Week in Review ~ 6/30

We had a good, busy week. It's hard to believe that July is here after only 2 weeks off from school.

Avery and went to Sunday School Sunday morning and then we stayed for me to keep the nursery.  When we got home, Ned was cooking BLTs and we had lunch.  After naps, we went to a little gender reveal party for Alison and David.  It was at her parents' house around the pool, and they had yummy food.  Alison's mom had fixed cupcakes with blue icing inside because it's a boy!  David's mom broke into the first one and announced the news.  Avery was so excited to swim.  She hadn't used her Puddle Jumper last summer, and I didn't think she was going to put it on.  She did though, and was a little fish, swimming all over the pool with Ned.  He had to lure her out with a cupcake.  I was so pleased she took to it so well and can't wait to take her again.  Sam hung out with me and even drifted right off once he got tired.  We had such a fun time visiting with everyone but had to leave for bedtimes.  Sam was so tired that he fell asleep after just 2 ounces.

As I suspected, Sam was up early Monday morning.  I fed him 2 ounces since he hadn't had a full bottle before, and he went back to sleep.  Once we got up for the day, I tried to get some floor cleaning done, and Avery painted.  She was in heaven.

I stayed in my pajamas most of the day since I was trying to clean.  Sam's afternoon naps were short so I didn't get much done while Avery napped.  We had Bow Tie Fiesta that I made Sunday for dinner.

On Tuesday morning, we stayed home until story time at the library.  I hadn't been before and didn't know what to expect with Avery or Sam.  There were more children there than normal, but it still went pretty well.  Avery really like the songs before and after the stories.  Three books and one e-book was a little much for her though.  Craft time started with coloring a picture, and since that was dragging we left and got hamburgers for lunch.  While naps were happening, I ordered Avery's birthday invitations.  We had ranch chicken tacos from the Crock-Pot for dinner.  Avery liked them because they were in "roll-ups" (tortillas).

Sam took a short morning nap Wednesday which did not help me get bathrooms cleaned.  It did allow us to play on the church playground before it got too hot.  It will be nice to have our own playground after Avery's birthday.

Ned got off at noon, and once he got home, I went and printed pictures.  I'm so behind, but I can't keep buying memory cards.  Hopefully after my editing class, I'll find some good online printing services.  After printing pictures, I went by our local bakery and picked up a few cupcakes to sample to see if they would be good for Avery's birthday.  Avery and I shared some when she woke up, and they were yummy.  We played in the playroom before dinner to give everyone a change of scenery.

I made pimento cheese for our new preacher once Avery went to bed.  I also called Baby Jogger since one of our front stroller wheels kept locking into place as we strolled.  They sent two new front wheels with no questions asked.  I love good customer service.  Verizon spent the majority of the morning working on our phones and finally managed to get it right.  Not such good customer service there.  Ned attempted putting Sam to bed for the first time in awhile, and it took some time.  The same thing happened for me the night before, so it's not just him.  I think we're hitting the 4-month sleep regression since he isn't going down awake very easily anymore. 

We had Avery's appointment with the ENT on Thursday.  We dropped Sam of with my mom and then made a quick stop in Babies R Us.  We bought bed rails for Avery although she still says she wants to sleep in her crib.  I have no idea where she'll sleep on vacation.  Sam needed a breathable bumper, and I picked up the travel Sleep Sheep and a swaddle sleep sack for him also.  We were early for the ENT and they took us quickly.  Again, Avery was on the line between needing tubes and not.  He said that her ears clearing the fluid more quickly this year was a good sign, so we opted to wait, again.  If they start up again in the fall we'll definitely be doing them.  We ate lunch at Panera Bread when we were done then went to the mall.  It was quick trip for stretchies for Sam and white sandals for Avery, which we couldn't find.  Barnes and Noble was also missing most of the 4th of July and beach books I wanted for Avery, but you can't leave Barnes and Noble without new books.  Avery was thrilled to ride through the tunnel then promptly fells asleep. 

She woke up in Franklin when we stopped to meet a lady who we were purchasing something from.  I'll blog more about that when I determine that we didn't throw $40 to the wind.  We picked up Sam and visited a bit then headed home for pizza.  Ned went to drill, and when he left, Avery was in her bed crying for the 3rd night in a row, and Sam was downstairs with me crying.  Sam was tired, but I have no idea what Avery's issue has been.

