Summer Snapshots

Grandma Joyce was finally able to meet our newest addition.

We walked to Grandma Joyce's from my parents' house and Oliver simply couldn't bear to make it back by walking.  Luckily his cousin shared his stroller with him.

Eden is holding her head up more and more.  She's tried out the bumbo a handful of times, usually only lasting about 5 minutes before she's had enough.

At a little over ten weeks old, Eden slept in her room for the first night.  She slept for over ten hours and has been pretty consistent since then.  Most times she makes it clear through the night and sometimes I even have to wake her in the morning so she can go to daycare.

Although Paisley continues to be our wild child and will undoubtedly make us lose a lot of sleep at night, she is such a great big sister to Eden.

Father's Day was a low-key day on home and that was just fine with Riley.  We gifted him with a Line-x spray in bed liner and a cookie cake.  Let's be honest - the cookie cake was more for me and the kids.  He ate some, but we ate way more.  What can I say, they are a definite favorite.

Eden had her 2 month well check towards the end of June.  She was a champ with her shots and only cried for a minute.

Riley had a little snip snip so I gifted him with these care package items.  He was grateful for the snacks and got a kick out of the funny puns.  I'm still not sure if I'm a wonderful wife or a terrible one.

Monthly Family Dinner

A new thing was started this month with the Wellman family.  As things get busier and busier with out own little family, we haven't been able to spend as much time with extended family.  I have so many memories with all my cousins at my grandparents' house in Meriden.  Lately though it seems like I only get to see everyone on that side of the family a couple times a year and its usually a super chaotic time like Christmas.  My Aunt Rhonda suggested that we start having monthly get togethers and I really loved the idea.  So the second Sunday of each month we are going to get together at somebody's house.  My dad's brother, Roy and his wife, Heather hosted the first one.  

Riley and his dad were busy laying our new flooring that weekend so it worked out well for me to take the kids and get out of the mess.  It was a hot day so all the water fun was perfect for the kids!

Pineapple Cuties

If you know me, you know I love me some coordinating outfits.  

This year we all (yes, all - Riley included) have pineapple swimwear.

Cute Girls

As I packed up newborn clothes for the last time (sniff, sniff) I realized that Eden never got to wear this outfit.  It was one of my favs and Paisley wore it often so I just had to put Eden in it.

Paisley was only a month old in this photo and Eden is two months old and busting out of it.

Two Months Old

Eden continues to be a pretty laid back baby.  She is starting to smile a lot more, but also letting us know when she isn't pleased.  Typically around 7:30 each evening she gets overly tired and fussy, but other than that she remains pretty chill.

Daycare was a bit of a rough start mainly due to such a change in schedule.  She started attending regularly on June 1 with a wake up time around 6:00 as opposed to her regular 7:30/8:00.  She is getting used to it, slowly.  She has slept through the night several times which is always appreciated.

Just last week I sized Eden up from her newborn clothes to 0-3 month.  If I'm remembering correctly, her siblings were in newborn clothes for more than three months so she just might be breaking the cycle of tininess.  Her two month well-check is next week so we will have to wait til then to see how big she really is.

Annual Anniversary Photo - Year Seven

Year seven and our family is now complete.

Maternity Leave Snapshots

Maternity leave was certainly not what I expected with the current pandemic going on however, we made the best of it.  Originally it was suppose to be just Baby Eden and I with Paisley continuing daycare and Ollie in preschool.  Instead it was the four of us and it was confirmed that I would not make a very good stay at home mom.

We couldn't go anywhere, but we tried to have some fun and got lots of baby snuggles in.

We went on the occasional walk, but some days were just too cold.

Big sister is always wanting to hold her...

...and, of course, big brother has to get in on the action, too.

Pigtails!

 Paisley had ramen noodles for the first time and according to her they were "deee-licious!"

Friday night in our house is often pizza night.

We also love a family movie night on Fridays.

Our biggest adventure during this stay-at-home order was going to Target to pick up an order of much needed diapers.  The kids were starving so we grabbed some mid morning donuts at Dunkin and ate them in the back of the van.

Grandma and Grandpa came for a visit and surprised us with this awesome playhouse.  Grandpa made it in a week's time using mostly leftover scraps from other projects.  It is so cool and will definitely get lots and lots of use from these three for years to come.

Right after Grandma and Grandpa left from their visit, I opened too many drawer on Riley's toolbox and it fell over.  A drawer caught my leg and I was on the losing end of that battle.  Luckily Riley's parents were able to turn around and stay with the kiddos while he took me to the hospital for stitches.

At the beginning of May the stay-at-home order was lifted and we ventured to Horton for the first time as a family of five.

Poor little Eden got her first sun burn and I couldn't feel worse about it.  I took the kids to one of my friend's house where a group of my teacher friends got together one afternoon.  We sat on the deck and chatted while the kids played.  Eden slept nearly the whole time other than a couple diaper changes and feedings.  She was in her car seat shaded completely by her canopy.  Well, apparently the sun's rays went right through and her little face ended up super red.

She even ended up with some tiny little blisters on her left cheek...talk about worst mom ever.  I felt so, so bad!  It didn't seem to bother her a bit though and thankfully everything healed up just fine.

My maternity leave wasn't what I expected.  I didn't really have a maternity leave as I was doing distance learning from home with my preschoolers, doing school work with my own preschooler, trying to keep a two year old entertained and out of trouble, and taking care of a newborn.  As crazy as it was, I'll miss being home with all of them.  Tomorrow RCCC will open back up and I'll be teaching at summer camp for the rest of the summer.