Bad day for Brianna

Today was another boing day thanks to Fay. Last night was probably the worst of the storm. It sounded like our house was taking a beating. I'm glad Philipe was home because I probably would have been curled up in the corner with Brianna if he were at the station. I'm such a weenie when it comes to storms. This morning I went to let the dogs out and realized our fence was knocked over on one side. Just great!

Around 11:00 I decided to go to my cousins to get me and Brianna out of the house. Brianna didn't sleep very well last night (not like she ever does, but last night was horrible) so she was really crabby. She wouldn't eat lunch and around 12:30 she decided to have a temper tantrum like I have never seen before. I really thought something was wrong with her. I tried everything. I tried nursing her. She wouldn't have it. She would just arch her back and scream. I tried taking her outside for fresh air. She went crazy. She kept throwing herself backwards and screaming. I thought for sure if I put her in the truck and drove around she would calm down and fall asleep. I pulled out of the driveway and she started gagging. I freaked. I grabbed her, ran inside and told my cousin we should call 911. I took off all her clothes and made sure nothing was biting her and checked her little body from head to toe. I couldn't see anything. My cousin even got a little freaked and told me to, "put her on the boob". I tried again..... nope. I thought for sure she had some kind of internal damage going on, until,...... my cousins little chihuahua ran out and jumped on the couch. Brianna went from screaming bloody murder to smiling and signing dog. Grrrr....I couldn't believe it! It was just a temper tantrum. She really fooled me. I was really about to call 911. I am not looking forward to the terrible 2's at all. If this was a glimpse of what it might be like, Lord help me. Once we chased the dog around for a while and Brianna was calm enough I put her in the truck and we headed home. She starting singing and laughing hysterically for about 5 minutes. Then she passed out. She's still napping. I hope I never have to see that side of her again. 

Fay, Fay...Go Away!

Wow! 2 posts in 2 days, with pictures...I'm on a roll!

Tropical storm Fay sucks!!! There's nothing to do and we're going nuts! We did go drive around today to see how bad the flooding was. It was pretty bad. There are a lot of stupid people out there man. They're riding around in low riders and water is pouring into their cars. Morons! 

Here are some pics...

This is the soccer field I play on. There were 3 boys on a piece of plywood floating around, using crutches to push themselves all around. It was quite comical.

This was the exit to the park

Philipe's parents back yard. The river was almost in the Tacki Tiki

The boat is on the lift as high as it will go. They had to tie it off.

My stud muffin!

Philipe's truck in our front yard

The street we live off of. This is where people were getting stuck.

This truck was behind us

The park where we play soccer

Oh... I went to Dr. Punger and got my I.U.D taken out a couple weeks ago. It wasn't half as bad as I thought it was going to be. That little bugger hurt going in. Dr. Punger sad she was excited to play an accomplice in me getting pregnant. I've got the most awesome doc in the world. It's a shame it took us so long to find her. We weren't going to say anything until we found out we were pregnant but just the fact that we're trying is super exciting for me and I can't contain myself. I took a pregnancy test today. It was a digital. It said, "Not Pregnant". Damn it! On the box it says it can tell you 4 days before the first day of your missed period. My periods are always so irregular I'll probably find out when I'm like 6 months along. LOL! I'm sure me still breast feeding makes it a little more complicated to. Whatever! It's in God's hands. Sometimes the thought of having another baby consumes me (not in an unhealthy way). Having Brianna was the best experience ever. Little did I know I had the choice to make the whole experience even better. My next baby WILL be born at home. Why labor in a hospital when I can labor in the comfort of my own home? I picture it and I can't wait to make it happen. I have so many feelings about this I'll have to save for another day. As for now.... Big Brother 10 is on. I'm off to sit in front of the tube with my hubby. Kiss kiss!

I'm a slacker...I know

So, it's been a while.... again! I feel like I never get time to write. Brianna requires all my time. She keeps me on my toes. It's so much fun now. Well, it's always been fun but it's a different kind of fun now.  She's always wanting to do stuff and experience different things. Hence, why I haven't gotten the opportunity to sit at the computer and blog. She's soaking everything in, just like a sponge. She likes to try and repeat everything we say. It's so cute. Her favorite thing is to say, "noooo", just like Dora and Diego. It's really funny. I'm sure it will get old REAL soon though. Brianna knows where her eyes, nose, mouth, ears, toes, and boobies (thanks to her Daddy) are. She's so darn smart! I don't remember if I said it before but we bought Brianna her very own potty. While she hasn't actually gone on it, she really enjoys sitting on it and reading. Hehehe! Just like her father. Then she'll take out the center piece and bring it to us. I can tell that might be a problem when she actually starts using it. 

