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Dexter’s Godmother Alana lives in California and last weekend he got to meet her for the very first time! …
First Encounters
23 Friday Sep 2011
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Tag Archives: life
Celebration
22 Thursday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote, Family & Friends
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Alana, Arled, Aunt, bilirubin, bonfire, children, Dave, Dexter, family, fireworks, Grandma, Grandpa, life, Linda, Mandy, Marc, Mikhi, parenting, personal, Renee, Steve, Uncle, Victor
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We had a lot to celebrate this last weekend! First, we received a final confirmation that Dexter’s bilirubin levels (indirect …
Baby Thief
21 Wednesday Sep 2011
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Coffee Clutch
19 Monday Sep 2011
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Happy Baptism Day
18 Sunday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote, Family & Friends, Milestones
Reunited
17 Saturday Sep 2011
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Family Photo
16 Friday Sep 2011
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Tummy Time
15 Thursday Sep 2011
Mug Shots
14 Wednesday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote
Like every mother, I am convinced I have the cutest baby in the world. And so when I took Dexter in to get his FM3 (the residency visa in Mexico) photos taken, I didn’t think anything of it. In fact, I reveled in the compliments the photographer was giving me about how adorable my baby was.
You can only imagine my surprise when I picked up the photos yesterday. He looks like a convict!
(Certainly, these will be used as blackmail at some point in his future.)
Dexter’s Day
13 Tuesday Sep 2011
Posted in Video
Sometimes Dexter and I like to just sit and talk about our day.
Or rather, I try to talk really animated in order to invoke as many smiles and giggles as possible.
2011 09 13 Dexter’s Day from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
Packer Fan?
12 Monday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote
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cheese hat, cheesehead, children, Dexter, family, life, packer fan, Packers, parenting, personal
In honor of the first Packer game of the season, we decided to snap some pictures of Dexter in his cheese hat (thanks, Great Grandma Carol!).
However, despite all my tricks I could not bring a smile to my son’s face while he was sporting the cheese. I may have to accept the fact that at only 2 months old, he has declared himself a Bears fan like Daddy.
This is the best picture from the set:
Here are the “Behind the Scenes” photos:
Bath Time
11 Sunday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote
So many words and phrases have new meaning post-baby: 2am, bottle, sleeping in … keg bucket.
Let me explain – our apartment does not have a bathtub. I naively thought we could bathe our new baby in the kitchen sink until, I don’t know … he was a toddler? Wrong. He grew out of the sink at 6 weeks. In a scramble to find something that resembled a tub, we stumbled across some keg buckets we had.
Bingo!
Dexter’s new bathtub has since been a keg bucket.
Success!
10 Saturday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote
Today’s post is a bit delayed because Dexter, i.e. Captain Fussy Pants, could not be settled this morning.
We did the whole rotation: bouncy chair, bottle, changing pad (for whatever reason, he LOVES his changing pad), jungle gym, mobile, walking him around the house … and repeat. Nothing.
Finally, FINALLY I found the magic combination … bottle while watching the mobile. I suppose you could equate this to a movie and nice glass of wine … I should’ve known.
Here is proof of my success:
Through the Night! (Dexter)
09 Friday Sep 2011
Posted in Anecdote, Milestones, Video
Dexter had his very first FULL night of sleep!
See what he had to say about that …
2011 09 09 Through the Night! (Dexter) from Amanda Izquierdo on Vimeo.
Weekend Getaway
08 Thursday Sep 2011
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Charlie, children, Chloe, Dexter, dogs, family, life, Malinalco, Mandy, mommy, parenting, personal, puppies, vacation
Last weekend we took our first vacation, just the 3 … err, 5 of us.
That’s right – 2 adults, 2 dogs and 1 baby.
To celebrate a friend’s birthday, a group of 14 of us rented a hacienda in Malinalco. It was beautiful, tranquil and something straight out of a postcard. And then our family showed up.
Chloe got into a “scuffle” with one of the hacienda dogs. Twice. Charlie very happily dropped the balls that flew out of the paddle-ball court into the pool. Every time. And Dexter developed a temporary dislike for his portacrib, which lasted about the duration of the trip. Our friends were kind enough to say they never heard him cry at night. But in a building made of stone and concrete with open-air hallways, I am certain they were just being nice … very nice.
Despite the craziness, we really did have a fantastic weekend. It was so refreshing to get out of the city and spend time with friends.
We even had a chance to snap a few photos (well, OF COURSE we took photos!)
Dance!
07 Wednesday Sep 2011
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Expressions
06 Tuesday Sep 2011
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My little Pacquiao
05 Monday Sep 2011
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Doubly Documented
04 Sunday Sep 2011
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Happy 2 Months, Dexter!
03 Saturday Sep 2011
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