Feb 2008
Going back to work on Monday
02/29/08 18:51 Filed in: Family
Today is Friday and I'm a little sad I have to leave
my baby Noah and Cindy to go back to work. I will be
thinking of them all day, I hope I can concentrate at
work. Noah has been doing really good, he's a
wonderful baby, he sleeps some times we have to wake
him up to eat because he sleeps like a Bear. He
smiles every day and makes silly faces. This week was
Cindy's check up at the clinic and the midwife said
she looked great. We are going to be posting a video
soon with an update and with baby on it. In the mean
time check out the pictures. Oh, yeah! Umbilical cord
still attached, Noah's taking his time to let it go.
We managed to clean the apartment a little but still
needs more help. Cindy will probably be posting more
later so I'll leave something for her to say.
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Our first family outing....
It's mid-afternoon now and just finished eating some
delicious chicken with salsa and a great salad. Due
to my (momma's) healing process, I have a limited
diet right now which is keeping me from eating
seafood, pork, and a lot of green veggies.....for now
anyway. My incision is healing nicely and I continue
to rest with Noah whenever possible so that I will be
as strong as possible for when daddy goes back to
work. Me and baby are very sad at the thought of
this...but know it has to happen - either way...we'd
rather have daddy here with us.
Noah has been napping for over two or three hours now! Mommy took advantage of that and rested also, and is now writing this entry. Earlier however, around eleven in the morning we ventured outside for the first time as a family going some place other than the clinic! There is a big sale going on at Babies R Us that ends this weekend and we were interested in picking up a bouncer or swing and a few other things we still needed. Luckily for us grandpa and grandma Lopez' gave us a gift card to this store which will help with so much stuff we still need for our little one. Noah was really good the whole time, and even left a little souvenir in the store....like a dirty diaper! Daddy was the best and changed him...as I was still afraid to do this in public....something I'll have to get over REAL soon! We purchased a fancy bouncer and a simpler one to see which one Noah will like (if any). We picked up a few accessories...oh and a nice Chicco baby carrier....can't wait to use that for our walks. Oh ....and because baby Noah was craving some chocolate from See's Candies - daddy was our hero and bought us some! Here are some pics from today...enjoy! Keep visiting and leaving comments!
Noah has been napping for over two or three hours now! Mommy took advantage of that and rested also, and is now writing this entry. Earlier however, around eleven in the morning we ventured outside for the first time as a family going some place other than the clinic! There is a big sale going on at Babies R Us that ends this weekend and we were interested in picking up a bouncer or swing and a few other things we still needed. Luckily for us grandpa and grandma Lopez' gave us a gift card to this store which will help with so much stuff we still need for our little one. Noah was really good the whole time, and even left a little souvenir in the store....like a dirty diaper! Daddy was the best and changed him...as I was still afraid to do this in public....something I'll have to get over REAL soon! We purchased a fancy bouncer and a simpler one to see which one Noah will like (if any). We picked up a few accessories...oh and a nice Chicco baby carrier....can't wait to use that for our walks. Oh ....and because baby Noah was craving some chocolate from See's Candies - daddy was our hero and bought us some! Here are some pics from today...enjoy! Keep visiting and leaving comments!
Looking for baby swing/bouncer advice.
02/21/08 22:20 Filed in: Baby
We are looking to buy a swing or bouncer for Noah,
but don't know what's best we are going from our
intuition that he may like the bouncer better but I
don't know if anyone who reads this blog has any
suggestions. Please comment on the link below and let
us know. Any help is well appreciated. You can also
email us
Sleeping... NOT!
I was taking some photos today and turned on the
flash, he then started closing his eyes and stayed
very quiet as if he didn't want us to know he was
awake. I noticed his squinting and just wanted to
wait for him to open his eyes. I wasn't able to fool
him so I kept takig the pictures. After I was done he
opened his eyes wide open, what a
munchkin!
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pictures...
Another day...
Today was an interesting day. Little Noah started
crying early in the morning and wouldn't go to sleep,
we fed him, changed the diaper, checked the
temperature and we thought we had everything. Well I
remembered to check his umbilical cord and noticed
some stains on his shirt. I checked closer and
noticed he had been hurting it. It was uzzing a bit
and we decided to take off his shirt and leave him on
his diaper only. He was better. We got scared so we
called the doctor to make sure he wasn't getting
infected. Auntie Andrea came by to check out the
umbilical cord. Went to the clinic and she told us
that he was fine and that it would be a few days
until it comes off. He slept a lot after that. We
talked to family that we haven't talked to since
before Noah was born.
