Getting to know her better, I started to ask about her parents, she told me that her mother was bi-polar and abandon her when she was a baby with her dad, her Dad, David Langlais remarried with another lady and she said, she didn't get along with her very well, but she was nice with her, this is what she told me. I asked about the biological Dad, and she said: Ulisses was a jerk that they were living together and he had a motorcycle accident that he couldn't work, and she was paying all the bills, she become to be tired of the situation and left him because he didn't want to be responsible for the baby.
In January, 2013, Daniel and Jessica moved together, the were coming often to the house.
March 18, 2013 she was interned in the hospital, when Daniel told me I went over there and stayed with her, in the room with her was Daniel, Mario (Daniel's friend) John and myself, I was stranger that her father and her step-mother wasn't there with her. they tried to induce the labor but didn't work, the Dr. decided to do c-seccion, we saw Adrian after he was born, he was so little so fragile, I was the third person to hold him, Daniel was the second. hours later David, Jessica's father and his wife showed up to visited her, no flowers, no cards, balloons, nothing, what kind of family does she has? I asked myself. I could see they were middle class, when I spoke with him, he told me, he was retired from Verizon and they were living in Keller, his wife was a pretty lady, she was nice with me, and both of them express to us, how grateful they were for us to be in Adrian's life and Daniel been involved with Jessica. Was weird no one friend of her went to the Hospital to visit her. Daniel stayed with Jessica at the Hospital while she was there, I was visiting her after work until she went home, and I keep visiting her daily and see Adrian until she started working, three weeks later.
He was a wonderful baby!!
We started taking care of Adrian since he was two weeks old on daily bases, she didn't want to breast feed him, I guess because she couldn't wait anymore to start drinking and smoking, he started to eat formula since then, I never like to warm anything in the microwave then, every time was his time to eat I warmed the water on the stove and feed him, even in midnight I had to get up and warmed the water to fix his bottle, I don't remember how many times I stayed awake until he felt sleep again in my arms. next day went to work, a little tired but I never complained for that.
Every day going to work, I couldn't wait to get off to go home and see Adrian, John was taking care of him while I was working.
Some occasions we keep him for days because Jessica didn't show up to pick him up or call, we didn't care because we enjoy to much having him with us.
I don't remember how many times I had plans to go out with friend when she texted me asking me if I could take care of Adrian, and I always said sure, canceling my plans, my friends were so upset with me but, I never care. I really want to be with Adrian.
Before he was one month old, I started notice on Adrian upper belly something hard like an hernia, I was keep telling Jessica that she had to ask the Dr. if it was normal, she kept saying that was nothing, days later Adrian started having problems drinking milk, everything he was eating he was throwing up, he couldn't hold anything, I was awake holding him until he felt sleep. She took him to the Dr. and he told her that Adrian had pyloric stenosis and they will do a surgery to open the muscle for him to be able to eat normal. We went to the Hospital to visit him, we couldn't see Adrian, in the waiting room, were Jessica, Jessica's dad, Daniel, us and Ulisses Herrera, the biological dad, I didn't talk to him after all the thing Jessica told me about him. was really uncomfortable to see my son in one side and Ulisses in the other side, now I know Jessica loved this kind of situations, confronting people to get them jealous. Adrian stayed at the hospital for a couple of days and went home, two days later she did bring him to us to take care of him because she was returning to work, I was a little scare to hold him because I didn't want to hurt him or cause him pain, and I asked Jessica how should we take care and feed him, she said; the doctor told her that he could eat normal and I had nothing to worry about it. He recovered soon, He could eat and sleep really good again. Was so nice to see him normal without crying and vomiting everything he was drinking.
What I could started notice it was that she was forcing Daniel to take care of Adrian, and I was telling her that Daniel didn't know anything about babies that, was safer leaving Adrian with us but, she was insisting that Daniel should start taking responsibilities as a dad. when this happened, I just kept calling Daniel telling him: be carful, keep an eye on him, he is so little, call me if you need anything, he said that was ok with him.
We started taking Adrian every Sunday to Mass, and after that we would go to eat lunch, We liked to go to Bonefish restaurant really often, everybody started knowing Adrian and playing with him.
He was growing up so fast.
Eating lunch at Bonefish
When Adrian was three months old, Jessica and Daniel went to visit Jessica's brother to Florida with Adrian, I was really worry because they were going to be on the beach and Adrian was to little to be on the son, I kept calling them and checking with them if Adrian was ok. As soon as they came back, she did bring Adrian to stay with us, he was really tan, I mentioned her that wasn't good for a baby.
