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Noah is getting more active...
....he discovered playing with his balloon today. It
was really cute - he was holding it and moving it
around. We had a good family day today...momma, daddy
and Nøah.
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Momma's Birthday events...
Today was a great day! Noah and daddy told me to
reserve Saturday as they had plans for me. They told
me to be ready at a certain time and then they drove
me away! I was so surprised when they dropped me off
for a break from mommy duties to get a manicure and
pedicure with my manicurist since six years ago in
Seattle. She actually ran out to the car to see the
baby...it was cute. Anyway...it was such a nice and
super sweet surprise! I relaxed for a whole hour and
then the two men in my life came back to pick me up.
Omar then had cake...ice cream cake - YUM...and
dinner for me and his family stopped by. It was a
really nice day with my family! Thank you my great
husband!
March 1st
This is our last Saturday before daddy goes back to
work - it's going to be hard on Monday morning.
We had a good family day today.
Noah fell back asleep after a late morning
feeding and we fell asleep right with him. He
was up in the afternoon listening to his music
with daddy while mommy had a chance to shower.
Then his abuelitos came by with auntie Fatima.
Last night abuelita Lopez came by with lots of
food and Noah was really good with her and her
abuelitos tonight as well. It's almost ten and
he is still asleep but almost ready to eat...so
I must go!
We had a good family day today.
Noah fell back asleep after a late morning
feeding and we fell asleep right with him. He
was up in the afternoon listening to his music
with daddy while mommy had a chance to shower.
Then his abuelitos came by with auntie Fatima.
Last night abuelita Lopez came by with lots of
food and Noah was really good with her and her
abuelitos tonight as well. It's almost ten and
he is still asleep but almost ready to eat...so
I must go!
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!
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!
More
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.
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.
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.
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.
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....
October 28th Dinner
After battling a real bad cold for over two weeks, I
have finally started feeling better. My husband has
taken great care of me and little baby every day. We
went to dinner last night for our six year dating
anniversary. We stayed in the local area to have
dinner because it was Sunday and we both had to work
early on Monday. We ate at Red Lobster and the food
was good, but suprisingly service was a little slow -
other than that we had a great dinner ...all three of
us!
Week 24
This week, was a better week for Momma, she has been getting better from her cold but still coughing, she's starting to be unconfortable when sleeping because there are only so many ways she can sleep. This week was check up week, the doctor says baby Alvarado is doing really good, they listened to his heart and the Midwife says he's got a healthy one.
This week has been full of parties. First on Thursday Dayton turned 2, he had a cake with the Lopez' side. Baby Alvarado was really happy during the party. He was kicking with the noise of all the kids running around.
Momma's belly keeps groing, she's eating well and also resting alot. We spend time trying to feel little Bear kicking, this is so exciting when he responds to our voices.
We are pregnant
10/15/07 18:48 Filed in: News
Well it was about time we set up a page for our
little one.
At this point we are on our 22nd week. It has been pretty special, coming back from California we have had more time to rest and make sure little is received with the most love possible.
We will try to keep the rest of the pregnancy updates, pictures and news. here at least once a week trough the pregnancy and beyond.
At this point we are on our 22nd week. It has been pretty special, coming back from California we have had more time to rest and make sure little is received with the most love possible.
We will try to keep the rest of the pregnancy updates, pictures and news. here at least once a week trough the pregnancy and beyond.
Since our wedding
Hello
Family and Friends!
We hope that everyone is doing well. Since it is hard to keep in touch with each and everyone of you on a more regular basis, we decided to send an email to everyone.
I'm sure a few of you haven't believed my(Cindy) recent weight gain for an early jump start to holiday weight!
Others have probably had
ideas but have not wanted to say anything.
So…we wanted to clear things up and share the
great news! Omar and I wanted to announce
that we are pregnant! 
A few of you may have already known, but we wanted to wait until the end of the first trimester to tell you all. We can't wait to find out if we will have a boy or a girl. An ultrasound in a few weeks will hopefully let us know. We heard the baby's heartbeat a few weeks ago and it sounds real strong. We are due in late February and can't wait for our first baby to come into this world!
As most of you know, we had a website for our wedding. We are currently updating that so that all of you can check it out and see our progress over the upcoming months.
Now we don't have to be shy about our holiday pounds – Daddy included!! Ha ha!
We wish everyone the best and please keep in touch!
The Alvarado's
We hope that everyone is doing well. Since it is hard to keep in touch with each and everyone of you on a more regular basis, we decided to send an email to everyone.
I'm sure a few of you haven't believed my(Cindy) recent weight gain for an early jump start to holiday weight!
Others have probably had
ideas but have not wanted to say anything.
So…we wanted to clear things up and share the
great news! Omar and I wanted to announce
that we are pregnant!
A few of you may have already known, but we wanted to wait until the end of the first trimester to tell you all. We can't wait to find out if we will have a boy or a girl. An ultrasound in a few weeks will hopefully let us know. We heard the baby's heartbeat a few weeks ago and it sounds real strong. We are due in late February and can't wait for our first baby to come into this world!
As most of you know, we had a website for our wedding. We are currently updating that so that all of you can check it out and see our progress over the upcoming months.
Now we don't have to be shy about our holiday pounds – Daddy included!! Ha ha!
We wish everyone the best and please keep in touch!
The Alvarado's