The Savage Diaries

:::Big Month In Our House:::

2009-05-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

So, April was a pretty big month in our house. Dyllan started walking around the 20th and Alexis is getting potty trained!

Dyllan is getting soo big, its crazy! He is almost a MASTER at the whole walking thing, and he's only been doing it for 2 weeks Lol. He tries running, but hasn't been able to achieve that part of it yet. He's DEFINATELY getting into more trouble, and make a lot more messes than before.

Alexis is almost potty trained. She was doing pretty good on her potty chair we bought her, but after the truck incident, we have to buy her another potty chair, the old one was in the truck. so far today she has been in her undies all day and hasn't had an accident, but she also hasn't went on the potty yet either..I figure, when she really has to go, she will.

My poor poor truck!

2009-05-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

Okay so here's the story..me and my boyfriend, invited my friend and her man over to drink on friday night..and we were all having a good time, we were all wasted and yada yada...so it was about midnight, and my friend said that her and her man were gonna go home in a little bit, so I said okay that's fine then said "hey hunny what time do you wanna go to bed?" he said "not till like 3am" I was like "your crazy I'm goin to bed WAY before that lol we got kids dear" (our kids are 2 and 11 mos BTW) and so he got up and says "fine then I'm gonna go find a party where they're going to be up all night" I said "yeah right" and he sat back down on the computer. then about 20 minutes later all of a sudden he says.." fine if she wants to be that way, I'm gone" and leaves, so I was like okay whatever he's just gonna go outside to cool down or whatever like he normally does....NOT...I look out the window,and my truck is driving away! I was so mad! so I locked my doors (my friend left after my bf did to go to bed) and went in my room and fell asleep. I get a phone call about 8am from the POLICE DEPARTMENT..my bf was calling me collect..turns out he SAYS he went to this other party, then was on his way back to my house about 1:30am went through this backroad where its all muddy so a lot of people like to go 4-wheelin, so I guess he tried going 4-wheeling and forgot that the 4WD on the truck DOES NOT WORK, I've told him this NUMERUS times! so to say the least.....HE FLIPPED MY FUCKIN TRUCK!!!! Im so mad, we no longer have a vehicle..we're having to walk everywhere now!!

:::Our Potty Training Adventure:::

2009-04-30T22:38:00.000-07:00

Basic ideas behind the 3 day program include:
-Using real, regular underwear from the beginning (not training pants or pull ups)
- Focusing on "keep your underwear dry" instead of focusing on "go to the potty"
- If they start to pee or poop, pick them up and run with them to the potty to put them on it so they know they are supposed to be going there.
- Supposedly you are to also put them in underwear when they go to bed, making sure you get them on the potty before they go to sleep. Then wake them up right before you go to bed to get them to go potty again and the wake them up about half an hour before they usually wake up to get them to go potty again.
- Not sitting them on the potty and just waiting for something to happen
- You are supposed to spend the whole day with them so that you are available anytime they want to go potty (this means no tv for you, no internet, nothing that will really distract from time with your child)

Wednesday--April 29, 2009 (DAY 1)

4:44pm-- No accidents so far. Alexis has been in her undies since 10am.
She hasn't went on the potty yet though either, she does go and sit on it, but nothing is going in the potty
Alexis woke u from her nap, dry as a bone...slept in her undies for about 2.5 hours.
6:35pm-- SHE went potty! Still no accidents today! YAY Alexis!
10:31pm-- Alexis is asleep right now, in her undies..I put her on the potty before she fell asleep, she didn't go. I put the potty RIGHT next to her bed, so hopefully she wakes up and goes there if she needs to, usually she wakes up dry in the AM.
Overall not a bad first day! Wish us luck on day 2

Thursday--April 30, 2009 (DAY 2)

11:33am-- Alexis just went potty for the first time today! She slept last night in her undies, woke up dry as a bone..been holding it since then. She just walked over and sat on her potty and went! I'm soo proud of her! As her reward she gets 3 sugar-free jelly beans, and she gets to put her sticker on her potty chart!
10:35pm--Alexis went potty a few times today! I did however put her in a diaper just so she would go poo, she was holding it in, and I could tell it was hurting her, but as soon as she went #2 I took the diaper right off of her!
She had only ONE accident today! Yay Alexis!
I put her to bed a few minutes ago, in just her undies!
Not a bad day! Hopefully she continues doing this well!

