Thanksgiving

Before I post all what happened on Thanksgiving and lots of pictures I wanted to create a little entry of the things I am most thankful for. So here it goes. They are not in any specific order, I am equally thankful for everything listed.

1. My healthy baby boy Kade (I love you)
2. My fun and handsome husband (I love you)
3. My amazing mother (I love you)
4. My awesome brother Lane (I love you)
5. My Daddy (I love you and miss you so much Dad)
6. My sister Tanya
7. Our beautiful home that feels like a home
8. My health and my families health
9. All my friends- I have the best friends
10. All my family in Mexico and my mexican roots (Thanks mami)
11. My dog Bruiser (I love you)
12. Our Happiness
13. The food that we have to eat everday
14. My Chavez Familia-All of you (Thanks for making me feel so special)
15. My Abue (Te quiero mucho mi abuelita preciosia)
16. Our vehicles
17. The fun and excitment in our lives
18. Kade's babysitters
19. My Job and Jareds job
20. The troops fighting for our freedom (Thank you so much)

I know there is always more, but these are the greatest things that pop into my head and into my heart.

Haircut

This is the final product

My hito mijito got a haircut by my mother-in-law yesterday and I couldn't help but look at him and think how handsome my little man is. He has the perfect little face and everytime Mimi (that's what he calls Jared's mom) cuts his hair he looks older and older to me. I love my baby so much and words cannot describe how much he means to me. From the second I found out I was pregnant with him my life has been amazing by this little guy. He makes my life so fun and always full of love. He is so sweet! He is always giving mama and dada kisses and tells everyone "I wuvvvy". I couldn't ask for a sweeter, sensitive, loving, caring, smart (sooo smart), and especially fun little boy. I love you Kade and I would do anything for you. ANYTHING BABY!

Croup

We went to Phoenix this weekend for some shopping and also so Jared could get some more tatoo added to his arm (Crazy boy)! Well it was a fun time until the end. Here's a little sum up. We left late Thursday night so Kade could sleep because as we all know traveling with kids can sometimes be the pits. Friday was great, I shopped till I dropped (6 Hrs to be exact) and Kade behaved great, I was so proud of my baby. I got about 80% of my Christmas shopping done, which is such a relief. I was on a mission man! Saturday was pretty good, we started out at the zoo and then headed to the tatoo place to drop Jared off. Earlier in the day I noticed Kade was very tired, but figured it was just from the trip until I noticed my little man had fever towards the evening, I thought "OHHH great here we go again". I gave him some Tylenol and Mortin (Not at the same time) and that took care of that, but as we went back to our hotel after eating at Olive Garden (MMMM) Kade started breathing weird and had a weird cough. It was very scary! Long story short.... We decided to take him to urgent care on Sunday before heading back home, the Dr. there did 2 breathing treatments and said he wasn't getting any better so we better go to the hospital. We took him to the hospital, best care ever given by Dr. Jayson Luma and all the amazing nurses there (Note to self...Send thank you card to Desert hills hospital) and right away they told me my child had croup :( so they gave him another breathing treatment, and oral steroids to be taken for 5 days, monitored us for 2 hours and we were on our way home. My poor little guy, it was so scary, I thought for sure he had Swine (that is also what the first Dr. told us it might have been). I was told that Croup is going around town so watch your babies closely. Here is a few quick reference points:

Croup, also called laryngotracheobronchitis, most commonly affects children between the ages of six months and three years, usually during the late fall, winter and early spring. Symptoms, which often include a runny nose and a brassy cough, develop about 2-6 days after being exposed to someone with croup.

One of the distinctive characteristics of croup is the abrupt or sudden onset of symptoms. Children will usually be well when they went to bed, and will then wake up in the middle of the night with a croupy cough and trouble breathing. The cough that children with croup have is also distinctive. Unlike other viral respiratory illnesses, which can cause a dry, wet, or deep cough, croup causes a cough that sounds like a Barking Seal.

Another common sign or symptom of croup is inspiratory stridor, which is a loud, high-pitched, harsh noise that children with croup often have when they are breathing in. Stridor is often confused with wheezing, but unlike wheezing, which is usually caused by inflammation in the lungs, stridor is caused by inflammation in the larger airways.

