*RJ and Will's parents as well as Will's grandma visit and meet with Luca for the very first time! Send suggestions on what you wanna see! Love • Bree❣️*
Today is going to be a very special day in the Shepherd-Aguiar family!
Today, Will's mom Karen, stepdad Hank, Grandma Janice and RJ's mom Martha and dad Ricardo are all flying in from Florida to California to visit all of them for a few weeks and to help out as well!
Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo are all very excited to see Will, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore, Harlow, Dobby and Sammy!
But also, Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo are all extremely excited to meet baby Luca for the very first time and to get to know the little guy!
Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo are also going to help RJ and Will out, by taking care of the four older kids, the dogs and the housework, so Will and RJ can just focus on baby Luca and his NICU stay.
RJ is going to surprise Will today by bringing Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo to the hospital to meet Luca for the very first time!
Will absolutely has NO idea that Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo are flying in from Florida to California to visit!
Right now, RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore, Harlow, Sammy and Dobby all just finished having leftover pizza lunch and now they are all cleaning up the dining room!
"Thank you guys for helping me clean up from lunch today!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow with a huge smile.
"You're welcome, Papi!" Benji and Coralei both say in unison with big cheeky smiles at RJ.
"Welcome, Papi!" Theodore says with a big smile.
"Papi! Here you go! Here you go!" Harlow says as she hands RJ her empty sippy cup.
"Thank you so so much, Harlow!" RJ says to Harlow as he puts Harlow's sippy cup in the dishwasher.
*Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow's outfits*
"Do you need Dobby and Sammy's food bowls,
Papi?" Benji asks RJ.
"Yes, I do, Bubba! I wanna wash them both out for Dobby and Sammy for dinner time later!" RJ says to Benji with a cheeky grin.
"Okay, Papi!" Benji says to RJ with a big smile.
"I get it, Papi! I get it for you!" Theodore says as runs over to the dog bowls.
"Me too! Me too, Papi!" Harlow says as she runs over to the dog bowls right behind Theodore.
"Thank you so so much, Theodore and Harlow! Thank you two for helping me!" RJ says to Theodore and Harlow with a grin.
Then Harlow and Theodore both happily bring over Dobby and Sammy's food bowls to RJ, so RJ can hand wash the both of them in the kitchen sink.
"Welcome, Papi!" Theodore says with a proud smile.
"Yay, Papi! Yay!" Harlow says as she happily dances around RJ, making RJ giggle and smile.
After cleaning up from lunch, Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all begin to happily play in the playroom with Dobby and Sammy!
RJ begins to vlog himself happily standing in the kitchen and cleaning up the lunch dishes.
"Hey everyone! Welcome to today's vlog! So right now, I am at home with the kids and the pups while Will is at the hospital with Luca! Luca is doing very well today by the way! He is taking a small bottle very well and he is using less oxygen today which is awesome." RJ says as he feeds Sammy and Dobby the left overs from the kids' lunch and smiles at the vlogging camera.
Sammy and Dobby happily eats the left overs, making RJ giggle he smiles at the both of them.
"Today, I am going to surprise Will! His mom, stepdad, grandma, my mom and dad are all flying in from Florida to here to be with us for a few weeks to help us out with the kids and to meet baby Luca as well! Will has NO idea this is happening and it is going to be a lot of fun to see him all surprised and happy!" RJ says with a big cheeky grin at the vlogging camera.
Just then, RJ's iPhone begins to ding and it is a text from Karen saying that she, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo just landed in California and that they are on their way to the house!
"They all just landed in California and they are on their way to our house! Woohoo!" RJ says happily to the vlogging camera as he walks into the playroom to tell the kids.
"Hey Bubba, Cora, Teddy snd Harlow!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow with a big cheeky grin.
"Hi, Papi!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to RJ as they all smile at him.
"So, Nana just texted me! And she said that she, Pop, Grandma Janice, Mima and Pipo are on their way to our house to stay for a few weeks!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.
"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison with big cheeky smiles on their faces.
Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all love to spend much needed time with their grandparents!
Even Dobby and Sammy are very excited to see the grandparents!
"Who is excited?" RJ asks Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow.
"MEEEE!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison with humungous smiles and lots of excitement.
"Me too! I am very excited too!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore, Harlow and the vlogging camera.
"Well, we will see you guys later when Nana, Pop, Grandma, Mima and Pipo are here at our house! Let's tell the camera goodbye for now!" RJ says to the vlogging camera as he smiles ear to ear.
"Bye!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison to the vlogging camera with big smiles.
RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore, Harlow, Sammy and Dobby all patiently wait for Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo to arrive!
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After an hour of waiting, Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo have all finally arrived at the Shepherd-Aguiar house!
"Hey guys! Nana, Pop, Grandma, Mima and Pipo are finally here!" RJ says to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow as he vlogs the four of them.
"YAY!" Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all say in unison happily as they all run up to the front door to greet Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo!
Even Dobby and Sammy happily run over to the front door to greet everyone!
RJ opens up the front door and Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo all happily walk into the house!
"Look who is here! Welcome welcome welcome!" RJ says as he greets and hugs Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo happily!
"NANA! POP! GRANDMA! MIMA AND PIPO!" Benji, Coralei and Theodore all yell in unison with big smiles as they all run over to hug and kiss Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo!
"HIIII!" Harlow says to Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo happily as she runs up to all of them!
"Hello!" Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo all say in unison to Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow with cheeky grins.
Dobby and Sammy then run over to greet Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo making all of them very happy!
RJ, Benji, Coralei, Theodore, Harlow, Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo all hang out together for two hours before RJ, Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo all leave to head to the hospital!
Jennine will stay at the house with Benji, Coralei, Theodore and Harlow! :)
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Meanwhile at the hospital in the NICU, Will is with Luca. Will just fed Luca a small bottle of formula and Luca drank half of it, which is great for a preemie like he is!
Will begins to vlog himself sitting in a rocking chair with Luca laying on his chest.
"Hey guys! Look who I have with me." Will says in a soft whisper as he shows himself and Luca cuddling together.
Luca is peacefully laying on Will's chest and he is sucking a pacifier slowly, making Will smile ear to ear.
"Baby Luca is doing really well today! He has been able to stay out of his incubator for a while and let me hold him. He loves to be held actually." Will says softly as he kisses Luca's forehead tenderly as Luca grunts a little making Will giggle.
"Luca is weaning off the oxygen slowly and he is growing so much already. The nurses and doctors are very impressed with him! They all say that he is the easiest patient on the floor, which is so sweet to know that your baby is doing well and is thriving with no set backs." Will says to the camera softly.
"His onesie says once tiny forever strong and it is so cute. Our friend Jennine bought that for him! He can't fit into newborn clothes just yet, they are too big." Will says as he giggles at the camera.
*Luca's outfit*
Luca coos loudly, making Will smile ear to ear.
"Hi, baby boy. Are you saying hi?" Will says as Luca coos, making Will smile ear to ear again.
Will then kisses Luca's cheek, making Luca yawn.
"Well, I am going to put Luca in his incubator to rest and I am going to work on some work on my laptop! See you guys later." Will says softly to the vlogging camera.
Will ends his little vlog with him cuddling with Luca :)
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Twenty minutes later, RJ, Karen, Hank, Grandma Janice, Martha and Ricardo have all made it to the hospital to visit with Will and baby Luca!
RJ then begins to vlog himself, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all happily standing together.
Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all wave and happily smile at the vlogging camera and so does RJ.
"Hey everyone! We have all made it to the hospital! And we are heading to the NICU to see Will and baby Luca! Will still has no idea that any of us are coming! Well, Will knows I am coming!" RJ says as he chuckles and smiles at the vlogging camera.
Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all laugh at the vlogging camera as well.
"I am so excited!" Martha says as she claps her hands in excitement.
"I am excited too! Luca is so tiny and precious!" Karen says wish lots of excitement.
"I can't wait to meet another great grandchild!" Grandma Janice says to RJ and the vlogging camera.
"I have seen a lot of pictures of Luca and I can't wait to meet him for the very first time." Hank says to RJ and the vlogging camera.
"Me too! Today is going to be exciting for all of us!" Ricardo says to RJ and the vlogging camera.
"Well, let's all go meet him!" RJ says to the vlogging camera, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo!
"Woohoo!" Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all say in unison with big cheeky smiles on their faces.
RJ, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all happily walk over to the elevator and head to the floor where the NICU is!
RJ, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all scrub their hands in the sink before putting their yellow gowns on.
"What room are they in?" Karen asks RJ.
"Yes, what room?" Martha asks RJ.
"Room four!" RJ says to Karen and Martha with a big grin.
Martha and Karen both happily walk into Luca's NICU room. Luca is fast asleep in his incubator while Will is on his laptop.
"Hey, son!" Karen says happily to Will with a smile.
"Hey, Will!" Martha says to Will with a big cheeky smile.
"Mom! Martha! H-h-how did you two get here? Oh my gosh!" Will asks as he hugs Karen and Martha tightly.
"We flew in today!" Martha says happily to Will.
