tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51063575235904307422023-10-12T03:21:19.193-07:00Adoption And My Two DaddiesAndrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-55895099974047026692014-01-20T10:52:00.001-08:002014-01-20T10:52:43.499-08:00It has been how long?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6F01-MelJa0/Ut1soYiXBbI/AAAAAAAAAcY/LzD8PNXpqwI/s1600/bh1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6F01-MelJa0/Ut1soYiXBbI/AAAAAAAAAcY/LzD8PNXpqwI/s320/bh1.jpg" /></a>
It has been a long time. Andrew turned 6 years old on December 23rd, 2013. He is half way through kindergarten and doing very well. We have lost contact with the birth mother. I am unable to reach her and even her mother (Andrew's birth-grandmother) has no idea how to contact her. Speaking with Andrew's birth mom's mom (I will refer to her as Gamby) has been very insightful. We send each other pictures of Andrew's birth mom and Andrew. She even has some recent photos of Andrew's other siblings which has been fun. My hope is to reconnect with Andrew's birth mom again. We often look at pictures and videos to keep the memory fresh in Andrew's mind.
He plays for a basketball team with his fellow classmates at his school. He has a good circle of friends. He is a loving and sensitive boy and maturing every moment.
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GQUk57zsAkM/Ut1v4je38ZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/VIkK8qbSR58/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GQUk57zsAkM/Ut1v4je38ZI/AAAAAAAAAc0/VIkK8qbSR58/s320/IMG_0667.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5vdOJfCt5Y/Ut1v31RRsLI/AAAAAAAAAco/QqVD5Oo7dhc/s1600/IMG_0759.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5vdOJfCt5Y/Ut1v31RRsLI/AAAAAAAAAco/QqVD5Oo7dhc/s320/IMG_0759.JPG" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J82TAwmD6BE/Ut1v4vKSqCI/AAAAAAAAAcw/vZd-C6nfeqw/s1600/IMG_0780.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J82TAwmD6BE/Ut1v4vKSqCI/AAAAAAAAAcw/vZd-C6nfeqw/s320/IMG_0780.JPG" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-41853197157113414712011-12-30T19:05:00.000-08:002011-12-30T19:06:55.456-08:00Christmas Day<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M2GFvDt5o1M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XmRz2JSj7LA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-17463772794876000502011-11-28T18:57:00.000-08:002011-11-28T19:02:21.228-08:00Christmas Decorating<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM5YyXpSAfQpyPvfW9E76B6hoIlX2OvrIkxdQh7vvx1aLiixbfygh9ILAR9SJ7rOV66uNn_WX6jw4lHnOGsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-25580596702351444802011-11-25T19:51:00.000-08:002011-11-25T20:01:34.965-08:00Andrew and His Cousin<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwH2befACek/TtBkN3Hf2MI/AAAAAAAAAag/J9OlfgSeHLo/s1600/andrewnbrandon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwH2befACek/TtBkN3Hf2MI/AAAAAAAAAag/J9OlfgSeHLo/s320/andrewnbrandon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679149319410669762" /></a><br />So much time has gone by. Andrew is now in his second year of preschool. He is learning at such a fast rate. It has been a while since we have seen his mommy. She seems to have fallen back into a dark period and I hope she can find herself out again. <br /><br />I was able to begin a relationship with her mom. She gave me some helpful information about the birth mom and her past as a child and young adult. I still try to call her but now her phone is disconnected. I am waiting for her to reach out to us. During this waiting game, I show Andrew all the videos and pictures with him and his mom to keep her memory fresh in his head.<br /><br />We had family in town (on my mom's side) and Andrew has a cousin who is about 10 months older. They had such a great time playing together over the Thanksgiving holiday. We are going Christmas tree shopping tomorrow (saturday). Andrew is very excited. <br /><br />More to come......Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-71330326310337369632011-02-06T18:00:00.000-08:002011-02-06T18:09:10.437-08:00Andrew and MommyWell, it's been just over one month since our last visit with Andrew's birthmom. She has been busy getting her life in order. She's attending a trade school, where she is studying to be a Medical Office Assistant. <br />She has a new boyfriend that seems to be really good for her. She has gained weight and appears not to be using any longer. My partner and I are keeping our fingers crossed that she can hang in there and complete her schooling.<br />I took pictures of Andrew at the park before Mommy came and then got a picture of them together when we had pizza afterwards.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T2W_GkNI/AAAAAAAAAaE/h1D_11HyQIo/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T2W_GkNI/AAAAAAAAAaE/h1D_11HyQIo/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763457428885714" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T141fyMI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/j5UTW5YNTwo/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T141fyMI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/j5UTW5YNTwo/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763449335531714" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T1SrUhkI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/DsRKUIonrB0/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T1SrUhkI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/DsRKUIonrB0/s320/006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763439092303426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T0rFoa0I/AAAAAAAAAZs/TrLSEk-VGv0/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T