We also have been receiving lots of emails and we are responding as we can, so if you emailed us and you haven't got a response don't feel bad we are going to get back to you. Thank you all for your good wishes.
We also have been receiving lots of emails and we are responding as we can, so if you emailed us and you haven't got a response don't feel bad we are going to get back to you. Thank you all for your good wishes.
Update on baby and mom...after 8 days
An update from momma...finally! Noah is just over a
week now and doing well...after our diarrhea scare.
He is overall a calm baby boy who likes to sleep,
eat, and leave us gifts in his diaper! We went for
another checkup today and he is healthy...having
gained 12oz. since our visit on Friday. Baby Noah
loves being talked to...and he will just gaze into
your eyes with his big dark eyes that makes me melt
everytime! He has the darkest, silkiest hair - we are
curious to see if it will get curly eventually or
stay straight like mine.
Mom has been recovering...it has been slow - I had a good day yesterday but I think I over-exherted myself sometime this morning because I am very sore and achy today, daddy picked up a little more with Noah because I was in a lot of pain. Daddy has been great...we don't know what we would do without him! He takes care of both of us with so much love and care...he amazes me everyday, and I couldn't ask for anything more. I am very grateful for my family.
Mom has been recovering...it has been slow - I had a good day yesterday but I think I over-exherted myself sometime this morning because I am very sore and achy today, daddy picked up a little more with Noah because I was in a lot of pain. Daddy has been great...we don't know what we would do without him! He takes care of both of us with so much love and care...he amazes me everyday, and I couldn't ask for anything more. I am very grateful for my family.
Not diarrhea!
We went to the doctor this morning and found out he
doesn't have diarrhea, we were just worried. Dr. said
it is normal, nothing to worry about. They did draw
blood from him again, PKU test. This is required by
the state of Washington, Phenylketonuria, or PKU for
short, is an inherited, genetic condition in which
the body can’t process phenylalanine (Phe), an amino
acid found in many foods. This excerpt comes from the
PKU website
According to the nurse in 30 years she's done that test she has known about only one case that tested positive. This is completely treatable thus the need for the test.
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pictures...
According to the nurse in 30 years she's done that test she has known about only one case that tested positive. This is completely treatable thus the need for the test.
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Noah has been having loose stool.
We noticed loose stool this morning, very little on
the diaper but later he had another light loose
stool. This is the third one that he got and was
alot. We found out that it was some apples that Cindy
ate, they gave baby Noah a mild diarrhea. He's eating
just as well but we are keeping an eye out for
dehydration. We are monitoring his temperature and
have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow morning
at 8 am. He looks like a happy boy and we are making
sure he's OK. We found some articles about this on
www.Babycenter.com and the exact article is here.
Noah smiles and eats as normal.
Noah smiles and eats as normal.
Noah has arrived!
Dear friends and family,
Cindy and I would like to introduce you to our new baby boy, Noah Zeferino Alvarado. We are very excited to have him here as he has filled our lives with even more joy and smiles already. The whole family is doing well, if you want to keep up to date with our lives check our blog for new updates and pictures. You are welcome to post your comments on the blog or email us.
Thank you all for your well wishes.
The Alvarado's.
Omar, Cindy and Noah Alvarado
www.cindyandomar.com
Cindy and I would like to introduce you to our new baby boy, Noah Zeferino Alvarado. We are very excited to have him here as he has filled our lives with even more joy and smiles already. The whole family is doing well, if you want to keep up to date with our lives check our blog for new updates and pictures. You are welcome to post your comments on the blog or email us.
Thank you all for your well wishes.
The Alvarado's.
Omar, Cindy and Noah Alvarado
www.cindyandomar.com
Google me
As I was googleing stuff I decided to google my name,
First thing that came up was a
vibraphonist,
then I scrolled down and found a
link to an
article
about transportation which I was involved with when I
was working for
Cobalt.
"Thanks to tenacity, SOV rate 11% lower than state goal The Cobalt Group is North America’s leading provider of automotive retailing solutions, helping automotive dealers and manufacturers market and sell automobiles more efficiently. Cobalt’s commitment to efficiency is reflected in the company’s approach to its employee commute program, which earned Cobalt a 2004 Commuter Challenge Diamond Award for Organizational Leadership.
