Chuck E. Cheese's

Today my mom and I took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese's to play. Lili and John really enjoyed it. Samuel slept the whole time. Let me tell you something that happened while we were there. Lili was playing in the humongous-jungle-gym-maze thing just fine but then some kids came running and screaming and she got really scared and started to cry. I told her to come down but she was afraid. I finally asked a person who works there if I could go up there to get Lili and she said yes. Let's just say that I was actually really excited to go get her. I always wanted to play in one of those things so I went up there and my mom couldn't help laughing at the sight of me climbing through the plastic tunnels and traping over the sythetic rope bridges. I finally got to Lili and we both got out of there. It was fun! That was the adventure for the day. I wish I would have had my camara but I forgot it at home.

Hoy mi mama y yo llevamos a los chicos a Chuck E Cheese's (un lugar de juegos para chicos). Lili y John lo pasaron re bien. Samuel durmio todo el tiempo. Dejenme contarles algo que paso. Lili estaba jugando en el pelotero re bien hasta que unos chicos vinieron corriendo y gritando. Lili se asusto y empezo a llorar. Le dije que bajara pero ella tenia miedo. Finalmente le pregunte a una de las chicas que trabaja ahi si yo podia subir a buscar a Lili que estaba llorando y me dijo que si. Les digo que yo estaba re contenta porque siempre queria jugar en uno de esos. Asi que me subi a buscar a Lili mientras mi mama se reia viendome subir. La verdad es que fue divertido. Esa fue nuestra aventura del dia. Me hubiera encantado tener mi camara pero me la olvide en casa.

1 Week Old / 1 Semana

Samuel is a week old today. He looks different to me already. He is so cute and I'm so grateful to our Heavenly Father for sending Samuel to our family. I have to say that it has been a tough week for me because I haven't had much sleep at all. I don't know what I would have done if my mom wasn't here. She pretty much takes care of Lili and John and does everything else while Mac is at school. The day after I got home from the hospital it really hit me that now I have 3 kids under the age of 3 and I don't know how I'm going to do it once my mom is gone. Lili has been really good with Samuel. I feel bad for John because he is still a baby and needs a lot of my attention. Anyway I'm excited for Samuel's 2 week appointment next week to see how much he weighs. I think the nursing is going really well. I hope I don't get disappointed after the appointment.

Samuel tiene 1 semana. Para mí ya se ve distinto. Es tan lindo y estoy super agradecida a Nuestro Padre Celestial por mandarlo a Samuel a nuestra familia. Tengo que decirles que ha sido una semana bastante dura para mí ya que no he dormido casi nada. No sé que hubiera hecho si mi mamá no estaría aca. Ella ha estado cuidando a Lili y a John y haciendo todo en la casa cuando Mac está en la escuela. El día después que llegué del hospital recién caí que ahora tengo 3 chicos bajo la edad de 3 y no sé cómo voy a hacer una vez que mi mamá se vaya. Lili se ha estado portando muy bien con Samuel. Me siento mal por John porque el todavía es un bebe y necesita mucha atención. Bueno estoy re ansiosa por ir al turno de Samuel de las 2 semanas para ver cuanto pesa. Me parece que todo el tema de amamantar está llendo muy bien. Espero no desilucionarme cuando tenga el turno y vea cuanto pesa.

Argentine Asado (Barbecue) / Asado Argentino

Yesterday we went to an Argentine asado (barbecue) at the Shumway's house. Jeff Shumway is a history professor at BYU and every semester he has an Argentine asado at his house to show his students a little bit of Argentine culture. Mac was in Jeff's History of Argentina course way back in 2003, which is when Mac introduced Jeff to Crhistian Saez, the asador (the barbecuer). Since then, Mac has worked with Jeff as an intern performing archival research in Argentina in 2004, and most recently as a teaching assistant in 2006/7. We have always gone and we love it. We always have so much fun. This was our last asado (at least for awhile) because, as you already know, we are moving to New Jersey soon. We are really going to miss these asados. Thank you Jeff and Kathy for always inviting us. We are really going to miss you.


