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Today in history: Nico watches Star Wars

2010-02-05T18:16:00.000-08:00

Today, at 6:19 p.m., our parenting dream came true... the circle is complete. Connie and I introduce Nico to Star Wars: A New Hope.

Nico's Walking Odyssey 2009

2009-12-02T22:17:00.000-08:00

It's official, Nico is fully mobile.

Here's the hip hop edition. I couldn't resist!

BREAKING NEWS

2009-11-17T08:45:00.001-08:00

Nico just took his first step. He's not walking, but can stand on his
own and take a step.

Happy Birthday Nico!

2009-11-12T23:15:00.001-08:00

The boys in their costumes

2009-10-31T17:19:00.001-07:00

Nico and some pumpkins

2009-10-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

Nico and the ribs

2009-09-20T16:24:00.000-07:00

Nico had his first taste of ribs, and we think he liked 'em! We were at Johnny Rebs' in Bellflower, CA.

Nico screams for ice cream

2009-07-10T18:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to some yummy flavors from Molly Moon and Aunt Lanelle, Nico got his first taste of ice cream!

The flavor was Balsamic Strawberry and it was yummy.

Nico got a taste from his aunt, but he got several spoonfuls from his daddy. Nico yelled with delight. That's our boy! He loved it!

Another Nico-Jumperoo slideshow

2009-07-10T12:07:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened since we've posted here -- and we'll do a major update soon enough. But for now, here's a slideshow we whipped up.

He's got a tooth!

2009-06-11T21:29:00.000-07:00

Today Nico turned 7 months old! As a gift, he got his first tooth! We're not sure if it is just one or two, but they are definitely there along the bottom.

On his 6-month birthday, Nico learned how to sit up on his own... can't wait to see his trick when he turns 8 months old.

He wears his sunglasses at night

2009-06-03T22:39:00.000-07:00

Nico was sporting some expensive sunglasses (Thanks to TJ, who unknowingly let me put them on Nico).

Gonzo baby and Puerto Rico

2009-05-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

In preparation for our approaching trip to Puerto Rico, we got Baby Nico some swim trunks, some shades and this hat. While mom wasn't around, I tested out the hat on Nico. I think he looks pretty cute... kinda like a mini Hunter S. Thompson!

Nico's laugh

2009-05-05T19:54:00.000-07:00

Nico was in a silly, laughing mood so Abue and I decided to document and record his laugh. He did laugh as hard once we started recording, but it was still damn cute!

Playball!

2009-05-02T22:36:00.000-07:00

We took Nico to his first baseball game to watch our team, The Oakland A's, take on and defeat the hometown team, Seattle Mariners. It was a good game and even Abue had a blast!

This photo was taken be another A's fan, giving us a nice shot to commemorate this historic game for Nico!

Tip-toe through the tulips with Nico

2009-04-26T22:26:00.000-07:00

The family had a blast introducing Nico to the beautiful Tulips this year. Here are some snap shots.

Family portraits

2009-04-09T21:54:00.000-07:00

Our good friend Della Chen gave us a gift recently –- having taken some family portraits before Nico was born, she offered to come by and take some of the new addition. In less than an hour, we had an incredible collection.

Della does this for a living and she's damn good! You can see the entire gallery and order prints at her client site:
http://www.dellachen.net/pickpic/gallery/login.php.
The password is: Hernandez

Nico has intense belly laughs - from two angles

2009-04-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

Papa Robert found a way to get Baby Nico to have some serious belly laughs. Nico went so crazy, just getting close was making him crack up. We were lucky to get the hilarious laughs on two cameras. Have a look:

Super updates

2009-04-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

Well, I just finished backing up all our photos and video... I realized I have not posted a TON of stuff, including the visit from Uncle Andrew and Aunt Sarah or even Abuelita Belly moving in with us.

So, I will be adding the content throughout the blog, in the accurate chronological order the content was generated.

Salvador, Salvador, Salvador!

2009-04-01T18:38:00.000-07:00

No foolin' but Nico is gonna be a huge soccer futbol fan. We watched El Salvador vs. Costa Rica, thanks to the Web. Sadly, we lost 1-0. Tia Lisa sent Nico his first jersey... and I think she got me my shirt as well.

Nico training!

2009-03-21T19:03:00.000-07:00

He's an unstoppable machine! Nico is training hard for the baby Olympic focused on taking goal in the Johnny Jumper competition.

[This is perhaps the best video I've ever shot in my life!]

Click to see an alternative, MTV take.

Nico's big into books

2009-03-18T18:05:00.000-07:00

Little Nico is big into books... and he's got some big books too! Even before he was born, we read to baby Nico. Papa Robert really wanted Nico to like books form the start. Robert wasn't a big book fan when we was young.

And, well, it worked! Nico loves it when we read to him and loves looking at the photos. We all recommend Good Night Moon and Skippyjon Jones!

Nico Jumps in

2009-03-07T16:08:00.000-08:00

We noticed that Nico had mad kicking skills... so, we got the little dude a 'Johnny Jumper' and he loved it. He was jumping around within moments.

More photos and videos about the jumper and other things to come.

Nico meets Uncle Andrew and Aunt Sarah

2009-02-27T19:24:00.000-08:00

Baby Nico holds no grudges even though Uncle Andrew made fun of his middle name: Peter. Andrew, and his soon-to-be-wife Aunt Sarah, had a staring contest.

Nico found his toes!

2009-02-17T08:47:00.001-08:00

While Connie was changing Nico's diaper this morning, the little guy reached out and grabbed his toes. I'd introduced him to them before, but this is the first time he grabbed them on his own.

This is a baby step, sure. But we're still proud. ;)

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Bath time with Nico!

2009-02-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

Connie gave baby Nico a bath today, showing Abuelita Belly and I how it's done. Hope to have some photos up at some point too.