My son named Zac

Zac riding carousel

2011-08-22T18:22:00.000-07:00

Zac together with me and hubby went to Glass Festival last Saturday. He had a blast! He rode the carousel and train and never get scared! He actually rode the carousel twice hehe. He is so brave and adventurous. Here is a pic of him with his daddy riding the carousel. They did not allow me to ride with Zac because I am pregnant .

How did the family feud turn American Chopper from a failed television series to one of the most popular ones?

2011-08-22T08:18:00.001-07:00

I appreciate the guest post, Ricky Mcguire

I've been watching this series since it was just Orange County Choppers and the family all worked together. However, business moves sparked the split-up of the family leading to Paul Jr. starting his own shop right down the road from his own father who got him his start in building custom motorcycles.
The series was failing as the feud and arguments were just starting to simmer, but when things exploded into this split and lawsuits were filed, this series got split up from one team filming OCC to two teams filming family and business rivalry.
Behind the scenes, it's realistic and crazy at the same time. The camera crews even have to meet up in secret locations to get their paychecks, it's that big of a deal! It may have started out just a shop building custom motorcycles with their family, but it's now something that is bound to change the world of motorcycles forever.
Quick Note: I get this on a premium HD channel through direct star tv, it's not available on regular television. So if you want to catch it, you have to make sure you can watch American Chopper.

A new twist on kiddie pool time to enertain my kids

2011-06-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

Guest post written by Stacy Lewis

My kids get really bored easily. I guess that they probably got that from me, but that also makes entertaining my kids quite the chore. It's a chore that takes so much time and trouble because of it. Summer is probably the hardest for that because I have to entertain them all day. But sometimes I enjoy all the creativity that this requires.

I was online a few weeks ago trying to figure out some new summer activities for us to do together as a family and while I was doing that I saw the site www.internetservicehouston.com/. I read it and after that I decided to sign our internet service up for it.

I found a new way to spruce up kiddie pool time. I pulled all of our pool toys out into the pool and made kind of a fort with the floats. Needless to say it was a huge hit and I've had to do it a few more times since then to keep my kids entertained and happy.

Zac is my little hero!

2011-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

WOW! it has been awhile since the last time I updated this blog. I was so busy and I forgot my password and didn't bother to recover it til today hehe. Anyway, Zac is getting bigger and bigger now. He just had his 18 month visit to his pedia yesterday. His pedia said he is actually "very tall" for his age. Well, we are not wondering about that because his dad is 6'2 and his grandpa is 6'5. I am just thankful that he didn't get the Filipino height lol!

Anyway, Greg and I came up with an idea just to see on how Zac would react. Greg pretended like he was beating me up and I pretended crying and looked helpless. When Zac saw us he came to Greg and started hitting his daddy's face lol! and when Greg stopped beating me, Zac came to me. He hugged me and kissed me. Greg said "Well done Zac!". He is my little hero!!

"Data" means milk

2011-03-10T11:19:00.000-08:00

It has been awhile since the last time I updated this blog. I was busy with random things that I didn't had any time to visit this blog. But anyway, I am happy that I have something to add to "Zactionary". I like Zac to learn how to speak our language in the Philippines which is "Tagalog" so I am teaching him little by little. Last week, I taught him the word "gatas" which means "milk". Since he is still young, he pronounce it as "da-ta". He is so cute every time he say that word. This afternoon, I noticed that he was sucking his pointy finger which is a sign that he is wants some gatas, I told myself "I'll just give him gatas after 10 minutes". All of a sudden, he kept saying "Data! data! data!" over and over. I was happy and surprised because he finally could say what he wants! Yippee! I am glad that he is learning more and more as he grow. I am so proud of you Zac :)

Behaved Zac

2011-02-20T17:52:00.000-08:00

I was happy about how Zac behaved in the restaurant yesterday and the other day. Yesterday, we celebrated my aunt-in-law's birthday at Arts Restaurant and Zac behaved for 3 hours. He kept on walking and running in the restaurant though which is fine for me because I want him to have more freedom. He ate lots of spagetti and that time, I came prepared. I brought his bib so he won't stain his shirt on eating hehe.

A day before yesterday, we went shopping with my dad-in-law and at the end of the day, we went to Golden Corral to have dinner. Zac was so behaved and one old woman approached him while he was busy eating and told him how cute he is. Zac is most of the time a good baby. He loves to talk and laugh. He will get into things out of curiosity so I always have to keep an eye on him.

"Bow"

2011-02-17T11:05:00.000-08:00

I taught Zac on how to bow. He look so cute every time he bows lol!

Spending time with daddy

2011-02-08T21:00:00.000-08:00

My hubby loves to play and tickle Zac and Zac loves to play and be tickled by his daddy. During the "Zac-Daddy time" I grab my digital camera to capture the happy time :)

Zac having fun in the snow.

2011-02-03T15:00:00.000-08:00

We had a terrible ice storm here in Indiana and some county had power outage. When the storm left, I decided to go in our backyard with Zac for him to see and feel the snow and ice. I could not believe how he liked the snow. He slipped several times because he kept on running thinking he was walking on land or on the floor hehe. He touched the snow and he gave me a facial expression of "What is this?" then he smiled and "I like it though".

Zac in motion

2011-01-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

Zac is so unstoppable now in getting into stuff. I always keep my eye on him because it is hard to know on what he will get into next.

Zac at the Pizza Hut

2011-01-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

"I got bored waiting on my mommy, grandpa, aunt, uncle and my 2 cousins on eating at Pizza Hut so my mommy let me loose because I made some noises because of boredom. I decided to tour around the restaurant and there where other customers at the restaurant who said "hi" to me. The cooks and waitresses in the kitchen saw me too and they said that I am a cutie. I didn't get scared walking around the restaurant because I knew that mommy was following me. While I was walking, mommy grabbed her camera and took a video of me. Here is the video."

Zac's first haircut

2011-01-14T14:35:00.000-08:00

"Mommy chopped my hair so I could see better. My hair keep on poking my eyes and my ears so she decided to snipped my hair". They say that mommy did a good job and I am happy that I don't have to scratch my ears because of my hair".

Zac and the "Sawsaw Suka"

2011-01-11T21:47:00.000-08:00

This is a video of Zac doing the "Sawsaw suka". It was so amazing how he quickly learned how to do it as I only taught him only once.

"Zactionary"

2011-01-05T17:51:00.000-08:00

What is Zactionary?

Zactionary is a dictionary of the words used by my son Zachary.

Zac's first word is "ba-ba". "Ba-ba" means goodbye or bye-bye. He likes saying ba-ba every time I say "bye" to the person I am talking on the phone. Normally he say it after I hang up the phone. But lately, he keep on saying "ba-ba" every time the phone rings lol!

Zac and the trash can

2011-01-01T21:47:00.000-08:00

I was in Zac's room this afternoon folding his clothes while he was walking around his room. I came into an idea of teaching him on how to throw trash in the trash can. I was happy though that he easily got the idea on how to do it. After few minutes, I continued folding his clothes and decided to turn the TV on. The thing is, I couldn't find the remote control. I looked under the bed and under the blanket but still couldn't find it. So I figured Zac got the controller. I asked him although I already knew that he can't talk and tell me where it is so I just continue looking for it and guess where I found it, in the trash can! lol! I found it there together with one of his toy, his clean diaper and his jacket. Now I can't stop him from throwing stuff in the trash bin lol! I so love him :)

Zac's first "bukol"

2010-12-30T16:50:00.000-08:00

Bukol is lump in English. He accidentally bumped his head on his wooden 5 in 1 cube toy. He was standing in front of his toy when he decided to sit down and boom! He hit his forehead when he bowed down on the corner of his toy. He cried so loud that I worried so much. Good thing that his daddy was home. I woke his daddy and showed him the "bukol". He told me to get ice pack and don't let him sleep for an hour or two in case there is a concussion. Zac went ok 5 minutes after the accident.

Zac's new favorite snacks

2010-12-24T15:19:00.000-08:00

Zac first birthday bash!

2010-12-22T11:57:00.000-08:00

Thank You to all who attended Zac' Birthday! You made him very special. Thanks to all the love and gifts.

