Summer 2009

at the Zoo



First trip to the Zoo for Papa and Keely




Keely's first 4th of July (poor Papa had just gotten his wisdom teeth removed-we took good care of him though;))



Keely's momma's birthday




First time to the pool

catch up pics

Keely's dedication and my first Mother's day:)




Keely's first Cinco de Mayo




Keely's first Easter



Keely's first St. Patrick's Day




Keely's first laugh:)

So we forgot the password to our blog...yes we are that bad at blogging. We had a wonderful summer full of swimming, family, a trip to the zoo and lots of wonderful memories. Keely started crawling around 6mos and has now taken a few steps and is climbing on everything. We have had so much fun seeing everything through her eyes. She is hilarious! I have enjoyed being able to work just two days a week and spend so much time with Keely. We have had fun getting together with other moms and babies:) and having little playdates. We are very sad to say that in the end of September Keely's Abuelo (Will's dad) past away. We miss him very much and are so greatful we were able to spend so much time with him and that he was able to see Keely. We thank God for all our wonderful friends and family who are so caring and helpful during this time. We are happy Fall is here and have enjoyed some nice walks in the pretty weather. In the end of October we took a trip down to Austin for one of my bestfriends wedding. We were all apart of the wedding party so it was very exciting:). "Pastor" Will did a great job performing the ceremony and Keely was a beautiful little flower girl. We had a blast dancing the night away. Keely wanted to be on the dance floor the whole time. We were very happy to get home though, Keely is not the best hotel sleeper (which means we don't sleep). So I'm gonna try and be better at blogging. Here's to hoping:)

Catching up...
I'm trying to remember where I left off...We enjoyed celebrating St. Patricks Day by having my family and some friends over. We had Will's green pina coladas, and some other fun green food. Keely wore her St. Patty's day outfit her great aunt Patty sent her. My Grandma came into town for her quarterly stay with my parents (she lives with my parents 3 mos on 3 mos off). It was sooo fun to have her come and finally meet Keely!! She is a proud GREAT grandma. Since my sister and mom watch Keely while I work, they get to spend quite a bit of time together. Keely's fun new thing for 3 mos was laughing. We were giving her a bath and I decided to take a picture to show how much she is growing. All of a sudden she burst into a huge belly laugh. Of course Will and I then started laughing and we all sat there laughing for a good few minutes. We love her little laugh, such a sweet sound! Work has been staying busy for me, which is great. Will is still getting used to his new role at work, but enjoying the challenge (and not traveling as much!!!) Keely at 4 months has blossomed into a sweet little girl...it seems like we are seeing more and more of her little personality. She is now laughing alot, talking alot, sitting up for short periods of time, and rolling over like a champ (which now makes her a tummy sleeper). At her 4 month appointment she weighed 15.5 pounds (in the 92%tile) and was 26 inches long (in the 96 %tile). So she is still growing strong. We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with Will's family and Keely wore her little "mexicana" dress:). Then we watched the Mavericks lose unfortunately. We are still a family of Mavs fans. Though its not looking too good this season. This past Sunday I enjoyed my first official mother's day. Will and Keely bought me a "mom" necklace and a gc for a mani/ pedi (= alone time). We dedicated Keely at church (such a special time) and then celebrated with family at lunch at our favorite Italian restaurant. It was so special to have my grandma there. We are about to take our first little road trip with Keely to see my brother graduate. Fortunately Waco isn't too far so I think she will be great! It will be our first night out of the house (our safe little bubble) since she was born...so we will see how much stuff we will have to cram into the car to make the hotel baby ready:). We are looking forward to a fun summer at the pool:)....I cant wait to take her swimming!!! I will post pictures of the events I wrote about soon:). ~Blessings~

We went to Keely's 2 mos. check up last week, and it went GREAT! The doctor said she was very strong and smart. Keely weighed 12.78 pounds which puts her in the 89% for weight, she was 23.5 inches long putting her in the 86% for height. So we have a big healthy baby! She still is just taking her little cat naps during the day, keeping mommy busy. She is now "sleeping through the night" (I don't know who decided 5-6 hours was "through the night"), so we are very grateful for a little more sleep. Last Friday Keely's Tia Maria pierced her ears. Now I don't have to dress her in head to toe pink (which as most of you know I am not a fan of) in order for people to tell she is a girl. With her cute little ear rings she looks even more like a sweet little girl. We took her to get some pictures taken last night. Of course she didn't smile or do much of her cute little stuff until we were finished. Hopefully some turned out well so we can show she was a happy baby at 2 mos:). Will is staying busy with his new position at work, and I am enjoying my two days of work and coming home to my sweet little family. Will is an amazing dad! I keep asking him which finger she has him wrapped around;). She loves her papa! Its amazing how both of us can spend some much time playing with her already. He also enjoys the Sunday afternoon family naps (as you can see in the pic). She is still sleeping in her cradle in our room at night, but is now taking her naps up in her room (with the exception of the family naps:)where we all snuggle in our bed). We are enjoying this beautiful weather and taking lots of walks. Keely is loving her puppies. And her puppies are loving her:). Life is good in the Sanchez home.

