Family photoshoot.

We are so blessed to be surrounded by great artists that we always have someone who can take our family portraits. This time my brother took our first family photos For my husband's birthday. We went to one of our favorite walking trails and snapped some shots of our little family. The same spot where shot our pregnancy announcement.

A photoshoot with an infant is everything but predictable. 

Zara did great, she was well rested and fed so she cooperated for the most part. It was just towards the end when she decided she no longer wanted to wear a bow and just wanted to pull my hair. 

We had a lot of fun. 

Christmas is around the corner and after we come back from our Thanksgiving weekend road trip we will go pick our Christmas tree & begin decorating.

Zara {Week 36}

Week 36 was a little tough, it seems like Zara is teething again and she is in more pain than she was when her two bottom teeth broke out. It breaks my heart when she is in pain but she is a tough little girl and even though she is uncomfortable she still goes through the day and is happy baby. Her upper teeth are poking out, we should see some new teeth in no time.

Now that Z is a pro at crawling and pulling her self up she likes to move around the house on her own and usually aims for the ONLY thing that it is not safe, the TV or the floor lamp or the dining room table, she has experienced a couple of bumps here and there but I guess that is just part of the whole independence experience. 

Also she ventures out to letting go with both arms and stands on her own for a couple seconds, but she still curls her toes so she is not staying up on her own just yet but enjoys walking while holding on to furniture and toys. 

Zara says mama, waves bye bye and makes fart noises with her mouth, it's very cute to watch her make silly noises and also imitates some of the noises we make. 

She has also learned how to make spit bubbles, she found it amusing and does it a lot.

This week Zara started giving some hugs and cuddles to us when we are holding her. Having her head rest on our shoulders and her little arms wrapped around us is priceless.

I am still nursing Zara for the most part but she is now accepting solids way better than before. Finger foods have been a success with her, specially sweet potatoes and shredded chicken.

Becoming "Mom"

As many of you know I traded my 9-5 job to become a 24/7 Stay At Home Mom when I gave birth to my first born back in February. 

So far it has been the BEST decision I have ever made. 

When I started blogging a couple of years ago I had just gotten married and I was on my last year of college and it was my way of recording my new season of life and a way to save memories that I can one day look back and re-live them again. 

As time passed by I found myself blogging less and less until we became pregnant, that's when I jumped back in to the blogging wagon once again but this time it was all about my growing belly, our baby's gender reveal, baby announcement and now that she is growing a monthly entry with her milestones and memories.

Now as I continue my journey to document my growing family I find myself

Reading blogs, online searching, and connecting with other moms over social media and I get this sense of comunity that I love. 

As a first time mom I welcome all the advice I can get, I may not agree with everything but it is always good to have both sides of the spectrum when it comes to taking a decision that will affect my daughter's life. 

So I am not a writer, I am not an expert, I am a stay at home mom who wants to make the most out of the resources I have and want to one day look back and remember how my life was back when we started our little family and if my anecdotes, honest mistakes and words of encouragement help a mom or future mom that's just a bonus.

Fall festivities

October marks the beginning of the Holiday season for us. We had been looking forward to celebrating Zara's first holidays with us even before she was born and we couldn't wait to take her to the pumpkin patch at the mall.

As usual, Zara enjoyed shouting at the kids that were running around and touching anything and everything she can get her tiny hands on. Although she is always too excited to sit still we were able to snap some pictures to remember the first pumpkin patch adventure.

A couple of days later, on Halloween morning I dressed her up as snow white and had an impromptu photo shoot in our living room before we headed out to spend the day watching people trick or treat at the mall and where she once again shouted at every kid who dashed through the stores getting their candy. 

Now that October is gone, we are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving in Vegas with the family, so stay tuned for more Holiday festivities.