Baby Villarrubia

11 months

2010-09-25T19:45:00.000-06:00

10 Months 3 weeks and a haircut

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10 months and two teeth (which I can't get a photo of)

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10 months

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10 months

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9 months 3 weeks Indian Market Santa Fe

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9 months 3 weeks

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Here's little Milton playing with his brand new Japanese eggplant shaker!!!!!

We offered to water our neighbors garden while they are out of town and they have a swing. YAY

Here is the bane of my existence. The gosh darn disgusting dog water bowl that seems to be the only thing little M is interested in playing with:(

Look at this AWESOME toy box we just got. THANK YOU aunt Schanda:)

Canoodling with the cat behind the curtains.

9 months 2 weeks

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9 months 2 weeks

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Little M has been keeping us all VERY busy crawling all over the place. His favorite thing to do is crawl into the kitchen and try to climb into the dogs nasty water bowl. He keeps us on our toes for sure. He's leaned to side step and still stands on his own sometimes. I'm guessing he'll walk before his first birthday. Speaking of his first birthday I have already started making the decorations and am VERY excited!!!

more 9 months 1 week

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9 months 1 week

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Little Froggy

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There will be lots more photos coming in the next couple days but little M has decided that he doesn't want to look at the camera or smile for photos anymore so I'm struggling to get usual cuties.

More 9 months

2010-07-27T16:55:00.004-06:00

Since little Milton has decided to explore EVERYTHING we have been babyproofing EVERYTHING. Somehow we knew this day would come and had plenty of time to get it all done but somehow it's just not that important until one day it is.
My famous Panko crusted potato, veal, pork and beef meatballs. Mmmmmm
Milton's new ball:)
He loves to pull up on Dad's drums

My boys
I love monsoon season
Milton and cousin Ben playing
Milton's first time in a jumpy house.

9 Months

2010-07-27T16:46:00.004-06:00

Mmmmmm Chimayo red chile
Beef tacos and green chile calabacitas
This is how we cook
Not only is little MIlton pulling up everywhere but he has now learned to stand on his own without holding on to anything for a good 20-30 seconds. I think he will be walking shortly folks.
Eating grass at the park
Well, We have been VERY busy this week. For a couple weeks Milton was crawling but not far at all and only a couple times a day but this week he decided to really take off, crawling all over the house into every nook and cranny looking for trouble. So we started the major baby proofing.

9 months

2010-07-22T09:35:00.004-06:00

Happy as a little clam
The finished squash blossom dish
Beautiful squash blossoms that we stuffed with lion's main mushrooms and chevre goat cheese and tempura fried. DELICIOUS!
being silly
Crawling around outside

Helping mom with the laundry
At his cousins house exploring their fun new toys
Beautiful potatoes from farmer's market

He insists on carrying this wooden chef's knife everywhere he goes. Makes Big Milton happy:)

Milton will be 9 Months on July 30th. He is changing more and more everyday. He is still dabbling with crawling. He doesn't crawl all over the house yet just across a room once and a while. He has gotten so good at pulling himself up that he can balance without holding on and will even stand up all on his own every now and again. He is babbling cute little baby talk a lot now. He's still eating everything in sight, 3 meals and 2 snacks plus breast milk.

I am 14 weeks pregnant now and feeling fine. I'm hardly nauseous at all anymore but still very tired. I doubt that symptom will ever go away. In 6 weeks we can find out the sex of the baby and we're very excited about that. I had a dream it was a boy but Milton thinks it's a girl. We'll just have to wait and see.

8 months 3 weeks

2010-07-17T10:13:00.005-06:00

Farmer's Market is our favorite place to spend Saturday morning
BUSTED!
Summertime bath bucket
checking out dad's CDs which will be moved this week

First driving lesson

Pulling up everywhere

8 months 2 weeks

2010-07-08T16:24:00.005-06:00

SUMMERTIME!!!

another day at the park
He's recently discovered that playing with his reflection is very entertaining
Give me that milkshake daddy

Here he is crawling right into Fessa's bed
Here's Milton's innocent look
Farmer's market
Picnics are one of our favorites and naps are dads favorite

Milton's water drums!! AWESOME!!!

