talking talking talking

Andy is talking up a storm these days. He has about 10 words. He says Mama,Dada,no, uh-oh, yellow, bird, clock, moon, meow, duck. He is really turning into a chatter box and a little boy. His Valentine's pictures were adorable and heartbreaking at the smae time. Such a big boy!

Doctors appt

Andy had his latest doctors appointment today. He is 21 pounds 8.5 ounces, 10-25%tile. and 31 inches 50%tile. He also got 2 pokes (shots). He is perfectly on track, if not a little underweight. I wonder where he gets that from?:) He loves to play chase, he will walk down the hallway and try to get you to chase him. He even will laugh and throw whatever is in his hands so he can walk/run faster. He also loves to play peek-a-boo. He will laugh and giggle, he would love to play for hours on end. He even tries to say peek-a-boo. It comes out Peeaboo. He says Dadda, some times Momma. He loves to climb over, under and around everything!

Christmas 2008

We had a great Christmas 2008! Andy loved running around and playing with all the wrapping and boxes. Next year, I am sure he will open all our presents! He got a dump truck from Santa at our house, a car/stroller at Grandparents Phaneuf and a tricycle at Grandma Mary's. And Satin PJ's from Japan!

Andy loves playing with his cousins Michael and Katie. He now says uh-oh and is blowing kisses at everyone! It was a great Christmas!

11-28-08

Then we came home and Andrew went on his first date with Avery :)

11-28-08

Andrew had his first haircut today. He had his hair cut by Sam the barber. Steve also had his first hair cut by Sam, who has been a barber in Alhambra for 49 years.

Great Grandpa called him a hippie last night,but Andy is a hippie no more! :)

10-27-08

Andy had a doctors appointment today. He is now 301/4 inches long. He weighs 20 pounds 13.5 ounces he is in the 75th%tile for height and 25th% for weight. He is still not walking, but he is getting there. He has a new tooth on top and is getting another one any day.

10-11-08

Today was Andrews 1st birthday party! We had his party at Lacy Park in San Marino.It was circus theme and everyone had a great time. Andy was such a good baby. Once he finally woke up! His nap went until right when the party started. Mommy had to wake him up to go to his party!

10-10-08

ANDREW IS ONE TODAY!!!!

10-7-08

Andy took 4 steps today. he was sitting with Daddy on the floor stood up and walked 4 steps (no hands) to the tower of blocks that mommy had built. We are getting close!!!

10-6-08

Andy took two steps with no hands, from the coffee table to the couch!!!

9-16-08

Andy had his first blood test, he SCREAMED and SCREAMED to calm him, Daddy sang the theme song from the "wonder pets" What's gonna work, team work. What's gonna work, team work." :)

8/3-8/10

We went to Mammoth for our first family trip. Andy had some problems sleeping, but all in all we had a great time!

7-17-08

Andy has learned how to crawl!!!! He crawled the length of the carpet in our living room. We are in deep trouble!

Doc says we need to let him cry it out to sleep :(. He cried for 40 minutes before he fell asleep.

7-17-08

Andy had a doctor appointment today. He is 29 inches long (75th %tile) , tall genes from Daddy! 20 pounds 0.5 oz (50th %tile) and his head circumference is 46cm (75th %tile). He got one shot and did a great job, no crying no wincing! Better at that than Mom and Dad! The doctor said he is doing great with his milestones, he can clap and is starting to wave. He is right on target with his weight and is a little tall. :)

7-15-08

The Mcginley's came home today, Andy was happy because he LOVES to play with them. We went over for dinner and as we were packing up to leave, Andy waved to Mike!!! Andy can wave!

7-13-08

At a picnic party today, Molly was telling aother Mommy about Andy and his recent raspberries as Molly finishes telling the story, Andy leans over and does it to the other Mommy. Kids a charmer!

7-12-08

When Steve changes Andy's diaper he blows raspberries on Andy's tummy. Today as Molly was playing with Andy her shirt rode up and he leaned in and blew raspberries on her tummy, then looked up giggled and did it again.

7-4-08

Andy Army crawled forwards about three/four little times, is not sure what that is all about.

