Abby's First Halloween

Monday was Abby's first Halloween. She wanted to dress up as Minnie Mouse, which is one of mommy's favorite characters. Below are some pictures of little miss in her outfit. She wasn't a huge fan of the ears, but she loved her dress! Pluto, a.k.a Ginger, wanted in the photo too...

And she's done...

4 months old!!

Today Abby is 4 months old! Wow, how crazy is that? Today, was also her 4 month old check up. The doctor said Abby is a very healthy baby girl and is extremely pleased with her development. She weighed in at 13.6 pounds and was 24.5 inches long.

What a big girl!

Much love,

Moises & Jennifer

Carving Pumpkins

Today was Abby's first pumpkin carving experience. We had so much fun letting her play with the guts of the pumpkin. She kept looking at us like, "What is this stuff?"

Not only was it Abby's first pumpkin carving, it was daddy's first experience too. Mommy thinks daddy did a great job! He carved his and Abby's and they both look awesome! We're sure that everyone can guess which one is daddy's pumpkin.

Here is the finished product! We can't wait to dress Abs up in her Halloween costume. No candy for her this year, but we'll still have a big time!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

The 4 month sleep regression

Well, it seems that the blessed days of a full night's sleep from our little angel are behind us. At least for the time being. Abby has hit the dreaded 4 month sleep regression. We have been praying this would not happen to our little princess, but it seems that we are in the midst of another developmental milestone. It appears to be a fairly common phenomenon and usually occurs when an infant starts to become more aware of her surroundings and begins a different sleeping pattern that is more similar to adults.

With this new awareness of her surroundings comes the complete inability for her to stay asleep for more than 3 or 4 hours at a time! Abs has been unable to sleep through the night since Sunday. With every night waking she wants to play and her beautiful brown eyes stay open much longer than they ever did before. Needless to say, this week has been somewhat difficult in the Ledezma house as we get acclimated to less sleep.

We'll probably start the dreaded sleep training fairly soon once we get the go ahead from our doctor. Up until now, Abby has been such an excellent sleeper so it's probably our turn to have a go at the typical restless nights that most parents encounter. However, that provides little solace at 3:30 in the morning when for so long she was sleeping through the night.

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Family Weekend

This past weekend was very special. Chia, Ryan and sweet cousin Reece came for a visit. We were so excited to see all of them, especially Reece! We had not seen her since she was born over a month ago. She is so precious and sweet and we loved seeing her.

It was so fun having the little ones together and we can't wait until they're a little older to see them playing together.

In other news, Abby has started getting lots of control over her hands. She's able to pick things up and bring them to her mouth. She's even started trying to hold her own bottle! Granted the bottle is resting on her hands, but we still thought this picture was pretty cute. She's also gotten so big that she's almost out grown her baby swing, which until recently swallowed her tiny little body. In fact, she's started to eat so much that mommy has decided to start supplementing with formula. Stay tuned for how that develops!

Next Friday, Abby goes in for her four month check up. This means another round of shots which we absolutely dread. We are, however, excited to talk to the doctor about all of Abby's developmental milestones.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer

Abby Update

They grow up so fast. It ceases being a cliche when you actually experience it...
We love our beautiful baby girl and love seeing more of her personality shine through each day.















Mommy and Daddy are preparing for the next milestone as we speak... Teething.
All signs point to the imminent arrival of Abby's first baby teeth and subsequently a sense of cautious excitement has descended upon Casa Ledezma in anticipation.

















Despite all the change, one constant remains... Abby's beautiful smile can melt your heart in an instant.





Much Love,

Jennifer and Moises

A&M vs Arkansas

Whew! What a busy and somewhat stressful week for the Ledezma's. Thursday night started with a really powerful thunderstorm moving through the Irving area. Moises had stepped outside to make sure that there was nothing out there that he needed to bring in because of the rain. While he was standing outside a lightning bolt hit our house. Fortunately, he is safe, but a lot of our electronics were fried by the bolt.

Then Friday afternoon, our dog Frodo somehow escaped our backyard! Jennifer was frantic to find him so we both drove around our neighborhood until we thankfully found him happily exploring the neighborhood. We never thought Frodo would be the one to run away! He's home safe and sound now.

Saturday was Abby's first A&M vs Arkansas game. We were so excited to take her to her first college game. She wore a very special onesie that BB got for her. It was super sparkly and said "Aggies vs Hogs" on the front. Little Abs did so great at the game! She was happy and and sweet to everyone. The picture above is of the three of us after the game, when little bit had fallen asleep in mommy's arms. We had several wardrobe changes due to the fact that she had a couple accidents! Fortunately, mommy had packed an extra Aggie shirt and an extra Razorback shirt.

Even though mommy always roots for the Razorbacks, this year she was really rooting for those Aggies to pull out a win. Unfortnuately, they didn't win the game. Daddy wasn't too upset though because he had his sweet baby girl.

Much love,
Moises & Jennifer