pictures of my little one

She squeals and makes agh noises. She recognizes mommy's voice and smiles when she hears daddy. She can watch the mobile on her crib for at least half hour, enough for mom to take a shower. She calms down while listening dad playing the guitar. She is a precious pearl with a lot of black hair :-)

Baby saying AHHHGOO

Estrella can say AHHHGOO now! she so tries to mimic the sounds we make. On Easter she said 'I love you' it wasn't that clear, but definately sounded like it.

The sweetest thing in life - almost 3 month old

I discovered that one of the sweetest gifts from God is to be able to sneak back into bed in the morning and snuggle up to my precious 3 month old. So close that I can almost taste the sweet baby smell, where I can touch the silky skin, while getting my face hit by the gentle jerks of a sleeping baby. ahhh today I was in heaven!

green addition

The guest house has been painted now. We chose a very pretty green, can't remember the name right now and I am pretty sure it had one those yummy type of name, like fresh sparagus, sautee bell pepper, or cute fat caterpillar, something like it.

Seven weeks old

Here are some pictures of Estrella and different visitors, also when we took Estrella to visit our old neightbor Mrs Mac. She was tickled to see Estrella.
Esrella is 7 weeks now, she is a cutie pie. She demands a lot of my time and even though I truly enjoy taking care of her, having her and the permanency of it has made me think about myself. What am I and what am I going to be, how much more am I going to need to feel fullfilled besides being a mom. I don't think I felt fulfilled with what I did in my life/career before Estrella came along, and now it seems that I could use motherhood to fill that hole. How long will that last before I start feeling the hunger for more again. Of course now, with a baby, it is more difficult to go after or try different things. Estrella is and always will be a big part of my life, I just think that I don't want to make her my whole life, it wouldn't be fair to her and in the end I would just be frustrated. I guess for now, I have no choice but to be a mom, and may be take the time to think and pray about opportunities to find something that will bring more fullfilment in my life. What if God only wants me to be a mom and a wife? i guess if that is so I would have to bow my knee to that and pray that He take away the yearning and desire for more

Estrella is five weeks now

Mi adorada Estrellita is 5 weeks tomorrow. Joel and I look at her and we still can't believe we have a daughter. She looks so beautiful to us that we are constantly staring at her. I am almost at the end of my LOA from work, one more week and I am expected back at work. I can't think of the idea of leaving her

drawing of my little sister

Finished before Estrella arrived! Will i ever have time to draw again? (typing with one hand is harder than
i thought)

Baby Pictures

Can't explain what it feels like to be a parent yet, part of it cause it hasn't quite hit us yet and also because we are still in survival mode trying to adapt to baby's sleeping/eating/pooping schedule. All I can say is that you truly think that this is the most beautiful child and that every single gesture they make is adorable (except the screaming at the top of lungs sort of crying in the middle of the nigth, then you are just feeling bewildered) Here are some pics of the most beautiful baby alive :-) She is now almost 3 days old and has a killer smile (probably just gas)but who cares. I wonder when will the baby realize what nights are for sleeping and days for playing. More to come later

Surprise, Estrella Paz Cepin is here

So much for still having two and a half weeks to go before baby arrival! All my plans for the week have been replaced by more important matters.
An unexpected snag on my pregnancy made baby Cepin had to be induced the day after my birthday (at least I got to have a great bday dinner with my inlaws)and was born at 1:12 am of the morning after. Here is the story (don't worry not too many gory details) Story to come soon, I have to go try to catch some sleep

I think Joely is ready to be a doula, he was great!

end of eight month

I am in the last week of the eight month and things are getting a little unconfortable. It is hard to sit for an extended period of time. Something seems to always be poking my right lung. But overall I feel great. I do get tired if I am on my feet for too long, but a little rest here and there gets me throught the day. It has been nice to be on vacation and get the house ready for the baby. I don't feel in a hurry to have the baby here, I wouldn't mind if he is a little late to give me more time, but who knows how I will feel during the last month. Hehehe.

Nesting

I have been on vacation since Christmas, nesting. Had to rearrenge most of the house to make space for little shrimp. A lot of work, but we are almost there. Had to completely move our favorite room in the house, computer/drawing/music room to make it into the new baby room. Made the old guest/storage room the new music/guest/craft room, while moved the computer into our master bedroom. Had to reorganize all the closets in the house and had to get rid of tons of things we no longer need. It is a work in progress. Here are some before and in progress pics

Electrical, plumbing and HVAC

Got the electrical upgraded, the plumbing is on the way and the HVAC system is in place, except for the actual unit which goes in, in a week or so.
In April it will be a year since we broke ground :-) I guess it is not too bad for Joely doing most of the work himself while holding a full time job and taking care of his pregnant coneja.