What you have been waiting to see!

Hello!  I bet you never thought you would see a picture again on this blog the way I have been going.  LOL Antonio's friend Edwardo wanted to sell his laptop, and Antonio got it for a real good price so I am back in business again!  I was using Jenna's apple computer but didn't want to be loading or downloading on hers so now that I have my own to work on again, I am a happy camper.  This one is a little jobber, a 12.1 screen, but I like it a lot.  It is a HP Pavillion Entertainment PC and the screen/graphics look beautiful on it.  The first thing I did after I loaded my pics on it was to choose one of Mason as a background.  He looks so cute.  It has tons of memory, 4G and a 500 Hard drive, so I won't need an external hard drive while working with this one.  Or at least for a long time.
I chose these two pictures to put on tonight.  The first one, I was holding Mason at the hospital when he was a day old, and Diana took this picture.  The next one is I took of Jenna and Antonio right before we left for the hospital.  Every time Antonio would come home, or go some where, he always would kiss Jenna and kiss her tummy and say good by or hello to Mason.  Smack, Smack, Smack.  I would tell Jenna that we needed to get a picture of that for Mason's baby book.  Of course she would not be dolled up or something so it ended up getting taken right before we went out the door.  But it sure is a cute picture and will be a nice memory for them all.
Jenna is not feeling so good.  We are not sure if she has a breast infection or the start of one, but she talked to a lactation consultant today and the on call doctor and they told her some things to do that will hopefully help.  She has had the chills, a temp, flu like symptoms, and dry cough.  So she spent most of the day on the couch, as she felt weak and had no energy.  She fed Mason, and I took care of him the rest of the time.  Of course Grandma and Mason didn't mind that.  He is changing so much each day.  He is extremely alert when he is awake, and is very strong.  Antonio and I went to Aldi's after he got off of work and bought some groceries.  He made Empanda's tonight which were delicious.  Quite a long process, it takes several hours to make them.  I told him that he should make something easy if he wanted to cook, as he did not get much sleep last night and had worked all day but he wouldn't hear of it.  He loves to cook, it is his passion (as he says).  He can't comprehend why I don't like to cook any more.  I tried to explain that I would rather be sewing or stamping, those are my passions. 
We were suppose to have 2 batches of company tonight but they decided to cancel both of them because of Jenna not feeling well which I was happy about although I know both sets of people and they are very nice.  It just wasn't the right time today.  I think her dad and Heather are coming tomorrow.  We will see how she is doing tomorrow.
Grandma had her first "real" photo session with Mason today.  I ended up keeping 58 pictures that I took and he did so well during it.  Jenna had just fed him, and after I had got him burped good,  I started shooting.  I got some really cute photo's.
I also wanted to tell you that if you are a stamper, you might want to check out the clearance rack at Stampin' UP! right now as they have some really good deals on retired card stock, etc.  Check it out!
Have a good weekend!  Elaine

A good nights sleep!

Grandma got a good nights sleep last night and so did everyone else.  I was up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and all was quiet, and the same thing when I got up again in the early morning hours to see if I needed to help.  When I got up at 10:30, daddy was holding the baby in the living room and Jenna was getting ready.  Everyone said the baby had a good night and that they were going to go shopping with the baby.  They were all smiles and excited about their first family outing with the baby.  I got Mason all decked out in the clothes that Jenna had all picked out for him and he looks adorable.  He wasn't a happy camper during the diaper change and putting all the clothes on, but once Grammy lifted him off the changing table and into her arms, he snuggled right in and fell to sleep.  He is such a good boy.  His eye coloring is changing.  They were grey when he was born, looked blue a few days ago, and were brown this morning so I am guessing he will have brown eyes.  His skin is a beautiful olive color.  He looks just like Antonio according to everyone, but I can see a little bit of Jenna when she was a baby.  I think he has her mouth and the shape of her eyelids when they are closed.  Antonio is so funny, he wants everything of Mason to be just like him, except that he wanted him to have blue eyes.  He was asking me last night when we would know what his eye coloring would be and I told him in a few months.  He thinks the woman will just love Mason with blue eyes and olive skin as that is unusal.  We laugh, you have to know Antonio and his theories!  Someone said at the restaurant the other day that he didn't have his dad's eyelashes and Antonio said that was because he had burnt his (Antonio's) eyelashs on the grill sauteing with a saute pan.  Jenna and I find that quite funny.  Silly guy.
Any who, I'd better go take a shower in case the landlord and plumber decide to come and fix the new plumbing problems.  I am sure they would love to see me in my red hershey kisses pajama bottoms and my WI tshirt!  We currently have a bucket under the kitchen sink, one base cabinet is tore out and is sitting in the middle of the kitchen, and 3 drawers are stacked on the kitchen counter.  Not very good for cooking that is for sure or doing much of anything in there.  Have a great day!  Elaine

