Fun Pictures

My first time in my high chair



Meeting Mom's friend Traci

We ran into Grandma and Grandpa at church!

Lazy Summer Days

The last few weeks have been particularly relaxing around our house. We have been hanging out and just enjoying the beautiful weather and Troy and I have been doing some fun stuff together like visiting some friends and going to an outdoor concert (that got rained out) and walking trails at the forest preserve. There isn't too much new to report. Aubrey had her 4 month visit and did really well with her shots - she is a very brave girl! She weighed 14 lb 8 oz which is exactly twice her birth weight and she was 25 inches long. She is in the 75 percentile for both height and weight. She is a healthy little girl which is so nice to know! The big news I guess is that after months (and really years) of talking about it we finally took our cat Rizzo back to the Humane Society and gave her back up for adoption. It has been a difficult choice but it is the right one for our family, but that doesn't make it easy.

4 generations

Having fun in her rocking chair


Aubrey's first night in her own crib



4 Generations


Great-Grandpa "Liz" with Aubrey




The last two nights have been both exciting and at the same time tear jerkers for me. Last night Aubrey slept in her own room in her crib for the very first night ever. It all happened because I have had this weird cough at night (I'm thinking it's allergies? I don't really know) and I kept waking her up with it. The last few weeks she has not been sleeping through the night. In fact she has been waking up every 2 hours or so some nights. I was wondering if we were actually waking HER up by coughing and snoring - I won't specify who was causing which one :). So last night after she woke up I just thought maybe this was the night to give it a try. It was so sad but at the same time it is nice to see Aubrey growing up and getting stronger every day. I didn't cry but I did have to just kind of pretend it wasn't happening for a little while. But this morning I woke up at 9:00 and found that Aubrey had slept through the whole night for the first time in a while! I am sitting here listening to her lullabies on the monitor and hoping that she will have a pleasant night's sleep again tonight.

So now you know my emotions from last night but tonight I am sad because I had to say goodbye to my grandparents before they go back to California tomorrow afternoon. They came out to meet Aubrey and I am so glad that they got the chance. It was so wonderful to see my grandparents holding my daughter. We even go to get a picture of 4 generations together - me, my mom, my grandma, and Aubrey. So I am very sad to see them go but am so happy that we got this visit together. They don't have the internet or even a computer for that matter but I'm going to say it anyway... I LOVE YOU GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!!

Besides that there isn't too much to report. Aubrey is teething like crazy and I am learning to love those teethers that go in the fridge. I am almost done with work, only a few weeks left! And Troy actually got this weekend off! That hasn't happened since... May... so that was a huge surprise and blessing to spend today and get to spend tomorrow with him again!

I hope you are all doing great and enjoying your summer!