I had to add this picture because Brianna looks so cute. She loves climbing in and out of her dresser cabinet. 
OH!!! Brianna's been real edgy lately. Super irritable! Well, today we were at Winn Dixie and she was in our Ergo carrier. She loves to flip her head back and wait for her Daddy to come tickle her under her neck. While she was cracking up with laughter I had the chance to look at her top gums and I couldn't believe she has 2 molars coming in. I've been checking her mouth a lot lately cause I know it's about that time but I'm only able to see the bottom part of her mouth. I don't know why but it's really exciting. It felt like she got her 1st tooth all over again. 

I'm still playing soccer. I finally feel like I'm back in shape again. The only bad part is our games are in the dead heat on Sundays. It's horrible out there! 

That's it for now. I'll try to post more often....ta ta!

Bday pics

Here's some pictures from Brianna's birthday bash. They're in backwards order.

Brianna's cousins, Anthony and Jeremiah, helped her eat her cake.

Brianna's favorite part was playing with the tissue paper

Hat's just aren't really her thing.

I don't remember what happen here but it was her party and she could cry if she wanted to.

Brianna loves being read to

Brianna's high chair was decorated for the occasion.

Playing in the pool is Brianna's most favorite thing to do!

1..2..3...BLOW!

What the heck is this stuff??

R.I.P Grandpa/ Happy Birthday Brianna

What an eventful week we've had! While we got to celebrate Brianna turning one year old, I had to say goodbye to someone very dear to my heart. On Aug. 1st  my Grandpa passed away while under the care of hospice. It seems like this all came out of no where. My Grandpa battled CHF for a long time. Years!! He was always in and out of the hospital but managed to live a good life. My cousin and I were his babies. Almost every good childhood memory I have involves my Grandpa. This is all so bitter/sweet. I'm so happy he's in a better place but so sad he won't be here with us any more. I know I'll see him again one day but it won't be for a loooong while (God willing). The hardest part was that he was still all there in the head. He knew everything that was going on. He wanted to keep fighting. It must be so hard to have the mind of a fighter and want to keep going but your body just won't allow it. Once his body went into multi-system failure, he decided to go with hospice. They pretty much drugged him up so he didn't really know what was going on anymore. They predicted he would have died the same day hospice took over but would you believe that man lived 2 days taking 4-6 breaths.  At the end, we were all     hoping he would just go and meet his maker. Philipe and I say he had a lot of negotiating to do. That's why it took him so long. I don't really know how to feel about this whole thing. I think I still might be in shock. And, I'm really pissed the it all ended. People were fighting about his will before he was even gone, right next to his bed side. My cousin, who visited him almost daily and listened to him complain all the time, was made out to be some kind of monster, and no one was told he even died so there were only 6 people at his funeral. My Grandpa was a great man and was friends with more people than I will probably ever know in my life time. It should have panned out differently. Oh.... and he said part of the reason he didn't feel like he could die peacefully was because he was worried about all of his animals. He said the only way he could go on peacefully was if Philipe and I were to take his 4 dogs and 1 bird. He knew we would do what was best for them. Well, today I called his girlfriend to make arrangements to get them and she informed me she got rid of them all. I'm pissed! Don't get me wrong....it's a lot let stress we have to deal with but this was one of my Grandpa's wishes on his death bed. Some nerve. I feel like his animals were my responsibility, given to me by my Grandpa and now I'm letting him down. I know this isn't rational but it's how I'm feeling.

Brianna turned 1 on the 3rd (2 days after Grandpa died). Her birthday was wonderful! I was useless the entire day but Philipe did a good job at pulling it off. Thank God for my in-laws and mommy group friends....AHEM...Michelle and Amy. They're amazing. We had a pool party at the in-laws and about 70 people came. Brianna was a bit overwhelmed but loosened up towards the end. Brianna got more toys than we have room for. LOL! And of course her favorite part was the tissue paper and boxes. I just can't believe my baby is a year old. Brianna was born at 9:02 a.m. so the whole morning of her birthday was kept looking at the clock and tried to remember what we were doing on that day 1 year ago. It was fun. Especially when Philipe said, "this time last year Brianna's head was crowning". At 9:02 She came out and they place her on my chest. I must admit I got a little choked up, but then it was back to worrying about party planning. I'll have to post some pics of her Bday. It was really nice. Just wish Grandpa could have been there.

On to other news... last night Philipe gave Brianna the heimlich. She was choking on a piece of a plum. Usually she's able to cough it up but this time it wouldn't budge. She was in the highchair which is right next to the kitchen. Philipe was in there cooking stir fry and saw her. When her face started turning purple he ran over, very calmly and took her out of her high chair, flung her over his arm and patted her back 3 times. A little piece of plum came flying out of her mouth. I was impressed! She cried a little and then wanted more plum. LOL. They get over things so quickly.

