Bedtime Routine

I promised tia Lala a new video since she misses the x-man so much, so I thought I would capture some of his bedtime routine (at 23 weeks) for the blog. We start by getting x ready for his bath...this usually means some toe sucking followed by wrestling and raspberries on the belly. It always ends in giggles. Hopefully you will be able to hear it over his dad's monster noises...


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Then he's off to his bath. He just got this yellow rubber duck. His Oma and Gramps bought Xavier a great book about 10 rubber ducks lost at sea. He loves looking at the ducks and tries to grab them, so now he can...

When he's all dressed and ready for bed he sucks down a bottle. If you listen carefully you can actually hear it.

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He gets comfortable and sucks on a pacifier or his thumb. Tonight it was a pacifier that fell out as soon as he fell asleep.


What a little angel...If you are wondering if he is sporting a new haircut...yes, he is. His abuela took him to see his aunt in Cicero to...umm...fix his...errr...hair...in preparation of the Anello grandparents visit next week! He can't wait! He's also looking forward to tia Lala's visit in the spring!

Happy Birthday to Titi Linda

We spent Sunday with Titi Linda, whom we hadn't seen in a little while, and her sister, brother-in-law and two neices. Xavier was little on the quiet side, mostly because he was having lots of teething trouble that day. We got great advice from Bea about cold carrots...It worked like a charm - he didn't want to let go once he got his gums on it. We've decided we will need to go back for more advice...

Seeing Lin hold Xavier made us realize how much he has grown. Just compare these two pictures.
















He now measures at least 27 inches, though we can't be sure. He wouldn't stop grabbing his feet long enough to get a good measurement, how do they do it at the dr.s office?

We sang las man~anitas, ate cake (or stared at it) and then settled in for a late night bottle. Titi Linda thought he was cuteness and we couldn't agree more. Thanks for having us over!

Xavier is 5 months

Tuesday was Xavier's 5 month birthday. On that day he got a new car seat and...that's it. He's got more new stuff than we know what to do with...
I followed the advice of the only two people who made suggestions and got this Britax car seat from e-bay (brand new! thanks marna) and saved $60! My sister (AKA madrina) suggested this color combo and I think it will work nicely.

Though I just noticed that gramps suggested a used one...I checked those out on ebay as well. I don't have the patience to look for one that is in good condition and bid on it. I did get our 2nd base used - $10! BTW, this one goes up to 65lbs.

These pictures were taken just after dinner when x was playing with his dad. Well, at first he was just sitting in his high chair after his new favorite meal (peas), being "curious". We are really afraid of this curiousity when he learns to crawl and walk. Yikes!

See how he leans in closer to inspect? He's also been inspecting the cats recently, right before he pounces on them and, yes, tries to bite them...Sorry Pippi, it's not just you. I'll get pictures of that the next time they sit still for the attack.

Here he is, doing what else, yelling. Pippi's mom and I were talking about his the other day. The babes seem to be doing more and more of this lately. Go figure. It is tough to talk above it sometimes.

He looks confused by something his father said to him. Maybe it was a comment about his cute overalls. They were a gift from his aunt Lynda and uncle Chris. They fit! YAY!.

By the way...his cousin Tyler, has his own blog now too. We can't wait to check out all the new pictures, because he lives so far away - in Germany. Another friend is working on a blog in Vermont. We are going blog crazy. We can't wait for Alaina's blog to go live! Oh, the blog fun we are having.

Let's go shopping!

for a car seat...I know, not as exciting as when we used to shop for shoes or jewelry, but that was B.C. (before child). We have recently decided that we will get another britax for one of our cars (probably mine) because, well frankly, we think they are really safe. X has been in the britax that madrina got him (the roundabout) all this month in abuela's car and even without a latch system that seat has not budged. However, this is a big purchase and I would normally browse the stores with my sisters or friends for something that cost this much - as my mom might say "sue~na Mexicana", in other words "yeah, right". So we'll do our browsing on the blog and purchase online...