6-25-08

Today we had pictures taken with Lauren Sarti, the cute like blue and white outfits. As we were taking pictures ANdy scooted/crawled about four times backwards.

6-4-08

Andy got a second tooth today. He now has his too bottom teeth. So long the gummy little grin.

6-3-08

Andy and Aunt Kathleen were playing, Kathleen lifted him up above her head and was blowing raspberries and 6-4 she could not lift her arm. Andy broke Auntie Kathleen. (6-9-08 update) Kathleen has a five inch tear of her rotator cuff and they want to do shoulder surgery. (6-24-08 update) Kathleen saw a specialist and we are glad she did!! No surgery, he wants to start with therapy.

5-24-08

Andy got his first tooth today!!! Yeah!

4-27-08

Today we went to the Pasadena Cyclery/PMBC Pankcake breakfast. It was up at the Cobb Estate at the top of Lake Ave. Keith Bontrager of Bontrager Cycles and Gary Fisher of Fisher bikes were there. Two big deal guys in the cycling world. They were very sweet and took pictures with Andy. Keith even liked Andy so much he took pictures of Andy and put them on his blog!
excerpt from Keith's blog...
"Also, dedicated follower of fashion that I am, I scored a new pair of square Oakleys, bright white. Hey, I am traveling around and have to look the part, right. So this guy shows up at the breakfast and totally humbles me. It's hard to be on the front when it comes to fashion I guess..." the picture of the guy who humbles him... Andy in his sunglasses!

The Oakley man.
Photo ©: Keith Bontrager

4-18-08

Andrew had his first bit of real food, rice cereal. He had a few bites, made a few great faces then blew bubbles and blew it all over mommy! He loved playing with his silver spoon from the Mallory's though.

4-15-08

Andrew had a doctors appointment today. Daddy took him and he was a good boy despite a few pokes (shots). Andrew is happy and healthy, he weighs 18 pounds 13 ounces and is 28.5 inches long! BIG BOY! We can now start on "solid" foods, a little cereal then on to veggies.

3-1-08

We Baptized Andrew at St. Therese Church in Alhambra today. Both Steve and I were Baptized here as well. My cousin, Fr. Greg Goethals, performed the service and our Nephew and Niece, Michael and Katie McGinley are Andrews Godparents. Andrew was very well behaved didn't cry at all! His little feet were moving a mile a minute when the water was poured on this head though. It was a wonderful day with Family and a few close friends. Steve's cousins, Kathryne and Tim even came out from Wisconsin.

2-18-07

We had our Doctor's appointment today. Andy is 27 inches long, 15 pounds 15.5 ounces. His head is 42 1/2 inches in circumference. He had more shots and did better this time than last. He is drooling a LOT! and everything goes in his mouth, including his whole fist. He laughs and squeals a lot! Mommy goes back to work tomorrow so this is the beginning of a new era.

12/18/07

We had a doctors appointment today, Andy got some shots and was pretty good. He slept most of the afternoon. He is 24 1/2 inches long, 12 pounds 15.5 ounces and his head is 40 1/4. He is in the 75-97 percentile. He smiles, coo's and is beginning to laugh.

11-19-07

We had our one month check up. Andrew is 23 inches long, 11 pounds 2.5 ounces, head circumference is 38.5 cm. He is in the 75 to 90 percentile. He has begun to smile back at us and is sleeping great!

10-17-07

Andrew had his first doctors appointment. When we left the hospital he is 8.2 pounds, he is now back up to 8.13. He is in the 90%tile and the doctor feels he is doing very well.

We then went to see Nancy and Lauren and had a nice lunch and visit with them.

We then went to visit Grandma. She is doing much better, but is still in a lot of pain. Grandma Mary Cassidy fell on 10-5-07 in her back yard, walking to go shopping with Molly. When she fell she landed on the bricks and broke the top of her leg right below the hip joint. She had surgery that night and has been in the hospital and rehab since.

10-11-07

Check the shutterfly account for more pictures...
www.Phaneuf.shutterfly.com

10-10-07

Andrew Emmett Phaneuf was born today at 7:44. He is 8 pounds 14 oz, 21.5 inches, He is happy and healthy, more to come!

