Another trip to Urgent Care for Isaiah

Monday afternoon started out like any other afternoon in the Sanchez house. Z was upstairs doing his homework and I was nursing Noah on the couch in the playroom while Isaiah played. Is this starting to sound familiar, nursing Noah, Isaiah playing...seeing a pattern here? Isaiah comes up to me and tells me he had "mocos" which is Spanish for snot. I tell him to let me see and I try to get it out. Those who know me well know I will pick any kids nose in a heartbeat. I don't see anything right away so I finish feeding Noah and then get Isaiah on my lap to take a better look. Well what do I see but a piece of plastic stuck up his nose!! I try to get the tweezers to get it out but I can't. So I yell upstairs to Z to get his shoes and off we head to the Urgent Care. Grandma is at the doctor herself so I have to take all 3 boys with me. We get to the Urgent care and the doctor gets it out and we head home. Just another day in the life of Isaiah! Here are the few picture I took!

August pictures

Stress Relief for my BFF! ;)

I have been a bad blogger so tonight at the request of Cara Beth I am going to upload some pictures and post some happening here in the Sanchez household, or the Sanchez zoo as I like to call it!

We love living here in sunny CA! We have been making trips to Disneyland and the Urgent Care, they know me by name now! Since my last post we have celebrated Noah's 4 month birthday and Isaiah's 2nd birthday. Zachary has been in school a month and a half now and he got the Behavior Award for August! The weather has been so hot here the kids are not allowed outside for recess at school. They have not been able to go outside for almost 2 weeks. The fires are really bad here and we get the ashes all over the cars along with the horrible smoke smell. They are starting to get some of them contained but a new one started today. We are spending a lot of time with Grandma and Papa due to the fact Cesar works A LOT! I am not complaining, the food there is great!

Enjoy the picture from August!

He is going to be the death of me!!

Here goes the Isaiah story of the day! While I was once again nursing Noah, I guess he will just have to stop eating, Isaiah was doing his new dance while watching the Wiggles. This all seems pretty safe, well as safe as Isaiah can be. He is really getting into it and all of the sudden he trips and falls landing on the video chair. He is crying and so I put Noah down, much to chunk's disappointment, and go to check out the damage. I was shocked to see the huge bump over his eye and his nose bleeding! I call the doctor's office and head over to have him checked out. When I get to the doctors office we are waiting for Dr. C and I am just sitting back watching Isaiah. He is climbing on the rolling stool and pushing himself across the room, he climbs onto the front of the table/truck and falls in the front window, he pulls down the paper from the table while trying to climb on top of it. I am thinking, at least if he falls here were are in the right place!

Dr. C comes in and starts to look at him. He tells me he is going to check for bleeding in the head, WHAT?!?! I really didn't' think it was that bad, I just wanted his eye checked out. He goes on to tell me that you can tell if there in bleeding internally by looking in the nose, eyes and ears. I am starting to get a little nervous here and wishing we were back in KY at Dr. A's office! He is just chatting away about Natasha Richards and how they should have checked her ears and they probably could have saved her. All the time I am thinking, is it that bad, does my baby have bleeding internally. He then pronounces him fine and to watch for other signs of internal bleeding such as vomitting, slurring speech(come on, he's 2 all his speech is slurred) and disorientation and sends me on my way. I am thankful he is okay but left a lot more worried then when I came in!! I am sure it will be worse tomorrow so I will post some more pictures!

Isaiah's dare devil pictures take 2!

Isaiah's dare devil pictures

Why do I open my mouth?!?!

I will never learn! As I sat at the computer trying to update the blog with yet another Isaiah story I think he is safely in the playroom watching tv with his brother. When what do I hear..."Mom, he climbed the gate!" from Zachary. I get up and running towards me is my own almost 2 year old Houdini! He used the grocery cart, turned it on it's side, pushed it to the gate and climbed right over! Someone help me! I took the grocery cart out and decided the rest of the post below was going to have to wait until nap time. Well the phone rang and I had to leave the playroom to get the cordless and then I see him using the door part of the gate to climb over again!! I am not sure what to do now. He is going to drive me batty!!!

