Growing up

Johnny is 8 weeks today and I can't believe it has gone by so fast. We basically just hang out all day long and try to keep ourselves busy. JV sleeps pretty much all the time so it is pretty easy to be out and about as long as I have a bottle. Not into the public breastfeeding yet so I make sure to pump every day to have a bottle on hand. For the most part life is simple with mommy classes, shopping, working out, going to appointments and organzing the house. Lately I have been a nut and have organized the crap out of my house. Not sure why I am a freak but my house is sure in order.

Johnny is doing well however seems to have developed acid reflux which is common in premie babies. At first a doctor at his practice diagnosed him with a sinus infection and prescribed amoxicilin. Well that sucked and his changing table on his pack and play has a permanent pee smell that disgusts me every time I smell it. I have tried so hard to get it out and it is pissing me off. More so because the stupid doctor that we saw misdiagnosed him and the smell of the antibitoics reminds me that my little 6 week old had to take such a strong antibiotic for no reason. So I went back to the doctor for a 2nd opinion and unfortunately our main pediatrician has been on vacation so we had to see yet another doctor. He said Johnny has reflux which is why he is so congested. He doesn't spit up or anything so it was a shock that congestion is a sign of acid reflux. So now my little one takes zantac every day. It makes me sad that my under 2 month old baby has to take meds already but I am hoping he grows out of it and gets better.

Johnny is growing up fast and I am just happy that I have 3 more months with him at home before I got back to work. For the most part he is pretty easy and is a good eater and sleeper even though he doesn't sleep through the night. He wakes up at least every 2-3 hours which is pretty painful but he gets back to sleep fairly easy which is good. He is happy when he is awake but then gets fussy which I still don't know why. Not sure if he needs to move around, is hurting or just tired. I haven't had a real smile yet but am hoping it comes very soon. With him being 4 weeks early people keep telling me to wait as he is really 4 weeks old and not 8 but it is still a milestone I am anticipating daily.

Love the picture w/Johnny and Brody since they are trying to look at each other

This is what I look at all day...a sleeping Johnny

Fun Game

I don't have much to blog about right now and I found this fun game on my friend Melissa's blog so I thought I would do it.
A- My AIR CONDITIONER is set on: 72
B- My BEDROOM theme is: nothing really at the moment..new colors, red and yellow but still blue bedding...so needing to be decorated
C- The CAR in the driveway is: Black BMW X5
D- My DESK looks: Organized but messy at the same time
E- The EXACT time I wake up daily is: Whenever Johnny gets up which is anywhere between 8:30-11:00
F- The FIRST thing I wash in the shower is: My face with some cheap face wash
G- My GARAGE is filled with: 2 cars, tools, shoes, and a lot of crap
H- My HOUSE is: Filled with baby stuff...I think I have two of everything one for the upstairs and one for the downstairs
I- If you peeked INSIDE my bedroom you'd see: a bed unmade and my husband's clothes everywhere which is soooo annoying
J- My favorite JUICE is: Grapefruit but I buy OJ
K- The best part of my KITCHEN is: All of my dishes...I have so many things to entertain with
L- The LAST person who visited my home was: Susy and her girls and we colored
M- The last piece of MAIL for me was: Babies R US coupon book and student loans
N- My NEIGHBORS think I'm: Lissy just gave me a ton of baby stuff and everyone else looks at me to see if I had my baby which I think they now realize
O- If you OPENED my fridge you'd see: A lot more condiments than real food, beer and wine and breast milk.
P- My last house PARTY was: Crap I have no idea. Probably a family function but we will be having UFC and poker parties much more often now that baby is here.
Q- A QUICK meal I like to fix is: Mac & Cheese or something in the microwave
R- My favorite ROOM of the house is: The kitchen since I love to keep it organized and spend most of my time there
S- The SHAMPOO brand I use is: Kerastase
T- My largest TELEVISION is: 46" but we need to upgrade in our family room since apparently Brian can't see the score in a game anymore from our kitchen
U- UNDER my bed you will find: Luggage, clothes, and dining room table
V- The last time I VACUUMED was: Months ago when the painter was here...I am not disgusting I just have a housekeeper who vaccums
W- Looking out my WINDOW I see: Too many houses by mine. I think you can see 5 from my deck. So need a bigger yard.
X- I wish I had X-TRA: Time to sleep at night
Y- My YARD is: Tiny
Z- ZZZZZZZ My bedtime is: Around 10-11ish

First Family Photo

Ever since we got Sonny I wanted to capture a family photo to post on my blog header but for some reason we never really got one hence the reason for a 5 year old wedding photo. I mean we never really sat down and tried to take one and so it has been important for me to get some of our newly expanded family. One night when my mom was here we decided last minute to do a little photo shoot on our front porch even though we were not camera ready but the baby was awake and we thought why not. I would love to say that they are the first family photos but really the one at the Logsdon's is our true first but definetely not blog header worthy. Some turned out kinda cute so I thought I would post some runner ups to the one I ended up going with. I love that Sonny is the best looking in all of them. Oh and I decided to keep the name of our blog the "The Vivaldi Family" since someone once told me it sounded like we were in the mafia or something. I think that is the idea Brian is going with and don't be suprised if our second kid comes out being called Pauly, Vinny, or Guido....totally kidding. :)

True first family photo

Johnny looks like he is surfing here

Love Brian's cheezy smile here