10-9-07

We had a Dr. appointment today. Baby still has not come!! They took another ultrasound and said the machine registers that the baby is 10.6 pounds! Rachel the technician says it is probably closer to 9.5...Still not what Molly wanted to hear. Dr. Jick said to be prepared for a possible c-section. We go to Huntington Hospital tomorrow morning at 5am to be induced. Next update will be about our new family member!!

10-1-07

We saw Dr. Jick, we thought we might have a baby today, but no. He is just not ready to come. Dr. Jick says all is looking well. His heartbeat is still strong and he is still kicking. We have another appointment on Thursday 10-4.

9-28-07

Molly had an ultrasound today. Baby looks good, Rachel thinks he is about 8.5 pounds. But she said he has a big head!!! Maybe this weekend we will have a little guy.

9-27-08

Our due date is tomorrow. The White flag is out, but no baby yet! He is waiting for the checkered flag. We went to the doctor today and he has not dropped at all. Dr. Jick did say he thinks it could be this weekend. Molly goes back for an ultrasound tomorrow to find out how big he is, check back then to see the update.

9-18-07

We had a Doctors appointment today. Dr. Jick still feels he is a big guy. His heartbeat is still nice and strong. He has not yet dropped at all, but Steve is feeling we will have him by this weekend. Molly is starting to feel uncomfortable and heavy, thank goodness her last day was Friday 9-14-07!

9-11-07

We had our latest Doctors appointment today. Dr. Jick says that the little guy is turning into a big guy! We had a sonogram and they feel he is about 8 lbs. Molly is measuring about a week ahead of her due date. His heartbeat is a steady 138 BPM. He is still moving around a lot. They said the cord is wrapped around his neck a little bit, but not dangerously so. More like a priest wears a stole then like a scarf. Molly's last day at work is Friday 9-14-07, hopefully she gets a few days off before the little guy is born.

9-2-07

Tonight we went to Grandma's (Sue) retirement party. We had a great time and saw lots of friends and family. It was also Grandma and Grandpa's (Sue and George) 40th Wedding Anniversary! As a surprise we had a cake made to look similar to theirs and bought a cake topper that was similiar too. It was lots of fun to see their faces when they turned around and saw it. Also, Aunt Lorraine, Cousins Missy and Rich were also there just like 40 years ago!
It was very very hot this week. It was about 104 all week and our house never cooled down. This will be one summer we will remember!

8-31-07

Molly's best friend delievered her beautiful baby girl today. Lauren Noelle Sarti was born at 5:22 pm, 6 lbs 9oz 20 1/2 inches long!! We are so exicted to meet our little guys special girl. Mom is doing great and dad is over the moon!

8-29-07

We saw the doctor today. The baby's heartbeat is 144, perfect. And we met Dr. Jick. Since our doctor had her baby on 8-8-07 we will probably be delivered by Dr. Jick. Molly had the Strep B test and we will get the results next week. Dr. Jick said Molly is measuring big and felt around and asked if anyone had told us we are having a big baby?? uh NO!!!! Needless to say, Molly was not to happy about that comment. Dr. Jick wants us to have another sonogram to see if he is correct and we are having a big baby.

8-24-07

The Little guy is getting BIG, he is starting to run out of room and pushing to see his limits. He is still about a month away, but we are getting very excited to see what he looks like. Daddy built the stroller and the swing. The carseat is ready to go, bags are packed and we are almost done with Lamaze class. So we are getting ready. Added some new pictures, Molly is getting big too!

8-7-07 & 8-8-07

Steve and Grandpa finished painting the nursery. It looks great and we can't wait to put all the stuff back in there. It is all coming together nicely. We will pictures up when it is done.

8-7-07

We had a doctors appointment today and got to see the the little guy again. He is doing well. We could see that the has hair on his head. He kept sticking his tongue out and his hands were in front of his face most of the time. Molly had about 1/2 a cup of Coffee before the appointment and he was very active! They told us that he measures about 5lbs 9oz but that it is possible that is an over estimate and he is closer to 5lbs. They also said that he has a big head!!! Molly was not happy about that news!