0rFoa0I/AAAAAAAAAZs/TrLSEk-VGv0/s320/005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763428465240898" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TcsHOVVI/AAAAAAAAAZk/JCUb1Sk3jWg/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TcsHOVVI/AAAAAAAAAZk/JCUb1Sk3jWg/s320/003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763016423494994" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TU6HufOI/AAAAAAAAAZc/kAWZLIdRq9E/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TU6HufOI/AAAAAAAAAZc/kAWZLIdRq9E/s320/002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570762882744745186" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TNp5_gxI/AAAAAAAAAZU/MmmbSEU9c8Y/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9TNp5_gxI/AAAAAAAAAZU/MmmbSEU9c8Y/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570762758133089042" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T2wpPEII/AAAAAAAAAaM/TevmidlM1Lw/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TU9T2wpPEII/AAAAAAAAAaM/TevmidlM1Lw/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570763464316489858" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-41455236281795600052011-02-03T15:03:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:10:37.976-08:00Andrew Starts PreschoolHe cried his first day, second day and third day,(fourth day is tomorrow)when we left him at school. The teachers however say that 20 seconds after we are gone, he stops crying and begins to play. By the third day he made friends with a boy, Brandon. Brandon is a year older than Andrew but they seem to get along really well. <br />We are so proud of our son. We are excited to see his vocabulary improve as well as his independence. <br />Andrew turned 3 last December.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of him going to school on his first day!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1hViBJ3I/AAAAAAAAAZI/Eb87l7PXVF0/s1600/130.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1hViBJ3I/AAAAAAAAAZI/Eb87l7PXVF0/s320/130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569604211005532018" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1bARyi8I/AAAAAAAAAZA/Jdo4YujW1ms/s1600/128.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1bARyi8I/AAAAAAAAAZA/Jdo4YujW1ms/s320/128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569604102221106114" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1TXIcWQI/AAAAAAAAAY4/_Opa2S9Vwl4/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1TXIcWQI/AAAAAAAAAY4/_Opa2S9Vwl4/s320/127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569603970916964610" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1LBahxSI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Q3K5k4JG-Ao/s1600/124.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1LBahxSI/AAAAAAAAAYw/Q3K5k4JG-Ao/s320/124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569603827648283938" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1FFihlCI/AAAAAAAAAYo/4VmlJJRnsJo/s1600/123.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TUs1FFihlCI/AAAAAAAAAYo/4VmlJJRnsJo/s320/123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569603725676352546" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-14829351106621267472010-10-30T18:51:00.001-07:002010-10-30T18:51:32.398-07:00Your Aging Parenthttp://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7068317-your-aging-parentAndrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-58369957165796923582010-10-12T19:23:00.000-07:002010-10-12T19:25:55.648-07:00Stop The Bully In The SchoolsI wrote the below article. Click on the link and let me know what your thoughts are on the issue. <br /><br />http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6992912-stop-the-bully-in-the-schoolsAndrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-87670625392666345182010-10-11T19:14:00.001-07:002010-10-11T19:17:10.602-07:00Andrew Is Potty Trained<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TLPE0_jve7I/AAAAAAAAAYY/DVFg24Zs0pk/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TLPE0_jve7I/AAAAAAAAAYY/DVFg24Zs0pk/s320/001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526977582407318450" /></a><br />He's ready. Now only wears underwear and no more diapers....WAHOOOOOO!!!<br />He wakes up and comes to us and whispers, "pee pee". Then one of us go with him and he goes. He also does number 2 in the potty. He won't use his potty anymore, he has to use the big boy potty now.<br />He's ready for preschool!!!Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-73093962604904765002010-09-13T19:42:00.001-07:002010-09-13T19:56:21.538-07:00The Preschool Application<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI7jvNEraqI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/jqhQ-jwrLM8/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI7jvNEraqI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/jqhQ-jwrLM8/s320/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516596993678076578" /></a><br />Our son Andrew will be starting preschool next year (sept 2011). I just completed his application and will submit it tomorrow. There is a great preschool near our home that is affiliated with our Church. It's a great environment and we are excited about it. <br />Our little boy is growing up so fast.