I took Vivian to the local library to the Family Movie night on Tuesday. They were showing the movie Up. It started at 6, so I knew we would leave by 6:30 to come home for bath and bed, and I'm glad I didn't plan on seeing the whole movie because this chick only lasted for about 15 minutes. She was so squirmy! She wouldn't sit still. It makes me think twice about trying to go to Storytime after the holidays.
Before the movie started, she sucked down the entire CapriSun (it was her first) in less than 5 minutes.
I found some older pictures when uploading last night and I don't think I ever posted these. These are from 2 months ago I think.
I love love this picture of Vivian, even if she does have some sort of food on her lip :)
We went to Allsports for wings one Sunday afternoon for an early dinner. Vivian really got into the wings.
Eating wings and watching football.
Forget those chicken tenders, I want to eat wings like my dad!
This was the same afternoon, hanging out in the nursery.
This was the first time I put Kate in the Bumbo seat...don't think she was quite ready :)The first hunt on our new property was very fruitful. My neighbor, Spencer, and I killed three. Two does and a buck. It was a very exciting hunt because we watched these deer for a long time before we let the hammer down. Our other neighbors said it sounded like WWIII in the back yard. Vivian enjoyed playing with our bountiful harvest. Once she realized what the red stuff actually was, she smiled.
All the meat is in the freezer and Lisa is researching out the best deer recipes.
Kate: Mom, save me! Whose idea was it for me to share my bathtime with Vivian?!!
Kate, I like to play with your toys.
See how cool this is? Here, you play with it.
But I like to love on you more. While I was kissing Vivian goodnight a couple of hours ago, Aaron got Kate to laugh at him! I was a little sad that I didn't hear her first giggle, but it makes me excited for tomorrow because I am going to try all day long to hear it myself.
Tonight Aaron did a gracious thing and took us out to dinner. We girls needed to get out of the house...the rain has kept us inside all week! We went to our usual hot spot...K&W Cafeteria :) We like it because we get our food quickly and also because they have lots of choices for Vivian. She stuffs her face every time we are there...it's amazing how much she can eat.
One thing I forgot to add in her update post is that she's learning how to use a spoon and a plate, etc. It's going well so far...not too many messes. She usually can't get very much on the spoon at one time so it just takes a long time at meals.
Look at those full cheeks! She puts more in before she finished swallowing the previous bite.
one of our favorite books...Guess How Much I Love You
One of my former roommates Meghan gave the board book version to Vivian at the baby book shower in Raleigh before she was born. Then for Easter Peggy sent this bigger book. Thanks to both of you...she loves it because I use funny voices for Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare :) I think Kate will like it just as much. Especially when big sister reads it to her.
Yes, we all stayed in our pajamas today. Cold and rainy here...
Yes, we all stayed in our pajamas today. Cold and rainy here...We love our girls...to the moon and back.
P.S. I've added a couple of things to Vivian's update and Kate's 3 month update so that I can remember these things about them. I'll probably remember other things later and go back to add them.
This post is for family who are interested in seeing Stephen...recently he grew a beard! We all think it looks awesome on him.
He came into town this weekend and we went to dinner on Sunday evening with him and Mom and Dad.
On Saturday night we went to a bonfire at Chris and Crystal's home over near Vinton (sorry I didn't get a picture of the fire). It was fun to be social again! It was for our former Sunday School class, and even though we don't go to that class anymore because Aaron teaches the high school kids, they still invite us to their events. The food was great and the company even better. Vivian had a blast! There were some younger girls there who played with her almost the entire time.
No one had to show her that she should put her hands on the steering wheel and move it around. She did it on her own...I guess she really watches me even when I don't think about it! Thanks to Mary Beth for playing with her.
Kate hung out inside for a while because it was a little chilly outside. Dennis, Shannon, Adam, and Lauren are keeping her company.
Mary Lynn and Shannon Maxey
Shannon helped with Kate so that I could eat. So did several other friends. In fact, our church family has been sooo helpful in the last several weeks with our move. Playing with the girls, bringing dinner to us, etc. We are very thankful.
The girls went to bed pretty late that night but it was worth it. We enjoyed getting out and spending time with these dear friends.
Last night Uncle Joey brought Vivian an Elmo doll...what a fun surprise! It was awesome to see her face when she saw it. Joey mentioned that it's funny how her first word is Elmo when we don't even have cable TV. We have one DVD of Elmo...that's it. She has seen it at Gramme's house, too, though. We put him in the crib last night so she could sleep with him and this morning when she woke up I heard her saying "Elmo Elmo Elmo Elmo" over and over again.
Thanks Uncle Joey!
This is not a significant milestone month for her (she is sixteen months old), but I haven't posted any new things about Vivian lately so I wanted to post some fun things about this age so I won't forget.
