Five months

June 2009...

Helena is sitting on her own and very interested in her toys... lots of fun for Jorge and I.

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Helena Mia

4 1/2 months

Claremont, CA

June 22, 2009

Helena Mia wears no clothes

Helena Mia wears clothes

At one point, while shopping for baby clothes, my mom told me to be sure and take pictures of Helena in my favorite outfits, something she regrets having neglected to do. No problem!

Knitted purple hat with ear flaps, Tia Courtney. Tank top, H&M...

Favorite pj's, Old Navy. The hat that we love but doesn't match anything, Pottery Barn Kids...

Leg warmers, Baby Legs. Baby rolls, model's own...

Jail-bird jammies, Target. Standard issue sock cap, American Apparel...

Shoes, pink all-stars. Tank top, scarf and bloomers, H&M. Time to explore the tomato jungle...

Spring Pictures

Courtney and I on the steps of the Los Angeles temple after her wedding. Doesn't she look gorgeous?

I really don't have much to say, this post is mainly a pictorial update for out of towners. 

Helena has developed the ability to stick her tounge out.

This is Jorge's mom, aka Abuela Clara, giving Helena her bath. Clara spends every Thursday babysitting on the one day Jorge and I are both gone. She is a great help.

It takes a village

It's my first official Mother's day. I've been a mother for all of about three months and I have figured out one thing, this day is not mine, it belongs to my mother. I have done nothing to deserve a day in my honor, my mom on the other hand, is the village it takes to raise a child. If I am a fraction of the mother that my mom has been not only to her biological children but the countless others graced with a touch of her motherhood, Helena is in good hands.

I love you mom.

Helena Mia Ambrocio

Helena was born at 4:40 pm on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, CA. Labor was induced that morning at 6am after 41 3/7 weeks of pregnancy and went so smoothly that the doctor missed the birth and Helena was delivered by a nurse with only 2 pushes. At 7 lb 10 oz and 20 inches long, she was much smaller than expected.  That was short lived, at two months she now weighs over 12 lbs.

We love her very much and cherish every minute we are blessed to have her in our lives.