He can finally grab his toes and it is a whole new world. They are the best toy. They never fall, are always accessible and require no batteries. Let's hear it for feet!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Talker
Oh Santiago. He's a talker. He talks to the guitar. He talks to the toys. He talks to me, his brothers, and papa. He carries on indepth conversations with his feet and then gets frustrated when they don't talk back. He has perfected a high pitched screech that is highly effective in getting Emilio's attention in particular. He is smiley and bright. He is already an extrovert and apparently has so much to say. 
I love you more than...
The kids and I say "I love you more than (fill in the blank)" all the time. I love you more than snow. I love you more than dog poop. I love you more than strawberries. These are just some of them. Sometimes the boys say things that melt my heart and this week was no exception.
"I love you more than sliding down a rainbow." ~ Emilio
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
In the dark
Last night I got home from work and I could hear the boys were still awake in their bunk bed. After nursing the baby so he would go to sleep, I quietly went into their room. I could see in the dim light that Emilio was tossing and turning down in the bottom bunk. I snuggled my way in next to him and immediately felt his warmth. He was doing what he does every night, rocking back-and-forth snuggling and smelling his blankey and looking around the room. He snuggled in right next to me and give me a big hug and it felt so good to be with him still and quiet. I whispered to him that I loved him so much and he replied, "What you love me more then?" I then told him that I love him more than snow. I could see his little half smile in the dark. It was then that he turned his back towards me and I knew intuitively he was getting ready to actually fall sleep. Then it happened. I caught a glimpse of the back of his head. It was really more the shadow of it in the glow of the night light in the room. It was a little boy laying next to me. Not a baby and no longer a toddler. A beautiful big boy. It's easy when you're with him every day to miss the change and the growth. The days roll into each other and everything starts to blend. But sometimes,when you take a moment in the dark warmth of the bottom bunk, you notice it. The beauty of what you've created.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Back to the beginning
Here he is in the exersaucer that Mama Ama bought nearly six years ago for another little baby in the family. The first post of this entire blog was of Ignacio in this toy. And here we are with Santiago. We miss you Mama Ama. Your gifts both seen and unseen continue to bless our family. 
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Santiago
Santiago Angel. Oh my Santiago. My little strong snuggle bug!! Santiago is now three months old. He is already sleeping 6 to 8 hours straight at night and he rolled over at 11 weeks!! This is one strong boy!! He is so big and healthy. Did I mention that he's beautiful?
Santiago has really gotten a rhythm going I love waiting for him to wake up in the morning so I can go and snuggle him. It is very rare that he doesn't wake up smiling and happy. He really loves mommy and he really loves milk. He loves being sung to and of course being held but he also has a massive love affair with his hands right now! Some days I can leave him alone in the bedroom for a couple of minutes and I will walk back in and he is just eating his hands and looking at his feet. And he is a talker! He spends most the day trying to engage something or somebody. Yesterday he had quite the conversation with the chair and when the chair didn't respond he moved onto the guitar. Poor baby still doesn't realize that his toes will never talk back. He loves being up especially standing up and has started crying when having to be laying on his back. He wants to see the world and wants to experience the world. He started reaching for things about eight days ago and, while he can't grab onto them very well, he is coordinated enough to touch them. His eyebrows move in such a cute way when he's trying to focus on things. And he loves his brothers. His smile is so big when he watches them play when they make him laugh. And speaking of laughing he just started doing that two weeks ago! I think he's going to have a great big belly laugh. We just love him and we could never imagine life without him. It is only going to keep getting better and better!!
Emilio
Emilio David. My bright, strong-willed boy. Emilio certainly knows who he is! We have been working hard to help him learn how to calm down when his mads and his sads get so big so fast. And believe me they get big really fast!! He's been earning stars when he's able to calm himself down and we did it for a month and it really seem to help. He still has a hard time transitioning from doing one thing to another but that's getting better too. Sometimes it's easy to forget he's only three years old because he's so big!
It is his first year at preschool and he is doing so well!!! He is definitely not a people pleaser and he's not a cookie-cutter kind of kid. He dances to the beat of his own drum. It is one of the things that I love about him even if it can be very challenging at times! At school he is participating well and doing really great listening. It is fun to see him branch out on his own without his big brother. He seems to be doing well academically and socially. He's one of the only kids in the class that can already write his name! Proud mama!!
He has been such a great big brother to Santiago. Santiago loves watching him play because he is so much energy. Sometime Santiago doesn't know if you should admire him or be afraid of him because he's so energetic! His way of giving Santiago hugs is to smell him. I just love it as he nuzzles his head into the babies chest and takes a deep breath in. So sweet!
Emilio has also become quite the storyteller! He's figured out that he can make up stories in his head and have them come out his mouth and get a reaction. After hearing that Ignacio went to a computer class at kindergarten Emilio created a lavish story involving a limousine and movies that he watched as he was driven to his computer class by his teacher. Crack me up. The funny thing is that he actually believes his own stories! Angel said he was that way. I will give him the credit for this one! We just love Emilio. Life certainly would be boring without him in our family. He keeps us laughing, often times without even trying. 
Ignacio
My Angel Ignacio. My heart. Ignacio is doing so well. He continues to be bright and beautiful. His habit of waking up between 530 and 630 in the morning is really paying off now that school is started. He is up early to take a shower and is ready for the day. This all occurs usually before any of us are even up! Angel takes him to school every morning and they really enjoy their time together even though the school is only four blocks away. At school conferences the teacher said that Ignacio is already meeting the academic goals for May. While most kids are learning their vowels, Ignacio is already reading books. The teacher's working to make him a leader while in big groups and then giving him special work to make sure he's challenged. We don't want this little boy to get bored!
What's even more special is watching him become a big brother all over again. He loves Santiago and Santiago really loves Ignacio! Both really light up when they see each other!! I love watching the magic happen. His relationship with Emilio continues to be strong and I think we have turned the corner since starting school. He was coming home pretty tired and moody and taking it out on little Emilio but things have been better the last couple of weeks. Ignacio had a lot of changes in a short amount of time but he seems to be handling it well.
And, to top it all off, my little boy, my firstborn will be six years old November 29th!!! I can hardly believe it. What a beautiful blessing he has been to our lives.
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