SIX Months!

SIX Months!!!

Misael is 6 months old! I cannot believe it! This month was busy as well. Misael continued to adjust to his Doc Band helmet. He got it taken off after just 6 weeks. We have some reservations on this but only time will tell.....  His sleep has improved greatly and he is back to his "norm". Here are some Misaelisms at six months:

• Weight:  17.7 lbs. Eeek!!! He is a tubbbbbyy!!
• Length:  25.98 inches 
• Clothes: 6 months and 6-9 months
• Diapers: Size 2
• Sleeping: Misael is sleeping through the night again. He sleeps 11-12 hours again.
• Serious. Oh so serious. He loves to look and study everything....Ipo did this as well.
• Smiles-when he isn't so serious
• Laughs often
• Kicks and plays with his activity mat
• Sitting in the Bumbo
• Jumps in the jumper/bouncer
• Turns over from his tummy to his back (has been doing this off and on since 6 weeks)
• Better at turning from his back to his tummy. Is now consistently doing this. 
• Sleeps on his side and belly. He loves to move all around the bed. 
• You kick your aquarium on multiple times during the night....no matter where I put you in relation to it. We aren't sure if it soothes you or it's an accident!
• Moves around the living room on his back. Pushes his little feet to get everywhere.
• Really loves his big brother. He is smiling at him and gets so excited when he hears his voice or sees him.
• Loves to be carried (Ipolito did not). He loves to look around and be walked around in your arms.
• Loves his stroller...he sits in it like a big boy.
• Eats: He started taking some rice cereal shortly after he turned 4 months old and is now eating fruit/oatmeal in the morning and veggies with oatmeal at night.  You really prefer your food on the thicker side which is why we put oatmeal in it.
• LOVES. LOVES. LOVES. BATH. TIME. This hasn't changed.

FYI...I messed up his 6 month onesie so this picture is around his 6 month birthday.

One Month

• Weight: 9 lbs 4 oz
• Length: 21 ish inches. I do not remember and I can't find the paper (I have it somewhere).
• Clothes: 0-3 months. You only wore newborn for about 3 weeks. From the get go the sleeves were like 3/4 sleeves. You are long and lanky boy like Ipolito.
• Diapers: Size 1
• Sleeping: You sleep pretty good. You are waking one-two times a night.  I can't complain.  This isn't bad.
• You are a pretty good little boy. I don't want to jinx it because I am enjoying this.  
• You smile and have three dimples. One deep one and two little ones.
• You rarely cry. Generally this is if you are super duper hungry or have gas.  You have been cranky each night from about 730-830.  
• You are on a pretty good schedule.  
• Your big brothers love you so much!
• Misael is becoming more soft with his hands (he used to clobber you).  
• You do not care for tummy time at all. 
• You have a small umbilical hernia
• You have clogged tear ducts. 

So far, for being a month into this crazy family you are doing well!! We love you so much Mariano Santos!!

TWELVE Months

TWELVE Months

Misael is 12months old!  One. Whole. Year. Can you believe it?!

Misaelisms at twelve months:

•Weight: pounds

•Length:  

•Clothes: You are wearing size 12 months and 18 months. You are wearing Ipolito's pajamas that are 18 months.  I can't believe it.  Where Ipolito was long and skinny, you are short and chunky.

•Diapers: Size 4. 

•Sleeping: Sleeping...not good.  You were sleeping through the night then you got a horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE stomach virus. Now you are sleeping in 3-4 hour breaks. We aren't able to soothe you.  You aren't hungry. Sometimes you are just awake. You want to play. Ughh

•Still so serious. 

•Smiles with those cute 'ol dimples.

•Laughs often. Oh my goodness you just giggle and giggle. It is so amazing and you fill us with joy.  You laugh the most with Ipolito. You just love your big bro!

•Miso started walking right around the actual twelve month mark.
As soon you hear the refrigerator opening you make a beeline for it. For some reason you love it!

•Has 10 teeth!!!

•Sleeps on his side and belly. He loves to move all around the bed.

•Prefers to play with his brother’s toys instead of his own. He loves cars and trucks. He loves those ninja turtles, especially their heads in his mouth. 

•He stands up in the crib and we finally lowered it. You jump on the bed too. Sometimes you get carried away and lose your balance and of course fall over. 

• Really loves his big brother. He is smiling at him and gets so excited when he hears his voice or sees him.

•Loves to be carried. He loves to look around and be walked around in your arms.

•Eats: You are eating well.  You love table food. You love to eat whatever we eat. You do not like the sippy cup at all.  We haven't really pushed it in the past couple of weeks since you have been so sick but it is on the docket to get rid of the bottle and only use sippy cups.  

•Says DaDa, Hi, Ipolito (yes he says that hard name), Mama, eat, mas, oh no, kisses, yay, and many others. You also sign quite a bit. You sign way more than Ipolito ever did.  Oh and you love to clap. 

•LOVES. LOVES. LOVES. BATH. TIME.

So as I mentioned you got a terrible stomach virus at the beginning of December and it lingered for about two weeks.  You developed some condition where all you did was diarrhea all of the time from the virus.  We actually had to switch you to a soy formula for a couple of weeks until the diarrhea went away.  We ALL got the virus. It was horrible. In fact because of you at least 18 people in our family got the virus. It was that potent.  

Eleven Months

Eleven Months

Misael is 11 months old!  He is almost a year old!!! I can't believe it!! 

Misaelisms at eleven months:

•Weight: pounds

•Length:  ? I'm not sure how tall you are but you are definitely becoming more leggy.

