hmmm...twins??

Elizabeth at a little less than two weeks and Andrew just over two weeks! :)

Twins born almost 2.5 years apart?!!!

gotta love the hair!

 our second bath!

a clean little man!

First family photo

                                Our first family photo with all FIVE of us!                            

Elizabeth not sure what to think about Andrew... but couldn't take her eyes off of him

Andrew 11 days old

A few photos at 11 days old!

Andrew was wide awake talking to his uncle Mickey

The girls enjoying a little movie time

                                            Andrew's first bath....he wasn't happy about it!

We love our brother

The girls have done so well adjusting to their new brother!! They were definitely nervous being in the hospital and having mommy in a hospital bed. As long as I was laying in bed neither one wanted to come near me (made me a little sad).  Liv kept saying "mommy boo boo, mommy bed".  Luckily by the second day when I could get up and move around they were happy to give me hugs and kisses! Made me feel a whole lot better :)

Liv took to Andrew right away. Always touching him on the head and saying his name "An-doo" She was more than happy to give him hugs and kisses in the hospital. Elizabeth was a little more nervous. She would smile at him but didn't want to touch him at all.

Now that we have been home for about a week and half both girls are just loving all over him. Liv wakes up wanting to hold him and Elizabeth is always excited for her chance to hold him as well. It is so darn cute. Both their little faces just light up when they get their turn!! When he is in his swing, Liv will go up to him randomly and pet his head and give him a kiss. so sweet!! If I could have guessed who would have been the more receptive sister to him my guess would have been Elizabeth!  Liv doesn't normally respond to change very quickly and I thought it would take her a little longer but they surprised me again! Elizabeth has always been happy to see Andrew and smiles at him constantly but it took a few days before she would actually touch him or want to give him a little kiss.

 I couldn't be happier with how the girls are doing with him! There doesn't seem to be any obvious jealousy and they seem to be going about business as usual. I just hope that the coming weeks and months are just as smooth! :)

When we got home from the hospital we told the girls that Andrew had picked out some toys for them (the koala and penguin). A few days later Drew was in the swing and BOTH girls brought their toys and gave them to him. They are now his toys! Sweet girls!

Hi "An doo"

We certainly look forward to the growing relationship between all three!

Happy Birthday Andrew

February 5, 2010 we welcomed our newest addition!! Andrew Mickey Vazquez Hartman was born at 2:28pm at 7lbs 9oz and 19.6 in!! He was just shy of 38 weeks and came out kicking and screaming.

That morning the girls packed their suitcases to spend the weekend with Tita and Toto. Liv had her CARS bag and Elizabeth her princess bag. We had them dressed in their BIG sister shirts and  they were so cute! My mom came to pick them up around 10 am and they headed out.

 Brandon and I headed to the hospital about 11am to get checked in. Just as we arrived at the hospital and were getting ready to park, I realized that I had forgotten to bring our cord blood kit in order to donate our cord blood. I almost just said forget about it but I really wanted to be able to do it. So Brandon dropped me off and headed back home to pick it for me (what a wonderful hubby!!). He was gone about an hour which I think really worked out since I was just laid out in a bed hooked up to monitors while we waited. By the time he got back he was onlt with me about 30 minutes before it was time to go. Cutting it a little close but he was there none the less :)

First thought was that he looked just like Olivia!!

It was such a totally different experience this time than with the girls. We were 34w2d when the girls were born and we literally saw them for a brief moment and then they were taken straight to NICU. We didn't see them until the next day. This time we were 37w5d and he got to stay with us the whole time!! I could see him while the docs were "putting me back together"! Brandon got to hold him and we had so many pictures that we took while we were in the OR (we don't have any with the girls since we were not prepared for their arrival). Even in recovery, I assumed that they would take him but he was with us the whole time! Absolutely amazing! During recovery my parents were able to come and see Andrew for the first time and Olivia and Elizabeth were able to meet their brother for the first time. The girls were definitely a little nervous seeing me in the bed and not able to get up and give them hugs!! But I did still get some smiles :)

i didnt get this experience with the girls :)

our big boy! 

Andrew got to hang with us in recovery! Anesthesiologist did a great job with a different combo of meds that kept me from shaking uncontrollably like I did after the girls! I was able to hold our new baby less than an hour old! (although she tried, she still wasnt able to keep me from throwing up...boo)

I already love him!!!

on our way to our room with our police escort! Dont I feel special. hehe

 He does have Elizabeth's eyes and hair! He is just so adorable and we can't believe he is here!!








Baby #3 has made it into this world safe and healthy and the Hartman family is officially complete!!

headed to the hospital

These were the pictures from my camera that I hadn't gotten a chance to download yet.

leaving for the hospital with three empty carseats! this is going to be crazy :)

and we made it! Brandon had just returned less than an hour before Andrew was born! We had arrived early as scheduled when I realized that I had forgotten our cord blood kit and sent him back home for it. He made it back just in time to get all geared up!

funny guy

So attractive ;)

not sure if we are having a baby or headed to a biohazard area! lol!