Merry Go Round

Went to the PMM yesterday to play around the fountain and ride the Merry Go Round. He's getting more comfortable riding the horse now. Such a big boy!

18 Months!

Happy birthday Andrew! Today is your 18 month birthday! Mommy and daddy are so thankful that God gave us such a beautiful son. You are a constant reminder of God's faithfulness and goodness in our lives. Do you know all the things you put us through while you were in mommy's belly and also when you came out? But I'm sure you were scared too. But God was right there along side of you protecting you and making sure you're okay. Mommy and daddy are happy that you always smile (that's from daddy's side), sleep well, eat well and play well. May God continue to bless you and show how much He love you! Happy birthday Andrew! We love you!!

NYC

This past Friday Andrew, Betty, Betty's mom and I went up to NYC to visit Andrew's uncle. We decided to chance it and drove up there instead of taking the train. So glad we did! Only took us an hour and half door to door! We were afraid there was going to be tons of traffic with the July 4th holiday. Anyways, we had lunch with Uncle Gene, played at FAO Schwarz, hung out at Central Park and had dinner at a Japanese steak place. The steak place was really, really good. We don't have any pics of any food but here's a few from the park and FAO.

Update

We thought Andrew was going to be fine when he was afebrile yesterday. But he woke up crying/screaming at 6:30am (which he never ever does) with a temp of 103.8. We took him to the peds office and after culturing him, he has strep. We were kinda glad he had strep because if that came out negative, they were going to cath him so they can check for uti. He was given amoxil (which he loves the taste of) and hopefully he'll get better soon.

Thunder Thighs

Andrew got tired of us pushing him around so I sat on the bike to see how he would react. Little did we realize how strong he is! The driveway is flat and I had my feet above the ground.

The video quality isn't that great because it was taken using Betty's phone.

Disney World Day 1 & 2

Here are the pictures from our trip to Orlando a few weeks ago. We knew we were going to have a great time but never did we imagine that Andrew was going to LOVE everything about Disney!

This was our schedule while we were there for 5 days and 6 nights.

Sunday: Woke Andrew up at 4:30am to catch the 7:05am flight. Arrived at 9:25am and did some grocery shopping before checking in our 2 bed, 2 bath suite. The hotel was a little old, but clean and very close to Disney.

Monday: We tried to get up early to so can beat the late afternoon heat and nap Andrew during that time. That didn't happen. Left the hotel after 10am which was fine and got to Disney an hour later. I didn't realize that once you go through the entrance with Disney World on it, there's another 3-4 miles of driving. Also when you arrive at the parking lot, you have to take a tram to the outer entrance and then take another train to the main entrance.

Anyways, here are some of the pictures from our 1st day at Magic Kingdom.

**You can click on any of the pictures for a larger image.

Andrew was just chillin' and absorbing the new surrounding.

This is the home of Mickey and his friends.

Notice the sweat on them! It was hot!

We rode the train around the entire Magic Kingdom. The ride took about 20 minutes and wasn't that exciting.

One of the few rides we were able to go on multiple times. You'll notice that Andrew has his finger in his mouth in a lot of pictures because he's teething. Check out his huge belly!

People were lined up along the side waiting for the parade. This was around 9pm and yes, Andrew was still awake! We actually went home in the afternoon to nap him and came back. He was such a good boy! He didn't fuss all day even though he stayed up until 11pm! We finished off the night with fireworks! Andrew loved it!

Tuesday: We all slept in today. Don't remember what time we left the house but I do remember it being really hot outside when we stepped out of the hotel.

Another picture in front of the castle.

The following pictures are from the ride, "It's a Small World". As you can see, Andrew loved it! So much to look at!

We waited in line for about 45 minutes so that we can see this reaction from Andrew. Worth every minute of it!
We never thought that Andrew would love seeing Mickey and friends so much. While we were waiting in line, he would grunt and point towards Mickey because he wanted to meet him. After this reaction, we spent more time on day 3 & 4 waiting in line. I would totally do it again to see his face light up!

Andrew's Sick

My little buddy is sick. He's been sick since yesterday morning after he got up. Initially I thought he was a little warm because of the pajamas he was wearing. But after taking his temp, he definitely had a high fever. We thought the fever was from his teething but it's not usual to have temps of 102.5, 102.9, etc. We gave him acetaminophen and ibuprofen around the clock from yesterday afternoon till now but still hasn't gone down yet. We thankful that he doesn't fuss or cry when he's sick. Even last night, I woke him up at 2:30am to give him his meds and he didn't fuss at all. He took all of his med and went right back down.

On another note, I've been meaning to post our Disney pictures but just haven't had the chance to. I'll do that later today. For those 3 people that read this blog, stay tuned!