3-Months!!!

Brixen Christopher is 3-months old today!!!  Isn't that picture the cutest ever???  I couldn't decide on 3 different photos so if you want to see the other two, they are on Facebook.  Anyway, like I say every month, I can't believe how fast these months go by!  

Brixen is doing GREAT!  He doesn't go back to the Pediatrician until next month so I do not have any stats for you but I know he weighs over 13-lbs now!  Big boy and growing so fast!  He is starting to grow out of 3-month clothes.  Mostly in 3 to 6-months now and at night I put him in 6-month sleepers because it gives him more room!

Nights are going great!  He goes to bed between 7:30 PM and 8 PM.  He gets up for Chris around 1 AM and than for me between 5 AM and 6 AM.  Sometimes he even goes back to sleep after that.  We have such a great system down, I am loving that I can get sleep.  I think that he will be sleeping through the night soon.  Maybe another month or so.  During the day, he doesn't sleep that long when he does take naps and there really isn't a schedule.  When he sleeps, he sleeps!  

Over the next month, we will be busy!  Heading to Michigan this weekend for a cook-out at my Mom's house.  The weekend after is Memorial Day Weekend.  My Aunt Fran and Aunt Sandy are coming to Chicago for the day on Thursday, May 26 and sometime that weekend we will head back to Michigan.  My Dad will be here from FL.  It will be nice to see him since he hasn't seen Brixen since he was born!  

We are hoping that Chris' Sister, Brittany will be visiting in June.  Work is always busy and getting even busier, which is great!  We are balancing everything great too!  We both are so in-love with our son.  Each day gets better and better, especially now that he has this little personality.  So fun!  Hoping to blog more but I always say that and never find the time!  Thanks for always reading our blog!

Mother's Day Weekend (My 1st!)

On Thursday, May 5, Chris surprised me and said that we were going to go to Michigan for Mother's Day Weekend...  The best part is we surprised my Mom!  And, we got it on video!  We are so good at surprises!  The video is below...

On Friday night, Chris took me on a Date Night!  Our friends came up to watch Brixen for a couple of hours.  It was very nice to get out and have a nice dinner with my Husband!  We went to Bravo in Evanston.  I had a glass of red wine with scallops!  It was delicious!  We even had an appetizer, ravioli.  It was a perfect, fun night but I got tired about 8:30 PM!  LOL!  I guess having a little baby will do that to you!  At least I didn't fall asleep during dinner. 

I was up bright and early on Saturday because I was so excited to head to Michigan for the 1st time with Brixen!  Definitely, a lot more to pack now that we have a baby, even for one night!  The drive went well and Brixen slept most of the time.  When we got to Michigan, Ashlee and Kyle were already at my Mom's.  My Mom thought they were going to take her to lunch.  Kyle let us in the house and we sat on the couch waiting for my Mom to come in the room from her 2nd bedroom.  SURPRISE!!!  

We spent Saturday visiting and also went to Clementine's.  I love that place!  Of course, it was raining, which made us all sleepy.  But we went to the Greiffendorf's so they could meet Brixen!  It was a lot of fun but was hoping to get to meet Stacy's new baby girl.  Next time!  

Brixen did very well his 1st night at GramJos!  He got up at his normal times, like usual.  I didn't get to bed until later because we stayed up and played games.  I was a bit tired on Sunday but it was so worth it.  We can't wait to go back next weekend for a family cook-out!

Sunday was Mother's Day!!!  Brixen got to meet his Great Grandma and Great, Great Grandma for the 1st time!  It was so special...  Something we will always remember.  The best part is we got some of the visit on video.  Chris is the best!  I had the best 1st Mother's Day!  THANK YOU TO MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND SON FOR MAKING IT A SPECIAL WEEKEND!  I love you!

Lincoln Park Zoo

This past weekend, the Keller Family, spent the day at Lincoln Park Zoo with the Ouellette Family!  The Ouellettes live in Lincoln Park near the Zoo.  So, we drove over there and we all walked the to Zoo.  Dairy Queen was on our way so we decided to stop for some ice cream!  There was a long wait because the weather was actually nice.  It was cloudy but the temp got into the 70s.  Perfect day to be out and about.  

We got to the Zoo and it was very crowded but SO FUN!  Brixen's favorite animal was the Lions.  We got tons of photos...  If you haven't seen them, I uploaded them over the weekend on FaceBook.  Daddy also bought Brixen a Lion in the gift shop.  HE LOVES IT!  He holds onto it and smiles/giggles every time he sees his Lion.  Too cute!  Chris got a video, of course!  :)  See below!

After the Zoo, we went to this really good restaurant and had some yummy appetizers.  We were all very tired afterward.  We headed home and Brixen fell asleep right away after eating.  It was such a fun day!  Can't wait to take Brixen to the Zoo when he gets older.  Such a fun family activity and the best part, Lincoln Park Zoo is FREE!