Zoo Visit....

The Memorial Hermann Hospital host a visit to the Zoo to their NICU ex-patients...... they did a contest on the best custom, they had nurses painting faces, a small moonwalk, pumpkins for decoration, and my favorite... snacks!!

 Titi, Mati, Joel, Priscilla, Aaron

Enrique, me, Eliana, my mom Matilde, Isaac

Fernando

Posing for a nurse... we took it too!

love the chimps

 Isaac loved the tiger

baby elephant

the meerkats... my favorites

Geisy, Titi, Mom

and the quints

Eliana, Geisy, Fernando & Mami

love it..... Eliana, me, & Fernando

Mati had a butterfly painted on her cheek

and did not moved.

Isaac

Aaron

Priscilla

Joel

Matilde

I would like to thank my crew of helpers and send kisses to Viviana, Lilian and Natalie who were unable to come with us since Natalie had her fifteen's photo shoot the same day.

Social Events....

It's hard to go places with one baby..... imagine 4 walkers now and 1 crawler! Therefore, I decided to rotate them or make groups to go out.... well if I have 4 extra pairs of hands everybody is going.

To go grocery shopping, and only if I must.... I take 1 at a time to work on their social skills. To baby showers... that's so girly so the girls come with me... and the birthday parties also depends on if it's a boy or girl...

Here, some pics:

Desire's Baby Shower

July 24th.

with the girls.... the tiny ones in pink and baby blue!

 Lian's Birthday Party

October 1st.

with the boys.... Denisse & Grecia.

 Jacob & David's Birthday Party

October 2nd.

 @ Bouncing Bears...

the quint, fer and I had so much fun...

 Daniela's Birthday

October 8th.

 Dante, Ivan, Daniela & Joel

Venus, Ingrid & Aaron

Diana, Priscilla & Denisse

Dad, Isaac & Mom

Viviana, me, and Melissa

Karina, Fernando & Dario

Matilde stayed sick at home with daddy =(

Minor Surgery ....

Aaron was born with an extra digit on each foot.( This is hereditary on daddy's side).  We had to wait this long to do it since Aaron was the only one to get out of the hospital with an apnea monitor and clearance from the cardiologist and pulmonologist was needed.
The podiatric doctor received all the documentation and Aaron had the surgery on the 26th of August.....  I wasn't sure how everything was going to turn out since I had to be taking care of Aaron but also the other ones want mommy's attention too.
So, for the first week and a half I did not allowed Aaron to stand (only crawling) and this actually delayed his walking.....  (he was the third one to walk). He had his follow up visits with the doctor... it healed nicely!

Before surgery......

(he was injected already by the anesthesiologist)

 1 hr &1/2 later..... @ recovery room

he was super thirsty...... he drank at least 5 cans

of apple juice while we were waiting on

 the discharge papers

 September 3rd.

(wearing the open toe "boots"  that the doctor did)

(surgery was highly recommended by the doctor so he could wear shoes w/out problems)

Good part: Aaron NEVER complaint.... ;)

Last f/up was today

The last Mohican.... ha ha ha

I do not know what's into Priscilla lately but she loves to put the rings into her mouth.... and she fights with the others over this..... so funny!

She is my little tiny bean...... she doesn't walk  yet

but she does her G.I.Joe crawl

 and unbelievable non-stop talker

(she imitates conversations)

 does not like to share, hard to do with 4 more around

she can get very feisty and she gets things her way with the others

(they don't like to hear her scream)

Aaron

 always sweet and kind

 (trying to get my attention) Love it!

 not walking yet, but standing and claping for mommy

Isaac

 My first walker..... with a funny face

 paying close attention to my mom (not in pic)

 very independent.....

 Matilde

 My "Whirl-Girl"

 2nd. to walk

 and...... Monkey Lady!

 Joel

My cuddlely bear......   or should I say scary cat?

not walking nor standing yet.....  but working on it.

Loves to crawl thou

Beach Time ^_^

It is challenging to keep up with the quints + 2 (son and husband) since I need to pack food, prepare the diaper bag, make sure to have extra of everything (you know it is better to have more than being needy), and to actually leave the house before 9:00 am.

Thank God for my family that always gives me a hand...... specially at the beach because they being so little, each one needs a pair of eyes watching over them 24/7.

at the end...... we all had a blast!!!!

Me, Sofi, aunt Patty & Joel

left to right: aunt Mayra, Matilde, Jean Carlo, Enrique, Priscilla,

Me, Isaac, Aaron, aunt Patricia, Joel and Mauricio.

behind us: (swiming) Guillermoo & Yolanda, (standing) Fernando!

I love this pic..... Isaac and daddy playing!

(my baby loves the water)

in this pic.. alomost the same people (only difference)

on the left: uncle Santiago and Iztli appear..

My sweet cousin Paola with Mati

My dear Fernando with Joel

Aunt Patty with Aaron

Priscilla & I

Issac and Enrique