Family, Friends and Fun Fotos

Well it's been 2 weeks since our Miss Gracie has graced us with her presence and I must say it's going very well. Gabriel loves his new little sister and gives her sweet little kisses. He often asks where she is (as if she is off riding her bike around the block or swimming with friends or something - too funny). I am still just so amazed at how wonderful and supportive people have been with her birth. We continue to have dinners delivered to us on a daily basis and of course, there always seems to be a cute little gift that comes as the "side dish" for Gracie. Gabriel loves to open them for her. I just wanted to share some photos of family, friends and other random ones that couldn't be passed up. Hope they put a smile on your face.
Blessings and Joy!

Gracie Anne Contreras has arrived

Well, we have been blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Gracie arrived at 10:17 am 7/9/07. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 15 oz and measured 18 3/4 inches in length. She is such a wonderful baby and you can never imagine how quickly they grab your heart. Because she was a C-Section I wasn't able to see her right away, but I could hear her cry and my heart immediately connected with hers. If I could have gotten up right then and picked her up I would have. We came home yesterday from the hospital and it's so wonderful to be home and together as a family. We have been blessed with so many people offering meals, help and prayers. God never ceases to amaze us with God's people and their giving hearts. My sister Mary has been here since Monday taking care of Gabriel and helping me out too. My mom and other family will be coming down this weekend to visit. Gracie has some wonderful people in her life (we all do). Thanks for sharing this very special time with us. We couldn't be happier or more blessed than we are right now - this moment. Enjoying the power of a "moment." I'm stopping each day to do just that - finding moments to bathe my spirit in the moments that God sends our way each day. Just stopping and taking them in. It's amazing how grateful my heart becomes when I do just that.
God bless you all and enjoy the pictures of Miss Gracie Anne Contreras. We love you all.

Here are the Baby Bump Pictures

Happy Thursday to you all! Here are the pictures I promised you all. A wonderful friend down the street with an amazing photo talent stopped by the other day and snapped these cool pictures of the baby girl belly. What a blessing that was and what a gift she gave to us by capturing these pics before the baby arrives. Hope you all enjoy. The real pictures of the baby will be up sometime next week after I'm home from the hospital. I'm still trying to figure out this blog thing and how to not have the pictures so big. I'll have to do some more "playing." But until then, here ya go! Have a blessed day!

The Time is Drawing Near

Well, the latest on the arrival of our little girl is a week from today - July 9th. Yep, that's right. We have a C-section scheduled for that day. We are hoping and praying that she stays in there until then because my Dr. is actually on vacation this week - ugh. I am actually experiencing some labor "feelings" this morning, but we will wait and see throughout the day and this week what happens. We will be putting some pictures up this week of "the belly" and all it's glory. Oh my goodness, I'm amazed at how much the stomach can stretch.