Andrew loves to put on Brandon's stethoscope!

 Sometimes he misses putting it in his ears and it ends up on his cheeks or his neck, haha, he thinks it's pretty funny

 The first thing Andrew wants to do in the morning is go "bye bye" except he says mama for bye bye. Can't get him to say anything else yet. He sits and waits at the door till I let him out.

 Andrew learned how to crawl into his stroller basket. He just loves to sit in baskets and boxes

This week it has been great having Brandon's mom here! Andrew loves playing with Grandma and getting spoiled to death, haha. He started to eat really well which is great! He tells us when he is hungry by going and getting his tray and carrying over to his chair, it is so cute. He has been eating a lot of different things too like lentils, carrots, and celery. Hopefully he keeps it up once Grandma leaves. Andrew still has a pretty runny nose and a cough so we are still giving him his inhaler medication. He seems to be doing a little better though and at least got his appetite back. Brandon has a big test on Monday so he has been studying like crazy while I have been getting a a super nice break. We did get to go see Taken 2 which was pretty good :) I got to play tennis, read, and work on a wall hanging for the baby too.

Poor Andrew

Little Andrew is so sick. He had a cold a few days ago that turned into something much worse. I took him to the doctor on Friday and she told me to go to the E.R because he wasn't getting enough oxygen. So I was really scared! It is the worst thing to see your little guy so sick :( They tested for RSV but it wasn't that, just another nasty virus. So poor little Andrew had to get medicine through a mask and drink steroid medication to help him breathe better. They did a chest x-ray but that came back looking normal. We were at the E.R for about 3 hours and then they sent us home with some medicine and an inhaler for Andrew. We have been giving him the steroid medication every day. That medicine is so gross though! Andrew has been a really big trooper to take it all down. He cries but holds still and lets me squirt it in now. He likes his inhaler so at least that isn't too hard to get him to do. He is still pretty sick. We are going back to the doctor tomorrow to see what we need to do next. Brandon is also sick with what Andrew has. I have escaped the bullet so far so hopefully I don't get it too!

I went to the doctor last week and everything is good with the baby. This time I gained too much weight though! The whole too little too much weight thing is driving me crazy. They made me so worried I wasn't gaining weight so then I started eating a bunch of junk food to gain weight and now I have gained 12 pounds. So now I am going back to eating healthy but it is much harder to do that when I got used to having some cotton candy and black licorice whenever I wanted! haha. My tummy is still small so it is hard to fit into any of my pregnant pants but it is just a little too big to fit in my regular jeans so I just have to wear sweat pants and shorts. My weight apparently all goes to my thighs; too bad it doesn't distribute better! So far the names we are thinking about for the baby are Lilly, Layla, and Evelynn. We are leaning more towards Evelynn at the moment :) I think it is a very pretty name.

This week I got a new calling as the ward pianist. I am not very good after not having practiced for a long time but right now they have nobody who can play at all so at least it will be better than nothing :) Hopefully I can get better as I play more. I took Andrew into nursery on Sunday and he loves it! The ladies don't mind if we are in there because Andrew is so sweet and nice. He shares with everybody and doesn't get mad if someone takes his toy. He just wanders around and plays, its so cute. I wish he was old enough to be allowed in there; it would make church a whole lot easier. Andrew is getting so smart. He has started putting on hats. The video doesn't show it but he can actually do it all by himself now. It is so cute! He gets Brandon's hats and puts them on backwards and runs around, haha, I love it. Yesterday we went to a singing group in coconut grove called Silly Monkey's. They do a music program and they were doing a demo class for free. There were about 20 kids there. Andrew loved the music. It was really interesting to see how different he is than other kids his age. Almost all of the kids there sat with there moms nicely and just looked around while Andrew was up running all over the place! When they were playing musical instruments each kid gets an instrument and Andrew would go around to the moms and trade instruments and share. They had us sit in a circle for the singing time and Andrew would dance around in the middle of everyone and clap. He was definitely the most energetic and crazy one there. Today I got out the pack n play with balls again and this time he had so much fun putting the balls into the crib. He just picked up balls for about a half hour while I made dinner, it was great! He is still not eating well but he is really happy and energetic so hopefully that means he is doing alright!