Well, it finally happened. Little Milton is crawling!!!! Not very far but he can certainly get around when he wants to. I was so excited the first day and then the second day came and he hit his head at least 4 times and I realized that maybe it wasn't the most wonderful news.

He's also pulling up everywhere and on everything, hence the head bonking.

Big Milton has been cooking up a storm and we are busy planning the music studio addition in the garage. I'm 13 weeks pregnant and can't believe we're already entering the second trimester. I feel fine for the most part but am tired and nauseous a lot. We couldn't be more excited about the new baby. We've decided that we will find out the sex this time around so come September we'll know if Milton is getting a little sister or brother!!

8 months

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just being cute
Milton loves to cook with his daddy
Milton chompin' down dad's angel hair

The boat
being there made me miss it
New York
Big Milt in the limo

8 months

2010-07-01T15:15:00.006-06:00

Cruising out of New York Harbor was beautiful
Milton's first limo ride
Milton's first airplane ride. He did GREAT!
Milton and his great grandmother
Milton and dad right before his christening
morning of Christening. Aunt Schanda made the outfit.
Our little family
great grandma
Bermuda

Playin' on the boat

More 7 months 2 weeks

2010-06-14T16:11:00.005-06:00

Sorry I haven't updated the blog in so long but big milton had the laptop on tour with him so we were out of commission for a couple weeks. Little Milton has grown a lot over the last couple weeks. He is in crawl position almost all the time now and will be crawling any day!!! We are leaving this Friday for Bermuda and we are very bus packing, planning and being excited!!

7 Months 2 weeks

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7 months

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Hiking with the dogs
The park
Teether

Jumper
Fun at Grandma's

Aunt Asia
Cousins
Cousins

Farmer's market
My boys

farmer's market treasures

My little cherub

2010-05-20T17:32:00.004-06:00

Making dad proud everyday
working those sticks

The Park, he loves the park
us first thing in the morning
this was on my birthday. He was so playful and happy all day. It was wonderful. He's the best present I could ever ask for
My new dress and new gold hoop that my mom got me. Thanks mom
My little cherub
...........................sigh............................
There's nothing more precious than a daddy and his baby

Bath time is still one of his favorites

New Mexico sky
sweet, sweet boy sleeping

6 months 3 weeks

2010-05-14T17:13:00.005-06:00

Eating avocado

This is down the street at a local park. He really loves to swing now that he's big enough. I think we should get one for our yard
First thing in the morning

After work father and son snuggle time
A visit with cousin Ben this week was fun

Swingin again!!
Ben and Milton playing together

Happy Mother's Day

2010-05-14T17:03:00.003-06:00

This was our afternoon picnic at Shidoni sculpture garden

I LOVE THIS PHOTO. I'm going to frame it! My wonderful, wonderful Miltons. I adore them!
Some of the other goodies we feasted on
Chef and nanny
We got these beautiful ingredients for out fritatta at the farmer's market. ahhhh nothing like fresh eggs
The Chef
I woke up to this beautiful orchid which I named Oprah III. I guess that's a long story but I was so thrilled to have an orchid again. We had a lovely Mother's Day breakfast with grandma. Milton cleaned the house and cooked the meal. It was a wonderful treat for me. Everyday I feel blessed to be a mother. It's the best thing to ever happen to me and how nice to be honored as well.

Busy Bee

2010-05-08T12:33:00.008-06:00

Early morning Miltons

I think Milton thought this was the most fun game EVER! 2 bowls full of water on his tray! He tried to drink from the bowls and tipped the water out all over everything and then banged his little hands in the water. It was really cute!

