Cute Cousins!

Here are some pictures of Kara and Sonny (she is 1wk old and he is 4wks old). Kara weighs 7lbs vs. Sonny's 13lbs and I love these pictures because Kara is actually half the size of Sonny! (well, because she has her legs scrunched up it looks like it anyway!) ;) It's cute to see them side by side because they look so different, but they also have common features (like the same ears!~papa frank's).

Here they are sleeping & below is my favorite pic because even though she is yawning, it looks like Kara is crying and Sonny has his hand on her comforting her!

We also got a visit from our friends Blanca, Brendan and Justin last weekend. They brought us tons of toys & clothes they don't use anymore, plus Blanca made us spaghetti that was so good Alexya was requesting it for lunch & dinner the next day! You can see Lexy trying to share her dinosaur with Brendan....key word is "trying" since she was actually trying to push him off! :) Thanks again Blanca for the donations! ;)

Just Hangin' Out

Here are some pictures of Robert and our kids...one on each arm! Also a new one of Sonny, who we weighed yesterday and after subtracting a pound for his clothes...he is about 13lbs!! geeze man!

We got a visit from our friends, Amy and Doug, and gave them a preview of parenthood...since Amy is due in June with their first child...it was fun to freak them out with a newborn and Alexya being a total maniac! They were so relaxed though...so I think they will do great!

We didn't plan on matching, but how cute that we do! I love seeing her with a little baby belly!

Welcome Baby Kara!

Alexya and Santino's baby cousin, Kara Elizabeth Ankuda, was born on February 15th at 12:13am! She weighed 7lbs 6oz and was 19.25in. As you can see she has tons of hair! Congratulations to Erica and Matt and we can't wait to meet her!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Alexya wanted to make everyone a giant valentine's day decoration before bedtime. So here it is...hope you like it!

Can't wait to go to her first Rodeo!

We went to the doctor on Monday (2wks old) and found out that Sonny is healthy and no more jaundice and...oh ya..has gained 1.5lbs and now weighs 10.5lbs! So...obviously he is going to be a big boy...and according to our doctor "is going to have the body of a football player." I'm thinking he will probably look like uncle Caleb!
He is happy, eating, sleeping, pooping and grunting a lot...oh and farting alot and really loud ones too! Typical guy. ;)

Updates and More Visitors

Here I am relaxing on the couch with my two kids...that feels so weird and so good to say! A rare, peaceful, non-demanding moment for the three of us.
It has taken some adjusting, and not to say that it's over, but Alexya is getting used to a routine that includes Sonny and doesn't just revolve around her. Of course she is 2 so we have many 2 year old tantrums and tests to go through, but overall she's been very good with sharing our attention and she really is sweet to Santino (besides pulling his hat and socks off all the time).
One funny thing she started doing is encouraging us to get things done fast...for example: if Sonny is crying and I say, "I need to change his diaper Alexya, then I can get you a snack." She will then push against my legs and say, "go mom go." Pretty much anything I tell her I have to do before I do something for her involves the push off and "go mom go" or "go dada go." She is also very excited that Sonny's cord has finally fallen off...since she was convinced that it was a piece of poopoo and now it is "ah-gone."

Lexy and Sonny's "country grandparents" drove down from Browns Valley to visit us and see their new grandson. The last time they came to visit our house was after Alexya was born and so, depending on whether or not we have any more kids, who knows if they will ever come visit again! ;) We had fun and our first restaurant experience with Sonny (who-no big surprise here-slept through it all).

Finally, here is auntie Erica holding her nephew/godson for the first time. She is about to pop herself, as you can see, and so we were excited that she could make the trip. Her due date is Feb 15th and then Lexy and Sonny get to meet their cousin Kara.

Busy Busy

Sonny had a little jaundice and so we had to take him out to the park and get him some sunlight....so...we got him dressed up accordingly in his baseball outfit (added after were A's socks and A's bib).

Caleb and Andrea came by to visit their new nephew...in the picture above you can see that Sonny's super long feet let him fit into shoes already...

All the visitors are gone and so Alexya and Santino take a nap.

Proud Papas!

Santino is just chillin' in his sister's hand-me-down sunglasses and waiting for all the visitors to come give him attention.

Here are 2 of his proud "Papas" who came right away to see their new grandson. Of course Alexya still gets most of the attention, which is a good thing...since she's the one who needs it the most right now.

Here's the big sister giving Sonny a big kiss!