Things have been pretty busy here in Colorado. Brendon is now about 20 lbs and crawling. His favorite word is “Allie”. We are all decorated now for Christmas with lights inside and outside of the house. We’ve updated some photos on Brendon’s page with pictuers of our tree and new pictures of Brendon.

Our 3rd Anniversary has past and Jen got me a Nintendo Wii. We love it, and have had some fun with the sports game. I’m going to treat Jen to dinner and a hotel at the places we ate and stayed at after our wedding in San Diego. We plan to do that in December.

Well, we haven’t made many updates to the site lately. Jen came up with the idea of making a site for the Twilight books and the new movie that recently came out, so we’ve been busy putting that together (www.TwilightMovies.org). So far things are going well with that site, and we are getting a good amount of traffic.

I plan to re-do the whole family site over Christmas and install Word Press so that it’s easier for Jen to make updates to the site. Once that is done, you’ll start to see posts more frequently.

For everyone who is wondering what in the world happened to us, just to let you all know we are still alive. These last few months have been crazy. From visiting my mom in Cali, to painting A LOT in our house, to new valences for all the rooms, to just about everything! Then when things started back into a normal pace Andrew and Brendon got sick with colds. It’s always so much fun having to deal with two babies. Actually, Andrew wasn’t too sick but whatever Andrew had, Brendon manifested about ten times worse. There is nothing worse then having to watch your little baby suffer. Recently when I took him for his 9 month appointment, I almost passed out having to watch the doctors poke him various times. His loud screaming and crying definitely made a little wetness well up in my eyes. No one likes to see thier babies in pain. I guess the truth is, you have no idea what the potential for love is until you have a child.

Well, as for Brendon things are going great! He’s eating meat and cherrios now. It’s fun to watch him put food in his mouth. He puts it in his mouth and then spits it right at, pretty entertaining. I give him about 20 cherrios, and by the time he’s done, they are all gone from his feeding tray, but I know he didn’t eat them cause he spit them all back out. The funny part is that when I go to look for them on the ground or on his clothes, I can’t find them. So basically, there’s a bunch of missing cherrios. Hmm…I have no clue where they are going. Maybe I’m not watching Allie close enough, I didn’t see her eating them off the ground, but its not like cherrios dissappear. Unless someone else knows something I don’t. So life is busy, the house is coming along with paint, valences, a few new pieces of furniture and decorations on the wall. I promise to update the house pictures once we’ve painted our bedroom. And I’ll definitely be adding new pictures of Brendon. We got the cutest little costume for him for Halloween. He’s my little Honey Bear! And don’t forget for those of you who are my awesome friends and family. Email me! Let me know everything that is going on with all of you and how you are doing!

Now that we are well into the month of August I can give a short report on all that’s going on. The end of July ended with all of Andrew’s family in town for a very large family reunion. What a lot of work that turned out to be! With tons of kids running around, it was like a mad house whereever we went. Although there were tons of kids, all the little nieces and nephews were so much fun. With tons of energy I’d have to say they were very funny and incredibly entertaining. Just being around all of the little ones makes me want another one of my own. I know Andrew was so happy to see his family and I’m glad we got to spend time watching all of the little ones in fun activities like the zoo, the lake, and the park. The kids were absolutely hilarious at times and I really enjoyed watching Andrew spend time with all of his nieces and nephews. Other then Andrew’s very large family, all we’ve been up to is just trying to do things with the house. We finally got a fence put in and although our tiny backyard is all fenced in and it doesn’t matter to me, it seems to make Andrew really happy. Things have been going great here and the weather is finally cooling off. With tons of rain and thunderstorms it is turning into a beautiful and cool August.

Brendon went to his six month visit yesterday and is very healthy. He measured out at 27.5″, 18.5 lbs, which are all around the 80%tile range for his age. We are starting to feed him carrots now and will start to feed him other vegetables and fruits. We hope that he’ll eventually start getting up less than four times a night.

We posted all of Brendon’s 5 month pictures HERE. Also, there’s a couple new videos of Brendon posted HERE.

