A lil' update...

Oh man, I am really trying to keep up with this thing better...

Anyway, we are still doing very well. Steven started school and loves it. Josiah is his usual crazy self. He now says "please" and "thank you" which melts our hearts! Whenever he sees food he wants (which is often), he says "Mmmmm, goooood!" We get so suckered by this kid! He just turned 20 mos. and I can't believe he will be 2 soon! It will also be interesting to introduce him to Ella. Yesterday I was at a friend's house and there was a 6 week old little boy there. Josiah was staring and waving at him...so I hope he will react as well when Ella is born :)

As far as Ella goes, she is doing well. I went to my first prenatal visit in NC and it went well! The dr. was great and he said Ella is doing just fine. For now, it looks like they will schedule my c-section around the 12th of November unless I go into spontaneous labor or something happens with Ella where they need an earlier c-section. I can't believe in less than 3 mos. we will have another baby! Heck, we still hold Josiah until he falls asleep and he sleeps with us hahaha...adding another baby in the mix will be interesting!

Also, Joe & Mayra (Steven's parents) sent Ella a PINK activity center, a PINK bouncer and a PINK hamper! I can't believe I will have pink in my house. As much as I always wanted a girl, I only saw myself with boys!

So that's the update over here! Talk to you all soon!

The lil' prodigy strikes again...

I just LOVE this video...I thought you would all enjoy it too :)

We're alive!!!!!

So sorry I haven't updated this site! Its been so crazy around here! We have lots of updates!

Well, first of all, we are settling in nicely in Charlotte. We LOVEEEEEEE it here and Josiah loves it even more! We have a huge apartment with CENTRAL AIR and a pool outside we use quite often! Josiah has lots of room to run around and he loves going outside to look at the bugs, moon, stars, sky...he is constantly pointing at something and getting all excited! If we are out at night he says "oooh mooooon, star" In the morning he looks out the window and says "ooooh, car!" He LOVES it! Everyone is SO nice out here and its so much more of a relaxed atmosphere.

My pregnancy is coming along very nicely, and seems to be going A LOT quicker than when I was pregnant with Josiah. Ella is kicking up a storm and keeps me up a lot at night...but I cant complain cause I feel great! Here is a pic of me a little more than halfway through. I found a dr. out here and he will be scheduling the date for my c-section next week. It will probably be the 1st or 2nd weeok of November. The hospital is like 5 minutes from our house!

In other news, Steven enrolled at the college down here and will be starting classes on August 14. He is soooooooooo excited and I am happy for him! Its going to be difficult because as soon as he finds a job, he will be working FT and going to school 4 nights a week. Plus, I am working from home FT with what will be 2 kids to take care of! But I know everything will work out. When Josiah turns two, we will probably put him in pre-school a couple of days per week, which will lighten my load a little bit (not emotionally of course, I think I will cry every day!)

Speaking of the lil man...Here are a couple of recent pics of Josiah by the pool :)






Anyway, that is the update in our part of the country! I will keep up with this blog more and I hope everyone is doing well! We miss u all!

You can always email us at - hesmypeace@hotmail.com

Two steps forward, one step back

Packing with a toddler running around is INSANE! Its just impossible! He is the cutest thing in the world but while I am putting things in boxes, he pulls them out from the other end!

We are maybe 80% packed and the truck is coming tommorrow! Please keep Steven in prayer because its a lot of work for him. He has some help in NY and NC, which is great. But it will still be very hot!

In other news, I spoke with me benefits person at work and found out that my health insurance will cover ALL of my c-section expenses down south! I am completely in awe of how this whole thing is working out!

The sad thing is, my last day in the office is Friday and my co-workers are some of the best friends I have! I was on the verge of tears today and have a feeling Friday I am going to be a mess! :(

Belly pics and other updates!

photoSo here I am at the 20 week mark, coming along nicely. I'm a lot more uncomfortable than I was with Josiah, but thats ok...I'll take that over no morning sickness.


And today I wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend/almost like a sister, Crystal! Enjoy.

In other Ortiz news, we are counting down to the big moving date! It's really stressful trying to pack up everything, see everyone we love and just preparing for a move out of state, but on the other hand we are SOOOO excited to start our new life, one we know will benefit both Josiah and Ella immensely!

Everything seems to be working out so far and my job is letting me work from home for at least 3 months which I am really excited about...

Here is a pic of the pool in our new complex:


Also, here is a link to view a slideshow of images from the complex we are going to live in while we househunt!

Virtual Tours

I'll be sending out an email with all our contact information soon!

In Josiah news...

With all this talk about Ella, we can't forget my precious Josiah! He is such a big boy and makes us laugh so hard. He counts to 3 in english and spanish, he is starting to show signs of potty training readiness, he has a 50+ word vocabulary and he loves to jump on anything he can bounce on. He's a typical boy who loves cars, trucks, rock, dirt and the like.

He LOVESSSSSSSSS his daddy and as soon as he wakes up he just jumps up and yells "daddy, daddeeeeeee." He points at my belly and says "baybee" and then when I say "kiss the baby" Josiah kisses my belly.

He really such a joy to us and makes us laugh so hard!

Here are some recent pics of him at 18 mos old :)

Shopaholics!!

When I came into work the day after finding out I was having a girl, my co-workers had bought 5 outfits each!!!!! Ella is one lucky girl!

Then, this weekend we went shopping. I bought her a bunch of stuff for next summer (on clearance, of course) and my parents bought her a ridiculous amount of the cutest clothes ever!!!! Even Josiah got some stuff! Her Grandma Rosa sent us some money to buy her some stuff too so we got Ella her first bikini (for next summer) and some girly pink sleepers, since all we have is a bunch of blue ones!

It was so fun to shop for a girl and she already has a bin of clothes and isn't even born yet!

Here are some pictures of some of her new clothes: