Gabe Smiling.......

towards the end!!!! He makes my day so much better when i wake up to his smiles!!!

My Big Boy

Here is a quick video of Gabe talking!!!!!!

Opposites Attract !!!

So I walked in my kitchen today and I seen Chopper (boxer) and Colby (cat) all cuddled up together. Colby really thinks she is a dog but I have never seen Chopper actually holding her and cuddling with her. I mean she does not hang out with the other cats but still it was to funny!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Daddy and Gabe

Gabe loves sleeping with his daddy, & I just think it is too cute so I have to take pictures every time I see it. It almost makes me want to cry. It looks so sweet ! !

mommy graphics

First Smile : )

Today Gabriel got up and as I was playing with him he looked right at me and smiled !! I thought he did it unknowingly but then I started talking to him again and he smiled at me again. Fidel thought it was so cute but a little jealous too. I did not get a chance to get a picture of it but I will be sure to keep my camera handy!!! ( It was not his actual first smile he smiles alot while he is sleeping but the first of him acutally looking at me ).

This is just a little picture i took today !!

Jordan's .......

So Fidel and I were in the store today and I found this Jordan onesie, hat, and bootie set. It instantly reminded him of his brother back home so we had to buy it. Unfortuanatly the onsie is a little bit big . But here are a few pictures.

Belly Button & First Bath !!

Aww Gabe has a bell button now !!! I am so glad too. I was so scared of the imbilical cord and was scared everytime I cleaned it I was going to hurt him!

We gave Gabe his first bath!! He did not like it so much this time.

Happy Birthday Gabriel Fidel Ayala !!

I got induced at midnight August 3, 2009. They told me just to rest until 7 a.m. when they was suppose to start pitocin ( to induce labor) I did not make it that far. They hooked me up to the monitors and gave me siatec to soften my cervix. Dr. Mehta said that it would not put me into labor but a 6 a.m. i woke up in the worst pain ever. I was having contraction after contraction. The minute one stopped the next one started. I did not even have time to catch my breath . I was 1 cm dialated . I got some pain medication but it did not work very well. By 7:30 i was 3 cm dialated and i asked for the epidural. By the time i got it, it was around 8:30 they had to try 3 times before they got it in the right spot but i swear that the epidural did not work either . They checked me after i got the epidural and i was 6 cm dialated. At around 9:30 I was having the urge to push so bad and they in the worst pain ever they told me i could not push yet i was 9 cm then and still had a little bit of cervix still left. Finally about 15 minutes later I was having the urge to push so bad they called the Dr. and I started to push he was out about 30 minutes later. That was the worst but most worth it pain i have ever been in . He was born at 10:13 a.m. 8 lbs 9 oz. , 20 1/2 inches long, and healthy. When they sat him on my chest he still wasn't cying so i just looked at him and said " Gabriel please cry so I know you are ok. " and he started to cry. It was amazing . Fidel cut the embilical cord. We got our first family photo. My mom was in the delivery room with me and fidel. I could tell that really meant alot to her and I was glad to have her there. Even though she said it killed her to see her child in so much pain she wanted to cry and was getting mad at the nurses cause they would not give me the epidural they kept telling me I had to wait. After Dr. Mehta was done with everything he had to do he leaned over to me and kissed me on the cheek and said " Congrats, you did a great job. " My mom thought it was the sweetest thing in the world she has never seen a Dr. do that before. I truely do have the best Dr. I would suggest him to anyone. and O I got out of bed and walked & got in the shower an hour after I had him!! That was awesome too!! David came to see us after I had him and stayed there all day long with us. That really meant alot to me to. He has been very supportive through all of it. Brandon came after he got off work.They released Gabe and I 24 hours after time of delivery, because me and Gabe did so well. I love my small little family so much !!! My family is complete. I got alot of phone calls in the hospital and thank you everyone. my sister got in yesterday and was so excited to see Gabe as soon as she seen him she started to cry !! It really meant alot to me to have her here cause i really felt like she was disappointed in me for getting pregnant. And you know us she has been a big part of my life she had to be my sister, best friend, supporter, & mom all in one. So she was a person I never wanted to disappoint. I was not always the best for her but everyone makes mistakes and learn from them. I love you all !! Hope you enjoy the slide show !!!

