The verdict is in and it's a............

Since I found out so late in the game that I was pregnant and already so far along, it seems that I can hardly keep up with this pregnancy. New Years eve was my 18 week check up and with that came the "big ultrasound". This is when they can tell you the sex of the baby. So the score car in our house will now read:

Girls-1
Boys-3!!!!

Yup it's another BOY! Simon is over the moon. I love my boys so much so adding another one to our crazy little circus is the best thing I can think of. To tell you the truth I am a little scared of having a girl. They are so sweet and cute. All the clothes and fun stuff for them is crazy but I think of the hormones and BOYS! My mom was always so fair and new when to let me be free and when to hold back a little. I am afraid that I won't let my daughter out at all and that we will fight every day. Again I just have to leave it in Gods hands, He knows.

Christmas Part 2

Simon's family gets together every year on Christmas eve. This year we all met up at Simon's sisters place for food, fun, and of course the "secret Santa" exchange. All the kids look forward to it all year long and our little man was no exception to this. He made out! Thank you Weatherbee's (Isaac's secret Santa's). I felt like I was a good girl this year too - I had a HUGE pile of gifts from all the family. All you got to do with this family is produce an heir to the thrown and your in for life. :) lol No they love me for me even if I did not give them Isaac..... well I guess it helped. :) 

Our prayer for all of you is that God would bless you this coming year and that you all would strive to have a personal relationship with him. Remember "with God ALL things are possible". Our little family is proof of that! Love you all.

Simon, Joanna (Simon's goddaughter) & Isaac

Mommy & Isaac

Andrew & Isaac

Rach & A.J.

Nanie, Isaac & Papa

Simons Aunts & Uncle - Mom Maria, Aunt Steph, Uncle Pete, Aunt Christine, & Aunt Katrina

Christmas Part 1

Since my mom lives in New Mexico we have made a new tradition. We get together the week before Christmas so that we can all exchange gifts and hang out. I forgot to take pictures but when I did remember it was just in time to see why Isaac had been so quiet. My sis-in-law brought all kinds of treats to make cookies. So the two of them were busy baking. 

WOW!

So #10 on my thankful list......I can tell you all now. I was pregnant in May of this year. At 3 1/2 months I lost the baby. It was extremely physically painful for me. Without going into the gory details it was pretty much pre-term labor. Well this happened the last week in August......

Then to my surprise (REALLY!!) I started getting morning sickness and all that good stuff that goes along with being pregnant. I thought maybe my body was acting weird, it just had been through allot you know, so I swept it right out of my mind. At the urging of my hubby I finally took a pregnancy test, really just to get that idea out of his mind. Instantly it turned positive....I was in shock but then quickly tried to rationalize the entire thing out. My body had just gone through quite an ordeal this must be a false reading. So I made an appointment and today I got the shock of my life.

Side note: In between all this I had some spotting so I went to urgent care and they confirmed that I was pregnant but they could not give an accurate due date, I would have to wait for my regular appointment, but all was good.

Not only was I pregnant AGAIN! But I was 4 1/2 months along. I must have gotten pregnant right, RIGHT after my miscarriage. I know I say it allot but God sure works in ways we can never fully understand. With this miscarriage I was very much at peace. It was almost odd. I felt bad for felling so at peace. No one could believe how okay I was. They all thought for sure I was a ball of nerves just waiting to fall apart at a moments notice. The only way I could explain it was that God was over our lives and I trusted what he had for us.

So Baby Garcia is due on May 31, 2009! Thank you God for being faithful to us even when we don't fully understand what or why we are in the trials we are in. Thank you for my little family that at this very moment is growing. :)

I am Thankful for.......

Here is my list this year:
1. That I can worship the Lord freely
2. That I have a wonderful Husband who works so hard for us
3. Little Isaac who is our world
4.To have great health insurance
5. A car that works & gets our family where we need to go
6. having a great family that I love so much
7. The worlds best friends, they make life fun
8. My health even when I am a little under the weather (that brings me back to #4)
9. A home that keeps us warm at night
10. I will keep #10 to myself sorry. ;)

There is much more but I need to get ready for the day. Thank you God for all you have blessed us with.

