August

So August went by in a flash!! We were quite busy all month! Realizing that I only had a few more weeks of maternity leave left, we tried to get all those fun summer things in. We went to River Rhythms, which is held every Wednesday night durning the summer in Downtown Milwaukee, for some live music. Addison really enjoyed that, she loves to dance and be social! We also went to the Milwaukee County Zoo as a family. We have a zoo pass which allows us to go at any time, so I take the girls myself, but this time Tom got to go too! We went to the Sea Lion Show , rode the Zootrain and went on the Merry-go-Round. Addison had a blast! Alivia will probably enjoy it more next year! :)

August 9th was Alivia's baptism. It of course, was the hottest weekend of the summer to have a house full of people, but turned out great! It was so nice to have family here!

August is also Wisconsin State Fair time. We thought Addison would like all the animals a little more this year, but she was still a little uneasy around them. She didn't even like being in the barns where all the animals were, maybe its a smell thing. She liked seeing the ones that were outside better. Addy's favorite part of the fair was the big slide! She went down 3 times! (With Mom or Dad of course!) She also enjoyed having a corndog (a must-have at the state fair) and some frozen custard (ice cream/frozen custard is Addison's FAVORITE!)

Towards the end of the month, Tom and I made our annual trip to IKEA in Schaumburg. The girls got to spend the day with Grandma ( a good warm-up for Grandma, since she is watching them every Friday for us). That night Tom and I went to the McHenry Outdoor Theater. For the last 6 weeks of the season they were having "themed" weekends. The weekend we were there they showed Ferris Buellers Day Off and The Breakfast Club, a tribute to director John Hughes who just passed away. Every weekend they are having a different "theme" for their movies.

August 10th marked Alivia's 2nd month. She had her 2 month pediatrician appointment (at 10 weeks). She weighed in at 13 lb 11 oz and was 25 3/4 inches tall. So she grew almost 4 inches and put on about 4 lbs!! She's our growing girl!! Alivia is such a great baby just like her older sister was! She has a sweet little personality, very smiley and happy! She's not quite sleeping through the night yet (she had couple of nights where she did, I thought we were going to keep that routine), but she's not too bad. She goes down for bed around 9:30 or so and sleeps until about 3:30 or 4 AM, when she gets up to eat. Then she goes back to sleep for a few hours. So I really can't complain, its just tough when I get up at about 4:45 AM for work.

August 31st marked my first day back at work. I am back to my normal schedule, MWF 12 hr days. It was nice to be back into a routine. I actually did enjoy being back to work, I like what I do. It was hard to be away from the girls after being home with them for 12 weeks. I have decided that being at work is MUCH easier than being home taking care of two small children. I love them dearly, but they are a handful!!

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So now into the month of September, I'm sure it will fly by just as fast as August!