Dr apt

So I went in for my regular visit yesterday !! Here lately every time I go in I have been having high blood pressure so they have been watching me really good!! It was 140/90 so they sent me over to labor and delivery to get a stress test done to make sure the baby was not in destress and they ordered a 24 hour urine collection on me to make sure i did not have protein in my urine. Me and Fidel soent the night their I got release today and i had such a small amount of protein in my urine he decided not to take the baby yet !! However he does not think i am going to go to my due date he is planning on inducing me on August 3 !! So he put me on blood pressure medicine to see if he could get it to go down!! he says i either am developing preclampsia or gestational hypertension (which basicly means high blood pressure due to pregnancy )

Fidel's Birthday

Happy Birthday Baby!! We did not do too much but we had a little cookout and you can believe I stayed in the house.

Florida humidity, Fourth of July, Pregnant Women as Big as a House = Miserable !!

I tried to go outside to at least watch the Fireworks but lasted about 5 minutes !! Sorry Fidel !!! I love you !!

Brandon's Birthday

Ok so I was not goin to blog about this but it was too funny not too!! So if you don't know we are definetly Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) HATERS!! LOL Don't get me wrong I like her music as Miley Cyrus but hate her voice when she talks and hate going anywhere and everywhere and seeing her face on anything and everything!! She has her own toothpaste !! Ugh !! WE ARE HATERS, I KNOW!!!! So David decides to get Brandon a Miley Cyrus card for his birthday and pretend like she wrote in it !!! haha It was so funny !! Cause now David messes with Brandon and tell everyone that He is in her FAN CLUB and she sent it to him !!! haha So here is a few pics of it!!!

HAHA DREAMIN' CHILLIN' STRUTTIN' STYLIN' ROCKIN' STARRIN' FLASHIN' SMILES!

Baby Shower && Brandon's Graduation!!!

It has been a crazy month . It started with going to visit Nate Jess and Breezy !! It ended with Brandon's Graduation, Family coming in town, and a Baby Shower (which would have not happend without Jess ) Thank you so much !! It has been a great and busy month and I am continuing to only get FATTER !!! UGH I HATED THAT PART BUT THE WORST IS NOT OVER !! Here is a Slide Show of some of the perks!

Let's Play Catch Up!!!!!

I have been horrible about blogging here lately!! SORRY !! Now it is time to tell you why!! well the beginning of May we went to Palm Coast to visit my brother, sister-in-law, and niece Brianna. When we were there my sister-in-law suprised Fidel with a 3-D Ultrasound which was absoultly amazing!!!!

As well as took some beautiful pregnancy pictures of Me and Fee!!

Now we are back home !!

I had a dr. appointment today and everything is normal other than the fact they think i am 2 weeks further along so they are measureing me at 32 weeks!!

which would move me too the end of july beginning of august!!!

shhhs....

So Brandon graduated and was an amazing event!!!

We are so very proud of him!!!! We had a family baby shower and it was great!!

I really thank Jessie for throwing it all together at the last minute!!!

Thank you so much!!! Our gifts were...............

• Mom - a homemade babyblanket, first aid kit for baby, and clothes, &bibs!!
• Jessie & Nate- only the most amazing stroller and carseat combo I have ever seen !!
• Synamon & Justin- A Huge Basket Full of Baby Randoms
• Carl & Crystal- Beautiful Brown Blanket
• Lisa- Diaper Bag and Cute Little Baseball Outfit
• Jessie & Nate- bottles, baby toys & I love mommy and I love hippos outfits !!
• Tim & Heather- Baby randoms, teething rings pacifiers, diaper genie
• Ms. Kennedy- Bassinet
• Mom & Steve- the cutest Bouncer

..............and alot of other baby randoms!!!

i will post pics of the graduation and baby shower as soon as i get them uploaded !!!

We had a blast and am sad to see everyone go!!!

oooooo mom also made the cutest cakes for the baby shower and was so proud of them !!! THANKS MOM!!!!

I LOVE AND MISS YOU GUYS ALREADY !!!