We stayed home Friday since it was so hot.  While Sam took a short morning nap, I cleaned the upstairs bathrooms while Avery did some work in the playroom.  Avery showed Sam her new Thomas book with magnets.

Sam went down for another nap before lunch, and since Avery was acting tired, we ate early then she took a nap a little early.  Sam took a long nap, woke up and ate a played, then went back down before Avery got up.  My mom came to visit and take Avery home, and she stayed while.  We loaded up all of Avery's treasures and they left.  I was so surprised that Sam took another 2 hour nap.  Usually his 3rd nap is 30 minutes even if it is early in the day.  Ned brought home Applebee's for dinner and we played with Sam.  Once he went to bed, Ned played with his new work laptop and I fell asleep watching Home Alone.

We went to bed around 11 p.m. and Ned said we were under a thunderstorm warning.  I couldn't understand that since the storms still seemed far away, but then the lightening and wind started.  Our lights went off twice before staying off the 3rd time.  I kind of went into panic mode.  Sam had been stirring each time his sound would go off.  First we put the sleep sheep on his crib rail, then we remembered Avery's sound machine had batteries from the hurricane.  Sam was swaddled in his fleece sleep sack, and I just knew he was going to overheat.  Facebook friends were giving power outage numbers, and I was sure the city would be without power for days and I had only 3 bottles before formula was out.  AND, my sweet Avery who is terribly afraid of boom-booms, wasn't home.  The line of storms was quick with terrible wind, lightening, and thunder, but no rain.  I am a weenie in the dark and wouldn't let Ned go to any of his fire calls.  We stayed awake until we knew the storms had gone past my parents' house, then I got on the sofa so I could hear Sam and Ned went to bed.  I lay awake from 1-2 a.m. then slept off an on until the power came on at 4 a.m.  Luckily, none of my irrational thoughts became reality.  A lot has changed since I planned for inclement weather by buying candy corn and Pepsi.

Ned got up Saturday morning and went fishing, and Sam and I got up about 7:15 a.m.  My parents' lights had only flickered a few times but Avery did wake up as her sound was changing.  She went back to sleep, though, and slept later in the morning.  Sam took a big morning nap and so did I!  Once Ned got home, I put Sam down for another nap and went to the grocery store.  He was up when I got home and I unpacked groceries.  He took yet another nap and I blogged while Ned was out preparing for a party.  Sam woke up early from his nap and was fussy, so I put him back down a few times trying to extend the nap.  I think the afternoon nap is going to take some crying to stretch it out.  I'll save our festivities tonight for another post.

3 Month Portraits

Sam made his 2nd trip to Conway Photo Shop last Thursday for his 3 month portraits.  I don't have to say how much we love having pictures done there and visiting while we do so.  I can't even count on 2 hands any more the amount of times we've been, starting way back with my senior portraits and covering all the big life events between then and now.  Lots of things may slip with a 2nd child, but our portrait schedule will not!  I snuck Avery in for a few so that I would have some with them together.  I'm in love with them all and don't know how I'll ever choose.  I meant to link to our weekly post and forgot, so click here if you would like to see Carol's amazing work.

Week in Review ~ 6/23

We had a great first week at home. I again didn't take as many pictures as I should have. I have no excuse really, but my last memory card with space is filling up since I haven't printed pictures since, oh, September.  Maybe subconsciously I'm trying to conserve space??

Sunday was Father's Day, and Ned was finishing the Member-Guest golf tournament.  He had to play early in the morning again, so we saved his cards for later.  His gift was a golf club, and he was using that already.  I was supposed to keep the nursery at church, but Avery's nose was pretty runny, so we stayed home.  Once I got Sam down for his first nap, I started feeling bad, so I laid on the couch and dozed while Avery played.  We were home before midnight the night before, so obviously I just can't hang anymore.  I started feeling better and got the macaroni and cheese in the Crock-Pot for dinner.  Ned came home mid-afternoon and we went to my parents' for dinner.  I really wanted to get pictures of Avery and Sam with Ned and my dad, but I forgot my camera.  We had a fun dinner and got home in time for bedtimes.