-She has finally said her first words! She says "Elmo" whenever she sees a picture of him. I've heard her say "duck" and sometimes she says "hi" to people. It sounds like "hiiiieeeee." Gramme says that she heard her say "ock" for sock. For a long time I've tried to teach her to say "Help please," and I think she's started trying to say it, but it sounds nothing like the real words, so I'm not counting that as words. She is really late with her language and we're hoping that it's just because of a stubborn personality and not because of a language delay. We're excited for the day when she'll finally say "mama" or "dada"; Elmo has trumped us. 
-It seems like she has all of the sudden turned from a baby into a kid in the last couple of months. She imitates me and the way I take care of Kate, for example she pats her stuffed animals on the back and tries to put a bottle in thier mouths. She rubs on their bellies and tries to rock them to sleep. It's so precious. Just now I picked Kate up from her activity mat and Vivian immediately put her baby doll down in the same spot and tried to put the rattle in her hand just as I had done with Kate.
-In the last few months she has grown more affectionate. She will hug spontaneously. One example that I hope I never forget: one morning shortly after Kate was born, we were playing together in the living room. I started singing her a song (the itsy bitsy spider) and she stared at me for a few seconds and then fell into me and wrapped her arms around me. It was as if she was thinking while I was singing, Mom, I love you. It was so memorable, especially since it was the one of the first times she showed affection like that.
-When I burp Kate, she stops whatever she's doing and comes to help me. She pats her on the back just as I'm doing it.
-She understands everything we say. Well, I'd say 90%. Even when I'm not talking to her, she's listening and paying attention.
-Thursday was the first time I saw her get protective of Kate. We went to drop off some birthday gifts for Ansley and Juila and both girls went to look at Kate up close in her car seat, but Vivian pushed them away and put her face up there as if to say "This is my sister!" I corrected her for the pushing, but still thought it was kind of sweet. 
-She's really patient when I'm feeding Kate. She plays by herself and entertains herself with her toys, even with the same toys she's had all year.
-She adores Elmo.
-She can walk backwards. She does it in baby steps as we're pretending to chase her or when I ask her to back up so I can throw her a ball.
-She's getting some molars :( Poor kid.
Kate is three months old! There are several things I want to remember about her at this age: -She is growing well but doesn't eat very well. She refuses to nurse often and I worry about her, but most of the time I can get her to take a bottle if I pump. We've been to the lactation consultant, but have no real solutions, just taking one day at a time.
-She likes to chew on her tongue.
-She passes gas every time she burps or sneezes.
-In the last couple weeks she has gotten a bald spot on the back of her head where she lays. The rest of her hair is wild! It's getting long, but not long enough to lay down, so it sticks up in the back.
-She can roll from her stomach to her back during tummy time, but I think it's just because her head is so heavy and she falls over.
-She will look right at us in the eye for an extended time. Vivian would always look away when we looked her in the eye so this is a new thing for us.
-It's really easy to get her to smile! Just smile at her and she smiles back-a big wide mouthed grin.
-She is trying to lift her head up now when she's in her car seat or the infant bouncy seat. Getting stronger as the days pass!
Kari's baby Boston came over to play for a couple of hours last week and Kate had a good time sharing her tummy time quilt with him. 
Boston is about two weeks older than Kate. Look how small she is beside him! :)
Boston is about two weeks older than Kate. Look how small she is beside him! :)
Mom was busy with Kate, so Dad put me in the kitchen sink for my bath!
Dad is so fun.Dad's barn is finished! He was able to use it for the first time on October 27th. They started building in April. He is using it to bring batteries from the shop to check them. Since this picture was taken, a walkway has been put in from the house to the side of the barn. It's really impressive.
We can't find the power cord to our computer...in a box somewhere?? I've been wanting to post some pictures of our babies (especially Kate's 3 months pictures) so I came over to mom and dad's house to use their Internet today. Unfortunately I can't find the USB cord to download the pictures, which means no good posts! So sorry. I'll try again another day soon. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
our backyard
This past weekend was the peak weekend for the changing leaves. The mountains are gorgeous.Saturday was moving day! Everything went great...we were worried about it raining all day, but it cleared up mid-morning and turned out to be a perfect day. I think it took them 3 loads, but we had so much help! Thanks to Joey, Dennis, Chris, and Billy for spending their day loading and unloading our furniture. And thanks to their wives for giving them up for the day!
Unfortunately, things still look pretty much like this all over the house. We haven't had a chance to make much progress since Saturday.
Fernandez Family
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This blog is a way for us to journal about the fun events and milestones of our days as husband and wife and new parents. Enjoy catching up with what's going on in the Fernandez family!
Aaron and Lisa
Married December 18, 2004
Vivian Gray: born June 18, 2008
Kate Leigh: born August 5, 2009
Hank Michael: born August 8, 2012
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