Bringing Home Baby..

When Bean was able to come home I was so excited! I couldn't wait to show him his new home and especially his new room that we had worked so hard on. I wanted everything to be perfect. Of course the house was spotless (thanks to mama) so I didn't have to clean or anything. She had taken care of everything for us and I was beyond relieved. The first thing we did was try him out in his swing..He went right to sleep! So sweet!

 

 

Of course we took a million pictures of him but here are a couple :)

 

I wasn't sure how our furbabies would react when we brought Bean home. Mia, our yorkie still to this day doesn't have anything to do with him but Milo, our little shi-tzu mix has found his new best friend! He doesn't leave his side..

 

Bean's first doctor's appointment went well. He had lost a little bit of weight but they said that was normal. At that point he was down to 5lbs 8oz. He was so tiny I was afraid i would break him!

 

Christmas time arrived and although I was kind of freaked out about getting him out at a week old, everyone wanted to see him so I decided not to be selfish. Here are some pics of babies first Christmas!

 

Ej, Isabella, Bean and I :)

 

Isabella wasn't sure what to think about Bean. She continued to poke him in the head. The sweetest thing ever!

 

A couple of days after Christmas, J's sister Ale and her two sweet babies, Emily and Brady came to visit us from Texas! I left Bean with his dada and nanny so I could pick them up from the airport. We had so much fun together while they were here!

 

After Mama and Ale left to go back to Texas, I was absolutely scared to death! How was I going to handle being home alone with him when J worked? Many phone calls to Mama got me through for awhile until I finally became comfortable and got a routine down. The "so called" routine consisted of sleeping part of the day and staying up all night long! He was a night owl so I had no choice to turn myself into a nocturnal Nan. :) I was honestly buying Red Bulls by the case. Aside from being a very expensive habit, I actually became immune to its effects, no shit. We visited the pediatrician a couple more times because Bean's formula was not agreeing with him. We changed a couple of times until we found Similac Alimentum. GODSEND! He has slept so much better and no more crying for hours at a time!

 

January was a great month. Watching Bean grow was amazing. He was changing so much right before my eyes! I am incredibly thankful that he kept his head full of hair! It's so cute! (Even his cowl lick that came from his Dada!)

We decided to visit Papaw for his birthday and we had an amazing time. It was so fun to get out of the house and be with family. I was beginning to become a hermit!

 

Papaw and Alex

Alex and his cousin Tucker! Not too far apart in age :)

 

 



The first month with Bean was eventful to say the least. We have finally gotten a routine down and are very comfortable with our little life. I can't believe how much I love this little guy. It's AMAZING!

 

I'm ending this post with Bean's 1 month chalkboard...

He was 8lbs 4oz and 20 inches long!

 

 

He's Here!

Before I share the birth story, take a look at these awesome maternity pics. These were done by J's sister Kelley who owns and operates Moments Photography by Kelley in Laredo Texas. You can view her Website or Facebook. Check out her page and like it, she does amazing work!

 

 

 

12/17/12

Labor and Delivery!

 

 

When they tell you that you forget how painful labor was after your baby is here, they are right! I can remember how crazy I was and how I just wanted to go home but I can't remember the actual pain part. I kicked J out of the room for a few minutes (poor guy) but I eventually let him come back in. After I started pushing it seemed like it was taking a lifetime for everything to be over. Finally at 8:43 p.m., out little bean was born :)

 

Alessandro Sebastian Garcia

6lbs, 2oz 19 inches long

 

     



 

 

First we had each other, then we had you, now we have everything!

 

 

Poor thing scratched his face in the nursery. I'm not sure how that happened considering I sent him back there with his little mittens on. 

 I took about a million pictures of him during our stay in the hospital but these are the cutest ones, scratched face and all :)

This last pic of him is the day we were able to go home! I was so happy to get him here.

Get ready for my next post, Bringing Home Baby! I had no idea how hard that would be!

Knocked Up Part 2...

Since J graduated from his residency program, we decided to head to Texas for awhile! We loaded up our car, two dogs and put all of our stuff into storage. He wouldn't start his new job as a Hospitalist until October so we had a lot of time for a vacation. Although it was amazingly fun and nice to be in a different place, we had nothing ready for baby. I spent a couple of weeks looking online at places to rent for when he did start his job. I set up a few appointments around my doctor's appointment so I could fly in and kill two birds with one stone. I finally found our new town home and it was AMAZING! After that everything just kind of fell into place.