We stayed home Monday, and I just got things done around the house.  I wanted to see what kind of schedule Sam would get into since he wouldn't be catching quick naps in the car to and from my parents'.  He continues to do well with his naps, but his awake time is so short that he's usually getting 2 in the morning and 2 or three in the afternoon.  His mid-afternoon nap started to shorten last week, and that pattern continued.  I'm looking forward to his awake time increasing so that he consolidates some naps, but I'm not complaining.  We took a walk to the pond before lunch, and we took another after dinner that night.

I took Avery to the doctor Tuesday morning since her nose had been runny for awhile.  We go to the ENT this week, but I didn't want to wait if her ears were infected again, especially since she had been a tad unfortunate at times.  We had to wait awhile, but everyone did well.  Avery's ears were not infected, and there was no medicine for being unfortunate ;)  Anrae weighed Sam, and with his clothes, he was 13 lbs. 3 oz.  Ever since his one-month check when he hadn't gained enough weight, I've been a little worried about making sure he's getting enough to eat.  He sucks his bottles dry, but I also have to watch for overeating because of reflux.  He had gained a good amount of weight, and although he was a little short on total ounces for his weight, she said what we were doing was working.  I got a drink at Dairy Queen when we were done, and Avery was disappointed that it was too early for lunch.  We saw my uncle in the drive-thru so he came back and visited for a minute.  Even after our busy morning, Avery took a short nap and I had to get Sam back to sleep during his.  He's doing well putting himself to sleep at night and at naps, so I don't know why he's waking early.  We played outside for awhile after dinner since it wasn't so hot.

 We stayed home Wednesday.  Ned got off at noon and brought us sandwiches from The Palm Tree.  The painter came by to look at the things that they missed or messed up before we moved in.  We didn't have anything major, but I was surprised by what they overlooked.  We finally decided on a swing set for Avery's birthday, and Ned ordered that.  It will arrive while we're at the beach, so he'll have one week to assemble the trillion pieces.  Sam took another short afternoon nap, but I got some planning done for Avery's birthday.  With our vacation between now and her birthday, I really need to get on the ball.

Sam was up early Thursday morning, the first time in 2 weeks.  He had come unswaddled and had gotten so worked up that I fed him a little to calm him down.  He then slept later in the morning and we had to wake him up.  Avery, Sam, and I left that morning to head to Conway Photo for Sam's 3-month portraits.  The painters arrived before I left, and I just love having people in and out of my house.  Lolli met us there to help with Avery, and everything went well.  I took Avery's dress just in case we could get a few of the two together, and by then Sam had decided he was tired.  He especially was not in agreement with Avery holding him.  We got him settled down and got a few good ones of them together.  We were kind of late leaving, but I had promised Avery Chik-Fil-A.  Being on the interstate, they were busy, but we got in and out just fine.  The painters were done when we got home, but the electrician was coming to wire my 2 Christmas light outlets in our bathroom, install some dimmers, and put a floor plug in our family room.  More work, more dust, more noise!  Ned came home early, because his new grass cutter was being delivered.  Drill was early that night, so he was gone for dinner.  Sam had a hard time getting settled for his evening catnap.  I was putting him to bed when Ned got home.

The electrician returned Friday morning to install our under-cabinet lighting that supposedly had not arrived when we moved in.  Sam took good naps through the noise in the morning, and Avery and I played in the playroom and tried to straighten it up a bit.  We are in desperate need of storage in there, and I think that will call for my first IKEA purchase.  Ned had been running errands with Jay getting ready for the Duck's Unlimited sponsor event that night, so he brought us lunch since the kitchen was a mess.  They ate with us, and then it was time for naps.  Sam took a short nap, and I could never get him back to sleep.  I'm fairly sure Avery took NO nap.  Once they got up, I trapped them in the bathroom with me so that I could shower.  My mom arrived to keep them so that I could go to the sponsor party.  We had been having big thunderstorms with lots of rain, and I felt terrible that she was out in it.  When I left it wasn't raining, but I stopped to talk to my dad who was pulling up, and it started again.  The rain was so bad while I was driving that I thought I should turn around.  The lightning was like nothing I had ever seen.  I was happy to get to the lake and find that it wasn't raining since I had no umbrella.  It was a fun evening even though I wasn't interested in the auction items.  I left early so that my parents could get home, and Ned had to stay and clean up.  Avery had a hard time going to bed, and my dad finally had to leave her screaming in her bed.  She hasn't done that in so long, so I think it was the storms, no nap, and missing me.  I washed bottles and was just getting into bed too late when Ned got home.

