He's getting LONG!

Looking less and less like a little newborn......

We've got cold icy weather coming again tomorrow.  Guillermo and our friend Joe worked today on getting the roof frame built and put on today so that should help when we need to put the tarp back on tomorrow.  Supposedly the storm is going to hit at 7 in the morning with strong winds again, so it should be another interesting time putting on that tarp.  Maybe I can get a picture tomorrow of the shed with the roof frame on and then another picture with the shed all covered up with tarp.

Fun Weekend

Another outing in the park today!

From Jan. 24th

This is the picture of Scotty sent to us yesterday.  He's fascinated with his little crib aquarium.

Today Scotty's other grandmother is visiting.  Jason's mother arrived last night and will spend the weekend with them.  What fun that will be for all of them!

One month later

Here is the precious boy at one month old.

Guillermo and I have enjoyed reminiscing about what we were going through exactly one month ago.  The frantic rush to pack up our house and get on the road after Rebeca's call.  The long long long drive that we happened to do in record time.  The excitement we felt when we got Jason's call that our grandson named Scotty had just been born.  How grateful we were that we got the call while we were driving through El Paso so that for sure there was cell coverage to get the call.  And then finally finally navigating the maze of the hospital hallways as we made our way to Rebeca's room and saw our grandson for the very first time.  What a special time that was to be there with Rebeca and Jason for that momentous occasion!

So, one month later, here at home, we were so glad that we didn't have to get out on the roads.  A strong cold front hit this morning bringing with it very strong winds, drizzle and plunging temperatures.  Yesterday we had placed a huge tarp over the shed Guillermo's building in anticipation of this cold front and rain because there just hadn't been time to complete the entire roof of the shed.  Well, at about 11 this morning, as the winds got stronger, we looked outside and the tarp was almost COMPLETELY off of the shed!   We were shocked but that's how strong the winds were!   So, we had absolutely no choice but to go out there, face the elements, and do the whole thing all over.  That was rough.  The wind just wanted to take that huge tarp and sending it flying down the neighborhood.  And it hadn't been drizzling up to that point but of course, while we were trying to get that tarp back on, it starts to drizzle.  Very strong winds, icy cold temperature and freezing drizzle sure did make it a rough time but eventually we got the thing under control and back in place over the shed.  It was crazy.

We hit the jackpot today!

3 pictures of Scotty!!!

I just love those eyes!  Wow, tomorrow he'll be one month old.  Unbelievable.

And here's Guillermo wearing the hat that his sister Aida made for him for Christmas.  It sure keeps his head warm!

Pictures

This picture is from Jan. 20th

And this picture is from today, the 21st.

Shed coming along slow but sure

Guillermo had help the other day from his friend John on building the shed and that made things go a lot faster - THAT DAY.  But when he doesn't have help, it goes a lot slower.  The roof and sides need to get on in these next few days because there's a chance of rain starting Thursday.

Fortunately we've had good weather for the past week or two, so that has given Guillermo lots of time to work on it.

And the pictures of Scotty today!

He is in the car, looking out the window.  They are on their way to the park!

Scotty had his first real bath this evening and evidently it was a disaster.  

We had gone to bed and shortly afterwards I hear this series of clicks and I wondered where that noise was coming from.  I decided to check the phone just in case the clicks were coming from there and sure enough, there were like 5 texts from Rebeca.  Saying that the boy had his first bath a little while ago and that it was a disaster.  That the boy "messed" in the tub and had been madder than a wet hen ever since.  He was inconsolable even an hour later and that now he really needed a bath but the tub was all messed up and he was too upset to even try getting him wet again.  I felt so bad for all of them.  Scotty eventually started to settle down, Rebeca then gave him a sponge bath and hopefully they all had a good night after that very trying time.