Babies, Babies, and more Babies

There are babies everywhere!!! In the next few months our combined families (my side and Jason's side) are expecting 3 newborns, and let's not forget the 3 babies that were born last year. That's a total of 6 babies in a years time...WOW!! We're growing fast!!

-Nancy & Sergio's baby girl is expected on March 6th
-Patty & Omar's baby boy is expected the end of July (beginning of Aug)
-Kristy & Jeff's baby (?) the end of Aug (beginning of Sept)
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Yesterday, my sister Patty, who's expecting her 2nd child had an ultrasound appointment, and she called us very excited and told us they are expecting a baby boy!! She's 16 weeks and is due the end of July (or first part of Sept). How adorable! Patty & Omar have a 2yr old little boy now, Omarcito, and he's going to be a big brother!
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This past Sunday, my Mom & Sisters planned a baby shower for my sister Nancy, who's expecting her 3rd child (a sweet baby girl, who's name will be Alondra). I was unable to attend the baby shower since I live 2.5 hrs away and was unable to make the trip :-( She had a nice shower with many cute gifts. Here are a few pictures.

Nancy was telling me she bought the most adorable baby bassinet...she brought it home, had it assembled, and realized it didn't fit through her doors...the whole purpose was to be able to push it back and forth from room to room...she ended up returning it...a new one is on its way, since baby Alondra is due in a few weeks and needs something to sleep in. Ashlynn, big sister, got to sit in it for a few minutes (it's a cute picture for Alondra's memory book).

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And.... my sister-in-law Lizetter sent me pictures of their baby girl that was born in December. She's a few months now and is adorable. Here are a few pictures of Camila Luisana, new baby, with her big sister, Ivanna, and 2 big brothers baby Roberto Carlo & big brother Francisco Daniel. ‏

The Beauty of Nature

This is the beautiful view we have, of the San Bernardino Mountains, on our 40 min drive to church several times a week.

Happy Valentines Day

Seventeen years ago today, being Valentines ♥ Day, my dear husband asked me to marry him. I remember the day like it was yesterday! He skipped going to work that night just for this reason, and I remember asking him why he didn't go to work, proceeding to tell him he needed to be responsible .... little did I know his plans, since we had only been dating for 6 months.

This coming March we will celebrate 16 yrs of marriage. I love you my dear husband, today, tomorrow, and forever!

♥

Ryan's ER Visit today

While playing outside, Ryan and a cinder block came into contact ~ Ouch!


Waiting to be seen and later in triage.


It's never a bad time for a snack! Ryan ready for a C.T. scan.

The end result...2 staples on the head and a clear C.T. scan.

Family

The Memories We Give May A Lifetime Live In The Hearts of Those We Hold So Dear and Close

~Unknown~

This past weekend, we made a visit to my hometown, McFarland, by the Bakersfield area, and visited with my family :-) & our dearest friends Valerie, Rudy & kids :-). We had such a great time!

(Pictures to come)

February Birthdays

Happy Birthday

February 1st: Happy Birthday to our brother-in-law Sergio Herrera (he's my sister Nancy's husband). His birthday was on Super Bowl Sunday, and they hung out with family and friends and enjoyed the game.

Also on February 1st: Happy Birthday to our nephew Logan Rowell. Logan turned 9 yrs old and had a birthday party last week Tuesday. His party was rock'n...with all you can eat pizza and tons of candy and soda!

January Birthdays

Happy belated birthday to my two nieces, Erika & Kristy Lopez., and my nephew Julian Holguin. Erika turned 15! years old on Jan 11th and Kristy turned 19 on Jan 28th. Julian turned 4 on the 12th.

Ryan's Kodak Moment

All about Ryan ...

Korbin's Kodak Moment

All about Korbin...

It's amazing what a few minutes and a camera can do!

Large Families

As a parent, I always wondered what it would be like to have twins. Two for one, who wouldn't want that, right? There are twins on my side of the family, and the possibility was there. I have heard that it skips a generation, but not in our family since the last three generations... My Dad's brother was a twin, my Mom was pregnant with twins (before I was born) but didn't carry them full term, and I have several first cousins who have twins...3 generations in a row!

