updates

The girls under the play mat with Chloe

Madison's train

Katelyn's train

Santa with Maddy and Kate

Mommy and Chloe-trying to keep warm.

Madison's class party

family picture after kate's school christmas program

Mimi with her girls

Santa 2010 and other things

We took the kids to see Santa today!

Tim, our Elf, is visiting again and we love to see where he will be each morning. His is very sneaky!

 Katelyn graduated from Speech on Wednesday and we celebrated with a cookie cake!

 Brownie Troop 226 posing for pictures before the Christmas parade through downtown Pensacola

 Mimi was the adult in charge---she said it was "so much fun"

 Me and Katelyn waiting to see the parade

 Katelyn caught a throw and was posing with it.

 One of the floats was spraying fake snow and I caught a picture of Katelyn with the snow in the background.



Happenings around the Holidays

being silly at the hospital

Madison on her 6th Birthday

Happy 6th Birthday Madison

Three little towels hanging in the bathroom

Chloe's First Thanksgiving

Madison got a cute Snowman sweater for her birthday

Katelyn got a cute Snowman sweater for Madison's birthday

Celeste getting ready to skate

Madison got cool skates for her birthday and couldn't wait to try them out!

Eric getting ready to skate

Kate and Peepaw played basketball

Kate skating

Eric trying to skate while helping Kate skate

 

Aunt Cici





Chloe Bear



Sooooo......

after the roller skating party, we went home to let everyone rest. I laid around to relax as well. Around 5:15 I thought my water broke (YES my water broke----4 1/2 weeks early)! We headed to the hospital and sure enough, my water had definitely broke. Since I had snacked on cheese dip and chips at home, they scheduled my surgery for 11:00pm. We were scrambling....Eric went back home to pack (since we left in a hurry) clothes for the kids and stuff for the hospital. My friend Cori drove in from Navarre to get the girls for the night. Eric and I decided that they didn't need to stay for the surgery since we didn't know how things would go. Madison and Katelyn were so excited to have a sleepover with Cori's sons (Hunter and Luca).

Last family photo as party of 4.

Cori and all 4 kids left around 9:45 pm and Eric was finally able to sit down to process the days events. We were checking on the A&M vs Nebraska game. Then my nurse came in to hand Eric his baby clothes....and said we had 20 minutes until they began prepping for surgery. Eric's eyes got so large! He barely had time to sit down...let alone wrap his mind around what was happening!

I had to drink some liquid that would settle my stomach so I didn't get nauseated. It was delicious!

NOT!

The surgery began on time at 11pm and Chloe Nicole arrived by cesaren section at 11:18pm. She weighed 6 lbs 9.5 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches long.

My first time holding her!

Eric gazing at Chloe-so sweet.

 We got settled in early Sunday morning. The next day, Cori brought the kids to the hospital to visit.

Chloe's First Visitors

New Big Sisters

My mom was able to fly out of Houston on Sunday morning and arrived in Pensacola around noon.

Nana and her girls

Family of 5 :-)



Kate loved hearing Chloe make little baby noises.

The girls

Chloe Nicole Gutierrez

We love you baby Chloe and cannot wait to watch you grow!