GRANDMA, GRANDPA, AUNTS & UNCLE IN CALIFORNIA WE LOVE AND MISS YOU GUYS TOO AND WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS VERY SOON ONLY A FEW MORE MONTHS TIL

GABRIEL FIDEL AYALA ARRIVES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Breezy's Bravery && Such

So most of you know that my niece Brianna has Cystic Fibrosis. Well next week my sister, brother, and sister in law is putting on a wonderful benefit for Cystic Fibrosis!! Which is going to have the great artist Ric Standridge and a music performance by Angie Aparo. 30% of all the proceeds are going the the cystic fibrosis foundation. It is going to be a great event and wish i could be there but i am actually going to visit them the day after. So Fidel & I are super excited about that. When we go visit them we are going to go and register for the baby shower and Jessie is going to take some pregnancy pics of Fee & I , and we are just going to have a great time seeing The Famous Brianna "Breezy" Shiflett, and of course it is always a great time seeing Nate and Jessie we haven't seen them since Thanksgiving !! I can't wait. I think we may have decided on a middle name we are thinking it might be James (thanks Nate for your suggestion) It is the name of my Late Grandfather James Henderson who was only the best man in the whole world. It is still up in the air but it is the winner so far. On another note Gabriel has been kicking the crap out of me all the time now. I remember not being able to wait to feel something it is aggervating but also in a strange way the most amazing thing i have ever felt. It is the feeling of love everytime I feel him move. && almost comforting to know that he is still in there. I miss you all and know I have been horrible about updating this blog in the last 3 weeks. I will put up new belly pics in a few days because it definetly is growing everyday.

Also in a few weeks there will be a cystic fibrosis walk so I wanted to share this amazing little video that Jessie put together about Breezy. It is great and even can make you a little teary eyed!!


Breezy's Bravery Great Strides 2009 from Innovative Eyes on Vimeo.



O one more thing this month is packed with fun times and is going to be a very busy month my little brother Brandon graduates, I have the baby shower & all my family coming in town, breezy's walk (i wish i could walk in but living in florida in may and pregnant i dont know if i could make it lol)) I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT ALL AND WILL BE SURE TO BLOG ABOUT IT ALL !!!

<3 IT'S A ............... BOY !!!!!!! <3

OUR DR APT. WAS AMAZING!!! We went to the ultrasound and was there for about an hour and a half!!! haha We def had no problem finding out it was a boy!!! That was the only picture he was wanting to give the tech. Haha We are so excited about our Lil Prince. as well as the rest of you. You all know it is Fidel's family's first time to be Grandparents or Aunt and Uncles well for my family they have experienced that but it is going to be the First LIL BOY!! The first GRANDSON OR NEPHEW!! (Imagin that i dont have to carry our name on so of course i would get the BOY!! ) SO I GUESS HE IS ALREADY PREPARING FOR HIS BIG ARRIVAL!! ok ok back to the ultrasound he was sitting so low the tech said she felt sorry for me cause he is sitting right on my cervix and bladder the tech took a pic just so i could show you all.



Anyways I will only post the best pics i have or this post would be super long!!!! I am healthy and so is the baby. I have only gained 6 pounds so far 3 of it was in the last month!! SHhhheeesssshhh !! AND THE DR. SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL TO GAIN ABOUT A POUND A WEEK UNTIL I DELIVER!! O NO


OK I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THAT THE BABY NEVER STOPS MOVING!! WELL SHE TOOK A VIDEO JUST SO I CAN SHOW YOU !!! HE IS VERY ACTIVE.

GABRIEL __________ AYALA
GIVE US YOU OPINION ON MIDDLE NAMES!!!!

20 WEEK FACTS:

YEAH I AM HALF WAY THERE!!! GIVE OR TAKE A FEW WEEKS!!!


Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)

He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Congratulations! You've hit the halfway mark in your pregnancy. The top of your uterus is about level with your belly button, and you've likely gained around 10 pounds.

------> I HAVE ONLY GAINED 3 SO FAR !!! YEAH ME !!! THE BABY IS JUST GOING INTO THE FAT I ALREADY HAD!!!!

Expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on.

New Belly Pics 19 weeks 5 days

Ok so I think that it just might be time to take the belly ring out !!! Hope u like them I feel like I am getting hugh!!! Fidel thinks it is cute when i wear his shirts and my tummy hangs out the bottom!

What's New!!!!!!!

So far I have started to feel great!! (knock on wood) I have even started to feel some major movements from the baby!! I can even distinguish actual kicks!! It sometimes takes my breath cause I don't know it is coming and just puts me in shock. I love it!! We will find out the sex of the baby on April 3 that is 11 days away!! YEAH WE CAN'T WAIT!! ((I know the rest of you are just as anxious)) I promise we will make the calls one by one as soon as we get out of the appt!!

Fidel is absouletly my everything right now!! I love him more and more everyday!! He makes this whole pregnancy worth it so far and is just a amazing supporter i have really seen him grow up in these last few months. I can't wait for everyone to see it for themselves. I really just can't give him enough credit.
Now I will share a little story.....