Juanita Gardner and Omar Alvarado, Cobalt’s Program... " Read more
"Thanks to tenacity, SOV rate 11% lower than state goal The Cobalt Group is North America’s leading provider of automotive retailing solutions, helping automotive dealers and manufacturers market and sell automobiles more efficiently. Cobalt’s commitment to efficiency is reflected in the company’s approach to its employee commute program, which earned Cobalt a 2004 Commuter Challenge Diamond Award for Organizational Leadership.
Juanita Gardner and Omar Alvarado, Cobalt’s Program... " Read more
Sleep, eat, sleep eat... (poop too)
Baby Noah is a great baby, he has been eating and
sleeping, eating and sleeping, ohh! yeah and pooping
too. He has such a mild temper, he wakes up licking
his lips letting us know he's hungry, if we miss the
cue then he starts crying but we hardly even let him
get upset (this far). We came home and had a mess of
stuff we started sorting his clothes from smallest to
biggest and saved the smaller ones. Despite his
weight he fits new born to 3 months. He is more long
than he is chubby. Grandmas brought Caldo de pollo
yesterday, both of them. They both came yesterday. My
sister is coming to see him today and will also bring
him some food (for us of course).
Welcome home Noah!
02/14/08 15:49 Filed in: Family
We finally made it back home today, after 5 days in
the hospital. I'm happy to report that the baby Noah
and Momma are doing great. We are going to rest for
the next two days at home. We are going to sleep as
much as we can while he's napping.
The ride home was not bad, he cried from the hospital bed to the car and then he fell asleep. He's still sleeping now and Cindy is taking a well deserved nap. Me on the other hand, will be running some errands, getting groceries, and doing some cleaning that we didn't do before we left to the hospital. Thank you every one for being so attentive to find out how we were doing. I am also sorry I didn't return every one's call. I will be calling back as soon as we get settled back in.
The ride home was not bad, he cried from the hospital bed to the car and then he fell asleep. He's still sleeping now and Cindy is taking a well deserved nap. Me on the other hand, will be running some errands, getting groceries, and doing some cleaning that we didn't do before we left to the hospital. Thank you every one for being so attentive to find out how we were doing. I am also sorry I didn't return every one's call. I will be calling back as soon as we get settled back in.
Back to the hospital.
We are going to head out to the hospital in about 15
minutes. We are to be there at 10:00. We are having a
quick breakfast and get there. We had a good night
sleep, no need for Cindy to take the sedative in case
she couldn't We will be back with a baby. To enter
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We are back home, no baby yet.
We are back at home. After monitoring for about 4
hours the midwife sent us home. There are no
contractions so she gave us an appointment for 10:00
AM tomorrow unless anything happens. It is about 15%
of women whose water break before the contractions
start and about 75% of those women have their baby
within 24 hours.
Baby looks healthy, momma looks healthy but tired. We are going to try to sleep tonight and get ready for tomorrow. It may be a long day. I will not be updating this site because I will not have access to it but follow my Twitter here I will be sending updates constantly.
Baby looks healthy, momma looks healthy but tired. We are going to try to sleep tonight and get ready for tomorrow. It may be a long day. I will not be updating this site because I will not have access to it but follow my Twitter here I will be sending updates constantly.
Blue Ball review
Last week while looking for some soothing bath,
aromatherapy we walked into
Bath and Body
Works
and found a massager for using when the labor pains
start. We were lookning for a tennis ball but didn't
see one at
Target.
As we looked throug the bubble bath stuff I found
a
blue massager.
At the end we ended up finding a
better one.
I can't find the right one on the website but
it is a ball that rolls. inside of a holder, looks
like an oversize "Roll on" deodorant except that
this one is blue and heavy.
This actually creates no friction on the skin or
clothes and rolls freely giving a better experience.
It really helps Cindy rest. The price is about $20.00
but it is a well spent twenty. For the person
massaging with it it takes no strength to actually
make it work and it feels just as soothing. I have
even fallen asleep to it. I highly recommend it even
for non pregnant people, just to have on hand to have
your better half help you rest.
Creeping up on 40th week...
