SpeechLESS

Ashtyn is clearly at that toddler stage where she observes everything around her and is constantly asking the questions Why?, What's that for?, How Come?, Because Why? and so on...Matt and I are always coming with answers to her questions, and you would be surprised how many times I am stumped and just left with making some explanation up to stop the asking of WHY?  Over the past couple weeks though, we have been left speechless...

A couple weeks ago we were at the mall shopping and I had to take Ashtyn to the bathroom.  We went into the stall and while Ashtyn was doing her business, a lady rushed through the door, went into the stall next to us and basically UNLOADED (if you know what I mean) .  As the lady is "unloading", Ashtyn says for all to hear, "WOW Mommy, did you hear that lady pooping!  How come she has to poop?"  I just looked at her (trying not to laugh) and quickly got her finished, hands washed and out the door.  I know that lady did not come out of her stall until she knew for sure we were gone out of pure embarassment...I was left Speechless, but totally chuckling inside!

Next, Matt had to get his prescription refilled and took Ashtyn with him.  Like always the Kaiser pharmacy is packed full of people so they had to sit and wait for awhile.  They happened to sit next to an older man, who looked like a retired cowboy and then on the other side was a very overweight woman.  Well, the lady sitting next to them was the first to have their named called.  The lady got up and with her walker slowly walked past Matt, Ashtyn and the Cowboy.  As she was walking by, Ashtyn says, "Daddy, that lady is HUGE!".  Matt was totally embarrassed, but what made the situation worse was the old Cowboy started laughing, out loud!  Matt again was left speechless...

The last incident of embarrassment just happened today while again at the mall running errands.  We were headed towards the car through Macy's when we walked passed a man, who clearly had several disabilities and was walking very slowly with a walker.  While passing, Ashtyn again says, "Why he walking so weird Mommy?, I just looked at the man and smiled in embarrassment and he smiled back.  Again, I was just left speechless...

How to teach a 2 year old about when it's better to keep some questions or comments to ourselves is now my new challenge. 

Eight Months

Eli is already 8 months old - now I am kind of getting SAD - this is my last baby and I can't believe it's truly almost over, no more babies...But on a happy note, this has, by far been one of the most enjoyable, fun, productive and exciting months since Eli has been born.  It feels likes he has finally advanced past that stage of "helpless infant" into "playful baby" and I think Eli is enjoying life a little bit more each and every day...

EATING/SLEEPING:  No complaints in this area!  Can you believe that, I am pretty sure in every blog since he was born this has been where I vent, but I think we have finally hit a groove that works for him.  Eli still eats Oatmeal three times a day accompanied by a fruit or vegetable.  He still does not like his bottles - which is nothing new - but the Oatmeal seems to be doing a good enough job since he's gaining weight much better then before.  He will take a bottle in the morning and in the afternoon consistently, but other than that he fights them - I say "whatever" at this point.  He is definitely more adventurous with food then Ashtyn ever was.  He likes to taste things off our plates, so far he has enjoyed: tortillas, bread, eggs, mashed potatoes, whip cream, ice cream and frosting - all of which he enjoyed and kept wanting more.  Loves to drink water - but not from a bottle or a sippy cup - from a regular cup or water bottle.  Here's how it goes...

 So excited to put his lips on that cup...

 taking a big drink...

 Ahhhh - That was GOOD! as most of it runs down his shirt...

He still snacks on Baby Mum Mums but still has no interest in the puffs yet.  Still no teeth, but tons of drooling and fussing, so I am really hoping some will be showing up soon.  His sleeping has been wonderful.  Goes to bed around 8pm and up around 7am - as long as his sleeping conditions are set up just right, he goes right to sleep.  Takes a really good morning nap and then will cat nap the rest of the day.  He does the cutest wiggle move when I get him all snuggled in for bed - one day I should record it - but it makes me laugh every time.  He really is just so precious...

PERSONALITY/SKILLS:  Still a very happy baby, but has a strong opinion of when and how he wants things done.  Loves to have all the attention on him, and will scream or fuss until that happens.  He has gotten much better at playing by himself.  I think because he sits so well now, he doesn't mind being left alone and loves being able to enjoy the world around him.  He will mimic you if you wave and always will wave to himself in the mirror after bath time.  Starting to babble more now, instead of just screaming which is a welcome.  Mostly it's a string of "ba, ba," "da,da", "ma,ma" and then some raspberries thrown in here and there.  Still gives Mommy tons of open mouth kisses and is starting to bury his head in your neck when he is getting tired - a move I love and cherish. 