Fidel and I were in the shoe store the other day .
If anyone knows Fidel he loves shoe and his Nike Air Forces.
Well I told him I wanted to go look at the baby shoes and so we went we got over to the section and i showed him a far of Nike Air Forces just like the ones he had on his feet for infants and some Jordans and bless his heart he got teary eyed. I thought it was so cute. Needless to say I am sure our baby will be in them shoes.
haha

I just thought i would share that story with you cause it made me smile. I asked him why he got teary eyed and he said because he got happy !!! Aww

19 week facts:

Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

18 Week Facts:

So I know I skipped the 17 week facts but I have not had a computer charger so I have not been on here to much!!! We miss you all and are getting so excited about finding out the baby's sex! Fidel and I went to the store the other day and was looking at baby stuff together we are getting really excited now. I can't wait to meet our lil baby !!


18 week facts:

Head to rump, your baby is about 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a bell pepper) and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He's busy flexing his arms and legs — movements that you'll start noticing more and more in the weeks ahead. His blood vessels are visible through his thin skin, and his ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around his nerves, a process that will continue for a year after he's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If you're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

Update on Dr. Apt & Belly Pics!!

So the Dr. Appointment went great!! The Dr. said I was completely healthy and that the baby's heartbeat was great. They did not do an ultrasound though :( It was cute cause everytime I go to the Dr. I have to give urine. Well after I got out of the bathroom and went to the room where fidel was he gave me a complete run down of what was ahead of me . haha he asked the nurse all the questions before I even got back. But I am not going to complain at least he shows intrest in all of it !! I can't brag about him enough. We will Def find out what we are having on April 3 !! And they told me to bring in a DVD so that they can record the whole ultrasound for me!! I thought that was awesome cause now we can share it with you. On another note all of you have been wanting belly pics. So here are just a few that i approved of and no fat jokes please. lol

16 week facts:

• Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length.
  
• It's legs are much more developed, it's head is more erect than it has been, and it's eyes have moved closer to the front of it's head
  
• it's ears are close to their final position, too..
  
• It s about the size of an avacado.
• his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.
  

Lil Kitty's Adventure!!!!!

So some of you know that our Lil Kitty went missing.. She was gone for 2 1/2 days and we thought she was gone. I went to the animal shelter and all. But she came home she woke me up out of a dead sleep crying at my window early Sunday morning she has been missing since Sat night. We are so glad to have her home.. We love our Lil Kitty !!! 

Madame Zaritska predicts your birth experience !!!!

haha so i found this website that supposidly predicts your birth experience. So I thought this was too funny. This is the prediction she gave for me and I figured I would post it now to go back and see if it was at all accurate. haha

The day you deliver, outside will be hot. Your baby will arrive in the late night. After a labor lasting approximately 13 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and will be 20-1/2 inches long. This child will have dark green eyes and barely there black hair.

I know there are a few of you that are prego that looks at my blog so here is a link if you want to try it.....

http://pregnancyandbaby.com/pregnancy/baby/Madame-Zaritska-predicts-your-birth-experience-1.php

15 week facts:

• Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces
• our baby is the size of an apple.
• Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs.
• Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl!

14 Week Facts:

• This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck it's thumb!
• It's kidneys are producing urine, which it releases into the amniotic fluid around the baby — a process it'll keep up until birth.
• Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches
• Our baby is about the size of a lemon.
• He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body.

Update on my Valetine's Day

I have been sick in bed all day. I had a little bit of a breakdown cause I got sent home from work cause I was sick. I really was just pretty upset. Fidel said it was ok and to go home and get some rest for work tomorrow if I felt like I was able to go. Fidel & I were suppose to go out to dinner and have a little evening to ourself. Well that couldn't happen I really just did not feel up to it so he stayed at work a little bit longer since a girl called out sick. When Fidel got home he suprised me with balloons, a personal size cookie that said "I Love You!", and a little stuffed animal that was holding a box inside that box was a Beautiful Heart Necklace that is white gold with little diamonds in it. I was so shocked I really wasn't expecting anything. It really made me feel good. My emotions had me a little teary eyed. Aww. Here is the best picture i could get of the necklace for all of you guys to see. I Love him so much he knows exactly what to do to make feel better.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Happy Birthday Jessie

i hope you have a great day. You are a fantastic mom and soon to be aunt. We love and miss you!!! Come see us soon!!!

