Counting down until my baby girl turns 2!

talk about a Trifilio family Christmas Card....

I'm happy to report that Baby Frankie is better. We return to the doctor again on Monday for hopefully an all clear. He still has a pretty bad cough, but he is improving and that is good. We kept a pretty low profile this weekend except on Saturday Frankie, Kimmy, and mom went indoor rock climbing for mom's birthday !!! Fun was had by all, and I do mean all including my daughter Bella. Daddy hooked her up and she scaled the wall like a pro !! and was none to happy about having to stop. I stopped by for a bit and picked up my princess to go home for a nap.

Bella is still a talking machine, and every day she amazes me with what comes out of her mouth. She LOVES to sing as well and has several songs memorized. I have to give her school all the credit as I'm not the best singer ;-) She watched Ice Age for the first time this weekend and is now obsessed with squirrels!

My little man is doing great. He is going through a major daddy phase and just lights up when he comes home. He still isn't a huge fan of baby food, but we keep trying. He is rolling machine and we really have to keep an eye on him or he'll disappear.

The biggest thing going on right now is our sleep issues. Bella...she has always been one to be rocked to sleep even now. We finally got her to lay down by herself at nap times. She even did good with that on occasion at bed time, until she learned how to open her door about four months ago. I though things would get better but they haven't. She comes out of her room a hundred times at night & nap. Some nights she isn't asleep until 9:30/10pm. I've tried the patience and keep putting in her bed method, but I always end up giving in after 30 minutes and rock her to sleep. Then...about a two weeks ago she has been coming into our room about 1am. Frankie and I have let her stay because we're both too exhausted to deal with having to put her back (I know bad). Any advice??? My son still isn't sleeping through the night and wakes up anywhere from one to two times a night. Needless to say we are TIRED! Hopefully this is all a phase and will pass soon.

We celebrated my MIL's birthday last night and we had a GREAT TIME !! Happy Birthday Grandma Bird!!

This weekend we are going to FIL's house to celebrate for Bella's birthday. I can't believe my baby girl is turning two, but we write more about that later. We decided to do just a family party this year, but next year we will invite all of her friends.

To end we have some EXCITING NEWS !! Bella and Baby Frankie are going be cousins again...My SIL Nicole is having another baby and we are over the moon.

Trifilio's Update

We went back to the doctor again on Tuesday and he is doing somewhat better. The good news is he gained 2 ounces and his RSV is improving. The bad news is she thinks he may have another infection on top of the RSV which is not good. He still has a coarse wet cough and nose issues. If he isn't better by Friday we are heading to the hospital for chest x-rays. If he is all better by Friday then we go back in two weeks for a weight check.

We have to keep him away from public places etc. until his little immune system is back up to par. So we will be taking it easy for another week. We miss everyone in our playgroup terribly and can't wait to be back up and running.

Bella was finally able to return to school on Monday after two weeks off due to her Rotavirus and then being "contaminated w/RSV". She has a bit of cabin fever but feeling GREAT !!She is doing great in school and last week we had her Parent/Teacher conference. Bella by far is the best in her class and the teacher can't get over how she has such a huge vocabulary. She is doing great on counting, memorizing songs, shapes and colors. But number and letter visual recognition is going ok she knows a couple of both, but we will keep working on it. Her favorite word of the week is "delicious". I have no idea where this came from, last week I gave her a carrot muffin and just looked up and said it was delicious. Funny story from last night..I know bad parents but Bella was in bed with us. With Frankie's breathing treatments sleep is so precious and we didn't want to deal with the fight of putting her back in bed. She cuddled in between us and rolled...then sat up and yelled "Daddy your sticky!" SO FUNNY !!! Frankie was quite put out since he had just taken a shower. Can you believe she will be 2 in just a couple of short weeks.

My little man...I love him SOOOO MUCH !!! and it breaks my heart that he isn't feeling well. But each day since better than the last. Developmentally he is doing excellent rolling over both ways, grasping toys, talking etc. We started formula last week and thankfully the transition is going well. He is still nursing 2-3 times a day, but bottles the rest. We also started cereal and baby food. He isn't a fan of either but we keep trying. Unfortunately pears failed the allergy test, but squash past! YEAH!!

Keep us in your prayers and I will keep everyone posted.

My little man's 4mth stats
11 lbs 3ounces (negative 3%) and 24 1/4 in length (25%)

getting ready for school :-)

Please pray for my son

I took my little man to the doctor this morning for his 4mth check-up and a cough. He has RSV. They gave him a breathing treatment at the doctor's office and a prescription to give him additional treatments every four hours for the next four days. If he isn't better in 48 hours then he will be checked into the hospital.

If that isn't bad enough he has only gained 1lb 3ounces since his two month check-up and his head size didn't change at all. She is extremely concerned...the plan as of right now is to nurse him in the morning and one time at night and give him formula for all other feedings. She also wants me to start food immediately. We are hoping that it is my diet that is causing this and nothing more serious. We will find out in a week, when we go back for a weight check.

Please pray for my little man

The Hi & Lo of the past several days.....

We ended last week of a high note. Bella had "Donuts with Dad" at school on Wednesday. Frankie was able to attend and they had a blast together. When I picked up Bella from school, I was told that Daddy had more trouble with leaving then Bella did. Ahh..Daddy's and their little girls. Frankie was off on Friday and we spent some quality family time together, and Friday night we went to Grandpa's new house. We had SO MUCH fun, his new house is AMAZING !! Bella loved the BIG TV, the fishes, the ducks, etc. It was HEAVEN! Grandma Bird and I enjoyed kicking back and relaxing. Saturday we stuck close to home as Bella wasn't feeling 100%. Sunday we returned to Grandpa's house, as we couldn't stay away. We all had so much fun...we actually took out the fishing poles (which Bella LOVED), we fed the ducks, watched movies, and ate tons of yummy food. Bella is still talking about Grandpa's house. We just may have to move-in. Did I mention we watch Finding Nemo on a HUGE TV. Bella will never watch another movie at our house.....Nemo was huge!

Then our world as we know it...collapsed. Sunday night Bella became VERY sick. I will spare you the details. My dear son took no pity of his mother and is still refusing to sleep through the night, and picked the one night where we all were exhausted and he refused to go back to bed at 3am. Needless to say I took Bella to the doctor on Monday, and she was diagnosed with Rotavirus. YUCK! We are all staying close to home and praying that she will be better soon. She is doing a bit better today, but still not 100%. My dear son now has a terrible cold and isn't sleeping because he can't breathe through his nose. With mom and dad beyond exhausted....We are all just a mess.....

Bella was also diagnosed with a heart murmur. Nothing to be alarmed about, just something to be aware of.

On a happy note...Both of the kids are growing by leaps and bounds. Bella is still her wonderful self and amazes us every day. This week we continued to work on manners and she is a pro...you will hear please, thank you, I'm sorry, and excuse me on a regular basis now. Frankie is finally growing.. he has officially become a drool king. He loves his tummy time, smiling, talking, and as long as your entertaining him he is the happiest baby.

Enjoy the pics!