Happy Five Months Baby Andrea!

Happy five months old baby Andrea!!!! Mommy loves you very much :)
Today my sweet baby turned 5 months old!!! she's getting soooo big!! i can't believe how fast she's growing and the time is flying!!.. in a few days we will be celebrating our first christmas as a family of three i cannot believe how incredibly blessed we are!!! We truly have so much to be thankful for...

Currently Andrea is sitting up without support (once she gets her balance) for a few seconds at a time!!! she's also teething..she has found her feet which happen to find her mouth just about all day long... has eaten sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, and will be starting squash today... she's right on schedule with her solids..also she verbalizes "ummmm" when she's eating...its the cutest thing!!!

Happy 5 months baby MOMMY LOVES YOU!!

Update From MommyLand

Andrea will be five months old next week!! which is so exciting.. but whats even better is how active she's become in the last few weeks!!!

She's currently: blowing raspberries non stop!! WHICH IS ADORABLE!!!!
getting better at rolling over... verbalizing when we feed her by saying ummmmmm...and the best of all milestones so far last night she sat by herself with zero support around her !!!! i'm so proud of how far my sweet baby has come!!!! being a mommy is by far the most amazing thing i've EVER been blessed enough to experience!!!!

Migraine Pain

Wow its pretty bad these days... i've had migraines consistently since last tuesday... i've never suffered from migraines before so its a little overwhelming... Gustavo wants me to go to the dr.which i'm not a fan of lol but i'm thinking its getting to that point... especially since this is so uncommon for me. we'll see what happens...

Pensive!!

There are many things i've accomplished in my life that have made me proud...i like to think i've taken the road less traveled in many instances... not that i'm trying to make myself this high and mighty person but i guess i'm just happy with the person i've become... this week however i took a loooong hard look at my life and i had to ask how i let things get this far... how in the world did i wake up one day and ask myself what in the heck is wrong with you!!! you have nothing to show for where you are (besides of course a beautiful family) i should have a career... a degree... i should be that person that my neice has looked up to her whole 15 years of existence... i should be that person that my daughter will one day want to be or emmulate just as i have looked at my own mother and father... WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!!!! i know this all seems pretty petty and immature of me but the fact of the matter is that i'm 25 years old but am lacking something that has given many in my generation purpose... that damn little piece of paper that says who i am...that says i'm educated... that says i was able to begin something and reach a goal...i was able to help people.. i was able to do something rewarding... something big... something that my daughter will one day be able to look back and say THIS is my mom!!

i know it all sounds a little crazy but i guess this is me just venting...but when i'm surrounded by people who have degrees and are clearly educated i feel unaccomplished, unproductive, and just plain mediocre... i mean why didn't i do something amazing with my life like become a doctor or a lawyer why didn't i have the discipline to do something that other people could look at and say HEY now she's special... she's one of a kind... why haven't i touched lives and helped others in times of dispair... WHY WHY WHY!!! Gustavo says i'm having a crisis... and maybe i am... after all its totally possible.. but the fact of the matter still remains... why aren't i the kind of daughter my parents can brag about when they go out ...why did i settle for being mediocre..laziness? lack of interest? lack of drive? discipline? whatever the reason it doesn't take away from the fact that something's missing....

I love being a mommy and a wife.. but i want more than that.. i want my family to look towards me with pride....knowing that i did something with my life.. i didn't settle no matter the reason...i dont want to be that woman that is nothing more than a wife and a mommy... i want to be able to go out and not feel like i'm the tiniest person in the room because everyone around me is accomplished. Now the question is will these desires turn into something i can be proud of in the end. Does it mean that much to me? Will i make it happen? Will i make my family proud? or will i falter yet again....

Christmas!!

Well my favorite time of year is here again!! i think back to this time last year and remember how excited we were for this year to come around since i had recently found out i was pregnant with andrea!!! We were looking forward to this christmas bc we knew we'd be celebrating our first christmas as a family of 3 :)

This past weekend we got our christmas tree and decorated it!! we started a family tradition which was Gustavo's family tradition with his parents!! we bought a six pack of glass bottled coke and i baked cookies while we decorated :) it was so nice... Andrea fell asleep about three ornaments in lol but i think we can forgive her for that :) the tree is perfect and is decorated pink and silver of course since our theme for the year is pink :) it was such a nice time..i thank God for allowing us to experience so many wonderful firsts with our little girl and pray that we will continue to experience such beauty as our family continues to grow!!!