What a weekend! Not only did it SUCK that Kade was sick, he was sick away from home. I was very pleased with the hospital though, they were the best!

Here are a few photos of the Zoo (taken by my Blackberry)


This Turtle weighed 630 lbs. I shouted "That Turtle weighs as much as an Elephant", Jared was so embarrassed. I don't know how much a darn Elephant weighs, do you? Apparently it's more than 630 lbs.

This Monkey was so hilarious. He would poop in his hand (I assume it was a male, I can't think of any girl doing that), look at it and throw it. The funniest thing we have seen in a long time.

Twisted

Ok...So I have a newborn again!! Kade has been waking up every night after doing so extremely well. I can't blame him for the past couple of nights because his nose was so clogged my baby couldn't breathe, but the other nights....I don't know what his excuses are. I started doing what I originally did to get him to go to sleep in his own bed and sleep through the night and that was to let him cry it out. (I know lots of moms don't agree with that, but it worked for me...So don't judge me!!) Well pretty sure the kid has grown more stubborn, I guess his dada is rubbing off on him (haha just a joke) because his cries have lasted a lot longer than they ever once did. So to the point, Kade cried his little self to sleep and I went in a little later to cover the kid and this is what I found.. I was so sad to see him all twisted up, but couldn't help but give a little chuckle. My poor baby! I promise Kade when you read this please know your mama loves you more than anything. And one more thing....Whatever happened to the damn crib bumper working???
(Yes, that's my baby's leg)

Hide and Seek

Lately Kade has been doing some funny things the more and more he gets older. He hides my toothbrush, puts my bra around his head, dances so much, and knows how to hide from Mommy. The other day I could not find Kade anywhere and I was a little worried because he knows how to open doors now. I thought "Oh no, my child has escaped out into the street" (I do not want to be that mom, ya know?). Well I finally found the little stinker...He had taken all of his toys out of his toy box and was hiding from me. I was so relieved to find him and had to just laugh at my baby. He is definitely a little stinker. I love him!

Halloween

Kade was a pirate for Halloween and he looked so cute I couldn't stand it. He did so good and he definitely knows what Candy is now. He loves it! On Friday my work put on this awesome Halloween festival, which they do yearly and Kade was a little scared that he didn't want to let go of Daddy. On Saturday we went over to my sister-in-laws house for yummy beans and chili and then went over to my mother-in-laws church for a little fun and some trunk or treating. Kade loved the games there and loved seeing little people all around because they were his size. My baby is getting so big, I am so proud of the little boy that he is.



That's my Mother-in Law, she played the witch at the company party

Happy Birthday

I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my father. I love and miss you so much. I think about my dad everyday and just want to say to whoever is reading my blog to not take people for granted. They can be gone so quickly and you will never get the time with them again. I know that anyone who has lost someone close to them knows the feeling. It's always important to tell loved ones how much they are loved, because even if they know it, it always feels good for them to hear it. I remember the last time I saw my father and the last time I talked to him and I will FOREVER hold that close to me. I never thought that after just a year and a half after being diagnosed with what everyone thought was early stages of cancer that he would be gone. I am very thankful for the time I got to spend with him in that year and a half, but always always wish it was more. I love you Dad more than anything!

Pumpkin Carving

Jared and I went to our friends house the other night for dinner and some pumpkin carving with the kids (it actually ended up being the adults). It was my first time to carve pumpkins and that was very apparent because I carved the darn thing upside down (It was pretty hilarious) but we had a good time and the pumpkins didn't turn out so bad. Jared's was better than mine, but there wasn't much of a difference when they were lit so that was a relief. I can't wait until Kade is a little bit older so he can understand how to carve pumpkins on his own (well with mama's help). I love Halloween and the fall, so many fun memories. I can't wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas now. Is it just me or is my life passing right before my eyes? Although this year has literally flown by it has been a good year with the exception of losing my daddy. I sure do wish he could get to see all these neat pictures of Kade and our family. Chris and Jared hard at work



Jared's pumpkin kinda looks like him, don't you think?? HAHAHA