Monday, February 27, 2012

Bella's Family

Isabella and all her family!!

Tia Amparo and Tio Eli

Great Grandma Chila

Grandpa David

Tia Diana

Tio Ty

Tio Isaac

Cousin Marcus

Grandma Dora and Grandpa Terry

Tia Christina

Tia Juanita

Great Grandma Benita

Grandma Mayra

Tio Cesar

Tia Adriana

Godmother Tere

Grandpa Jody

Tia Gabby

Tia Sandra, Tio Marco, and cousins AJ, Eli, and Abby

Grandpa Sergio and Tio Noah

Peggy and Tio Nick

Grandma Wendy and Tio Noah

Tia Linda

Tia MaryAnn


You know what they say "it takes a village to raise a child"...well in our case she has the whole familia to help out! We love all our family and their love for Isabella. Can't wait for her to make her realationships with each!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Isabella's Birthday

Read how Bella came into this world in Mommy Moni's Miracle Blog to your left!


Isabella Mia Valdez
Born Feb 5, 2012
6 lbs 14 oz 21 inches
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLA!











Saturday, February 4, 2012

Last week of our pregnancy




Yay we made it to 39 weeks! God is so good! The road to get here was long but so worth it. Today is Saturday the 4th and Isabella is due by next Sunday! We will see if she decides to come before then...so exciting! Jesus has been a nervous wreck since yesterday, with an upset stomach and his nesting instincts have kicked into fast drive. I woke up this morning to him cleaning and organizing the whole house...not like him at all! I too have had my nesting moments, but I get tired and out of breath easily. We are making it a point to spend every moment together with good memories from here till she comes as a special reminder. Last night we went on a icecream date, yum! Then Jesus took me shopping for a last minute gift to pamper myself with, I decided on a comfy robe, something I would never spend the money on for myself. We watched a movie together and enjoyed eachothers company. Unfortunatley, we were suppose to go out on a picnic this afternoon, but the rain and cold weather kept us indoors.
After 11 years of just us as a couple, we are very curious of how we will adjust to sharing our love, our home, and our life with our baby. I'm sure it will be simple and natural, we will just have to make it a point to REALLY take opportunities to have date nights when we can! Good thing we have lots of babysitters :)

We pray the next time we blog, it will be with the exciting news of the birth of our baby Isabella! So until next time, we hold everyone dear in our hearts, and wait to see when she decides to come!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Maternity Pictures

Jesus's cousin Adriana took these great maternity pictures of us. I was 33 weeks at the time, and still growing! She is a very talented young woman (still in highschool) with lots of passion in photography. We are so proud of her!!! Hope you like the pictures as much as we do!











Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Isabella's Nursery finished

 Tree painted by Daddy with love

Dresser and Changing table made by Daddy with love (and lots of work!)


Ever since we found out we were going to have a baby, my mind immediately began thinking of all the things I want to build for her. My first project is a dresser/changing table. As she grows this piece of furniture will stay with her. Once she is old enough to not wear diapers, the top bed will be removed and she will still be able to use it as a dresser. When she is older I want to share with her that I made that dresser for her and how excited I was while making it the whole time. I hope that she will keep this with her when she gets older and perhaps pass it on to her daughter. I also painted a tree in the corner of the room for her to look at while she is being changed. No matter how tired I was from work I would always get all excited to finish her room. Monica painted the letters that spell her name on the wall above her crib. It was the finishing touch for a very special room. This room has taken a lot of time, but every time I walk in there I am happy to see the room that will soon have our baby girl in it.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Last Christmas just the two of us


This Christmas will be our last Christmas and holiday before we welcome our baby girl Isabella to our family. A part of us wants her here already, but then we are greatful for just one last month alone, before our world will change. We almost have her nursery complete, so we will post pictures soon! At 31 weeks baby Bella and mommy are doing well, but this last trimester is a lot harder than expected. Read more on Mommy Moni's Pregnancy Blog on left tab. As we prepare for our Christmas, we hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season so far!