Update:

I never updated andrea's 4 month visit at the dr!!!
It went very well here are her stats:

Weight: 12.3
Length: 24 inches long
Head Circumference: 15 1/5

She started sweet potatoes when she turned four months and now we're on to carrots!! Next will be green beans!!! VEEEERY EXCITING!!! other than that the dr said Andrea is doing great and has only good things to report. She received her four month boosters and won't have to return until 6 months :)

All in all great news... its so exciting and fulfilling to watch my beautiful daughter grow and thrive :) mother hood is beautiful!!!

Georgia

My dad has lots of land in waycross georgia... a small quaint little town... it's about 7 hours away so we decided to take a trip leaving friday (day after thanksgiving) we went with my parents and my oldest neice natalie!! we had a great time just realaxing hanging out and riding my dad's ATV all around the property!! Andrea was bundled from head to toe the whole time which made diaper changes somewhat of a challenge lol!! its so hard to get through all those clothes :) but all in all it was a great time... the drive back was a bit miserable though since we got stuck in some major thanksgiving holiday traffic. We made it home around 6:30... just in time for work the next day!! Being that this was our first road trip for so many hours i think we all made it through just fine :)

This was mommy daddy and andrea on the property!!

Thanksgiving 2009

Was wonderful.. it was andrea's first thanksgiving which made it that much more special!!! We ate at my parents house around 3 :) my sister was there with her hubby and their four kids as well as my grandparents.. it was a very nice time spent together... :) andrea and my almost 2 yr old neice bella basically slept through the whole thing... they finally woke up long after everyone was done eating and it was time to feed both of them which included andrea's sweet potato dinner :) she's such a little doll face ... i'm so thankful for my family we've now become three and each and every new experience is so wonderful !! i feel blessed each time i get the chance to look around and take in the beauty God has bestowed upon us!!

For The Love Of Sweet Potatoes!!!

Great news Andrea is now 4 months old (as of nov 22) so since she's been doing so well after being introduced to oatmeal cereal last month i decided it was time.. so like the crazy first time mommy that i am i bought some sweet potatoes and made her first home made solid !! she absolutely loved it :) of course we documented it and took pics of mommy and daddy taking turns feeding her!! It was so great to be able to experience the excitement on our little girl's face as she marks another first in her beautiful life!!
as always she continues to bring so much joy to our lives. God Bless you andrea.. mommy and daddy love you more than words!

the weekend and week ahead

This past weekend was nice... Gustavo was at a motorcycle course all day saturday and all day sunday.. so i dropped off andrea with my parents and headed to chop off my hair lol LITERALLY!!! it was a nice change :) i definitely needed it since my hair is falling out everywhere!! anyway then i headed to get some shopping done... kmart, kohls, carters!! after that my good friend adriana met me and we sat and talked for a couple of hours.. it was the first time we've hung out childless... it was a nice change of pace and i think we both needed the break... from there gustavo came home and we went to my parents to p/u andrea ... we hung out there for a couple of hours.. played with our neice bella who was there as well and had dinner with my parents.. it was a lot of fun.

Sunday gustavo had an early day at the course so i stayed in bed and snuggled with andrea for like 4 hours lol!! i loved every second of it.. i really enjoy that so much just being with her ... near her... watching her sleep .. and feeling her snuggled close to mommy!! then i went back to my parents house.. had lunch with them and spent some more time playing with andrea and bella.. they wanted to keep the baby again for a few hours so i left her with them and went to see new moon with my wonderful hubby!!