Ayer fuimos a un Asado Argentino en la casa de los Shumway. Jeff Shumway es un profesor de historia en BYU y cada semestre tiene un asado para mostrarle a sus estudiantes algo de la cultura argentina. Mac estuvo en el curso de historia argentina que enseñó Jeff en 2003, que también fue cuando Mac le introdujo a Jeff a Crhristian Saez, el asador de sus asados. Desde entonces Mac ha hecho una pasantía en los archivos nacionales de Argentina con Jeff, y este año pasado fue el asistente de Jeff. Nosotros hemos ido siempre y nos encanta. Siempre lo hemos pasado muy bien. Este fue nuestro último asado porque, como ya saben, nos estamos mudando. Gracias Jeff y Kathy, los vamos a extrañar un monton.

Crhistian (right) the asador and Jeff's current Teaching Assistant (left)

Crhistian (derecha) el asador y el asistente actual de Jeff.

Say CHEESE!!

Lili trying not to smile.

Lili haciendo lo posible para no sonreir.

More Pictures / Mas fotos

Here are some pictures of Samuel before we left the hospital.
Aqui hay algunas fotos de Samuel antes de irnos del hospital.

Video

Finally I was able to upload the video of my mom and Lili like I promise. So here it is.

Finalmente pude poner el video de mi mama y Lili como prometi. Aqui esta.

Second Day / Segundo Dia

Today Lili and John and my mom got to see Samuel for the first time. Yesterday they couldn't see him up close because Samuel was in the NICU when they were here. Lili wanted to hold him and she was so happy. I helped Lili hold Samuel and he started to cry but Lili said to him:- I'm here, I'm here. I thought that was so cute of her. John was running around touching everything.

Hoy Lili, John y mi mama pudieron ver a Samuel por primera vez en persona. Ayer no lo pudieron ver mas que por la ventana del nursery porque Samuel estaba ahi cuando vinieron. Lili queria sostenerlo y estaba re feliz. La ayude a Lili a tener a Samuel y el empezo a llorar asi que Lili le dijo:- Estoy aca, estoy aca. Fue re lindo escucharla decir eso. John estaba corriendo por todos lados y tocando todo.

Samuel Batista Wilson

Samuel Batista Wilson was born today, June 1st, at 3:00 pm on the dot. He weighed 6 LB 14 oz and is 19 1/2 in. long. Even though it seems like he is not very big, he is so far our biggest baby. He was taken to the NICU right after he was born because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck and he was pale. Everything is fine now and he is such a cutie. We are so happy to have him with us. Lili is really excited but I think that John doesn't get it yet.
Let me explain where his name comes from. Samuel is a name in both of our families. It was the name of my paternal great greatgrandfather (my dad's mother's paternal grandfather: Samuel Salewzki) and it was the middle name of Mac's maternal grandfather, Clarence Samuel Ferrin, the name of his maternal grandfather's father [Mac's greatgrandfather: Samuel S Ferrin], the middle name of that greatgrandfather's father [Mac's great greatgrandfather: Jacob Samuel Ferrin] and the name of that great greatgrandfather's father [Mac's great great greatgrandfather: Samuel Ferrin]. And Batista is the middle name of my maternal grandpa, Primo Batista Gandola, and we just wanted to honor him.
Here are some pictures from today. I'll put more up tomorrow.
Welcome to this world Samuel!!!! We love you!!!!!!!

Samuel Batista Wilson nacio hoy, 1 de Junio, a las 3:00 en punto de la tarde. Peso 3 kilos 122 gramos y mide 49.53 centimetros. El es nuestro bebe mas grande hasta ahora. Inmediatamente despues de que nacio lo llevaron a la terapia intensiva de bebes porque su cordon estaba enroscado alrededor de su cuello y el estaba palido. Todo esta bien ahora y el es hermoso. Estamos re felices de tenerlo con nosotros. Lili esta re contenta y John todavia no entiende nada.

Dejenme decirles de donde viene su nombre. Samuel es un nombre por parte de los dos lados de nuestra familia. Samuel Salewzki era mi tatarabuelo de parte de mi papa (el abuelo paterno de mi abuela paterna). De parte de la familia de Mac, el nombre Samuel forma parte de los nombres de su abuelo materno, Clarence Samuel Ferrin, de su bisabuelo, Samuel S Ferrin, de su tatarabuelo, Jacob Samuel Ferrin, y de su tataratatarabuelo (el bisabuelo del abuelo de Mac), Samuel Ferrin. Batista es el segundo nombre de mi abuelo materno (el papa de mi mama) y quisimos darle el honor de que su bisnieto se llamara como el.

Aqui hay algunas fotos. Voy a poner mas mañana.

Bienvenido a este mundo Samuel!!!! Te amamos!!!!