This is at the little baseball field right down the street from our house.
This is his first time having yogurt. He loved it:) He's such a good eater! Today Papa Milton is making him sweet potatoes, acorn squash and a new dish of French green lentils with carrot and shallot puree. What a lucky baby!!
Cousin Ben was very perplexed at why Milton insisted on biting everything.
Here's Milton and his cousin Ben playing on Grandma's bed.

He LOVES standing up and can stand on his own now if given somewhere to hold on. He can't pull up by himself yet but can stand alone.
He hardly fits in his Bumbo chair anymore. Sometimes his little chubby legs get stuck:)

All these photos were taken at the park. I decided to take him one day when we were bored and he loved it. He played on the blanket and really enjoyed looking around at all the other people and trees and such. I think I may take him everyday that we don't go to story time because he like it so much. He loves being outside.
Spring blossoms in our yard
He got his first ball this week
Little m grabbing big M's nose first thing in the morning:)
Playing with Mr. Teddy. He talks to him and grabs his feet. It's so cute

Okay folks well if you wanted pictures, here they are. The extra couple hours sleep a night must have given me lots of energy to take pictures this week. This week little M was a very busy bee.

So the sleep training went way better than expected. Within 3 nights he was only waking up once and would fall back to sleep in 30 seconds when I went into his room. Last night he regressed a little waking up 4 times but I think he's not feeling well. Otherwise he is consistently up between 2 and 4 am but only once and literally only until I go back into his room and then he falls right back to sleep again. So it went well and I am getting much more sleep and am very happy about it.

6 Months

2010-05-02T10:18:00.004-06:00

I haven't taken too many photos this week because on Friday night we started sleep training Milton. I decided to do the "no tears" method which means Big Milt or I stay in the room with him while he's in his crib until he falls asleep and then leave the room once he's asleep. I was expecting it to be horrible and was prepared for hours of crying but to my surprise he has done much better than I expected. Never underestimate your children. The first night he woke 6 times but never cried for more than 30 min. The second night he went to sleep with absolutely no crying and then only woke 3 times with minimal crying. As the nights go on we will move farther and farther from his crib until he can go to sleep on his own without us in the room.

He's getting so big. He's almost like a little boy already. It makes me sad that he's growing so fast right in front of my eyes. I don't know what happened to my baby. He is very happy all the time. He is very sociable and is glad to say hello to strangers when we are out and about. We still have one car and I take the car almost everyday now so that I can take little M out or else he gets stir crazy and bored. We try to walk the neighborhood for an hour a day too. He's doing great. He's eating 3 meals a day now and is nearly 18 pounds!

Almost 6 months

2010-04-25T14:58:00.006-06:00

These are a few of the beautiful flowering trees around the neighborhood. Little M and I go walking everyday. Sometimes we go two or three times. There is no denying spring in Santa Fe is gorgeous.
I'm keeping my hair brunette for now. I like it!
Kendra's baby shower! It was so nice to go out as a family. Little M is getting much easier and is very sociable.

Fessa and Milton are best friends. Every time he lays eyes on her he puts on a BIG smile. She is so good with him too. She's very careful!

As you can see little M has found the cat. The cat is very unhappy about it!!
Lookin stylin in his new outfit from Aunt Schanda!

Having fun with the toy basket on the bed

He can sit up very well now. He hardly ever falls over!

My wonderful husband surprised me with this lovely bath accessorie and it has been so much nicer than wadded up old towels on the floor!
Maybe one of my favorite pictures of him. My heart melts!