IT WAS AMAZING!!!! i loved every second of the movie... i'm team edward alllll the way lol... i'm going to read eclipse this week :)

On another note i CANNOT believe thanksgiving is in three days... its crazy... i'm so excited.. we're going to spend thanksgiving with the family and then gustavo andrea and i are headed to georgia with my parents to spend the rest of the weekend there :) i'm looking forward to dressing andrea in all her winter gear :) she's going to look so cute. anyway i'm looking forward to a great week ahead filled with quality family time :)

Andrea's Dedication

Hello there!!
This weekend was jam packed with family fun!!!
Saturday my dad made me my favorite spaghetti dinner!!! i'd been begging him for a year and he finally gave in lol!! it was great.. my sister brought my neices and nephew with her and of course we had the baby with us... it was a really nice time. we ate talked, watched cartoons of course, and played!! we were all pooped by the time we came home... then sunday was Andrea's church dedication... it was beautiful and i of course got emotional.... i was just so proud of our beautiful little blessing... i looked at her and realized that this was just one out of the many moments to come that i would feel such an immense amount of pride for my beautiful daughter!! God has blessed us in a tremendous way and i feel it everytime i look at her. God is so great and he is able if you just seek and trust in him... also i was driving to work today and i realized that when we are obedient God really shows up and blesses us in amazing ways!! After the dedication the family came back to our aparment and we had lunch and cake!! it was a really great time spent with beautiful family :)

Today...

Hello there!!!
This weekend was definitely a trying one lol!!! luckily God has blessed me with a patient husband :) like i said in my previous post my hormones are doing a number on me and this weekend was definitely a prime example of that!! i'm trying to get everything under control but it's not as easy as one would imagine.. on another note i'll be heading to the dr on thursday to hopefully take care of this issue!!!

Andrea:
I've started spoon feeding her oatmeal cereal and she seems to be adjusting to that pretty well, she's still trying desperately to roll over, and last night we discovered that she has a new favorite cartoon: Handy Manny!!!
She's too cute when she lights up as she watches it :)

Work:
is going really well... we're in the process of diversifying and bringing in some new equipment which is great!! I'm staying super busy!!

Life:
is driving me crazy and im a little stressed lately... really in need of vacation but we'll possibly be going to georgia for thanksgiving which is good news!! I cant believe that i just got back to reality and i'm already at this point!!! Yuff!!!!

Halloween 2009

Hello there!!!
Andrea's first halloween as well as ours as a family of three was A SUCCESS!!! it really was a lot of fun... She was a strawberry and we were supposed to be the farmers that pick the strawberry so as to stay within a theme... however we ended up more like cowboy and girl with a strawberry hahaha!! but it was still a lot of fun... we took the baby for some pics during the day and then we went to my aunts house with my oldest neice natalie for a mini halloween party ... it was mainly for the kids but all the adults dressed up so that made for a good time!! I've been sick for the past week... i think i picked something up when we took andrea to the E.R. last sunday so i've been desperately fighting it... because of that today i stayed in bed all day pretty much trying to recoop since this week is probably gonna be another brutal one for me... i'll be working verrrry long days since this is our busiest time of the month hands down... of course that extra hour was a huge help for us although andreas internal clock still went off at the same time this morning which coincidentally became 5 am instead of 6am but we'll get back on track...

Andrea:
has been trying desperately to roll over for the past few weeks... we thought she was going to pull it through today ... close but not quite there yet!! so we shall see what the next few weeks has in store for my little one... i started giving her cereal... and am trying to introduce the baby spoon to her so i can start her on solids within the month.. thats definately exciting...She's so full of energy these days and continues to bring an enormous amount of joy to our lives... Andrea is such a blessing...

Mommy:
Since i've stopped pumping my hormones have been feeling WAY out of control lately... kinda like i'm having a relapse of the baby blues...but late in the game...my moods are extremely erradic im starting to become pretty numb to almost everything and its beginning to really worry Gustavo as well as myself... therefore.. i'm going to be making an appointment with my ob to see what we can do about this... i've tried to give it some time but it seems to be getting worse instead of better.. so we'll see.
besides i have to go see my ob anyway to get on some big girl bc since i was on the mini pills when i was pumping for the baby..

Anyway thats about it for the happenings this weekend... i wish everyone a great week :)
xoxo
Andrea's Mommy

Our Weekend!!