I figured since Brendon is FINALLY taking a nap that I can write a quick update with everythingg. Well…Brendon is such a little stinker! He rarely takes naps anymore and wants to be entertained 24/7! So if I ever get a second to myself, I consider myself so lucky! He is way too smart to be just 4 and a half months old. He is getting a major mommy complex. He doesn’t like to take naps because if he takes a nap then he can’t keep his eye on me. If I even try to walk away from him he watches me and starts screaming. I swear, he is attached to me all the time so that he stays happy. I have to clean with him hooked to me, cook with him, whatever I have to do, he has to be right there with me in order to stay happy. Even when I hand him off to Andrew I can’t go too far or it only takes seconds before he starts crying. I know I need to be better and just let him cry for a moment or two to show him that he doesn’t have to be attached to me all the time, but I can’t help it, I can’t stand to hear him cry. My mom said he’s already getting spoiled, and oh yes, he is. He’s my little boy, of course I’m spoiling him rotten. The pediatrician told me to start sleep training him in his crib, but whenever I try to put him in his crib, even if he’s dead asleep, he wakes up, looks right at me, and if I try to leave him in his crib in his room he only lasts about 5 minutes before he starts screaming his head off. One day I tried over and over to get him in the crib and by the fourth time of complete screaming I gave up and decided to let him take his nap downstairs where I was. Well, when I tried to put him down for his nap, he would not go to sleep! He fussed and cried for the rest of the day and wouldn’t go down for his nap, he’d start to fall alseep and then would freak out that I was going to try to put him back in the crib. So, Brendon is definitely a little stinker. Now at 4 and a half months he is almost 17 lbs, 26 and a half inches, and lets just say his head is still really big. He was above average in his weight and length, but his head was in the 92nd percentile. I find it amusing how big his head is, it makes him look so much older then he is. Things are going great here in Colorado. It’s sunny, beautiful, green, and I’m still just enjoying my little boy.

We gave Brendon some milk mixed with cereal and captured it on video. He was like a pro when he was eating and didn’t even try to grab the spoon. I don’t care what people say, but the rice hasn’t helped Brendon sleep any longer at night. See video clip of Brendon’s First Meal HERE.

After April being a very busy month, I finally found time to write a post. The first part of April we took a trip up to Utah to see Adelina’s baby blessing. It was great to finally see my little niece. Her and Brendon were so funny when they would look at each other or suck each other’s fingers. It was a lot of fun being able to have all of my family all together. Traveling in a car with Brendon for 9 hours wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. He did really well even though there was snow in the mountains on the way home and we had to stay the night in a hotel.

Two weeks later, we finally got the opportunity to have Brendon’s baby blessing. All dressed up in his white outfit and his cute little bowtie, I wondered if he would cry when he received his blessing. Luckily he didn’t cry, not even a fuss. As his grandpap (my dad) said, he stayed awake, and stared straight up looking at God. He was the cutest little thing and it was a neat experience to have a baby blessing for our first little boy. You can find pictures from his baby blessing HERE.

After family all went home, a few weeks passed, and Brendon and I had to pack for our big trip to California. I wasn’t too sure how Brendon was going to react to a plane flight, but considering how young he is, he did great. During the flight he didn’t cry one bit, not even a fuss. He’s becoming quite the little traveler. When we got to California, we were greeted with very hot weather ranging in the 90’s. It was beautiful, sunny, and hot, and I got to take Brendon for his first swim. It was absolutely hilarious watching Brendon swim in the jacuzzi with his cousin Adelina. He was relaxed, enjoyed it, and couldn’t stop staring at the bubbles. Our trip to California was incredibly fun because I got to see some of my best friends that I grew up with. I think everyboy was shocked at how much I love being a mommy. After our 9 day trip to California, we flew back home and we are now back in Colorado. You can see pictures of my trip to CA, HERE.

Other than resting from our trip, all I’ve been up to is scheduling for my gall bladder for the beginning of June. I’m not looking forward to it, but I know that I have to have it done. Things are going well in Colorado, and it has finally stopped snowing, it’s warming up and it’s beautiful. I enjoy taking walks with Brendon. Brendon is getting bigger and bigger, and it’s funny to watch how his personality grows. My favorite thing about Brendon right now is probably his laugh. When he gives me his laugh, I just can’t help but smile and laugh with him. He’s turning out to be a great little boy, and I’m just enjoying every minute with him.

