Pool time

The other day we brought little one to the pool for the first time. It was incredible to watch his curious little eyes soak in the new sights...from the palm trees to the orange umbrellas to the sparkling blue water. He just laid in my lap, calm as he could be and breathed in the newness. We then propped him up on the side of the pool to let his feet get wet and it was the cutest thing. He kept holding his feet above the water so they would not get wet. He wasn't too sure what to do yet. I can't wait to actually let him get in the water and watch him splash his little heart out.

LIFE UNFOLDING...

Wow, these past 2 years have been some of the most amazing years of my life. Let's see, I got engaged to the most amazing man, my greatest teacher and best friend. He proposed on July 1, 2010 at 5:58pm at Bueno Vista Park in San Francisco, CA. It was our 3 year anniversary from the moment we met and time stopped, literally (my watch stopped at 5:58pm - we planned to meet at a coffee shop at 6pm and we both arrived a few minutes early).  It's wonderful that we can still recall every minute detail from that date, including me wearing a purple tank top, jeans and my favorite wedge Steve Madden heals that made me about 3 inches taller. And Che's first words to me were, "Wow, you are tall" and my first words, "Wow, you talk quiet"...haha. It was love at first sight. I remember driving into the parking lot and calling his phone to see if he was there and I saw this cute guy in a white hat walking toward the coffee shop take his phone out of his pocket and answer it. "YES!" was my reaction and I continue to say "YES" every day. I love this man!

Then, in December 2010 I graduated with my Masters degree in Maternity Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. It was a whirlwind of fun, growth and massive amounts of learning and paper writing. I thought at the time that was the greatest challenge of my life and I finally completed what I had been working towards for so long.

Then on July 1, 2011 at 5:58pm, I married the love of my life in a magical ceremony at Camp Lucy in Dripping Springs, TX. It was our 4 year anniversary and the most incredible day that we shared with our family and friends as we vowed our love and intentions to create the most beautiful life together in marriage. 

 

 

One month later, I was pregnant! We wanted a honeymoon baby, but it only took 1 more month and we were blessed with a growing life inside of me. My pregnancy was great and I only experienced 1 week of nausea, depression, exhaustion and hormones gone crazy. The rest of the 9 months were nothing to complain about except the lack of energy, pains, and all the uncomfortableness that goes along with being pregnant. Looking back, it seems hard to remember all of the ups and downs because the end result was/is the most amazing blessing and we are thrilled to call this little miracle ours.

 

Here he is! ELIAS MANUEL TRILLO, the most beautiful being I have ever laid my eyes on. Our birthing experience was amazing and completely all natural. I can now say that this was the greatest challenge of my life. It was an intense physical, emotional, and spiritual journey that was all mine. I will never forget the final push where this warm and squishy baby was thrust into the world and placed in my arms. His eyes pierced through my heart and I knew that we were reunited from another time of love. We stared at each other in awe and shared so much love with each other in that moment. I waited 9 months (or more like 30 years) to meet him and he was finally here.

 

And so the journey began of taking care of this little being. Words can not describe how incredibly hard the beginning was. Here is this little helpless human being that has complete trust in you and you have no idea what you are doing. The tears from both him and myself were countless and I wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into. Che was amazing from the start. He was so patient with me and the baby. He had so much faith in me and always knew exactly what I needed to hear to encourage me to keep going, even when I was a blubbering mess of emotions and frustration. Elias is so blessed to have such an incredible father and I am so lucky to call him my husband.  

 But as time went on, we learned from each other and the days began to improve and were actually a little more enjoyable. Isn't this the sweetest little face!

 

Each day we continue to move forward and embrace the ups and downs of parenting. We are now 2 months in and are blessed with the life we continue to create, filled with love and adventure.

 

And this is our LIFE UNFOLDING....