Another "angel" is born! (9/30/2011)

My newest niece, Jayla Ann, came into the World 1st thing this morning ... September 30, 2011 @ 1:11 a.m.! Weighing 6 lbs, 12 oz. and 19.5" long, she is a tiny, precious bundle of love!

On September 29th, we all waited anxiously for "word" that she had arrived and on my way home from work, I got Pablo's text that she was here and instead of going home, I went directly to the hospital and got to meet my newest niece, just about 10 minutes old at that point... yay!! Oh yes-- Aunt Brandi was loving life!!


OMG- she's so tiny... a little peanut! She's the tiniest "full-term" baby we've had born and she's the only "night-time" baby born so far.



I'm happy to report that both Mom & baby are healthy!



*Sisters* ... Savanna, Courtney, & Jayla

Congrats to Mommy and Daddy (Dana & Pablo) and big sisters, Savanna & Courtney! Love to you all!
Welcome to the World, Jayla Ann! We are all so happy you are finally here with us and love you SO much already!

Celebrating a baby on the way... (8/21/2011)

One of my long-time friends (since middle school!), Jess, is expecting her 1st child and I was thrilled to get to celebrate the coming of her son at her baby shower today! :)

Jess- I'm so happy that I got to be there today! I really loved hanging out, catching up, and sharing this special time in your life with you. You & Steve are going to be great parents! Congrats & best wishes to you, my friend. Can't wait to meet your new addition! :)

The Babysitters Club! (8/6/2011)

We had a 'little one' sleepover today!! The kids & I got the chance to babysit "Baby Wes", Sharon's nephew, overnight... the kids were SOOO excited! Before he arrived, they counted the days and kept asking, "Mommy-- when is Baby Wes coming? How many more days?" Well- he arrived and they were all loving him & loving life. They played with him, took turns feeding him, etc. -- all good practice for the arrival of their soon-to-be-born cousin. :) They were great with him and he's such a good baby. This was a lot of excitement for him, I'm sure!


Oh-- how I miss babies!!! I was loving life, too! :)

"Baby Gavin" is here! (7/2009)

Our friends -- Sandy & Bob -- welcomed another son, Gavin Ryan, into the World on July 2, 2009. The kids were SO excited to hear that "Baby Gavin" was born! All along, we talked about "the baby (or Baby Gavin) in Aunt Sandy's belly" and now he is here! :)
When Gavin was a few days old, I took them over to see the baby. When they saw him, they were so cute and of course, all wanted to hold him... and they all got a chance to-- they were loving life for those few minutes they got to hold him. This was really the 1st baby they got to hold. Of course, "Aunt Brandi" was snapping pics of the new baby, my kids, etc. and Aunt Stacey warned Gavin about Aunt Brandi & her camera... "get used to it, Gavin!" :)

**Welcome to the World, Gavin and congrats Sandy, Bob, & "big brother" Nolan!** We are so happy for all of you and your family!

BABY! (1/25/08)

BABY was a very popular word in our house the other day. No... we're not having another baby... my friend, Jen, and her sons came to visit. My kids were so excited at the sight of Jen's infant son, Joey. Angelia took the motherly role... making sure she could see "Baby Joey" (as she calls him) or go and check on him. Juliana, especially, couldn't get enough of him... she's the baby and baby doll lover! :) She kept trying to talk to him, kept checking out his little feet, kept smiling at him, etc... it was cute! Since this was the 1st infant I have held in front of them, I was anxious to see how the kids would react when I held Joey and surprisingly, they were all really good about it... no jealousy... they all stood around me and when I fed him, they wanted to all help to hold the "ba, ba" and were proud when they got the chance.
The "big brother" (Ryan) and "big sister" (Angelia) had a good time playing together. It was a nice time for all! :)