Welcome 2014

2013 is over. Another year has flown by, and I can't even believe it! We had a great year, full of blessings. We are so thankful for being able to live near our family. I love seeing the joy in my kids eyes when they are with their grandparents or cousins or aunts and uncles. We have been so fortunate to live in another area and to be able to build more friendships that will last and to reconnect with people who we may have lost contact with when we did move. We both miss Utah but it just feels like a chapter in our book that has help lead us to where we are now. I'm most of all excited for 2014 and the many changes that are ahead of us and the potential move. Change is hard but it is exciting and it opens so many doors for things that you never even have thought of. I'm feeling especially grateful for all the great people I have in my life right now and It is threw all these great people that I am reminded of all the wonderful people I had in my life in Utah. Life is forever changing but the friendships I have built are forever with me. So for me personally 2013 has been a great year watching my baby turn into a toddler and watching my little Liliana turning into a more independent girl. She has done great in preschool and is learning soo much! I love watching my kids together and seeing how much love they have for one another. Their relationship has changed so much in this last year since Bricen went threw so much change. And now that Bricen can do pretty much everything Lili is loving it!! Bricen turned one this year and so much happens in our kids first year of life. Moments that we will never forget. We had two great birthday parties this year followed by the holidays where we were surrounded by family! I don't see any greater way to end the year. So here's to 2013, and all the great memories that were made.

An Ear-y dilemma

Bricen right before his surgery


December 30th we took Bricen into the hospital at 6 am to get his tubes put into his ears. It was a difficult decision for me but I was pushed to my breaking point. It all started when I took him in for his check up and they told me "oh he has a double ear infection" at this point this wasn't surprising to me. Ever since Bricen was born I never could tell if he had an ear infection, I usually always found out while at a check up. He still sleeps threw the night, was never overly fussy or upset. So at this one year old check up I did what I always did and that was go to pick up his prescription for antibiotics. So he goes on a ten day dose and after the ten days I start to feel like he still has a cold so I take him in because he seems to have a runny nose and is messing with ears still, so 2 weeks after the first apt I'm back into the doctor. They confirm that is double ear infection is still there and they tell me he most likely got rid of the first one and then caught another cold that caused another ear infection. I accept it because we had all been sick and I just want my baby to feel better. I get another antibiotic. A few days later... I see a rash starting on Bricen's back. I call the doctor and I am back in and they tell me it's common and they will prescribe a different antibiotic. I fulfill the antibiotic and have a follow up check up. Ear infection is still there so they prescribe a heavy antibiotic that is only four days. I complete the antibiotic and have a follow up 2 weeks later. Ear infection is still there so they put him on one more and make an appointment for the ear specialist. At this point I am frustrated. I put him on this antibiotic that is less common and not usually used for ear infections but they think it might just might work. 3-4 days later I wake up and pull Bricen out of bed and he is COVERD with this horrible rash. His face, his hands, everything! And he is shaking and feels ice cold. I call the doctor immediately and go in later that day. They tell me that his ears are looking better and they think the antibiotic is working even tho he seems to be allergic to it. They tell rm that I should keep him on it and just make sure he doesn't star wheezing or start breathing abnormally. They feel like this could be the chance to get rid of his infection. I agree at the time because I was so sad that I might have to take him off of the one that was finally helping. 

Then I get home and start thinking about it and think no way am I keeping him on this. It's obvious he allergic and what's next is breathing difficulties. I'm NOT gonna chance it. So I take him off.  I make the appointment for his specialist but it is about a month away. Bricen continues to run off and on high fevers and is more cranky then normal. At this point he had stopped saying words that he used to say and will not try to say words that I continually repeat to him. We are convened for his hearing and his speech and the pediatrician confirms my worry. His fever was high for over three days so I figured it was the ear infection. I go in to the doctor and they say his ear infection is gone but they are concerned about the fever. They do a flu test and then send me to get chest x rays of his chest. I was so concerned and tired of my little boy being sick and on all different medicine for 2 months now. Luckily everything came make fine and the fever disappeared. 