He was in florida visiting Jessica's brother
John started calling Adrian Boo boo like the little bear in Yogi cartoon. I remember one time John was going to go Oklahoma and she asked me to take care of Adrian, I told her that I have to work but if you take him to your Dad I can pick him up after work, was a saturday because I got off at 2, She was agreed with that, I was surprise to notice, how come? his dad been a retired men at the home with his wife, he didn't wanted to keep Adrian for one day, Jessica is his own daughter, Adrian was his first grandson, I never knew why! but, I guess because they knew really good Jessica and they didn't want to be involved in Adrian's life. Was the second time I saw her Dad, was really nice with me, again he told me how grateful they were because we were taking care of Adrian and been in Jessica's life.
August, 18, 2013. The day he was 5 months old, we went to visit Jessica to Mi Dia, the restaurant she was working taking Adrian with us to have a little cake for his 5th month.
In October, 2013. I had a trip with my family to go to Nuevo Vallarta, and I told Jessica I was going to take Adrian with me, I wasn't taking serious of course, and when the day came, and I said to her I don't think I can take him with me because he didn't have passport, and she searched how to get an express one, that we went to downtown and get it the same day Adrian's passport to go with me.
I was a little nervous to take him with me because I had to take with me stroller, diapers, bottles and baby, but I did it and we have a great time with my family.
People started worry me telling me about babies on the plane, I didn't know how he was going to react, I heard a lot of kids cry on the plane because the pressure on their ears. Adrian was perfectly ok all the trip.
We had a bless trip, he was so happy on the beach, I m so glad we did this trip, I had beautiful memories with him.
Time went fast, we keep taking care of Adrian in the daily bases and everything we could see on the store, clothes, toys, new baby stuff, we were getting it for him, Jessica was saying all the time that she didn't have to buy anything because this house was like toys r us, we loved Adrian to much, he was the sparkle that keep John and I together.
Ulisses started to visit Adrian once a week of tuesdays, Jessica was with them, they were meting on Mc Donal's or something similar where Adrian could play around.
Time went on, Sundays after church we were going to Bonefish to eat, Daniel and Jessica were going to pick Adrian from there after they ate something with us.
We were enjoying every moment with Adrian, was so much fun, looking at him, learning new things, when I was at work I kept texting John checking on Adrian, sometimes Jessica didn't show up, no calls, no texts, leaving Adrian for 3, 4 days on the row, I was asking John maybe she would leave Adrian with us, something I always wanted it, I don't know how many times I kept telling Jessica; why you don't have another baby and let Adrian be with us. She always said: are you nuts, Adrian is my whole life!!!
In Halloween, Daniel and Jessica had to work and myself as well, I remember in my lunch time I went to buy two customs for Adrian, it was going to be his fist halloween, when I arrived home I told John; let's dress up Adrian and let's go to bring him at Jessica's at work, this is what we did.
Everything was perfect, until Daniel started telling me that he didn't want to be with Jessica anymore, I asked why? and he was saying she was crazy, she was gone several times for couple of days with friends, and after that she was fighting and was breaking a lot of his stuff, she didn't like to be ask what she was doing, where and who she was with. I kept having talks with him asking him, what is going to happened with Adrian, please you have to let it work, we worried about Adrian, we didn't wan't a stranger to take care of him, who knows what will happen, and they were ok for a little while again.
Adrian was growing up so fast, he started so stand up and crawling all over, I bought for him a walker, and he was so happy running around.
Every sunday going to church and lunch, all the employees from Bone fish new Adrian very well, we alway sat at the same place, the bartender, his name was Dean, he liked Adrian a lot, he played with him, fixed fruit for him, everybody loved him, waitresses talking and playing with him as well, everything was wonderful, Adrian's energy was so contagious, you couldn't be mad or mean around him.
Every sunday going to church and lunch, all the employees from Bone fish new Adrian very well, we alway sat at the same place, the bartender, his name was Dean, he liked Adrian a lot, he played with him, fixed fruit for him, everybody loved him, waitresses talking and playing with him as well, everything was wonderful, Adrian's energy was so contagious, you couldn't be mad or mean around him.
When the weather started been cold, was so fun, because dressing Adrian with winter outfits and hats was amazing, anyway always to change his diaper or dress him was a challenge, he didn't like it, he was moving around, we have to gave him his bottle to kept his hands busy and be able to be change.
Adrian always kept us busy having Adrian, playing with him, taking pictures, taking him everywhere, he was so ready to go. When I was coming from work and he heard the garage door sound, he started to crawling because he knew I was coming in, and as soon as I saw him I always said: Hi baby!! held him, kiss him and playing with him, it was my turn to take care of him because John was doing it during the day. He was so full of energy and happiness, you couldn't be tired enough to stop been with him.