Now that Brendon has his shots, I am finally not as paranoid and I take him out and about with me. From grocery shopping, to errands, to finally getting to visit Andrew’s brother in Colorado Springs, I take him everywhere I go. Its fun taking him everywhere with me and he is becoming my little shadow. It is definitely a lot of work taking him with me because he has the hardest time in his car seat. He screams his head off in the car whenever we stop. If the car is moving he’s usually fine, but as soon as the car stops even for a light, he goes crazy! But this is nothing compared to how he acted at Andrew’s brother’s house. He isn’t completely used to a lot of people so when we were handing our little boy over to his Uncle and Aunt, he was so unhappy. He gave the cutest little pout, and after a few minutes he would start to cry. He was so unhappy and fussy the entire 3 hours we spent at their house. They had tons of kids running around their house and Brendon isn’t used to a ton of commotion. I think it was just too much for the little guy and he was quick to let us know that it was bothering him. As soon as we walked into our house his demeanor did a 360 and he went from fussy and crying to smiling and so happy to be home. Everything was different at their house and he hated it! I guess I didn’t realize that a 9 week old could be so observant to their environment. It’s great that he’s so alert, but he is almost too alert cause he is understanding things so quickly that when there is one tiny thing he doesn’t like, he lets us know immediately. He has a new way of crying, and it is the cutest little cry that sounds like he is saying, “I am so annoyed by this!” My little cutie pie is just trying to get used to new people and new environments. Hopefully it will come along as he gets out and about!

Just over 9 weeks the little boy finally had his two month visit at the doctors. He is almost 24″ long and weighs 13lbs. He was an average height, over average weight for his age, and as the doctor said…what a big head you have! I could have easily told you he had a big head, especially after the delivery. Everything was going great at the doctors; he’s healthy, happy, and so talkative now. He was cooing and smiling and talking up a storm, but then the needles came out. He got a total of 5 shots and oh boy did he scream! His little face was so sad as he got all 5 of his shots. I have to say that I hate seeing him cry. I was thinking about what one of my friends told me one time. She used to tell me that her sister never let her baby cry. That she kept her so tight on a schedule that she never cried. That she was on such a strict schedule that it was such an inconvenience to her sister. I never understood what it would be like with a baby. And yes, it is definitely a huge change. But I can completely understand why she kept her baby on such a tight schedule. It is absolutely horrible to hear your baby cry. It must be the mommy instinct, but I am exactly the way I never thought I would be. My little boy is on a tight schedule of feeding and sleeping and I never let him get to the point of crying when I’m watching him. It is such a heart wrenching feeling to have to listen to your baby cry. There is probably nothing worse than hearing him cry. He’s just my little honey bear!

With a month passing by since my last post, everyone is wondering where have we been? I wish I could tell you all that we’ve been some place interesting, but truthfully we’ve been absolutely no where! I’ve been stuck in the house with a sick Husband, sick baby, and then I was lucky enough to not only get sick, but to get Very Very Very sick. We went through a 3 week period of just trying to fight off a cold. Andrew came home sick one day from work and I tried so hard not to catch it. But long behold he got myself and the baby sick. I was so mad that he got my little boy sick, I’m sure I overreacted about it. I couldn’t help but be worried because Brendon is still so young and little. Here I am doing everything I can to not get him sick by keeping him in our home and away from everyone, and Andrew brings home a really bad cold for both me and Brendon. I told Andrew the next time he gets sick he gets to sleep in the other room and use the other Bathroom and stay FAR AWAY FROM US! That may sound mean, but I can’t even explain how sick myself and the baby got. Andrew really didn’t get that sick, but I suffered with a head cold, sore throat, really bad runny nose, fever, chills and all the worst symptoms of a cold. Luckily my mom came out for a few days to help us out. Andrew went out of town while the baby and I were sick so my mom was nice enough to help me out. I don’t know what I would have done. I couldn’t do anything except nurse. I just laid in bed most of the day and all night and my mom would come in every now and then so the baby could nurse. Good thing she was there to help take care of us, the two babies! Well, after a few weeks of fighting off the cold, we are all better now and so happy to be feeling better.

Andrew went out of town again this week and I’m just here taking care of the little guy. I went in this week to see the General Surgeon and finally set up my appointment to get my gallbladder taken out. I’m not looking forward to surgery, but it will be nice knowing that it can’t get infected anymore and if I do get pregnant again that pregnancy won’t be so difficult. I’m hoping pregnancy will be a lot easier next time around since I won’t be having nausea and pain every day of the pregnancy. So, if you were wondering what happened to us, now you know, nothing too exciting, just a lot of rest and tlc. One thing that I have done a lot of lately is just watch tv.