4th of July

We had a busy 4th of July weekend with lots of activities. My brother, sister-in-law, and baby Lucas were in town from Dayton, Ohio, so we spent most of the weekend at my parents house to spend as much time with them as we could. Five kids two and under there all weekend seemed like a daycare, but it was fun. We enjoyed lots of swimming and eating outside all weekend. On Sunday we started our day off with the kids parade in Hales Corners where the kids had fun riding in their wagons, eating ice cream, and getting flag tatoos. My parents had a party by the pool so the rest of the day was spent swimming and catching up with lots of family. We also made it to our friend Emily's family party for the evening and then Dominic took Aubrey to the fireworks, where she was given a high five from Max during the finale (as I was told because I stayed home with Aiden - he will get to enjoy them next year). Today I am enjoying my last day off with the kids and tomorrow I go back to work - 12 weeks really goes by fast!

We also recently got family pictures taken, here is the link if you want to see them.

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Aiden is Three Months

Aiden turned three months old yesterday and he is turning into my big boy, literally. He weighs about 15 pounds and everyone thinks he looks much older than he is. He is now smiling and cooing whenever someone talks to him, and can hold his head pretty well. Sleeping at night is getting a little bit better with longer periods (every 3-4 hours) between waking - this is much better than every two hours! He STILL loves to be held mostly by his mama, as Dominic is getting frustrated with this. I can calm him down in a couple a seconds where it takes anyone else a while - we are hoping this will get better with the start of daycare as he won't have much of a choice. Aiden will go to Little Saints with Aubrey three days a week and will have the same teacher as Aubrey did when she was a baby. We are glad about this as Aubrey loved Carol because she held her all the time. Aiden will also go to Diane's house on Thursdays with Aubrey, Max, and Mya for some cousin time. I will miss getting to spend all my time with him, but don't mind work too much either. Here are some pictures of our growing baby boy.

For comparison, Aubrey at three months - she looked pretty big too (look at those legs)!