About Me

2009-04-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

I am 22 years old. I have 2 children.
Alexis is going to be 3 August 16th, and Dyllan is going to be 1 June 4th.
We have a dog named Pepper, who my kids L~O~V~E!
I have a boyfriend named Michael, Who I love, even though sometimes I may not really act like it.
I live in a small, 2 bedroom apt. I am DEFINATELY hoping to get a bigger place this year..HOPING.

Alexis Lucille

2009-03-18T21:54:00.000-07:00

ALEXIS LUCILLE MENDEZ

August 16, 2006

7lb 13oz

1:55am

We named her Lucille after my grandma Lucille Eleanor Brim. My grandma was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, about 7 years ago. They have her 6 months to live, but she Lived for 5 years. I lived with my grandma for about a year of that time. When I found out I was pregnant, she was soo happy! She ended up passing away 2 months after Alexis was born (Oct. 12, 2006)I was lucky enough to get one picture of my grandma holding Alexis, and I cherish that picture more than anything else.

Alexis is 2 years old. She has BEAUTIFUL brown curly hair, and BIG brown eyes. She loves watching Nick JR. and Playhouse Disney. Her favorite thing to do is play with her friends Amber, and, Arianna (when they're not fighting of course lol). She loves her barbies, and reading books. She has ALWAYS been a perfectly happy, healthy, child. Her little brother Dyllan absolutely ADORES her, he will sit there for hours just watching her play! Her favorite thing to snack on is either cheerios, or Lil' Smokies sausages. And she absolutely LOVES dancing--any music will do lol.

Here is a picture of her now!
Dont mind the hair--it was 5am, and christmas lol, hadn't had time to do anything with it yet!

Dyllan Delfine

2009-03-18T17:28:00.000-07:00

DYLLAN DELFINE MENDEZ

June 04, 2008

8lb 12oz

5:30am

When he was 4 days old we noticed that he had blood in his diaper. Me and Mike took him to the ER and after 3 DAYS of them doing catheters, and urine analysis and stool samples, all of which came back saying he had "bacteria in his urine". Not knowing what the bacteria was, these lame doctors FINALLY decided to send him to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital...Dyllan was there for 5 days, he got out on June 14, 2008. Then he started squeeking all the time, and gasping for air, so we took him BACK to the ER and they couldn't figure out why he would be squeeking all the time, and referred him to the pedatrician here. Dr. Diaz (who is an awesome dr BTW!!!!!) Well of course, everytime I took Dyllan in--He wouldn't squeek!! lol So one day I got the idea, to record it, and brought that to Diaz the next day..Turns out, Dyllan has gastroesophogeal reflux and asthma! The reflux, he said will go away, but the asthma is going to stay, which I can live with! So Diaz put him on a new formula for babys with Reflux, A.R. Lipil...Ever since Dyllan got put on this new A.R. formula, he has had a stuffed nose---going on 5 months with it, so I told Diaz about it again a few days ago, and he did a few tests, and came to the conclusion that Dyllan has a milk protein allergy!! Oh lordy! SOOOOO now we are using a NEW formula for babies with milk allergies called--Nutramigen, which is 33 dollars a 16oz can! REDICULOUS, and WIC doesn't want to give it to us, so Diaz said he might have to send a drs note to Sacramento, and they will send us Dyllan's formula every month! This is crazy lol Since Dyllan has been alive--7 months--he has been sick 11 times....each time needing new antibiotics, which after seeing a specialist, says Dyllan is prone to Infections, and needs to be treated like a new born. Which means, he shouldn't go outside, unless abosolutely necisarry. Just thaught I'd let everyone know about Dyllan.He is growing normal and everything. Not crawling yet, but he is getting close! He weight 18 pounds 5 ounces! BIG BOY!!!! lol

This is a picture of Dyllan in the crib they have at the hospital.

This is a picture of Dyllans arm brace, to keep the IV antibiotics going (he kept pulling them out)

And here he is now! My happy handsome man!