What a cutie - Che carino

A cute little boy with a beautiful mom.
Un bel bambino con una bellissima mamma.

Two months and many adventures Due mesi e tante avventure

Two months... it's true that time flies. This baby keeps growing and he surprises us each day. He's started to smile, to hold objects and he "talks"... and how he talks. These are various photos from this week... as you'll see, Lorenzo joins us at the gym and he's always cute.

Due mesi... e' vero che il tempo vola. Questo bambino continua a crescere e ci sorprende ogni giorno. Ha incominciato a sorridere, a stringere oggetti e "parla"... quanto parla. Queste sono varie foto da questa settimana... come vedrete, Lorenzo ci accompagna alla palestra ed e' sempre carino.

Eight weeks! 8 settimane!

Today Lorenzo went back to the pediatrician for his two month shots (you could say he was pretty mad... almost furious, particularly this afternoon). He continues to grow like a little weed - he weighs 12 pounds, 8 oz and is 23" long. Both over the 50th percentile although his weight is higher. Better that he eats. We're going to have to be careful with his head as he has a flat spot on the right hand-side... we'll have to use positioners in the daytime. He'll go back to the pediatrician in December to check his head and he'll also visit the urologist to check out his kidneys.

Oggi Lorenzo e' tornato dal pediatra per le sue immunizzazioni (era abbastanza arrabbiato... forse un po' furioso). Continua a crescere come una piccola erbaccia - pesa 5.67 chilogrammi ed e' lungo 58.4 cm. Dovremo stare piu' attenti con la sua testa perche la parte posteriore alla destra e' un po' piatta. Tornera' dal pediatra in Dicembre per controllare la testa e visitera' anche l'urologo per controllare i reni.

The First Diagnosis (and some fun pictures) La Prima Diagnosi (e delle foto divertenti)

Well then... the ultrasound found that one of his kidneys is still dilated and that there is some type of fluid blockage. For the moment, we don't really know much else but we'll have an appointment with a urologist to understand what that means. We'll also visit the pediatrician this Thursday and he'll explain everything... we get the feeling it's not very serious.

On a lighter note, here are some new pictures...

Allora... hanno scoperto con l'ultrasuono che un reno e' ancora un po' dilatato e' c'e' qualche tipo di blocco di fluido. Per il momento, no sappiamo altro ma avremo un appuntamento con un urologo per capire che vuol dire. Visiteremo anche il pediatra questo Giovedi' e' ci spiegera' tutto... non crediamo che e' grave.

Invece di parlare di reni, ecco delle nuove foto...

"Nope... it's Sunday morning. I'm not getting up!"
"No... e' Domenica mattina. Io non mi alzo!"

On the front yard
Nel giardino

A kiss for Lorenzo
Un bacio per Lorenzo

What a cutie!
Che bello!

Isn't it too early for Christmas?
Ma non e' troppo presto per Natale?

Lorenzo wanted a calamaro (yes, my head looks massive in this picture)
Lorenzo voleva un calamaro (si, la mia testa appare gigantesca in questa foto)

A little bit of everything... Un po' di tutto...

Yesterday afternoon we took Lorenzo to Texas Children's Hospital to get an ultrasound on his kidneys. You might recall that while Selena was pregnant, the doctors noticed his kidneys were dilated. He wasn't too thrilled with the whole process but, for the most part, the main reason he was upset was because he was hungry. This week we'll find out if he's doing better.

On a fun note, Lorenzo seems to be starting to smile... and it's not because of gas or because he's filling up his diaper. Each day he seems to "wake up" a little more... it's fun to watch him make his little developmental leaps.

Oh... and for our English-speaking readers, a few notes...

• Huggies are not good diapers. I'd say that they leak 50% of the time. Maybe the issue is user error but if anyone wants about 100 free size 1 Huggies diapers, just let us know. Oh yeah... and we have about 50 or so N size Pampers since our "little one" outgrew them.
• A few thoughts on baby clothing. Gymboree makes really good clothes... we like them although they do tend to be very "character-specific" (always have a cute penguin, donkey, crab, sheep, doggie, etc.). Their inventory turns over quickly and goes through sales so skip the clothing at regular retail price and go straight for the clearance racks. Carter's sells good quality basics, too, and their clothes often go on sale. Great place to find basic onesies, sleepers, etc., often at 50% off prices. Old Navy makes cute and reasonable priced stuff but it tends to run small whereas Gymborees tends to run large. Gap Baby, on the other hand, is a bit pricey (wait for stuff to go on sale) but it's good quality and soft clothing.
  

Ieri pomeriggio abbiamo portato Lorenzo da Texas Children's Hospital (un ospedale che specializza in bambini) per un ultrasuono sui reni. Come vi avevamo detto, quando Selena era incinta, i dottori avevano notato che i suoi reni erano dilatati. Lorenzo non gli piaceva il ultrasuono pero' direi che, piu' di tutto, era piu' arrabbiato perche aveva fame. Questa settimana scopriremo se i reni sono normali ho se sono ancora dilatati. Una bella novita'... sta' incominciado a sorridere... ed e' chiaro che non sta' sorridendo perche deve fare popo' o ha una puzzetta. Ogni giorno, Lorenzo si "sveglia" un pochino di piu'. E' divertente osservare i modi in cui sviluppa.

Stopping at a park - Fermando in un parco

Yesterday we found out that when a baby is hungry... he's hungry... and frequently, there's little you can do to satisfy him without his food. And therefore yesterday, after lunch, we stopped in a little park to enjoy a beautiful day while Lorenzo ate. As you'll see, this little film is both in Italian and English.

Abbiamo scoperto che quando un piccolo bambino ha fame... ha fame... e spesso e' impossibile soddisfarlo senza la sua pappa. E allora ieri, dopo pranzo, ci siamo fermati in un piccolo parco per godere una bellissima giornata mentre Lorenzo mangiava. Come vedrete, questo piccolo filmato e' in Italiano e Inglese.

Nuove Fotografie

This wasn't full of news but we took a few pictures of Lorenzo, his nonna, cousins and friends...

Questa settimana non era piena di notizie ma abbiamo scattato parecchie foto di Lorenzo, nonna, i suoi cugini e amici...