"We flew in today and we will be here for a few weeks to help you and RJ out while Luca is in the NICU." Karen says to Will with a big smile.
Will begins to cry happy tears, making Martha and Karen both smile at him.
"I am so happy to have you all here oh my gosh." Will says happily to Karen and Martha.
"Hello, Will!" Grandma Janice says to Will with a big cheeky grin.
"Grandma! Oh my gosh, hi!" Will says as he hugs Grandma Janice tightly.
"Hi, sweety! How are you doing?" Grandma Janice asks Will.
"I feel pretty good! I have been mostly here with Luca." Will says to Grandma Janice making Grandma Janice giggle and smile.
"Hello!" Hank and Ricardo both say in unison to Will with big smiles.
"Hey! Oh my gosh all of you are here!" Will says as he hugs Hank and Ricardo happily.
RJ then walks into the room and he is vlogging the special moment.
"Surprise! Did I surprise you?" RJ asks Will as he
"You did! How long did you plan this?" Will says with happy tears as he hugs RJ tightly.
"Literally the day Luca was born I planned this!" RJ says making Will smile ear to ear.
Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all walk over to Luca's incubator and look at him for the first time.
"Hi, handsome boy! Papi is here! And Nana and Pop! And Grandma Janice! And Mima and Pipo!" RJ says in a babyfied voice at Luca.
"Oh my goodness! He is so little and precious!" Grandma Janice says as she smiles at Luca.
"He has so much hair on hair head, aww!" Martha says with a big cheeky grin.
"He is the perfect mixture of Will and RJ!" Karen says with excitement and with a smile.
"I agree!" Ricardo and Hank both say in unison.
"He is a cutie pie." RJ says to Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo.
"He is just so perfect. The NICU nurses love him." Will says to Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo, making all of them awe.
"You look great, Will. How are you feeling?" Karen asks Will.
"I am still sore but I feel great." Will says happily.
"I prayed for you and Luca a lot this past week. I am so glad you two are doing well." Grandma Janice says with a big grin.
"Aww, we appreciate it!" RJ says as he and Will both nod in agreement at Grandma Janice.
"So Luca drank out of a small bottle today and his oxygen use is lower. He might not need oxygen at the end of this week they hope." Will says proudly to RJ, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo.
"Awesome!" Martha says with excitement.
"That is wonderful!" Grandma Janice says happily to Will and RJ.
"He will definitely be home sooner then later!" Karen says happily to Will and RJ
One by one, Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all hold Luca for the very first time!
Karen, Grandma Janice, Martha, Hank and Ricardo all stay in the NICU with Will and RJ for a few hours!
Will and RJ are both very happy to have Karen, Hank, Janice, Martha and Ricardo in town for a few weeks to visit snd to help out! :)
Will posts a picture of himself holding Luca on his chest as he sits in a rocking chair. Luca is happily fast asleep and Will is smiling. He writes the caption as: "this little guy absolutely loves to cuddle on my chest ❤️ it is so special to hold him after not being able to his almost first week of life. luca is doing amazing 😇"
Will posts three pictures. The first picture is of Karen and Hank with Luca. The second picture is of Martha and Ricardo with Luca. And the third picture is of Grandma Janice holding Luca. He writes the caption as: "luca met his nana, pop, mima, pipo and grandma today❣️@damnitrj surprised me with their arrival and I feel so special 🥺"
RJ posts a picture of himself and Luca together. Luca is awake and RJ is smiling. He writes the caption as: "Little man is more alert and loves to be held! 😇💙"
RJ posts another of Will being surprised happily. He writes the caption as: "@shep689 was so surprised today when I brought his mom, stepdad, grandma, my mom and dad over! They will be staying with us until Luca is out of the NICU ❤️"
Karen posts a picture of herself holding Luca and Karen is smiling at the camera. She writes the caption as: "Little Luca is so perfect and so itty bitty! Nana loves you Luca Everett ❤️"
Karen posts another picture of Hank holding Luca in his arms. She writes the caption as: "Luca and his Pop! Hank makes Luca look so tiny 🥰💙"
Martha posts a picture of herself holding Luca with a big smile on her face. She writes the caption as: "My third grandson is here and is so handsome! 👶🏻 I can't wait for him to be home with his Daddy, Papi and siblings! 😊"
Martha posts another picture of Ricardo holding Luca in his arms and Ricardo is smiling at Luca and Luca looks up at him. She writes the caption as: "Ricardo and Luca are so precious together! ❤️ Luca was looking up at Ricardo for most of the time that Ricardo held him! 😊"