Zac learning to talk

2010-12-12T13:02:00.000-08:00

Zac likes to talk the "baby language". He also like saying "mama", "dada", "papa", "tata" and "yaya". This time, he repeats whatever I say. I so love him.

My new collection: Christmas Ornaments

2010-12-07T20:57:00.000-08:00

When I was pregnant to Zac, I bought a Pregnant Christmas Tree Ornament. I told myself that buying that ornament was perfect since I was due Christmas Day. On my baby shower, I got another Christmas tree ornament. It was a Precious Moment Ornament (hmm, it ryhmes lol!). While we were shopping at the store, I saw an ornament that says "Baby's 1st Christmas". I held it and looked at it. While I was looking at it, I felt like that ornament was meant for Zac, so, I put it straight in the shopping cart. When I was putting up the ornament I just bought, I thought " Why not make it a tradition for me to buy Zac an ornament every Christmas" then I smiled.

Zac building blocks at 11 months

2010-12-03T20:22:00.000-08:00

Zac likes to knock down the tower of blocks I always build for him. For him, that was fun, so what I do is to build tower again and again so he has something to knock down. Last night, I came up with an idea of teaching him how to build his own tower so I don't have to do it myself hehe. To my surprise, he got my instruction right away. I only instructed him once. And so I grabbed my camera right away and asked him to do again on what he just did.

Midnight Sale

2010-11-28T16:43:00.000-08:00

"Mommy, daddy and I had Midnight sale in this big store and there were lots of people grabbing stuff to put in their carts. I can't believe how fast they shop and seemed like they were all in a hurry to be in line to the cashier. I got tired and thirsty after an hour of shopping with mommy and daddy so mommy gave me my milk. Daddy said they bought lots of presents for me, for my birthday and for Christmas. Yey! I can't wait on those days so I can have my presents".

Zac's fourth ultrasound and its result for his Hydronephrosis

2010-11-23T09:54:00.000-08:00

We all woke up early morning yesterday for Zac's 9:30AM kidney ultrasound at Riley Children's Hospital. We were called right away after we were registered and the ultrasound probably lasted for only 10- 15 minutes. Zac was very cooperative and he didn't gave the sonographer a hard time. They checked for the size and the amount of fluid found in his kidney, took a picture of them and submitted them to his Urologist. i guess another reason why Zac didn't give a fist is because of the TV his watching hehe.

We were called again for the result, but before the urologist came, a nurse took a sample of Zac's urine. She made Zac lay down in the bed and sticked a plastic bag on his private organ and hope that he will pee. i gave Zac a bottle of milk because I am sure that drinking milk will make him pee and he did pee after 5 minutes of drinking. My husband called the nurse and the nurse took the urine sample. Another doctor went in the room and check Zac's belly if there is any lump but good thing that he found nothing. At last the urologist came, he brought the cd and ran it in the computer. He showed to us the previous pictures of Zac's kidney and the latest one. He showed us the comparison and told us that his right kidney is NEGATIVE to hydronephrosis and his left kidney has still the same amount of fluid found on his last ultrasound (June 2010).

We saw on the pictures there were no changes in his left kidney. The good thing about it is that at least it didn't get worse. His urologist categorized Zac's hydronep in stage 2 (There are 4 stages of hydronep and 4 is the worst). He said again the same thing, that he don't need to go under any medication because his condition is MODERATE and 80% of this resolve by itself. For now all we can do is to monitor him and regular ultrasound for his kidney. His Urologist wants to see him again after 9 months.

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

2010-11-20T15:28:00.000-08:00

My friend's son was diagnosed with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) at a very young age of 9 months. I would like to share you guys the website that my friend created to give information about the said blood disorder.

Feel free to visit the website and share it to your friends. Thank you!

Pacman VS Margarito Live Streaming

2010-11-13T16:25:00.000-08:00

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Zac walking at 10 months old

2010-11-11T09:25:00.000-08:00

Zac is taking steps more and more everyday and yesterday, he walked approximately 10 feet. Hubby called me and said "Look! He walked on his own!He was here leaning on the couch, turned around and just walked!". So I grabbed the camera right away and this is what I caught on cam.

Where is Zachary?

2010-11-10T09:00:00.000-08:00

I was in the living room doing something on the computer while Zac was playing with his toys. I noticed that I didn't hear any noise (which he normally does) while he was playing so I knew that he was up to something. I looked for him and when I found him, I grabbed the cam and took a pic of him. Can you find him in this picture?

For those curious on what he was doing back there, he was playing with his grandpa's books. Zac loves books and everytime he sees his grandpa's book collection, he always get into it. We hide those books all the way at the back of the recliner so that he won't mess with them but he still found them hehe. Zac has his own books but for some reason, he also likes his grandpa's books.

One step at a time

2010-11-07T10:26:00.000-08:00

November 1st is the first time that Zac took 3 steps without me holding him, My dad-in-law, husband of my sister-in-law and I were the witnesses. We were all glad when we saw him bravely taking few step at a time. The number of his steps is progressing everyday. Today, he walked 2 feet on his own, I would say it took him 12 to 15 steps to walk 2 feet. I am really happy about the progress that's going on with Zac. I love you son!

My first halloween

2010-10-31T18:39:00.000-07:00

"I went trick-or-treating with my mom today. Oh! It was so fun! I dressed up a puppy but at first I wasn't comfortable wearing it. After few minutes, I felt warm wearing it outside the house so I kinda like it at the end of the night. Me and my mommy knocked on our neighbors house and mommy said the magic word "trick-or-treat" and they gave us bunch of candies. I also met my Kyle and Clayton. They are my mom's friend's sons. Kyle dressed up Buzz Lightning and Clayton was a lion. They both looked so cool! My cousins came to our house too and they were all dressed up with costumes. I love Halloween! I can't wait to dress up again next year".

Why the gate mommy?

2010-10-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

"When I get tired of playing with my toys on the floor in the living room, I crawl going to my grandpa or my mommy and daddy's room. I like saying hello to my grandpa every now and then while he is watching his show in his room that is why I always go to his room. Grandpa said that he don't mind me visiting him in his room except that he is scared for me that I might get into his stuff (meds,tools etc.) which are dangerous for me. When grandpa's room is closed, I go to mommy and daddy's room to spend time with my daddy when he is off from work. But the thing is, they (mommy, daddy and grandpa) doesn't want me to go in their rooms without them knowing. They said that there are lots of stuff in their room that aren't safe for babies like me. When mommy hears me crawling going to grandpa's room, she immediately chase me and pick me up and bring me back to the living room where she said I am suppose to stay so she could watch me play. This morning, mommy put this gate for me so I could not just go to their rooms without anybody's knowledge. She said she will take the gate off on the right time".

Halloween Costume

2010-10-22T19:20:00.000-07:00

My mommy bought me a Halloween Costume and a candy bag. We can't find the costume that I want in the stores and that fit me so mommy just decided to buy online instead. Here is a video that mommy took when he got my costume from the package. You will notice that I can't wait to open it on the video. Halloween is getting closer and I can't wait to trick-or-treat in our neighborhood with my costume on and carrying my Frankenstein candy bag :)

I can now wave "bye-bye"

2010-10-15T20:23:00.000-07:00

We were all so happy here inside the house seeing how Zac wave "bye-bye". He look so adorable! The only problem is, he will only do it whenever he wants to OR if no one is looking at him. So I sat the camera infront of him, turned it on, then I pretended that I wasn't looking at him so that he will wave and I'll be able to caught ot on camera. We are so proud of him. The videos below were taken today. Here are his videos.

My Hooter shirt

2010-10-14T10:19:00.000-07:00

It was 80F today and it was kinda warm outside so my mommy let me wore this comfy tops. She said she bought this in a restaurant when we went to Florida last September. She took this picture of mine right after we get back inside our home.

