Trevor's 1st Father's Day

This weekend was crazy fast! Our good friend Cullen got married in southern Illinois on Saturday. Trevor and I took this opportunity to stay overnight, since it was a 3.5 hour drive. Nonni came to watch Leah. It was our first night away from her. I actually enjoyed my time away since I knew she was in family hands! We woke up early Sunday to get on the road for our father's day celebration. My family was already at our house since they watched Leah, and Trevor's dad drove up for lunch with Ma-Ma. Kay and Haley are on vacation in Florida. We grilled Italian sausage and shrimp, so delicious! Trevor is SO hard to shop for. I decided to scrapbook and frame two pages worth of photos of him and Leah since birth, collage style. A gift he would never do for himself. Leah is so lucky to have a daddy that loves her so much! She is definitely a daddy's girl.

Trip to Des Plaines/Father's Day with Bisnonno

Trevor is working this summer doing textbook work for the school district and finishing up his last class for his administrative degree. Since he has class Tuesdays and Thursdays, this means we are without him all day and all night. We decided this is a good time to make visits to Nonni's house. I know once school starts in August we are limited to weekend visits, so having more then 1 day to spend with them is SO important!

It's especially important to me that Leah spends time with my grandparents. They are older and 2 hours of travel is difficult. It is much easier for us to drive up, than them drive down. This is a picture with "bisnonno" (great-grandpa) Rosario. I basically grew up seeing my grandparents every day of my life, so Leah is very special to them. I framed this picture for him as a father's day gift, and as always, he cried.

Our First Garage Sale

I have NEVER been a garage sale girl. The thought of waking up early, walking in the heat, and buying other people's stuff...what's appealing exactly? Then I realized, I now am forced to get up early, it's rarely hot in the morning, but I'm still unsure about the last issue...it's probably the germ freak in me! However, my friend Jenny convinced me that there are great things, espcially for kids...that can be deep cleaned before use! HA! The weather was beautiful this morning! So, I packed the diaper bag, loaded the stroller, and straped Leah in for our first gargage sale experience. Jenny went with and we had a lovely morning stroll. I spent $1 and came away with 2 CD's of disney movie theme songs (for car rides...Trevor will love I'm sure). Leah was wiped

by then end of her first garage sale.

2 Month Check-up...aka scary shot time!

Yesterday was Leah's 2 month check-up. Which also meant shots! She weighed in at 11lbs 10oz, and is 22in. She did so well while Dr. Boe was checking her out...cooing, smiling, flailing about in happiness. Then came the nurse...with an oral med and with not 1, not 2, but 3 shots! Leah did okay with the oral med, just a little gag. She also did really well for the first poke, she just had a shocked looked on her face. Then came poke 2 and 3, and there it went. She is such a good baby, that I've learned her hungry, tired, change me cry. This cry was one I had not yet heard...a hurt cry. Broke my heart, but I did well. After I snuggled her for about 1 minute, she calmed down and fell asleep on the ride home...and slept from 4:30 PM to 4:00 AM, waking up once to eat. This was very unlike her, so I was prepared with baby meds just incase she got a fever. However, this morning she was her bubbly self again. Her chubby little legs are swollen, but she was smiling and cooing like every other morning...what a champ! I thank God everyday for such an easy-going, healthy baby girl!

Month 2

Month 2 has been much better. Leah has been eating 5 ounces of formula with cereal every 4-5 hours, pooping less often, and sleep (well we are still lacking this) ha! But now she smiles at us, and coos constantly. We feel so much gratitude this month simply because she is socializing with us!

Back to Work

I started back at work today! =(
I can not believe how quickly 7 weeks past! I had mixed feelings about today. I hated leaving Leah, but grandma Kay came to stay with her and will be with her all week. And, Nonna Maria will be with Leah all of next week. I ADORE the people I work with! I am so excited to see them again on a daily basis! Plus, I am 2 weeks away from summer break. But, that's still 9 work days away from the little person I have been with constantly for almost 8 weeks. I am going to cherish those 6 hours with her after work, and before bedtime. My hope is that from this point forward, I can use this blog to document on a daily/weekly basis our memories together.

My 1st Mother's Day

Yesterday was mother's day and I had a beautiful day. We hosted since Leah is still too little to take out, and we had 4 genereations to celebrate with. I had my nonna, my mom, me, and Leah...and Trevor had ma-ma, his mom, him, and Leah...is was so great. Each "mom" got a picture frame that said "Great-Grandma" or "Grandma" with a picture of them holding Leah in her first days. I received a "diamond knot" ring from Leah and Trevor. It symbolizes the strength of love. How perfect for this day! Even more perfect, Leah rolled from her belly (during tummy time) to her back that night. She is 5 1/2 weeks old.