**UPDATE**
As I sat down to post this during the boys naps Noah started crying. I headed upstairs to get him and while I am changing his diaper I look over my shoulder and see Isaiah! He was SUPPOSED to be in his crib. He climbed out....AGAIN!! He climbed out Saturday but I put the mattress on the floor and it seemed to fix the problem, until today!! I have no idea what to do now. Once again the phone rang and I went into the bedroom to answer it. As I come back into Noah's room Isaiah is in the crib with Noah!! If he wasn't so cute I would strangle him!! I headed to Babies R Us to see what they have and ended up deciding to child proof the room and then turn the crib into a toddler bed. So I take Isaiah and Noah to Grandma's and start the child proofing because my husband works all the time and who knows when he will be home. I get the crib turned into the toddler bed, and made up so nice, and start feeling pretty good about myself. I can do this with out Cesar I think, I am woman!! Well then I start to put the latches on the drawers, because I DO NOT need him throwing out clothes all night long, and they don't fit! So now I am sitting here posting this before I go pick up the boys so I don't lose my mind. I need a little down time so I used the blog to destress for a moment.

~~Classic me...I made him do it all over again so that I could capture it on film. Enjoy the pictures.~~

Guess what Isaiah did now!

Yesterday I went upstairs to take a nice hot bath while Cesar had the boys. When I turned on the water I noticed it started coming out funny. So I turned it off and looked under the faucet, this is what I saw.





I tried to get it out with my hands and no luck. So I headed to the garage to get a screwdriver. I finally got the obstruction out and this is what it was...




It is the bubble wand from some bath bubbles! Stay tuned for what he does next. I am almost scared to see what it is!!

Noah is 3 months old!!

Noah is now 3 months old! Time is flying by here in the Sanchez house. He got to go into the pool for the first time yesterday and he loved every minute of it. He is just like his daddy, a water baby. He is getting so big, about 16 pounds and 26 inches long. He is wearing 6 month clothes already and fits some 9 month stuff, what am I going to do?! Nothing I saved from Isaiah is going to work, the timing and the sizes are all different! Noah is such a good baby. Very laid back and do with the flow. He only cries when he is hungry or tired and that's not very often. He smiles so big at you and loves to be talked to. He loves his brothers and smiles at them all the time. He is sleeping through the night!!!! Usually from about 8 to 5 and then he eats and goes back to sleep until around 7 or so. I have NEVER had a baby do this and I am thrilled!! I can not wait to see what the next month brings us!

Ky picture #2

Ky pictures

Catching up! *really long*

It's been a while since I have blogged...there just doesn't seem to be the time like I used to have. It might have something to do with my 3 sons!! We have been busy since the end of school. Swimming at Grandma's, playing with friends and cousins and getting ready for the big KY trip! I could talk forever about going home, it was awesome.

We headed home on the 23rd of June. Nana came out to help me with the boys on the plane ride. It went surprisingly well I thought. When we landed at the airport we couldn't get to the front fast enough. Grandpa, Kel, and most importantly Bradley, Brady and Bella Ann were there waiting for us! I couldn't believe how little Bella was compared to my chunk of a baby. Bradley and Zachary were running around crazy and Brady was just taking it all in. Of course Kelly and I cried and I am tearing up now as I write this. I was so happy to see my babies again and to be able to spend two weeks with them. I was excited to show off my baby to gran and meamaw and pawpaw...really missed granddaddy on this trip. We headed to O'Charles for dinner, they don't have those out here. It was there Bradley showed us his wonderful trick he learned at school...how to make tooting noises with a bendy straw, definitely the highlight of the night. It was so nice to be with family again. We did a lot of things, zoo, shopping, gran's for lunch and dinner, the park. We had a great cookout on Saturday and I got to see a lot of people and introduce Noah to them all. It was a nice way to see people and not have to drag 3 kids all around the state!! It was a great time and it went too fast. It is hard being here with no friends and no one to hang out with. I miss that the most, just hanging out with Kelly and the kids. I love the army life most of the time, just not when it is time to leave my family. We got home on the 8th and now we are trying to get things put away and gearing up for some swim lessons and the start of school on the 28th for Z.

