Holiday Tid-Bit

Sorry it's been so long. The holidays were busy, as many of you know. Shortly after Thanksgiving Santa visited one of the Orlando malls and Audrey met him.


Christmas in Miami was GREAT! We always enjoy spending time with family. Audrey was such a good girl in her 3 months out of my belly that Santa brought her so many goodies :)


Also, Tia Ali made Audrey a stocking. She made our stockings when we were little. We all love our stockings. They are so unique and with so much detail.


We didn't leave town for the new year. Instead, we stayed home and watched FSU bowl game. The win was a great ending to a wonderful year. Here is a look at our baby Seminole :)

Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving was GREAT! Audrey met so much family and mommy is sick?! LOL. I prefer it that way.
We headed to Miami on Wednesday afternoon at 5pm. She fell asleep almost immediately because that is what she does in the car. She doesn't really like to be awake in the car seat. We stopped at 7:15pm to feed her at a rest stop. I was packed! She loved looking around. We headed back out at 8pm and she slept until the next morning at 6am! I was scared the trip would throw her off but she kept it up :) That morning we headed to the Turkey Trot. It was so nice to be in that enviroment again. We didn't finish the race because she got fussy but we still enjoyed it. After she got to hang out with her primos. Her Tia Mel ran the 10K so we cheered for her by the finish.

Audrey with her primos

We hung out the rest of the day at my parents house and several of her Tia-abuelas came to meet her and her Tio Pepe. Then we headed to Tia Alba's for our Thanksgiving Dinner! Audrey met MORE family. We left at 9pm because Audrey was getting tired and sleepy.
The next morning we had more visitors. Some of my friends from the school I used to work came to meet Audrey and I got to see baby Rocco again. He is so big,strong and handsome! Later in the afternoon we went to Titi's new house and meet baby Christian. They are 2 weeks apart. He is so handsome.

hanging out with friends from work


The baby trade- meeting Christian and Titi meeting Audrey for the first time
On Saturday we went to Christian's Baptism. It was so nice and the party after was great. Perfect weather and great company.

the proud Madrina

We headed back to Winter Haven the next morning.

Audrey is almost 2 Months old

Baby Audrey will be 2 MONTHS this Saturday. She is doing great!
-she smiles
-follows ojects with her eyes
-turns her head to familar voices
-holding her head up for longer periods of time
-sitting in her bumbo for longer
-makes noises/ vocalizations
-likes it when you play with her hands
-enjoys baby einstein dvds
-slept 10 hours the last 2 nights and 8 hours the 3 days before
-awake for longer periods
-does not sleep the whole time in the stroller and carseat
-good running buddy
-likes to stand and push with her feet
-loves bath time
-turns her head when on her tummy
-drinks 3 ounces of milk or more at each feeding
-is deliciously cuddley!!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY
thankful for so many people in my life...we are so blessed :)

these are just a few (I don't have a recent group shot of the other half of my fam)

Life as "Mama" (& Tia / Mina)

When my nephews were born I fell in love with them. I love the 3 of them sooooo much. I never thought I would love them so much (like if they were my own). People told me that once I had my own I would love him/her more. "Impossible," I thought and (although I may not agree with this statement later I have to say) I was right. I love them like my own. I hope in your minds this does not diminish how much you think I love my daughter but rather how much I love my nephews. O how I miss them. I wish they could hang out with their prima and her with them and her primas that are on their way.


As for Audrey, I'm so in love with her too. She is my delicious and cute princess. I love that she is all MINE. I get to do what I want with her and show her off. She has a beautiful smile and I can't wait when she figures it out so that I can intentionally make her laugh. She is a happy baby but gets cranky when she is tired. Her cranky/fussy moments are the most trying. So many handed me the "good mom" card but I don't feel all that good. I feel like a movie that was all hype. I'm not saying I'm a bad mom and I'm not looking for pitty It's just how I feel.


I LOVE MY FAMILY :)

This one's for Valeria ;)

So....
7 days after my last post I had my baby girl. Meet Audrey Gabriela :) 6 lbs 15oz & 19 inches long.



I had a great and easy delivery. Here is the quick version.
I went to the hospital with my contractions 3-4 mintues apart and 3 cm. I entered triage @ 6:30pm, they confirmed I was in labor and prepared my L & D room. A little before 7pm I was in my L&D room, met my new nurse (shift change at 7pm), and asked for an epidural. By 8pm I received my epidural and 30/45 minutes later my doctor came in to break my water and check on me. I was still 3cm. A little over an hour later I was 10cm and ready to push. I pushed for over 2 hours...thank God it was painless...and out came baby Audrey :)

There was no crying when she came out because she decided to swallow a good bit of amniotic fluid on her way out so she was very blue. They put her on me for less than a minute and took her to suction the fluid out of her lungs and make her pink again.

My nurse, doctor, hubby and family were all great!

We went home the next morning :)

Megan & Hunter visit :)

I continue to wait for 2 out of the 3 on my waiting list. I went to the doctor's office last week only to be told..."we'll start checking next week." It was very disappointing. Even if I was told there is no progress then at least I would know that but anyway, I will continue to wait for this week's eval....unless she wantes to show up before.
On GREAT! Finally! We've been waiting...news, our bedroom furniture has finally arrived after 3 months and several postponements.

Our weekend...
Evan and I had a productive weekend. Evan did lots of yard work and I cleaned the pool and did our laundry. We organized our clothes in our new drawers and set up the co-sleeper in the room (minus the sheets). On Sunday night Megan and Hunter visited us!! It was so nice to hang out and talk with them. They were able to see our house for the 1st time. They are such great people and we're so glad to have them pretty close by.

and we wait...

waiting...

waiting.
waiting for our bedroom furniture to arrive.
waiting for what the doctor says.
waiting for our baby girl to make her debut.

Evan and I are so excited. It's also exciting to hear how excited family and friends are for us. So many people love her and she hasn't even flashed them a smile. I can't wait to call everyone to let them know she is on her way. She continues to grow...I can feel it. I tried to let her know that there is no vacancy/ she has reached maximum capacity so we'll see when she decides she wants to come out. I don't mind carrying the weight but my skin can't take anymore. My belly feels tight so often because of her lack of space.I feel every butt, knee, elbow, foot...everything. For now, we wait...