We got some sad news on our special day, though. Our beloved neighbors are moving! Well, we knew they were, but thought we would have them for a few more weeks. This afternoon I saw a moving truck out there, and called Tina to find out that they had changed their closing date on their new house (in Tennessee) to tomorrow! So they came over for one last goodbye before Vivian's bedtime.

Vivian loves Tina! And we were so thankful to have such a great babysitter. But most of all, what fun friends! We will miss them.

Today is Vivian's birthday! We've started off the day great. We woke her up early at 6:31 to sing happy birthday because that's what time she made her entrance into the world last year. Aaron was a little late for work to give her birthday kisses.And no, she didn't sleep in just a diaper...we had to take her pjs off because she had soaked through her diaper. Then we had a special chocolate chip pancake breakfast. She loved it!
We have other plans for celebrating today...stay tuned!

Then, after a not-so-perfect nap we went outside to swing. My dad built this swing for Vivian last weekend and she really loves it (although she isn't smiling in the picture...she was still waking up I think). What a great birthday present!!

Maybe more birthday pictures to come ?? Aaron and I are going on a date tonight to celebrate...after all, it was a very important day for us last year as well!

Aaron found a man bathing in this pool on some of our property behind the shop. He's been dealing with this issue between the homeless man and the police for several days...it's crazy! They discovered that most of the stuff in his "camp" is stolen...check out the rubber ducky ??

Aaron has been traveling to NC a lot lately...on Friday he met Ben, Brooke, and cousin Caitlin in Greensboro for another country music concert. He stayed the night there and came back to hang out with his girls (Vivian and I) on Saturday! We are thankful for driving safety...

Last night I went out to dinner with some girls to celebrate Carissa's 27th birthday. I think Carissa was surprised, so that was fun. We stayed for almost 3 hours! There was so much to talk about and catch up on.

Carissa and Sarah, me and Arin
Happy birthday, friend!

We had a good OB appointment today...all the measurements (weight gain, blood pressure, belly, etc) were on track. I took the opportunity to record Baby's heartrate! So sweet!

At around 9/10 seconds you can hear where the baby gave me a strong kick :)

Since we've been over at Gramme's a lot lately, Vivian has found a new favorite pastime...climbing stairs. As soon as I put her down, she heads straight for the mud room, first to look out the door to greet Tillie (their dog), and then to climb the stairs to the playroom. She's fast at getting to the top and always ends up on the right side of the stairs ?? :)

And, yes, I am always behind her. Don't worry!

Aaron's brother Ben is home from his THIRD tour in Iraq! He got back to Colorado (where he's normally stationed) a couple of weeks ago, but just got in to Nash County this week for his leave. Aaron went down to Raleigh to meet his family yesterday and to go with Ben to a country music concert at Walnut Creek. He drove down yesterday afternoon and drove back last night!! It was crazy...I was praying a lot for his drive back because it was so late. We can't miss worshipping together on Sunday mornings...

We are planning to see him and the rest of the Fernandez crew a lot during the month of June.

On Saturday morning I met some girls from the youth group for breakfast. Aaron and I are crew leaders for certain age groups of the youth...I have the privilege to connect with 9th and 10th grade girls (Aaron has 12th grade guys). They are sweet! We were missing a couple of students at this breakfast, but normally we try to talk once a week and then get together once a month. Each time we're together I have to take myself back to high school to remember what I was like at that age and what was going on around me, which is not an easy thing because so much has happened since then!

Aaron would caption this photo "Little Miss Piggy"
That's what he's been calling her lately at meals because he sees how much she eats.

We've been hanging around the house this week because it's been raining a lot. Vivian has been cutting teeth this week also...the top front teeth. They look like they hurt! Thankfully it hasn't bothered her at night, but she has had a little trouble with naps.
On Thursday I finally took her to Herman L. Horn, the school where I used to teach, to introduce her to some staff and students. I waited until the day before the last day of school!
It's been a great week but we're glad the weekend is here to spend with Aaron! We're going to the pool again this afternoon :)

Back in the middle of May our friend Jenn came over to take some family pictures of us. They're the only ones we have of the 3 of us! She'll have to come back in August when our family has grown :)
And yes, I am excited to have finally taken the time to figure out Bubbleshare. I'll probably use this a lot now when I have a lot of pictures to share.



BubbleShare: Share photos - Easy Photo Sharing

On Saturday we went over to Papa and Gramme's pool to spend the afternoon. Vivian loved playing in the water with her friend Julia. They both had cool floats to splash in and Vivian got a chance to play with her dad alllll day. It was nice. Aaron was so excited to bring Vivian in the pool after her nap that he didn't want to take the time to put on her bathing suit or her diaper. Yikes! But after a few minutes I insisted on at least the diaper.

Brett and Jody brought Ansley to swim also, but when they got there my camera gave out. We enjoyed their company as always! What a fun day.

Baby is growing well. I had an appointment on Tuesday...heartrate was loud and strong at around 150 bpm and my weight gain is mostly on track. It was a quick belly check.
There are several things that are different about this pregnancy and it continues to amaze me. You'd think that everything would be the same, just like I'm expecting all my children to look just like Vivian :) This baby never gets the hiccups, whereas Vivian had them 3-4 times a day in the womb. This baby is crazy active, and Vivian was much more calm. This child is positioned in a way that kicks/movements can sometimes be uncomfortable for me, and I can't help but yell out...I never remember doing that with Vivian. Those are just a few things...God's work in creation and knitting this baby together is BOSS (aaron is blogging with me and this was his way of describing it).