8-4-07

Today was Molly's last shower given by her best friends Nancy Sarti, who is due the beginning of September, and Cissie Andrews. It was a wonderful party with good friends and great food! That Cissie sure can cook. It was great to see everyone, Thank you all!! You can see pictures from the party at http://www.phaneuf.shutterfly.com

8-3-07

Today we had another doctors appointment. The baby is growing and so is Molly! The little guys heatbeat was 151 BPM, which they said is perfect. The Little guy is about 4 pounds and 17 inches long. He now has toenails, fingernails and real hair (as opposed to peach fuzz) growing on his head. Molly is feeling him kick a lot more now. And even Steve gets to enjoy feeling his "karate chops".

7-17-07

Did you know Steve is in a commercial? Go look, it came out great. They actually did two, maybe if enough people beg, Giselle will put them both on youtube!You can see the commercial at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WfPH5jtzc


Giselle put the other commercial on...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFezj_XA1tA

7-14-07

Today was the baby shower for Nancy, Molly's best friend. It was a great party and everyone had lots of fun! You can see the pictures at our shutterfly account. phaneuf.shutterfly.com.

7-11-07

Molly passed her glucose test!! Yay, it is back to ice cream or frostys everynight. :)

7-8-07

We had the family shower today. It was a lot of fun and we recieved lots of wonderful gifts. Thank you to everyone. I loaded the pictures on our shutterfly, you can see them at http://www.phaneuf.shutterfly.com

7-6-07

Molly had her Glucose test today. Those of you who know Molly, especially Dr. Winegart, know she HATES needles and will do anything to get out of them. Today she had to have a blood test, drink more of the sweet orange soda and be tested every hour after that for three hours. They took five vials of blood. Molly was a trooper, but felt a little sick later. Hopefully this test she will not flunk.

7-5-07

We had our doctors appointment today. Molly has finally gained weight, 5 pounds. Baby Phaneuf is about 2.5 pounds and is about 15 inches long. He can blink his eyes and has eyelashes. We can feel him kick quite a lot now days. Steve was very excited to feel him kick 6-26-07. We found out Molly flunked he Glucose test, she needs to go have a 3 hour one now. We also had a 3D ultrasound done, Rachel the technician took about 57 pictures she put on a disk and a CD and we got a DVD she also printed out some color and black and whites. We added some of the fun ones to the website. At first he had his hand over his face, but when Molly moved to her side he moved as well and we got some great pictures. The one of him smiling was right after Steve said come on little guy move for me. He loves the sounds of Steve's voice. When Steve says "again" as in kick again, he always does!

7-2-07

Molly had the second Glucose test. We should get the results soon

6-29-07

Doctors office called and said they had just recieved a call from the lab, Molly was worried... There was a crack in the vial, Molly has to take the test again!!

6-28-07

Molly had her glucose test. Basically you drink this orange soda and then have a blood test and hour later. Molly was worried about flunking. :)

6-23-07

Today we had our first Baby shower with Molly's friends from Enterprise. The shower was given by Therese Montoya and Nerine Rivera, at Nerine's house in Glendale. It was a beautiful day, with lots of friends and the grandma's. Eveyone had a great time and we got wonderful gifts!!! Thank you all. To see the pictures of the shower go to phaneuf.shutterfly.com

6-23-07

Today we had our first Baby shower with Molly's friends from Enterprise. The shower was given by Therese Montoya and Nerine Rivera, at Nerine's house in Glendale. It was a beautiful day, with lots of friends and the grandma's. Eveyone had a great time and we got wonderful gifts!!! Thank you all. To see the pictures of the shower go to phaneuf.shutterfly.com

6-7-07

We had a doctor's appointment today. We are now 24 weeks. We did not get to see the baby, but we were able to hear his heartbeat, 154bpm. Both Molly and baby are progressing nicely. Now the baby weighs about a pound and is about 12 inches long. Pretty lean still, but he will fill out proportionally. This week his taste buds are developing. We can't wait to find out what his favorite foods will be.