Another day in baby paradise

Good evening or should I say morning...as it is five minutes to twelve right now and I should be in bed.  I am very tired although I had an hour nap late this afternoon.  But have been helping out with the baby the past couple of nights so the kids could get some sleep.  So I am short a bunch of hours.  He is growing fast, eating so good and sleeping better.  My little angel. 
We had a good report at the doctor's office yesterday.  Mason has almost gained back his birth weight and they normally don't do that until they are two weeks old when they are being breastfed.  So we were happy to hear that.  He is doing everything else that he is suppose to be doing and did not have to have another Bilirubin test so mama was happy about that!  We went to Antonio's Olive Garden yesterday to take in some paper work that Jenna needed to turn in about her hospital stay, and so that the staff there could see Mason, and  soTammy could too, the boss over the region.  She adored Mason along with everyone else and he was quiet as a mouse again.  He wasn't too thrilled about being undressed etc at the doctor's appointment but was great the rest of the day.  After Antonio was off work, we went to Red Lobster for dinner.  Antonio really wanted to go there and to celebrate Mason's being one week old.  We had a really nice dinner, and then headed home.  Tonight, Antonio's brother, wife and 2 children were here to see Mason.  Mason slept in Marta's arms most of the night, and of course charmed them.  I taught little Belinda, here is the church, here is the steeple, open the door and see all the people, with her hands and she thought that was pretty cool.  Sorry I haven't been on the computer much, it has been nutso.  And tomorrow we are expecting two batches of company, so it shall be busy again.  I will probably sleep for days after I get home.  I plan on coming home on Tuesday.  It makes me cry already to think of leaving Mason.  When I talked to Jenna about this tonight, she said "Mom, this isn't the last time you are going to get to see Mason".  Then she told me how Hanna, who had her little girl this past week, lives in Florida.  Think how they must feel mom to have Hanna that far away.  So in comparison, Milwaukee is only a stones throw away.
Well, I'd better scat!  Elaine

Babyland

Hello-  I am going to try to get a quick post in before I watch Mason so Jenna can get a nap in.  He is such a little joy, and really keeps us hopping.  He is very alert at times and we are all just loving that.  His face making just fascinates us.  I am loving having this special time with him.  Last night was the first night that Mommy would let me help in the middle of the night.  Funny how when they get exhausted enough, they let you help!  Hee hee!  So the calvary arrived at 2 am.  He is breast feeding and she is letting him have an occasional bottle so Grandma fed him and got him to sleep a few hours.  I read one of Jenna's baby books while sitting in there watching him sleep and he is doing everything he is suppose to be doing in the first month which I thought already but it was a good review.  I tried to go to Aldi's and Walgreens early in the morning but neither  were open yet so I came home, helped with baby cakes a bit and then hit the hay and slept till about noon.  Two hours of sleep just wasn't cutting it and Grandma was zombie like by the time she hit the hay.  This afternoon I watched him so Jenna could take a shower and Diana and I got some things done around here and also played with Mason.  We also took a bunch of pictures of him.  I headed out around 3 and went to Walgreens to pick up one of my prescriptions, put gas in the van, and went grocery shopping at Aldi's for Jenna.  After I got all the groceries put away, and had helped some with Mason, I made us some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while Mommy fed him, and then I took another nap as I was dragging.  Diana has went home for the week, and will be back next Monday.  Yesterday, Mason and Mommy had their first outing.  He needed his bilirubin checked, and we went to the doctor's office to do that around noon.  Then we headed over to Jenna's Olive Garden for lunch, and Mason was adored by all of the help.  I fed Mason a bottle there and he was good to go for the rest of the afternoon.  We went to BabysRus and Jenna picked up a bunch of things that she needed.  Diana was in one of her playful moods and Jenna threatened to separate us.  LOL   Mason was good as gold and slept in his car seat through the whole store, and again in the car while we were waiting for Jenna when she ran into Mommyhood.  We got home around 4:30.  He sleeps wonderfully in the car, so that was great.  Some friends of there's were here for supper.  Antonio cooked, and I took care of Mason so they could eat together.  He was kind of fussy but that was to be expected after being good all day.  Antonio is watching him now I guess and they are going to take turns tonight as he doesn't have to work until 11 tomorrow.  So it sounds like I will get to sleep tonight.  He has been very good about helping in the night and when he is home.  Antonio told me the other morning.  I never knew I could be so happy, feel such joy in my heart.  He loves his family dearly.  He didn't see Diana be born or get all this special time with her when she was a baby so this is all new for him.  Jenna is totally in love with Mason too, and calls him her little prince.  And of course Grandma thinks he is the best baby in the whole world.  He knows our voices and turns to look at us when we talk.  I just love that.  We also swear that he is smiling at us already, and Diana thought that Mason was trying to talk back to me when I was talking to him this afternoon.  She was teaching him to stick out his tongue and thought it was awesome that he would imitate her.  The baby book does say to do that as it helps with the breast feeding and making face at them is good bonding.  Well, gotta go, here comes the troops!  Elaine