Maya's Blessing Day

Maya had her blessing on Sunday October 12. Maya wore the same blessing dress Melany was blessed in. It was so special to see her in the dress and being blessed by her Daddy. We took pictures at home to remember this day. We missed our family but know they were here in spirit.

Daddy time

Happy Mama

Kevin meets Maya

My brother Kevin flew to Dallas from LA for work the first Saturday of this month. And he was nice enough to make the almost 5 hour trip to come visit us! I was sooo happy to see him. It was a bit of a surprise and I didn't find out until the day of. Kevin couldn't stay for long as he had to drive back to school and work in LA.

Melany was happy to see her Uncle Kevin who surprised her with a talking Olaf Snowman from Frozen..he knows her so well! When Grandma Gloria was in town, she noticed Melany's old pink tutu fairy costume was ripping so she was nice enough to get send a new beautiful yellow fairy dress with Kevin.

I made breakfast and we ate with Uncle Kevin before his long road trip ahead. We love Kevin because although he is still young (5 years younger than me), he is hard-working and has such a big heart.

1 month old Maya

      It seems like Maya’s first month of life flew by. We just had so much going on. Enoch was able to get 2 weeks off paternity leave. It helped because the first week I breastfed Maya was really tough. Maya wanted to nurse but had trouble with the latching. I was in a lot of pain and it took a lot of prayer not to quit breastfeeding. It was also during Maya’s first month that we started cloth diapers. It is easier than we thought and are happy we decided to use them. Maya is getting into the routine of only waking us up once a night but there are days when we aren't so lucky.

Maya is a very sweet, and calm baby. However, she gets very upset if I don’t feed her fast but as long as she’s fed, she is happy. She has light skin, beautiful light brown hair and greyish eyes.  She looks a lot like Daddy and Melany when she was a baby.

      At her 1 month check-up this Monday, with her Pediatrician (whom we love), she was weighing 8.5 lbs and 20.5 inches long. She is very tiny and we love it. We've been used to having a big ,energetic girl around so it’s nice to have a calm, little baby. And speaking of our big girl, it’s been quite the change from going from 1 to 2 children at home. And I'm getting used to being a stay at home Mom with a toddler who has a mind of her own and a newborn baby. 

Melany has been a good helper and loves her sister most of the time, except when she cries. Melany is also getting used to not yelling so much and being a little more quiet than her usual self. Melany sings “Hush Little Baby” to Maya when she cries and ALWAYS smiles and gives her little kisses. 

Maya's first month in photos:

Exactly 1 month- Sept. 28, 2014

9/30/14

At the Pediatrician's office for her 1 month check-up

Sister time

Church dress

Night owl

Sunday nap

Mommy loves Maya

Always time to pray

First nap in her room

My girls!

This picture summarizes my days

Love

Abuelita Gloria meets Maya

       It’s funny after Maya was born, all I wanted to do was to share this moment with my Mother. Thankfully, Mom was already scheduled to fly on Monday September 1st. We picked her up from the airport four days after Maya was born. Mom's visit was such a blessing. I can’t thank her enough for helping us out so much around the house. She was so helpful that Enoch asked her to move in. Ha-ha..

      We all enjoyed her delicious cooking and dessert making skills. She  took Melany to the park while we took Maya to her first doctor’s appointment. We were so sad to see her leave. I couldn't believe a week went by so fast!

 It was so nice to see her and feel understood. She was so supportive of my breastfeeding dilemmas and listened to my struggles. Before she left, we took some pictures together. We hope to see her again soon. Te queremos Abuelita Gloria!