<br />I am sure Andrew will have a tough time at first since he has really never left home without one of us by his side. I need to get comfortable with the idea myself. I'm so nervous to leave him and I am afraid he will pick up on this. I hear people with older children saying, "My Evan took three weeks of crying every day until he finally got comfortable with the idea"...or "My Sophie took one week and when it was time to pick her up, she did not want to leave". <br />I don't know what to expect, but I do know it has to be done. Andrew is getting close to being potty trained and we anticipate by next year, he will be pamper free. <br />I<br />Tonight, before bed, I put him in time out because he was not listening, we gave him a bath and put him in bed. I said good night and to give me a hug and kiss. He looked away and said "no". It broke my heart, he's never done that before. I told him, "well, Daddy loves you, I will always love you, good night". He is becoming so much more expressive with his emotions. Sometimes they are beautiful, but tonight it stung a little.<br /><br />On a more positive note, the Birth Mom gave us some pictures of his siblings. It was cool because Andrew looks a lot like his brothers, even though they come from different fathers. I'm going to make a scrap book for him and collect as many pictures as I can.Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-87462122439351087702010-09-12T12:40:00.000-07:002010-09-12T12:48:47.388-07:00Mommy and Andrew: September 12th 2010Well, we finally got together with Andrew's birth mom. She is working really hard in getting her life together. She went back to school and is doing really well. She put back on some weight and seems very happy. It was a great visit and Andrew had so much fun.<br />Andrew, at first, was a little upset and not comfortable but only after 15 minutes, he and his mommy started where they left off. It had been 3 months since Andrew saw his mommy because she had so many conflicts and we were always having to reschedule.<br />Here are some pictures to share:<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0uRkTy1SI/AAAAAAAAAYI/Yxytjg2tcsc/s1600/128.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0uRkTy1SI/AAAAAAAAAYI/Yxytjg2tcsc/s320/128.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516115997938079010" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0uH7Cc99I/AAAAAAAAAYA/1gweVJoQgQs/s1600/123.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0uH7Cc99I/AAAAAAAAAYA/1gweVJoQgQs/s320/123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516115832240666578" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0t1y9TKOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Xsq8puyJR7g/s1600/121.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0t1y9TKOI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Xsq8puyJR7g/s320/121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516115520833923298" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0tndsWAXI/AAAAAAAAAXw/q95iDb6f-FM/s1600/117.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TI0tndsWAXI/AAAAAAAAAXw/q95iDb6f-FM/s320/117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516115274607493490" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-38616330182054850742010-06-24T20:59:00.000-07:002010-06-24T21:23:48.764-07:00So Much Going On And Trying To Get Caught UpAndrew is 2 1/2 years old already. We are heading to the Philippines to celebrate his 3rd birthday there. Our son has really grown and is about 40 inches tall.<br />For Father's Day, we took Andrew to Water World in Concord, CA. He had a blast. He loves playing and splashing in the water. It was in the mid 80s so the weather was perfect.<br />We are meeting his birth mom this Sunday. There have been some issues between her father and us and we are trying to work that out. It was about a month ago when the birth mom's father (who she is living with), started asking us for money. I was completely honest and told him we will not give him any money. It has caused a bit of strain in our relationship which has trickled down to the birth mom.<br />When we see her this Sunday, I will talk to her about what we are feeling in regards to her dad asking us for money. I want to make sure this does not get in the way of our relationship or make things uncomfortable for us.<br />Here are a few pics of our son at Water World. It was the greatest Father's Day ever.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQvNyl86dI/AAAAAAAAAXg/FtK5SMjNZZQ/s1600/130.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQvNyl86dI/AAAAAAAAAXg/FtK5SMjNZZQ/s320/130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486562160009865682" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQrIvoiPpI/AAAAAAAAAWo/xPnA-ZkUmzU/s1600/138.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQrIvoiPpI/AAAAAAAAAWo/xPnA-ZkUmzU/s320/138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486557675269537426" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtgTN88TI/AAAAAAAAAXY/hgzjXe2XKSw/s1600/140.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtgTN88TI/AAAAAAAAAXY/hgzjXe2XKSw/s320/140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486560278981964082" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtV5il9_I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/hUB_fq5dlto/s1600/120.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtV5il9_I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/hUB_fq5dlto/s320/120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486560100290525170" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtMRZaM-I/AAAAAAAAAXI/q8VXEn3onCc/s1600/127.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtMRZaM-I/AAAAAAAAAXI/q8VXEn3onCc/s320/127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486559934895764450" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtB2tEJCI/AAAAAAAAAXA/gVlIJoGM98U/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQtB2tEJCI/AAAAAAAAAXA/gVlIJoGM98U/s320/102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486559755931755554" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQs1xOuZeI/AAAAAAAAAW4/JGyqnRP8iAY/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQs1xOuZeI/AAAAAAAAAW4/JGyqnRP8iAY/s320/088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486559548303893986" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQsnTV-5SI/AAAAAAAAAWw/FGURTT-KM9o/s1600/098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/TCQsnTV-5SI/AAAAAAAAAWw/FGURTT-KM9o/s320/098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486559299763103010" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-71024852144069646362010-04-04T18:16:00.000-07:002010-04-04T18:19:17.087-07:00Happy Easter Everyone!