Gabi's Baptism

Sunday, December 27, 2009 marked a very precious day in our young baby girl's life: Gabriella's Baptism. Aaron and I took this day very seriously and have been preparing for it since the day she was born. She already "belonged" to the St. Andrew's family before Sunday but to receive this blessing and honor was beyond words. She did amazingly well and didn't shed a single tear! And man, can our girl work a dress! She looked like an angel! My hope is that one day Gabriella can pass her beautiful gown on to her little one.

As you can see we had family come from all over to shower Gabi with love and blessings. Thank you all SO much!

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Grandma and Grandpa Martinez on little to no sleep....THANK YOU!

Lastly, Gabi had her 6 month check up today. I'm going back to work because I'm a wuss and can't handle watching my baby getting poked! She weighs 18 pounds, 2 ounces and towers over 75% of other babies her age at 27 inches (that's ALL Aaron)! No more shots until June...MOmmy :0)'s.

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew!!!!!!!!!! Well, our lives have been a whirlwind of craziness since our last posting but we are very blessed this Christmas! Last week marked the final days of school for me before Christmas break. I gave my kids a special assignment on Monday: give to those less fortunate than themselves. So, we traveled to Hatch to pack food and minister to the poor. It was amazing! I was so proud of my 2nd graders!!!! Thursday and Friday were rough because it was my first time doing report cards with Gabi (NO sleep)! I am SO grateful for Aaron and my mom because I could not have gotten through the insanity without either of them.

Saturday and Sunday brought cleaning and preparation for incoming Cali family (it's insane how much laundry accumulates with one small infant)! The crazies showed up late Sunday night and since then we've been chillin', drinkin' beer, playing games, and watching the cousins play! Gabi even got the star role as baby Jesus in our church's Christmas pageant! And, OF COURSE Daddy and I HAD to let her wake up in our bed on Christmas morning. My heart feels so good to see Gabi, her aunts, uncles, and cousins spending quality time together. Our little Gabriella will be blessed and baptized tomorrow. Then we celebrate Round 2: Christmas with our family in Lubbock....can't wait!!!!