I love my Nana!

A few weeks ago Aubriella began to cry when held by anyone but me! She even tried crying with her Daddy, but that didn't last long. Even if her Nana or Papa held her she would scream until handed to me! Babies usually don't do that until at least 6 months-- what can I say, she's advanced!

I was getting worried that her little stage wouldn't end, and Jose and I really wanted to be able to have my mom babysit. It was so sad to see how worked up she got with anyone but us! Finally, in the last week she has come around! It took her a little while to warm up, but she now has a handful of people she likes!

Yesterday my mom came over while Aubri and I were still in bed. I thought a burglar was making me breakfast!

All day Aubriella was cry free with Nana, and my mom even put her down for naps! Since I was finally convinced Aubri would be fine without me, Jose and I went on our first date baby free! We were gone less than two hours but we were able to go watch Date Night. I didn't even worry! I came home to a happy baby who had some crazy hair from Nana and Uncle Jesse playing with it!

Just want to eat her up!

I can't tell you how many times people have told me Aubriella is "so yummy" or "I just want to eat her up!" I'm always scared people will really take a bite out of her! :-)


I love being stopped and told how beautiful Aubri is! Yesterday my mom and I went to 2 stores and 7 people stopped me to comment on what a cute baby she was!


So, as a very biased mother, I must share with you some beautiful pictures of my baby.

I'm obsessed

I don't know why, but I love seeing Aubriella sitting up on the couch! I propped her up a few weeks ago and she loved it! Now it is almost a daily occurence that I prop her up and snap her picture! It may be the equivalent of my weekly pregnancy shots.

Meeting the Greats

I never had a chance to meet my great grandparents, which is why I think Aubriella is so lucky that she still has 4 living!

Jose's maternal grandparents, Nino and Nina, are the greatest people ever! They live nearby and Aubri is able to spend lots of time with them and will have them in her life for many years.

My maternal grandparents live in Colton (4 hours away) and unfourtantely won't get to see her often. My grandpa has been sick for years, but during my pregnancy his health began declining very rapidly. He has been in and out of the hospital the last several months, and we don't think he has much time to live. And while pregnant, my previously healthy grandmother had a brain tumor and we thought we were losing her! I was really scared that either of them would pass away without getting to meet the baby.

A couple of weeks ago, my grandfather was readmitted to the hospital and we were told it was time to say goodbye. I've said my goodbyes to him, but it suddenly became very important for me to introduce Aubriella to them. So the next day we drove to Colton and back! Aubriella did great on the long drive, and was amazing the whole day!

My grandma didn't know we were coming, and it was so nice to see how excited she got when she met her first great grandchild!

We went to the hospital, and I was shocked to see how much worse my grandpa seemed. He was muttering to himself when we walked in, and didn't seem to recognize us. We tried telling him that his great granddaugter was visiting, but he didn't respond. She was falling asleep and made one little cry before she feel asleep. My grandpa heard her and instantly smiled and said "Que Bonita!" and then he fell asleep! I don't think he even saw her, but he acknowledged her. We tried waking him, but he wouldn't wake up.

It's not how I envisioned them meeting, and this picture isn't in the ideal setting, but I can tell Aubriella that she met her great grandpa!

The hospital had a gorgeous garden, so we were able to take a four generations picture!

Aubriella's Dedication

On April 11th, Jose and I dedicated Aubriella to the Lord. We made a public declaration that we acknowledged that she belongs to Jesus and we were committed to raising her to follow Him.

We were SO HONORED that so many of our family and friends joined us at church, and afterwards to celebrate at our home.

She did sooo good during the dedication. I think she liked the attention and even made a few coos (I think she was saying amen!)

It happened to be the windiest day in the history of Santa Maria (I made that up, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised!) and rain was on its way, so our beautiful backyard party was moved inside! Somehow we managed to fit 60 people inside!
There was no shortage of amazing food! Karlos grilled carne asade even in the wind and rain! Everyone was so impressed with the good cooks in our family and all our helpful relatives! Everyone pitched in to make it possible! I think it is safe to say Aubriella is a Velazquez! I joke that she looks more like Emma's daughter than mine!

Aubriella and her Godsister Isabelle! After much thought and prayer, Jose and I asked our friends Joy and Andy to be Aubriella's godparents! Aside from Aubriella sharing Joy's name, and being born on her birthday, Joy and Andy have shown absolute love for her! Even before she was born they were praying for her, and the loooong night when Aubriella could not nurse, Joy sent a text in the wee hours of the morning that she was praying the minute Aubriella latched on! And when Aubriella had not pooped in 2 days (evidence that she wasn't getting enough to eat) Joy prayed over her and she pooped! We are so grateful to have this Godly family in our lives, and are so excited to see the influnce they have in Aubriella's life!

"She has so much hair!"

Everywhere I go people stop me to look at Aubriella. Everyone always says she is so beautiful and "she has so much hair!"

I think she has more strands of hair on her head than I do, and about the same as her Uncle Jesse! These pictures crack me up because their hair style looks the same!

Easter 2010

Aubriella slept 10 hours and 15 min straight last night, and is currently taking a great nap! I am so lucky to have a great sleeper! To take advantage of this time, I thought I would ignore the laundry another day and get caught up blogging!

Easter began for us on Saturday! My parents needed to go out of town at the last minute, and they didn't think they would be back for Easter. On Saturday they came over for a last minute brunch!

My parents like to cover her in kisses and attention!

On Easter morning, before church Aubriella got her first Easter basket from Grammy Silvia! I think she liked it!After church we went to Jose's grandparents! I love watching all the kids together, and am excited for Aubriella to grow up with her cousins. Hopefully next year she will be walking around and gathering eggs herself!

Then we went to Nana and Papa's house where she got another Eater basket (the reason Jose and I felt we didn't need to buy her anything!)