More Xmas

Guess who is the center of attention!
My little princess
Sitting pretty
So dashing in his little Mexx outfit
What a sweet little pair

Xmas Part One

Happy Holidays

Thanks everybody for your greetings and wishes. We're doing great, how about all of you? We had our first Christmas (one of four) on the weekend and Matt's birthday is this week. So we're busy as ever plus twice as busy at home. Not too busy for visits and stuff though.

Oh yeah, the birth was fantastic. I forget about it because of all the stuff since. But I did great and it was a good experience.

Angelina loves Roman. She rocks him in his chair and gives him toys and blankets and talks about him. She was an angel when we were away having him and has been an amazing big sister since. Matt was also amazing with Angelina on his own, and Roman is a wonderful, happy little guy. I have the greatest family ever.

Finally Some Pictures

Thanks for asking, Robyn. They thought Roman had in his blood the bacteria that causes Meningitis, which is deadly. They did a whole bunch of tests and kept him on IV antibiotics for a few days while waiting for the results, just in case he had it. He also had lots of other stickers and monitors and routines. As it turns out, he never had the infection or any other problem. I am sorry that he had such a rotten start to his life, but so happy that he is healthy and home where he belongs.

So we were all separated for one week and then together for one. Today Matt is back to work and it's my first day alone with both babies. So far so good, but I'm a little nervous about going anywhere. We'll start with a short trip into town today.

Little Boy Blue

Big sister

Roman is a big boy, but there is no fat on him! He's really tall and thin, like his daddy.

HELLO!

Hello all!

I know it has been a while, but I'm here now and that's what matters, right? CONGRATS on the new baby Matt and Keira! Welcome to the world Roman!! I can't wait to meet him you guys! Is there a shower? Or did I miss it somewhere?

Oh no, how come he's in an incubator? I know you say he's healthy and everything, but what happened?

PS. Happy xmas shopping!! :)

Robyn

Congrats Garcia Family

Congratulations on your new addition to the family. He sure is adorable. Hope all is going well and you are cherishing every moment. Hope to see u all soon

Good to hear all is GREAT!

Hey there, great to hear you guys are home and doing great.....cant wait to see more pics of the little one!

Welcome Home Again

Roman and I have been staying in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit this week. We are home now and looking forward to starting over! I don't have new pictures because I didn't want any pictures of my baby in a plastic tub with tubes all over the place. He is just fine though; big and healthy. Angelina has the flu and hopefully will recover quickly and not pass it along. My poor babies! I am so happy we're all back together again.

Cutie!!

Awwhh, Congrats you three!!! So did everything go smooth??? What better present could you get just before christmas!!! Angelina must be extatic! A new baby to play with... I guess it might take her a little while to realize he's here to stay though hey? Sammi mentioned monday... I work at 5pm in Armstrong, but would love to tag along if she ends up going out there... havn't seen you in a while... let us know if you need time to settle in though...we can always re schedule.

Congrats!

Congrats to you both, he's absolutly adorable!!!

Welcome

Roman Matthew Garcia, the most handsome, wonderful little boy in the world. Born Sunday, December 2, 10:15 pm.

Another Date

Angelina and Tyler working together
Honey, I'm home!
What a gentleman!
One day maybe these two will get married......think how fricking cute their babies would be!

Team Updates

A weird thing happened today. I stopped for gas and when I went in to pay, they guy behind the counter liked Angelina very much. He asked her, "what is your name? Is it Keira?" I said, "My name is Keira, how did you know that?" and he said, nonchalantly, "It was just a random guess". What?! Who randomly guesses a person's name? Maybe my pregnancy brain is making me miss something obvious, but I can't figure it out. I gave him a good look in case we used to know each other, but I did not recognize him at all. He did not have my credit card yet. I wasn't wearing a nametag or anything. What the hell happened?!