Well gustavo's bday was on Saturday!! so we spent the day together just the three of us and sang happy bday to him on his first birthday as a daddy :) his cake even said happy birthday daddy!! it was very cute :) then we dropped off andrea at her first sleep over with my parents and we headed to have a glass of wine and cheese at the wine merchant before dinner at the village tavern!!! lots of fun :) we spent time with our good friends at dinner and then bea and carlin came back to our apartment to hang out with us for about another hour. Sunday we got to sleep in and i went to pick up my little one around 12... i missed her so much... its definately different coming home to an empty house vs. me leaving her during the day while i'm at work...

Sunday night however went down hill!!! Andrea got severely constipated... we had to take her into the emergency room where they stimulated her with a rectal thermometer followed by two suppositories... MY POOR BABY!!! it was terrible...but the doctors at the er were very attentive and helped quite a bit...today she's feeling much better and shes home with daddy :) from what he says shes just exhausted from the whole ordeal!! She has a follow up with her ped on wednesday!! Thank God for being with us through this little scare!!

Update From MommyLand

Pumpkin patch was fun ... but it looks as though we went on the wrong day lol!! IT WAS BOILING HOT ... figures the next day was our first cold front in awhile!!! but we ended up getting a mommy pumpkin daddy pumpkin and baby pumpkin!!! (pics soon to come).... then we went to my sisters house to carve them with all of andrea's cousins!!! (pics of that soon to follow as well!!) Sunday was beautiful as could be... we went to breakfast then to the church softball game followed by a goodbye dinner for our good friends carlos and oli who are moving to nasville next month!! we're going to miss them terribly but are planning to go visit them some time around january i'm thinking!! :) anyway... this has been a good week so far... Gustavo's bday is on saturday!! we'll be going to dinner to celebrate :) it should be a great weekend... and being that today's wednesday I'M HALF WAY THERE!!! WOOHOOOOOOOOO :)

Good Week To All :)

This week..

has been a great week so far... i was off of work on monday so my mom, my sis, and my neice bella came over for a visit with andrea and i!!! we had a lot of fun chasing bella around and playing with andrea :)...i cant believe its already thursday :) thank goodness for that...and for coffee every morning!!! This weekend i have a maternity shoot in the morning on saturday...then after that we're going to go pumpkin patch hunting for the little one!! ... sunday is church and then gustavo's going to play softball and of course his ladies will be cheering him on :)

Andrea update!!!
she's found her thumb ladies and gentlemen!!!!
i know it's not good for her soon to be teeth.. but its absolutely adorable!!!!... it's so funny because she used to do it when i was pregnant during ultrasounds.. and now it seems as though she's found it again. Funny little lady :)

Work is going well ... mommyhood is going well.. and life as a family of three couldn't be better... i'm so blessed and couldn't possibly ask for more... THANK YOU JESUS!!!

a collection of smiles

first day back to work!!

and i feel great!! i was a little emotional and anxious leaving Andrea with the sitter for the first time BUT once i started driving and got to work i was just fine... Gustavo and I each called once to check on her and he picked her up around 2 with a great report!!! I had a great day and surprisingly handled myself pretty well for my standards if i do say so myself!! It felt wonderful to be back to work i'm looking forward to a great week!! praise the Lord!!!!

Touching...

So since i've gotten into photography i find myself spending countless hours in front of the computer looking at other photog websites and blogs... i love studying the different styles each photographer has and the special ways they capture such important moments in peoples lives...

in my world wide web travels i came across this website: http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/about_us/

i encourage anyone reading this to stop what they're doing and take a few minutes to stop by this link and take in how amazing an organization this is.

Now i lay me down to sleep is an organization of photographers all over the country who are basically "on call" so to speak and at a moments notice go to hospitals to photograph infants who have passed away in the first moments either of their birth or death. The work that they do is free of charge and is completely on a volunteer basis. Having had a healthy baby i know just how fragile that tiny life really is and had my situation been reversed i would have wanted an organization like this to be able to assist me in preserving those first delicate moments... moments that i would never be able to get back... moments that end all to soon. I'm one of the lucky ones... i can take pictures and make memories of my daughter as often as i'd like i can CHOOSE to preserve her smile or wait until tomorrow ... not all parents have that luxury... I think this is an amazing organization... and as soon as i have enough practice i plan to become a part now i lay me down to sleep as well.

God Bless.

Ear Piercing Day!!!!

