Okay so we are so behind on our blog! Lets just say its not on the top of our priority list...but today I'm making time to share all about Bella at 1 year! She is so smart (yes we are a little bias) but she is picking things up so fast!
First off she started walking 2 weeks after she turned 12 months...and its been so fun to see her make her way around the house walking and exploring at her new eye level! You can tell she is so proud and excited to be up on her own two feet. Now that she is discovering new things and getting into things that she shouldn't she loves to look at us for permission to touch and if we say no she shakes her head no also. So cute!
Along with picking up on walking she has been increasing her vocabulary. Here are the words she says: momma, dadda, Hope (our dog), shoes, socks, juice, up, bath, teeth and ball. Her pediatrician wants her to say at least ten words by 15 months...I think its safe to say she is going to be a talker! She babbles and speaks her own language mainly to Hope. Hope is her best friend. She wakes up calling for her, she follows her, she feeds her, she shares her toys with her and she even barks with her.
Bella also loves trains..she makes a train sound when she plays with them. She is trying to say train but hasn't quite got it yet. She loves being outside. We can't say the word outside or she gets her shoes and starts to put them on to go outside and if you tell her no she gets very upset.
She now has 7 teeth and eat just about anything and everything you give her. Her favorite meal is breakfast and she loves to use forks and spoons now. She feeds herself and even wipes her mouth to clean up.
Her favorite songs to sing are ABC's, If your happy and you know it, and Head Shoulders, Knees and Toes. She know where her head, toes, eyes, nose and belly is. And she gets a kick out of touching our belly buttons! She laughs a lot and loves to give besitos (kisses). She is sleeping through the night and loves to watch Elmo first thing when she wakes up. She also likes the show Dinosaur Train. Whenever she hears music she dances and giggles, we think she is very musically inclined!
She is so much fun at this age! We are having the best time ever and no matter what is going on in our life, the time with her is more important to us than any material thing. God blessed us with such an amazing life with her that we want to make every moment count...and we intend to do so.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Baby's 1st Christmas, New Years, 11 month update and more!
Okay so I'm going to be honest..the next few posts are so late...but its better late than never! Life has taking us by surprise and now its January 21st and I haven't had time to sit and write about Christmas, New Years, Bella's 11 month update and everything in between!
WARNING: This post is super long and over due sorry!
So let me start with Christmas...we anticipated the day when we would celebrate Christmas with our child and as parents. I've got to say, its so much funner when you have a kid to celebrate with! Don't get me wrong Jesus and I have had 11 years of amazing Christmas memories just the two of us, but Bella adds to the magic. She was spoiled enough to celebrate Christmas 4 times this year. First on Christmas Eve we went to my dads aka Grandpa David's and ate some yummy menudo, a tradition with him. Then we decorated his Christmas tree and opened presents. We headed to mass afterward and celebrated the true meaning of Christmas. Later that afternoon we went to Dora's and Terry's for some more Christmas fun. We had a yummy dinner, homemade cookies, and of course presents. She managed to stay up past 10pm and enjoy time with her Grandma Dora, Grandpa Terry, Tio Ty, Tia Christina Peggy and Great Grandma Benita. After a long day she slept like a mouse until woke her up Christmas morning! She was sleepy but we managed to get her to the Christmas tree to show her what Santa brought her...a rocking horse! She was not thrilled...in fact she just stared at it then decided it was funner to open daddy's gifts. Soon after that the house was filled with the Valdez's...Grandpa Sergio, Grandma Wendy, Tio Noah, Tio Nick, Peggy, Nina Tere, Adriana, and Gabby! We ate breakfast and of course opened more gifts! By lunch time Bella was exhausted and napped only to be woken up yet again to head to Nana and Popo's house. We ate a lunch and it was time to open gifts one last time and man was it a zoo house, but always fun spending time with Tio Eli, Tio Isaac, Tia Diane, cousin Marcus, Tia Lisa, Tio Fernando, cousins Kari and Kali, Tia Maryann, Tio Anthony, Tia Ruby, Nana, and Popo. By 7pm we headed home and went to bed early! God had filled us with so much love for two days that we were ready for a quite night.
Then came New Years!!! We decided to stay home and count down the last hours of 2012 with Noah and Nic. The problem was they had so much fun playing with Bella and wearing each other out that by 11pm we were all headed to bed! We watched New York welcome the New Year, but we were ready for bed! Waking up to three kids the first day of 2013 made Jesus and I realize we were meant to have more kids and have the feeling of a house full of love. No we are not pregnant...but God willing we will be blessed if we get the opportunity to have more kids.