Yesterday Brianna went to Dr. Punger for her 1 year appontment. She weighed 22.5 & 1/2 lbs. She weighed more at her last appointment but she's sick right now and hasn't had much of an appetite for solids. She waked up coughing all night and her nose is running like a faucet. I feel so bad for her. Poor baby!

Sign away!

As most of you know, we've been trying to teach Brianna sign language. The whole point behind this is that it reduces the frustration a child feels by not  being able to communicate what they want or need. We thought it was a great idea but Brianna is learning to talk so quickly it kind of defeats the purpose. Oh well! At least she'll learn some of another language. When we told people we were going to teach Brianna sign language we got a lot of criticism. For some reason, some thought it would delay her speaking. Wrong! Anyhow, Brianna finally started signing. She's been signing 'milk' for a while now but today she signed signs she's never signed before like a pro. (Try saying that sentence 3 times fast.) She walks up to Dixie (our bird) and says bird while signing it at the same time. All day today she kept patting her belly. I had no idea what she was doing. Then, while I was giving her a bath, Bruizer (dog) started going nuts barking and Brianna looked at me and her eyes got real big and she started patting her belly. It all made sense! The actual sign for dog is to pat your leg and then snap . Close enough for me! When I fed her dinner tonight she signed 'more' 3 times. Then she just sat there staring at me. I asked her if she wanted more and she said, "na", turned her head and signed 'all done'! I couldn't believe my eyes! My child is a genius. I still have to get her singing twinkle twinkle little star on video. She sings "up above da"...then we have to finish the song. She makes me so happy! Ugh, I wish I could bottle these feelings up and save them forever!

Brianna's getting much better at swimming. She kicks her feat like a maniac, goes under water like a fish, and floats on her back without my hand under her for a few seconds. I think she might be able to swim by the end of the summer. She's always smiling when she's in the pool. She loves the water. It's in her blood! I started going into labor in Philipe's parents pool so it's only natural that she enjoys it so much.

Yesterday, we went out on Philipe's parents boat. Brianna loved it, as to be expected. We got some really cute pictures  but they're on Deanna's (MIL) camera so as soon as I get them I will post them. 

Still here

I know. I have totally neglected my blog for the last week and a half. We have been so busy lately I'm lucky if I even get to do the laundry! And I'm pretty sure Brianna is getting ready to cut 2 more teeth so she is requiring my undivided attention ALL THE TIME. I got her this super cute homeopathic teething necklace. I'll have to take pictures of her with her necklace later and post them. Not a whole lot new to report. Just staying busy. Now that Brianna is so mobile we have to find new things to do with her everyday. She goes nuts if she's in the house all day. She's just like her father! I would kill to be a bum on the couch for 1 day. She keeps me on my toes. Oh! We did buy a pretty big pool for the back yard. Bri loves it! I took a bunch of pictures but decided not to post them because Brianna is nude and there are a lot of sicko's out there that get of on that kind of stuff. So, one day I'll try to remember to put a bathing suit on her and take pics.

A couple weeks ago, I took some pictures of Brianna in the tub. My parents took this same picture of me when I was about Brianna's age and I think they look almost identical. I'll have to go through all my pictures and try to find it. Brianna loves her tubby time.

We got Brianna a bag of 100 balls from Walmart. We copied a friend of ours and blew up a pool and put all the balls in it. The pool of balls is Brianna's new favorite place to hang out. She'll sit in there and read a book for a good 15 minutes. Philipe jokes around and calls her a book nerd. He says when she starts school we're going to have to get her a pocket protector. She is so smart! I'll have to record her reading Dr. Seuss's, Hop on Pop. I'm tellin' ya, she can read that whole book. It's very impressive. 

For the 4th of July we went to Philipe's parents house. We had a really good time. Brianna loved the fireworks. 

Uncle Chris and Daddy thought it would be funny to give Brianna some "props" for a picture. I thought it was pretty funny myself.

On Tuesday Philipe, Brianna, and I went to a sign language class that the Indian River County library has. I liked it. Brianna enjoyed it. Philipe didn't care for it to much. He thought it was to advanced for ages 0-18 months.  I agree but Brianna really enjoyed the play time afterwards and it gives us something to do to get out of the house. After the class we went to Publix, got some subs, and headed to the Marine Center. It's free on Tuesdays. We really enjoyed it. It was nice to something fun as a family and not break our pockets. Brianna loved looking at the fish. She tries to say it and sign it too. She throws her hand out and says "ish"! Pretty darn cute.

And for one of my proudest moments.....Brianna can dribble a soccer ball. This clip is about a month old. She's gotten even better. I must say, I am the proudest mommy in the whole world. Life could not get any better! Well, the only thing that could top it off is if Brianna would sleep through the night but I don't see that happening anytime soon. 

Soccer is in her blood. She's a natural! Check it out....

Well, that's all for now.