So... since i'm going back to work on monday i decided to pierce Andrea's ears so i won't have to take time off of work specifically to do it b/c the dr. that does the piercings is only there tuesdays and thursdays!! that means that Gustavo wouldn't be able to take her since his day off is friday :)

anyhoo!! it was a great no tears experience which makes me a pretty happy mommy!! Her pediatrician administers a numbing creme on both earlobes one hour before she pierces...so basically the only thing that bothered andrea was being held down to actually pierce her!!!

Her little Bling Blings look so adorable... she's sleeping now so i'll have pics posted some time over the weekend :)

cheeers :)

SOMETHING I FOUND BEAUTIFUL!!

From "The Irrational Season" by Madeleine L'Engle

But ultimately there comes a moment when a decision must be made. Ultimately two people who love each other must ask themselves how much they hope for as their love grows and deepens, and how much risk they are willing to take…It is indeed a fearful gamble…Because it is the nature of love to create, a marriage itself is something which has to be created, so that, together we become a new creature.

To marry is the biggest risk in human relations that a person can take…If we commit ourselves to one person for life this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession, but participation…It takes a lifetime to learn another person…When love is not possession, but participation, then it is part of that co-creation which is our human calling, and which implies such risk that it is often rejected.

Last Week...

Well this is it.. it's finally here.. today starts my last week of maternity leave... looking back i cant believe only a few weeks ago i was thinking of going back to work early... now i'm a mess one minute but excited the next... what i do know is that i'm going to miss my andrea so much... i think i miss her already as a matter of fact!! but i'm looking forward to getting back to work to have some financial freedom back....Also i know once i get past that first week back i should be ok... that's what i'm hoping for at least!!! It's crazy... theres so much back and forth about being a stay at home mom vs. a working mom... after being a stay at homer for the past three months i have to say IT'S A LOT OF WORK!!! GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE PEOPLE!! being a mommy is the hardest most demanding yet fantastic job anyone could ever have!!! and i truly believe that... and now i'll be getting a crack out of being a working mommy ... i have to say i'm blessed to be able to have a job to go back to and not to have to worry about finances AS MUCH!!! lol because lets face it there's always going to be something to buy or pay for.. its a vicious cycle.. but i know there are a lot of families who have it worse off and would give anything to have a dual income in their household so for that i'm grateful...also i was able to take off 3 months... many dont have that option either so i'm blessed on both fronts... i know my angel is going to be very well taken care of and i feel that God has in fact guided us to where he wants our princess so a big thank you to him!! as well as to my friend Adri who connected me with the right people :) I know all will be ok once we get used to this change... life is full of changes and i'm trying my best to roll with the punches b/c for those of you who dont know I HATE CHANGE!!! lol i'm really big on consistency so in a way this will be good .. this should hopefully be the final change leading us down the road of routine and normalcy. I'm just praying that God gives me the strength to get through this one last bump in the road... i know all first time mommy's go through it but it's just so hard to think about how quickly the time has passed me by....

Andrea's 2 Month Check

Today was Andrea's two month dr. appt...

She's weighing 9.10
Length: 21 3/4

She's measuring in the 25th percentile which the dr said was good considering she's staying on her curve.. also she was a small baby at birth ... So basically everything checked out today... once again i'm a happy and blessed mommy!!!

On the downside she had to get two injections and one oral vaccination!! SHE WAS NOT HAPPY!!!
she's still a little bit sore at the injection site and seems to be slightly uncomfortable so mommy and daddy are doing our best to baby her a little more than usual and make her as comfy as possible!!!

i love her so much and everyday that passes i'm learning more and more just how important a job it is to be a mommy!!! I'm loving every second of it. :)

On another note... this coming week will be my last week of maternity leave.. so i'm trying to prepare myself mentally for that one!!! Please pray that God gives me the strength to stay together when i have to leave my angel!!!

sometimes the thoughts just pour out.....

