Family Visit and Videos of William

Hello! I thought I'd update tonight with some pictures and videos from last week. William was so excited to see that his Porfirio uncles, aunt, and cousin all came up to visit us from Texas. They were scheduled to arrive Tuesday afternoon, but had instead surprised us at 5:30 A.M! Instead of staying overnight along the way, they drove straight through. We've done that several times, so I know how tired they were. Anyway, it was a great visit and I hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. It is always great to see Paul and Richard and it was especially nice to spend time with Tara and Dysen since everytime I have seen them, it's always in a rushed visit and we've never had time to just hang out and chat. William LOVED playing with his uncles and Chewie was loving all the attention from them as well. And of course, AJ had a great time and really enjoyed having his brothers here, especially since this was Paul's first visit to Nashville. I forgot to take pictures until the last day or so, but I've included them below in a slide show. (And William is wearing the outfit I made, just FYI.) I also took some video of William last weekend that I've added as well.

For the baby updates... William is doing well for the most part, but he's teething like a madman. He's got 3 coming up that I can see, but he's been chewing on his hand in a way that makes me think maybe some of the back teeth are coming in - ouch! Not to mention, he's not been sleeping well the last few nights and has had random fevers. He turns 18 months old in a few days - I can't believe it. I'm sure there's more news to mention for him, but I'm sleepy and not thinking straight right now. New baby seems to be doing well. At last week's appointment (25 wks) I had gained 10 lbs (eek!) and the baby's heartrate was right on track. The next appointment I get to do the glucose test to test for gestational diabetes. I feel huge and my back has been real sore lately, but I can really feel the little peanut moving around which is so amazing to me still. OK, well I think I'm rambling so that's it for now.

This is a video from Monkey Joe's indoor play place in early March. William had a blast here! You can even catch a glimpse of baby #2 in this clip.

My First Outfit!

Hi All,
I just wanted to update a quick post with photos of my first little boy outfit! I also made a bib for St. Patty's Day as well. Enjoy!



Today, I'm getting ready for our out of town guests who are arriving tomorrow. Paul, Tara, Richard, and Dysen (AJ's family) are all coming to stay with us for a few days. It will be a packed house for sure, but we're looking forward to seeing them and showing them around Nashville. It should be a fun filled week. I'll update more later. Have a good week!

Oh, the simple things... and the not so simple

Hello! Well, although it hasn't been too long since my last post, we've had a bit of action going on here since then. First, last Thursday (March 5th) we had a garage door opener installed. Right after the nice man from Lowe's showed me all the bells and whistles I came inside and typed up the following paragraph.
"Ok, so call me silly, but we just had a garage door opener installed and I'm so excited! I've always wanted one. Growing up, most of my friends had them and I always thought they were so neat. We built this house so it didn't already come with one and after 3 years we finally took the leap. The door was becoming so hard to open and with taking 2 kids and a dog for a walk and such, it just makes life easier. Not only that, but for resale value... who wants to buy a house now that doesn't have a garage door opener? I know they are so commonplace now, but I am still so happy to have one and I feel so grown up. I know it's dumb, but I'm enjoying the moment still :-)"
I thought about editing that, but that's how I felt at the moment and since I'm keeping this blog to share with family and to have for memory's sake I felt it was best to leave it. Looking back though - I realize how silly it is to be that excited. I mean, never mind that I'm married, own a home and have 1.5 children... it's the garage door opener that made me feel grown up! Ha ha!

In other news, Monday was a bit of a scary day for me. It was right around 5pm and Whitney was here to pick up Addyson. I had Chewie in the back and heard him kind of "flopping" around a bit. I went out there to check on him and he was having a seizure! He's never had one before and I didn't know what to do. He kept trying to stand up, but his legs were giving out from under him and he was shaking profusely. I called the vet (thank God they were still open) and the nurse talked me through it. Even though his eyes were fine and he seemed pretty aware, she said it was still a seizure. The only thing to do was comfort him until he came out of it. About 3-5 minutes later (seemed like forever though) he came out of it and was just panting heavily. Once he could stand up, he just stood there drooling for a long time until I finally convinced him to come inside for some water. Apparently, this is not that uncommon for dogs. She said it could be a one time deal, but if it happens again they'll have to give him some meds. There's not much they can do for just one incident though. Poor Chewie! He seems to be fine now, but say a little doggie prayer that it's nothing serious and hopefully that it never happens again.

And finally, today's incident. We had a leak in our garage because the little holding tank above our water heater exploded (sounds dramatic, but it was really just a little hole in it) and was spewing water all over. As luck would have it, we just started cleaning out an area for some play space for the kids with a little carpet and all, which became the victim of this water explosion. It's funny too, because yesterday as I was sweeping the garage and looking around, I just noticed for the first time ever that there was a little tank above the water heater. I kept staring at it thinking it looked like a gallon milk jug and wondering why I never noticed it before. I guess I burned a hole it with my eyes... or maybe I'm psychic and new something wasn't right with it. Well, it could have been a lot worse, but that was some serious money that I was not happy to give away this morning.

Other than that, we are all doing well. AJ is starting school soon. He needs to take some leveling courses before he can start the master's program, so he's hoping to get those over with ASAP. I think it will be good to take those classes too, since it will kind of ease him back into 'school mode' and not make the transition so dramatic. William is doing great! He's learning more sign language and talking more every day. He has a tantrum here and there, but I can't complain. He just makes me smile and laugh all the time and it is so fun to watch him play and learn. Me and new baby are doing well. My next appointment is next week so we'll find out how big we're getting. I feel huge and he must be getting big in there since I'm feeling the kicks a lot more. We're still... or at least I am... trying to come up with names. Caleb or Kaleb will be in it somewhere, but I'm up for any suggestions for a first or middle name. I'm also working on a theme/design for the new nursery. I've only got 3 months so I need to get moving! Until next time... Ciao!