{the hernandez four}

12.14.2007

New reading material...

Huge thanks to Tom & Shelby! We got a little surprise from them in the mail this week. A book for Kristen (The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy) and for Johnny (My boys can swim!) You two always keep us laughing, so it's fitting you sent us books that would too. Many thanks, we're enjoying them already. xoxo

12.12.2007

7 weeks

I'm 7 weeks today. I feel like it's such a milestone. As you can see from our rotating "Bambino" to the right of the page, our baby is actually starting to look like a real baby this week. We go for our second ultrasound next Wednesday. This time, John will be there to hold my hand and we're SO EXCITED! I will be 8 weeks by then and this is what we hope to see, along with a stronger heartbeat:

I'm happy to say I finally tossed my cookies tonite. I've told a few people this past week, that I wished I would just "get it out" already. I thought it might be cathartic after close to 3 weeks of nausea. Well, be careful what you wish for!

12.08.2007

Happy 29th Birthday Grandma

You've never looked better...WE LOVE YOU!

12.05.2007

The feast of St. Nicholas

Tonight, we hang our stockings on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas. This is a tradition Kristen has been celebrating since childhood and we can't wait to continue it. We're so excited to add another stocking to the mantel.

Everything is going well over here...Kristen feels like she might toss her cookies at any moment, but we're taking that as a good sign!

To learn more about the spirit of St. Nicholas, click here.

12.03.2007

We have been blessed...

Kristen is pregnant!!!

Our hearts are filled with joy. We found out right before Thanksgiving and could not imagine a greater blessing in our lives right now. We have prayed and prayed for this! We are so excited to share our happiness with you all. You have all been so kind and said so many prayers for us along the way. After our miscarriage in January, we are incredibly hopeful for this pregnancy. We ask for your continued prayers for a healthy bambino to join us at the end of July. Kristen went for her first ultrasound this morning and OUR BABY'S HEART IS BEATING! 101 beats per minute, which the nurse said was good for this early on. Stay tuned for updates along the journey of this 9 month miracle!

Love to you all...

Happy Anniversary Rich & Lindsay

Congratulations you two on another wonderful year of marriage!

12.02.2007

Papa's 80th Birthday

We got together for pizza & cake at Aurelio's for Papa's 80th Birthday on Sunday night. I told him he'd make it to 95 with flying colors. He said he's shootin' for 104!

Happy Advent

Alot like Ricky Bobby in Talladega Nights, the baby Jesus is my favorite Jesus as well. Have a happy Advent as we wait for the coming of our Lord, the baby Jesus!

11.29.2007

Prayers needed...

We ask that you keep our sister Brittany in your prayers. She was admitted to the University of Chicago's Children's Hospital yesterday. She was diagnosed with shingles last week and has just been feeling like crap. Now they think she has a bacterial infection in her blood.

This girl is such a trooper. At the tender age of (almost!) 16 years old, she has the strength of a Spartan warrior. We love her so much and hate to see her suffer any more than she already has.

Please pray for Britt.

11.26.2007

Big Family Dinner

We capped off the weekend with a HUGE family dinner on Saturday night. It was so wonderful to have both sides of Kristen's family and John's together!

Proof you can have a sit-down dinner for 15 in a condo!