What a big boy!

I was taking some pictures of Gabe the other day and when I uploaded them to the computer and looked at them I realized he was no longer a baby, he has transitioned from looking like a baby to looking like a toddler. It literally brought tears to my eyes....my little boy is becoming a big boy. Although it makes me sad, at the same time it brings great joy to my heart to watch him grow - he has been such a blessing to our lives!

It looks like he's doing an advertisement for cheerios LOL!

Last night EJ and I took Gabe to the park - he had such a good time and now that he's a big boy he can go down the slide all by himself! Here are a couple of pictures.

Catching Up!

We got back from our trip to NY about a week ago now, we had a really good time but we are happy to see Daddy again!. It was really nice for Gabe to spend that quality time with his Nana and Papa. He had his first trip to the zoo, his favorite animal I would have to say was a toss up between the lion and the monkey, which is kinda of funny because you have one that's pretty entertaining (the monkey's) and then the lion which just lays there.

Two things he really enjoyed while we were up there were 1. Stairs he loved to climb these stairs which kept everyone in the house on their toes, he became extremely quick at climbing them. The second thing was chicken...I cooked him chicken one night because he hadn't tried it yet and he loved it (YAY!!) He seems to be a pretty picky eater thus far so I was very happy to find something that he enjoyed so much. While we were there he also had two more teeth pop through so now he has 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.

The next few pictures are from the park that's down the street from my parents house.







And here's a picture of my little Yankee fan!!

A couple days ago Grandpa Garcia came into town so Gabe has been able to spend some time with him and show off all his new skills he's acquired since the last time he's seen him.

Last Sunday 4/20 we went to the hospital to see our good friends Micah and Danielle and welcome their little girl Sophie into the world....Congratulations guys, she's beautiful!!!!!!!!! We look forward to watching her and Gabe play together when she gets older.

The Beach!

We took our first little mini vacation as a family (outside of visiting family) we went to Daytona Beach for a few days. It was Gabe's first time, he really enjoyed the sand as for the ocean he's a little unsure - I think the waves were overwhelming (it was pretty chilly too). He did however enjoy the pool! It would be nice to live closer to the beach, it's difficult to go often when it takes a couple hours to get to it.
Gabe and I are getting ready to go to NY next week, I'm a little nervous flying with him by myself since he is such a busy body. I flew with him by myself when he was 4 months old but that was easy because he just slept. I'm just praying that it wont be that bad especially if I get a few new toys- the way back is what will be tough since they have us flying all over the US (we have 2 or 3 layovers yuck!) We will definitely miss Daddy while we are gone, this will be the first time away from him for this long (we are sad that he can't come with us)

Here are some pics from the beach.

He loves his baths so I imagined he would love the pool, it's like an enormous bath tub. He did try to dive out of his float though.

This is a short video clip of him playing in the sand!

9 months!!

I can't believe Gabe is 9 months already the time goes by so fast....he had his check up the other day and he is doing great, he weighs 20.5 lbs now (which according to the charts is still above average). He has been working hard on two things lately: Walking and Teething, the walking is going well (which I've attached a very brief video of his progress) with the exception of all the bumps and scratches we've come across, but the teething has just been causing some restless nights but I do see the light at the end of the tunnel because one has pierced the skin! (which will be his 3rd tooth).

Look....No Hands!!

Last night Gabe seemed pretty determined to walk so I finally caught him on video taking some steps!

Here's a clip of him playing catch with Daddy!

On our way to recovery!

Half of the Garcia household has been under the weather the past couple weeks. While my mom and brother were here, we had to make our first trip to urgent care for Gabe, it was a friday evening and we didn't think it would be good to wait until Monday to take him to his pediatrician. Poor thing had bronchitis and an ear infection with the exception of how he was sleeping (and of course the coughing) you never would have known he was sick, he was still going like the energizer bunny. Shortly after my mom and brother left I came down with it (at least it waited for them to leave) it was rough but I'm feeling much better and we are very thankful that EJ didn't get it.

Some exciting news..Gabe's baptized!! Two weeks ago in front of our friends and family Pastor Bob baptized Gabe, it was a very exciting day for us. Everyday is a true reminder of this awesome gift that God gave us.




On Feb. 7, Gabe took 3 steps without assistance from us or furniture (I didn't witness it so I wasn't sure if I believed it really happened :-) but then a week later I saw him take a few steps! So I guess we are on our way to walking....he's just taking a few steps here and there, he's had a couple hard falls so I think he's a little nervous but he is becoming quite a pro at standing on his own for long periods of time.


I think we have the future Yankees pitcher living with us...he can really throw a ball - I was surprised at how far he can throw it. His favorite game is for us to roll the ball to him and then he throws it back to us, it's amazing how well he can throw in our direction too.