On January 5th, Bella turned 11 months! She now has 6 teeth, she stands, takes a few steps at a time, says momma and dada, she barks with the dogs, she eats almost anything you give her, her favorites are reading about dinosaurs, watching dinosaur train, bouncing balls, rolling her school bus, playing in the bath, and chasing the dogs. The weekend after her birthday, Daddy Jesus got the flu and was nice enough to give it to both Bella and I. She got very high fevers, but luckily recovered fast from it. Nobody likes to see a sick baby..especially us. We are in the process of planning her 1st birthday party! Its fun, exciting and sad. If Jesus and I have already cried this much just for her 1st birthday, I can't imagine how we will be when we send her off to college or when she gets married. Jesus will be inconsolable! Bella and her daddy have a very special bond. She can twist his heart and make him tear up for anything..whether its because she crawled up to him and gave him a kiss, or if she hurt herself and lays her head on his shoulder for comfort. I love to see his love for her. Its amazing to see a man so vulnerable. At the end of the day when we lay next to each other and he holds me tight and says "my life is so perfect with both of you in it, I know all is right in my world. We are looking forward to many things this year, but even if nothing changes or if everything changes, as long as I have my hubby and my baby each night to say I love you, it will be a great year!
Merry Belated Christmas and Happy 2013 Everyone!
WARNING: This post is super long and over due sorry!
So let me start with Christmas...we anticipated the day when we would celebrate Christmas with our child and as parents. I've got to say, its so much funner when you have a kid to celebrate with! Don't get me wrong Jesus and I have had 11 years of amazing Christmas memories just the two of us, but Bella adds to the magic. She was spoiled enough to celebrate Christmas 4 times this year. First on Christmas Eve we went to my dads aka Grandpa David's and ate some yummy menudo, a tradition with him. Then we decorated his Christmas tree and opened presents. We headed to mass afterward and celebrated the true meaning of Christmas. Later that afternoon we went to Dora's and Terry's for some more Christmas fun. We had a yummy dinner, homemade cookies, and of course presents. She managed to stay up past 10pm and enjoy time with her Grandma Dora, Grandpa Terry, Tio Ty, Tia Christina Peggy and Great Grandma Benita. After a long day she slept like a mouse until woke her up Christmas morning! She was sleepy but we managed to get her to the Christmas tree to show her what Santa brought her...a rocking horse! She was not thrilled...in fact she just stared at it then decided it was funner to open daddy's gifts. Soon after that the house was filled with the Valdez's...Grandpa Sergio, Grandma Wendy, Tio Noah, Tio Nick, Peggy, Nina Tere, Adriana, and Gabby! We ate breakfast and of course opened more gifts! By lunch time Bella was exhausted and napped only to be woken up yet again to head to Nana and Popo's house. We ate a lunch and it was time to open gifts one last time and man was it a zoo house, but always fun spending time with Tio Eli, Tio Isaac, Tia Diane, cousin Marcus, Tia Lisa, Tio Fernando, cousins Kari and Kali, Tia Maryann, Tio Anthony, Tia Ruby, Nana, and Popo. By 7pm we headed home and went to bed early! God had filled us with so much love for two days that we were ready for a quite night.
Then came New Years!!! We decided to stay home and count down the last hours of 2012 with Noah and Nic. The problem was they had so much fun playing with Bella and wearing each other out that by 11pm we were all headed to bed! We watched New York welcome the New Year, but we were ready for bed! Waking up to three kids the first day of 2013 made Jesus and I realize we were meant to have more kids and have the feeling of a house full of love. No we are not pregnant...but God willing we will be blessed if we get the opportunity to have more kids.
On January 5th, Bella turned 11 months! She now has 6 teeth, she stands, takes a few steps at a time, says momma and dada, she barks with the dogs, she eats almost anything you give her, her favorites are reading about dinosaurs, watching dinosaur train, bouncing balls, rolling her school bus, playing in the bath, and chasing the dogs. The weekend after her birthday, Daddy Jesus got the flu and was nice enough to give it to both Bella and I. She got very high fevers, but luckily recovered fast from it. Nobody likes to see a sick baby..especially us. We are in the process of planning her 1st birthday party! Its fun, exciting and sad. If Jesus and I have already cried this much just for her 1st birthday, I can't imagine how we will be when we send her off to college or when she gets married. Jesus will be inconsolable! Bella and her daddy have a very special bond. She can twist his heart and make him tear up for anything..whether its because she crawled up to him and gave him a kiss, or if she hurt herself and lays her head on his shoulder for comfort. I love to see his love for her. Its amazing to see a man so vulnerable. At the end of the day when we lay next to each other and he holds me tight and says "my life is so perfect with both of you in it, I know all is right in my world. We are looking forward to many things this year, but even if nothing changes or if everything changes, as long as I have my hubby and my baby each night to say I love you, it will be a great year!
Merry Belated Christmas and Happy 2013 Everyone!
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