In Thanksgiving, he slept with us the night before, because Jessica was taking him to be with his dad and celebrate the day, she kept sending me pictures from him and saying how much fun he was having with his grand parents. When Adrian stayed with her, she always was texting us, and sent us pictures, she couldn't keep him for to long when she was asking us if she could bring Adrian again, she new, the answer was always sure. Adrian was staying more with us than her anyway, sometimes she was picking him up when he was asleep and bringing him early the next morning, I always told her why you wake him up to take him with you only to stay during the night and the next morning bring him again, was better if he stayed during the night without interrupt his sleep. When the weather started to be cold we kept him because we didn't want him to get sick, she was ok with that.
December 23, 2013 Jessica's birthday, we took her to Bluefish to celebrate her birthday. We had a great time, after ate dinner, we went home and Daniel and her, went to celebrate with friends. We kept Adrian as always.
We planed to have Christmas Eve here at the house for everybody to open the presents and have Adrian on his first Christmas, We bought a lot of toys for him, I just wanted for him to have everything to play with. I cooked tamales and salsa, because when Jessica was pregnant I made some and she did like them, the she said; she was going to help me to make some and she did. We were so excited to have Christmas Eve with Adrian and celebrate with us.
Christmas Day, Daniel, Jessica and Adrian came over again, she cooked dinner for us, after we atwe played table games, she was pretty bossy that time, she was keep saying we were boring because
the way we are, I said in Christmas Eve we liked to talk between us and take it easy the rest of the night.
We liked to take Adrian to different malls to see Christmas trees and ornaments, he loved lights and watch people.
In this trip I could realize how demanding and mean Jessica could be, I told Daniel; I don't know how you can stand her, she is crazy, is when I understood the times, when Daniel was telling me that he didn't want to live with her anymore, and I was begging him to stay with her for Adrian, because I knew he was safe with us, and I didn't want a stranger to take care of Adrian o who knows whom?, knowing Jessica's behavior. Daniel told me that in February the lease of the apartment that they were living together was going to be over, and he was going to tell her that she needed to look for another place to live, because they were no going to live together anymore.
Driving back from Monterrey, she kept arguing with Daniel because she was saying she didn't understand spanish and she was getting mad because he didn't want to translated the meaning of the conversation, and I told Jessica wasn't a big deal.
Adrian loved to be bihind the wheel, was really fun traveling with him even do, Jessica was complaining the whole time for everything, only because we could watch Adrian, was worth it to tolerated Jessica temperament all the time.
January 2014, a new year, Adrian started walking, was so amazing seeing his face, how proud he felt when he did his first steps without help, OMG I remember the day I came back from work and John told me, you have to see this, and I saw Adrian walking through me, I was so emotional. Was amazing!
Daniel and Jessica relationship was difficult, Daniel kept telling me that he didn't want to live with her anymore, and I kept telling him, who is going to take care of Adrian, who knows who will take care of him, please if you can work this, as both of you can be roommates and help each other with the bills, he didn't want it to do it anymore, saying as soon as the lease was finish he will move out by himself and she needed to go somewhere else.
February 6 was Bernardo's birthday, my other son. Daniel and Jessica took him to eat dinner while we were taking care of Adrian, as always. Jessica showed up around 11 p.m. she was drunk, crying and screaming to me:
your son is a ….asshole, he is kicking me out from the aparment and I love him so much. I said; listen, you are as a daugther to me and I love you, but I can't force Daniel to love you, but if you get apart, we will still taking care about Adrian and you are welcome to stay here also. I said you can't take Adrian with you, you been drinking and is not safe for him to be with you, she said to me: he is the only one I have and I am taking him with me, I asked John and my son to go with her to the apartment to be sure she was safe.
I kept talking to Daniel to try to work out the relationship, saying we are the only family Adrian knows, what is going to happened to him? I asked him to see it like they were roommates and they could help each other with the expenses.
The end of February, the apartment lease was over, and Daniel let her move with him again, we were happy, we were keep taking care of Adrian in the regular bases, taking him everywhere, going to church sundays, just enjoying his company.
March 8, Daniel's birthday, we went to eat dinner with them, we kept Adrian after dinner and they went to celebrate with friends, everything was looking normal, I knew they were keep arguing and fighting, Daniel was the kind of person that you can provoke to fight and he would live, he never was an angry, violent person.
Jessica kept asking me; what are going to do for Adrian's birthday? and I said; whatever you want, we can take him anywhere and do what you want, she said that she was going to take the day off because she wanted to sped the whole day with him and I told her that was great because we could do something fun. I just told her I wanted to take a profesional picture of Adrian smashing a cake.
March 14, my birthday, I went to work when I came back, we went to eat dinner with Adrian, later on Jessica and Daniel showed up and ate with us, everything was great, Adrian was so much fun to be with, you just didn't want to be without him.
