a screaming baby

When Frankie was Born on October 20, 2011, I never really thought about what kind of baby he would be. I just know, babies cry a lot and need comfort and love. 

8 months later, I know what kind of baby he is.  He's a hard baby.  But how can a little baby be so hard?

Well, he has in attitude.  I may get criticized for saying this because after all, "I'm a mom and I need to deny and pretend that my baby is the not a brat and doesn't cry and  isn't fussy and doesn't want his way"

He's has a little attitude. He recently learned how to crawl, and so now he dosesn't want to hang out in his play yard because he grew wings and needs to crawl around the entire living room. So I let him play on his blankets. I lay his toys all around so he can crawl and play.  As soon as I walk to the kitchen he starts crying.  He wants me to sit on the floor with him.  So I do, I play with him on the floor.  And then as soon as I walk away, he doesn't like that.  He yells and screams until he turns red!

I do get upset, but what can I do? I can't help but laugh. At my little boy.  There isn't much I can do but just remember that he'll only be this big for seconds.  He'll soon be 9 months and then he'll be on to a different task. Maybe standing, walking? Who knows! 

I don't know if this is normal because not many people tell the truth when talking about their kids.  It's like taboo to say that there kid was a certain way.  It's not bad peopel!! Tell us!!! Im a first time mom, so when my baby is yelling at the top of his lungs! I take this as he's just being a brat!  Because if he's not wet, dirty, hungry, sleepy.. then he's just bored and wants a change of scenary. 

NO matter what, my son is amazing.  My world revolves around him 100%  without a doubt. 
I love my son!!!! ANd if I have to sit with him while the house falls apart then oh well, there will be other people who can wash dishes, do laundry, sweep, mop, feed the dogs, grocery shop, make dinner.  I can shower, eat, dress myself later.     Now I better attempt to do all that i mentioned because he's down for a nap. 



Bye,
Mayra

Crawling Like a Rockstar

It's offical!  Santiago "Frankie" Celedio is offically crawling.  Last week  I posted a video of him semi crawling in the crib and this weekend he crawled on the floor from one side of the room, to the other! 
He's going to be 8 months tomorrow!!
 This is a huge step for him because after crawling, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away from walking.  He's already trying to stand.
This boy amazes me! He's just a little ball of energy!  I told my husband that operation baby proof the house is in full effect! We have to buy those baby gates, outlet plugs adn those little door thingies.  I just can't believe that he's crawling!!!!!  It feels like only yesterday I was holding a pregnancy test, and now he's here, crawling, yelling, eating.  WOW!    Slow Down Frankie!!!  I love him <3

First Time Vacation with Baby

I have so much catching up to do with my homework and stuff, but I wanted to come on an blog about my vacation experience with Frankie. 

He did very well.  He slept a lot of the way, but then woke up once we got to our "pee-pee break destination". 

He didn't get car sick at all or anything.  I had a lot of stuff to keep him happy and entertained. 
Yes, we took a lot of stuff with us.  I rode in the back seat with him so I had toys on snack on command.  Our trip was about 4 hours long.  and though we stopped frequently, all that stopping made him tired and cranky. Not to mention that it was super hot! One of the towns we drove through was 100 degrees.

When we stopped, I made sure I took him out of the car seat and streched my legs and his. I changed his diaper and fed him and took him away from the car so we we wouldn't get bored.  I also changed his clothes because he was wearing pants, and then it got real hot, REAL quick.  I tried to keep him as cool and comfortable as possible.

Once we reached this point, I was ready to jump in the ocean, but we still had another 45 minutes left to get to the resort. Frankie did get fussy towards the end but I kept him happy with water, Yo Gabba Gabba songs and of course rattles. 
Once we got there, we got settle into our room, he ate and then we went swimming while his grandma watched him.  He fell asleep in the stroller on the way back to our room and took a snooze. 

After his snooze, he woke up and I put him in his chair while I made a snack for myself.  Then we hung out, played and put him to sleep.