Adventures in the Emergency Room

Ugh is not fun!! So yesterday I wrote a post that said that i wasn't feeling well and around 7 o'clock that night I was feeling so bad and couldn't hold anything down not even liquids. I was ok with that and knew that I was just pregnant. But then I got this horrible feeling in my stomach (sharp pains) so bad it was taken my breath away. then i was having a lil blood in my urine and blood in my vomit. So I got scared and had david take me to the Emergency Room because Fidel hasn't got off work yet. Fidel and I waited in the waiting room for 5 hours before being seen but finally when I got back there they hooked me up to a bunch of machines to monitor me and the baby's heartbeat , took some blood, and put an I.V. in me and pumped me full of fluids man I never knew how much an I.V. would make me feel better. They also did a pelvic exam. ( which sucked ) The Dr. defineltly wasn't gentle and was making jokes which made me feel a lil uncomfortable. haha . Anyways long story short I ended up having Gastric Pains in my stomach and another infection my antibiotic i was taking my body was trying to counteract in and gave me another infection which is where the blood was coming from. Shhhs . I am so glad that was the only news they told me. I hate to have keep all of you worried I was just a lil scared. Thanks for all your phone calls and support. Hopefully the rest of the time will be a healthy journey.

o and the Dr. gave me something for nausea!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Sick Sick Sick.......&& Rainy

i am so tired of being sick all the time. i know it comes with the whole pregnancy thing but man i feel like poo all the dang time. thankfully there is a upside to this story the dr said that it should almost be over. AMAZING but when??? lol so i decided to write you guys a post just to tell you all about how big of a baby i am being right now. o and it is raining cats and dogs outside. so i am confined to the house cause i don't want to drive in this mess. ok ok so i told you guys i was going to put up a belly pic but i think i am going to wait a lil while cause it just looks like a big fat blob of a stomach. thanks for taking the time out to read my rambleings and non-sense.

13 Week Facts:

• Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, it's veins and organs are clearly visible through it's still-thin skin, and it's body is starting to catch up with it's head.
• If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries.
• Your baby is almost 3 inches long and weighs nearly an ounce
• Our babu is the size of a medium shrimp.

This is the last week of the first trimester.

Dr.'s Appointment...........

............went great!!! We got to see our lil baby not so much of a peanut anymore though. The Dr. said everything looks well and me and the baby are healthy except the fact I have a UTI (ugh). Man, was the baby moving all around and it's little heartbeat was beating so fast. Fidel, was probably the best part of the whole appt., the way he got the biggest smile on his face when he seen the baby turn his head and say hello made my heart feel so warm. I knew the baby was going to have the best father. I really think Fidel is doing absoultly amazing I could not ask for a better boyfriend or soon to be father to our baby. He really does take good care of me when I am not feeling well. Just thought I should take some time out to give him credit where it is due.

ok ok ok back to baby .....

here is the picture's you all have been waiting for.

o and the Dr. said that my blood type is O negative.

and said the blood banks would love me

i never knew that ..

The Profile Shot.

(look at that jaw line. & it's waving it's lil hand)

Fidel's Fav. (It looked right at us)

Another Profile Shot.

(not as good as the first but you can see the spine and 2 hands.)

Dr.'s Appointment...........

........ is Friday @ 2 !!!

So excited.. We get to see a our little baby again!! YEAH !!! O on other updates,, MY MEDICAIDE WENT THROUGH!! (BIG RELIEF) Also, my Dr. called and I have a UTI (go figure). So they are outting me on antibiotics. blah Sorry it took so long for me to update but I will be putting up a new pic of the baby on Friday!!

Love you all,

Meagan Leigh

12 Week Facts:

• The most dramatic development this week: reflexes
• Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, it's toes will curl, it's eye muscles will clench, and it's mouth will make sucking movements.
• Your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously.
• It's face looks unquestionably human
• The baby's eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and it's ears are right where they should be.
• Our baby weighs half an ounce and is a little over 2 inches long.
• Our baby is the size of a lime.

Happy Birthday MOM & Soon 2 Be Grandma of 4 !!!

I LOVE YOU & HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

So I was searching for a picture of me and you and for some reason I either could not find one that you would like or I did not like what I was looking like in it so I thought we might should just take a little trip down memory lane since your baby is about to have a baby and will never be a little girl again. I hope you enjoy some of these pictures and it makes your heart feel warm on your very special day!!! I love you so much and you are My Very Best Friend!! (I know I may tell you some things I probably shouldn't.) haha Thank you for being so supportive and loving !!

Love Always,

MEAGAN LEIGH