Father's Day Weekend

Brixen and I wanted to make Daddy's 1st Fathers Day Weekend SPECIAL!  We had been planning a couple of things for awhile now.  We wrapped his presents a few days before and made him look at them all week!  Are we mean?  I found this really cool Dad wrapping paper at Target so I wanted to see it for awhile.  Anyway, the weekend was relaxing and perfect!

Saturday morning, I made breakfast in bed for Chris.  Brixen got up shortly after that...  We had a scavenger hunt around the house ready for Daddy!  They were clues to that days activity.  Chris had to go to each room of the house and find a letter.  After he found them all, he had to unscramble it to find out what we were doing that day.  BBQ FEST!!!  It was the 1st Annual 6 Corners BBQ Fest on the Northwest Side of Chicago.  I thought we could check it out because Chris LOVES BBQ.  We went early to beat the rush.  It was fun!  Not a lot going on there and only a couple of BBQ places but it was worth it.  We love going to festivals in the Summer.  Fun to walk around, eat, listen to the bands, relax, and people watch!  We had some yummy BBQ.  Spent the rest of the day relaxing.  I actually took a nap and slept 2.5-hours!  It felt great after a long, busy week!  Saturday night, I made Chris' favorite chicken sandwich and a salad.  It was delicious!

Sunday, it was Brixen's turn to give Daddy his present.  I found matching Star Wars beach towels at Pottery Barn Kids.  There was a large size for Dad and a mini one for Brixen.  SO CUTE!  I got them personalized!  CHRIS LOVED IT!  Brixen even signed his Fathers Day card himself.  :)  With a little help from Mommy!  Photos are below!  We went to Church and spent the rest of the day relaxing at home.  HAPPY 1ST FATHERS DAY TO THE BEST HUSBAND AND DADDY IN THE WORLD!  Thank you for all you do for our family!  WE LOVE YOU!

4-Months!!!

Our Baby Boy is 4-months old!!!  Each and everyday it gets more and more exciting!  I definitely have to say those first few weeks were a lot to handle and stressful.  But once you get through that time and get to know your baby, it is soooo fun!  Brixen brings so much joy to both Chris and I!  We love being parents and can't wait to see what the future has in-store for our Brixen!

Brixen had his 4-month appointment on Friday, June 11 when he was 16-weeks.  It went well!  He had the same shots from the 2-month appointment, 2 injections and 1 oral.  It was painful to have my baby get those but I didn't want to leave him.  I just wanted to hold him and make sure he knew everything was going to be just right.  He ate right after his shots and was fine!  I am so proud of him!  

At his appointment, he weighed 14 lbs, 11 oz.  He is 25.5-inches long.  Our Pediatrician never gives the percentiles so I just don't ask.  Brixen is growing healthy and that is all that matters!  His next appointment will be sometime in later August for his 6-months!  It will be here before we know it because Summer is going to fly by!  We have something going every weekend until the middle of August...  One weekend in July we don't have anything and we are planning to hang out here and relax!  

One big thing from this past month is that BRIXEN IS SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!  He started doing this about a week ago!  Typically, now he goes to bed at 8 PM and sleeps until about 5:30 AM.  He eats and goes back to bed until about 8:30 AM.  I am enjoying my "me" time in the mornings now with my coffee and getting as much work done as I can.

Also, we have tried giving him rice cereal a couple of times but he just doesn't seem to know what to do with it yet.  We will try again around 5-months and see how he likes it.  Right now, he is eating about every 3-hours, 5 oz.  Each day he is getting between 25 oz and 32 oz.  I think he will be ready around 5-months.  We will be coming back from Harrisburg, PA on July 18, which is when Brixen will be 5-months.  It will be our first plane ride with Brixen!  I am a bit nervous about it but we do like to travel so it is something I will get use too.  ENJOY THE 4-MONTH PHOTOS OF OUR CUTE SON!

Rice Cereal - 1st Time!

Over the past few days, Brixen seems to be more and more hungry throughout the day.  So...  Chris and I decided to give Brixen just a little rice cereal to see what he would do!  It was just a bit thicker than the formula and wouldn't go through the nipple of the bottle so we gave it to him from a spoon!  Is there a bottle out there that would let him drink it through a bottle?  Message me on FB!  

His Pediatrician said he usually doesn't start babies until about 5-months, however, when you have a hungry baby and are with them all day, I feel like it is more of the parents decision.  Brixen is a growing baby boy and I feel like he is ready to start little on rice cereal.  It sure was a funny sight...  We got a few photos!  Chris even got a video but that will come later!

We go to Brixen's 4-month appointment on Friday.  He will be 16-weeks and officially 4-months on June 18!  WOW!  I will be blogging on June 18 about 4-months.  Time is going by so fast but each day we are loving Brixen more and more.  These are the best times!  Chris and I can't wait to see him grow up!  We love him so much!  ENJOY THE PHOTOS!