Prenatal Appointment

I had another prenatal appointment today and everything is still going well. I will have another appointment and sonogram on May 11-- so we'll see if Madeline will give us some better "views" this time. For weeks 32 and 34 we are on an every two week schedule and then after week 36, every week. It won't be long until we will meet Maddie! We are blessed and grateful that things are going so smoothly thus far.

baby pictures

Well that's baby pictures when Gil and I were babies :)


Jose, Gil, Silvia Canchola ca. 1983


Amy and Laura ca. 1985

Double digits!

Of course, only God knows when Madeline will make her debut, but as of today, the countdown says 99 days which means we are down to double digits! Yay!

Life Lessons

Gil has already begun warning possible suitors about dating his daughter.

Hottest Chili

Although this blog is typically dedicated to all things baby, our latest accomplishment...or Gil's latest accomplishment was being crowned the Hottest Chili at the Chili Cook Off yesterday. I wouldn't even taste it because I trusted his "hot" skills. Anything including imported mexican chiles sounds too hot for me and Madeline!

The evil genius at work

The prize

She's quite a lady

As you know, our baby was too modest the first sonogram to give a 100% gender prediction so we had a follow up sonogram today and as luck would have it, she crossed her legs and put her hand in between. So...our "Madeline" already has quite a personality. We'll see if this is a sign of things to come! However, we are truly in awe of God's wonder and grateful for our healthy baby.

Maddie's Treasure Chest

Below are some pictures of the beautiful toy box Gil made for "Madeline".