Happy Easter
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Santi & Rogan
Santi's Third Birthday!!!
/Oh wow! My baby is THREE!!!
He is talking up a storm, running, jumping, and climbing. He is very smart and clever. He likes to make up songs to sing and stories to tell. Santi loves all things Cars and Planes (the Disney movies) which is why we decided to celebrate his third birthday at Disneyland!
The character breakfast is so fun!
Santi on the big screen!
Family Photos
/We had our third annual family photoshoot with my talented friend Corey Villicana. It was a combo shoot this year, capturing Santi's 3rd birthday, the end of my second pregnancy and our final days as a family of 3.
Sprinkle
/My mom and sister threw a "joint sprinkle" for Melissa and I. Being that we are due 3 weeks apart, it only made sense! We had a great time celebrating at the beautiful Grand Tradition in Fallbrook.
The biggest treat, under the most awful circumstances, was having our best friend Lindsay and her girls in town from Virginia. I'm so sad to say that Lindsays mom passed away unexpectedly on March 2. Christie had a unique and beautiful spirit that I'm certain is still surrounding her beloved daughters and granddaughters.
I'm so lucky to have two amazing best friends.
Another special treat was having my Grandparents, Aunt and Uncle visit from Texas.
El Paso
/We spent the past few weeks in El Paso. My last flight before baby comes!
My little traveler!
Santi had a great time with cousin Ricky. Their favorite thing to do is race each other and see who can scream the loudest. They are so cute together.
Playing with Ricky and Chadi at the playground.
Visiting Great Grandma Rosa.
Next time we go to EP, we'll be a family of four!
Cousins
/We had the privilege of watching my nephew Rogan for a little bit today.
Santi just adores him. I'd say he's ready to be a big brother.
Aloha!
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Looking at him now, it's hard to believe everything he had battled and conquered over the past three months. Open heart surgery, diaphragm plication, a thoracotomy, four chest tubes, days without food, daily blood draws and four weeks in the hospital.
It's all a distant memory for Santi. One that will continue to fade from his mind, but will forever be ingrained in his soul. Seven weeks ago Santi was discharged from CHLA and I'm so happy to say he is doing so fantastic!
In celebration of his recovery and our baby moon (I'm 29 weeks!) we jetted over to Maui for a week of some serious R&R! We stayed in a gorgeous villa at the Kapalua Bay Montage with Abes parents. We soaked up the sunshine and the Aloha spirit. Santi needed this. And so did we.
That's a cup full of grapes. Not whoppers.
This guy is a great traveler! A long flight with a toddler is stressful. Period. I can't help but be nervous. You never know if they're going to be a sweetheart or have a major meltdown. Luckily we had a little sweetheart for all 5+ hours of the flight.
He watched movies and played the entire flight. Then fell asleep for the drive to kapalua.
Fun with daddy!
We watched humpback whales migrate between Maui and Molokai everyday! It was truly majestic to see them breach and play.
He's not a fan of sand
I wish you could hear the way daddy makes him laugh!
The belly!
On our last night we went to a Luau. A first for me and Santi.
After convincing him he didn't need a lollipop the size of his head we had a very smooth trip home. He conked out with only an hour left of our flight.
It was truly a spectacular vacation. ~Aloha~
Photos From El paso
/We had a wonderful time in El Paso. Can you believe we were there for a month?! Santi got to meet so many of his TX family and friends!
Here comes the Bride!
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...and there goes the Aguilars! On to the next leg of our road trip. We drove out to Fredericksburg, TX for my sisters wedding.
But not so fast...before we could leave, we had get Mr. Santi a new car seat! Because he's growing like a weed! He loves it.
The wedding was gorgeous! It was held at a bed and breakfast called Trois Estate. Santi got to meet lots of his TX family and we all had a great time. The day after the wedding was the wine festival, an event that's become a family tradition over the past few years.
We did the drive back to El Paso (8 hours) in one shot. Santi does great in the car for long periods of time as long as someone is back there with him. Now we'll be in El Paso, enjoying time with Abe's family for a couple of weeks.
Grandma Coco & Grandpa Rick
/Santi has had some very special visitors this week! Abe's parents are visiting from El Paso.
Santi LOVES all the extra attention, and I LOVE having more helping hands around. This week has been so great. We have had lunch at The Grove, dinner at Universal City Walk and I've gotten to workout almost everyday. I might never let them leave!!