Happy Brithday

Today Dominique Micheal Aguiar was born. He came into the world at 9:20 am & was 7 lbs. 14 oz. Even though there is much concern with his Mama, he is healthy and already so loves.

Congratulations Becky & Dom. I know he will grow up to be just like his Pap and adore his Mama.

I come in thirds

This is how I explain myself usually. My other half is Simon, my other, other half is Jessica, and my other, other, other half is Becky! They know me the best & life it so great because of them. So it's been somewhat of an emotional roller coaster since one of my half's is in the hospital. Please pray for Becky that God would touch & heal her body. The news at times had not been good but we are praying for a true miracle. I know the Lord we serve is in control but I have had my moments of weakness.

God I thank you for giving me such a great Friend in Becky. She is my go to person for almost everything. We laugh & sometimes cry together. Please keep your hand over her & baby Dominique. Please get her through this and let us all remember to tell the ones we love that we love them ALL the time.

Thank God for In-Laws

So Sunday I woke up sooo sick. I was not doing so well so I had to cancel babysitting for the next few days. I felt so bad for Isaac because he pretty much had to entertain himself. So when my father in-law called on Wednesday night asking if he could pick up Isaac the next day I was all for it. He loves spending time with them & he spends the night with them on a pretty average basis. It gave me a little break but also it gave him some much needed time to play & get out of the house.

So while he was there I call to see how he was & my sis-in-law wanted to talk :

Rach:So I have to tell you something.
Me: okay what?
Rach: Okay let me say first that it's going to stay at our house.
Me: okay what?
Rach: Guess?
Me: (thinking.....a drum set, something loud???) I don't know what?
Rach: A hamster!
Me: (laughing) What? A hamster. Really?
Rach: yah, instead of going to Target & buying him a toy my dad decided to take him to the pet shop and we got him a hamster.
Me: This kid is too spoiled.
Rach: Guess what he named him?
Me: What?
Rach: Simon

So needless to say that day he got a harmonica & a Hamster (that is going to stay at his Nani & Papa's house). I am so thankful that they love my little guy soooo much. Even if it's a loud toy or something I may not be so thrilled with, I know how much he is adored. What I am really thankful for is the fact that "Simon" will be staying at my in-laws. Now that is love! All I could think was great ANOTHER animal? We already have 2 dogs & for Isaac's birthday he got a pet fish, he named him "Five" by the way. And well you know who gets to take care of them, yup you guessed it, Mommy!

Well thank you guys for spoiling him and giving his so many great childhood memories. We love you Nani, Papa, Tia Rachel, & Auntie Ina.

P.S. I will blog with some pictures as soon as I get to see " Simon".

Maybe he will be a singer????

Isaac knows how to sing "Happy Birthday to you", at home we have to sing to everyone & I mean everyone. It usually takes about a half hour but it's what he loves to do. At his Nina & Nino's they have a karaoke machine that he loves to play with. Well he was singing for everyone & it was too cute. When I thought to record him this was all I got but you kind of get the idea??

Once Again I am so sorry

I have been getting it from all ends. Family & friends have all asked why the heck have I not been keeping up with my blog. I know, I know, I have no excuse I just have not been including it in my day. This is something I love to do but I just have not been making the time for ME! So now I am. So I have allot to catch up on. So you might have to go back awhile because as I upload pictures & remember the date it may be out of order but I promise to TRY to cover all the big & little moments that I can remember or have proof of..... :). So let me try this thing again.

Am I getting thru to him.......

You know as a parent of a boy you have to use different discipline tactics at times. So one that I use is counting to 3, it works but Isaac will wait to "3" to come to me or to listen. Well yesterday he was outside with his daddy & his dogs. All of a sudden Simon comes in laughing & says "you know what your son just did? He told Shug (our Rottweiler) to go outside". We have a doggy door from the garage to the backyard, so I guess he wanted him out. Well Shug was not listening to him so he proceeded to tell him again but this time in a stern voice and then he want on to say..... " 1 - 2- 3". Not sure what was going to happen on "3" but it sure was funny. So I guess I am affecting him, but I also need to make sure I am always loving because he is mimicking EVERYTHING.

