A Conversation with My Cousin Nino

Well yesterday morning I was a bit loud when I wanted my milk. It is the only way I know how to ask for it, so I was crying....very loudly...and I found out later I woke up my cousin Nino.

He told me I woke him up twice that night! I'm sorry. I didn't realize. Anyway, when mommy was feeding me later in the evening Nino was telling me about that night. He also was trying to keep me awake because he wanted me to sleep longer later on. He was clapping his hands, talking really loud and tried tickling me. You see, mommy was feeding me and I fell asleep. He was talking really nice and sweet, but told me that if I woke him up, he was going to have to find the duct tape! I don't know what the is, but Nino said that he would get it because, "like Pop-Pop says duct tape fixes everything." I guess he thought that the tape would fix my crying. Mommy was laughing so hard and she called daddy in to the living room to tell him what Nino said. Mommy tried to explain to me that Pop-Pop uses duct tape for EVERYTHING and Nino wanted to fix me with it.

Well Pop-Pop is supposed to come visit me in a few weeks, so I will have to ask about this duct tape. I'm not sure I like this duct tape thing... but Mommy said Nino was just playing with me.

I guess he is a joker just like daddy.

Breathing Easy...

You know, I know mommy was worried about my surgery, but things have been getting a whole lot better. I used to make these really funny noises when I was breathing. I was so loud sometimes, mommy thought it was daddy snoring and not me! But my little wires are working really good now. They have moved my jaw and tongue down now and I don't sound gurgaly anymore when I breath! Mommy and daddy and even my Tio Payo can tell the difference.
Mommy says as least before she knew I was breathing because she could hear me, now she has to look at me and watch my chest move! HA HA

Now we have to work on my eating. At least that is what mommy and daddy keep saying. I am doing good, but I am lazy! I admit it. I am lazy. Mommy says I'm like Uncle Joey, but I'm not sure what that means. Anyway, they always give me the tube when I don't want to suck anymore, so I know I will get my food. But I think mommy and daddy are catching on...they keep saying they are going to take the tube away!!! I mean it is kind of annoying, but I am going to have to work HARDER! It is okay. Mommy keeps saying I'm so strong, but I am just being me. "Adrian Little D Corona"

WOW I am Sooooo Bored!

Okay, don't get me wrong, I LOVE hanging out with mommy and daddy all day. I even like meeting the new people that come in to check on me, but I am soooo bored! I don't have my swing, or my playmat, and mommy has read all of the books she brought like 5 times already! The stories are great, but I need a little variety. There are only so many versions of Elmo looking for his lost black puppy that I can handle. And he NEVER finds the puppy! I really don't understand those books, but mommy makes them sound interesting. She tries...

Well I think things are going to get a little different, we were supposed to go home today, but my doctor came in and told mommy that they have to do another procedure. Mommy said they need to see if my wires are working right. She told me they are going to have to put me to sleep again and check out my jaw, but only on the left side. I guess that is better than checking both sides. So at least I will get out of my room!

We did go on a little adventure yesterday to go get some pictures taken of my jaw. Yeah, I DID NOT like that one bit. They put these things around my belly and legs so I couldn't move and put me on a hard board. They tried to make it softer with a blanket, but it wasn't as soft as my pillows at home....oh I can't wait to go home and put on my jammies and sleep in my own bed.

Oh...um...I think my mommy is a little crazy. We were playing peek-a-boo and she kind of lost her mind when I was laughing and smiling with her. It was kind of funny and made me smile even bigger, which made her go a little more crazy. It was SOOOO funny! I think daddy thinks mommy is a little crazy also...

Well I'm tired, gonna take a nap. I will keep you posted!

Taking It Easy...

Mommy and daddy bought me a new stuffed dog. I don't play with Jersey at home, so they got me my own dog! He has been traveling with me lately whenever I go to the hospital. He is so soft, but he doesn't have a name! So we are taking suggestions...

Well you can see mommy and daddy take care of me and my bed. Mom-mom's bunny is with me. She was with me when mommy had me in the hospital, so she has been there since day one! I have trouble holding my bobo(paci) by myself and if mommy and daddy had to hold it all the time, they would be tied to me so they find ways to prop it up. You can see in the picture. Hey as long as it is in there, when I want it. I have no problem with how it stays there. Oh you can check out my brace in the picture. Mommy says I look like I'm going to take off flying when I have both on LOL. I can't see what I look like, but it makes mommy giggle, that's why she breaks me free, like in the picture. My other arm has a needle in there for my medicine and food, so she keeps that one on.

Well hopefully I will be moving up to the regular floor soon. Supposedly there are a lot of sick little people up there and there is no room for me yet. I hope they get better soon so they can go home to there families and their houses. That is where I want to be soon. In my own bed!

So we are taking it easy. I started to drink from the bottle again today. Mommy was nervous about me moving my jaw so much, but I did okay. It didn't hurt. I just really wanted my milk!! Mommy said I did really good for my first time after my surgery. She says we have to see how everything else goes the rest of the day.

Yeah, I know you guys have propbably been trying to see my little wires under my chin!! Ha Ha, we are tricking you a little bit. Mommy says those are a secret in pictures for now, so maybe you will get a sneak peek later....

Love you all!

Feed Me Please!

The last 36 hours have been a bit fuzzy. And can you believe I STILL have not eaten! I think this is more torture than the braces they have on my arms. Yeah they have these wrap things that go on my arms and keep them straight so I don't grab these little metal strings that I have on my chin....yeah I will explain later...its weird. They kind of scared mommy when she saw them for the first time. Like I said, things have been fuzzy, but I KNOW mommy was a bit upset. I think daddy was also, but he doesn't show it much.