•Clothes: You are wearing size 12 months and 18 months. You are wearing Ipolito's pajamas that are 18 months.  I can't believe it.  Where Ipolito was long and skinny, you are short and chunky.

•Diapers: Size 4. 

•Sleeping: Sleeping 10-12 hours a night. I cannot complain.  You are sleeping well again.  Every now and then you wake up but that is a random occurrence.  

•Still so serious. You can see to his soul through his eyes. I swear. You are your Papi's boy. You seem to just study everyone and everything.  

•Smiles with those cute 'ol dimples.

•Laughs often. Oh my goodness you just giggle and giggle. It is so amazing and you fill us with joy.  You laugh the most with Ipolito. You just love your big bro!

•Miso gets around! He crawls everywhere (combo of army and regular crawling). He pulls up on everything. He is a cruising big time.  You are very fast as well.
As soon you hear the refrigerator opening you make a beeline for it. For some reason you love it!

•Has EIGHT teeth!!!

•Sleeps on his side and belly. He loves to move all around the bed.

•Prefers to play with his brother’s toys instead of his own. He loves cars and trucks. He loves those ninja turtles, especially their heads in his mouth. 

•He stands up in the crib and we finally lowered it. You jump on the bed too. Sometimes you get carried away and lose your balance and of course fall over. 

• He sits down from crawling.

•Really loves his big brother. He is smiling at him and gets so excited when he hears his voice or sees him.

•Loves to be carried. He loves to look around and be walked around in your arms.

•Eats: He eats solids in the morning and at night before his last bottle. By the way you are eating 10 ounces before bed time. We also give you more table food.  You love fideo and spaghetti. You also love to eat when we sit down for dinner.

•Says DaDa, Hi, Ipolito (yes he says that hard name), Mama, eat, mas, oh no, kisses, yay, and other words. I have been saying lately you are my little parrot. You repeat all sorts of words that I say. You also sign quite a bit. You sign way more than Ipolito ever did.  Oh and you love to clap. 

•LOVES. LOVES. LOVES. BATH. TIME.

It has almost been a year since you have blessed our lives.  We love you so much 

Birthday Party

This year we gave Ipolito the option of what kind of party to have. We wanted something low key so we gave him two options. One was a swim party and the other option was a party at Pump It Up.  Of course he chose Pump It Up.  It was definitely worth it.  It was nice to have someone else do everything for me. All we had to do was show up and provide his cake.  He had so much fun! He talked and talked about it for days.  He loved having fun with his friends and family.  He had some favorite moments and loved all of his goodies he got.  He told us, thank you so many times.  He truly is a sweet loving boy.  I definitely recommend Pump It Up.

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY IPOLITO!!!

Happy 5^th Birthday to my Ipolito Ismael Flores!!

I haven’t done a post about you in a LONG time. It is all I can do just to keep up with Misael’s monthly posts.  I always want to sit down and write about both of you. We have created so many memories these past five years.  I remember finding out I was pregnant with you, feeling you move in my belly, and my water breaking on November 16, 2008. I was so excited to meet you! You were truly an easy breezy pregnancy. Sure, I had the gestational diabetes but it wasn’t problematic. I remember seeing your handsome face for the first time and loving you so much.

The past five years have been wonderful. Sure, we have had our difficulties. You by no means were an easy baby. BUT we loved you and would have done anything for you.  You have grown into a wonderful young boy. You are loving, kind, sweet, zany, handsome, intelligent, a little spoiled, and a great big brother to Misael. I am always amazed by your level of thinking. You really ask some intelligent questions and we hardly can pull over anything on you.  You still do well at the doctor’s office especially if I explain everything to you. You are amazing! You are so sweet. You are incredibly nice and sweet to me. You always tell me I am so beautiful, you love me; you tell me when I have something nice on. You even tell me I am the best mama. One day recently, you told me, “Mama I am so lucky to have you as my mama. You are so beautiful you make me smile!!” I seriously teared up. I don’t know where you learned this amazingly sweet behavior but I’ll take it. 

You started school this fall and you have excelled. You have learned so much. You love the Lord. Your knowledge in regards to our religion has taken off.  I am very proud of you. One day you told me all about St. Francis of CiCi’s. I had to explain it was St. Francis of Assisi not CiCi’s. It was cute. You even won an award at school the first quarter. It was called the Crusader Award. I was a proud Mama and of course, I cried. 

Lastly, you are an amazing BIG BROTHER!! I am so proud of your love for Misael. You, for the most part, are very nice to him and help me out in so many ways. You tell him No, pick him up, help him, and for the most part you share your toys with him. You do tell me frequently that he is “distracting me!” You sing to him as I do, sign to him, and are so sweet to him. You help me so much the days your father is at work and I am very thankful for the boy you have become. 

All in all this year has been amazing. Here’s to many more. Thank you Lord for giving us this blessing.  

The First Day of School

The First Day of School was August 19, 2013. Ipolito started Pre-K at Immaculate Conception Catholic School.  This was a day with many emotions. Was I happy? Yes. Was I sad? Yes. Was Ipolito excited? Yes. Did he cry? No. Did he do fine in his new environment? Yes.

He absolutely loved every minute of his day. He was confused as to why Mateo his cousin wasn't sitting next to him. But, Mama and Papi told the teacher's they were cousins so they moved them to keep them out of trouble.

Of course I took many pictures which I will have to post at some time.  Who knows when I will do that since it is November and I am just getting around to finishing this post.