Gabriela is 17 weeks old and this Friday she'll be 4 months old

Hi all! It's hard to believe that Gabriela will be 4 months old this Friday. Time flies. Today she weighed in at 15 lbs. 13 oz. and I think she's beginning to taper off (hopefully). This week she has begun to make more noises and express them even more loudly. She loves talking to her dada the most (as you'll see in the videos on webshots). She grasps her links and other toys with her hands/fingers and of course, likes to put them in her mouth!

I have begun to research how to make my own baby food because in 2 months I will be starting Gabriela on some solid food. It seems pretty easy to do and I can't see giving her food from a jar that doesn't expire for 3 years! I know we were all given baby food from a jar, but since I'm staying home, I'll make her food for her.

As for the sleeping, she still wakes up between 2-4 am and then usually again around 6-7 am, although some nights she wakes up again between 4-5 am. So, there still is no consistency, but at least she goes back to sleep easily after eating.

Jeff is working back in St. Mary's County, effective tonight, so that will be nice. If he has time and is in the neighborhood, he can stop by for dinner or lunch and we can easily stop by the barrack if we are out and about to say hi.

One last thing. My brother, sister-in-law, and nephews are moving to Jacksonville, FL. This coming month. They just packed out and will be moving east early September. We are very excited to be in the same time zone and to be a lot closer! Hopefully we'll see each other more now!

Gabriela at 16 weeks

Well, Gabriela will be 4 months old a week from tomorrow! My how she's grown. Yesterday I took her to my mommy group (like usual) and she weighs 15 lbs. 8.6 oz. I thought her weight would be tapering off, but nope, she likes to eat too much. Anyway, she is becoming more and more boisterous and is really trying to turn over. She also loves the Olympics, and any other TV show for that matter. She is focusing on the colors and movements, so we now have to turn the TV off for her to sleep (no joke). She has also started drooling a lot, so I anticipate a tooth or more to pop up in the near future. She is still sleeping the first stage of the night in her swing; for some reason she only sleeps for 2 hours at a time in her crib. So, we'll see how long we'll be purchasing duracell batteries for...man those things are expensive when you use them so frequently.

Anyway, these pictures are from this past weekend when Abuela and Grandpa were over. She was watching the Olympics with Grandpa and then later Abuela was having a Gabriela photo shoot (check out webshots for more shots).

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Gabriela is 15 weeks old today!

Hi all! Gabriela is 15 weeks old today and she is doing well. She changes daily. We noticed on Sunday that her cooing has gotten louder and much more consistent. She loves talking/cooing with you. Yesterday we videotaped (check out webshots for the video) her doing her new trick. It's too funny. Of course Dada eats it up and encourages her! Everyday we thank God for how lucky we are and for how much happiness she brings us.

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Congratulations to Colin for his baptism!

Jeff, Gabriela and I want to congratulate Colin for his baptism. We were both honored to be his godparents and we are very happy to know we will be able to meet him soon. We look forward to seeing everyone.

All our love!