Texas Baby!

Valentina took her first flight yesterday to visit her grandparents and family in the great state of Texas. 

We were slightly worried about traveling with her but she was the perfect little traveler. She slept the whole flight from DC to Houston, enjoyed a long layover in Houston and ate her way to McAllen. 

She's being spoiled like crazy by her grandparents and loving it. 

Shots! Shots! Shots!

We are going to Texas tomorrow so our pediatrician performed Valentina's two month visit a little early. Though we think she's perfect it's nice to know the Dr. agrees. 

The fun part of the visit was being told our baby is growing well. She is now 9 lbs 6 ounces and 21.5 inches. 

The terrible part of the visit was hearing her cry during her shots. She screamed through the first one but was better during the others. Once it was all over she went to sleep. 

In solidarity Adrian and I also got our flu shots. After all a family that gets shots together stays healthy together. 

She hasn't had much of a reaction to the shots but I took this picture of her being slightly fussy today. Even crying she's so darn cute. 

Play Date

Over the last ten years the DC girls have gone from single ladies to married women and are now becoming a great moms group. Rebecca and Kerry each have boys, so from the moment we found out we were having a girl, we've joked about which one would be her suitor. Valentina joined the boys at their play date this week although she mostly slept through the fun. With Daddy looking on, may the best man win. 

Supporting America's Team

Today the whole family was sporting Cowboys gear in honor of the start of the NFL season, but Valentina was crowned best dressed. Thank you to Tia Vero for her outfit. 

She was obviously good luck, so she'll be wearing Cowboys gear every gameday. America's Team is 1-0. 

And on her 5 week birthday...

...Valentina went to her first bar. She decided to visit Tio Miguelito at Lou's City Bar and visit with her Auntie Lesley. She ate but wasn't interested enough to stay awake. Unfortunately we didn't take a photo to document this milestone but here's a pic from today. 

1 Month Checkup

Valentina had her 1 month Dr. appointment today. Our little one is gaining weight and is now 8 lbs 4 ounces. She's also stretched a little to 21 3/4 inches. Luckily she has her Daddy's bravery and did really well when she got one of her vaccines. (Mommy of course had to look away.). 

Valentina's One Month Birthday

It's been one month since we were blessed with the birth of Valentina Lauren Tamez. 

This month we were lucky to have Tia Cindy and Cousin Maddie visit and help during our first couple weeks at home.  Akira especially appreciated having more hands to pet her. We've changed hundreds of diapers, been pooped and peed on, shared many of laughs and had a few sleepless nights. 

Valentina's Favorite Moments this month were:

1.  Visiting with her family on FaceTime. (Thank you technology)

2. Getting kisses from her big sister Akira  

3. Meeting her DC family. 

4. Cruising in her car seat and taking walks with Akira

5. Watching her first Texas A&M game and seeing Uncle Luke coach Army to a victory. 

We look forward to all the adventures month two will bring and promise to update the blog more frequently.