Bath Time

Mando and I had a stinky baby in our hands so since his mom has been bathing her, we thought hey lets give it a try. We had a mess everywhere, but in the end we had a clean sleepy baby!

First Cold

Baby's first cold!

It was so bad because Mando and I were calling our mothers in the middle of the night. The only thing I could do was call the doctor like both moms told me.

As you can tell my mother in law, Donna, was at baby's first urgent appt. Babe was so congested, coughing, that she always wanted to be held didn't want to eat, be swaddle. Thank God at least 1 of the moms were there to help us out since my mom lives in Az.

 Well a day later Mila was a totally different baby! Thank god to modern medicine!

First day at the beach...

This is Mila first time at the beach, as you can tell she slept most of the time. Mila was barley out the hospital but we couldn't wait to take her! Since it was a beautiful sunny day! Mando and I became a couple at the beach so we thought it would only be wonderful to take her there. We took her to the beach where Mando and I always walked and talked getting to know each other.

This is the beach where I fell in love with my love! So it would only be fair to take her!

First Time in Az

So since my grandma is unable to travel, my mom came to San Diego to drive Mila and myself. Due to the fact that work was unable to give Mando the time off. Mando was so upset that he was unable to go because he doesn't like to be away from any of girls for a long periods of time aka all the little ladies in his life and the 3 women.

My grandmother was begging me for a long time to bring Mila over to her since she wanted to bond with her.

Finally Home!

Mila finally was sent home on April 28th after 2 months in the hospital.

I was so scared that we were going to take the freeway home.Since now a days people drive ridiculous! But the funny thing  is Mila barley was able to fit in her carseat.

Mila at UCSD

Mila was transfer 3 days after she was born to UCSD since the NICU was one of the best facilities.

I was so heartbroken when I left Mercy that I didn't have our little girl with us. But I knew in my heart that she was in the best care. We were at that hospital every day, seeing the progress of her. Mila aka Mimi was so good. The last week she was there, Mila pulled her NG tube and wanted to be bottled fed only.

Mila Monroe Garcia 3lbs 5oz

Mila was born on March 9, 2010 at 3:30 Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest.

On March 8, I was complaining about this pounding throbbing headache that has been consistent for 3 days. Finally I told Mando that I can't take this anymore and even though I took medicine it wasn't going away, Mando called my doctor at 7pm. She told us that we need to go to the hospital to see what is going on. When we got there, my blood pressure was sky high! The staff was amazed that I was only complaining about a headache. I was also very swollen and was retaining so much water that cankles wasn't even description.

Well finally, they admitted at 11:30, they put magnesium in my I.V. but no sooner that they did that, I blacked out and had a seizure. My doctor came in and told me that we need to do an emergency C-Section since the plasenta wasn't being great with my body.

Our doctor told us that she will be born bald and won't cry. Well this little girl had lungs on her and was so hairy that we started crying. Than I threw up and had a panic attack. But in the long run I was ok. My mother and family drove to me. Mando's family was there with no make-up, which if you get to know my family you will see that they never leave the house without make-up unless it's an emergency! So I knew it was serious! Mando and I were super thankful and grateful for this little girl who taught me to love so much!

Baby shower!

On March 8, my best friend Lena threw a baby shower for me before she left to Pennsylvia.

She was planning shower for so long, we invited a few of our closes friends and family. I was super stoked when I saw my mom. My mother is the world to me and as many of you all know we are like best friends and tell each other everything. But don't get me wrong she is still my mother and she lets me know! LOL

It was a fun day I didn't want a traditional baby shower where it's all girls not my thing. I begged Mando to stay and his bff's! The whole family was there, I was in alot of pain and was having a pounding headache but Mando did try his hardest to keep me happy and try to get me pain free. It def work! Thanks love!!!

It's a girl!!!

On December 21, Mando, Lena and myself went in for my ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby. Mando and I were hoping for a boy but deep down I really wanted a girl. Alot of people predict boy, and Carmen(my sister in law) said boy however my sisters both said girl. I didn't care as long as it wasn't twins and unhealthy.

Well we walked into the room and the lady began to gel me up... She began to take pictures, than told me that I can finally go to the bathroom. OMG what a relief!! So I lied back and she told asked us if we are ready to find out the sex. OF COURSE we were!!! So she finally told us its a girl! OMG I was like yea!!! I was so excited and emotional! Mando was happy and Lena well she was excited to have been part of our experience and to know of course that she was gonna be a tia!

Mommy n Daddy

Mando and I started off as strictly friends, for many reasons. I was new to San Diego and Mando well he was born and raised in San Diego so he knew where to take me.

Mando would take me to these breath take sight that not even I can google it! He took me to this one place for my birthday, June 16, called La Jolla. It was a private beach that isn't there anymore. Well it was a mystic night, Mando and I were flirting throwing sandballs. Mando picked me after chasing me, threw me in the ocean and got out. We held each other looking at the stars and we looked at each other and he kissed me. And it might be cleche but honestly it was the most perfect kiss ever! That's when I knew I wanted him forever when he waited for so long and patiently for the perfect time to kiss.