Portland Trip

The kids and I headed to Portland for a quick visit at the end of June. So much fun to see all my friends and family and show off baby Sloane.

In the playroom with Jack and Lauren. B had a blast with them and we're so glad they came over to visit.

Jack is a pro at holding babies. His brother Charlie is 4 months old and such a cutie.

Cutie pie Lauren holding Sloane while she yawns.

Big cousin Kennedy was so good with Sloane.

Happy Bday Grandma!

Can't believe how big Brady has gotten! We loved spending time with him everyday.

Jack & Elie came over to play too. Love these guys.

Future BFFs

1 Month Birthday

Friday was our little girl's one month birthday. I can hardly believe one month has gone by already! We are so in love with her. Sloane is such a great baby. She goes down around 10pm and only wakes up once, usually between 3-4am, for a feeding. Yay for me! She made my heart melt earlier this week with her first smile. :) Sloane enjoys her tummy time and has really good head control. She got her 2nd Hep B shot on Friday and didn't cry. That's my girl! We've experienced a few nights of "witching hour" lately but luckily Justin is home to help tag team.

The Man Cave is my Sanctuary

I never thought I would get so much joy out of Justin's much adored man cave. Justin has been taking both kiddos down there everyday so I can get some quiet time. The garage has basically turned into Bennett's playroom so he has a ball down there playing. Justin watches sports and drinks beers in the man cave while baby Sloane sleeps in the stroller and I get to enjoy my quiet time upstairs with a BIG glass of vino. It's a win/win for all! Thank heaven for the man cave.

2 Weeks Old

Sloane's Room

Sloane Annabelle!

On May 17th we were blessed with the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Sloane Annabelle. She made quite the entrance into this world as I barely made it to the hospital in time to deliver her! We got into our room at 4:30 a.m. and she was born at 5:25 a.m. There was no time for an epideral, an IV, or any drugs (which I was VERY unhappy about), but luckily I only pushed for 10-15 minutes so the pain was quickly forgotten. Things happened so fast that I wasn't even admitted into the hospital until AFTER I delivered her. Definitely a story we will never forget! :)

Sloane is such a sweet baby and reminds me a lot of her brother. She doesn't cry much at all and loves to be held all the time. She's eating every 3 hours and sleeping most of the day. Now, we just need her to sleep for longer stretches at night! She loves her hands to be held and enjoys lots of kisses. Bennett has been extremely sweet and gentle with her. We knew he'd be a great big brother. We are loving every second with our little girl and can't wait to watch her grow.

Train Date

Jules and I took the kids for a ride on Caltrain this morning. They had so much fun and chatted the entire way. I think the highlight was holding up their tickets to show the conductor. They didn't let go of their tickets the entire ride. Afterwards, we went to Starbucks for juice and a pink donut. Let's just say the mommies are worn out! Two funny quotes from B on the train:

"Julie! We're going to the Giants game!" There is a day game today and the train was full of Giants fans.

Julie to the kids: "You guys will have to tell your daddies about your ride this morning."
B: "Justin?"
Julie: "Is Justin your daddy?"
B: "No, Justin is my friend."