Visitors!

Abby is almost a month old now and she's really starting to be more aware of her environment. The first thing she started noticing was the fan in the living room. Any time we have her out there she just stares at it. The last couple days she has also started focusing more on faces and other items around her. She's even smiling at mommy and daddy! We've yet to catch a picture of her doing this feat.

We have, however, caught her picture while she's asleep in the oddest positions. Here she's sleeping upright in BB's hands. This is just one of the many places she falls asleep that is not her crib! We're still working on the whole crib deal!

This past weekend we had a bunch of special visitors here. BB & Pappa A were here on Friday to visit. Pappa A finally got to hold little Abby since his shoulder is healing a little bit. We just propped her in a pillow and sat her on his lap. She seemed to enjoy it.

We also had Grandma and Grandpa over on Saturday night to visit. Grandma got to hold her during most of her nap and Grandpa got to hold her just as she was waking up and showing everyone her pretty brown eyes.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Growing and growing

We just can't believe how quickly little Abigail has been growing over these last three weeks. She's almost 10 pounds already and is becoming more aware of her surroundings.

She's been smiling in her sleep since day one, but now she will occasionally flash a smile at you when you talk to her.

This week we started trying out the bottle since Jennifer will be going back to work next month. Abby was really surprised at how easily the milk came out and kept looking at daddy with surprise! It was also nice for daddy to give her the first bottle since he's not had the bonding that comes with feeding her like mommy has. It still seems like she prefers "the real thing" but this will be good practice for the future. Jennifer is still trying to get a hang of the whole pumping deal as it seems to take forever to get enough milk for one feeding.

Along with the bottle we also started allowing her to use a pacifier. She is not really a fan. Most of the time she spits it out or pulls it out with her hand. This is the one and only shot that we got of her with the pacifier in her mouth.

She may be one of those babies that just doesn't take a pacifier ever, but on those days where nothing soothes her, we are hoping she might just change her mind. For her sanity and ours! All in all, we seem to be learning what she likes and doesn't like. She's sleeping very well and eating even better. We love watching her eyes dart around as she tries to absorb all of her surroundings.

We look forward to seeing her continue to develop and grow as she learns all about her world.

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

2 week checkup

Today was Abby's 2 week check up. Her doctor says she is doing great. She now weighs 8lbs 12 oz and is 20 and 7/8 inches long. Her jaundice levels are also much lower than last week. By the time we go in for her 1 month check-up and shots she will have no signs of jaundice.

We are so happy that Abby is growing so well. Thank you for the prayers and positive thoughts.

Love,

Moises & Jennifer

First bath

Today, Abigail had her first real big girl bath. She wasn't much of a fan, but she did like her stylish bath robe and slippers that she got to wear afterward.

At her last appoinment Abigail was up to 8.3 pounds, which made her doctor very happy. Unfortunately, Abby also had a fairly high jaundice level. It is not high enough to warrant light treatments, but the doctor did recommend lots of bright lights for Abby and a vitamin D supplement. She goes in tomorrow at 9:00 for her 2 week check-up. They'll check her weight and jaundice level tomorrow, hopefully it will be lower than it was on Friday.

Moises has already started teaching Abby the Aggies' "thumbs up" or Gig 'Em. We have already agreed that we'll be happy with whatever college she chooses, but Moises is definitely leaning towards A&M (surprise, surprise)...

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

She's Here!

Abigail Marie Ledezma has finally made her appearance into this world. We are now officially a family of 3! She was born June 28, 2011 12:30 PM and weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 19.5 inches long. We are glad she decided not to wait for the doctor to induce Jennifer on the 29th as this was a much better process for all of us.

We are so excited to have her home with us and keep pinching ourselves everyday that she really is here with us. She is such a blessing and a beautiful, sweet baby girl. We can't believe how much we love her already and we are so excited for the next chapter of her life to begin.

Thank you for all your prayers, calls, love and support during this exciting time in the Ledezma family. We love you all!

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abby in mommy's arms.










Mommy & Abby




Daddy leaving the hospital with Abby.

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