Matt has been doing neat stuff at work. He has been taking Spanish and cultural business classes this week and last becuase the company bought some companies in Mexico. His boss wanted him to go there for a few days, but right when the baby is due. Sometime soon he may go to there and also to Saskatchewan. This job takes him everywhere! It is hectic though and Matt is really looking forward to taking two weeks off to spend with us when the baby comes.

Angelina has been astounding us lately with the things she knows, remembers and says. She also likes to make pee-pee in the potty. Then she stands up, anounces "pee!" and sticks her finger in the pee to prove it. What a funny girl.

Ready to go!

Should I wear the headband or the hat?

It used to be hard to convince her to wear a hat. She fell in love with this one in the store and now she wears it even inside in a warm place.

Making a tower with Deigan

These things are wicked awesome!

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

When we play with play dough, Angelina instructs me to make one baby out of each colour. Then she carries them around and kisses them and takes care of them.
What a sweetheart!

You're right Ang, my due date is still almost two weeks away. But the baby is completely made; the last 2-3 weeks are just to fatten up and the baby will be totally fine if born any time now.

The end of a pregnancy is torture! Not just becuase I'm severely handicapped now; it's mostly becuase we can't wait to meet our new little sweetheart.

BABIES!!

Yay!!! Soon there will be a new little baby!!! I cant wait!! Keep us up to date... I hope you dont have it two weeks early though... that is right , right? So how is everything else going with you guys?? well keep in touch.... we should get together for a visit some time before the baby comes... we will come to Winfield if it is easier for you..... just let us know...558-0037

Baby Buddies

This one's old but I just zoomed it and saw how cute it was that Deigan is holding Angelina's hand
"Yeyo Duck!" We had lots of fun on Halloween. We played with other babies and parents at a big bonfire in the park beside our house. Then we sat on the patio and watched fireworks that were also at that park.
Kissy kissy with Tyler!

Everywhere we go, we see other babies and kids and they and Angelina hug and kiss each other. It's an age thing I guess, and very sweet. Angelina is also very affectionate and kissy with all her little friends, toys, and books! And even with mama... sometimes!

I knew that Angelina was still small for her age (in some brands she still wears 6-month pants), but I had no idea she was tall! At her doctor's appointment we learned that she is in one of the top height categories. I guess it's easy to see that other babies are rounder, but hard to compare heights since they never stand still together. Slim and tall, just like daddy!

I have two and a half weeks until my due date, but I may not have to wait that long. The baby has dropped, which happens late in second pregnancies, and there are other signs. I am too pregnant to sleep now, and for the last few nights I have been having contractions. But I am really not ready! I haven't even finished packing my hospital bag. I guess I am in denial; it just doesn't seem real that any time now I will have my baby.

Happy Halloween!

Is it Wednesday already? Another week is just flying by. This is probably my last pregnancy and I am trying to savour it, but time just whips away. My due date is in less than five weeks now; I can't believe it. I will be a bit sad to not be pregnant anymore, but I also can't wait to hold my beautiful little baby in my arms and look at that sweet, pudgy little face.

Today is Halloween so we're going to a family fun event here in town. Then there will be fireworks at the beach beside our house, so we'll sit out on the patio and watch. Fun!

Showing me what a froggy does (sticks out his tongue)

Wuzup?

This thing wants to get fresh with my husband

Our Visit to the Dinosaur Show

Stuck in the car again
Angelina wasn't sure what to think about Timbits. She took about a half hour to eat one. Kailea popped them into her mouth whole one after another. Looking at the Dinosaurs
Daddy, I don't really like this part! Crayons are more fun than dinosaurs.

Baby and the Belly

I ambushed the little one as she was waking up. Good morning sunshine!
Little Miss Muffin
Some people wanted to see a belly pic. Oops, not the best shot, but there's the belly.
Angelina loves the new baby already. She rubs and kisses my belly. What a wonderful sister she will be.
A picture of my two babes together. And Dabba too.

