A weekend of "Firsts"...

This weekend was a weekend of firsts for little Abigail. We drove to Houston to attend Alisha's shower on Saturday. We drove down Friday night and stayed in College Station because little miss couldn't make the whole trip. Grandma and Grandpa were happy to see her!

When we got to Houston on Saturday afternoon we took her to GiGi's house so Jennifer could help in the shower preparations. Ella Faith was so excited to talk to Abby she kept asking if we could wake her up. Ella was so sweet to her and kept saying how much she loved Abby. We can't wait to see those two growing up together!

Alisha's shower was a hit and baby Reece got lots of goodies. Abigail is excited to make her next trip to Houston in a month or so when Reece gets here.

Saturday night was Abigail's first night in a hotel and Sunday morning was her first trip to a restaurant. She did pretty well, until she woke up. Mommy and daddy had already finished eating so it was all good.

On a side note Abby is really starting to enjoy her bath time as you can see in the picture. Mommy caught her smiling in this photo. She loves bath time, but hates when she has to get out because she gets so cold.

We also had her one month check-up. She was 10.2 pounds and 22 1/2 inches long. She is considered 83rd precintile for weight and 95th percentile for height. The doctor said she is a super healthy little girl! We couldn't ask for anything more.

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

One Month Old!

Abby is one month old today! We can't believe how quickly this past month has flown by. She'll be going in for her one month check up this coming Monday. So we'll see then how much she's grown in weight and height (we also have to get shots, which mommy is not looking forward to).

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

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.