"I met a mascot"

2010-10-10T17:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my mommy together with my grandpa went to the chilli cook-off. There were lots of people that I don't know in that place. My mommy and grandpa bought some tickets in exchange of the food they called "chilli". My mommy didn't give me some of her food because she said that that is not good for me. We went several booths for her to eat chilli, I think he had 5 cups of it. In that place, I also heard of a girl's voice singing on the stage, and near the stage, there was a mascot. The mascot looks friendly to everybody specially to kids. So my mommy brought me to him and took a picture of me with him. Mommy thought that I'd be scared of him but the truth is, I even touched him. I like him and I think he likes me too.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2010-10-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Daddy! Thank you for working hard so you could buy me milk, food and cookies. Thank you for playing with me at night even though you are tired from work. Thank you for changing my diaper whenever my butt smell funny. Thank you for tickling me, I like it a lot:D I love you and you are the best daddy in the whole wide world.

7 month old Zac

2010-10-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

Zac's Milestone

(7 month old)

Gross Motor

roll both ways (front to back, back to front)
sit on his own
support his whole weight on his legs
control his upper body and arms

Fine Motor

hold and shake a hand toy
move an object from hand to hand
use his hands to explore an object

Social / Language

reach for a person he know
smile at himself in a mirror
respond when other people express emotion
copy speech sounds

Cognitive

track a moving object, and find one that is partially hidden
explore with hands and mouth
struggle to get objects that are out of reach
look from one object to another watch a falling object

Zac finger eating

2010-10-02T18:30:00.000-07:00

We decided to give Zac some Gerber cookies when he was almost 9 months old. The size of the cookies are too big for Zac that he will get choked so I cut them into small pieces using my fingers. When I laid the small pieces of cookies on his highchair tray, Zac looked at them like he was saying "Them looks yummy! But what are these mom?". So what I did was, I showed Zac how to finger eat. I picked a piece of the cookie and put it in my mouth and munched it. He looked at me and I felt like he had the feeling of wanting to do what I just did but seemed like he wasn't sure of how start doing it. So this time, I took his hand, made his fingers get a piece of cookie and put the cookie in his mouth. We did it twice, and on the third time, he did it by all by himself. And of course, I am a proud momma lol!

Now, Zac is get so excited everytime I say the word "cookie".Here is a video of Zac finger eating his cookie.

So weird

2010-10-01T19:07:00.000-07:00

Awhile ago, I was busy and I want Zac to sleep so I could do the chores that I have to do, but after few minutes of him sleeping, I missed him. I wanted to wake him up and play with him because I was missing his laugh, our playtime, his smile and his whining. Weird eh?

Zac's first toothbrush and toothpaste

2010-09-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

I mentioned to my dad-in-law that I have to buy a finger toothbrush for Zac and toothpaste because he has 6 teeth now ( 4 upper teeth and 2 bottom teeth ). When he got home from the store, he told me that he bought baby toothbrush and toothpaste for Zac. The flavor of the toothpaste he bought was strawberry banana which is not good for Zac because he is allergic to banana. So, dad went back to CVS to return the item he bought and buy different kind of flavor. This time he bought mixed fruits flavor which doesn't contain banana hehe. Oh! I am getting so excited! I wonder if Zac will like brushing his teeth hehe. We will see later :D

Zac went to Apple Farm

2010-09-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

We went to the Apple Farm today with my friends and Zac was all happy. I can't believe how happy he was. Seemed like he can understand that we were in an apple farm lol! He also actually tried to pick apples in the tree. But for some reason, he didn't like pumpkins in the pumpkin patch hehe.

Building tower

2010-09-24T17:50:00.000-07:00

Zac and I were playing and having fun. I built tower on his forehead with shapes and it seemed like he enjoyed it :D

9 month Well-Baby Visit

2010-09-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

Today is Zac's 9 month Well-Baby visit. He weighs 21 lbs and 11 ounces, his height is 31.5 inches nd his head measures 18 inches. His pediatrician told us that his weight is in the 75th percentile and his height is in the 99th percentile. She also said that he is doing good and he is a tall baby. I told her that there is really a big possibility that he will be a tall man because his dad stands 6'2" and his grandpa is 6'5". The pediatrician also asked me things that he can do now and she was glad about his progress.

She asked me on when will his next visit to the urologist be and I told her that it'll be on November. They gave him 3 shots today and yes, he cried. He had Hepatitis B, Polio, Pneumococcal, DTP and Hib shots.

Zac is really fussy today and we understand why, it is because of the shots.

Choose safe toys

2010-09-22T16:27:00.000-07:00

I had to make dinner last night so I left Zac in his crib playing with his toys. After cooking, I went back to Zac and I noticed that his wooden toy duck's wing was detached. I got worried so I picked up Zac and went in our room and talked to my hubby. I showed him the toy and asked him to look for the missing wooden screw in his crib because I am afraid that the baby will stick it in his mouth if he found it. Thank God we found it! Lesson learned, NEVER buy toys that has small detachable parts. So, for Zac's safety, I threw that toy and I promised myself to double check the toys that we will buy in the future.

More toys for Zac!

2010-09-20T19:08:00.000-07:00

My aunt in London who is basically Zac's grandma gave Zac money before we left Florida. So wWhat hubby and I did about the money is spend it in buying lotsa toys for Zac :D We bought educational toys that we think would teach Zac some things and enjoy at the same time. We bought 3 leap frog toys that teaches alphabet, numbers and shapes. We also bought this toy car where he could ride in and the same time you can convert this toy car into a walker which will help Zac learn how to walk.
Zac can stand now but he doesn't have the courage to take a step.

Zac seems happy with his new toys and we are glad to see that he enjoys playing them. Now what we need to buy is MORE rechargeable batteries.

"I'm gonna get ya!"

2010-09-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Zac is sooo cute and funny as well. He runs everytime I say "I'm gonna get ya!" (while my hands are getting ready to tickle him). He run as fast as he can while screaming LOL! I think he actually scream for help. Another funny thing about him is that his face acts like he is so scared while I am chasing him then smile right away if there is no place for him to run anymore. He use to just smile if I say that I'll get him but three days ago, I don't know how he figured out that he is suppose to run or else he will get tickled to death lol!

I am going to post the video of him running whle I am chasing him. He is so cute because he runs like a penguin lol!

Zac joined a contest

2010-09-11T12:50:00.000-07:00

This is the first time that Zac joined a contest. He did all of these to be able to qualify in the contest:

Blog about my 1st giveaway contest for Adiestree Blog's ( Enjoy Life To The Fullest ) 2nd anniversary.
Follow my blogs : Our World, Enjoy Life To The Fullest and My Space
Leave a comment on " 2nd Anniversary Giveaway Contest" saying that you are joining the contest.
Add me to your blog.
Click EC Drop.

His mom's friend is celebrating their 2nd Wedding Anniversary so she is throwing her first ever blog contest. Wanna join in the contest? Click here.

Leechon Manok Style

2010-09-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

Zac has new position in sleeping. For some reason, his new position reminds me of "lechon manok" (roasted chicken) LOL!

Zac balancing himself

2010-09-10T09:46:00.001-07:00

This video was taken today, just few minutes ago. We were thinking that sooner or later he will start walking already. OMG! my baby is a big boy now! I am so happy!

Zac and Hooter shirt and bib

2010-09-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

When hubby and I together with my cousin and her bf went to Hooters, we bought Zac a shirt and a bib in that restaurant. I find it cute so I was really happy for him to have stuff from Hooters LOL!

Zac clapping his hands

2010-09-02T19:25:00.000-07:00

After we shopped at the flea market here in Fort Lauderdale, we went to Burger King to eat lunch. After we eat, we everybody played with Zac and we taught him how to clap his hands. We were all so happy because he knows how to clap his hands now. Actually he knew how to clap his hands before but its just his hands won't coordinate, one hand will go above the other. This time, he did it perfectly.

Zac in Florida

2010-09-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the first time that Zac touched the sand of ocean. He was very anxious at first and his reaction was kinda funny. When his feet touched the sand, he looked to the sand and wondering what is he stepping on lol! He actually liked it and specially when the water in the ocean touched his feet.

Zac eating chocolate cake icing

2010-08-26T12:02:00.000-07:00

It very obvious that Zac loves chocolate. He won't stop saying "mmmmmmm" after every bite of chocolate. I gave him chocolate cake icing and this is what his reaction.