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiH_avBFbfI<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiH_avBFbfI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiH_avBFbfI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-5598309432673586082010-03-07T12:15:00.000-08:002010-03-07T16:31:34.363-08:00Using The Word AdoptionIt is amazing how fast our son is putting words together and forming sentences. Sometimes my partner and I look at each other and think, 'How the heck did he learn that'. Just the other day he counted to ten with out any prompting.<br /><br />His bedtime stories began to change as we implemented the word adoption. We believe it is time to start using the word more and more. <br /><br />We saw his Mommy about three weeks ago and we had originally planned her to join us to our outing to the zoo, but she got ill with the flu, so it was just us three. Andrew had a great time even though his Mommy was not with him. We didn't take many pictures because we found ourselves running after Andrew about 90% of the time. But...here are some.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5RE9cyT8hI/AAAAAAAAAWg/n_awuOV79WY/s1600-h/andrewatzoospiderweb.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5RE9cyT8hI/AAAAAAAAAWg/n_awuOV79WY/s320/andrewatzoospiderweb.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446053671887696402" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5RE3g4jPUI/AAAAAAAAAWY/Qy0MdIVqfKg/s1600-h/andrewatzoohippo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5RE3g4jPUI/AAAAAAAAAWY/Qy0MdIVqfKg/s320/andrewatzoohippo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446053569908391234" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5REzul4RGI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/6hRoRkIa9QE/s1600-h/andrewatzoo.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/S5REzul4RGI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/6hRoRkIa9QE/s320/andrewatzoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446053504868697186" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-72249975995935522432009-12-28T20:24:00.000-08:002009-12-28T20:40:28.797-08:00Andrew is TWO?I can't believe it, but it's been two years since we brought our son home from the hospital.<br />He's doing great. He's putting words together to form simple sentences. He will soon be ready for Preschool. <br />We have not seen the birth mom in about two months. Every time we would plan a play day she came down with a bad flu and or other complications. Then one weekend it rained so we had to cancel...but we plan to see her this weekend so stay tuned for more pics of Andrew and his Mommy. In the meantime, enjoy these updated pics of Andrew.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGyhnVx3I/AAAAAAAAAWI/GVUQOKUGu30/s1600-h/facebook2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGyhnVx3I/AAAAAAAAAWI/GVUQOKUGu30/s320/facebook2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511829092058994" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGlPEtj9I/AAAAAAAAAV4/IAt4fLUP_Zc/s1600-h/5405.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGlPEtj9I/AAAAAAAAAV4/IAt4fLUP_Zc/s320/5405.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511600776679378" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGgYKzpzI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FNezs8qsT6s/s1600-h/5384.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGgYKzpzI/AAAAAAAAAVw/FNezs8qsT6s/s320/5384.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511517318817586" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGc7ybCFI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HNP2EykJdUQ/s1600-h/5372.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGc7ybCFI/AAAAAAAAAVo/HNP2EykJdUQ/s320/5372.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511458160740434" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGZk1AlKI/AAAAAAAAAVg/nb0hoxRturQ/s1600-h/5351.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGZk1AlKI/AAAAAAAAAVg/nb0hoxRturQ/s320/5351.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511400457966754" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGWSDSVuI/AAAAAAAAAVY/61NgHWzPad4/s1600-h/5345.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGWSDSVuI/AAAAAAAAAVY/61NgHWzPad4/s320/5345.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511343877969634" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGS8Q-uGI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/XqajGYtziQY/s1600-h/5336.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGS8Q-uGI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/XqajGYtziQY/s320/5336.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511286490216546" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGOhkZuzI/AAAAAAAAAVI/iItE2TMaodo/s1600-h/5332.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmGOhkZuzI/AAAAAAAAAVI/iItE2TMaodo/s320/5332.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420511210604444466" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFp_ejFZI/AAAAAAAAAU4/lyZCTJUYVhQ/s1600-h/5324.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFp_ejFZI/AAAAAAAAAU4/lyZCTJUYVhQ/s320/5324.