5 months 3 weeks

2010-04-17T11:31:00.006-06:00

I have a new application on my iphone that is for photos and it has been fun to play with
Uh, oh Daddy's tired

I know this is the baby's blog but every once and a while I can't resist posting some of Big M's food because it's so spectacular. Fried green tomatoes and shrimp remoulade
He's almost crawling
Aunt Schanda
Aunt Schanda
The children's museum
Aunt Schanda and cousin Isabella

He loves Isabella

My Miltons! I love this pic

Happy Easter

2010-04-04T15:13:00.004-06:00

Milton's homemade turkey brine

Our little family
Grandma and Little m

My Miltons

Baby Laughs

2010-04-04T11:33:00.001-06:00

This is absolutely adorable. Please have a listen

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Some Family Photos

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Here is Asia, Ben, Anna, and Milton ay Grandma's house
Little Milton s almost big enough to play with his older cousins

5 months

2010-04-03T15:12:00.004-06:00

Grandma and Milton with his new Easter toy. Thanks Grandma
Sitting up. He's almost got it down.
Relaxin together on the weekend
Happy little guy rolling around in the pillows
I think he looks like big Milton when he furrows his brow
Enjoying the beautiful Spring weather. Dad says this looks like a ladies gardening hat!
Bedtime
He love to eat. Big Milton makes all his food. This lovely mess are sweet potato
concentrating hard on getting that spoon in his mouth

Is Anybody Out there??

2010-03-29T20:45:00.002-06:00

So, I have no idea how many of my "followers" actually follow the blog. Sometimes I think none and other times I think about two. But Hey, that's fine with me. I enjoy blogging about my beautiful son even if no one is watching. That doesn't bug me but what does bug me is that no one ever leaves a comment. NEVER a comment. So would you mind making a comment now and again? It would be lovely to have feedback. Hope your enjoying baby Milton.

5 months 1 week old

2010-03-27T14:33:00.005-06:00

So apparently frozen mango pits are the ultimate teething aid. He chews on it for 20 minuets at a time. LOVES IT!!!
Drinking from Dad's cup like a big boy
Rags and wash clothes are also very enjoyable to him right now
bath time is his favorite part of the whole day
Learning to sit up
Ugghhhh, cuteness
The Milton's workin it out on the drum set
The Ergo carrier is a lifesaver. No more aching back
Geaux Tigers!!!
Thanks Paw Paw and Rebecca for this glorious bib!!! I think we're going to get him a Drew Brees jersey for next season.
Where The Wild Things Are
He loves to play in the sink
I love this hat!
Fessa and Milton sunbathing

5 Months old

2010-03-21T18:38:00.006-06:00

I think he really might be teething this time. Drooling, chewing on EVERYTHING, random fussing, and 2 curious little white spots just inside the gum on the bottom jaw
Sometimes this baby is so adorable my heart leaps
We set up his pack n' play in the den and he loves to play in there now that he can almost sit on his own.
Grumpy morning Miltons
Bedtime
Mama's sunglasses. I think he needs a pair of his own. He kinda likes them and the sun it always in his face
He's loves exploring all of Milton Major's musical toys
Daddy Milton reading a bedtime story. We read 2 books every night!
Just an average day!
Fessa loves Milton and Milton loves Fessa!
One day it warm and Milton, the dogs and I played outside
All bundled up to go on a morning walk!
This is the yard. It snowed numerous inches twice this week and we are sick of it. We want Spring to come so we can play outside.
Little Milton is hardly little anymore. I can't believe he's already 5 months old. He's a whopping 15 pounds 13 ounces this week. His hair is coming in more and more everyday and is light brown. His eyes are still undecided. They look hazel in the middle around the pupil and the outer iris looks navy blue. Beautiful! Every week he is progressing. He can roll on his own now from his stomach to his back. He likes to stand up and put EVERYTHING in his mouth. He loves to go out to busy places. He still hates the car seat and cries most of the time but it's worth it for him to get to somewhere fun. Above we are at the grocery!

4 months and 3 weeks

2010-03-13T16:16:00.004-07:00

Well, this past few weeks has been full of new adventures. Little Milton really enjoys going out of the house and in the stroller now. We go to the mall or the grocery. He is almost sitting up on his own. We prop him up with a boppie pillow and he plays by himself a little. He has also starting eating solid food. He started on rice cereal but now eats banana, oatmeal and acorn squash. He loves to eat. He opens his mouth wide and has been really enjoying the experience. Big Milton has been making all his baby food for him which has been a joy for him. He is 15 pounds 6 ounces now and growing like a weed. We fall more in love with him everyday.

