6 meses

little baby girl,
We love you hundreds of lifetimes worth and we've only known you a mere 6 months. Your laugh is infectious, your cries heartbreaking, you're so generous with your smile. One of my favorite parts of the day is when you wake up from your nap, I always run into the room so you don't wake up alone....I'm always so happy that you're happy to see me, you smile and chuckle and look at me with recognition, it makes my heart hurt every time. I'm in awe everyday of my life that daddy and I get to be your parents for the rest of our lives, I wonder sometimes if there's been a mistake, if Dad and I are only still kids going to college in different cities, completely unaware of each other. But nope, you're real and you're half a year old today..very soon, that roll that you perform all over the living room will be a crawl..and all that baby chatter will be words. I wonder what you'll say first..will it be in Spanish or English?....I guess we'll have to wait and see.

little love note

Dear Kevin,
thanks for the pot roast last night, I can't believe we waited 3 1/2 hours for it to be done, it was well worth it though, mmmm, delicioso! Thanks for the sliders last week and the breaded tofu the week before, I may claim to do most of the cooking (which I do) but you cook the food that would get our kitchen a four star rating. I think you have a lifetime supply of IOU's from me for the late night ( 9pm) back massages, I always feel a little bad asking for them and you must have sensed it because I haven't had to ask you lately, you just do it, I love you for that :) I can't wait to see you holding our baby for the first time, you're gonna be an excellent father and not because of all the great advice in our prego books since the advice to dads is negated to a little tidbit in every chapter and as you pointed out its written by a girlee type who thinks dads are bench warmers. You're going to be a great dad because you're loving, patient, your sense of humor is endless, and you make some seriously wicked character voices when we read to my stomach at night (among other father of the year qualities of course). Only a few weeks to go babe, yuppeeeeee!!!!!Te quiero mucho viejo!

baby momma <3


Kevin wrapping up our UCLA practice baby in a cloth diaper