a few updates

reagan- really does not like her baths. she cries and cries the entire time. ooo and she now weighs 6.7pounds!!!

peyton- is developing such personality. she such a crazy clown. and she's definitely in her terrible two's.

taylor- has a little cold right now. she's big helper with both her sisters.

mama- has been back to running!!! i can fit into my prepregnancy clothes! yay! not quite my prepregnancy weight but i can fit into my clothes!

papa- working harder than ever at work and at home doing yard work and cause we recently got the exterior of our house painted.

thankful

this year (as with every year) we have a LOT to be thankful for.

but this year in particular we are thankful for the birth of dear little reagan grace-gracie or rearea-pronounced rayray (as i like to call her).
she's our brave little fighter. God brought her into this life, into our life. she has a long journey ahead of her and we are thankful to have Jesus in our lives to get us through each step. and we are thankful for how He's continually bringing us closer to Him. and we are thankful for all our family and friends that have and continue to support us!

lil miss reagan

thanksgiving lunch we spend with my side of the family
the spread (and my mom and aunt)
we had 3 turkeys-why? we have no clue. my moms' tasted they best! haha!
praying for the food
our crazies


thanksgiving dinner we spend with jino's immediate family
this year we actually had some traditional thanksgiving food-usually we have a non-traditional thanksgiving dinner. but we did add some korean beef stew to the mix which was super yummy!

our family of 5
the martinez ladies
me and my little girls...and poor reagan was crying

TWO YEARS OLD

happy 2nd birthday peyton!
she's grown up soooo fast...not nearly as fast as taylor. we praise God for 2years of life thus far. she talks a whole lot now and has a crazy personality. she's carefree and wild. she's fearless and tries everything and anything. she doesn't stop eating the minute she wakes up. and she loves her some veggies and fruit. she's turning into a daddy's little girl. she's a great helper but yet also can have that terrible two's attitude. she's our little monkey, our curious george, our dora the explorer. all she needs is her thumb and her lion!!!

she woke up super early in the 5 am hour and found her present and began sliding..
and this is what happens when you have way to much fun so early in the morning...
you get an asthma attack
catered by CPK
and some traditional pancit from grandma
and my infamous baked mac & cheese
daddy's girl about to pray for the food
family
having fun with their cousin
ah yes, the most AWESOME red velvet cake from cpk...
isn't it the best kid's cake ever???
and blow
our beautiful, silly peyton
she's our crazy tom boy and clown
me and my girls
her favorite present-thanks bears!
papa and mama were already in their comfy clothes

surgery

one of the first of many journeys we had to take...

took place on Tuesday, November 16th @11a.m. @CHLA...
Reagan underwent surgery to have a cataract removed from her left eye.

before surgery
after...
it's usually an outpatient surgery but since she's so little and was born so early she had to stay overnight so they could monitor her and make sure she recovered okay
our little fighter...
ready to go home...
no more patch on the eye...
thank you Jesus for getting us through this and thank you all for your prayers!

happy 1 month bday!

reagan is officially 1 month old today...
she looks just like her papa!

more bday fun

let the birthday celebration go on...

today we celebrated my bday with jino's fam at my favorite filipino restaurant Pondahan

Baby Reagan Update

quick update

Good News: She has vision in 1 eye
Bad New: She has to have surgery on the other eye to remove the cataract

Please continue to keep her in your prayers! Thanks!this was at at CHLA...waiting while her eyes were getting dilated.

thirty two!

my b-day started out with a FREE toffee mocha from starbucks and a slice of pumpkin loaf.

then my mom took katie and i and the kids out for a b-day lunch at CPK
this is the ugliest pic by far of us...tried to help it..but couldn't. we were slouched and tired and the pic was taken at a bad angle so we all look fat. haha!
the kids were going crazy
me and my tay

then lola/lolo, kris and uncle B came by so papa and i could go out to a birthday dinner date night.
we headed off to Roman Cucina...and it was martini monday!
this was my 1st drink since having Reagan and nope, i didn't drink it all...i just had a few sips.
then we headed off for a bit to listen to some live big band jazz at Steamers
had to get a turtle

bff's

taylor, liv and madi

B.F.F.'s reunited!

tay and liv became bff's when they went to preschool together at patchwork.
liv and madi also go to the same church as grandma. i grew up with their mama's at that church. tay hasn't seen liv since the end of the school year last year. so it was great to be reunited for a bday shindig!

walk, walk, walk, walk in the light...

i took the 3 girls out on a walk today for the 1st time.

taylor road her scooter most of the time.