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510582977795474" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFl7AsFzI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Ov6Ee-zx778/s1600-h/5317c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFl7AsFzI/AAAAAAAAAUw/Ov6Ee-zx778/s320/5317c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510513059338034" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFh-Rl84I/AAAAAAAAAUo/etwRXtNt5QE/s1600-h/5312.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFh-Rl84I/AAAAAAAAAUo/etwRXtNt5QE/s320/5312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510445216068482" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFdX8iCfI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ArhsBE5xBlM/s1600-h/5301r.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFdX8iCfI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ArhsBE5xBlM/s320/5301r.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510366207707634" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFY5tgzXI/AAAAAAAAAUY/KNdBnQKcW2M/s1600-h/5277.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFY5tgzXI/AAAAAAAAAUY/KNdBnQKcW2M/s320/5277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510289372171634" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFVTaC_zI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/sW_j6gOsMWk/s1600-h/5275.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SzmFVTaC_zI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/sW_j6gOsMWk/s320/5275.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420510227550371634" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-56704156145126216572009-11-18T20:14:00.002-08:002009-11-18T20:28:16.504-08:00A couple of Videos in the PhilippinesOne video is of our house and the other is our littl guy taking a bath outside in front of our home in the Philippines.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYYlXdG_NIA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYYlXdG_NIA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LfbuL0Etu20&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LfbuL0Etu20&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-84056459667523638792009-10-15T20:03:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:23:56.398-07:00Hello From The PhilippinesWell, we are a little more than half way through our vacation. The time is flying by. Andrew has adjusted very well to the time change (16 hours forward from PST). At first, it was a bit difficult because his Daddies did not adjust as well as him...but we are back in sinc.<br /><br />Here are some pics of Andrew with his neighbor TJ. He took a bath outside at our neighbor's house. He had so much fun playing in the water that he did not want to get out. <br /> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/StflN5WXU1I/AAAAAAAAATo/EycIuknbP1s/s1600-h/Andrew+in+the+Philippines+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/StflN5WXU1I/AAAAAAAAATo/EycIuknbP1s/s320/Andrew+in+the+Philippines+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393031105695142738" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Stfj-gR8ZSI/AAAAAAAAATg/l-Dv3E-rD9g/s1600-h/Andrew+in+the+Philippines+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Stfj-gR8ZSI/AAAAAAAAATg/l-Dv3E-rD9g/s320/Andrew+in+the+Philippines+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393029741756048674" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-14720705720006381162009-09-13T18:33:00.000-07:002009-09-13T18:41:55.137-07:00Andrew and Mommy 9/13/09This is our first visit since losing Emily. After this unfortunate event, my partner also lost his sister. She was 39 years young and the loss was a very emotional one. We have finally got back on track and met up with Andrew's Mommy. I have attached some pics below<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fLgBRXOI/AAAAAAAAATY/0ogpMgmMHeM/s1600-h/Sept13+023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fLgBRXOI/AAAAAAAAATY/0ogpMgmMHeM/s320/Sept13+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381132149700254946" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fGVITU2I/AAAAAAAAATQ/pQXiN0O-oXY/s1600-h/Sept13+022.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fGVITU2I/AAAAAAAAATQ/pQXiN0O-oXY/s320/Sept13+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381132060877607778" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fAq53TJI/AAAAAAAAATI/ELs_EFZJRUY/s1600-h/Sept13+021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2fAq53TJI/AAAAAAAAATI/ELs_EFZJRUY/s320/Sept13+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131963643415698" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e89wD2zI/AAAAAAAAATA/qbOkY8KpDpc/s1600-h/Sept13+020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e89wD2zI/AAAAAAAAATA/qbOkY8KpDpc/s320/Sept13+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131899983092530" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e5PAyNxI/AAAAAAAAAS4/f_m_d2QZDIA/s1600-h/Sept13+019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e5PAyNxI/AAAAAAAAAS4/f_m_d2QZDIA/s320/Sept13+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131835897165586" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e1F8-xQI/AAAAAAAAASw/mVQ-nSHJzu8/s1600-h/Sept13+018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2e1F8-xQI/AAAAAAAAASw/mVQ-nSHJzu8/s320/Sept13+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131764745815298" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2exjZzh-I/AAAAAAAAASo/HgWuJoTrt3w/s1600-h/Sept13+017.