4 months and 1 week

2010-02-27T15:28:00.005-07:00

Milton discovering his feet for the first time
Chunky little monkey weighs 14 pounds 9 ounces
Fabulous new high chair from PooPa and TamTam

Milton's hand-eye coordination has gotten very good so he goes around grabbing the dogs faces, Big Milton's beard and chest hair and as you can see here, my hair! I have been teaching him to use a sippy cup this week and he is already doing the motions.

A helium balloon gently tied around his ankle entertains him for a few minuets
Milton major teaching Milton minor about how to make a perfect stock

When Dad's not home I stash the little guy in the sink while I dump the bath water. He likes it!

Such a cute outfit! Thanks Alan and Tammy

He's been drooling A LOT lately! Especially when he's concentrating!

Snappin' to the beat
His new little lamb swing that he loves! I wish we would have gotten it earlier! Again thanks to Alan and Tammy
One of his first rides in the stroller! We went to the mall and have been many places since
This is our new Ergo carrier! It is soooooo much easier on the back and can support up to 40 pounds!

3 Months and 3 weeks

2010-02-14T18:32:00.005-07:00

Take a look at what out dining room table has become. The baby jungle.

These 3 photos are some of my favorite. Milton Major and Milton Minor playing together, SO CUTE!
Happy Valentines Day
All tuckered out
possibly teething
Likes to sit in bouncer and pull on rings
This could be one of my all time favorite photos of him so far!! I love it!!

He can sit up on his own with minimal assistance
Chillin in his slippers
The baby hangin with the dogs
SO CUTE!!!!Riding around with mom
All dressed up like dad
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!
BELIEVE DAT!!!!!!!

3 months and 2 weeks

2010-02-06T16:45:00.003-07:00

Tummy Time Video 3 1/2 months

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Click here to check out baby Milton talking and laughing at 3 1/2 months

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3pE7Agr-Ww

3 months and 1 week old

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3 months old

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9-10 Weeks

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Merry Christmas 8 weeks

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6-7 Weeks

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5 Weeks

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He learned to smile this week but I haven't managed to catch it yet:) so cute!

The Milton's cooking together
It's hard to believe he's already 5 weeks old. He now weighs 9 pounds 3 ounces. Things are slowly but surely getting a little easier as we all get to know each other.

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-27T15:25:00.002-07:00

4 Weeks old

This adorable outfit and blanket were gifts from aunt Schanda

Grandma

Poppy

Cousin Ana

3 weeks old

2009-11-22T17:55:00.003-07:00

2 Weeks old

2009-11-16T18:39:00.003-07:00

The first 2 weeks we mainly spent in a diaper and a blanket only but we are trying to get dressed everyday now hence the cute outfit
The baby bjorn carrier has turned out to be a hit. Today we went outside with the dogs and on a 15 minuet walk around the neighborhood. Little Milton slept the whole time.
He loves his play gym. He is very entertained by the bright colors and dangling objects.
He has quite a bit of hair, especially after a bath when it's all fluffy.

After bath time
I love the photo below. My two favorite guys!!

10 Days old

2009-11-10T12:58:00.003-07:00

He's so sweet. I can't stop looking at him. When he takes a nap I want to wake him up because I miss him so much!

One week old

2009-11-07T12:37:00.003-07:00

This is Milton's first bath. I'm not sure he liked it. He cried and then peed on us but mom has a lot to learn so maybe next time will be better.

Milton was one week old yesterday. This is his Moby wrap that Aunt Asia got for us. It's our goal to learn to use it before Big Milton goes back to work.

Please welcome Milton Joseph Villarrubia, IV

2009-11-04T22:39:00.005-07:00

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our son Milton Joseph Villarrubia, IV.

