Family portraits

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, Napping and Pike Place Market

Here are some new videos we've recently recorded using my work's iFlip camera. It's a small little device that makes pretty cool and simple videos. The first is my favorite, recording a moment between Connie and Nico.



We went to Pike Place Market's Lowell's for breakfast this morning. We sat on the second floor, but because it was the bar, we sat toward the back overseeing the Market versus overseeing the Sound.



This one is a quick video of Nico sleeping.



The camera is pretty cool. If someone wants to purchase one for us, we'd gladly accept.

Napping babies

I caught my two little ones taking a quick nap while listening to Enya.

Welcome home Nico!

After heading to the hospital late Monday night, we returned home Wednesday evening with an additional member of the family. Coby greeted us when we made it home. To get on his good side, Nico presented Coby a little gift – a stuffed monkey.



Grandma Marla took some shots as we began to adjust into our new lives – and prepare for our first night at home with Nico.

The first night went pretty well. There were some late night challenges with breastfeeding, but we managed to sneak in some sleep as Connie and I worked as a team. The second night was even easier – but don’t get me wrong, it’s tiring, hard work.

Multimedia Nico

Here is a video and photos, including our first family portrait.

Connie's tummy at 35 weeks

We are now at 35 weeks and Connie’s tummy is right on track. At a recent appointment a doctor said that the baby’s is currently 5 1/2 pounds, on track to be about 7 1/2 pounds at birth -- scheduled for Nov. 14th.

Connie's belly

We're past the halfway mark and Connie's belly has grown. She looks great! Don't you agree?