Hernandez Family Updates

I will be changing the link to this blog soon...since one of the names in it is now wrong. We have chosen a different name for the baby if it's a boy, so once we can find out boy or girl next month, we will be updating the link with the correct name and of course Alexya's name. I will send the link to everyone in an email...if I don't send it to you, please let me know your email address by emailing me at jesskhernandez@yahoo.com. I don't want to forget anyone!

We went to the doctor last week and got to see the "baby" for the first time. He/she had it's hands in the air (and was waving them like you just don't care) and it looks so funny in the picture. It's legs were also crossed and it's head looked like... it looked like an alien. The heart was strong and it was cool to hear it...except Lexy didn't seem to care. The due date was confirmed and I was wrong before when I said it's going to be a capricorn....It will actually be an Aquarius (the cut off is Jan 21st). I wanted to put up pictures of the ultrasound, but my stupid scanner is not working!!! grrrr so next time I will try again.

As you can see, Alexya is getting very confident in her camera "cheese" smile! :)

Here's Alexya sitting at her brand new desk in her new chair (that's just her size). We saw this set at Catherine's house on our playdate and had to have it too!! So Grandma and Grandpa picked it up for us at Ikea! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! :) She loves to sit at it and color and draw and read and sometimes just to sit and stare out the window. It really is perfect size for her!

Don't make her mad.....or else....

She has been very good at throwing tantrums lately...terrible twos coming early???...she will scream and throw herself down on the ground (even outside) and cry until she gets her way (which rarely happens) or until she has just resigned herself to pout and be mad at you....which you can see above. It has been interesting trying to have patience with her, but at the same time be firm and not giving in when it's important. She fully understands what "no" means, but she chooses when she wants to try to fight you on it and when to listen...you never know which one is coming...some days are so easy and others...a battle ground! We already started giving her timeouts...which help a lot since they give her a chance to think/take a break from the intensity of the situation and then also give you a break from the fight of wills and calm down. Usually they end in tiny tears and whimpers that sound like she's explaining something to you and then a hug and it's all smiles. (like I said, usually ;)).

Basically, she's a typical toddler, just testing things and learning and we probably have it so good and we don't even realize it....until the next one comes! Dun-dun-dun ;)

Lexy Has a Secret

"Shhhhh!" Lexy has a secret.... but I have a story to tell you before she can tell you...

Lexy had her first plane ride across the country to visit Chicago, IL for the first time with Robert and I. It was a long-long flight and we had to transfer in Utah, but she was a very good girl! We got to stay with Candice at the Embassy Suites in downtown. Since she had to go on the trip for work, she invited us to come along and all we had to do was pay for Robert's plane ticket. We did the tourist thing and walked all around downtown w/lexy and then Candice suprised us by giving us tickets to Jersey Boys!! She and Darren babysat while Robert and I got a "date night" out to the theater. The show was amazing and now we keeping listening to The Four Season's music. :)

Anyway, the flight back was long and lexy had a little accident on the plane (her diaper exploded and poop was EVERYWHERE....the seat, the floor, my leg, her hair...everywhere) thank god we were landing when it happened and so we got help from the stewardess and got her stripped and cleaned up and waving "byyyyeeee" to everyone in her diaper as they left the plane.

Oh, I have to back track for a second....A week before the trip I had went to visit my mom and Stephen for memorial day and when Stephen saw me he immediately accused me of being pregnant. In fact, he grabbed my stomach and said "you're pregnant." I was a little offended since I wasn't even late and I didn't think my stomach was THAT big. But then he told me I was glowing and that he just knew for a fact that I was pregnant and I should go take a test. Then, I got home from my visit with them and Robert told me to go upstairs and look at the screen saver he just put on the computer.....I went upstairs and found myself staring at a picture of myself 8 months pregnant on the computer. (He thought it was a cute picture and that's why he put it up). Ya, really weird so I ignored it and went to Chicago! :)



So here she is...just dying to tell you her secret.....

After throwing up in Chicago I realized I should probably stop ignoring that nagging feeling I had and take a test....and...as you can see below....Alexya is super excited to tell you that she is going to be a Big Sister!

I've probably told most of you, or someone has, by this point, but I needed to update my blog since it's been months. So my official due date is Jan 27th (which is the same day as lexy's birthday in Nov). Go Capricorn baby! :) Go Alexya...you are going to be the best big sis ever...well, next to me anyway! ;)