Earlier this week, Molly had a candy and a few minutes later noticed a little someone moving around a lot!! We think someone may have inherited his father's sweet-tooth! Molly is feeling him move around a bit now, mostly at night when it is time to go to sleep.

We have a 3D ultrasound scheduled for the beginning of July so stay tuned for BabyTV!

5-14-07

We had our latest Doctors appointment and Ultrasound. Everything looks great. We watched the heart pump blood. They lit up the ambilical cord with colors and we saw the three veins in the cord, which is very important. We saw the bladder full and then empty. The little guy is currently about 10 oz. and 6 1/2 inches from head to bottom. But no maternity clothes for me yet! :) His heartbeat was 145 bpm, his heartbeat slows as he gets bigger. The pictures are starting to look more the same, but we will add one when we have a 4D done.

4-10-07

We had two doctors appointments today. One with Rachel the ultrasound tech and one with the surgeon.
Rachel said all looked good. Baby is about 4 ounces and is about the size of an avocado. She confirmed that we are having a BOY and took lots of pictures to prove it. :)
The surgeon was called in to an emergency so we saw one of his partners. He said he thought he assisted on Molly's surgery, he looked thru the notes and said he must be wrong. At the end, he suddenly said "oh, your pregnant. I was in on your surgery. Your gallbladder was terrible! You are so lucky you had this surgery when you had it, you were really sick." Molly could have told them that!! :)

4-9-07

Well it has certainly been an interesting week! On early Saturday morning 3-31-07, Molly had a major gallbladder attack. After four hours in immense pain, we went to the ER where they did tests and confirmed she still has gallstones and gave her some morphine. Tuesday, Molly was scheduled for a laparoscopic Cholecysteotomy, gallbladder surgery, at the Huntington Memorial Ritz Carlton (oops I mean Hospital).  All went well, but they decided to keep Molly as her gallbladder was very infected and in bad condition, according to her surgeon.  Her OB also came to visit and was glad she had it removed! Her white blood cell count was also pretty high. It's been a painful week, but Molly seems to be bouncing back pretty well. And the little Guy held on the whole time!, I think we got a tough one! 

3-23-07

Today we had our doctors appointment we were supposed to have on 3-20-07. Steve and I both got a terrible flu on Monday 3-19-07 so we had to reschedule. We had another ultra sound and blood test that will help rule out Downs Syndrome in the baby. I thought it was going to be a 4D but it wasn't, we have decided to have one later though. As Rachel,the ultrasound tech, was doing the ultrasound, Steve figured out the sex of the baby.  Rachel agreed with him. So we know what we are having. :) We have a picture we will put on the website later. 

3-14-07

Today we had our latest appointment. They told us we are 12 weeks exactly today. I don't understand this math, before we were 11 weeks on Friday and somehow 40 weeks is 9 months, whatever! 

We saw the baby again. He/She has gotten a lot bigger and is now about the size of a lime and weighs a half ounce. We saw the heartbeat again. It looked like the flutter of a hummingbirds wings. We could see the legs, arms, head all of it. They couldn't get a good picture because the baby looked like She/He had the hiccups and was bouncing up and down not cooperating... must be a Phaneuf!

We have a 4D sonogram on 4-20 so be sure to check back then for updates!

2-20-07

We had our first doctors appointments today: They confirmed we are 8 weks and 4 days. The due date is either 9-28-07. Everything looks great and the heartbeat is nice and strong.We even got baby's first pictures and video! 

The beginning

I am redoing my blog from my old website to the new, this was started in Feb 2007

I was scheduled to have gallbladder surgery on 1-26-07 and Lasik on my eyes 1-31-07. Much to my surprise, when I went in for my preop on 1-24-07,I was told I couldn't have surgery because of my pregnancy!!!!

As many of you know, we have been working on a baby for five years now. After lots of doctors appointments, painful shots, tests and surgeries (mostly on Molly!!!) we decided to take another route. We stopped!  Later, we found a supplement online that people have had success with within six months or less. Well it only took us a month and a half. We are currently seven weeks pregnant, soon to be eight. We know it is early, but we just couldn't keep the secret anymore!