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2exjZzh-I/AAAAAAAAASo/HgWuJoTrt3w/s320/Sept13+017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131703931865058" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2ernlmm-I/AAAAAAAAASg/5IDmEzhDAh4/s1600-h/Sept13+016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2ernlmm-I/AAAAAAAAASg/5IDmEzhDAh4/s320/Sept13+016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131601975876578" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2elrmXMvI/AAAAAAAAASY/Sn8XIetwXX0/s1600-h/Sept13+015.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2elrmXMvI/AAAAAAAAASY/Sn8XIetwXX0/s320/Sept13+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131499973587698" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2egK5eWDI/AAAAAAAAASQ/48XN27RigDk/s1600-h/Sept13+014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2egK5eWDI/AAAAAAAAASQ/48XN27RigDk/s320/Sept13+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131405296031794" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2ebZdK6oI/AAAAAAAAASI/Wth-wXynpEg/s1600-h/Sept13+013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2ebZdK6oI/AAAAAAAAASI/Wth-wXynpEg/s320/Sept13+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131323304503938" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eU_HmroI/AAAAAAAAASA/VNwHLd4P7ME/s1600-h/Sept13+012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eU_HmroI/AAAAAAAAASA/VNwHLd4P7ME/s320/Sept13+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131213155511938" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eQ4VHaBI/AAAAAAAAAR4/tW2wQkuXasw/s1600-h/Sept13+011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eQ4VHaBI/AAAAAAAAAR4/tW2wQkuXasw/s320/Sept13+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131142613657618" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eLpCO70I/AAAAAAAAARw/5D2efiI9yB8/s1600-h/Sept13+010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eLpCO70I/AAAAAAAAARw/5D2efiI9yB8/s320/Sept13+010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381131052608581442" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eH1lYQ7I/AAAAAAAAARo/vOXD-vKgztU/s1600-h/Sept13+009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eH1lYQ7I/AAAAAAAAARo/vOXD-vKgztU/s320/Sept13+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381130987257742258" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eATNqVdI/AAAAAAAAARg/RPMyTYS1M7Y/s1600-h/Sept13+008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2eATNqVdI/AAAAAAAAARg/RPMyTYS1M7Y/s320/Sept13+008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381130857772373458" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2d4YIrZhI/AAAAAAAAARY/VI-9PwvtAac/s1600-h/Sept13+007.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/Sq2d4YIrZhI/AAAAAAAAARY/VI-9PwvtAac/s320/Sept13+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381130721654695442" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-1720804758137439582009-09-08T13:54:00.000-07:002009-09-08T13:59:55.526-07:00"Daddy, Can I Take The Car?"OK, well maybe my son is asking for the car to just play and bite on the steering wheel, press all the buttons and beep the horn but soon he will be asking me to hand over the keys to take a friend to the movies.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SqbFsBG14ZI/AAAAAAAAARQ/BXJzQZDwu2s/s1600-h/andrew.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SqbFsBG14ZI/AAAAAAAAARQ/BXJzQZDwu2s/s320/andrew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379204164942684562" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-13482033281525592282009-08-06T21:16:00.000-07:002009-08-06T21:31:27.319-07:00Stop, I Wanna Get Off This Ride!<a href="http://www.dad-blogs.com/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" mce_href="/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dad-blogs.com/images/stories/ff.gif" mce_src="/images/stories/ff.gif" width="124" height="125" alt="Fatherhood Friday at Dad Blogs" border="0" /></a><br />Over the last two days, the birth mom has had some health challenges. At 5 1/2 months pregnant with Emily she had some serious bleeding and her water broke.<br />Little Emily did not make it through. It was a sad day for all of us. <br />Being with the birth mom on every appointment and seeing Emily develop each time was incredible. Each appointment made it feel more and more real that we were going to have a baby sister for our son Andrew. <br />This experience was truly like a roller coaster with incredible ups and some serious down falls. We look at this as our only shot. We had not originally planned to have a second child. When the birth mom of Andrew told us she was pregnant again, we instantly thought yes, we will have a second child. But, that's it, we are done. We won't be jumping on any more rides like this one unless it's at a real amusement park and our son Andrew is sitting between us.<br /><br />In my heart and mind I say, "Emily, I was prepared and ready to love you and protect you. It's funny to say that I miss you, but I do. I heard your strong heart beat, I saw you tumble and move in side your mom. I could have sworn you even waved at me. I pray that you have moved on to heaven and will look over your big brother and know we loved you with all our hearts."Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-48487164592224903222009-07-29T20:06:00.000-07:002009-07-30T09:43:38.247-07:00Being One With The Potty<a href="http://www.dad-blogs.com/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" mce_href="/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dad-blogs.com/images/stories/ff.gif" mce_src="/images/stories/ff.gif" width="124" height="125" alt="Fatherhood Friday at Dad Blogs" border="0" /></a><br />So I began reading about the best ways to teach my son how to use the potty like a big boy. He is only 19 months and all the books I have read said you should not start too early and most agree by 2 1/2 years old the child should begin the learning process.