Who's Sleeping in My Bed?

Yesterday afternoon, David took Allyson up to lay her down for a nap, and here's how I found them a little while later....

A Day at the Shore!

We spent this past Thursday in Atlantic City enjoying the shore! It's definitely a place we have to go at least a couple times each summer, although we wish we could go more often! David & Abby just love it and Ally is learning to. She did much better this year than last year. Last year Ally wouldn't even step off the blanket onto the sand and wouldn't go near the water. On Thursday, Ally didn't like the sand at first but soon warmed up to it and before we left, she even let Daddy & Abby bury her. Aidan enjoyed his first trip to the shore by sleeping in the sun tent all day! It was a great day spent together!

Allyson just getting warmed up to the sand...and letting Daddy bury her legs.



Abby's Working Very Hard...but Having Tons of FUN!

Aidan...Doing What He Does!


Abby Could Easily Live at the Beach...

Ready To Hit Some Waves with My Daddy!

Ally's Turn!

Me & My Girls!

More of Our Little Man!

Aidan is a very happy baby & loves to smile! He really likes it when we click our tongue! Here he is smiling!





Aidan & Aunt Emily!



Another sweet picture of Aidan sleeping...

Aidan's 1st Bath!

Well, Aidan's cord finally fell off last week, & I was so excited to be able to give him a bath in his little tub instead of just a sponge bath! I was able to get some pictures too! He really didn't care for it the first time around, but he hasn't minded his bath since then!

A Surprise Napper!

The other day, I had laid Ally down for a nap up in her room & then gone downstairs to get Abby set up to watch a video so I could lay down for a little bit. When I went back upstairs to lay on the couch, I found this little person asleep on the floor between the coffee table and the couch! She even brought a book down to read!

Swimming Fun

Father's Day!

For Father's Day this year, we took a trip down to Shady Maple Smorgasboard for breakfast and then we went to the grocery store to stock up on produce, lunchmeat & coffee! This was also an anniversary weekend for Shady Maple, so they had some extra things going on. Outside the restaurant, they have a little fountain with some fish in the water. The girls absolutely love watching the fish and we were able to catch a few pictures of them!








We took the kids over to a petting zoo, which was really cool. We saw some animals we've never seen before and the girls (& Daddy) really enjoyed feeding the goats.

Update!

We are all doing very well & getting well adjusted to having a new little baby in the house. My mom flew in on Friday night, May 30th...just after Aidan was born, and was here until this past Friday. It was so nice to have her here. I know David enjoyed having her here to help juggle the girls so he could be at the hospital as much as possible. She was such a huge help when Aidan and I came home from the hospital as well! I couldn't have done it without her here! Thank you, Mom!

The girls have done very well getting adjusted to having another little person taking some of Mommy's attention. Ally got a cold 2 days before I had Aidan and Abby caught it while I was in the hospital, so that definitely didn't help matters at first. They weren't sleeping well and they felt miserable, but they were troopers! We definitely had our good moments and bad moments that first week.

This week, I've been on my own when David's been at work. Things have gone well, and I'm actually surprised at how easy it's been so far. I think Aidan is going to be a pretty good baby. Ladies from church are bringing us meals...which is such a blessing. It's very nice not to have to worry about fixing dinner, yet. David's been cooking a lot when we don't have meals, so I still haven't had to worry about it!

It's been extremely hot & humid here, so we haven't been outside all week. The humidity just takes your breath away as soon as you walk outside. I think it's supposed to cool off a little tomorrow, so hopefully we can get outside and burn off some energy!

Aidan is doing very well. He is eating regularly, about every 3 1/2-4 hrs, and is waking up on his own in the night! Other than that, he is sleeping! The girls can't believe how much he sleeps. He does seem to have his most awake time from 9:30-11:30 p.m. Definitely not the best time of day, because normally by then I am ready to crash. Hopefully that will change soon!

Bringing Aidan Home!

We were all so excited to bring Aidan home from the hospital...and get Mommy home, too!

More Pictures!

Proud Big Sisters!

Abby & Ally are very proud of their little brother. They are both so very good with him and always want to hold him. Here are some pictures of their first meeting...