Vizcaya

Today Andrew and I went to visit Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. It was so beautiful! It is an old Italian looking house with huge gardens and statues everywhere. The weather was a little cooler today so it was really nice to be outside. I finally found Andrew some shoes he can walk in so that was good for him running all over the place. The museum is right on the bay and it is so pretty outside. The inside of the house is pretty cool too but they wouldn't let me take pictures.

Yesterday Brandon had to work on a water pollution presentation for school so we went around and tested some of the local water like the Miami river and the bay.

 Brandon trying to grow facial hair. I think he looks super cute! :)

 Andrew's new big highchair. He sat there while I made dinner, it was so nice!

 It's raining even though you can't really tell

Today was a great day :) Andrew ate really well today, took a 3 hour nap and has been happy all day. I found he loves sunflower seeds which are full of calories and lots of vitamins and minerals so that is awesome :) It seems all my focus is on what that little guy eats, how he sleeps, and poops, haha. When Brandon gets home from school and grabs a snack I always seem to be talking about those things and it grosses him out, haha. I guess that's just what being a mom is, always worrying about your little guy and how you can make him happier. It rained this afternoon and Andrew had so much fun playing in it on the balcony! He started to practice jumping though he can't quite get the feet on the ground; it is pretty funny to watch. I'm starting to feel the baby kicking around a lot. She is one active little girl in there! I've still just gained 6 pounds but at least it is something. I am supposed to be around 10 pounds more now but I'm getting closer and I feel good so that is all I can do. 

 Andrew loves to run around naked after bath time and drag his blanky all over, haha. Brandon says no naked pictures, but he is just so cute I can't help it!

 Andrew likes to wear shoes now but can't walk in the shoes we have for him. I tried getting some new ones but I can't find any that aren't too clunky for him to run in.

Well I have made some progress with Andrew this week. I discovered that he loves fruit smoothies for breakfast. So every morning I make a tropical smoothie and add carrots, spinach, and pear juice. He drinks almost an entire cup! It's been great for helping him get less constipated and he gets some vegetables in. I also discovered he loves to eat black olives which I think is so funny because they have such a strong taste but he loves them. It has been a lot of work figuring out what he will eat and not eat. I am constantly looking up ideas or cooking something for him. I am just so worried about him not eating enough so I stress about it all day. Mostly I found he will eat for about 5 minutes then he thinks he is full so he runs around for a bit and then he gets super cranky so I know he is hungry again. I wish he would eat more in one sitting but as long as he is eating I'm ok with it. I also switched him to soy milk which seems to be better for him as well. He switched with no problem so that was nice. He is also starting to entertain himself for a little bit throughout the day which is really nice. He learned how to play drums on pots and pans and anything he can hit, haha, and he loves trying to stack cd's onto the cd stand thing. Andrew also has been sleeping through the night consistently finally! He goes to bed at 7 and wakes up at 7. I think this has helped him be much more pleasant during the day.

Brandon's back is still really bad. Sitting is the worst for him. So when he has to go to school for a couple hours at a time and sit in the hard desks he comes home in a lot of pain. He is going to try to get in to see a physical therapist to see if they can help him. Right now he is still crooked and has a mild scoliosis.

We enjoyed watching conference this past weekend. We got to watch the full morning sessions while Andrew was taking a nap and some of the afternoon ones. I really liked the talk by President Uchtdorf on finding happiness in the journey. I think I am definitely guilty of thinking negatively sometimes or thinking that someday I can be happier because life is hard right now, but I think it is important to stop and recognize all the good things that I do have. Not every day is perfect but there are lots of sweet moments every day that I get to have with my little family. My favorite is when Andrew races up and wraps his arms around my neck as hard as he can to give me a hug :) We are very blessed and I am so grateful that we are members of the church and get to hear the inspired counsel from the Lord. I can't imagine trying to have a strong family without it.

 20 weeks pregnant

 I let him turn on the blow dryer on cold and he will sit there forever and dry himself, haha

 Mess Maker! He has been dumping everything out. Our floor is so disgusting all the time!

 Science museum :)

Finished wall hanging

This past week I have been so worried about Andrew. He has been pretty constipated for a couple of weeks now and he is not eating anything. I took him to the doctor this morning and he is in the 30th percentile now which is lower than before for his weight. We are going to try switching to soy milk and see if that helps his tummy. I can't get any juice down him but I have started making fruit smoothies in the morning and he likes those even with carrots in it so that has been good. Brandon hurt his back really bad again so he can barely move. We are going to go to the doctor and get him checked out again today. He is literally crooked!