I took over 400 pictures while I was at home, don't worry I won't post all of them, just a few of my favorites! Look for some swim lesson pictures and a wiggles concert to come soon!

Zachary lost another tooth!!

Zachary lost his 3rd tooth yesterday! It was funny because we were actually in the dr's office having his teeth looked at because they have been loose forever and were starting to turn grey. Nothing is wrong with them, they are just taking their time falling out. His other front tooth is loose too. He will be singing that famous song this Christmas for sure!!

Zachary's award day!

Today was Zachary's awards ceremony at school. He got the Good Behavior Award, the Academic Achievement Award and the Presidental Award. We are so proud of him for doing so well in school. He really likes it and so far it seems to come easy for him. I only hope it continues that way! Cesar's station commander let him come to the awards ceremony, the highlight for Zachary, especially when the kids in his class told him how cool it was to have a dad in the army!

Noah is 2 months!!

This post is a little early but we went to the dr today and I thought I would post the stats!! Noah weighs in at a whopping 14.8 pounds and is 24 inches long! Needless to say he is eating great. He is starting to smile a lot and coo at the fan and the mobile over the swing. He is doing so much more every day. I love being the mommy of 3 boys!

It's been a while!

Thanks to my new obsession with facebook and the lack of time having 3 wild boys provides me my blog has suffered! So I am sure this will be a long post with lots of pictures in the slide show! In the past 3 weeks lots has been happening here in the Sanchez house.

School is almost over for the summer for Zachary. He is on year around school here and so he only gets about 6 weeks off for summer. I like it because he won't have the chance to be as bored, at least I hope not. He will be receiving the Good Behavior award and the Presidential Award for Education at his awards ceremony on Monday. We are so proud of him. Of course I will be posting lots of pictures and I am even going to attempt a video! He has made a lot of friends and is looking forward to next year! Next year is a concern for Cesar and I as he is such a smart boy and we are concerned he is not being challenged enough. His Rigby score was a 28, which translates to 4th grade reading level and his math was on the 3rd grade level. They do not skip grades here nor with the budget cuts do they offer any kind of gifted program. We are still trying to decide what to do. What a wonderful problem to have, but a problem nonetheless!

Isaiah is still Isaiah! Wild and crazy! He keeps me on my toes all the time. You never know what he is gong to get into next. As my dad says "He would wreck a one car funeral!" He is loving the pool and swimming with Zachary and Daddy. He goes to Grandma's once a week for a little spoiling and Mommy tries to get some things done around the house! He is talking so much more than he was. It's a good thing, I was getting ready to have his speech evaluated! I am THAT parent!

Noah is a great baby. He eats well, maybe a little too well, and sleeps great too. We got his furniture and he is now in his monkey themed room at night! Mommy doesn't do well with sharing a room with her kids! He is at least 13 pounds at 7 weeks and his reflux seems to be the same. We are going to have some more tests run to see if there is another treatment option for him.

We are counting the days until we come to KY! 14 more to go until I get some home cooking from Gran!! I like it out here but I miss the heck out of my nephews and niece! Not to mention the rest of my family. I am joining some mommy groups so that I can meet some friends and get some playdates for Zachary and Isaiah. I hope this helps the adjustment period a little. I am a little lonely here. I miss being able to pop over and see Jill and let Isaiah play with Madison and meeting Mom for some shopping and just being able to see Bradley whenever I wanted. I think it will get better when I get some friends to hang out with!