It's Thursday night...family just got done watching a
new episode of Lost....and we just have more
questions. We are enjoying the show while we can
because we will be on baby's schedule soon - or so I
hope! I am nearing the 40th week....and I haven't had
any strong contractions in about a week - nothing
that has caught my attention anyway. I am just so
anxious to see our little guy...he's just not coming
fast enough. His auntie is scheduled to come into
this world tomorrow by c-section, and if there is no
activity tonight then we hope to go visit her in
Seattle. That's if I'm very motivated to ride the bus
to meet daddy! I am at the point where I cannot sit
for very long...and an hour bus ride isn't the
greatest right now. We'll try our best though. Mom
and baby will continue to keep you posted of how we
are doing. Keep checking back!
39th and a half Week visit to midwife
Today we had our visit to the midwife, she told us
everything is great. Baby is in position and with the
head down (where it should be).
Momma's progress:
She's very tired, and still taking baths to soothe the pain on her hips and pelvis. She's hungry as a hippo, and eats all my strawberries. She gained 3 pounds since the last visit. Although she lost 2 last week to stomach problems. She's dialated about 1 cm. but there aren't any signs of baby coming.
Baby's progress:
He keeps moving and kicking momma, he's very active all day and night. He likes for Daddy to read to him every night He's getting big by the minute.
Daddy's progress: He's growing more and more anxious to see his mini me. He keeps dreaming of him and day dreaming even at work. Getting ready for the sleepless nights to come.
After our appointment we went to REI to pick up an order from back in December but found that it had been returned to the distribution center. We got refunded anyway. Cindy got hungry and wanted to go to Cheese Cake Factory. We shared a plate and came home. It's only Wednesday....
Momma's progress:
She's very tired, and still taking baths to soothe the pain on her hips and pelvis. She's hungry as a hippo, and eats all my strawberries. She gained 3 pounds since the last visit. Although she lost 2 last week to stomach problems. She's dialated about 1 cm. but there aren't any signs of baby coming.
Baby's progress:
He keeps moving and kicking momma, he's very active all day and night. He likes for Daddy to read to him every night He's getting big by the minute.
Daddy's progress: He's growing more and more anxious to see his mini me. He keeps dreaming of him and day dreaming even at work. Getting ready for the sleepless nights to come.
After our appointment we went to REI to pick up an order from back in December but found that it had been returned to the distribution center. We got refunded anyway. Cindy got hungry and wanted to go to Cheese Cake Factory. We shared a plate and came home. It's only Wednesday....
Surprise Baby Shower
A little update from momma-to-be....it's been too
long! I am almost full term and the little guy
doesn't want to come out yet because maybe he knows
it's too cold outside. Baby and I are doing okay, as
best we can with him sitting low in position and mom
having to visit her best friend (bathroom) every
night...every hour! Yesterday baby and I were
completely surprised by a baby shower thrown by
Omar's sister and family. I really was surprised and
Omar will be the first to tell anyone that it is a
HUGE task in itself to try and surprise me...haha. My
family attended and my close friend Lupe and her baby
girl were there among other family friends. It was
such a nice surprise and it was fun with a lot of
good food. Yuri (Omar's sister) and Omar's mom made
enchiladas and rice and their very special
jello....that takes hours just to create. Baby got so
many more pieces of clothes that I am excited to put
on him and of course take lots of pictures! We also
got very nice Babies R' Us gift cards so that we can
go get some other items for the baby. I think the
item that made everyone laugh was Uncle Meno's
dinosaur
outfit....the
outfit came with
claws on the
socks!
Dad, baby and I had a really nice time and thank
everyone that came and especially those that
helped bring it together. Gracias!
39 weeks
Baby Bear is almost here, we are all dreaming about
him. My dad had a dream he got in a fight with his
cousin because he dropped baby bear in the water. Mom
(Alvarado) dreamed that she had a nursery ready for
the baby. Fatima also dreamed him. My sister Yuri
also dreamed a light dimpled baby.
Momma (Cindy) has been feeling contractions and her feet are getting swollen. She has been feeling lots of pressure on her pelvis area, she takes baths every night to lower the pressure. Cindy keeps waking up during the night because of discomfort sleeping. She can hardly move around.
We had an appointment last Thursday, baby is ready and on the right position. He's been very active when I read him stories every night. We got him a few books and we read to him in Spanish and English.
Momma (Cindy) has been feeling contractions and her feet are getting swollen. She has been feeling lots of pressure on her pelvis area, she takes baths every night to lower the pressure. Cindy keeps waking up during the night because of discomfort sleeping. She can hardly move around.
We had an appointment last Thursday, baby is ready and on the right position. He's been very active when I read him stories every night. We got him a few books and we read to him in Spanish and English.