<br /><br />I did read that you should expose your baby even at an early age the potty seat. They say if your baby becomes familiar with the potty seat, he will not be afraid of it once you begin to teach him how to use it.<br /><br />That made sense to me, so I went to BabiesRUs and bought him a nice white cushion-ie potty seat.<br /><br />I left it in our living room so that Andrew and the Potty Seat could become better acquainted. Here is how they got along. Quite frankly, I think this potty training will be a breeze...How about you guys?<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQDf3q5PI/AAAAAAAAAQw/hCqcZhgbXdI/s1600-h/potty1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQDf3q5PI/AAAAAAAAAQw/hCqcZhgbXdI/s320/potty1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364086283455620338" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQLDxUoYI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3LrtMf3IZd4/s1600-h/Potty2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQLDxUoYI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3LrtMf3IZd4/s320/Potty2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364086413351756162" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQUjAZnkI/AAAAAAAAARA/jpu1UBPwRqg/s1600-h/Potty3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQUjAZnkI/AAAAAAAAARA/jpu1UBPwRqg/s320/Potty3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364086576355319362" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQffA9btI/AAAAAAAAARI/d3LoSLHKC4s/s1600-h/Potty4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SnEQffA9btI/AAAAAAAAARI/d3LoSLHKC4s/s320/Potty4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364086764262485714" /></a>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-37484709835757883172009-07-17T06:42:00.000-07:002009-07-17T20:21:01.027-07:00Aging Parents<a href="http://www.dad-blogs.com/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" mce_href="/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dad-blogs.com/images/stories/ff.gif" mce_src="/images/stories/ff.gif" width="124" height="125" alt="Fatherhood Friday at Dad Blogs" border="0" /></a><br />Ed, Me and Andrew<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE_S-LHbgI/AAAAAAAAAQg/IfM63WfyVKw/s1600-h/san+diego+124.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE_S-LHbgI/AAAAAAAAAQg/IfM63WfyVKw/s320/san+diego+124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359634626707418626" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Robby and Godson Andrew<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9Zk2uGjI/AAAAAAAAAQY/biseV8j06A0/s1600-h/sandiego108.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9Zk2uGjI/AAAAAAAAAQY/biseV8j06A0/s320/sandiego108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632541146815026" /></a><br />Cuz Brandon and Andrew<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9U8NM52I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/nAabTLDYBBE/s1600-h/sandiego38.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9U8NM52I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/nAabTLDYBBE/s320/sandiego38.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632461515777890" /></a><br />Mom at 75<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9QeyKBhI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qaQ1lUU1G5A/s1600-h/sandiego37.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9QeyKBhI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qaQ1lUU1G5A/s320/sandiego37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632384898237970" /></a><br />Me and My Best Friend Rob<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9KkLLNJI/AAAAAAAAAQA/undlIZDxG8Q/s1600-h/san+diego+179.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9KkLLNJI/AAAAAAAAAQA/undlIZDxG8Q/s320/san+diego+179.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632283266135186" /></a><br />Rob<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9HH_qA<br />uI/AAAAAAAAAP4/rLxB27sprik/s1600-h/san+diego+158.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9HH_qAuI/AAAAAAAAAP4/rLxB27sprik/s320/san+diego+158.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632224162022114" /></a><br />Mom and Me<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9C_PVxxI/AAAAAAAAAPw/4zGjsUSkNe8/s1600-h/san+diego+151.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE9C_PVxxI/AAAAAAAAAPw/4zGjsUSkNe8/s320/san+diego+151.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632153092409106" /></a><br />Grandma and Andrew<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE89mMlyNI/AAAAAAAAAPo/ncMImZ0Dc80/s1600-h/san+diego+109.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE89mMlyNI/AAAAAAAAAPo/ncMImZ0Dc80/s320/san+diego+109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359632060470642898" /></a><br />Grandma and Andrew<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE84_KeVVI/AAAAAAAAAPg/X5oFXdJO1HQ/s1600-h/san+diego+107.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE84_KeVVI/AAAAAAAAAPg/X5oFXdJO1HQ/s320/san+diego+107.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359631981273306450" /></a><br />Uncle Robby and Andrew<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE81KdNceI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XZ_dUYFS4Eo/s1600-h/san+diego+104.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE81KdNceI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XZ_dUYFS4Eo/s320/san+diego+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359631915585204706" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8wkmIuFI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/GguXM8HK8Fg/s1600-h/san+diego+101.