt want to eat and was whimpering like he was in pain. My poor baby had to get a cathater and have xrays taken. Come to find out he has an Upper Respratory Infection. Since it is viral they didnt do anything for him. We just have to keep giving him Tylenol and bring him back in if hes not better after 4 days. The Dr. said he most likely caught it from day care. This is the sucky part of having to return to work and expose him to all these germs. Jet seems to be a bit better as of right now so hopefully he stays that way becuase there is nothing worse than seeing your baby sick and in pain!

Jet and some tummy time

Here's Jet, doing some tummy time, cooing and drooling. His bag of tricks is still a bit empty...but we think he's going to perfect time travel by the year 2034...

Hip Hip Hooray...

Jet slept from 10pm to 6am last night with no interruptions. Joey and I were very excited about the extra sleep.

The test is if he will do it again tonight or if that was just a tease. He went to sleep again at 10pm tonight, so we'll see! This is his way of saying "Happy Mothers Day, Mommy" awwww

8 week check up

Jet had his 8 week check up today and got 4 shots. Hes been pretty much sleeping for the past 3 hours. Jet weighed in at a whopping 14lbs and 11oz and falls in the 95% tile for weight!!! The Dr made a comment, wow hes not skipping any meals! HAHAHA, he is now 25 inches long and falls in the 97% tile for length. We have one healthy baby and are very blessed by it.

I get to wake up to this happy face every morning....

I am going to take Jet to get his 3 month pictures done in a few weeks and cant wait to compare them to his new born ones! Its soooo fun to watch this little man grow!

This is what daddy does when its his time...

Joey and I are doing great we love being parents and are excited for the years to come. We make sure to take time for ourselves, even if that's asking grandma to babysit. New updates soon to come...

Jet needs your HELP...

I just entered a picture of Jet into this online baby photo contest. Use the link below to vote for my photo! Forward to your friends and family so Jet can win lots of votes....Thanks!

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