two month old Lucas

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2 month stats ~
weight 12 lbs 12 oz  -- 75th percentile
length 22.5 inches -- 25th -50th percentile

Growing so fast!

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My little Isabel is 2 months old already! WOW! We had to take our monthly picture late last night. The lighting is not perfect and we only have my point and shoot camera and iPhone cam to take pictures. But Derrick and I know, she will cherish these picts when she gets older. We as parents already cherish them!
We are using Daniel's board (my Valentine's gift for him last year). We only have one for each letter of the alphabet so we had a dilemma for upcoming months: THREE, SEVEN, NINE. So we decided to use different languages for the numbers! last month was in English: ONE (easy enough). This month, in French! For sure, when turns 5 mos, we will use LIMA (Filipino/Tagalog word for 5) same as our last name: deLIMA.
So again sorry for the yellow picture. our pictures last night were either bright or yellow. bummer. Cannot wait for my sister to come visit us and take pictures of my baby girl who is growing so fast!
Please pray for our little girl too: she is still battling the cough and cold she got from her Kuya Daniel. She is still eating well and playing and cooing. Thanks be to God!

More.... we saw the pediatrician today for a well child check.
Isabel is 10 lbs 15 oz (50th percentile) and 22 inches long (25-50th percentile)
Another grateful mummy moment here.

Here she is, showing off at the pediatrician's office. Kicking her legs, lifting her bottom and head up 45 degrees.

Isabel's Baptism

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Sharing pictures from my baptismal day on January 15, 2012. My Ninang (Godmother) and Ninong (Godfather) are Sheila Jose and Ken Hutchinson. I received this wonderful sacrament at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Indianapolis presided by Fr. Guy Roberts. Sign of the cross on my forehead
I did pretty well during the ceremony. Did not cry at all!

Fed and happy before the baptism

Slept like a princess

Beautiful altar of St. Joan of Arc, built in the late 1920s (before the depression) for ~$350,000.

My beautiful dress fit for The King's princess. (Christ the King!)

My mummy and papi and kuya Daniel

Opening Ninong Ken's present

My Kuya Daniel (before his fever hit him) :(

Glamour shot in my pink dress

Group pict with my lolo and lola's and Fr. Guy

My Godparents

Baptized in water and spirit

My kuya is so curious -- can you spot him watching Fr. Guy???

To share, here are photos from my Tita Lady's Baptism (my mummy is the toddler in the picture). She's not happy -- must have felt left out!

And here is my mummy's Baptism. She was almost 2 months old (like me) when she became (officially) a child of God.

Love,
Isabel

For more readings about Infant Baptism, click here.

38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him." Acts 2:38-39

15 Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Luke 18:15-16

Look-a-likes

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Guess who is 7 weeks old today! ME!

For some of my blog entries, I will post pictures of my mummy around the same age. First, here are pictures taken from my mummy's iPhone cam.

This one is overexposed but you can still see my beautiful pink headband and dress.
Christmas Day at 4 weeks old. I love this white gown. I am mummy and papi's princess.

Here's a nice picture with my brother: Kuya Daniel.

Now my mummy's baby pictures! What a serious face.

Chubby cheeks she's got!

Some shots she did look like me!

You be the judge. Do you think we are look-a-likes? Who is more beautiful?

Love,

Isabel

Loving every minute of my leave

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I have been home for 11 weeks now. It has been 11 weeks since this cutie pie was born! He is getting so big. His current weight:12 lbs 7 oz. He needs 3 more oz and he'd double his birthweight.

We are making good use of our time together. I, as his mummy, am learning about him; definitely building this loving, strong attachment that will grow even stronger even when I go back to work.

Daniel and I have been attending a new mom class at the hospital where he was born. It's nice to connect with other moms and share ideas. We talked about preparing family meals today. Other topics we have discussed included: babyproofing the house, introducing solids, taking care of mom, parenting according to your baby's temperament. This free class is led by a peds nurse practitioner.

"Oh-oh"

Love ya mum.

I will miss this lovely, handsome face! (when I go back to work)

This smile was for his dad! How heavenly.


"The colts were winning anyway, so I am taking a nap!"

The Delima family wore their Colts outfit!
Thanks Derrick for taking this picture!

Derrick is crazy for this little one.

Derrick's loves.

Derrick and I are celebrating our 3rd year wedding anniversary tomorrow. Having Daniel is definitely another milestone in our lives together. We are grateful to have each other and this little one.