 

I had to fly back to Texas for a few more weeks because it still wasn't time for J to start his job. For awhile I was too lazy to take the pics with the chalkboard. Dressing up WAS NOT an option unless absolutely necessary and I was not a happy camper with all the maternity clothes I had to wear. I think I actually cried in the dressing room at one point. My poor mama-in-law laughed and laughed at me. After much protest, I left the maternity store with a ton of clothes and at that point I decided to "embrace the bump".

 

These were taken in Texas in my mamas kitchen. Absolutely love how they turned out with the walls and window!

 

 

Our good friends Hector and Pamela put a baby shower together for us while we were in Texas! We had such a good time and are so thankful to them! The decorations were beautiful. Here are a few pics from the festivities..

 

 

 

Pamela and I :)



One of the last pics taken with the chalkboard in Texas.





Naming baby, like I said before, was J's job. He did like my suggestion for the middle name so I was super excited! We decided to call our little bean, Alessandro Sebastian. This chalkboard was our last one before moving in to our new place. 

 

 

We drove from Texas all the way to Tennesse! It was awful! Of course I had to pee every ten minutes and we had to stop for the dogs as well. I will put that one in the books under the LONGEST TRIP EVER! We finally were able to get alot of our things moved in with the help of a few awesome friends and family. Since I was in the car for a couple of days, the chalkboard pic for my 30th week seemed fitting :)

 

First chalkboard pic outside of our new home! I remember J had to take this one a million times because I couldn't get it right. I'm very thankful that he was so patient with me!

 

 

We started SOOO late on the nursery! Here is the pic for that week and a few nursery in progress pictures.

 

 

 

 

Dada working hard getting that crib together because I was about to toss it through the window!

 

 

 

My mama-in-law made these amazing curtains! Absolutely beautiful and we are so thankful for her! She helped finish the nursery when she came up from Texas.

 

He isn't spoiled already, huh?

We decided to do his bathroom in monkeys. I loved this little set from Bed, Bath and Beyond. We also bought the monkey sticker clings, and a few monkey items to set on the sink. So cute!

 

 

We had another baby shower in Virginia for all of my family and friends and it was so great! We had an awesome turnout. Thanks to my sweet cousin EJ, my mama and aunties, the decor and food was a success!

 

 

 

 

There are way to many pictures to post of the shower so here are a few so you can get the idea.

 

Liz and Ej's little one, Isabella

My sweet Papaw, 92 years old :D

A few members of my amazing family

Jerry and I cutting the cake

Love this. He is going to match Dada. Dr. Bean Garcia :)

My two amazing friends, Gloria and Pam!

My amazing helper EJ and her little angel!

 

 

Our first Halloween in our new home! I went to the store and bought a ton of candy. We waited and waited for the kids to show up but noone ever came! We did end up eating most of the candy though so it wasn't a total loss.

 

 



 I started having the weekly doctor's appointments during this time and I could not wait for little bean to get here. After every appointment I would call up mama to let her know what the doctor said because she was going to come in from Texas to help me out with the birth and afterwards with the baby.

 

 

J had to work on Thanksgiving so I went to my mom and dads to load up on some food. The whole time I was pregnant I craved ham, mashed potatoes, rolls and all of that good stuff so I was in HEAVEN when I finally took the first bite!

 

 



 

I'm pretty sure that this was one of my favorite chalkboards because I absolutely LOVE Christamas! This was a couple of weeks before Christmas but I couldn't help myself to do this theme because I knew he could come anytime at this point.

 

 

So mama was given the go ahead and flew up to Tennessee to be with us. I picked her up at the airport and it was one of the happiest days ever. I get home and find out that the OB I was seeing wouldn't be covered by our insurance anymore because it was J's employers' competition so at 39 weeks I saw a new doctor! I was so mad at first but after the visit I felt really good about the doctor who would be delivering.

 

 

Doc decided to check me one more time before we decided he would induce on Monday, December 17th, 2012 which would make me exactly 40 weeks. We went to the the hospital the night before to get everything started, mama stayed with me and J went home because he had to work a little bit the next day. Thankfully he works in the same hospital that I was going to deliver in so he was in an out as much as possible that day..

 

 

Ok so longest post ever I know :) After I catch up, it won't be this bad! So here is the story of my pregnancy and all of the crazy documentation leading up to Bean's birth. 

Next to come.. Labor and Delivery, ah!