Happy Birthday Lolo and Lola!

2010-08-25T19:34:00.001-07:00

August is his lolo and lola's birthday month so I decided to bake a cake for them and take a picture of it with Zac. Lolo means grandfather in Tagalog (language in the Philippines) and lola means grandmother. His lolo's birthday is actually today and his lola's birthday is on the 29th.

I was afraid at first because Zac might grab the cake infront of him so what I did was I put his arms under the tray of his high chair and took a quick shot hehe.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOLO AND LOLA!

Zac and his first Glass Festival

2010-08-22T11:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the first time Zac watched the Glass Festival Parade. People in the parade gave away candies to the watchers, some just threw candies at them. There was this woman who gave Zac a ring pop. He was so excited to have it and his reaction was funny. One of the guy also gave him a hand clapper and oh my! he held that hand clapper the whole time we watched the parade. Another funny reaction of Zac is when the firetruck came and he heard the loud siren lol! He pouted which is a sign that he will start to cry hehe. I so love every bits of you Zac :)

Zac and his great grandma

2010-08-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Zac just turned 8 months today woohooo!!! He is really growing so fast and oh my! he is getting heavier everyday too.

Today is also his great grandma's 86th birthday. We all went to the nursing home where she lives to visit her and greet her Happy Birthday. I wish her to live longer and good health. I am also happy for Zac that he was able to have a pic with his great grandma. I am sure that when he grow up, he will have a picture to how to his future kids on what his great grandma look like hehe.

Zac playing with his lips and tongue

2010-08-11T09:55:00.000-07:00

I caught Zac discovering how to make sound using his tongue and lips lol! It was funny caz when I saw him the first time doing this, I grabbed the cam to film it but then he stopped after seeing me holding the cam. I grabbed the cam when he did it the second time but then he stopped again after seeing the cam on. On the third time, I snuck up on him while he was playing with his lips and tongue. Here is the video of him lol!

6 month old Zac

2010-08-09T13:11:00.000-07:00

Ok! I am trying to catch up in posting Zac's milestone hehe.

Zac's Milestone
(6 month old)

Keep head level when pulled to sitting position
Reach for and grabs objects and toys
Sit without support
Get upset if you take a toy away
Pull up to standing position from sitting
Work at getting a toy that is out of reach
Pick up small objects with fingers
Babble and combine two syllable sounds
He likes to wiggle
He discovered that letting go of something is as much fun as picking it up
Pass object from one hand to the other

Zac and his Curtains

2010-08-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

We have been looking around in different stores looking for the right curtain for Zac's nursery room. Yes, he has his own room now. I actually don't know if I am happy about this because he has his own room now and I'll be able to sleep in bed with my husband again or I'll be sad because I already got use to sleeping in bed with Zac laying next to me.
I think I am the one who has anxiety separation and not my son :( Anyway, we bought a futon for his room so there is a couch to sit in during day time and a bed to lay in in case I have to watch him at night. We painted his room baby blue because I think that that is the perfect color for his room. His crib bedding is color blue too.

Zac's grandpa bought him a "Cars Game Rug" two days ago. It is an interactive game rug where he bought at Kmart. We were thinking of what theme will be Zac's room but since his grandpa already bought "Cars" item then I thought "Why not Cars?".

We scouted on 4 different stores yesterday looking for curtains for kids and we didn't find the one we are looking for. Today, we went to Walmart to look for curtain and we finally found Cars Window Panel. This made me happy because at long last the search is over lol!

Renal Ultrasound result

2010-08-01T19:10:00.000-07:00

Ok, this post should be posted before the VCUG result but I just got the Renal Ultrasound result that is why this is late. This is the result of the kidney ultrasound:

INDICATIONS: Congenital Hydronephrosis

COMPARISON: 1/18/10

REPORT: Renal ultrasound was performed. The kidneys appear to be a of normal size. The right kidney measures 6.4 cm in length and the left kidney measures 6.6 cm. There is moderate left sided pelvocaliectasis has developed since 1/18/10. There is no evidence of right sided hydronephrosis. No renal masses are identified. Renal cortical echogenicity is normal.

A single of the urinary bladder was obtained which was unremarkable. The patient did immediately void and we were unable to asses for bilateral ureteral jets which can be an indicator of ureteral patency.

IMPRESSION: Moderate sided pelvocaliectasis which has developed since the prior study. Normal apperance of the right kidney. We were unable to asses for ureteral jets as described. One might consider a follow up intravenous pyelogram if there is a need to further evaluate a possible left sided obstruction.

So that was the result. You can't actually notice that Zac has a kidney problem because he acts like a normal kid. Yes, it says it was congenital which means he inherited it. I didn't had any kidney problem and so in my family so I asked my hubby, and according to him, kidney problem runs in his family. From his mom, to him and his two sisters. I just hope that his kidney problem will get solved so that he will be done with this ordeal.

I love him so much that sometimes it scare me on what will happen next.

Zac and the VCUG

2010-07-26T20:57:00.000-07:00

Zac had his VCUG last July 22nd at Riley's Hospital. I think I will just let Wikipedia explain what VCUG means:

In urology, a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), also micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG), is a technique for watching a person's urethra and urinary bladder while the person urinates (voids). The technique consists of catheterizing the person in order to fill the bladder with a radiopaque liquid (a "contrast" or "contrast agent", typically cystografin). Under fluoroscopy (real time x-rays) the radiologist watches the contrast enter the bladder and looks at the anatomy of the patient. If the contrast moves into the ureters and back into the kidneys, the radiologist makes the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux, and gives the degree of severity a score. The exam ends when the person voids on the table while the radiologist is watching under fluoroscopy. Consumption of fluid promotes exertion of contrast media after the procedure. It is important to watch the contrast during voiding, because this is when the bladder has the most pressure, and it is most likely this is when reflux will occur.

Kidney Reflux (vesicoureteral reflux) is diagnosed with an ultrasound and VCUG. Children who have chronic Urinary Tract Infections are given this test to determine the level of damage to the kidney.

Yes, they inserted catheter to Zac which made me almost cry. I held his arms and hubby held his legs because he was trying to fight while they were putting the catheter on. He cried in pain which made me and hubby upset. But we can't do anything because he needs to have this test to check his bladder :(

After waiting for almost an hour for the Urologist. He finally came and talked to me (hubby was outside the hospital getting coffee) in the room. He gave us a good news that Zac's bladder is clear, which means there was no reflux and his bladder is normal. But he wants to see the ultrasound pictures (which I already requested in the hospital today) of his kidneys to see on why his left kidney is enlarged. He said that according to the ultrasound impression of the radiologist. According to the urologist, there "might" be a blockage in the ureter which causes the enlargement of his left kidney. And again, his urologist said that as of now, we don't have to do anything because his hydronephrosis is in moderate condition which there is a possibility that it might resolve by itself when he gets a little bit bigger.

Tomorrow, I have to go to the hospital to sign up a release form for them to forward the ultrasound pics in CD to his urologist.

I am really praying hard that it will resolve by itself and I know that God is with us in this journey.

NOTE: The pic above is Zac wearing laboratory gown. That pic was taken before the VCUG.

5 month old

2010-07-14T21:39:00.000-07:00

This post is looongg way over due but I still want to post this so I can have a reference in the future hehe

Zac's Milestone
(5 months old)

PHYSICAL AND MOTOR SKILLS

Likes to grab anything he can reach.
When lying on his back, he’ll lift his head and shoulders.
If you place him on his stomach, he’ll extend his arms and legs and arch his back.
He likes to explore everything he picks up and mouths it afterward.
He weigh 16 lbs and his height is 26 inches.
He likes to grab his toes and play with them and put them in his mouth.
He develop the habit of releasing the object on purpose due to expression of interest or desire on other nearby objects.
He can do the "close open" thingy.
He can walk fast with the use of his walker.