The next morning, we woke up to this view:

The Ocean off in the distance and a view of the desert infront of us.

This resort is fairly new and is still under construction.

Sunblock is always our friend

You can see the pool in the distance!  I love his hat!

Getting ready to go to the beach! He's wearing a "wet suit" type of shirt to block him from the sun and I put him in the carrier so I could have free hands to carry beach towels.

Another Ocean Shot.

Thats me in Puerto Penasco

Frankie was mad!

His Auntie Monica bought him another hat. This one has Woody from Toy Story on it.
Our First vacation was awesome.  My favorite part was when Frankie saw the ocean for the first time. His eyes got all big . He shreked when the water touched his feet and he loved it. What can I say, he's charged by the ocean and sea.  Some people like mountain, others like grass, I love the sea.   I always have and always will and I think Frankie will too.


Tanned, but ready for another adventure, Mayra

VacaY not to far from sight. What to pack.

As a new mom, getting out of the house just for a simple grocery store outting can be hard.  We need diapers, wipes, clothes, toys, nursing covers, extra socks... I can go on forever.....

So imagine who excited I was when my dear, lovley, mother invited me on vacation with her! First thing I thought was yay, I need a break! Then I was like?  Oh, wait, this is going to be interesting.  Traveling with a 7 month old is going to be tough. 

I sat down the other day and made a list of everything I need to take. 

 NOTE:  This list is SERIOUSLY longer then mine....


*Toys- babies need entertainment and sadly, this clown of a mother isn't that entertaining all the time.
*Sippy cup and bottle- I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but my son is strickly a boob man. He doesn't like bottles, he doesn't want anyone to mention the word bottle or it's equviliant in spanish, BOTELLA.  So I'm trying to get him to drink from a sippy cup

*Bathing suits- He has two! Boardshorts and a wetsuit type of top to wear.

*Hats- to block the sun

*Sunglasses- I purchased them at Children's Place. They're red and they're cute.  Frankie pulls them off his face.

*Food- He's on solids. Nothing exciting there only that one day he likes something and the next day he doesn't

*Teething supplies- My poor baby has one tooth. ONE and he's 7 months. It's on the bottom and I see signs of another one coming soon. SO to save him and others around him I'm packing his teething drops and tabs. (homepathic)

*Tylenol- Because god forbid he gets sick or a fever or whatever, and I want to have my OWN tylenol that I BOUGHT.

*Bumbo- I know he's not going to sit like a good, boy in here for too long, but at least I can feed him no here if I need to.

*Swaddle blankets- I don't swaddle him anymore, but there are other uses for these.  And  I just love them.

*Clothes- Onesies, socks, pants, long sleeves, shorts, rompers

*Bath stuff* Towles, shampoos, one toy, lotions.

*Diapers- Both regular and little swimmers, theres nothing worse then a baby in a heavy, heavy, HEAVY, dirty diaper at the beach!!! THATS NOT Going to be my BABY!


*LOTIONS* OKay, so as everyone already knows, my baby has eczema, and he uses different types of lotions for different areas of his body.  He uses Triderma, for his cheecks, chest and right elbow and then h). e uses regular Johnson & Johnson's sleepy time lotion for his legs, back  and left arm (I know that sounds crazy, but trust me it's been working on his dry skin

*Strollers, Carriers, Car Seat- Transportation, need I say more.

*Sunblock- It's a must!!!! We're going to the beach.

And the #1 thing that baby needs for this trip IS!!!!

A PASSPORT!!!

Yes, we're going to a place in France where the na.... jk!!

We're going to a place called Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

We're super excited because it's my Frankie's first vacation!!

As a kid, we didn't do much traveling, because my parents were working very hard to provide for us,  yes, we went places, but you weren't world travelers.  My parents sure made up for it in our teenage years though. 

ANYWAY, we're excited.  I don't think I missed anything on the list, if I did, please let me know.  PLEASE!  I don't want to be relaxing on the beach and then my mom is going to say, "Did you pack the butt cream?"