Enjoy the pictures of the past few weeks! I will try to be better about posting!

1 month already!

Time really does seem to fly when you have children. I can not beleive my last baby is already one month old! Where does the time go? It doesn't seem like it was that long ago I was bringing him home. Noah is a great baby. He sleeps well, he eats great and he is pretty laid back. He really doesn't have much choice on being laid back, his middle brother takes a lot of mommy's time! His reflux seems to be getting worse so we are going to the doctor on Thursday to change medicine and see if that helps. We are slowly getting used to 3 boys, 2 of those boys under 2! Routines are getting established, chores are getting done now, and dinner is usually being cooked! It is all working out. I love being a mom to three boys and wouldn't have it any other way!

Love the 5 minutes sites!

I am a HUGE fan of 5 minutes for books! I love to read, although there seems to be no time lately, and this is a great site for finding books that I probably would not normally chose for myself. They have a lot of other great 5 minute sites so I added them to my sidebar. Check them out they are great!

Noah's first bath pictures

Noah's first bath

We gave Noah his first bath last night! His belly button fell off about a week ago but it wasn't ready and so we had to have some medicine put on it and then wait for it to heal before he could have a tub bath. He actually liked it pretty well! As you can see after, he fell asleep and slept 4 hours before eating again!!! I think we will have a bath every night!

Picture of my boys!

This is what happens when you turn your back on Isaiah!

I must have the smartest boy in America. I am talking about my middle child. He seems to know the best time to get in trouble, right when I am nursing Noah. I am usually sitting on the couch in the playroom and he is just out of reach. Yesterday I wanted to take some pictures of the boys and while we were in the playroom Noah got hungry. So I started to feed him on the floor and Isaiah starts to get in trouble right after I get Noah latched on. This is what happened yesterday. I wasn't' close enough to get him so I just grabbed the camera. If I don't laugh at him I might go crazy!!







Yes, he takes all the books of the shelf and then uses the shelf for climbing! I see a trip to the ER in our future!

Happy Mother's Day

I know this is a little late! Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's out there. I had a great day, well weekend! We went to lunch on Saturday with my mother-in-law. We took her to BJ's. I wanted to miss the crowds, especially with 3 kids! There was no wait and we had a nice lunch. My brother-in-law joined us and then we headed back to the house where he hooked our Wii up to the Internet so Bradley Dylan and Zachary can now play against each other!

Sunday we headed to Ontario Mills, the outlet mall here and got Isaiah some new tennis shoes and had an ice cream! I love ice cream but have been trying to cut it out to help lose the baby weight faster! I decided that Mother's Day was a good occasion to have some! I got Wii fit from my wonderful husband and a super cute picture frame from my boys! We then headed over to grandmas so Z could watch Hotel for Dogs with Papa and we had a great dinner of tostadas! I found the boys all new shirts about mom so I made them wear them on Saturday for lunch! Enjoy the pictures of me and my boys!

More Isaiah drama!!

Today I had to take Isaiah to the doctor. I thought he had an ear infection or something because he just wasn't acting right. Who knew that taking two kids to the doctor, which is literally 2 miles down the road would take me 1 1/2 hours! When we got home I got Isaiah out first and told him to go in the house. What was I thinking?! He is 20 months old for goodness sake! I look up after getting Noah out of his seat and he is at the end of the driveway playing! I go to get him and he decides to take off running. I catch him, spank him, he could have cared less! After getting them both in the house, I notice Noah's diaper leaked! I get Isaiah into the playroom, shut the gate and get Noah changed. He is of course hungry, his eyes are open after all, but I leave him in the playpen while I try to get Isaiah a quick lunch before a much needed nap. I get lunch ready for Isaiah, cheese, a bananna, and yogurt and sit down to feed Noah, who by the way is now screaming his head off! I look over at my angle in the highchair and this is what I see!








Needless to say he got a bath before nap and now he is sleeping! Peace at last!