SENSORY AND COGNITIVE SKILLS

Can recognize his own name - there are times that he will look whenever we call him by his name and sometimes he just ignore us (maybe because his attention is focused to something else).
He pays attention to very small objects.
He gets attention by babbling.
He turns towards the source of a sound or voice.
He can locate the source of the voice.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

He is very attentive and agile to concentrate on the person, who is speaking to him.
He watches the mouth movements and facial expressions of the person talking to him.
He loves to play peek-a-boo.
He cries every time I leave the room or he is alone in the room.
He likes giving smile to the people he loves and he likes getting close to them by going to them with the use of his walker.
He spontaneously smiles.
He mimics sounds and gestures.

Zac and the banana

2010-07-02T11:38:00.000-07:00

Zac threw up again today after two hours of eating banana. This is third time it happened to him. The first time was like a month ago. I fed him banana that time and he threw up 6 times in two hours. We got afraid and we thought that he might had food poisoned so we called his doctor and they made an appointment for him right away. His Pediatrician wasn't available that time so he was seen by a different doctor.

He told me not to give him any food (even milk) til 8PM that night except for Pedialyte. Everything went ok that night. We don't really know on whats wrong with him, we thought his tummy was just upset that day. He likes banana and he has been eating banana for a month already and nothing bad happened to him til that day. The next day, I gave him the banana that was left over from yesterday. He threw up again. We were thinking that there is just something wrong with that banana jar that is why his tummy got upset. I got afraid so didn't gave him banana til then.

This afternoon, I took a chance of giving him banana because its been a month now since the last time he had it. He threw up again and it was big time. Now we are thinking that he is NOW allergic to banana. From now on I will NOT going to give him banana anymore.

Right now, Zac is asleep. Resting. He got tired from throwing up several times. I feel so bad. I wish I didn't give him banana :(

Zac and the highchair seat cover

2010-07-01T08:28:00.000-07:00

Hubby and I were glad that we bought this Fisher Price Highchair seat cover. We bought this not for Zac's highchair at home but for the highchair in the restaurants. Zac likes to chew and mouth almost everything that he can reach so we decided to buy this seat cover so he can use this whenever we eat in restaurants.

Kids like licking, biting things and we are afraid that Zac would bite the highchair in restaurants. We don't want our baby to get some disease or virus from other babies who sat in highchairs so with the use of this highchair seat cover, at least we are a bit at ease that our son would be safer. We just don't want our baby to get sick :)

This seat cover is really handy too because it has its own bag and it is not heavy at all plus Zac enjoy having it because it has some toys and mirror where he could look at his own reflection hehe.

Zac and the highchair

2010-06-29T18:52:00.000-07:00

Hubby ang I decided to buy Zac a highchair because it is dangerous for him to sit on his bouncy chair while I am feeding him. He likes to bend over to reach his toes which scares us because he might tumble down from the table down to the floor with his bouncy chair.

He eats solid food now so I think that it is really much appropriate if he would have his own chair. He eats stage two foods now. He eats meat now only if it is mixed with some other food (like veggies or fruit). He don't like pure meat because it is grainy. Meat on stage 2 foods are much smoother in texture because it is mixed with fruit or veggies that's why Zac eats meat now.

Zac likes to stare with us eating adult food. I know that that is just normal with babies and I can't wait for him to get a lil bit bigger so he could start munchin what we can munch. I love you Zac :)

Tagalog Storybook

2010-06-22T10:04:00.000-07:00

My sister told me that he sent something for Zac. She didn't tell me what it was because she said she want it to be a surprise. Yesterday, I woke up and I wanted to tell hubby that I want to buy storybook for Zac so I can read it to him every night before he go to bed but I forgot to tell it to him because he was hurrying going to work.

Around 10:30AM, i checked our mail and I saw mails. Actually those mails are for my husband but they both came from my sister. I opened the big mail because I knew that that is the gift that my sister was talking about. I was surprised that it was a Tagalog Storybook. I was like "OH my! I was just thinking of buying some books and now Zac has one!" :D

I really like the storybook she sent because it has English translation plus I love the story "Si Pagong at si Matsing" (The turtle and the monkey). That story was one of my favorite when I was a kid and now I am glad that I can pass that story to my son.

Thank you my sister.

Zac can sit!!

2010-06-10T14:32:00.001-07:00

I am sooo happy today! Zac was sitting on my lap and I noticed that he wasn't leaning on my chest which he usually does. He was actually sitting without leaning on. I put him on the floor and he made me wow! because he can finally sit!!

Zac and the "close, open" Part 2

2010-06-07T14:51:00.000-07:00

At last! I caught him on cam doing the "close, open"! He was actually kinda grumpy in this video because he wants to be out of his high-chair but I won't let him out because I want him to take a video of him doing the "close, open" in his high-chair hehe.

Zac and the "close, open"

2010-06-04T20:11:00.000-07:00

When Zac and I came home from the HS graduation of his cousin, I sat him down in the couch to take a picture of him wearing formal outfit. Suddenly, he started doing the "close, open" hand thingy :D ("close, open" is a Filipino thingy. You sing "close, open" over and over again while you open and close your hand/s).

I was calling his attention to get a pic of him but he didn't look at me. Instead, he looked at his right hand and did the "close, open". I caught it on camera while I was taking a picture of him for his birthday greeting for my sister. We are so happy and proud of him. This is another milestone for him :) We love you Zac! :D

2 Vaccination Shots

2010-06-03T10:33:00.000-07:00

Zac had his 2nd shots last two days ago. He had Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, HiB and Polio shots. He weighs 18.11 pounds, 27 inches tall and has head circumference of 17 at the age of 5 months and half.

I don't like the nurse who gave him shots because it bled right after she injected those shots. Shots are suppose to be injected in the muscle and not in the vein.

He has an appointment for another Renal Ultrasound two weeks from now. The hospital called me yesterday and said that his schedule is today. I asked her to reschedule his appointment because his Urologist wants it to be done when he turns 6 months old and right now he is only 5 months and two weeks old. I asked her to reschedule it because I am afraid that his urologist would ask to redo the ultrasound because he isn't 6 months old yet. So just to make sure, I scheduled him on the 17th of this month which he would turn exactly 6 months old.

I really wish that everything is ok now in his kidneys.

Zac and the Walker

2010-05-30T20:33:00.000-07:00

Zac always wants me to make him stand or sit but my arms are getting tired of doing it over and over everyday because he is getting heavier everyday. So I decided to assemble the walker that was given to him on his baby shower.

Before I assembled the walker I read the specifications first to see if Zac can use it already. It says:

Only use this walker if your child meets the following requirements:

Can support body weight with legs
Weight is between 15 and 26 lbs
Height is less than 32 inches
Stop using this product when your child can stand unaided or walk unassisted

My estimated weight of Zac is between 18 -19 lbs and I am sure that he is more than 27 inches in height so I happily assembled the walker with the help of my dad-in-law. We were so excited for him.

We were actually surprised because it seems like he already knew how to take steps right after we put him in his walker. He is becoming faster now in walking and what so funny is he always follow me now wherever I go. We can see in him that he is so happy with his walker because he can wheel around and go where he wants to go and follow whoever he wants to follow.

I love seeing my son happy and as much as possible I want to give him all what he needs and what he wants (but not to the point that he will become a brat). I am also happy that he took another milestone. I am so proud of him.

Free sippy cup!

2010-05-24T20:06:00.000-07:00

I want to share this to all moms, soon-to-be-moms and to those people who likes freebies like me :D I signed up in this website not knowing that they will really send me free sippy cup. This is the pic of the sippy cup I got. Sign up and enjoy the freebie :D

2009 most popular baby names

2010-05-20T08:44:00.001-07:00

I got curious on what are the most popular baby names last 2009 so I researched it. This is what came up on my research.

Female names

1. Isabella
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Madison
8. Abigail
9. Chloe
10. Mia

Male names
1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Michael
4. Alexander
5. William
6. Joshua
7. Daniel
8. Jayden
9. Noah
10. Anthony

Peek-A-Boo

2010-05-18T10:19:00.000-07:00

I love playing with Zac. I love hearing him laughing and seeing him smiling. As of now, he loves playing peek-a-boo. In the video below, he was busy playing with his toys so he don't pay attention to my peek-a-boo lol! I wish I could take a good video of him laughing while I play peek-a-boo with him.

