Ella Grace

Ella Grace joined us on Friday, April 16th. The labor was about 10 hours, but that was because the nurse wasn't rushing with the pitocin. She is so beautiful! I think she looks more like Emma every day! Emma loves her sister, and is very protective of her! Which is great because we were worried that she wasn't going to take to Ella very well. Ella is a good baby, pretty easy for the most part. But it was definitely an adjustment for me and Richard because we were getting used to sleeping through the night, and now its back to every 2-3 hours of waking up and making bottles! Ah the memories of what it was like with Emma! Things are going great with us, and now we are a complete family! No more kids :)

Easter!

Easter was so great this year! We had it at Teri and Kam's and it was sort of like a pot luck thing were everyone brought a side dish or dessert. My favorite side dish was this cornbread casserole that Jadi made, it was a big hit with everyone there! Emma had a lot of fun with the Easter egg hunt, I'm surprised she got the concept of finding an egg and putting it in her basket, but after awhile she tried eating the plastic eggs :)

Emma's 1st Birthday!

I know I'm really late on posting these. This whole semester has been very hectic between Richard, Emma, the pregnancy and school. But I finally have some time to post some pics! Emma's birthday was a BIG success! I never knew how stressful it would be to plan a birthday, so THANKS mom and dad for all the birthday parties you threw for me! Emma had family come in from out of town to and so many family and friends from the area came to celebrate with us! She got SO many clothes, which is great! And the spring dresses she got are so adorable on her! We had a great time at the party and so did Emma!

My handsome nephews!

My nephews are so adorable! Little Billy is almost 14 months and he looks JUST like my sister. And Christopher is almost 4 months and he is an exact replica of Big Billy, with beautiful blue eyes! I miss my sister a lot, and I can't wait to see all of them this summer for the 4th of July weekend :)

Christmas Pics

She puts a smile on my face everyday!

Picture Updates

Here I cannot argue the fact that Emma looks just like Richard!

This was the sunflower costume that Aunt BB bought for halloween. Emma looked sooo adorable, but she didn't keep it on for long!

These next two pictures are from Emma's very 1st State Fair!!! It was really cold, and she ended up taking a nap....

The monkey that my mom won for Emma is one of Emma's favorite toys!

Lots of Updates!!!

Ok, so it's been a good while since I have updated this blog, so I am taking the time to do so while Emma is napping.

So starting with the school updates. Richard is doing so good in the DP Academy. He loves it! Next week they are going to the Navel Air Station to learn how to search a building and driving the police cars. And the best part of next week is that Richard gets to meet Andre from Dallas SWAT. He is soooo hot! I told Richard to get his picture for me :) February will be Richard's "Hell Month". I don't know what all that entails but I do know that he will be getting tasered with the taser gun on Feb 10, Richard is so excited to do that. Hopefully he can get it recorded and I will upload it!

School went really well for me last semester. I have a 3.2 GPA now, which is good, but I will definitely be striving to get get it even higher! I start school again next Wednesday. My schedule includes two math classes, a sociology class, and a psychology class. I think Iam really going to love this semester!

Now onto updates about Emma. She is one week away from being 11 months old. My mom tells me that everyday, she starts to look more and more like Richard. We also FINALLY got her to start sleeping in her play pin at night. She wants absolutely nothing to do with her crib, she cries anytime I even attempt to put her in it. She finally got her two bottom teeth in back when she was around 7 months old, but have had no more teeth cutting in since then. As of her 9 month check up she was 18lbs 10oz, and I think 28 inches long. Which puts her in the 50% for her weight and still in the 96% for her height. And the biggest news about her is that she has now started walking! I can't believe that my baby will be turning 1 in 5 weeks. I know everyone says that babies grow up so fast, but it still shocks me that my baby will soon be a toddler!

So my biggest news of all may shock most of those who don't already know. Richard and I are having another baby girl due April 29. We have decided on her name, Sophie Renee Ruiz. The pregnancy is going great now. And I say now because for the first 4 1/2 months, my morning sickness was so bad, that I had to take medicine everyday to be able to keep food down. She kicks and moves around all day! We are excited, but not sure how Emma will take the new baby, especially knowing that Emma has to have all the attention, all the time :) Just like her mommy!