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8wkmIuFI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/GguXM8HK8Fg/s320/san+diego+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359631836702619730" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8sQiGlhI/AAAAAAAAAPI/Pt02QIoPmKI/s1600-h/san+diego+100.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8sQiGlhI/AAAAAAAAAPI/Pt02QIoPmKI/s320/san+diego+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359631762597516818" /></a><br />My Aunt and Andrew<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8nQMsj3I/AAAAAAAAAPA/2xir1jKL9Q8/s1600-h/san+diego+039.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTlufy3Rg8/SmE8nQMsj3I/AAAAAAAAAPA/2xir1jKL9Q8/s320/san+diego+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359631676608384882" /></a><br /><br />We took a little trip to San Diego for the long 4th of July weekend. We really had a great time. Andrew had his first experience in a swimming pool and to our surprise was not afraid at all. He really enjoyed being submerged in the water. He was able to hang out with Grandma, and his Uncle Robbie (my best friend) as well as some extended family.<br /><br />We celebrated my mom's 75th birthday. She looks great! She is still very strong and mobile.<br />We were having a great visit at my Cousin's place and were all sitting in the living room watching my son play with his 2 1/2 year old cousin. My mom came into the living room and looked at me and said "When did you come in?". I said "What?" and started laughing. She said "I didn't see you come in". I got up and said "Mom, I drove you here to Cousin's house". I stood up in disbelief. When I walked toward her she said, "oh, Paul, I thought you were Cousin (insert name)". I looked at my Aunt and we connected eyes. I took my Aunt aside and she told me these sort of things were happening. Not often but enough to know it could potentially get worse. <br /><br />I speak to my mom maybe twice per week and I never noticed this. My Aunt said she will be going with my mom to the doctor on July 23rd (normal check up) and mention this to the doctor.<br /><br />There were two instances where this disconnect took place during our weekend trip. The rest of the time she was alert. <br /><br />When I thought of my mom getting older, my biggest concern was losing her. How one day she would no longer be in my physical world. I was not concentrating on the possible developments of dementia or senility and how that would also affect our lives. It makes me so concerned...and now I'm calling her every day.<br /><br />It also made me reflect on my son and his soon to be little sister. I want to make sure my partner and I will minimally affect their lives as we become older. Then, my brain thought, who will leave this earth first?..my partner or me?. How will we go?...Then I tell myself, STOP! Live in the here and now and prepare for the future.Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-35180895046428596372009-07-09T11:30:00.000-07:002009-07-09T21:05:11.620-07:00Our Daughter, Emily<a href="http://www.dad-blogs.com/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" mce_href="/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dad-blogs.com/images/stories/ff.gif" mce_src="/images/stories/ff.gif" width="124" height="125" alt="Fatherhood Friday at Dad Blogs" border="0" /></a><br />I'm using this Father Friday post as an update on our daughter Emily. Emily is developing on track. We had another ultra sound on 7/7/09. After our appointment, my partner and I took the birth mom food shopping. She has a follow up appointment with the doctor on July 14th. I told her that after that appointment, that I will take her clothes shopping to fit her growing waist line.<br /><br />I honestly still can not believe that we are having a second child. We are very excited, don't get me wrong...but I'm getting kind of scared. Do I literally have to wait until my partner is home to run an errand like going to the grocery store? or will I be able to handle taking an infant and a toddler on my own?... I guess families do this all the time and I will find a way to balance this..but the thought is kind of scary.<br /><br />The one thing I'm really excited about is buying new baby stuff...(ie: CLOTHES)...the baby girls department is HUGE in comparison to the baby boys. (I think this is the case for all ages in general).<br /><br />Basically, fellow bloggers, I'm looking for positive feedback telling me we can do this and that it's not as difficult as I am beginning to stress about.Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-45355191411708274932009-07-01T23:26:00.001-07:002009-07-01T23:28:58.208-07:00Comparison of Gay Dads to Straight DadsThis is meant for a little light hearted fun. This is for dad-blogs.com <br />There is a segment called Daddy Yak. This week is about gay dads and straight dads. Here was my little video<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3pG9QP0LjU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r3pG9QP0LjU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106357523590430742.post-16779887819060705872009-06-25T20:38:00.000-07:002009-06-25T22:17:06.337-07:00Dinner Time<a href="http://www.dad-blogs.com/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" mce_href="/profile/fatherhood-friday.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dad-blogs.com/images/stories/ff.gif" mce_src="/images/stories/ff.gif" width="124" height="125" alt="Fatherhood Friday at Dad Blogs" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwJHKKKWAnw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZwJHKKKWAnw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Andrew's Daddieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144noreply@blogger.com11