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.