row, row, row your boat

not sure who was the creative one that figured out that if you turn the toddler picnic table upside-down, it can act as a boat!!!

monkey see, monkey do

I realize that the girls "notice" and understand when I am nursing abby...but I didn't think it would go this far.... (gabby is using the boppy and we had to make a nursing pillow for mary)

miracle of life

Just one week into having another newborn and I am still on my "high." With the trio, we never seemed to have enough time to actually reflect on the awesome-ness of life. It amazes me how the Good Lord has created this child... first out of cells...transforming her into a tiny, perfect, human being - complete with toe nails and eye lashes, and little hairs on her ears....and creases in her forehead and the ability to "know" what she needs at any moment. And how a mother's body can protect and care and grow this miracle... before birth, during, and after. Again and again... as I think about this, I just can't get over how miraculous life is and how much we have to be grateful for. I am more than truly blessed.

no fooling you guys....

Guess I will have to come up with a more "tricky" poll!

guess the garcia

Everyone claims to "know" the Garcia triplets (you follow the blog, right?)... so test your skills and guess which girl is which?!?!?! Who is #1? Who is #2? Who is #3.... (sorry, Mateo!)

1?

2?

3?

Baby Abigail

Birth story.....
All last week I had been having contractions on and off... and at various points we thought that we were pretty close to going to the hospital....but then they would taper off. Finally on Thursday (1/14/10) evening, they became more regular and by 11pm, they were 2-3min apart.

We arrived at Fairview Hospital and were in the birthing room by midnight. I didn't receive my epidural until 4am. (Poor Lou - having to suffer through 4 hours with me!!!) By 7am, the doctor broke my water.... and by 9:30am they were giving me medication to speed up the contractions.... luckily, the epidural was still somewhat working (but by no means, working all the way!!!) My doctor arrived just about 11:45am and told me that I could start pushing.

Abigal Haleya was born at 12:24pm... and according to Lou, came into this world like a rocket! (And I believe it... when her head was out, the doctor wasn't in the room and chaos erupted as the nurse and Lou told me to "STOP PUSHING" so that they could get the doctor in the room to catch the rest of her).

I have a completely different respect for women and motherhood having gone through a VBAC (vaginal delivery after c-section) .... the Lord must know what he is doing to allow our bodies to go through such a miraculous experience.

within an hour of being born

the "girls"

1/18/10

1/18/10

abigail is here!!!!

Abigail Haleya (ha-lee-a) Garcia was born yesterday, Fri.,Jan 15 @ 1224pm...7lbs 3oz 19in...  More to come!!