Sweet baby Elise Lopez!

I see you looking at me!

If you are looking at your computer moniter screen, on your right is her head and on your left is her chest (you can see her heartbeat). She has her right arm over her head as if she is posing. She is staring directly at us and you can see one of her eyes (perfectly round circle). If you watch her chest you can even see her sigh. This was at the end of our visit and she was probably wondering what the poking and proding was all about. Poor baby!

September Countdown

It's a girl!

Baby Bump 9/20

Officially 5 months today!

Don't my 2 babies look beautiful? I sure think so.
:)

Happy Birthday Ethan!

We would like to give a shot out to Jeffery Ethan Landeros! Today is his birthday and we wish we could be stuffing our faces with pizza with him. When we visited this past summer and he told us that the next time we needed to go back was for his birthday. We wish we could have made that come true. :(

September Countdown!

I'm EXCITED! I can't wait until next Thursday, Sept. 24th. That's when we find out whether we're having a boy or a girl, but the most important thing that we pray for is healthy baby and mom. So, if you all don't mind, please keep us in prayer. God is GREAT and I can't wait to see what He's creating in Olivia's tummy. It's cool seeing Olivia's stomach grow. It's crazy to think that there's a baby growing in there. I can't understand how that works, but hey that's God!
God Bless.
Psalm 139

How are you feeling??

Well, let me tell you! It has changed over the past couple of months. First I didn't even know I was pregnant and when I found out the only thing I noticed was that I was extra tired and taking evening naps. Then week 6 hit and the nausea (a.k.a morning sickness) came. It started first thing in the morning and lasted all day. It was tough. I had no appetite and I hated pretty much everything. Only a couple of things worked like grapes, cereal, and Sonic hamburgers. I never threw up thank God, but I would gag all day. My prenatal vitamins were hard for me to take and I would have to get up to pee every night. Then I figured it out. If I kept something in my stomach then the nausea would be fine. So this meant eating all day and not giving my stomach a chance to empty. It was kind of weird being on a semi-full sort of bloated stomach, all day. Then that slowly came to an end and I could look in the freezer again, cook for my husband and venture out into other food categories. Now I'm cool with everything in the food department and don't wake up in the night to pee. Instead my favorite thing is to say "I pulled a uterus". I sleep on the couch a lot since I get lower back pain when I sleep on the bed. Not sure what that is about. Bought a body pillow to see if that would help. I get hungry a lot and have to pack double the lunch and snacks than what I'm used to for work. Everyone always finds me in the kitchen/break room. My pants/bottoms don't fit me anymore so I'm constantly saying goodbye to them hoping to fit in them later. The only time I gag now is when I brush my teeth and if I start to get hungry. I don't think I have cravings, I'm actually more picky than anything. It's so funny, there have been two times that Gilbert and I had to drive around San Marcos looking for a place to eat! He was okay with anything, I however, thought nothing sounds good, but I need to eat!

So what do you think Rachel?

We had to keep quiet since my aunt and grandmother were in the other room and you know what happens when grandma finds out! The video of her intial reaction is too long, working on that as well.

September Countdown!

The date has moved up to the 24th! Yes! One less day!

Sammy's Football Game

Go Predators!

The anticipation!

Bump Dates: Pink Top 8/2, Purple Top 8/15, Brown Top 9/5

China's corner

We got a variety of things going on here. We got Father's Day, Mom & Mikey's birthday lunch, visiting Tata, visiting China, and a random pic of us a IHOP this past Sunday.

Birthday Party/Announcement!

I really want to show you guys the announcement video, but it's a tad too big right now. Must shrink it. Here are some pics for now.

Got to throw in a wedding pic

Cracking up on our wedding day.

Gilbert and Famous People

See what happens when you work for a Juvenile Detention Center. You get hooked up. Gilbert posing with Erin Gruell from the Freedom Writers and Esteban of Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

September Countdown!

We will find out if we having a boy or a girl on Septmeber 25 at 3:30pm. We can't wait! I will finally get to do some real baby shopping and nursery pickin'. Hopefully I will be able to post the video of the sonogram for all to see. Oh, s/he will be so much bigger than the first sono post!

Snowing/Sleeting (whatever as long as it's white) in San Marvelous

I was cold if you couldn't tell. This was back at the Verandahs, pre-marriage. Ninja is what they called me.

Shout out!

Gilbert and I would like to thank Deidra for hooking us up. While I refuse to Facebook or MySpace, blogging is okay with me. Dee brought me into the light.

One of the reasons we do what we do!

This blogs for you, China!

Nutcracker Ballet '08

Went to see my favortie ballerina Katia (and I can't remember her last name right now) or was it Katrina? Anyways I love, love, love her. Thanks for taking me Gilbert!

Grito please...

Us, goofing around again in someone else's very expensive clothing! Ahhhhhhhh hi hi hi! Or as me and Ethan would say "Chips Ahoy"!

Martha gets the news! part I

Martha would be upset with us if she knew that her "picture" is really a video posted on the World Wide Web. We had to keep quiet since Mike and Alvin were inside unaware of what was going on. If they knew they would say "messed up!".

Martha hears the news! part II

We had a camera malfunction. Only my brother would understand.

Tata hears the news!