Derby baby Derby

and the number #1 reason Louisville is great!.

Derby with my younger sister. In the clubhouse!We had a great time!

Some highlighter were;

The cab we took from where we parked to the entrance. I believe Jessi said it was a pedicab, I assume that's because the guy was pulling the cart with his bike. That was fun/funny!

Derby Pie

Lots of people dressed very nice

Talking to random people

Finding the clubhouse

Being away from our newborns for a whooping 7 hours! (Mine was 2 1/2 months and her baby was almost 4 months)

And last but not least-hanging out with my cool sister!

Luna loves dressing up Gabriel

3 months

Ignacio and Gabe at our awesome church, Encounter. This was May 24th. He is 3 months old, but wearing 6 month old clothes. Everyone says he is big.

Gabriel

On a saturday in February at 11:57 AM I was able to hold in my hands the wonderful being that I had been carrying in my belly for so long. Although pregnancy is an amazing thing, It was so wonderful to see his face and finally meet him. It was a long and hard labor. Luna's labor was about 10 hours. Gabriel's was 24 hours. I wonder if it had to do with him being so big? He was almost 9 lbs and 23 inches, but Luna was 7.10lbs 21 inches. It started very slow on Friday afternnon but by hour 5 (dinnertime on Friday) I had to lay down during contractions. By 5:30 Am on Saturday I asked for the epidural, so I didn't have an unmedicated birth like I did the first time, but it was beautiful and amazing and I am so grateful for a healthy happy baby. He was born at 11:57 AM on a saturday in February

He loves to sleep and when he's awake he smiles a lot and laughs a lot. He loves his sister and she loves on him A LOT. I am back to work and miss him, but he is being very well taken care of by a friend. He's a big boy, already weighing 16 pounds! I believe he will have his father's nose and general good disposition. His father already taught him how to do a rasberry at 2 months!

I am looking forward to many many more happy moments with yet another wonderful child.

-mother of 2

Where the monsters live

I don't like spending a lot of time in the car. I feel it is a waste of time. I use to have to drive my daughter 20minutes to her daycare/school that's one way. It bothered me that we spent 40 minutes in the car when we could be spending that time together or she could be at home playing. I am sure I am not the only person that dislikes spending so much of their time in their car, driving places.

However, today was different. Today the time in the car on the way to school was well worth it! On the way to Luna's school, she read me a book! Well she doesnt' read yet, but she has memorized the majority of the book "Where the Monsters Live" The book is in spanish so of course she told me the story in spanish and she didn't miss too much. I was very impressed that she also remembered the part that is a play on words and a bit difficult. It is also in the present tense! When Max is leaving the mosters say,

"no te vayas te comeremos, en verdad te queremos. Which is

"don't go we will eat you, really, we love you. The two words in spanish sound similar.

In short I truly enjoyed hearing the story and it was time well spent in the car. I am looking forward to hearing more stories on the way to school!

What a 3 year olds thinks...

Luna can write her name! She writes it in all capitals and the L is very good and the U is all right, the N and A need some work, but I think it's official she can write her name. I am so proud of her.

One day we were playing and she told me I am a prince and she is a princess, she closed her eyes and told me to kiss her. Of course after I kissed her she came alive (really just opened her eyes)!

One morning while I was driving Luna to school I looked in my rear view mirror and saw her looking out the window, her face very pensive. I asked her what she was thinking of and she said "princesses", she paused then a few seconds later, "princesses everywhere"

Some cute things Luna does are:

If she doesn't want something (usually a food) or is finished with it she will give it to me and say "I don't love that"

She has begun to refer to her brother as her baby. She'll say things like, "when my baby is bigger he can eat cereal" or "I can teach my baby to clap his hands."

Baby Bump

It's a pretty cool thing to wake up and as your laying there, trying to find the energy to get up out of bed, feel little kicks in your belly. This little boy is quite the soccer player. He moves and kicks all day long, today he began at 6:50Am. His little kicks gave me just the motivation to get out of bed and go greet my other baby with smiles and laughter. I first started feeling him move at 18 weeks (4 1/2 months) about the same time I felt Luna, however he moves a lot more than she did! The next exciting milestone, Luna being able to SEE the movement! Although it looks a little freaky alien like, I think it's cool. I am getting excited about a new baby!