She's here!

Mia Grace entered the world on Monday, January 18th. She was 7lbs 3 oz, 20 inches long and just the cutest little baby ever (well, tied with Manuel, of course :) She is named in honor of her angel triplet cousins, Mateo, Ian and Anthony...using the first letter of each of their names. She was born via c-section and we will be getting to go home tomorrow. I can't wait to settle in as a family of 4!!!

So close...

A Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!! :) I hope this post finds you well and enjoying 2010. As my pastor said in church on Sunday, "I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that He holds the future" so I am trying to keep that my motto for the new year. Sometimes it's hard to relinquish control of things and just let God take over, but I'm trying! :)

Our little girl will be here in 13 days (or less) and we are ecstatic! Lots of changes for our family in January...Manuel started preschool yesterday (he did great! I cried like a baby for about 2 hours straight! :), our little girl will be here on January 18th, and then Manuel turns for on January 31st. SO much excitement and I thank God for providing these wonderful opportunities for our family. I know that we have SO much more then most people in this world and need to thank God every day for that!

Cheers to 2010. My next post will be pics of my baby girl (HOPEFULLY! I am so scared that "she" is going to come out a "he"-OH NO! :)

"D-day" is January 18th!

So, I got the word from my OB...my c-section is scheduled for January 18th at 7am! :) I can't decide if it's more nerve wracking or less nerve wracking knowing the day our daughter will be born (well, unless of course she decides to come early! :) I can't wait to meet her, see Who she looks like, and most importantly introduce Manuel to his little sister. Due to all the H1N1 precautions, Manuel will not be able to come the hospital :( so she'll be 4 days old before he gets to meet her, but I know their first meeting will be priceless! :) I could cry just thinking about it! :) These next 6 weeks are going to fly, especially with the holidays thrown in the mix. Life is about to get very interesting with two children in the house, but I can't wait! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

So today is the day I wait for all year long, literally! :) Thanksgiving is my favorite day EVER! And not because of the food, although that would seem appropriate especially since I'm pregnant, but it has NOTHING to do with food! I love Thanksgiving because of my family. It sounds so cliche and trite, but it's true. I have the most amazing family ever! Not perfect, but amazing nonetheless. My immediate family and my extended family are a great group of people and I am SO lucky to have them. They are the main thing I have to be thankful for this year and every year, next to God, of course. I wish you and your families a VERY Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have something to be thankful for!

11 weeks???

Oh my gracious, really??? ELEVEN weeks, that's it and our little girl will be here. I can hardly believe it! My pregnancy with Manuel seemed to fly by, but I was thinking that this one wouldn't...boy was I wrong! I can't believe in 11 Mondays from now our daughter will be born (she is a scheduled c-section). Time really does fly as you get older!!!! :)

My pregnancy is continuing to go well, so far. I can feel her kicking, moving and just having a good ol' dance party in there! :) I said that to Manuel the other day, "Wow, your sister is really have a dance party in there." He said, "What? With all of her baby friends?" Kids say the darndest things, I swear!

With the holidays fast approaching (My favorite holiday EVER-Thanksgiving!) I know time will continue to fly by. I just wanted to update for those of you that may be following. All is well in the Gomez household and I'm excited for the next few months and all it has in store for our family! :)

Well hello, it's been awhile

So my goodness, it's been well over a month since I last posted and SO much has gone on since then. First and foremost, my nephew Spencer was born, and my goodness is he too cute for words. He was born on 9/2/09. He's our miracle, plain and simple. Spencer is the brother of angels Anthony, Mateo and Ian, who are in Heaven, shining down, so happy, I'm sure! :) Spencer is a super cute newborn. And no, I'm not just saying that because he's my nephew and I want to make my sister happy! :) I am saying that because he truly is! Most newborns aren't adorable, it's the facts. They look like wrinkly, old men. However, Spencer is a different story. He just looks so cute and wise. I could just eat him up! :)

Now, on to the 2nd bit of news...we are having a girl!!! That's right, I'm going to be a mommy to a daughter. It's still shocking! We found out on 9/3/09, and I don't think it's truly sunk in yet. Manuel is SO excited to be a big brother and even more excited that it's to a little sister (I can't wait to see them together! :) My hubby is also super excited. She's due 1/24/10, but will arrive via c-section 1/18/10, pending all goes well.

Things are good in the Gomez household. I have a tendency to "wait for the other shoe to drop" when things are going so well in my life (just the way I'm "programmed", I guess), but I'm trying to sit back and just truly enjoy life when it's going well. To praise God for the good times, and just "be".

Until next time...

To be or not to be...

That is the question! :) Well, sort of. Ever since I found out that I was pregnant with Baby #2 I was SO certain that we would NOT find out the sex of the baby. We found out with Manuel, and for sure I wanted this to be a surprise, well, until today. I made my appt for our 18 week u/s at the end of the month where we could POTENTIALLY find out the sex of our baby, and now I'm thinking "what if???" Should I find out? What if we are having a little girl? I need to prepare! And a million and one other things are running through my head, making me think we SHOULD find out. And some might say, "Well, ask your hubby" but here's the thing, my hubby will do whatever I want when it comes to this topic, so he'll be of no help! :) I posted something on my Facebook status about it and I've gotten responses pretty much right down the line...some say yes, find out, others say no, don't do it! I know it all comes down to our own personal choice and no one can tell us whats right or wrong, but still, it's HARD! I didn't even have to think about this with Manuel because not finding out was never an option. This time is so much harder!! Decisions, decisions, hmmmm. I guess we'll find out what we decide at 8am on August 25th when we have the big appointment! :)