Cordero & Company

Liam is now 8 weeks old! It is absolutely incredible how much he is growing up, and you will probably hear me say that every week. Overnight he has started social smiling, which just makes my day every time! He thinks its funny when you wiggle his feet back and forth, make him kick (he loves kicking his dad) and peek-a-boo has made him smile a few times too! He is still very serious though, so a smile is a special little moment. He is becoming so much more aware of his surroundings, he is noticing the toys and mirrors we have been trying to get him to notice for a few weeks now! He still doesn't "play" with toys, but he enjoys laying on his playmat and hitting the toys that hang down and staring at himself in the mirror! And luckily for us, he is still a very well behaved baby! I took him on an outing to Starbucks to meet up with Olivia and we were there about 2 hours and he didn't fuss until he was strapped into his carseat! He likes his carseat once he is in it, but strapping him in is horrible (according to him!) He is eating lots and he is getting those cute little baby fat rolls, so we will have to see how much weight he has gained at his 2 month check-up this Wednesday! One thing that he has started to do - I absolutely love and it makes my life so much easier, he is putting himself to bed! He gets his bedtime bath, and a big bottle and then once I swaddle him and give him his bink I can put him in his bassinet still awake and he will fall asleep all by himself! I am so lucky to have such a good little man! So here are just a few snipits of moments I captured on my phone of Liam in action!

Brothers ;)

Liam at 7 weeks 2 days and at 3 days old... INCREDIBLE how much he has grown!

Fuzzy after-bath hair

He likes to be floated around by Javi, when he is fussing he loves this!

Sleeping on his mommy :) my favorite

Our Christmas tree

Our tree! It is a bit pitiful, but it fits perfectly in our apartment!

This is an ornament that my Grandpa McGough got me, he was a clock collector and it means a lot that I can put it on my tree. We wish my Grandparents would have been able to meet Liam, they were such wonderful people.

Staring at himself in the mirror on his playmat!

Early morning shot of Liam (still!) sleeping

Liam's multi-colored eye! We wonder how his eyes will turn out!

Happy dreaming :)

Silly time :) he moves too fast to get a clear picture sometimes!

Funny face :)

Liam's double cowlick on the back of his head

He thinks I'm a weirdo trying to make him smile :)

Funny face... so close to smiling!

There's a little smirk :)

A little bit of a smile :)

Tired after all the funny face making!

Cute little man :)

Finally a good smile caught on camera! He is our happy little linebacker :)

Looking at himself in the mirror :)

He is dressed nicely but he isn't very happy about it!

Hanging out in Starbucks like a good little boy :)

Playing with Olivia at Starbucks :)

Getting ready for bed! I love how fuzzy his hair is after his baths :)

I apologize for the lack of posting, it has been a busy time over here and I had some techincal difficulties uploading pictures! Apparently, I upload a lot of them and I ran out of space, but I figured out a way around it! :) It seems that Liam is going through a growth spurt and is eating almost constantly and he has been a bit more fussy than his usual calm self. So I have not had as much sleep as I would like, and we have had quite the eventful week! I will be posting more pictures soon too, but for now I thought I would just share a little bit.
The Corderos came up for the big McGough Thanksgiving dinner and we had a great time (I hope they did too!) Lots of food and it was great to spend time with both of our families together! Liam was very spoiled and it seems like he has been held by his grandmothers for days! It was a nice break for me, but I missed holding the little guy! However, I shouldn't be saying "little" because Liam no longer fits in any of his newborn clothes and it seems like he is very rapidly filling out his 0-3 month clothing. It is unreal how quickly he is growing, and he has such a mature looking face for such a young baby! He is now 6 weeks old, which seems completely unreal. It seems like he was born yesterday, yet we can not recall life without him!
In regards to Liam's genetic testing, we received some disappointing news. He was taken in for blood work about 3 weeks ago and the lab tech was unable to get enough blood from him to do both of the tests that need to be done, so the lab collected enough blood for one test and sent it out to the lab. I then took him back a week later to attempt to get the rest and after a traumatizing few hours (traumatizing for the both of us) they were again unable to get enough blood for the second test and told us we would have to wait a month, and yet again go back for him to get blood drawn. Collecting blood from an infant, especially watching as the mother, is so hard... We were hoping that they would be able to test Javier and I to see if we were both carriers so Liam wouldn't have to go through more of this, and that is when we got more disappointing news. I spoke with the geneticist about it all this past Wednesday and he informed us that the blood work from the first test that was sent out was rejected, as again it was not enough to do the test, so now there is nothing being tested, and we have to wait till the end of the month to get blood for both of the tests, not just the one. He then also informed me that doing testing on Javi and I was not an option, because our insurance would not cover testing on us, nor is it going to cover all of the testing on Liam because, according to my insurance company, it is just not medically necessary. The company was closed for the holiday, so I am going to try to see what I can do, and if we get the geneticist to write to the insurance about how necessary the tests are, then they may possibly cover it, but we have some work to do, so keep us in your prayers.
As I have heard from a lot of people, everyone would like to see a picture of Liam and I together. I have done a great job of avoiding pictures, as usually I am the one behind the camera, but my cousin Alyssa snapped one from Thanksgiving, so I figured I had to share it along with a couple pictures from the past week.