It has been a busy few weeks.... Keely has grown so much!! I have gone back to work two days a week, so far I haven't cried leaving her. Right now she is staying with my mom and sister while I work. Once she is 3 mos. we will be putting her in a home child care close to my work. I think since I know she is getting plenty of attention and love it makes it easier for me to leave her. It's amazing how much I miss her after only a few hours. I am taking her for her two month appointment tomorrow. It will be fun to see her "stats", and how much she has grown. She is such a sweet baby, very content. Our Valentine's day was very special this year. It was fun having Keely celebrate it with us. Papa brought both of us flowers and gifts and we had a few little gifts for him too:). She went to bed a little early so we could share a quiet dinner (Chili's to go...yum!) together. We are starting to venture out a little more now that we are all healthy (praise God). Keely has had her first play date, and gone to her first birthday party. She enjoyed them both of course:). We have had a few nights of 5-6 hour stretches of sleep. We are definitely getting into a routine. Keely is talking a lot, smiling a ton, holding her head up, and has rolled over 3 times (I don't think she knows how she did it though, so we still have a little more time of her being immobile). She also loves the car and going for walks. Will has been working locally, it has been wonderful having him home every night. More to come soon:)

So things have been a little crazy lately. We are battling our first "cold" or whatever this crud is. Will got it last week, then I got it right as he was getting better. Right when we thought Keely had escaped it....poor baby came down with a low fever. So now I am still sick and Keely also isn't feeling well. She is such a sweet baby. We were finally getting into a routine and we had our first night of her sleeping a whole 7 hours (this was before she got sick)!!! So I am hoping once we kick this thing we will be back on the schedule and sleeping through the night. Despite being sick she is still smiling and making her sweet baby sounds. She loves the fan (even if its off), and is starting to like her swing (YAY!!). We are so happy that Will has now officially stepped into his new position at work, now he wont have to travel more than 3-5 days a month. We love having daddy around!! I will be going back to work next week so Keely is going to spend a little time with Grandma and Tanta Corrie. I'm sure it's going to be harder on me than her. I'm never sure how to end these things......so more Sanchez family updates to come:).

So we are not so good at this blog thing.....sorry it has taken so long to update. Keely has definitely been keeping us busy (in a good way:)). It's amazing how much she has grown and developed in this last month. We went to her one month check up on the 22nd and the doctor was very impressed with her. Keely is now 9.69lbs (which puts her in the 65.5 %tile for weight) and 21.5 inches long (which puts her in the 67.7 %tile for height). We are very happy to see her growing and healthy. She is now smiling at us, lifting her head, and finding her voice. She enjoys her tummy time and loves her bath time (now that her cord has fallen off). We are really enjoying our precious baby girl and being parents. We are reading baby wise and look forward to sleeping through the night hopefully in the next month or so (we can hope right?). Cash and Maverick are getting used to having another person in the house. They have been very sweet and very attentive to her. Whenever she cries they are quick to look at us, letting us know we need to help her:). Fortunately I think she got used to them barking when she was in the womb because it doesn't seem to faze her. Keely has decided that she prefers to be held....so we are trying to get her used to the swing, the bouncer, and just being content laying down on her own. We love that she likes to snuggle with us, but its nice to be able to have our hands free at times. Will is an amazing father and I am really enjoying see him love on our daughter. His face lights up when he gets home from work and Keely and I are waiting for him. He is now a pro at changing diapers and putting baby things together (i.e. swing, stroller, bouncer etc...). We thank God for all our wonderful family and friends who have been so helpful in this exciting time!

Keely Is Home

Wow! It is real! Keely Solana Sanchez has moved in. Alrighty, in a nut shell...we went in to the hospital on Sunday evening for a scheduled Induction (due to the high blood pressure) on Monday. Christy was put on magnesium to fight the high blood pressure which had some tuff side effects (slows labor and makes you feel like you've been hit by a truck). The next morning (Monday 12/22) Christy was given the pitocin to induce labor. We had a 20% chance of a vaginal delivery and praise God, we did it. Christy was able to push the baby out in 40min!...and at 8:30pm on Monday 12/22, there SHE was...Keely Solana:) We had a girl! She was 20inch long and weighed 6lb 11oz (not bad for being 2 weeks early). Not finding out the gender added to the whole expereince. It was like Keely in a matter of seconds took on this identity that was waiting to be claimed. Finding out we had a daughter right after delivering her was quite the moment. We were released from the hospital Christmas Eve and bringing Keely home for the first time was amazing. This truly was the best (early) Christmas present we ever got (of course after Jdesus). Now we have been playing the role of mom and dad...and quit honestly...really enjoy it even though it is at times exhausting. I truly didn't know how much time would pass by while just staring at her sleep or look around (always learning). She has captured our hearts right from the get-go. She had us at Waaahhhh!