March 16, We had Adrian, he was sleeping at home. 4.30 am, the phone rang, John answered the phone and I kept hearing someone on the other line was crying and screaming, when John hang up and said to me, did you know who I was talking to? I said no, who was? and he said was Jessica, she said Daniel is in Jail and I said WHAT? John said that Jessica told him that they were arguing, fighting and screaming, neighbor called the police, they showed up and because Daniel was drinking and she was saying he wanted to kill her, police arrested Daniel, Jessica said that she was scared and kept saying, wasn't my fault, I didn't do anything, wasn't my fault. I got up from bed, I called Jessica and asked, what happened, she said to me, I was asleep, Daniel got in, wake me up and started screaming on me, he wanted to shock me and I was scared that he was going to kill me. I said, Jessica I know Daniel, I don't know what happened but I will find it out. I woke up really early, was monday, was my day off, we had Adrian with us, I went to Jail to bond my son, I told John to called Jessica to see her and drop Adrian with her, She did answer the phone and said that she was eating breakfast with friends at Rio Mambo in 121, we went over there and asked her again what happened, she kept saying that he was drunk and started fighting with her and he tried to shock her and she started screaming to the point neighbor called the police. She asked me; did you take her out from Jail? I said that I paid the bond, she said that I shouldn't do that because he was deserving to be there. I told her that I will do the same even for her. Adrian stayed with her.
Daniel went to his apartment after get of from jail, changed the lock and I told him, don't even talk to her again. That day we did't heard from Jessica.
Next day Jessica drop Adrian and go to work, I didn't talk to her so much, I was mad for what happened to Daniel and she was acting like nothing happened. She mention that she stayed with Ulisses (Adrian's father) and she was coming back and live with him, because he was going to help her to pay bills. I said; this is the best thing you can do, because is the healthier environment for Adrian to grow up with his parents together, and I said, I just worried that we won't see Adrian anymore, she said to us that, we always will be in his life, that we will be Adrian's grand parents and we will keep taking care of him as before. Adrian had a bad rash like he was with the diaper for too long. I gave him a bath and put a lot of cream to sooth the redness. He enjoyed so much been in the water.
The next day she dropped Adrian at the house, we were having him as before taking care as usual, I still was upset for what she did to Daniel but was better for Adrian living with both of them together.
I did a reservation for a professional picture Adrian smashing a cake for April 8. I ordered an elmo cake, bought a new clothes for him to wear and I was really exiting about it. John told Jessica what I was planing and she asked me if she needed to buy something for him, I told her everything was done.
We met at the studio in North East Mall, we arrived first with Adrian, (we had him with us) and they started taking the pictures, Jessica arrived late and they were keep taking pictures, he was so happy until he didn't want to destroy the cake and started crying, we changed his clothes and took more pictures of him playing with the eastern eggs.
After the pictures were taken, Jessica asked: where are we going to go for dinner, John answered let's go to Outback. While we were eating and talking I asked Jessica if she had been talking with Daniel and she said that she did text him but he hadn't answer and I said; Jessica what do you think he felt after you sent him to jail and the next day you are sleeping with another man? she got so mad that she said I have to go and I said to her, I am just asking you to close the chapter before you open a new one and she left. John asked me if I wanted to go home because he wanted to go to see Ulisses at his work and I said to him that I wanted to go also. We went to Flips and sat on his station, when we saw him I told him that we wanted to talk to him, he said that as soon as he served the other table he would be able to be with us, we wait until he came back. I said to him: Look Ulisses we loved Adrian as our grand son, Jessica is a mean hateful person, be carful if she doesn't get what she wants she would hurt you, my advice to you is to make her add your last name on Adrian's birth certificate, we will help you to get his custody and keep taking care of Adrian any time you needed if you don't do it immediately later on you are going to start having problems with her and she can even deport you. I asked him also that how long he knew Jessica before she got pregnant because she always said that they were living together for a year before got pregnant, he said that she just met her and went out with her got drunk, slept together and she got pregnant, there I released how a liar she was. Before we left I told him, we will help you with anything to get Adrian's custody, We loved and care Adrian and we want what is best for him if the relationship between both of you work great if not do something now.
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Be honest, when I saw these pictures, I thought, this is the best she could do for Adrian be with the real father and started a normal family. I knew John would keep taking care Adrian and watch him over I was confident, nothing bad would happened to Adrian having John close to him. And I knew while John would watch over Adrian, He will keep in touch with me letting me know everything about Adrian growing up.
John and I we stopped talking until June that I met John and Adrian on Southlake the fountain is close to the square, I was so happy to see Adrian and be with him, since then I started to visit him often at John's apartment and taking Adrian to different places, just was so much fun been with Adrian when we were coming back I tried to gave Adrian a bath and had him ready to go to bed, sometimes I have to lay on the bed with him until he felt sleep because he didn't want me to leave. I always leave so sad because I missed him to much.
