And he's off......

Time to Babyproof!

Well Gabe has been getting up on all fours and rocking for over a month now but yesterday he actually moved forward a couple of times. My first thought was he's mobile now, I'm in trouble :-) , but it's so amazing to watch them grow and learn new things. Whats funny is I was watching him when he did it and I said.. Yay good job and he just looked at me and smiled but I don't think he had any idea what he just did!! So anyways I'm thinking I still have a couple weeks (maybe ) until he's really good at it, which hopefully by then the house will finally be put back together because babyproofing now would definitely be difficult. I was going to post a video however I ran out of tape so as soon as I transfer everything to a DVD I will try and catch him in the act!

That time of year!!!

Not much new is going on but I did do Gabe's Christmas pictures and I wanted to post some of them. I have some decorative Christmas boxes and decided to place him in one of them for some pictures and he loved it....it definitely wasn't hard to get a smile out of him :-) Hopefully this weekend we will be getting our Christmas tree, we are still not completely settled into our new house so it's a little difficult for me to decorate for the holidays so hopefully the tree will help.

okay this pic didn't come out very well but I loved the look on his face so I had to post it:-)

Happy Turkey Day!!

Wow it's been awhile since I've posted anything, things have definitely been hectic in the Garcia household. We moved into our new house about a week and a half ago....we had it completely renovated however it's not quite finished. As soon as it's complete I'll post some pics! We had a good Thanksgiving in VA with EJ's dad and Catherine, they enjoyed their time with Gabe! Gabe is doing great, about a month ago he started to get up on all fours and now he's rocking.....he's very determined to crawl - it's unbelievable how fast they grow. He's getting better at holding his balance while sitting, it won't be long before he's a pro. He loves to smile and laugh and is quite the flirt :-) I've attached a couple videos and just a few pics (haven't had much time to take any the past few weeks) The first video is of Gabe getting on all fours and the second is just a cute video of him at the park...we have been enjoying taking walks to the park which is right down the street from our new house

Here he is sitting by himself..such a big boy!

Playing at Grandpa and Grandma Garcia's

All smiles!!

My little duckling!!

Gabe had his 4 month check up the other day, he weighs 16 lbs - he's definitely not lacking!!! We just got back from NY and once again he did very well with the flight - I was a little nervous on the way up because I was by myself but it went well. While we were up there we took some pics of him in his costume...so cute!! I know he's not smiling but he wasn't cranky at all, I think he was just trying to figure out what he was wearing :-) Things are going very well except I'm battling a sinus infection (yuck) Today me and EJ have been married 2 yrs!!! The time has flown by - not sure yet how we are going to celebrate, we may hold off until I feel a little better. I don't think we we were able to celebrate last yr either because I had such bad morning sickness...so we have two to make up for LOL!

3 months!

Well I finally figured out how to put the video clip on here...it's a couple weeks old but here is a quick clip of him rolling over. This past week he's become quite efficient at it, I place him on his play gym and next thing I know he's rolled and scooted completely off it.

He likes to help with the laundry!

All done Mommy!

Playing with Daddy!!

What a week!

Gabe had his first flight a couple weeks ago and he did very well!! When he wasn't nursing he slept....I was so proud of him. We all had a great time in NY, the weekend went by very fast though. Alot of my family was able to see Gabe for the first time which was nice. Nana and Papa bought Gabe a new toy which he loves...his play gym. This past week has been very exciting for Gabe, he was on his play gym and a rattle was lying next to him and he picked it up on his own and started shaking it (Daddy was very excited that he witnessed this before me :-) ) and then the other day he rolled over from his front to back so now he rolls both ways. It was very exciting but also made me realize how quickly they really do grow up, I can't believe he'll be 3months on Friday. I did capture it on video so as soon as I can figure out how to place a video clip on here I will post it!!

I had to put this picture on here...the look on Gabe's face is priceless. Great Grandpa apparently speaks Gabe's language very well, the two of them were going back and forth with each other! I think Gabe is telling him to pay attention to the camera :-)

He loves his play gym!!

His first Golf Cart ride

2 month check up

Gabe had his 2 month check up and he did very well...he weighed 12lbs and was 23 inches long. He had 4 shots (mommy cried more than he did) Daddy had to help with the shots because I don't do so well with those things, he cried for a few seconds and then stopped once EJ picked him up. He was a little fussy the rest of the day but that's only to be expected.
We are getting ready to take Gabe on his first trip to NY to see Nana & Papa and his Uncle too! I'm a little nervous about flying with him only because he tends to get fussy when we are not up walking him around (he gets bored quick just sitting on our laps :-) ) so it should be interesting to see how he does.
Well I finally put pics of the nursery up....little late. I still haven't finished putting some things on the wall but other than that it's complete!

Mommy's little Angel :-)

Gabe is 8 weeks

Wow we cant believe he is 8 weeks old now, time is really going by fast. Gabe is doing very well, he's approaching 12lbs. Not sleeping through the night yet but we "usually" get 2 - 4 hour stretches so I cant complain. Gabe is cooing and smiling alot, a couple weeks ago he actually rolled over from his front to his back!! He's such a joy and I'm so blessed to be able to be a stay at home mom.

He loves his Daddy & his bath time

Naked Time :-)

Can I help you?

Smile!!

I love this picture!

Just wanted to add this pic I thought it was too cute!! Our little chunker is up to 10lbs 14oz already, they say he's gaining weight pretty fast I'm not quite sure where it's going because he doesn't look chunky but it's good to know that he's eating well!

5 Weeks Old Already

Here are some recent pics of the little bundle of joy!! I promise I will get better at updating the blog. He loves to cuddle so I spend most of my days doing just that with him, I'm taking advantage of it while I can because I'm sure as he gets bigger he won't enjoy it quite as much.

Gabe Edward Garcia

Sorry it has taken me so long to update my blog with pictures of our new addition our beautiful baby boy who was born on June 14 weighing in at 8lbs 2oz. He is a true miracle and we are so blessed to have him!

First day home from the hospital

The first Family photo!

Getting Closer

Well we are still hanging in there! Just about 37 weeks now....not too much longer and our little boy will make his grand entrance!! We have just spent the last couple of weeks preparing the nursery..which is almost complete :-)

Update

Well we had a Dr. appointment this morning and I have been taken off bedrest and the medication. She sent me over for an ultrasound because she thought my belly measured a little small and wanted to get the babies measurements and he was perfect...actually measuring around 36 1/2 weeks and I'm 35.

Our First Post

Well I finally started my blog, I've been planning on setting this up for months now so that family and friends could keep an eye on the Garcia's :-) and watch our journey through this pregnancy as we prepare to welcome our bundle of joy. At 31 weeks I was put on bedrest for pre-term labor, we are now at 34 weeks and still hanging in there. The Dr says I should be able to come off bedrest in 1 more week. Here a few pictures of our journey so far.

The baby bump.....18 weeks

Moving along at 25 weeks 4 days



30 weeks......this is the latest pic since I was put on bedrest shortly after. Next week I'll post an updated version of the belly :-)

Here is our little miracle during his 3D ultrasound!