It was a tough week for Joaquin...

Poor guy ended up with a double ear infection. We just thought he was playing his "OH NO!" game where he puts his hands to his head any time he hears OH NO! (think Home Alone). Since he also had a runny nose and teeth trying to pop through we decided that we'd better be safe than sorry and went to the doc.

As if all that was not enough, while playing ball with mommy he tried to grab for the ball, but it just kept rolling on the hard wood floors and BAM...face plant! He landed right on his 2 front teeth...blood...screams...tears...fat lip and when I say fat lip I mean FAT lip!

A few days have passed and everything is getting back to normal. The fat lip is gone, the ear grabbing really is the "oh no!" game, but we are still waiting on the teeth.

BREAKING NEWS...
Last night, Joaquin Orquiola was standing up holding onto the couch when not realizing it let go and tried to take his first step! It did end up in a belly flop on the floor, but his first solo step was taken! YAY BUDDY!!!! He will be running around with his cousins in no time! Stay tuned....

Our Weekend

So we had a great weekend. On Saturday, Joaquin went to his swim class and he's really getting the hang of this swimming thing. We then had a nice visit from the Olthuis family. Uncle Cameron just got back from Nicaragua and Joaquin finally got to meet Ady, CeCe and Auntie Amy. Needless to say that Joaquin had a big day and was asleep by 630PM. So mom and dad got to watch a movie. YEAH!!!! Sunday was as an interesting day. We went on a bike ride, which was Joaquin's second time in his bike trailer...this turned out 100 times better than the first time. We did something crazy and decided to go to Venice Beach on a Sunday afternoon with Auntie Di and Jeff. Now we remember why we don't go there.

That's it for now. We hope everyone has a great week.

Haircut update...

Well, the haircut turned out looking like Jim Carey in Dumb & Dumber...I mean serious bowl cut folks! So we decided to fix it up ourselves. Let's just say that we ended up shaving the whole thing.

Final Verdict: ADORABLE!

Judge for yourselves....

Thanks Everyone!

It was a busy weekend....

It started with a Dodger Game Friday night with clients of Ninos. Los Dodgers won and a good time was had. Joaquin also had a good time because he had his firt sleep over with Lola and Lolo. He woke up to party and play only twice that night. Thanks Lola and Lolo!!

Much to Auntie Di's dismay we recruited Jeff to help put in a new kitchen cabinet. It all started on accident, but Nino and Jeff took the ball and ran with it. They worked hard all weekend and finally finished Monday night. The cabinet looks amazing as does the tile they did. They really looked like they knew what they were doing. Thanks Jeff and Nino for all your hard work!!!! And a special thanks to Auntie Di for enduring the hardship of it all!

On another note, Joaquin got his first haircut! Some were suggesting he was an embarrassment and referred to his hair as a feather duster and a stress pencil. Well, we took him yesterday and made the cut. He did really good and squirmed only a little. You can always bribe this kid with food!

We also went to the cardiologist yesterday and got the all clear for another 6 months! WHOO HOO!!! The doc said everything was normal and we have nothing to worry about.