Labor story:

I went into early labor at 10am on Thursday October 29th. Luckily the contractions were so mild that I wasn't sure I was really in labor until 12 hours later when my water broke. At 11pm I had my first strong contraction that broke my water and things began to progress very quickly from there. By the time we got dressed, in the car and on the way to Albuquerque, the contractions were 3-4 minuets apart. We arrived at the hospital around 12:30am and he was born at 4:03am. Luckily I was able to have 100% natural childbirth. It was the hardest and most amazing experience of my life to date. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He came out crying and Milton cut the umbilical cord. While they worked on me he went straight into Milton's arms. We were very shocked that he was a boy. I was sure he was a girl throughout the entire pregnancy. Obviously he is named after his dad and after much diliberation we have decided we will in deed call him Milton. It suits him. Milton senior will be going by Milt from now so our new little one will be called Milton. He is by far the most amazing thing to happen to both of us. We are elated and filled with joy to welcome the new addition to our little family.

36 weeks! The Baby Shower!

2009-10-05T22:01:00.005-06:00

Cutting the cake!!

There were lots and lots of little people. We may have been out numbered!

Opening gifts!

Fellow nurses!!!

Milton, Linda and I

Anna the hostess!!

Here are some photos of the baby shower hosted by my wonderful friend Anna. We absolutely loved this cake. It was delicious!!

33 Weeks!

2009-09-12T21:20:00.002-06:00

Well, I am officially huge!!! At my doctor's appointment this week they said I am measuring 5 weeks larger than I actually am, which basically means they think we are having a gigantic baby. So in 2 weeks I'll go for another ultrasound to confirm! There's nothing to worry about except for me having a rough time pushing it out. I am starting to get the feeling I would like this to be over soon. I'm not loosing my mind yet but I can see that by next month I will be. Oh and my blissful 7 months with no stretch marks has come to a screeching halt:( My worst ailment these days is insomnia. I just can't seem to get comfortable at night. I'm longing for a lazy boy! Otherwise all is well. Milton has been so amazing. He has been working like a maniac and we are so proud of him. We are growing increasingly anxious to get back into our house!

This is our little back yard that we are sooooooo happy to have after the dirty cement slab we had in New York. Milton is smoking a pork butt!!

30 Weeks

2009-08-27T20:35:00.003-06:00

This is our new car:)

STUDIO LIVING!

It's not glamourous but it works! The cat has never been happier to terrorize us 24 hours a day. Milton has been very busy with his new full time teaching job plus working gigs at night on the weekends. I on the other hand couldn't be happier to have a little time off to just work on finishing the baby. We finally registered! We're registered at Babies R us and our registry can be found by mine or Milton's name.

29 weeks

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My rhinoserous bikini! The ice cold water felt so, so good on my hot swollen feet! And yes, I will be very happy when I can loose the baby weight and all that cellulite I've acquired!

Relaxin

fishin

Milton and I spent one night up in Pecos at our friend Molly's cabin. It was EXACTLY what we needed after the concrete jungle of New York. We relaxed and soaked our feet in the creek. Milton did some fishing and the dogs got to run free!!

28 Weeks (7 months)

2009-08-11T21:31:00.000-06:00

The baby is still kicking up a storm and with much more force now. I am very happy to report I still don't have a single stretch mark! Yippie! It is getting challenging as I get bigger and bigger. I am much slower and clumsier. I am hot and swollen now most of the time. Sleeping has become quite a task these days. For a week I slept on a couch at my mom's house because that was the only place I could get moderately comfortable. Milton and I are starting to get very excited about the baby. It's not too much longer now. I'm going to try and register this week!

It's great catching up with old friends

Fish tacos at Mara and Jesse's house

Showing off my new Target dress, at 7 months it's hard finding anything to wear let alone something cute.

Grandma and our new nephew Ben!

Me and the baby's grandma!