Zac's buddy

2010-05-16T11:19:00.000-07:00

My Pinay friend who lives few blocks away from our house called and told me that her 9 month old son has low iron level. She was worried because his son is already taking iron supplement and when his iron was checked, it was only 5 point something. She told me that a 9 month old baby's iron level should be at least 11-12. I was scared for his son too because he needs to be seen by a doctor in Riley's Hospital. It is a well-known children hospital here and the kids that are being sent there are mostly in bad shape.

So I came to research about baby's with low iron level. According to my research online, breastfed babies has a tendency to have low iron because breastmilk does not contain enough iron. Premature babies has tendency to have low iron too because iron stores build in the last few months of pregnancy. Infants whose mother were of poor nutritional status during pregnancy or who have diabetes are prone of having low iron level.

Where can babies get iron? There are variety of food where babies can get iron. Some of these foods are: iron-filled formula milk, iron-fortified cereals, meat, sweet potatoes, prune juice, winter squash and broccoli.

I don't like seeing ANY babies who are suffering from any illness. I know God will help her baby and will always be there. I am praying for him. Jeez! Why is it I feel like I am so worried and concerned for him?

Zac trying to hold his own bottle

2010-05-12T10:17:00.001-07:00

Zac has been trying to hold his own milk bottle since he turned 4 months old. I noticed this past few days that he really wants to hold it now on its own. He don't want me holding it for him. I just let him hold it even though I always end up picking his bottle on the floor because I know that he will learn how to hold it soon. Of course I will always still be there guiding him and teaching him I how to hold it right.

I am so happy and so proud of every accomplishment that he is achieving.

My frst Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

Today is my first Mother's Day. I didn't know that it is this wonderful to be greeted Happy Mother's Day by hubby, relatives and friends. Awhile ago, we went to JCP to shop and I was greeted Happy Mother's Day by a stranger. It made me smile.

I love you Zac. You are the reason why I am a mommy now. Without you I won't be able to feel how wonderful motherhood is. You are an answered prayer.

4 months old

2010-05-07T19:30:00.000-07:00

I am late again in posting Zac's milestone :D But hey! I'll try to catch up :D

Zac's Milestone
(4 months old)

PHYSICAL AND MOTOR SKILLS

Double the birth weight
Rooting and sucking reflexes are well-developed
Have almost no head lag while in a sitting position
Be able to sit up straight if propped
Raise head 90 degrees when placed on stomach
Be able to roll from front to back
Bring hands together over mid-chest
Try to reach objects with hands (may commonly overshoot)
Hold and let go of an object
Play with rattle when it's placed in the hands, but won't be able to pick it up if dropped
Be able to grasp rattle with both hands
Be able to place objects in mouth
Sleep 9 to 10 hours at night with two naps (total of 14 - 16 hours per day)

SENSORY AND COGNITIVE SKILLS

Have well-established close vision
Increase eye contact with parents and others
Have beginning hand-eye coordination
Be able to babble and coo
Be able to laugh out loud
Anticipate feeding when able to see a bottle
Demand attention by fussing
Recognize parent voice or touch
Watches hands intently
Turn head to locate sounds

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Smiles in response to a friendly face or voice
Can entertain self by playing with fingers, hands and toes
Enjoys familiar routines, such as being bathed and having diaper changed
Delights in play that involves gentle tickling, laughing and jiggling
Spends much less time crying
Recognizes and reaches out to familiar faces and objects; reacts by waving arms and squealing with excitement
Stops crying when parent or caregiver comes near
Enjoys being held and cuddles at times other than feeding and bedtime
Reacts differently to adult voices, may frown or look anxious if voices are loud, angry or unfamiliar

My Birthday!

2010-04-29T16:55:00.000-07:00

It was my birthday last 27th. I was so happy because this time I celebrated my birthday with our son.

I can still clearly remember my birthday last year. It was special. It was 2PM when Hubby and I decided to take pregnancy test. We went to CVS to buy EPT (Emergency Pregnancy Test). When we got home, I took the test and my hubby is the one who checked the result. We were both jumping out of joy! It was positive. It was truly a gift on my birthday. It was the best birthday gift I ever had.

We were so thankful to God because our prayer was finally answered. This year, my birthday is extra special because of Zac.

Zac and the Wash Pod

2010-04-23T13:34:00.000-07:00

Hubby bought this Wash Pod in the store. At first I thought it was a waste of money since he already has a bath tub and Zac will out grown this wash pod couple of months from now. I changed my mind after seeing him all happy and giggling playing with water in the wash pod. He actually looks so cute in it because it looks like he is in a bucket or a big water dipper LOL!

Zac loves bath time. He will stop whining once I put him in the tub. I always give him a bath before sleeping every night, I started doing that a couple of weeks ago. He seems to sleep pretty good after bath time. I always make sure that his bath accessories are all ready, the bathroom is warm (heater is on) and the water is not too cold and not to hot for him. I am glad that Zac loves bath time, actually there are times that when I say "bath time" he gives big smile. It seems like he understand that word already.

Here is a pic of Zac enjoying bath time in his wash pod.

Zac and the 1st food

2010-04-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

Yay! Hubby and I were so excited to see on what will be his facial reaction in eating baby foods. Hubby bought some baby foods and of course it should be 1st food since he is just a beginner in eating food. Hubby bought different kinds of fruits and veggies flavor. There's banana, peach, apple, pears, prunes, squash, carrots, peas and green beans.

He is 4 months and 3 days old now, supported sitter and he opens his mouth every time he sees the spoon coming close to his mouth. I know that those are some of the signs that he is already ready for solid food. We started giving him banana flavor and he loved it. At first he made funny face because that taste is new to him. He kinda like sucking the food in his mouth LOL! Yeah he did it because he use to drink milk and not use to eating food yet.

Hubby and I were so wondering on what was he thinking when he was licking the banana. Maybe this was his thought "What is this thing in my mouth?" or maybe "Is this the new flavor of milk now?" or maybe "I am starting to like the taste of this thing in my mouth" hehe. But there is one thing for sure, he looovees the banana flavor. He kept on kicking and yelling that seems like he was asking for more, more, and more please.

He ate 1 pack of Banana Puree today. I fed half of it lunch time and half dinner time. Tomorrow, I am going to start on giving him fruit puree (apple) for lunch and vegetable puree (carrots) for dinner and of course he will still drink milk for breakfast and in between meals. I hope he will like vegetables as they are good source of fiber, vitamins and minerals. I know, not all kids like vegetables that is why I hope that he will be like me that is not a picky eater hehe. I love vegetables and I will encourage and teach him to love vegetables too.

Zac and the Swing

2010-04-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

Zac is starting to love the swing that we bought for him. It has 6 different levels of speed and it also plays different baby music with volume control. It also has some toys for him to look and play with. Swing is very helpful to me. I can just put Zac on it and continue doing my chores. It also makes his fussiness stopped although he is not fussy most of the time.

Vaccination Shots

2010-04-13T10:55:00.000-07:00

I think the most hardest thing for a parent is to see her kid crying. Yeah, Zac cried today because of the multiple vaccines he had.

He was in the good mood this morning when I woke him up. He was in the mood of playing and talking til he got his shots. Me and my hubby held his arms and legs so that the nurse can give him his shots. I don't like seeing him crying in pain but we don't have any choice because those shots that was administered to him are beneficial.

He had his second shot of Hepa B (he got the first one a day after he was born) and first shots of Polio, Pneumococcal and DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusis) and Hib.

Hepatitis B is a virus which you can get from contact with blood or body fluid of an infected person. This virus can lead to liver damage or even death.

Polio is a virus that can lead to paralysis of arm or leg.

Pneumococcal is a bacteria that can lead to meningitis (infection of the brain and spinal cord coverings), blood infections, ear infections, pneumonia, deafness, brain damage and death.

Diptheria is a bacteria that lead to breathing problems, heart failure and death.
Tetanus (lockjaw) is a bacteria that can lead to stiffness of the jaw.
Pertusis (whooping cough) is a bacteria that can lead to pneumonia, seizures (jerking and staring spells), brain damage and death.

Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b) is a bacteria that can lead meningitis, pneumonia; infections of the blood, joints, bones and covering of the heart; brain damage; deafness and death.

