It's a Girl!!!

We are extremely happy to announce that we are having a girl. Jacob, Jaxon, Emmy, & I went to our 5 month ultrasound today (what an adventure that was). My doctor takes forever to see his patients and the kids are not very understanding. They lasted 10 minutes and they were climbing the walls. After going through what seems like 20 magazines trying to keep them occupied we were finally called in. Once we entered the room and I sat in the ultrasound seat Jaxon started to freak out a bit thinking I was about to deliver. He started to cry and told his Dad to get him "outta here". I guess he has been exposed to too much TLC lately with shows like Baby Story and Bringing Home Baby. (Oops, I didn't think the shows were graphic) Saying that our doctor joined the group and told us the great news.....First and foremost, the baby is healthy, completely on track with her measurements, and that we are having a baby girl. Jaxon told the doctor that he was wrong and that we were having a boy and the doc said no maybe next time tell your parents to try again (haha). There is nothing like having a sister...... through ups and downs they are always there to lean on and I am really excited for Emmy to be able to experience that!!! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers at this time.

Easter & An Update

I hope all of you have a nice day with your families and friends. Jaxon visited with the Easter Bunny, attempted to sing at church, and the kids dyed eggs with Grandma! Today, we are having brunch and an Easter Egg hunt at our house at 11 and later in the day we will be stopping by my Aunt Margaritas house to visit with the rest of our family. I haven't had much time to blog lately so I will just give everyone a little update. Jacob came down with the flu a couple weeks ago which quickly turned into Plueracy. He was in excruciating pain and even ended up in the ER because the pain in his chest behind his lung and is his back was unbearable. He is doing much better now and we pray we have seen the last of this viral infection for a while. I have been so busy with work lately thats all I seem to do have time for. It is every weekend and many nights after Jacob gets home. Lucky enough I am able to plan my schedule around Jacobs and my wonderful mother in law trys to help me out with Emmy during the week whenever she is not too busy with school. The kids have been doing well. Jaxon started AYSO soccer which he loves and asks about almost daily. Jacob took a required course and has become an AYSO referee which he seems to enjoy. Jaxon plays Saturday mornings and has scored 8 goals in the past three weeks. Yay...but goals or not he is having a blast! He must take after my Dad, Brother, and Sister when it comes to soccer. Josh is about to graduate from high school in the next few months and just finished up his soccer season at Thousand Oaks High School. He got MVP for his team as well is getting on the All Star team for the whole Ventura county soccer league with his new title Defensive Player of the Year/ League! We are very proud of you Joshy Boy not just because you are the greatest soccer player in our eyes (other than Dad of course)but because you have become a responsible young man and a true gentleman! Emmy is our Chatty Cathy...She is speaking sentences and always asking questions. Her three favorite things are still her BaBa (which will be going away very soon), Elmo, and being outside in the water! I am just turning 19 weeks pregnant and I feel great. I do get tired and am usually in bed relaxing by 9 but I love being pregnant and just recently started to feel the baby move. I had Jacob take this picture last night to monitor the growing belly so although I am half asleep at least you can see the belly.We will go for our next ultrasound April 4th so I will keep you updated. Also I had to add the picture of Catalina playing with our ferocious dog Chuy..... We also went to Ventura Harbor a couple weeks ago had some fish n chips, an ice cream, and flew a kite. What a great day I wish we could do that every weekend. Happy Easter!

Happy Valentines Day!

So this morning I made eggs, toast, and tea for the kids and thought it would be so cute to add some pink food coloring being that it is Valentines Day and all. I had warned them before I gave it to them and once I put it down Jaxon was really grossed out. "Uh Mom what is this?" Emma, "ewwwwwwww". I convinced them to have a bite and they realized it tastes the same just with some color. It was really convincing Jaxon cause once he does anything Emmy will follow. It did look pretty gross and with my weak stomach now days I wouldn't of wanted the eggs. Maybe next year I will stick to cookies. The kids have been sick for the past couple days and to make it worse Emmy has pink eye. Yesterday her eye was almost shut and today with lots of drops it looks a little better at least the puss is gone. I have the worst gag reflex right now, I just can't take puss, poop, smells, snot, or spit....... which I deal with at least one of them on a daily basis having two kiddies and Chuy.
Well enough gag talk we are 13 going on 14 weeks pregnant! Just went to the doctor and the baby seems to be doing just fine and I have gained a few pounds. Here is a picture of the little bean...If you look at the 4-D shot you can see the babies profile...I swear technology these days is amazing!




I have to attend to this messy house and the laundry:) I hope all is well with all of you and although Valentine's is a Hallmark Holiday, it still gives me a chance to say I appreciate and love you all!

10 weeks Pregnant!

I am sure most of you know that we are pregnant and due August 19, 2008! Yes it was a bit of a shock at first but now we are all over the moon! Since we have Jaxon & Emmy we have no preference whether we have a boy or a girl we just pray that our little bundle of joy will be happy and healthy. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers at this time! I will be blogging and posting pictures of my growing belly and ultrasound photos. This is for everyone to follow our pregnancy but also for us to look back at our last pregnancy/baby! If you want to know week by week updates on how the baby is developing I have added a link on the side of my blog thats called "Pregnancy week by week". Once you click on that link it will bring you to the site. To the right of the site, under VIP: click on the link this week; you will find the baby is very small, however almost fully formed, and kicking up a storm.

Jaxon's 5th Birthday Party

Jaxon's Party was a success! He insisted on a party with some boys in his class this year and he got it. We went to Jungle land In Agoura and it was age appropriate for all the kids who attended 7 months to 6 years. We were there from 4-7 and everyone seemed to have a blast especially Jaxon. Four boys came from his class with their siblings, Mikyl & Jaz came Redondo Beach to celebrate and Jeremy and Emmy played and loved it! We had our own room to have pizza, cake, and Jaxon opened his gifts and the rest was just running around and having fun. Even Josh made an appearance..thanks Joshy Boy! We have all been sick so today we are relaxing and cleaning up the house. Until next year....

Our Baby is 5 today!

I cannot believe Jaxy is 5 today!! Where has the time gone? He has gone from a beautiful baby, active toddler, and now to a sweet & smart big boy. We have come a long way but it has all been worth it and I am so Thankful for our son. He loves to dance, play his video games, sports,hang out with his family, and most of all with his imaginary friends...power rangers...soldiers..and superheroes. Thank you for these five years Jaxon and may this year bring you all the joy, laughter, and love you deserve. We are off to Jungleland to celebrate!
We love you,
Mom, Dad, Emmy, & Chuy

Merry Christmas!

I know I have been a terrible blogger lately. I wanted to post a few recent pictures before December is over. We took our Christmas pictures with my talented photographer/mother in law a couple weeks ago. It was hard getting the kids to look and smile at the same time but they turned out pretty well. We also took the kids to the mall for a picture with Santa. It was interesting to say the least. As most of you know Jaxon up to this point has been terrified of Santa Clause. This year although he was nervous I told him he had to show his sister how brave he is. He had a little one on one with her before we went into see Santa. We sat him down and the photographer was taking her time so Jaxon almost had a meltdown but ended up pulling through. Emmy on the other hand was a disaster as you can see in the picture. Well we got or 2007 Santa picture but every time I look at it I do feel a bit guilty knowing that Emmy might have nightmares about that strange man with a white beard for a while. I hope all is well with everyone and may you have a very Merry Christmas. All our love