Sam was up at 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, unswaddled.  I reswaddled him and gave him a little gripe water and was able to put him back down without feeding him.  The next thing I knew, it was almost 8 a.m., he was just starting to talk in his bed, and Avery hadn't made a peep.  The later wake-ups are nice, but we've got to figure out if it's a swaddle issue with Sam or something else.  I feel like it's time to stop but don't think he's ready.  I watched him try for 10 minutes to get back to sleep before I ever went in his room.  Once we were up, Ned went and got us breakfast.  He took his trailer to Jay, Sam took a big nap, then Avery and I went to the store.  We came home and had lunch, then Avery went down for a nap.  Sam woke up in the middle of his, but I was able to lay him in his crib and he slept an hour more.  Silly boy likes to keep me on my toes.  Sam's prescription was ready, so we planned to go to Franklin to get that.  I had to wake Avery up after a long nap, and I think I'll really try not to do that again.  We did our shopping in Farm Fresh then headed home.  Sam was getting hungry but didn't cry the entire time.  Avery pointed out when he was, like I could miss that in the car.  Ned cooked steaks on the grill for dinner when we got home, and I fixed asparagus, mushrooms, and bread.  It was a yummy, and Ned, Avery and I played in the playroom after we finished.  Ned put Avery to bed, then cut the grass.  Our grass was a big joke Friday night with our neighbors as they were telling us we were going to get fined because it was so tall, but that we needed to keep letting it grow so it wouldn't pull the roots up.  Ned just wanted to test out his new ride, so I doubt he cared if he killed it our not.  We no longer have standing water, but we have some bald spots where water stood.

I put Sam to bed, did a few things, then tried out my big tub for the first time.  Now it's probably past time for us to be in bed after our late night last night.

Week in Review ~ 6/16

Nothing like being a tad tardy!  Life really hasn't been that busy, but terrible Internet issues plus a busy weekend have gotten me behind.  Our Internet is still crazy and I am just really on the verge of being completely unfortunate with Verizon.  It's worse at night, and even though blogging is one of my very few "me" activities and I don't feel bad taking time out for it, it's still usually done when both cribs are occupied.

We all went to church Sunday morning for a breakfast honoring our preacher who is leaving.  Sam did so well through it even though I had to wake him up at home.  Avery enjoyed a cupcake before any breakfast food touched her lips.  Miss Emily, the teenager who helps in Avery's class, wanted Sam to stay for Sunday School, so I left him.  I checked on him once and he was fine, but the 2nd time he was getting fussy.  This was Sam by the time we made the 2 minute drive home.

There was some play time after naps.

She's not totally squishing him...

I really don't know what we did the first part of the week.  I feel like it was busy, but I'm not sure what went on.  There was a bit of colonial reenacting thanks to my parents' recent trip to Yorktown.

I had a hair appointment Tuesday afternoon and Ned picked the kids up.  We had our honors banquet at school Wednesday night, so I picked Avery up and took her back to my parents', and Ned picked Avery and Sam up from there.  I got home in time to put Sam to bed.

Thursday was the last day of school!  We had a meeting once the students left, and our principal passed out a sheet with teaching assignments for next year.  If nothing changes (which I'm used to after the last 2 years) I'll be back in 2nd.  Other than pre-K, pre-school, only one teacher remained in the grade she taught this year.  She and I are the only ones staying in the rooms we were in this year.  Needless to say, that's a lot of change, but I'm excited for 2nd grade and excited to work with the other teacher coming to 2nd.

We had a work day Friday so Avery and I picked up some treats from Bojangles for the people in my pod.  She was happy to sample some of my Bo Rounds.

We worked until 11 a.m. and then went to lunch.  Usually I'm done and able to leave after that, but moving all the 3rd grade stuff out and 2nd grade stuff in took some time.  I was able to leave around 2 or 2:30.  We celebrated with dinner at "Appeebee's" and I enjoyed my first adult beverage in two years.

Ned played in the Member-Guest golf tournament at our country club over the weekend, so he left early Saturday morning.  Avery, Sam, and I spent the day at home, then I scooted to the grocery store once Ned got home.  My parents came that afternoon to keep Avery and Sam while we went to the dinner/party for the golf tournament.  Lucas was Ned's guest this year since he and Kristin are not in the club right now, so we picked them up and had a fun night.  Avery and Sam did well for my parents and I stayed up far too late.