He is definitely wanting to crawl, but wanting and doing are very different.  He gets up on his knees and hands, rocks a couple times, sits back down, gets up again, begins to move and then...falls on his tummy.  He will lay on his tummy and move like crazy - looks like he is doing the breaststroke, if he were in water he would be going somewhere - but after a couple minutes he gets frustrated, so we start the process all over again.  I really hope he learns to crawl soon - I think he will enjoy life that much more and plus, then, he can keep up with his sister.  Still adores Ashtyn and is always pulling at her hair trying to get her attention - which then just annoys her - but occasionally she will turn his way and he will just light up.  Overall he's happy and healthy, but still a pain in the butt sometimes!

Oh, Mr.Eli how you light up our life.  Everyday is a new adventure with you and we are so excited to see what comes next.  We love you so much Bubba!  Happy 8 months...

Made with Love

Last Friday we joined Nana to make cookies for Valentines Day!  This is becoming a new craft we do with each holiday - something I think both Ashtyn and Nana look forward too.  Once again, it amazed me how well Ashtyn does decorating the cookies.  So careful not to waste any sprinkles and so careful to place them exactly where she wants them.  She did however this time eat a LOT of frosting, cookie dough and sprinkles, but that's half the fun!

 eating cookie dough...

 eating frosting...

 and a mouthful of sprinkles - YUM...

 Here are the masterpieces...

 what do you see on this sweet baby's mouth?...

 Pink FROSTING!  Eli loved sucking our fingers to get as much frosting as he could...

We ended up giving away plates of our beautiful, handmade cookies. One plate we delivered to Matt at work, another plate for the break room at Matt's work, which I am sure was appreciated and another plate for Butch, Grandma and Emmie.  It's always such a fun activity to do to celebrate the next holiday coming up as well as keeping Ashtyn busy which is always a task at hand.  We will see if Eli shares in the same appreciation for decorating cookies - for now he just played on the table sticking anything sweet in his mouth.  Hope everyone enjoys their special LOVE day - Happy Valentines Day!

Water Babies

My babies LOVE water, therefore bath time is their favorite time of the day.  Ashtyn plays in the tub until all her fingers and toes are as pruney as possible.  The other night we thought we would throw Eli in since he is getting so good at sitting up.  Ashtyn was a little hesitant at first, but I think later enjoyed the company.  My sweet babies enjoying bath time...

 Ashtyn pouring water on Eli's head...

Being told not to pour water on Eli's head...

 Lovin' on her brother.  Something that we don't see often...

 Already for bed...

Good Night!

THS Eli Trujillo

TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY: Eli Trujillo

So last night after dinner we were sitting around talking with Matt's parents.  Somehow we got on the subject about Eli's poop - It's amazing to me what we as parents talk about these days and share with others as normal conversation...anyways, Eli started making a "poop face" and Butch says, "Looks like Eli is pooping" and I responded saying "Good, then the prune juice must have worked, because he seemed to be constipated earlier today," which then Matt replied...

"Well, he had a good poop yesterday.  There was even a "MADE IN CHINA" tag in his poop!"

We all looked at Matt with our chins dropped - "Like Seriously?"  OMG!  I guess he sucked the tag right off some poor toy...Oh life with kids, doesn't get much better then that!  Guess I better be on my toes watching what my son is putting in his mouth these days...

Big Boy Eli

It's official my little boy weighs 16 pounds - YEAH!  He finally gained more then 1 pound in a month since he was first born.  We had to go to the doctor last week because both kids were running high fevers and had horrible coughs, which was horrible, but finding out Eli gained 2 1/2 pounds since his last visit was GREAT news!  We went to Target this weekend and he LOVED being able to sit in the cart like a big boy! He is so precious and getting so BIG...

Mario Kart

We celebrated Kevin's birthday on Saturday night - Uncle Kevin turned 26!  We had a wonderful dinner at Macaroni Grill, where Ashtyn fell in love with Chante - Kevin's new girlfriend.  When I took Ashtyn to the bathroom she says to me, "Chante my best friend mommy.  Me have her over to babysit me one day?"  After dinner we headed out to do some Go Kart RACING - Whoo Hoo!  Kevin found this old dealer ship that has been transformed into an indoor racing facility.  I wasn't exactly excited about doing this - I am not the world's best driver, I actually hate driving, and I definitely got a little nervous when we had to go into training for "How to drive your go kart"...

Needless to say, I came in 8th place out of 9 drivers with a lap time of 27 seconds (I think normal is 20) - Go Jenn!  Matt came in 3rd followed by Kevin, my dad and then Chante.  It felt like we were in Mario Kart, which I played all the time with my cousins when I was younger, but playing the game was way more fun then actually driving a REAL 50 mph go kart.  I did laugh when I saw Kevin zoom by me, he looked just like Donkey Kong in his go kart!  Matt and Kevin totally made fun of me after the race - I was a very cautious driver and I kept getting the blue flag waived at me - which basically means "Get out of the way!"  Clearly, go kart racing is not my thing - but everyone else seemed to enjoy it - especially my husband!  Fun Saturday night - Happy Birthday Kevin!