Snotty Stinky

Stinky is feeling a little better but we are still suctioning snot like crazy!  We are trying our hardest to keep her well so that we can visit with family during Christmas.

In other news, Stinky has an appointment to get an EEG test on December 21st.  We are concerned that she might be having seizures.  Based on what we've read and heard, seizures are fairly common in our Trisomy 18 babies.  We've seen seizure like behavior a few times and our GI doctor said that the vomiting issue could be related.  We will keep everyone posted, of course!

In the meantime, please enjoy the pic below.  It was taken while she was eating and she was talking non stop.  Her face is so cute and animated!

A Very Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Stinkerville!  We had a lovely time here.  MeeMaw and PawPaw arrived on Wednesday and stayed through the whole weekend!  And we were so excited when Uncle Kevin and Aunt Chasti came to visit us on Saturday.  The girls had a great time with their cousins Alexis, Ryan and Kolby.
Poor Stinky got sick a few times when our company was here.  That's nothing new, she had a good four days in a row that were vomit free.  And we are always thankful for that, by the way!  Other than that, she was a little congested but still happy and she had a great time!  But now that all of our visitors are gone, Stinky's acting like she doesn't feel too good.  She doesn't have a fever but she is very congested right now and we are on snot suction detail once again.   We will keep a close watch on her, as always.  Little Stinker, you better start feeling better soon!  Please enjoy our pics below.  We were too busy eating and playing to get more pics, sorry! 

Stinky acting silly!

It was tough trying to get a decent family photo..Stinky was too busy looking at her MeeMaw and Ava was way too fussy.  Clockwise, starting with Jorge:  Jorge, Carrie with Ava, Kolby with Ricky, Alexis, MeeMaw with Annabel, Kevin, Chasti, PawPaw and Ryan.

Great pic of PawPaw and Ava playing outside!

A Lovely Dress for a Lovely Girl!

This dress was handmade by Ava's Abuelita (Ita).  Ita is a very talented seamstress, don't you agree?  The dress is 16 years old!  Ava's cousin Jessie wore it when she turned one year old and her cousin Victoria wore it when she turned one year old.  Stinky was just too tiny for the dress on her 12 month birthday but we hope she will get chunky enough to wear it someday!  So it is our birthday dress family tradition...and Mimi keeps it safe and pretty at her house so it will be ready for the next little Villadiego girl!

Happy 1st Birthday, Ava!

12 Months Old!

1 Day Old!

Happy Halloween!

Stinky as Little Red Riding Hood!

Ava as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader!

1 More Day til Halloween!

Stinky Skelebones with Bubba Binky!

Ava Skelebones with Ghouly Glasses!

The Ultimate:  Stinky Skelebones with Bubba Binky AND Ghouly Glasses!

Stinky Laughing!

Before you watch the video, a few things:  that weird snorting/growling sound that you hear is from our dog Ricky.  When we play with him he gets very excited and that is the sound that he makes.  Annabel loves watching him though and she always laughs once he starts making that sound.  We didn't catch Ricky on video.  But try your hardest to ignore Ricky's noise and concentrate on hearing Annabel's sweet laugh.  We love it!

I apologize in advance for the shaky view.  Also, I played around with the editing tools on Youtube.  This one is called '1960s'.  I like it, it does make the video look old school.

And finally, make sure you pause our Halloween Music so you can hear her sweet laugh!

7 More Days til Halloween!

Mommy's lil' Pumpkin!

Mommy's lil' Monster Feet!