Any minute now...

T-minus 2 and a half days. This weekend we finished getting all the items left on the registry for Abby. We should be as ready as a pair of new parents can be and we can't wait to meet her.

Jennifer is trying to stay relaxed and calm over these last few days even though the size of her belly has made moving, walking and sleeping a little more uncomfortable than normal. Moises is doing a good job of making her as comfortable as she can be in these last few days

Today we went to lunch with BB, Pappa A, Aunt Rita, Katie & Greg. We ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Babe's Chicken, yum!

We had a false alarm on Friday of this week, but the doctor said Abby was just not quite ready to come out, but we'll see her sooner rather than later. Even though it seems like the days just creep slowly by while we wait!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Happy Father's Day!

10 days until D-Day and we got to celebrate Moises' first Father's day while awaiting the arrival of little Abigail. First, we had a nice breakfast followed by some relaxing time together. Last night we had a nice dinner out, which we know will become few and far between very soon!

At the last doctor's appointment Jennifer was only dilated 1 cm. Doctor says everything looks good for both mom and baby. Our next appointment is on Tuesday so we'll see if there has been any progression. There have been some mild contractions on and off, but nothing consistent or very painful.

We are hoping that she'll come naturally so that an induction will not be required, but we understand that if she goes very far past her due date we will. So we are praying and hoping that she comes soon! We just can't wait to meet her and introduce her to everyone!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful fathers in our lives! We wish we could have seen all of you today!

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

A month to go!

We have moved in to the final month countdown until Abigail arrives! It seems like the days have started to move slower as we anxiously await her arrival. In the meantime, we've gotten all the necessities together for the hospital trip and her return home from the hospital. Jennifer had her 36 week check up yesterday and all is well. Good strong heartbeat, for mom & baby. Jennifer is still within the healthy weight range and blood pressure is doing well. Abigail is approximately 6 pounds and 18 inches long. Just one more week and she'll be considered a full term baby!

We'd like to take a moment to be thankful for the fact that our loved ones have remained safe despite the horrific storms that have ravaged the southern part of the country the last couple weeks. It was quite scary for us in Texas last week as we endured the tornadoes, hail and rain. Thankfully, the tornado that was in Irving did not cause anyone to lose their life and it was good practice for our emergency plan! We thank God for keeping our loved ones safe and we pray for everyone affected by the storms.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abigail's Room

Jennifer had her 34 week check-up on Tuesday of this week. All is well with Abigail and she has settled into a head down position in preparation for delivery. She is approximately 4.5 pounds and 17 inches long. Jennifer can now tell the difference between her sleeping movements and her waking movements. We really enjoy watching her movements and are getting more and more excited to meet her.

We spent most of this week finishing up Abby's nursery. Ginger and Frodo both love the rug in Abby's room and we often find them laying in there while we are putting other items away. There are only a few more things to finish up before Abby's arrival in 5 weeks or so.

This weekend we also had a special visit from Grandma Ledezma, Uncle Samuel and Uncle Saul. Grandma made us a special dinner that we both loved and we were very excited to show them the finished room.

Birth Classes and Moving Around...

Today we finished the last of our birth classes in preparation for Abigail's arrival. We took all the classes offered through our hospital and it was a lot of fun for us to learn about the birth process, breastfeeding, CPR and baby care. Below is Jennifer with all the other expectant mothers from our prepared birth class.

We both enjoyed the time we got to spend with other first time parents. It was interesting to hear the different perspectives from everyone. Our instructors were fantastic and super helpful. Of course, Jennifer read over (and over) every piece of material the instructors gave us. Moises is now ready for all the diaper changes that are headed our way.

Finally, Moises cleared out the rest of what is to be Abigail's room. With the help of Paul, Armando and Francis all the excess furniture has been cleared out to make way for all of Abby's things. Moises already has the crib and dresser set up. We plan on picking up the chair tomorrow and getting the rest her nursery items put away this week. Thanks to Paul, Armando and Francis for all your help!
Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

Baby Shower

Wow, it's been far too long between posts! Sorry everyone for the delay. Just to give you a quick update on all things Abby; we are now only about 7 weeks away from her due date and we are working on getting everything prepared for her arrival.

Abigail had her first shower on April 16. Aunt GiGi and Chia hosted the shower. It was so wonderful to see all our Arkansas family and friends. We really appreciate all the work that GiGi and Chia did to make it a special day for us. Uncle Saul acted as photographer and as always he did a great job.

Abby got lots of great gifts to welcome her into the world, but one of the most unique gifts was the "babi kini" that Aunt Jennifer got her. It was a string bikini for newborns! How cute is that?! Mommy thought it was pretty cute, but the jury is still out on what Daddy has to say about that!

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

28th Week Update

Well, we're really getting close to the birth of little Abigail. We're now in the the third trimester and have only about 10 weeks to go. Jennifer is really starting to show off that belly and can feel Abby's movements almost all the time. We started the prepared birth classes last Monday and have really enjoyed spending time learning from other couples who are going through the same things we are. Here is Jennifer in front of our beautiful rose bush in the back yard.

Moises has really been working hard to get the back yard in shape to be a little more kid friendly. He started by removing all the old tree stumps from the dead or dying trees that were present when we moved into the house. He then tilled the entire yard to remove all the weeds and pulled out all the bushes that Jennifer couldn't stand. Last Saturday he spent laying down the sod. We chose Zoysia Pallisades, which is a grass developed at A&M to be both durable and resistant to shade and drought. You get two guesses at who chose the grass...

We really struggled to decide how on earth we were going to transport the sod from point A to our house. We needed just enough sod for it to not fit in his Yukon and we were just out of delivery range from the sod dealer. Thankfully, Moises' brother, Saul, stepped up and let us use his truck to get the job done. Saul made a very happy mommy and a very exhausted daddy.

Below are the before and after pictures of Moises' hard work.

BEFORE

AFTER