Isaac's Birthday Bash

We decided to have a costume party for Isaac's birthday. It was so much fun and we got to give all the kids LOTS of candy. Thank you everyone for coming and sharing in this special day for our little guy. Here are some of the great costumes.....

This is my family

Isaac's Nana, and Tia Mary

Isaac's Tia April

Our friend Angie

Our friends Stacey & Rene (they won s2nd & 3rd place)

Our BFF The Aguiar's (Beck & Symph won 1st place)

My BFF'S (Really)

Isaac's Tia's (Simon's Sisters)

Our Little Happy family

Happy Halloween

Grandma Helen and Grandpa Vic came in from N.M. to spend time with Isaac for his birthday. They arrived on his birthday and will be with us for a few weeks. So tonight I decided to make a big pot of Chicken Tortilla soup and have my in-laws over to go trick to treating with Isaac.

I think he had to much candy......

Where has the time gone.....

Today is Isaac's 2nd birthday. It started with breakfast that he wanted to help with.

Then there were a ton of phone calls wishing the birthday boy a happy birthday. We just hung out & enjoyed the day together doing whatever the birthday boy wanted. Then for dinner my in-laws came over to have dinner with us.
I thank God every day for this little miracle He gave us. Seeing the world through his eyes makes everyday so new and exciting. My prayer is that he will grow into a Godly young man who will be a leader and a light for many to follow. I Love you so much Isaac.
Happy Birthday!

Pumpkin Carving

So after we found our pumpkins Simon & Isaac had a great time carving the pumpkin. But guess what....I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.

Oh a Pumpkin hunting we will go

Today we met up with Jess, Mike, Bella, and Symph at the pumpkin patch. The kids had a great time looking for pumpkins and getting on the rides. It was a nice time to take in some much needed family time.

These two always manage to steel a kiss from time to time. Last year we got a picture of them kissing so we kept up the tradition.

My Goddaughter & I having a moment

Go Chargers!

My niece & nephew are part of the Charter Oak Chargers. My Nephew plays football, while my niece is a cheer leader. We don't always get to go to the games so it was a nice treat to see them in action.

Isaac with my sis-in-law.

98 years young

Simon's great grandma turned 98. So we all wanted to wish her well. Can you believe it! Thank you God for giving her 98 years of life. Happy birthday Nana!

Go Angels!!!!

As most of you know we are Angel fans all the way. They did not make it as far as we hoped but they still made it far & did a great job. My mother-in-law's company has a family night at Angel Stadium. It was a great time for us to hang out and enjoy the game.
I am sorry I will be adding to this post shortly. There is a picture of all of us but I guess I don't have it. I thought I did but I can't find it. I know my m.i.l. has one so keep checking it will be up soon.

Just hanging out

For Beck & Dom's birthday we took them out to dinner to one of our favorite restaurant, Kishi's. Yummmm. The kid were having a great time as we were saying our goodbyes. I could not resist to pull out my camera. They are so cute together. Happy Birthday Beck & Dom! We love you guys.

Thank God for good Friends

So I am sure that most of you all know by now that Simon & I have had somewhat of a trying time in well pretty much everything. I thank God for him & his strength, also for great friends. They all wanted us to have some time away & I think that is what the doctor ordered. So this weekend we headed out to Mike's parents house in AZ. We relaxed & relaxed some more on the river. Isaac was having to much fun with his Nina & Nino. That is he loved throwing rocks. I hope it was not at any people.

Nina (Jessica) busy in the kitchen.

So off the the river. Isaac loved riding on the sea do's.

This is the family picture we took before we headed out to go riding together. Cute right..........

This is when we came back. Yup Isaac is knocked out. He had so much fun he fell asleep. So you be the judge which one is cuter????

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