He snoozed after few minutes he had those shots actually he is still snoozing til now. I just hope that he won't have fever because of those shots. They say that it is normal for babies to have fever after having shots. They advised us to give him Tylenol for babies in case fever occur.

I am glad that he had them now even though it was a heartbreaking thing seeing him crying.

Zac and the pacifier

2010-04-11T09:44:00.000-07:00

He doesn't like pacifier since he was born. I kept on putting it in his mouth every time but he spits it out. I kept on doing it once in a while but I totally gave up after 2 months he was born.

The other day, when he was fuzzy and I can't understand on what he wants, I gave him pacifier and he sucked it for 2 minutes. I was shocked. I didn't expect that he will do that. After he spit it out, I shove it back to his mouth and sucking it made him fall asleep. I did it again last night and it worked! He fell asleep while sucking it.

What made me realize to pursue giving him pacifier is because I noticed that he keeps on sucking his fists. I know that thumb sucking is just normal to babies but I am afraid that he might suck germs from his hands. I kept on wiping his hands though to make sure that they are clean. One time I did everything and he was still crying. What made him stop crying is the pacifier and it made him fall asleep again! What I am glad about is that he don't wake up and cry when his pacifier falls out of his mouth while sleeping. He has lots of pacifiers from the baby shower but the pacifier that I am giving him is the NUK brand which has a good nipple shape.

I know that babies are the happiest when they are sucking on something so I always make sure that his pacifier is always clean before I give it to him. I don't give pacifier to replace bottle feeding. I really think that that is totally wrong. If he cries and he don't want milk and I notice that he is fist sucking or he is grabbing something and putting it to his mouth then that is the only time I give his pacifier. I don't want him to be pacifier dependent so I don't give it to him all the time.

2nd Monthly Visit

2010-04-08T16:57:00.000-07:00

I know that Zac is already a bit delayed on his shots. We had problems with his insurance so it took us more weeks before we were able to get pediatrician appointment.

Today has come and it is his 2nd monthly check up. He is 3 months and 3 weeks old now and weighs 15.15 lbs with the height of 26 inches and head circumference of 16 inches. His pediatrician said that he had grown fast. He is now on his 80th percentile. She was actually surprised when I told her that he drinks 50 ounces of milk a day but it went down to 40 ounces because he doesn't feel good this past few days. His temperature was 99.7 when she checked it. She canceled all the shots that he is suppose to have today because of his slight fever. She told us that if his body temperature is still the same on Monday then we need to see her again but if not , we can just go anytime there next week for his shots.

He did nothing but to sleep from 9A til now (7P). He only drank 7 ounces of milk. He usually wakes up and chugs milk but he is so different today. The pediatrician said that he doesn't have ear infection which we thought he has because he keeps on pulling and scratching his left ear. They also checked if he has RSV but good thing that the result is negative.

I am really praying and hoping that his fever will be gone soon, soon, soon!

First Easter Sunday

2010-04-05T02:29:00.000-07:00

I was disappointed when I read on the newspaper Saturday night that they canceled the traditional Easter Egg Hunt at the park. Their reason is it will rain according to the weather forecast. Yesterday morning, the first thing I did was to check the weather outside and guess what? It was 80F!! I was really upset because yesterday was Zac's first Easter Egg Hunt. So what did I do? I came up with an idea of having Easter Egg Hunt in our yard with Zac and his cousins :D

I got hungry at 2PM so I went to the pantry to check on what to cook. I saw Carrot Cake Mix. I told myself "Hmm, bunnies eat carrots and today is Easter Sunday so why not make Carrot Cake?" LOL! So I made Carrot Cake even though I know that I don't have enough icing (I forgot to buy more in the store :p) While putting the white icing on the cake, I remembered that there was still some cake decor letters left from my nephews's birthday cakes (yeah! they have the same birthdate). I decided to use them and of course, since some of the letters were used in my nephews's cakes, there were letters missing already. Instead of having "HAPPY EASTER ZAC" I put "HAPPY EAZTER Z4C' LOL! Here is the outcome of the cake I baked :D

After I baked the cake, I painted Easter eggs and started to hide them in the yard for the Egg Hunting. My nephews was happy because they found the eggs and they got Easter chocolates and some money. I also put bunny ears on Zac and took a pic of him. Here is his picture.

I learned something today. I learned that "Sometimes parents got to do what they got to do for their kids". We don't want Zac to miss his first Easter Egg Hunt so me and his daddy made this not to happen. I know that right now he don't care on what Easter Egg Hunt means but I hope someday, when he can able to understand and read this, I hope that he will appreciate what we did for him. We love you Zac - Daddy & Mommy

He is sick :(

2010-04-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

He was fine and full of joy around 1:00AM. In fact he was playing with his daddy and he laughed and laughed. Few hours after he fell asleep, he woke me up with a high pitched scream. I woke up immediately and checked him. I gave him milk but he was still crying. I changed his dirty diaper and still crying. I made him sit up and he still cried. Those are the normal reasons why he cries so I really felt that something is really wrong with him. He only stopped crying after I stood up and held him.

He woke up almost every hour just to cry and to ask for milk. I know that he wasn't bloated because I made him burp. At 9AM, his temperature was 98.6 F which is higher than his normal temperature which is 97.2 - 97.6 F. I told him to my husband and continued monitoring Zac. At 2PM, it went up to 99.9 F so I got scared and went to hubby again. I thought we need to rush him to the doctor but hubby said the doctor would not do anything to him unless his temp is higher than 100 F. Hubby gave him Tylenol for babies. He mixed it with the milk that he was drinking. It seems like the taste didn't bother him because he drank it all. At 5PM, I checked his temp and it went down to 98.2 F. I felt relieved. He seems better now than awhile ago. He gave me few smiles and he don't cry much now.

Right now, he is sleeping and he seems alright. I hope he feels better soon. BTW, below is the video of Zac playing daddy. This was taken few hours before he got sick.

Confused??

2010-04-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

I keep on telling Zac "Say mommy, mo-mmy" or "Say daddy, da-ddy" but unfortunately I don't get any response from him. But if I tell him "I love you", he mimics and say "I love you" to me. I say I love you to Zac very often than teaching him to say the word "mommy" and "daddy" so I guess that is the reason why he likes to say I love you. Sometimes I think that he thinks that I love you is his name LOL! If he is watching TV and I tell him I love you, he will look at me. When he is half asleep and I say I love you to him, he will smile at me with his eyes closed. I wonder if he really knows what I love you means. Last night, I said I love you to him three times and he said I love you to me three times too.

Tomorrow, I'll start calling him by his name so he will start knowing his name. I am glad though that he can say I love you and yeah I love him so much.

St. Patrick's Day

2010-03-29T14:36:00.001-07:00

Zac wore green clothes last St. Pat's Day. We went to shop with my dad-in-law that day and I decided to make him wear green since its St. Pat's Day. I know, it is the Irish's tradition of wearing green during that minor holiday (here in the US) but some Americans also wear green so I decided to make Zac join the club LOL!

Hubby told me that there are rivers here in the US that they dye green to celebrate this day. If I remember it right, I think it is the Chicago River.

TRIVIA: Originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was blue. However, over the years the color green and its association with Saint Patrick's day grew. Green ribbons and shamrocks were worn in celebration of St Patrick's Day as early as the 17th century.

The I love you video

2010-03-24T12:03:00.001-07:00

Here is the video that I promised I'll post hehe.

3 months old

2010-03-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

Zac's Milestone

(3 months old)

Motor Development

"Cycles" arms and legs smoothly
Raises his chest and head by using his arms while lying on his stomach
Holds his head facing straight and forward while lying on her back
Has a stronger kicking reflex. His grandpa said "Wow! you kicked 100 miles per hour" lol!
Keeps his body tight and compact when you pick him up

Visual Development

He loooovveesss watching TV. He can sit in the couch for 10-15 mins just watching TV that is why I always turn on the TV to kids shows like Dora, Diego, Spongebob, Mickey Mouse, Handy Mandy etc.