Week in Review ~ 6/9

I had this all typed out last night, and because our Internet is still coming and going, it didn't save while I was typing and wouldn't publish or save by the time I was done.  The Internet seems to be mostly "going" during the evening hours which is when I have time to blog.

We had another good week, although the honeymoon at school with the students ended as I was expecting it would.  Just too close to the end of school, but otherwise everybody made it through the week just fine.

On Sunday I took Avery to church.  No one was there when we arrived, but her buddy Liam pulled up as we were getting out of the car.  No one was in my class, and we weren't early, so I went to Mimi's class.  She had no students so I helped her take down a ton of things from her wall.  Avery and I went to the store then came home for lunch.  Then it was nap time, dinnertime, and Mimi came for a visit while we were outside.

We backed out of the garage Monday! I had a meeting after school to go over all of the end-of-year information.  Can't complain about a meeting when it's one of the last.  I don't remember what else went on.  I halfway watched The Bachelorette before going to bed.

Tuesday was just a regular day.  On the way home, "Call Me Baby" came on.  Avery thinks it's "Call Me Baby" and likes to try to sing along.  I figure if we sing "Jesus Loves Me" after that it kind of evens out.

Avery needed her sunglasses Wednesday morning.  Maybe sunglasses spiff up her it's-early-and-I'm-off-to-the-sitter's wardrobe.

Avery has just started commenting on smells, and on the way to Jennifer's she piped up with "I smell somefin."  It was a pig truck, but she first blamed it on a buddy.  When I informed her it was in fact the pigs, she said they needed a change.

At home that afternoon, Avery and Sam got in some cuddling.

We had planned to go out to eat because we were supposed to close on the house and knew we'd be late.  The papers weren't ready until we were already eating though.  I tried to be smart and feed Sam before the food arrived, but for once, Sam took forever and our food arrived quickly.  Ned finished feeding Sam once he was done.  Somebody was happy to be at "Appeebee's.

We were finally able to close Thursday afternoon.  Luckily our friend Chris was doing it and didn't mind us arriving with two children.  Avery was sure she needed to do work on the papers in the conference room, so thankfully some coloring books were provided.  Sam was happy in his car seat until he had a dirty diaper.  He was happy to sit with Ned though so I just think he needed to get out.  Since we were late finishing there, Avery and Ned went and got burgers for dinner.  We enjoyed our dinner, got everyone to bed, and Ned went to drill.  Sam slept from 8:30 p.m. to 5 the next morning!  What a great way to celebrate being 3 months old!

I was happy to see Friday arrive.   A movie in the morning for my students and then our back-to-back resources helped the day go quickly.  I picked Avery up first after school so that we could surprise Lolli.  We only visited for a bit because Sam needed to catch a nap in the car.  Sam had another great week and doesn't seem to be getting too rotten.  We ate dinner at home and had a fabulously boring Friday night.  Sam slept from 8:30 to a little after 6.  He has sporadically slept all night, but never going to bed that early and never twice in a row.

I got up with Sam Saturday morning, and Avery was calling shortly after.  Ned spent the morning making a play area for Avery's outside toys and the swing set she'll get for her birthday.  Ned says he has safety in mind, which I know he does, but he also wants a big mulched area so that he's not moving items to cut grass or having to weed around all those things.  Avery has asked 100 times where her playground is so we probably shouldn't have told her what it's for.  I was ready to go to the store before lunch but Ned was called to a fire.  He was home quickly so I was able to go.  Avery stayed home to play so I was in and out quickly.  After lunch, Avery and Sam napped for two of the same hours.  I did very little productive and enjoyed every minute.  Avery checked out Bitty's seat when she woke up.  Pooping on the potty is quite profitable.

We then got ready to go to Lowe's and out for a special evening.

Sam perfected his "You crazy girl" look that I'm sure he'll use many times in the future.

In between several bathroom trips at Lowe's, Avery found a tree just perfect for singing "O Christmas Tree."  After 2 bathroom visits we checked out then went back in to look at swing sets.  Avery said her tummy hurt but I convinced her to wait to use the bathroom at Chik-Fil-A.

Tummy troubles were forgotten once this yumminess arrived.

Sam couldn't stand to watch and not participate, so he dozed off.

