8 Months

We can't believe it...Gabi turned 8 months old this week! Our time with her seems to be going very quickly. She's more like a little person now than a baby.

She now weighs 21 pounds and still only has two of her teeth. She is already wearing 12-18 month clothing. She is very close to full-blown crawling. Aaron and I were feeling nostalgic yesterday after watching Kourtney Kardashian giving birth on TV, so we decied to watch Gabi's birth videos:) We were both teary eyed watching them,because our baby is growing so fast.

We've been so blessed these eight month because she is very healthy...not one sniffle, cold or a fever so far:)

At Work with Daddy!

I usually bring Gabi to the office with me on Fridays, and I thought I'd finally take a few pictures. Everyone loves her and she is always trying to talk to people who pass by. She has a blast sitting with me at the desk and even helps me yell at contractors!

Today, Gabi spilled apple juice all over her crotch, so she had to go pantless for a little while:)

Teething AND Waving

We know we have been lagging on our blog update but, as you can see,we have been CRAZY busy!

Gabi is growing so much and SOOO fast! It kinda makes us sad! She has been sleeping through the night pretty steadily well, that is until she got her 1st tooth a little over 2 weeks ago! Our poor little one! It was awful for us all! Within two days of her 1st sprout, another lil' tooth sprang up! She is mouthing everything!

It has been freeeezing around here too! We had 2 1/2 days off from school becauseof the Arctic blast! LOL! That's Las Cruces, NM for ya!

Aww... I have to admit I got a little teary eyed here!

My baby is communicating!!! I was just messing around waving to her and then she waved to me, nonchalantly. She is not very enthusiastic about it here, either. She was just putting us on! Gabi is such a charachter. We are SO blessed!

Happy Birthday, DADDY!!!

Well, Aaron turned the big 3*0 today! And right on time Gabi just started babbling, "dadadadada." Gabi and I took Aaron to eat sushi and gave him his gifts: the movie, Hangover and an Alamo Bowl t-shirt. Happy Birthday, Babe! As you can see Aaron makes a great daddy. He cracks us both up with his silliness and does sooo much to help me. We love you, Daddy!

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!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We finally had a few days off to spend with our little one. As you can see it was quite eventful. On Thanksgiving Day we hung around, ate TOO much food, drank beer, and watched a lot of football. Gabi is rolling all over the place now. We have yet to catch her rolling on video, but we'll keep trying:) She's a riot!

On Saturday, we went up to the mountains to cut down our first family Christmas tree. As you can see, we had the baby bundled up tight. All-in-all we had a great time. Gabi even got a chance to feed some baby goats! She is getting so big.

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, and we can't wait to see everyone for Christmas and Gabriella's Baptism.

Gabi's first bite of baby turkey: