It's A Boy!!!

Now I know why all I've been wanting to eat is MEAT! LOL :)

We are all very excited that he's healthy!  20wk ultrasound went great and everything looks good :)

Alexya and Santino are excited to have a little brother, besides the one they have in Heaven that they never get to play with. :)

Swimming & An Announcement

The kids started swimming lessons this week.  They love the water & love swimming, but I want them to be able to do more than just tread water...so, swimming lessons!  It was a rocky start with Sonny deciding he didn't want to do it on the 1st day, right after he got in the water and all the kids started kicking...he got out and wouldn't go back in the rest of the class.  So today was day 2 and went much smoother.  I love watching them go under water...since I have to plug my nose, I'm impressed that my kids don't have that problem!

 

We also have an annoucement: We are going to be adding another kid to our family and he/she is due on Christmas Eve! 
We've been trying for so long after Francisco, that we finally decided it wasn't meant to be and just talked about it not going to happen.  We moved on and were just focusing on our kids we do have and not thinking about a baby anymore when...surprise!  So, we had to change gears and get over the shock and then we were very happy.  At the same time we were very worried that anything can go wrong, as we learned last time, so both Robert and I didn't want to tell anyone. 
We asked the doctor if we could have our 18 wk big ultrasound sooner, so that we could just make sure everything is there and working right sooner.  They let us have it at 14 weeks and everything is fine!  There are kidneys and they work and everything else is there...what a relief.  We (well mostly me) couldn't stop crying in the doctor office once they told us, I was just so relieved.  It's amazing the things you take for granted until something bad happens.
Anyway, we are at 16 wks now and they still want to do the 18 wk ultrasound so that's another milestone we can look forward to.  At that apt they should be able to tell if it's a boy or girl so I'll keep you posted.
All the morning sickness is gone! Thank God!  It was horrible this time!  So I'm feeling much better and able to run around with the kids and work and enjoy this pregnancy at the same time.  We know this is the last one, so we want to enjoy every day of it as much as possible. 
Alexya and Sonny are very excited to be getting a little brother or sister and have the best suggestions for names.  The only one I can remember right now is: Tony Stark (Iron Man).
Alexya also asked me, very seriously, "Mom.  I think we need to have a talk.  What do you want us to do once the baby comes?  Like what can we do to help?"  She then told me she would feed the baby, but wouldn't change any stinky poopoo diapers.  LOL!  This is going to be fun :)

Also, a big THANK YOU to Andrea & Caleb for loaning us more baby gear than we could have imagined! Not only is it going to make our lives easier having so much stuff we don't have to go buy, it's really top the line stuff!  Stuff I would never spend the money on!  So thank you very much & we'll give it back as soon as we're done with it!  ;)
Also, thank you to Erica for giving us even more baby gear!  We are all set and very happy you kept your stuff :)  Thank you!  And we can't wait to see what you and your mom come up with for the baby's room!

Now,  Please enjoy some fun hairstyles...brought to you by: Alexya and Santino's Salon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of School & A's Game!

Sonny finished up his 1st year of preschool & Alexya finished up 1st Grade!
Summer has been very fun so far and relaxing.  Just have to worry about work and not all the pick ups and drop offs :).
I'm very proud of Alexya because she got all 3s on her report card! 1 is needs improvement, 2 is Average & 3 is Excellent.  I can't believe she's doing so well in school, but then again, with all the homework time her and I put in, she better being doing excellent! ;)
I'm also very proud of Sonny because he got an excellent report card as well.  They don't give numbers, just check marks for doing well and he got all check marks :)  He's looking forward to going back to school in Fall because he misses his friends.

 

End of year Pirate Party in Alexya's class.  Sonny and I got to come and dress up too!

We took the kids to their 1st A's game, since they were babies and can actually remember, on 4th of July!  Aunt Candice joined us and we had the best time!  I wasn't sure if they were old enough to be interested and calm throughout the game, but they were great!  They love watching the A's games on TV with us and know all the players and have their favorites: Lexy's is Coco Crisp, Sonny's is Cespides and mine is Donaldson (such passion! he reminds me of Eric Byrnes!).
So going to the game and getting to see it in real life was fun for all of us.  Aunt Candice spoiled the kids by getting them snacks and two stuffed A's monsters (one green, one yellow).  They promptly named their monsters, Coco Crisp and  Cespides! LOL!

Sonny was pumped that he got all this free stuff as soon as we walked in! :)

 

 

So fun!  We're going again on July 27th!

 

 

Santino's Playing Soccer!

Sonny finally got to do a sport like his big sister!  He's been just waiting and waiting for the opportunity and this Friday was his 1st chance to play soccer!
He kept wanting me to take pictures of him holding his ball :)

 

Sonny and Daddy doing a warm up run before class!  This kid loves to run!

It was really nice having a chance to just watch Sonny learning and not being distracted by Alexya...since she was in school.  Sonny actually got a chance to have our complete attention and he was loving it!  We loved the chance to just get to watch him and see how he is when other people are teaching him.  At first, he was quiet and just doing what he was told...but then he relaxed and got comfortable....and that's when he wouldn't stop talking and asking questions and really had fun.  It was so amazing to watch him. 

We're so happy that we did a Friday class, since Saturday's are Lexy's softball games and we give her all our attention.  This way Sonny gets a day all to himself and we all loved it.  After class we let him play at the park nearby and then took him to breakfast!  So I think this is going to be our new routine on Fridays.  (since robert's off and I can work in the morning and evening, it's perfect!)

 

Goal!!!

 

A happy 4 year old

 

Spring Break 2013 ~ Overdue Visits!

Spring Break was last week and we tried to fit in as much as possible!

On Monday, Alexya hit her 1st ever Home Run in her softball game!  We went crazy!  Her coach presented her with a golden baseball and award a couple days ago...so special!

On Wednesday, we went to Aunt Candice's office to take an office picture and the kids got to see Aunt Candice, Uncle Darren and Kenobi! 
Then we went to the Children's Discovery Mueseum in San Jose with my BFF, Debbie and her daughters, Isabel & Zoey.  We had the best time spending about 3 hours letting the kids go crazy while Debbie and I got to catch up on our lives...since we never get to talk! :( I miss her and love both the girls so much.  It was a great day and fun for everyone.
At the end of the day, when we got home, Robert & Lexy ran to the store and came home with a suprise cake for me..."Best Mom Ever" (pictured above).  I just started crying cause it was so thoughtful and sweet. :)  I love my family.

On Friday, we went to visit Uncle Caleb & Aunt `Drea (Andrea) and my niece and nephew, Gabby & Emerson.  We haven't ever gotten a chance to visit them and have them all to ourselves, so it was fun for everyone.  We even brought Primo along.

The girls played dress up and were so beautiful!

Emerson fell in love with Alexya...

 

...going in for the kiss...

...getting the kiss...off camera...

It was funny cause both Gabby and Emerson kept fighting over who got to sit by Alexya...meanwhile, Sonny was just off playing content by himself.

Happy Cousins!

Andrea brought up a good point, about how much Gabby looks like my mom...at first I wasn't that sure, but then Gabby's expression and her face (like in the picture above) is Exactly like my mom!!  She even has the same love for birds and curiosity about insects.  So crazy how strong certain genes are!  I love it! :)

Overall, we had a great time visiting and it gave our kids a chance to get to know each other better and build some friendships.  I think it's really important to us all that our kids be closer, since they are cousins, and they really haven't gotten the chance, since we haven't made it a priority until now.  We're all looking forward to more visits this summer!!

Happy Easter 2013!

Easter Morning! :)  5AM :(
the sun was not up, but our kids were up

After being disapointed they had found all the eggs and there were no more eggs to find, they got re-excited to open some and find the suprises inside! :)

 

All dressed up!  Thank you Mimi for the fabulous attire! :) 
You always have our kids looking SO good on Easter & Christmas!!

 

 

Later in the afternoon, we went to celebrate with Mimi, Papa, Aunt Erica, Kara & Gabby.

Cutie Cousins!

The girls were playing us lovely music on the piano.

Playing with knights and horses that Papa got for Sonny...
Outnumbered, he had no choice but to share... 
But the girls kept wanting more and more of his toys, never satisfied, until he had NONE LEFT!
Lesson learned Sonny, Lesson learned.