Anyways, no, I'm not pregnant with twins! And no, we do not plan on having any more babies. However, I was reading an article on MSN about a lady in Bellflower, CA (Jason's hometown, just down the street from us) who delivered 8 babies!!!!

Here is an excerpt from that article:
BELLFLOWER, Calif. - Octuplets born to a mother in Southern California were in stable condition and breathing on their own, doctors said Tuesday. They were born Monday, six boys and two girls weighing between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds. The eighth baby was a surprise to the parents and doctors who had been expecting only seven children. Just five minutes after the first birth, the unexpected eighth baby came out at 10:48 a.m. There were 46 doctors, nurses and assistants who delivered the children by Caesarean section.

These are the world’s second live-born set of octuplets. The world’s first live octuplets were born in March 1967 in Mexico City, but all died within 14 hours, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The United States’ first live-born octuplets were born in Houston in 1998, three months premature. One baby died about a week later. The surviving siblings celebrated their 10th birthday this last December.

The octuplet babies were dubbed with the letters A-through-H, and will probably remain in the hospital for at least two months. The mother plans to nurse the babies herself! While the babies came into the world nine weeks early, Dr. Gupta said it was enough time in their mother’s womb to give them a solid shot at survival. “We don’t have any historical data for eight babies, but we do have it if they’re born at 30 weeks, and they usually do pretty good,” he said.

MSNBC. 2009. Health/Kids and Parents. Octuplets born in California doing 'very well.' Jan 27, '09. Retrieved on Jan 27, '09 form http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28864195/?gt1=43001

Lazy Monday

Count our Blessings

On our long drive to church tonight (40+ min) our kids read the bible and quoted scriptures...WOW! We are blessed to have children that have a desire to learn about GOD and HIS Word! The boys also wanted to prepare for tonight's message and asked what scriptures the Preacher would preach on :-) (Don't get me wrong, they're not always angels on the long drive to church!

They also decided they now want to be called by their middle names... So, we have Nicole, Jenae, Nicholas, Drew & Chase :-)


Meagan Nicole & cousin Brooklynn Jenae Ryan Nicholas with cousin Tristan Drew, and Korbin Chase

Date Night

Last night we enjoyed a "date night" with our friends, Leroy & Lupe. Leroy is Jason's co-worker, and they were a blast to hang out with.

It was my first time at Joe's Crab Shack. Thank you Mimi & The Diaz's for babysitting for us :-)

World's Scariest License Plate Number‏

E-Mail forward from a friend ...

Baking Time

A few days ago we had baking time with the kids... We made their favorite, chocolate cake & cupcakes...basically, chocolate anything is their favorite!

Living in Faith

Ok, it's hard not to "stress" over stuff. But a few months ago I decided if things are out of my control I need to stop stressing over it and start believing that God's hand is in control and allow HIM to bless us as we put our Trust & Faith in HIM. We started trusting God for all our financial needs and yes, I have been worrying less.

Along these lines, I have a praise report... last week we were blessed with a financial miracle. I believe it came from prayer and putting our trust in HIM.

Kodak Moment

Every Moment is a Kodak Moment



Real biker boys eat chocolate chip cookies and hot cheetos

Baby Shower

This past Saturday we had a family baby shower for Baby London. There was pink everywhere! It was so cute. Our Mom made the cutest diaper cakes, used as the centerpieces for the tables.

London Bree.... The cute diaper cakes .... Mamaw's gift...the dedication dress from LouAnn's baby store

Auntie Jodi's gift...a cute pink dress from Bergstroms ... Auntie Nicole's gift from Baby Gap

& a cute handmade lilac blanket from Great, great, great Aunt Oma (she's really not that old :-)

And from us, a keepsake box & a cute memory book, which I made at Walmart.com of London Bree's birth & hospital pictures. It's really cute ;-)

And a lot more presents from family & friends!!