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more beach pictures  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

We're still here at Emerald Isle! Aaron arrived late last night and we've had an awesome day on the beach with him today.
Wish you were still here, Papa!

Early morning on the deck. Cheerios stuck to her bottom :)

We visited Grandma's trailer often, especially in the mornings. Vivian enjoyed watching all the little dogs play.

with Aunt Sylvia


eating lunch after being at the beach! She was spoiled to be able to watch TV while eating all her meals.


oops! haha it's just sand, I promise
She leaves a trail wherever she goes...
There were a ton of people there on Saturday and Sunday since it was a holiday. The Emerald Isle Beach Patrol hired a DJ to play music both days...it was a nice treat, although some of the song choices weren't our favorite. It was fun to watch everyone do the Cupid Shuffle...somehow everyone knew what that was except us.

So glad Dad came to join us!

On Saturday afternoon we ran into cousin Lucas, Angela, and Hannah on the beach randomly! They also had friends with them and Vivian really liked playing with this girl, Macy.
Oh no, my legs!! What have you done to me, Mom?

Love my beach baby!

We have a couple more pictures to post...I'll work on it later this afternoon.

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first two days at the beach  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

yay!! we're headed to the beach!! Vivian has been sporting this sweet grin lately...we can't get enough.
We had a good ride down...6 hours is a long time but we stopped for lunch and bathroom breaks. Vivian did well with taking naps in the car. She had one screaming fit from being bored but thankfully we were getting ready to stop for lunch anyway.

I think a while ago I mentioned how she crosses her feet while in the car seat and high chair...here's proof :)

Yesterday we went to the beach for about an hour and she had a blast. She loved playing and crawling in the sand. There was another little girl there, about two years old, who played with Vivian. She loved watching the girl run around the beach and trying to crawl after her. We played right at where the water was coming up...it was COLD but she didn't seem to care much.
I was very paranoid about her sun exposure. She refused to keep her hat on :(


Bye mom!

What a treat to watch her DVD while eating lunch
She played hard and slept hard! What a sweetie.
We miss you Dad! Can't wait for you to join us :)

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11 months old!  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa


Her mouth looks like that because she's in the middle of talking..."babababa" probably
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!



At 11 months, Vivian:
-has a new favorite toy: this pink ball!
-eats a lot. Of course this statement is relative because I'm not around other babies and don't know how much they normally eat, but to me she eats a lot at all three meals! She eats fast, too...stuffing her mouth as full as possible before she starts chewing.
-walks behind toys and all around furniture, but won't let go to stand on her own. She's still pretty unsure of her balance I guess.
-gets annoyed with me kissing her all day long
-has the same sleep and meal schedule as last month. She is a wonderful sleeper...I am so thankful. We have our days, but for the most part she's pretty predictable. This will be very helpful when the new baby comes.
-weighed right at 20 lbs. when I took her to the doctor two weeks ago.
-has independent playtime in her room each morning for about 30 minutes. She wanders all around the room, playing with all her toys. Sometimes I crack the door to peek at her playing so contently by herself :)
-Often has a serious, contemplative look on her face when she's looking at a new person or when she's trying to figure something out.
-Her favorite restaurant is K&W cafeteria :)

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new videos  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Vivian turned 11 months old today...I'll post on that tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some walking videos. We got her this new toy so that she could practice walking behind it...she loves it!

The second video is funny...at the end she says, "forget this! I'd rather crawl!"You can also see her cowlick well in the second one...her bed head cracks me up!

Sorry for the poor filming...I was trying to move backwards as she was coming towards me :)

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saturday  

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Saturday was a busy day for us! Vivian had her last swim class at the Y and loved every second. Then we had some ladies come to the house for makeovers...thanks to Judie! She sells Mary Kay products and treated us to a very relaxing afternoon. I also learned about all the ways I do my skin care/makeup wrong :) From left to right: Amy, Tina, Judie, Amber, and Cole. Cole was so good to entertain himself for the whole two hours and not get into trouble! When Vivian woke up from her nap, they played together for a few minutes and he gave Vivian a sweet hug and kiss...it was so precious, but hilarious when Vivian turned her head and wouldn't have anything to do with the affection. Good girl!
Then we headed over to the Maggis for a cookout for our previous Sunday School class. They still invite us to their events because we only left so that Aaron could teach a class. There was so much food and so many babies! The Maggis have the perfect setup at their house for this kind of party. Thanks for having us! Mary Lynn is Jerry's wife (the class leader). She's playing with one (Seth) of the many babies that have joined our group this last year. Vivian was very happy in her high chair...she loves to eat but also from this seat she could observe everything that was going on.Ok now I'll let Shannon's Canon camera take over...it's so nice and captured lots of great shots of all the little ones running around!
Joey
Charlotte

