9 months...3 more till we reach 1!!!

We had a great visit to the Dr. this week for Cristian's 9 mth. check up. He weighs 22 lbs. and is 30.5 inches long!!! We have a very tall boy on our hands! He's gonna be tall just like his Papi and Uncle Kevin! :) We go back to the Dr. in September for Cristian's 1 year check up!





This past Wednesday, 6/17, marks Cristian's 9 month milestone! These past 9 months have been so amazingly wonderful!! I have grown and changed so much since becoming a MOM and I love it! This is truly the most rewarding, most challenging, most happy blissful blessing God could have ever blessed us with!! :) Cristian is LOVE...he is our blessing, our first little miracle!

Here are some pics at 9 months. I couldn't get him to sit still so I decided to put him in his crib where I can sort of contain him for some picture taking! :)

Sweet Stellan

Some of you close to me know about a sweet baby boy named Stellan. I read his Mom, Jennifer's, blog daily and since coming across it months ago I have followed her family's journey dealing with a heart condition known as SVT with their youngest son, Stellan. Stellan is very close in age to Cristian - and I'm guessing that is why it hits a nerve with me and makes my heart break even more for this precious little boy. You can check Stellan's Mom's blog at www.mycharmingkids.net for more information.



Please also pray for Stellan and his family. Please pray for God to heal Stellan's heart and to lift up his family during this rocky road they are traveling.

**We all have issues that we are dealing with in our lives...whether it be sickness or loss or broken/unhealthy relationships with family and/or friends...the list is endless. Let's pray for each other often...we all need to be there for each other...not just for the good times in our lives but especially during the valleys in our life. God hears our prayers...you can count on that!

The Beach...

We took our first family vacation over Memorial Day weekend and had a wonderful time!! Jose, Cristian and I went down and Mom joined us!! :) We went to Clearwater Beach, FL. We stayed at a small mom and pop place right near the beach and I loved it!

It was a really nice getaway and we cannot wait for the next one!

Cristian loved the water and looked so cute in his little swimming trunks and hat! See for yourself! Enjoy!

8 Months, where did you go?!?!

Let me begin this post by rewinding a tad...the last month has zoomed by even faster than I can believe!? Seems Cristian was just 8 months old and yesterday he turned 9 months!!
Cristian began crawling up a storm...he started pulling up on the sofa, on me, on whatever he could find that was sturdy enough...he started eating bite size pieces of food like a champ...his sleeping was off from 7 mths. till just a few weeks ago (knock on wood - we're back to "normal" - thank God!!)...he gets a little shy with new people or familiar faces he hasn't seen in a while and he'll put his head down on my shoulder and hide, so cute...he loves to sleep with his stuffed animals - 3 in particular - his first teddy bear, his stuffed doggy and his stuffed monkey - he loves to have them close to him and snuggle with them...he loves to play in the bath...he loves the remote control and phone and he's started to cry when you take things away from him...and he's getting so tall he's almost too long for the changing table! I cannot believe my baby boy is quickly approaching the 1 year mark...it passes in the blink of an eye...it really does! We love you, Baby Bubi! xoxoxox

Crawling, Cracker Eating, Cutie Pie...

The list of adjectives to describe our little blessing is endless!! Cristian is just amazing...and we can hardly believe he's on his way to 9 months old!! I have some great pics from our first family vacation to post...and catch up on all the great things Cristian has been doing since turning 8 months old! Until then...enjoy these cute pics of our little boy!