So art his point he has no ear infection and I take him to his specialist appointment that I had made a month ago while in the middle of all the turmoil. I was afraid that they would no longer do the tubes because his ear infection had gone away. The specialist pulled up his record and listed the months of ear infections since birth and Bricen had had 6  ear infections since January. Plus the last one lasted 2 months!! He told me it was our decision but Bricen was defiantly eligible. Javis and I discussed it and made his appointment as soon as they could.  

Bricen did so well and I went in the surgery room and helped hold him as they gave him his anesthesia   .. It is a short procedure and very simple. After the doctor was finished he sat down and told us that when they made the

incision in Bricen's ears their was a tone of thick infected puss and that the

 infection had sat In His ear for so long that is was as thick as glue. He said

he was able to get it out but that he was positive that Bricen's hearing was 

effected by that. That is was equivalent to having your ears plugged.. 

Constantly. We are so happy that we went threw with the surgery and that

 Bricen has started saying more words and we are amazed at how we can see that his hearing is better. He had stopped saying words while he went threw

 all these ear infections. But now he is saying them again and actually

 repeating new words! He is such a blessing to us and such a little bundle of

 joy. He is a happy little boy and just loves everyone. some of the new words he is saying include Hi,Bye,Out, and Love you.  

HoHoHO

I took the kids to see Santa this year and Liliana was so excited. On the way there she kept talking about how Bricen was just going to be like "Oh cool its Santa" She is so funny and loves to tell me what her brother is thinking. When we got there, Liliana talked to Santa and asked him for a Hello Kitty bike and then told him that she promised to be nice and not naughty. Bricen was walking around and checking out all the cool Christmas stuff. But he immediately got a problem as soon as I set him on Santa's lap. He screamed the whole time. I was actually surprised because he is such a good baby and doesn't seem to be too picky. But he is going threw a mommy attachment right now : ) but I am not complaining, he's growing up too fast.

Christmas 2013

Snow Day

Even tho we didn't have a white Christmas, and we don't have snow now. We have had a couple days of snowy weather. Javis and Liliana wasted absolutely no time. They not only built a perfect snowman this year already but they also went sledding at Cherry Hill. Liliana LOVES the snow and can play outside in the snow all day! She has had so much fun with Javis playing outside this winter.

It's the HOLIDAY season

Thanksgiving and Christmas have already passed. I have no idea how time has gone by so fast lately. Right after Liliana's birthday it was turkey day and then I felt like I turned around and bam its Christmas.

Thanksgiving was a great day and we got to go over to my parents house in the morning and spend it with them and my brother and sis-in-law. Then later that day we had Javis' Mom and step Dad over for turkey dinner. My turkey turned out GREAT and I was so thankful since I have only made a couple before on my own. We had a great dinner and hung out and played games all night. It was a special day filled with Family.

Christmas was great as well!! Christmas Eve we watched a couple Christmas movies and then we opened our Christmas Jammies and then we went out and drove around to look at Christmas lights! On Christmas we started out waking up with the kids opening a few gifts and our stockings. Liliana got her first BIG bike from Santa, and its not just any bike its a Hello Kitty bike that she had been wanting for months. We were all excited to see her expression in the morning but when she walked out she really had no expression at all. Maybe she was just in shock : ) Grandma and Grandpa Silva then came over and we opened more gifts, along with Uncle Jerry and Aunt Bree. We then snacked for a while and all hung out playing with our new toys! Later that evening we went to Nana's and hung out and opened a few more gifts. 

We are so thankful that this year we got to spend both holidays with both families. That definitely is a perk of living back in Idaho. 

*I didnt get any pictures of us on Christmas day this year but I have a few pictures of putting up Christmas lights on the house and of the tree this year! Liliana absolutely LOVED celebrating Christmas this year and she was totally into all the decorating and all the lights.

Finally Four!!

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Liliana is now four years old!!

She had a great birthday with all her family and friends. They got to bounce and then open gifts and eat cake. She was so excited, her birthday was all she could talk about for months before hand. I could hardly get a good picture of her because she was running around with her friends the whole time. She had such a good time jumping in all the bounce houses. She was busy for weeks afterwards playing with all her cool gifts, she got so much hello kitty stuff you cant even imagine. She is such a lucky girl and is growing so fast.She has the sweetest heart and is such a giving and loving little girl. Now that she is four she is all grown up and acts so big : ) Thank you to everyone who came for our little princess.

