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 ;)