Armando has been home for a year!

Armando came home on July 5th, 2008. It was very easy to add Armando to the routine that we had established with Alea. He is our laid back, easy going baby:) He only fussed if he was hungry; otherwise he would just hang out on the floor taking it all in. Today is a different story, he still doesn't fuss, but he "runs" all over the house with his push toy. He is a maniac behind the wheel, Hahahahaha. He has gotten very loud as well. He likes to babble all day long and sometimes at night too. Because of that, he got his own room so that he can "sing" and "talk" as much as he wants without waking up his sisters.

Armando is the most ticklish of the three, laughing from just looking at my finger mimic the tickling movements. Armando is doing so much these days, that it's hard to recall everything. Things that he is doing are: pushing his toy everywhere, playing I'm going to get ya (he crawls as fast as he can and squeals when I'm chasing him), sooooooooo big, pat-a-cake, peek-a-boo, looking for Frankie, waving bye-bye, saying Da-da, Ma-ma, Uh-Oh, putting things in and out, pushing toy tractors, kissing (He lovesssssssss to kiss), climbing on things, standing without holding on to anything, etc.

Daddy and I think that if we only had Armando, we would think that Parenthood is a piece of cake and that we were the best parents ever, ha. We wouldn't know that we just got lucky with an easy going baby. Armando is our cuddly bug and he will go to anybody that wants to hold him. He isn't shy at all. Armando is a good balance to the chaos in this house:) We love him to pieces:)

As I said in Alea's post, pictures speak louder than words.

July 2008 (3 months old)
And then there were two! Armando on the left chilling and Alea on the right going bonkers! This was the typical case, Ha.

Armando on the left and Alea on the right.

Enjoying the glider for the first time:)

First bath. "Not bad, Mommy. I like it better than those sponge baths that I had at the NICU."

Just hanging out in his car seat (I don't have pictures of the first day because my batteries were dead, :(

Hanging out with Mommy:)

August, 2008 (4 months old)Reading with Mommy

Playing in the bouncie

September, 2008 (5 months old) Loving the swing

Hey! This is a cool chair for me:o) Love it!

October, 2008 (6 months old) Do you like my pirate facial expression?

Brrrrrrrrr, it's cold here! I'm keeping toasty warm under this blankie:)

That's funny Mommy, tell me again:)

November, 2008 (7 months old) Saying goodbye to Auntie Alpha:( Can't wait to see you again:)

December, 2008 (8 months old) Look I can sit on my own now:) Cool!

Christmas 2008. I'm ready to party! Bring it on:)

January, 2009 (9 months old) Hmmmm, I don't know what to think of this baby rice.

Butter nut squash is A LOT tastier than that rice;) Love it!

February, 2009 (10 months old)Hanging out at Grandma's for her birthday:)

Hey, I can get under the couch. Love it down here:)

March, 2009 (11 months old)Look at me, standing in my crib:)

My favorite place to hang out:)

April 2009 (12 months old) Uh-Oh, I guess that mobile got to go;)

Love the new car seats:)

Pooped after his birthday party:)

Say cheeeeeeeeeese

Tasty cracker! Yum!

It's so bright! But I love it outside:)

Birthday picture:)

May 2009 (13 months old) Love hanging out outside with Frankie:)

Refreshing juice after enjoying the swings at the park.

Hey, I'm a little scared, but I love to swing:)

June, 2009 (14 months old) This is wicked! At lot bigger than our kiddy pool at home:oP

Do we have to leave the pool?!

It's so sunny that I need my beach hat:)

I'm the coolest kid on the block, just check me out with my sun glasses:)

Armandito mi amor, este año junto a ti ha sido increiblemente maravilloso:) Tú llenas nuestros dias de sonrisas, carcajadas con todas tus ocurrencias. Al refleccionar sobre este año me parece increible lo bien que estas y que gracias a Dios no te has enfermado con nada serio. No me imagino mi vida sin ti, mi muchachito precioso. Eres tan dulce y especial! Mi corazón rebosa de alegria con solo verte y oirte "hablar." Le pido a Dios que continue bendiciendote con mucha salud y felicidad:) Asi como también, que me ayude a criarte conciendolo y que cuando seas un adulto seas un hombre de bien y provecho para la sociedad:) Te amo mi amor! Tu mami:)