5 Years!!

In July Javis and I had our 5 year anniversary! Its been 7 years that we have been together and 5 years married. I have no idea where all that time has gone but I am thankful for a partner that sticks by my side no matter what. I am thankful for the life that we have together and for our 2 beautiful children. We have always made a great team and over the years we just continue to grow together.

I know that neither one of us would change anything...

We have our best friends in each other and we will always cherish that

Our Babies

So I finally got professional pictures of the kids taken this summer. I just took them to JCPenny's but they turned out so cute and I wish I wouldn't have waited so long. We have our family pictures scheduled for the beginning of October so I'm looking forward to updating everything finally.

Super Hero Boy!!

We had a great birthday party with all our closest friends and family! We did a super hero theme and all the kids dressed up, it was so adorable. I wish I would have got a picture of all the kids together but there was so much going on I was going a little crazy : ). Everything turned out great tho and my sister in law made an amazing cake that really tied everything together. I'm so grateful for how much work she put into it. Living away from all our family we never had a chance to give Liliana a big birthday party so this party really meant a lot to us!! Bricen loved his cake and was not exactly into the gift opening but he was excited about all the trucks. He only had girl toys to play with before his birthday now he has lots of boy toys and its a whole new world in our house. : )

Time Flys

Bricen is now 1!!

I don't know where the last three months have gone. He has grown up so fast! He is walking now and is all over the place. Nothing can stop him now : )

He is recently off his bottle and is loving eating all kinds of new foods. He is such a happy boy  still and loves everyone. He is scared of a few things such as being tossed in the air and he was scared of the fireworks on the forth of July. He has a sensitive soul and if you give him a stern voice to stay away from something... he will stick out his bottom lip and give you a belated cry. He started clapping around 10 months and loves to clap whenever he gets excited about something. He can say Mama, Dada, Sis, and Ba for ball. He just started waving goodbye and it is so adorable. He has recently just changed so fast and no longer looks like a baby. He is in 18 month clothes now and I just cant believe how big he is now.  

1 year old

Check up Stats:

weighed 22lbs 10.5 oz which puts him in the 55 percentile

and for height he was 30.25 in which puts him in the 75 percentile

He is a absolute joy and we could never picture our lives without him. He is growing up fast and life is changing but we would never want anything else.  

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Catch up time

7 Months

 8 Months

 9 Months

My baby is 9 months now going on 10 months! before I know it his birthday will be here and I just wont know what to do with myself. He has started doing so much. 7 months he was already sitting up and he started pulling himself up in his crib. 8 months he was pulling himself up on anything and everything. Now at 9 months he is standing up on his own... he just pulls himself up on furniture and then poof he lets go and hold his balance

He loves bath time

He loves to taste anything Mom is eating

He still sleeps threw the night like a champ

He is always smiling and loves to play and laugh all day

He loves to do baby talk

He loves to feed himself baby snacks

His 9 month stats come in at

weighing 20 lbs 7.5 oz 55 percentile

height 29 inches 80 percentile

Happy Half Birthday

BRICEN is 6 Months Old!!

He used a sippy cup for the first time and did a great job holding it all by himself.

He has absolutely no problem getting up on hands and knees and can get where ever he wants to go and he can get there fast.

He will boggie across the room for electronics, paper, or any kind of cord!

His top two teeth have broken the skin but aren't all the way out... but boy do they look painful.

He is such a chill baby, he is always happy and loves to smile.

He always has an eye on mommy and doesn't always like not being able to see me.

He loves to try different foods and is a good taster.

He is still a great sleeper at night and loves his routine.

He is 28 1/4 in tall which puts him in the 97th % for height.

He weighs 17 lbs and 12 oz and is the 70% for weight

He loves to laugh and play with his sissy.

He can entertain himself with toys for hours... he loves to play and move around!

We Love him so very very much!!

Trip to the Lake!

We took a trip to the CDA Lake as a family to look for some cool drift wood. It was a little chilly outside but we had a blast! Liliana played at the park for a while and then we started walking around the water, Liliana loved finding wood and rocks to throw into the water. She had a absolute blast! We asked Lili to take a picture of us and she captured a great one! That little girl LOVE's to take pictures.