Smarty Pants

I haven't been teaching Angelina her colours becuase I thought she was too young. Then last week we tried asking her for her toys by colour and she picked up the right one every time. Then she picked up a yellow one and said "ya-yo" without being asked. Turns out she can say most of the colours too! And I had no freaking idea.


Seeing her soak up knowledge like she has been makes me so glad that I raise her. She learns so much and I want it to be the right stuff. I take my job very serously, and make sure her days are full and varied. If Angelina was in a daycare she would only go on an outing once a month. We are out most of the time, seeing all different people and places. And at a daycare, no one would be reading to Angelina very much. I think that with seven children for every one adult, if Angelina was in a daycare she would tend to hit and have tantrums, because that's what she would have to do to get attention. Daycares are a good thing for some kids, but not mine.

I keep wanting to go to one of these Tupperware parties. That one is like a week before my due date, so I can't be sure if I can make it, Ang. How is the wedding photography going? I tried to take a picture of the Canada butt, but this is the best I could do so far:



I'll have to try again when she is both wearing the suit and standing still. Good luck to me.

YAY!!!!

The jogging suit finally fits!!! She looks sooo cute in it! I love the butt that says CANADA... If we have a girl.... I MEAN.... when we have a little girl,you might have to hand it back down to me... I love it!! :)

Glad to hear you had a good Thanksgiving... We didn't do too much, I photographed a wedding on the saturday, so had turkey dinner there. Bryce went to his Grandmas that night. The next day we had a dinner at my moms house, which I must complain I was an hour 1/2 late for because of some meth head that wanted to jump off the bridge and had drank too much wine... "Kids, a whole bottle of methadone and a whole bottle of wine aren't good for washing down turkey dinner!" So ya, finally got off work and made it for dinner, and then Thanksgiving day, Bryce and I stayed home and watched TV, while he did school work and I worked on getting pictures edited.

What is everyone else up to??? would like to hear from you...

Does anyone want to come to a tupperware party in vernon on Nov.23??? you should come... I know, it sounds boring, I thought that before I went to sammi's on the weekend ("I said BEFORE, Sammi !! :) and then we had soo much fun..and got lots of free stuff. Our Tupperware Lady rocks! I will remind you all closer to the date as well.

My Little Pumpkin

We had another good weekend. I made a huge Thanksgiving dinner and Matt was kind enough to do all the gross parts of the Turkey, which is almost everything for the Turkey. Angelina was the life of the party. She was playing games with everyone and feeding each person veggies and dip.

Ang, remember this pretty suit that you got for Angelina before she was born?

Love at first sight. I didn't get my camera out in time but Angelina and this kid were standing inches apart, smiling at each other for a long time.

Three beautiful cousins. In a month and a half there will be almost twice as many of them.

You think I can get any of these kids to look at the camera?

Here you go, Deegy.

Turkey Days

Yay, thank you Ang. And thanks for the reminder about family, haha. Lucky you, you get to drink wine! How was your turkey day?

Our thanksgiving weekend (1 of 2) was really fun. The first night we got stood up, but that's what happens when you have plans with stoners. My sister came though and we had a good dinner. Sunday was dinner with the Garcias, which is always wild and fun with all the kids. It was also nice to spend time with Matt's sister Nicole, who is the same amount pregnant as me and her son and my daughter just love each other. Angelina follows Deigan around everywhere, even motoring up the stairs, and Deigan gives her lots of hugs and kisses.

This coming weekend some of my mom's family is coming from Calgary and I'm making the turkey dinner for the first time. I figure cooking a turkey can't be that hard, since everybody does it. That's what I used to think about giving birth though. Wow, I just compared giving birth and roasting a turkey.

DIDDO

Seeing it is only Keira writing on here, I just thought I would wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving....drink lots of wine, eat lats of Turkey and dont forget....though they do tend to be annoying.... You DO LOVE YOUR FAMILY!!!!! :) Oh, dont forget....Pumkin Pie!!!