When i got pregnant... i had no idea how our lives were about to change... and here i am almost a year later and i cant even begin to wrap my head around everything that has happened in such a short span of time...God has opened so many doors and provided for us in AMAZING ways .. i feel very blessed as i review the past year in my mind. i look at our beautiful daughter and think of all the obstacles she has over come just since my pregnancy and i'm literally awestricken..from the diagnoses the doctors thought they were giving which ended up being the complete opposite of what "they" thought.. just goes to show science only goes so far THEN COMES GOD!!! During that time Gustavo got promoted twice.. he's doing something that he absolutely loves and excels at which is a blessing in itself because in this day and age plus the stresses of the economy it's not to often that you hear of someone who is actually happy where they work and is doing something they love. I'm so proud of him, he is a wonderful provider for our family and he takes care of andrea and i 100% there is no question when it comes to his unconditional love for us and for that i am so thankful. i can depend on him for every and anything, he's an amazing father and husband. I believe our marriage has been strengthened in this past year we have become closer which i didn't think was possible but every day we get to spend together is truly a blessing... remember life is short tomorrow is not promised and we should feel lucky to spend each and every day with those we love. As for me ... well besides having a beautiful family i've been lucky enough to watch God work in my life... i've seen his faithfulness, i've seen him give and take away... the good think about that is that he knows what he's doing... and sometimes if you look close enough he'll give you what you need before you even realize you need it.. seeing that is amazing...also seeing him piece together each and every cell in my daughters body putting her together like a beautiful puzzle what i like to call his perfect design...and then having a front row seat to her entrance into this wonderful world.. WOW it was truly seeing him work.. seeing his flawless hand every step of the way. He gave me a support system made up of my husband, friends and family to get me through just when i thought i couldn't do it anymore.. and he single handedly brought my daughter into this world in the most breathtaking of ways. I've also been blessed over the past year to be able to work along side of my parents who i love and respect more than words could express... they've taught me so much and i continue to learn from them each and every day.. but it doesnt stop at work.. they've influenced each and every aspect of my life from my marriage, to my work ethic, to the way i treat people and have relationships and now that i've become a parent i see so much of what they did and sacrificed for me and i am nothing short of thankful. i have an immense amount of gratitude toward my parents for teaching me what it truly means to raise a child. I've also been able to get into the wonderful world of photography which i believe will continue to be a part of me it's something i've fallen in love with and truly have a passion for...each day i learn something new and exciting and i can't wait to see where it takes me. Lastly i've been blessed to finally be able to say that i know what i was put on this earth for ... to be a mother to my daughter and a wife to my husband... to love and care for my family with all that i have and all that i am. It literally blindsided me as soon as andrea came into this world... THIS is what it's about...loving your family... its about quality NOT quanitity... time is fleeting and is something you can never get back..love those wonderful people god has placed in your life with all you have because they're there for a reason. enjoy your children with each smile and tear.. love the hard times all the while keeping in mind that there will be good times to follow... cherish your spouse because God chose them to be your counter part to be your team mate and to be your lover...

God is good!!

Weekend in Naples!!!

Gustavo, Andrea, and I had an amazing weekend in naples!!!

we left friday around noon checked into our hotel, had lunch took a nap and got ready for dinner... we even received an appetizer compliments of the chef to congratulate us on our beautiful new baby... turned out he saw us come in and he had a 4 month old... SO SWEET!!! just goes to show there's still thoughtful people out there... its the little things that mean so much to me...

Saturday morning we woke up early which by the way was great bc that was Andrea's first time sleeping through the night :) i was a very happy mommy!!! so we went to breakfast and then to the naples zoo which we'd been dying to go to!!! it was a lot of fun... we got in for free... once again because of our beautiful little one lol... we didn't spend to long there ... once it started getting hot around 10:30 it was time to get Andrea out of the heat.. so we left the zoo drove around for a bit... checked out a ritz camera which i loved!!! then walked around the harley davidson store... we were also able to meet up with bea and carlin for a bit who were also in naples for the day... but at that point it started raining so we headed back to the hotel to take a nap before dinner!!!

and today (sunday) we woke up had breakfast walked the pier... saw mommy and baby dolfins jumping out of the water...and took a drive to marco island which i learned i'm not to fond of lol... i guess i'm a naples girl at heart lol!!! i just find there's a lot more to do in naples...after marco island we headed home!! and here i am :) it was such a wonderful relaxing weekend... i loved spending such quality time with my beautiful family.. i feel so blessed :)

half and half weekend!!