Well mommy and daddy break me free from my braces and take my arms out so they can hold my hand and kiss my arms. I try to sneak and pull it away sometimes, because I LOVE to have my hands up at my face! I was scrunched like that for months in mommy's belly. I just can't break the habit. I also love to bury my face, in mommy's shoulder, daddy's chest, and my comfy pillows at home and now I can't do that....at least for a while.

I overheard the doctors tell mommy and daddy how much this is going to help me breathe and feed. MAN I AM HUNGRY! Just thinking about it makes me even more hungry. Well these metal strings have to be turned by mommy twice a day with a tool that looks like something daddy takes to work. But, they said it will all be worth it. I don't really know what they did, you have to ask mommy and daddy about that. I do know they twist the strings twice a day and it moves my jaw down and out! Oh Man...I am just HUNGRY. I keep trying to tell mommy and daddy and I hear them keep telling the nurses and doctors that I need to eat, but the nurses and doctors are trying to be really really safe with me and my belly...so I have to keep waiting.

Well, my cheeks are WAAAAAY bigger than before we got here, at least that is what mommy keeps saying. They should get back to normal soon. Actually I am not even sure, remember I said things have been fuzzy....well the other things I keep hearing are morphine, oxycodone, nubine, and tylenol. I think those are the things that keep things fuzzy, but I am feeling better little by little and that makes mommy and daddy very happy.

I still have more days to hang out here in the hospital. Everyone is taking good care of me. I'll keep you posted on how my little jaw is doing.

OH YES!!!! Here it comes, they are going to feed me FINALLY!!!

Just Call Me Kent...Clark Kent

Well, I got my glasses!!! I can see mommy and daddy A LOT better now. And let me tell you...this was a process. When we picked up my glasses from my eye doctor they didn't have anything to hold them up off of my nose and they pushed against my eyes. Man! I couldn't even open my eyes! Mommy was upset, but she went on a mission to find something to fix my glasses, or another pair that would work. Gwen started looking for places on the computer. Finally, after calling all over Raleigh and Cary and other cities here and all the eye glasses stores Gwen found, and realizing NO ONE had my little size, mommy remembered a website she had seen when we found out I was going to need glasses. She looked up Solo Bambini again. Mommy loves this website! They have cool glasses for babies like me. She called them, the store is in California. I don't know exactly where that is, but mommy says that it is far. So after talking with the ladies at the store they decided on a game plan with mommy. Mommy would have the Optical Center send my glasses to Solo Bambini and they would put nose pads on them. This doesn't mean much to me, but mommy was calling daddy at work to let him know and she was SOOOO excited. Well, finally a week and a half after all of that I got my new eyes!!!

My whole world opened up when they put those glasses on me. Mommy almost cried. Lauren and Nino were with us when we went to pick them up. They thought I looked really cool with them on.

I just want to say thank you to Solo Bambini and the Raleigh Optical Center for helping mommy and me.

Also, I am going in for my surgery on Monday. Mommy and daddy are asking everyone to pray for a speedy recovery. I'm not sure what that means, but I just don't want to stay in the hospital a looooong time. I mean, everyone is nice, but I have had too many visits so far. I also overheard mommy telling daddy that the plates and screws and stuff they are going to put on my jaw to help move it down are going to be "absorbed into my tissue". This sounds a little weird to me, but she also said that now I will only have to have one surgery. They won't have to cut me open again to get them out! Woo-Hoo (mommy says that a lot. I don't know yet, if that is a cool thing to do or if it is corny. But she always laughs when she says it so I will use it for now.)

Mommy says she is going to try to keep everyone posted on my surgery and healing time. Stay tuned....

It's been a while...

Well, I knew it would be tough for mommy and daddy to keep up with this, but I know I have been a handful and they are doing their best to keep everyone up to date. Mommy can't even check her email most days. But that's okay because she is taking care of me.

So....I have been laughing a lot in my sleep and smiling for a while now. Mommy asks me if Mom-Mom plays with me in my dreams and that is why I am smiling and laughing so much...but that is between me and Mom-Mom ;) She is my perfect angel.

I am back in the hospital but everything is looking good. Hopefully they are going to work on my little jaw this week. It is called a distraction, at least that is what mommy keeps telling me, in order to get me ready. She also says she is trying to "fatten" me up to prepare me for the surgery. She has a lot of plans for me. She tells me what we are going to be doing and how things are going to happen, but honestly, I don't understand a lot of the things she says, but I know and feel that mommy and daddy will take care of me and the doctors and nurses have all been so nice that I am not worried. I do know that once they work on my jaw I will be able to breathe a lot better and eat without this tube in my nose....it really is annoying to tell you the truth. But it fills up my belly so I will take it!

I have had a really exciting past few weeks! I met my abuela from Florida and my Titi Arelis and cousins Gwen and Darwin. Also, my Uncle Otto and Janet. I also met my cousins Lauren and Nino. They are awesome. Lauren helps mommy take really good care of me and Nino just loves me so much, he gives me kisses and plays with me. I can't wait until I am bigger so we can really play together. Maybe he will teach me how to skateboard, he is always talking about that.

I know mommy hasn't put any pictures up, but her and I had a conversation and she said I can put some up. So I am going to try. The first one is of me and mommy on Father's Day. I was almost two weeks old. The other one is of my daddy and abuela and then me and my cousin Gwen. Those were last week. I was six weeks old. Enjoy!!

Well its time for me to go. I think mommy is getting my milk ready. I will let you know how things go with my surgery. Love to everyone!