We left Chik-Fil-A and made our first trip to Sweet Frog.  Avery didn't want to walk on the shiny floor because it looked wet.  She chose strawberry yogurt with marshmallows and M&Ms but quickly decided that my peanut butter with cheesecake bites was tastier.  Sam had to miss out again but did wake up for a bottle.

It was such a fun family night, and it was actually easy and stress-free...until we got home.  Sam needed to hop in the swing for quick nap, so when Avery started saying she needed to potty I sent her on and called Ned.  Then she fell apart, and I assumed she had an accident.  Her stomach was actually hurting.  After all her bathroom trips, the yogurt was probably a poor choice.  She recovered and went to bed, and Sam went shortly after her.  Ned and I watched a Nascar Autism special since the Sadlers who were featured live here.  Ned watched The Hangover 2 and I went to sleep on the couch.  Sam slept again from 8:30 until after 6 the next morning.  Now we'll have to decide what to do if/when the waking starts again.

3 Months

Dear Sam,

You are three months old today! That may not sound impressive to some, but you've lived one-quarter of your first year of life!

You are growing and growing! When we took Avery to the doctor two weeks ago, we weighed you to see if your medicine needed to be adjusted, and you weighed 11 lbs. 10 oz. with your clothes and diaper on. I'm guessing you weight at least 12 lbs. now. You seem long too, and I feel that your time is running out in some of you 3 month footed pajamas. You are in all 3 month clothing and will probably have to move to 6 month pajamas soon. You wear a size 1 diaper.

You still eat every three hours during the day and are eating 3.5 ounces at a time with oatmeal added. You suck your bottles dry each time, so it may be time to increase them a bit. We switched back to Alimentum formula 2 weeks ago to see how that worked with the Prevacid. We're not sure if it was that combination or something else, but your reflux seems to be much better.

Sleeping is going well. We are moving your bedtime up slowly, and now you have your last bottle between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. You usually wake up once a night, and those times vary between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Once a week or so you'll sleep nine hours. I'm not sure why your night wakings aren't more consistent, but you wake up, get res-waddled, eat, and go right back to sleep. You seem hungry and not just waking out of habit so we'll continue to feed you. You wake between 6 and 7 a.m. regardless of when you ate last. You lay in your bed so quietly though that many times I have no idea how long you've been up. You squirm around and sometimes seem to doze back off, but most of the time I only know you're up after your sister has started serenading us and I peek at you on the monitor. You still need to be swaddled to sleep, but you are breaking out of them terribly, even the Miracle Blanket. We stopped elevating one end of your bed to see if that would help. When the crib is elevated, you often would end up at the other end by morning with your head down and your feet up. I think you and I both need you swaddled a little longer, so let's work on that.

Naps have just started to improve in the last two weeks, and Lolli might win the prize for that. You fight being rocked so much, but I had no idea how else to help you get to sleep. Lolli put you in your Rock and Play with the pacifier and rocked you until you dozed right off. Now that's how we do it each time. You're going to sleep quicker and usually sleeping longer. Hopefully this will help you learn to fall asleep on your own, then the crib for naps will be a breeze. I'm just thankful you're napping better. Some naps are still short, but most are 1-2 hours and sometimes stretch longer. You have no set nap times yet, but you're still ready to nap about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes after waking. You are trying to catch an early morning and late afternoon nap in the car, but a certain sister makes that tough. I think if you had your own iPhone in the seat with the white noise you'd be set. We'll be home for the summer soon enough and things will be a little more predictable.

Sam, you are a content baby, and some have said more content than your sister. You really love to lie on your back. You wiggle all around and look at the toys above you if you're on your activity mat. You also like to hang out in your bouncer. You smile and talk to us, and your sister loves interacting with you just as much as you love the attention from her. She loves you to pieces and tried very hard not to "squish you like a pancake." Tummy time doesn't seem to bother you, but you roll over so frequently that I'm not sure if tummy time is doing any good other than getting rid of some gas. We often lay back with you on our chest after you have a bottle, and you'll hold your head up for long periods and look all around. The swing is more hit or miss lately but you'll take an evening nap in it if there's white noise. Car rides are so much better and you've done well in restaurants this month.

We aren't sure where these three months have gone, and while we're eager to see what the upcoming months have in store, we wish they'd slow down just a bit. We're excited to spend a summer of fun with you and introduce you to some favorite family traditions. You are a perfect addition to our family and we can't imagine loving you any more.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy