We have had a crazy year. In the middle of crazy times we realized our dream of having a third baby came true! We tried for this baby for years, and all we got was broken hearts! We had two miscarriages, and after treatments, surgery and so many upsetting negative pregnancy tests, we learned we were pregnant. We did not tell the kids until we knew the baby was ok, we had told the kids too soon before, and then had a hard time explaining the baby was no longer coming. We waited until Father’s Day to reveal the gender and we found out we. We’re having a little princess!!! Jorge and I were happy with a either a boy or a girl! Alana was dying for a sister, and little Jorge almost died when he realized he was outnumbered!!! We decided to name her Azul Elena! I met a little girl once with this name, and it just stuck! The pregnancy was hard on me, I had some breathing issues, and was tired, also I was caring for my mom who had been very sick! This baby was the joy this family needed to face the times ahead of us.We knew she would be early, all the kids have been premature, but this one decided to make her grand entrance 9 weeks early. On November 12, 2020 we welcomed our precious baby and she is just perfect. We spend the first 5 weeks in the NICU, not easy when you are in the middle of a pandemic, but with masks and everything we survived. This little one refused to eat, so I decided to stay for a full week night and day in the NICU and finally two days before Xmas after training her to eat we brought her home! She spent the Holidays with her siblings, her grand parents, and her uncles and aunt! We had a magical time. As time passed my mom figured out a way of bonding with her. Azul would nap and cuddle in the middle of my moms legs and my mom would hold to her foot. ALS took my moms ability to move, but we were able to have them both bond and share a love like no other. Mom passed away in March, but I will forever remember how much she loved this baby!
This baby is a smarty pants. She can do tricks already. She can sing along the gum rain song! She can stick her tongue out when prompted to do so, she can wink her eyes of asked too. She is now six months and is able to turn, sit, hold her bottle of it’s half empty. She started eating baby food today, and it was not very tasty apparently.
Azul is strong minded. She knows what she wants, and at her short age we can see that she will be able to get her way. She is not one that is easy to convince and has the most beautiful eyes we have ever seen! We know she will be very successful in life! This kid makes my heart pound, she has us head over hills for her!
Jorge is also reaching an amazing milestone! He is going to middle school!! I cannot believe how much this child has grow. And we are so proud of him! He is so handsome and so sweet and such an amazing little boy! He loves sports, and we love to see him playing with other kids. I think he will be involved in the world of sports when he is older! He is just so passionate about it! I am just madly in love with him.
Alana is also quite something else! She got accepted into a program for gifted kids and she loves loves the challenges ....she dances like a superstar and has a very strong personality! I think she will be in showboat when she grows .... she has this adorable personality and she can drive me nuts... but I love this child to pieces!
I feel my family is now complete, I am blessed with these kids and with life
