We've had lots of visitors here at the hospital. Pictures now, captions later...I need a shower so we can pack up and go home!

Good morning! This picture was taken this morning...Vivian is 2 days old.

First family photos:

pictures with Daddy:

pictures with family:
and one more Vivian close-up!:

At 6:30am today, June 18th 2008, we welcomed Vivian Gray into the world. The early arrival was unexpected but a blessing when Lisa's water broke last night around 11:00pm. Aaron was able to rush her to the hospital, speeding down the road and running red lights just as he always dreamed.

Vivian's entrance into the world was nothing short of eventful. Her grandparents were sent home late last night as the doctor expected she would come sometime Wednesday afternoon. Not wanting to wait, Vivian came via C-section at 6:31am.

We know you are all waiting for pictures so here is the first official blog post of our beautiful Vivian Gray Fernandez.

Today mom and I met at Foodies to make some meals together. At Foodies you can prepare meals with their ingredients (they give instructions on how to make each meal) and then put them in freezer bags for cooking and eating later! Thanks, Kristen, for giving me this idea to do before the baby comes, so that in a couple of weeks when I'm trying to figure out how to be a mom, the hubby still has something good to eat for dinner!

An idea of what meals I made (I made 8, but split-packed them, so I have 16 nights worth of meals): chicken and black bean quesadillas, lime marinated grilled chicken, Focaccia Pizzas, and tex-mex casserole...yum!
Here's mom helping me put together the shrimp and andouille kabobs. It was so organized, easy to follow, and clean...I think she may go back to make her own meals!
Our freezer downstairs is packed and ready for when Baby Fernandez is stealing all the attention!

Thanks to Granddaddy and Grandma C.- I used part of your birthday gift to do this!

On Father's Day today I want to remind Aaron of the day he found out he was going to be a dad. I set this up, took a picture, and left to go to church on a Wednesday night before he got home from work. He came home to shower before meeting me there and saw this on the bathroom mirror. What an awesome memory! You're going to be a great dad, Aaron. I can't wait to see how Christ is displayed as most valuable in the way that you raise our soon-coming child in the training and instruction of the Lord.

This weekend the Interstate Batteries convention has been going on in Washington, DC. Aaron left on Thursday morning and I missed him so much that I went to join him on Friday night! Mom and Dad were driving up Friday night so I hitched a ride with them. Don't tell my doctor! :) I took my insurance card just in case, but I'm so glad I went to be with him and hang out in DC instead of sitting around here waiting for nothing to happen.

The convention consists of seminars for the employees, but there's lots of free time, so it's definitely a good vacation. Aaron played golf on Thursday on a course where he could see the monuments, and Friday after seminars he ran more than ten miles around the middle of DC. Yesterday when I was there, we took a long nap and went with the Flores family to see the Museum of Natural History (part of Smithsonian). Then last night we went to a party at the Air and Space Museum where they served food and lots of great dessert! We rode the Metro to get to The Mall (where the museum is). Stephen lives in DC now so he was our guide. Whatever he's telling dad must be pretty engaging!
This is a picture from the Air and Space Museum party. We couldn't find a free table so we sat under the rocketship to eat. Stephen's friend Reba also lives in DC and she was able to join us. We were missing Michael...he was gone this weekend to see concerts in Tennessee.
Here's the 39 week belly at the Smithsonian! Living life on the edge!

We have 9 days to go and I had another doctor's appt. today that revealed no change...so we aren't expecting action anytime soon! Heartrate was about the same (120-130), and baby hasn't changed positions.

In the meantime, here's some entertainment for you (mom says I should take a picture because after Baby arrives it will not look like this anymore):

I love organization! If you can't tell, this is the top drawer of the changing table.

Aaron left this morning for Washington, D.C. for an Interstate Batteries Convention. He'll be back on Saturday night...