Nathan and Julia
Ansley
Billy (pictured) and Dennis did all the grilling...yum!
Peekaboo from our Vivi girl!
Sydney
Chandler and Liam
Checking everyone out...
Amber and Cole
Ansley
Bekka, Jody and Scott
Lauren holding Seth
Sweet Julia

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williamsburg getaway  

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On Tuesday after my OB appointment, Aaron and I packed up the car and headed east to Williamsburg for a vacation! It was the perfect time for it...we needed a little one-on-one time (my mom and dad kept Vivian while we were gone), and things are getting ready to be crazy with summer coming and another baby on the way soon. It was nice to have someone else clean up after us each day, be served at each meal, and relax with no interruptions. And as a bonus, the weather was perfect while we were there! As soon as we got there and put the bags in the room, we walked around the resort and gave ourselves a short tour. We stayed at Kingsmill Resort, which is owned by Anheuser-Busch and it's right beside Busch Gardens. It's a huge community that has residential areas in addition to the resort area. The LPGA tour had just been there over the weekend, so the golf courses were immaculate (Aaron kept commenting on all the grass that surrounded us...he was so impressed). We walked down to the marina for a beautiful view of the James River. We were going to rent a paddle boat this morning before we left and spend some time on the water, but by that time we were so anxious to get home to see Vivian that we left right after a late breakfast :)On Tuesday night Aaron took me to dinner at the resort for my birthday. It was an awesome, quiet meal together. We were so full that we had to wait until later to get dessert, which meant room service! We had the Bed and Breakfast package, so both mornings we were able to eat a big breakfast...I had chocolate chip pancakes of course. I took a picture because a) it was very yummy and b) I was really taken off guard by the choc. chips...I've never seen them in a small cube shape like this before! How did they do that?After breakfast on Wednesday, Aaron went to play golf on a Par 3 course at the resort, and I sat by the pool and listened to a sermon on my new iPod :) and read a book about disciplining children.Aaron joined me after his golf game and noticed this duck. He flew into the pool for a short swim, climbed up on the side of the pool to dry off, and took a nap. HA!On Wednesday afternoon we drove over to Colonial Williamsburg to see what all the talk was about. We got a little lost and had to walk a ways, and once we got there I very much wanted to catch a ride with these guys so we could get a tour without walking anymore. We couldn't, though, because we hadn't allowed enough time for our visit. So instead we found a place to sit and have lunch. The Governor's PalaceI think when Aaron took this picture, I was on a mission to either find a place to eat or to find a restroom.We sat outside at a restaurant in the Market Square. This was near William and Mary so we saw quite a few college students mixed in with the tourists.
When we came back to the resort, we both headed over to the Spa to get a massage. Mine was interesting...the lady who did it was just finishing a course specifically on Prenatal massage, so she had lots of new and different techniques that she wanted to try. She even asked me to sign a paper because part of her exam was to massage a pregnant woman in her third trimester. How strange!
That night we went to New Town for a late dinner at a highly recommended steakhouse called Opus9. Again, awesome meal. This morning after breakfast we headed home. This was probably the highlight of the trip for Aaron because we stopped by a Guitar Center in Richmond and he bought a new guitar! He has been wanting one for a long time, and he was finally able to use the gift certificate I got him for Christmas. He purchased a very nice Taylor guitar. He's playing it right now, actually, and it sounds great.
Thanks, Aaron, for taking me away, and thanks to Gramme for babysitting!

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Baby Fernandez update  

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"Happy Birthday, Mom! I hope your birthday cake tastes as good as my hand does" :)

This morning I had another OB appointment and we checked Baby Fernandez's growth. Everything looks great. Baby is very healthy. Weight is 2 lbs, 4 oz, which is in the 52nd percentile. The "skinny" concern from last time (he called it abdominal circumference) looks better...in the 14th percentile now and considered normal. Baby scored 8/8 on all the measurements (heart rate, fluid, blood flow, movement, etc). Thank the Lord, what a wonderful birthday present to get to see precious baby this morning!

I also had the glucose test and the RhoGAM shot. It was a busy appointment!

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