Language Development

Imitate some vowel sounds ("ah-ah, ooh-ohh").
His first wordS is "I love you". Yeah, you read it right, first words not word :D I was putting him to sleep one time (when he was 2 months old ) when I said I love you to him then I kinda heard him say "i love you". At first I didn't believed what he said because he is too young to say words like that so in short I ignored it. He did it again after few days so I immediately told it to my hubby and like me, he didn't believe it either. Few days after, I was talking to Zac while filming him when I said I love you to him and he said "i love you" to me :D Actually I didn't realize that he said it again til I showed the video to my husband THEN that is the time that he believed it because it was caught on cam. I'll post that video sometime next week whenever I get time to do it hehe. Well, its not really he said the word "i love you" clearly but he can sound it already :)

Social/Emotional Development

Coos, gurgles and smiles with pleasure when he sees me
He gives the cutest and biggest smile to people 95% of the time.
Recognizes and prefers the people closest to him
Snuggles into my arm's for security and comfort
He is more communicative with his face and body
Smiles, frown and grimaces

Cognitive Development

Focuses visually on object big or small
Improves his ability to follow objects with her eyes
Responds to loud sounds by crying or becoming silent or startled
Enjoys the sights and sounds while being taken for a stroll
Developing hand-eye coordination
Plays independently for 10-15 minutes at a time

Zac at the Park

2010-03-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

My Filipina friend and I decided to bring our sons in the park today since the sun is up and it is not cold. This is the first time that Zac went to the park so I was excited for him. The park is just walking distance away from our house actually it is only 2 or 3 blocks away. As usual, he fell asleep in his stroller on our way to the park and started waking up when we got in there. He usually fell asleep whenever you rock him and during ride and will make noises once the car stops (even stop light) hehe. Here is a pic of him in the park together with Mr. Snuggle.

I am so busy this past few weeks that I am not able to update this blog. I will try to catch up tomorrow and the next day.

goofy face

2010-03-02T08:07:00.000-08:00

Haha! I was watching TV when I noticed Zac sleeping. He was sleeping holding his ears with his tongue sticking out LOL!

His laugh is music to my ears

2010-02-20T22:39:00.000-08:00

Usually, Zac laughs when he is asleep but his morning I was sooo happy that he laughed several times when I was playing with him. Oh how I wish I was able to record that on video. Zac already stopped smiling when I turned on the camera so I am hoping that I'll be able to record his laugh next time.

Moral Lesson : Always be prepared and put the camera near me ALL the time. LOL!

2 months old

2010-02-17T19:19:00.000-08:00

Hoooorrayy! He is 2 months old now. I baked chocolate cake for him today just to celebrate his 2 months old day :D He spend most of his time today sleeping, well I can't blame him. The weather is too cold and it makes me feel sleepy most of the time too. I really noticed how much he have grown now. He weighs much heavier that makes my arms easily get tired from carrying him. I am not sure on how much he weighs now but "I think" he is more likely 11 lbs.

Happy 2 months old baby!! Mommy and Daddy love you very much :)

Milkaholic Zac

2010-02-15T15:17:00.000-08:00

A month ago, Zac drinks a can of Enfamil Lipil concentrated milk (which can make 1QT. or 34 oz. of milk) a day. But lately, he is becoming milkaholic LOL! He drinks 50 0z. of milk which is almost 2 cans of milk a day!! As of now, he is 2 days before he turns 2 months old. I am not sure if there is certain amount that a 2 month old baby should/could drink but I doubt if there is. I think Zac is drinking too much lol! I compared the amount of milk he is drinking to other babies that is almost the same age as him and Zac drinks twice of what they are drinking lol!

Since he drinks so much now, we got tired of cleaning his bottles every now and then so we decided to buy more bottles.

Zac has a total of 8 feeding bottles which we all got from his baby shower. He has three pieces of NUK Orthodontic bottles (10 oz. each bottles) and five bottles of Playtex VentAire. His favorite bottle is the NUK, maybe because its nipples are designed to imitate the shape of mother's nipples. He use to like drinking milk in Playtex bottles but then for some reason, he didn't like drinking in it now. So yesterday, hubby went to buy more NUK bottles.

Zac trying to talk

2010-02-12T15:58:00.000-08:00

Zac is trying to talk now once you start talking to him. He also like high pitched voice and he usually give response to it. Here is a vid clip of him trying to talk to me.

Shopping!!!

2010-02-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

It's been a week since the last time I post something here. Well, I was quite busy this past few days so I wasn't able to blog here. Hmm, highlights of Zac's week? We shopped for his clothes. We noticed that he is getting bigger and bigger almost every week. I started letting him wear 0-3 months size of clothes 2 weeks ago, so, bye-bye New born clothes :D

Hubby and I shopped til we dropped LOL! We have some 0-3 months old clothes for him already but we thought that what we have aren't enough so we bought more PLUS we also bought 3-6 months size, 6-9 months size and some 9 months old size clothes. Whew! we had a blast that night of shopping. We were both had fun and we are happy for Zac that he has more clothes to wear hehe. I wish I could post the pic of the clothes that we bought but the rechargeable battery of my digicam is messing up so I guess I'll just post them na lang whenever I can :)

2nd KUB result

2010-01-29T20:28:00.000-08:00

So I got the result of his 2nd ultrasound in the mail today. It says:

Findings: The right kidney measures approximately 5.23cm, increased from 5.15cm on the previous study.The left kidney measures approximately 5.22cm, increased from 4.95cm in the previous study. A small amount of fluid is seen within each renal pelvis. There is no dilation of the calices. The proximal ureters are not visualized. Color Doppler blood flow is present within both kidneys. No perinephric collections are seen. Bilateral ureteral jets are identified. There is only small amount of urine within urinary bladder.

Impression:
1. Interval renal growth, as above.
2. Trace fluid within the renal pelvis,bilaterally. No caliceal dilation is identified. The kidneys are not grossly hydronephrotic and this could be related to normal urinary excretion.
3. Bilateral ureteral jets exclude ureteral obstruction.

If I remember it right, the urologist said that if the fluid increased more than .10mm then his kidneys needs to be monitored and there is tendency that he needs to take antibiotic. Based on the result above, his right kidney increased .08mm, his left increased .27mm. His left kidney increased alot of amount :( But the urologist said that he don't need to take any medicine as usually, this kind of case resolves on its own. Oh God! I really hope so.

No amount???

2010-01-26T19:48:00.000-08:00

It's been a week and a day now since Zac's 2nd ultrasound and I finally got the result of it (yeah, just now!). I called them last Wednesday for the result but as usual, its their voicemail who answered my call so I just left a message to call me back. Unfortunately, no call from them on that day. I waited til Thursday,., still no call from them so I decided to call the next day. Friday came and stiiiiiill no call from them. I was so frustrated the whole weekend as I wanted to know the condition of my baby. I called them Monday morning and I was happy that I got a call from them on the afternoon. A nurse called me and informed me that he (Urologist) wants to see Zac before they give the result. I asked her "Is there any problem with my son?Why does he needs to see him? " she answered "Because that is how we do it" I replied "Is that the best answer that you can give to me? That is how you (hospital/doctor) do it?". I mean, why not tell me the result? if the result is negative then that's good BUT if there is any problem in his kidneys then let me know so I could bring my son to him but I want to know the result first (which i deserve to know) before I bring my son there. I didn't want to be rude or mean to her but giving me crappy answer like "Because that is how we do it" made me more confused and scared about the result. I mean, common! I waited days for their call and that is the answer I will get from them???

Today, I spoke to his doctor's secretary and she said that there is fluid that was found in his renal area. Urologist also said he has mild hydrophrosis and it usually resolves on its on so he doesn't need to take any antibiotics. My son also needs to have another ultrasound 6 months from now to check if the fluid is still there. I asked for the amount of fluid they found in his kidney but the secretary wasn't able to give it to me because it wasn't noted in his record. Anyways, I just asked her to send me my son's medical record.

I am thankful that my son is one of those lucky kid who only has mild hydronep. I am also hoping and praying that the fluid will be gone soon.

Zac supports COLTS

2010-01-24T18:23:00.000-08:00

Zac supports Colts from head to toe on their game to Superbowl. GO COLTS!!!