SURPRISE BABY GIRL!

Surprise baby girl!

Surprise, it's a girl!  Apolinar and Carla were told that their baby expected last July would be another boy to join the five boys they already have.  But they received a very welcome surprise when Carla gave birth to a beautiful little girl. They named her Cynthia.

We stopped at Apolinar's house carrying baby clothes, expecting to see another little baby boy, but we were shocked to see that the clothes we'd brought wouldn't be appropriate.  We'd brought little blue outfits with baseballs, cars and trucks and other distinctly male decorations on them.

Apolinar came home for lunch to spend time with Cynthia.

I had sorted out the pink ruffled things and added in the superman outfit and the workman styled undershirts.  They laughed at our confusion but said they'd make good use of the good warm sleepers and other items even if they weren't pink with ruffles.

Cynthia looks serious, but she's a happy well adjusted baby who loves to be held and cuddled by her big brothers.  Carla and Apolinar say they have been blessed by the Lord to have this little girl.

Carla and Baby Cynthia.

Little Cynthia is not accustomed to strangers and only allowed Lloyd to hold her for a few minutes before she decided she didn't like his glasses.  The instant her face began to show distress, Apolinar had her in his arms again trying to reassure her not to be afraid.

Carla's oldest son Carlos is now 19 and working in Mexico City, Rogelio is 18 and working alongside Apolinar in construction, Julio is 14, Esteban is 6 and Javier is 4 years old.  After years of raising boys, Carla is really happy they have this new female addition to the family. We join Apolinar and Carla in giving thanks to the Lord for Cynthia.