Heading out to a High Mayhem art opening!!

It's great having good friends with kids!! We're eagerly watching and learning!

We have been very busy catching up with friends and family since arriving in Santa Fe. In one short week we have managed to attend 2 dinner parties, an art opening and a family gathering. Plus we moved into our new apartment, bought a car, and Milton played 3 gigs. This is Milton teaching Mica a thing or two about the pandero (at Carlos and Lillie's for dinner).

26 Weeks

2009-07-30T18:37:00.000-06:00

Well, it's our last night in NYC. We had one crazy year. We experienced a lot, both good and bad; things we will never forget and things we will probably try really hard to forget, but in the end, we are going home happy and healthy with a bouncing baby on the way.
When asked what this picture caption should read, Milton says, "hopefully the geek genes won't get passed on to the next generation"
The baby went in the car today for his/her 3rd time ever and got very very rambunctious after all the bumps and swerves. Looks like it's going to be Dance Party 2009 all the way home.

24 Weeks The Third Trimester Begins

2009-07-14T18:51:00.000-06:00

Today is Milton and I's two year wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe it's already been that long. We couldn't be happier!

Milton thinks I'm silly but I hated being "newly weds." I'm so happy the "honeymoon" is officially over and we can move into the really good stuff, the stuff only old married couples know about each other!!

To celebrate we went to a fabulous New York institution, Peter Luger's Steakhouse. It did not disappoint, and the baby got to have his/her first porterhouse!

I hope the baby has Milton's dimples and freckles!

I'm starting to have a hard time getting up from low positions, needless to say, I don't think my stomach muscles are working at all anymore. Work is becoming more and more challenging as the weeks go on. I'm sure I look like, flustered little waddling nurse, but I still manage to get the job done.

I feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday. I can still tie my own shoes, barely!

Today we also officially entered the third trimester at 24 weeks!

The little rascal is still kicking his/her heals up on a regular basis but I've gotten used to it now and it's sort of comforting.

I don't think there's any denying I'm prego now!

Maternity Shopping

2009-07-08T16:18:00.000-06:00

The dress came from Isabella Oliver my new favorite maternity clothes website. I hope it looks as good on me as it does on this model. Yes, it's pricey but the clothes are beautiful and they actually fit "real" people like me!
This is the dress I bought for my baby shower. There's no date, time or location for any such shower yet but at least I have something fabulous to wear if the opportunity presents itself.

Father to be

2009-07-07T07:36:00.000-06:00

Milton has been taking very good care of me and the baby. He's been cooking and cleaning and doing everything in between. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful and supportive husband. (this photo was taken in Venice on our honeymoon; one of my favorites)

Happy Mama

2009-07-05T20:27:00.000-06:00

Despite my raging hormones and random physical ailments I couldn't be more happy to be pregnant!

Swollen Pigs

2009-07-05T20:20:00.000-06:00

Yes, my feet have officially become "pregnant." I am sporting full on cankles and tree trunks for legs. The 12 hour night shifts and heat are not helping the situation either.

23 Weeks

2009-07-05T20:17:00.000-06:00

My belly works well as an arm rest now but soon I'm sure we will be able to balance small objects on it.

23 Weeks

2009-07-05T20:14:00.001-06:00

It was very hot and very smelly in this subway station.

23 Weeks

2009-07-05T20:10:00.000-06:00

This week I feel like my bump got twice as big.

22 Weeks

2009-06-30T19:17:00.000-06:00

22 Weeks

2009-06-30T19:10:00.001-06:00

20 Week Ultrasound

2009-06-30T06:57:00.000-06:00

At the 20 week ultrasound baby Villarrubia weighed 14 ounces, was in the vertex position (head down) and had all his/her parts in perfect working order.

20 Weeks

2009-06-30T06:54:00.001-06:00

18 Weeks

2009-06-30T06:51:00.000-06:00

16 Weeks

2009-06-30T06:48:00.000-06:00