I'm Moving.

Goodbye blogspot..hello wordpress. I have let peer pressure get the best of me and from now on I will be blogging at www.mrsrivas.wordpress.com. Special thanks to Naty and Priscilla for pushing me. Hope you all keep reading! Blogspot...it has been a pleasure.

Important Message from the AFA

Obama seeks to take away religious rights of doctors and health care providers who refuse to perform abortions
Urgent: send your e-mail to the White House today!


According to several news agencies, President Barack Obama will rescind the "conscience rule" that protects health workers who refuse to participate in abortions or other medical procedures that go against their moral and religious beliefs. If the rule is rescinded, doctors, nurses and other health care workers could lose their jobs or be punished professionally for adhering to their sincerely held religious convictions. Obama's proposal would take away their religious freedom.

The current rule empowers federal health officials to cut off federal funding for any state or local government, hospital, clinic, health plan, doctor's office or other entity if it does not accommodate employees who exercise their right of conscience. It applies to more than 584,000 health care facilities.

The Obama administration is doing the bidding of pro-abortion advocacy groups who seek to penalize health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions.

According to The Washington Post, Obama administration officials stressed that the proposal will be subject to 30 days of public comment. That is why it is so very important for you to let the White House hear from you today.

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2 1/2 Months

Soon enough...Ian will be turning 3 months and he is growing soooo fast. He went to the doctor last Monday and weighed 9 lbs 12 oz. I totally feel it in my arms. He is such a great baby. He barely cries. He loves hanging out on the swing and tummy time. He laughs at just about anything...even when I suction out his buggers, he laughs. His reflux had gotten better...and then it returned. Apparently, when it first started, we had been giving him too much milk for his size. We were giving him three ounces and that was too much for his little stomach and that's what was causing all the chaos. Well, when his body weight caught up, 3 ounces was just right and he was digesting it very well, so I boosted it up and now it came back. Well..I went down to 3 1/2 ounces because according to his body weight, he should be taking 3.123 ounces every 3 hours or 25 ounces in one day. He's doing better. He's barely gagging and barely spitting up, so that's good, and he doesn't stay hungry. He sleeps most nights for 5 hours straight and when he doesn't, he'll at least sleep 3 hours. He has a bit of a cold now. Nothing big, just a stuffy nose, so we're taking care of that. Above is a picture of Ian's dedication at church.

Ian's Eyes

What is the first thing you notice when looking at this pic? Right..that Ian's eyes have 2 different colors. It's not uncommon. I've met people with two different eye colors. I think it's pretty cool. He got 1/2 of an eye from mom and 1 1/2 from dad. I had to post it because you can't really notice it when you look at him in most lights and when I mention it to someone they think I'm crazy because they can't see it...well, here it is. Ian's eyes.

Update on Ian

My little man turned 2 months already and I can't believe how fast he's growing. He is now very alert and looks at everything and everyone. He loves to smile when you talk to him. He has rolled over a couple of times which is pretty crazy for a kid his age. He is doing a lot better with his reflux and has been sleeping most nights for 5 hours straight. I am loving all the time I get to spend with him because I get to see how he develops and I don't miss out on anything. He is a very happy and good baby and I can't wait to see what he does next.

Tennessee

This past week we spent it in Tennessee. Thanks to the Garcia Fam and Oliver and Marelys. We left last Wednesday and got in on Tuesday night. We had a great time and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to take a 2 month old on a 14 hour car ride. The whole way there he pretty much slept and he did the same on the way back. I'll leave the good funny stories for Priscilla to blog about because she's better at that than I am, but I'll mention some of the highlights of the trip.

1. Priscilla thinking we had made it to Daytona in an hour and yelling at me for correcting her.
2. Chris asking "Where's Keren?" when I had fallen asleep and my head was hidden. He thought I wasn't in the car.
3. Getting our first souvenir...a ticket in South Caroling by trying to catch up to Oliver. Special thanks to the officer who put it down as if Chris was going 10 miles under what he really was going.
4. The Falling Rocks. A new band in Tennessee according to Marelys.
5. Patty wanting to eat my baby with some biscuits and gravy.
6. Miriam's crazy looking glasses.
7. Our very special Valentine's Dinner. I think the waitress is going to request to take coffee and cream off the menu.
8. Chris on a horse. I'll leave it at that.
9. Our $400 rental car.
10. Being able to poop on vacation...that's priceless.
11. Priscilla singing Ian to sleep and not knowing we were watching, much less videotaping her.

Of course...I'm missing a lot of things, so if any of you that went want to add to the list...go ahead.

Rough Nights

So for the past couple of weeks Ian has had a bit of a hard time digesting his milk. He apparently suffers from reflux which is not a big deal, but does cause him pain and discomfort and it causes me a whole lot of stress and sleepless nights. He will cry uncontrollably for a while and fall asleep for a while and it just goes around in a circle. On top of the fact that his gagging really freaks me out. This normally happens at night. He went to the doctor on Friday and we're just going to keep an eye on it and see how bad it really is. We don't want to put him under any unnecessary medicine. However, looking at the bright side of things, he has not lost his appetite and is now weighing 8 lbs 2 oz. That's probably around what he would have weighed if he had been born when he was supposed to. He is very alert now and smiles when we talk to him. He moves around a lot and turns from side to side. He keeps his head up by himself pretty well. It's still a little wobbly, but he's getting there. He survived his first Super Bowl Party and his first trip to Dolphin Mall. Whew! I know this whole reflux thing will get better and I really look forward to that, but for now I'm just taking it one day at a time and when I find myself getting too overwhelmed with his consistent crying, Chris is there to rescue me and I really thank God for that.