I'm titling this weekend our "half and half" weekend because it was half lazy and half productive lol!!!

friday:
i looked up the morikami museum/japanese gardens online and turns out we got lucky because friday was the last night of what they call sushi and a stroll.. basically they serve sushi in the cafe and you can take a sunset walk through the beautiful gardens of the morikami!!!! so we jumped at the chance and drove up to delray on friday afternoon when gustavo got home... it was nice and we were able to get a few nice pics out of it... i cant wait to take Andrea over there when it's not so hot to take some beautiful pics of her there :) anyway it was really relaxing ... we had a great time together enjoying the BEAUTIFUL scenery!!!!

Saturday:
WOW were we lazy!!!! we spent alllll day inside due to crappy weather ... we finally decided to get out of our pj's around 8pm and go get some ice cream!!! so we headed out to coldstone had a nice desert and came back home just in time for bed lol!!! it was a great day to spend inside snuggling since it rained allllll dayyyy long!!!

Sunday:
What a great day...we started out by going to church for the first time as a family!!!! i'm so excited about that :) it was such a wonderful feeling to have my husband and my daughter with me words can hardly describe how happy i was!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!! then we went to chipolte for lunch with our good friends manny and sofie!! followed by a church softball game at a park nearby... Gustavo played while Andrea and Mommy cheered Daddy on!! it was wonderful!!! we had a great time... eventually the game got rained out so we headed home i cooked some dinner we all took showers and are now off to bed!!!

all in all it was a truly blessed weekend!! i love my beautiful family so incredibly much.. it's simple weekends like these that i thank God for...it truly is the little things in life that make it worthwhile... looking down to see the smile on my beautiful daughters face..feeling my husband reach over and grab my hand in the car...spending the day surrounded by those you love most...yup completely blessed is what we are...THANK YOU LORD FOR SHOWING US THE SIMPLICITY OF YOUR LOVE THROUGH THOSE WHO LOVE US.

GOOD NIGHT
~ANDREA'S MOMMY

Labor Day Weekend

Well i hope everyone had a fabulous labor day weekend!!!

for us it was GREAT!!!
We started out of friday around 11am since the hubby only works til 10 on fridays :) (blessed i know) we ran some errands and then came home and relaxed!!!
We went to check out university of phoenix for him ... i'm so proud of him for deciding to finish his degree... he has so much raw intelligence it leaves me awe stricken most of the time... besides he's so close to finishing it would be crazy not to... i know this coming from me of all people.. i guess we all have our little issues that need to be dealt with.. anyway the point is that i'm extremely proud of him i know in my heart that wherever life takes us it will be wonderful ...

friday night we had dinner at lime and walked around.. the weather was nice... so we enjoyed it... saturday we packed up Andrea and took a drive up to okeechobee... which i have to say was a really nice trip it reminded me of when i was young and i used to take those mini road trips with my parents... nothing fancy just some good quality time... those make up some of my favorite memories with my parents.. i can only hope that Andrea will be able to say the same in 25 years :)

sunday pastor Leo gave an AWESOME sermon at church... i was truly able to receive from it... in a nutshell it was about not trying to rush God!! He is a God of patience.. and you may not get your answer or what you're looking for overnight.. but it will happen in his time... "little by little" stop trying to rush him or take short cuts to get what you want when you want it!!! don't try to force things.. just allow him to bless you in his time!! Great message...

Exodus Ch. 20 a great chapter... i dont think i could possibly narrow it down to one verse or another .. the whole chapter was great!!!

Today Gustavo let me sleep in and took great care of Andrea while i slept... i'm so greatful for that .. i didn't realize how tired i was... then my parents stopped by to see us which was much needed :) i miss them so much since i've been on maternity leave... after seeing them every day it's definitely a big change... but October is rapidly approaching and i'll be back to work before i know it... i've decided not to go back early.... instead i'm going to enjoy the little bit of time i have left with my little angel... i'm going to miss her so much.. that i just want to soak this all in as much as possible!!!

basically our labor day weekend was great... no complaints.. we just relaxed together as a family .. i couldn't possibly ask for more... and tomorrow it's back to reality.. i'm going to miss my hubby :(

Here are some pics of our weekend :)

~Andrea's Mommy