Mid July

New This Week: Potty Chair!!! Aurelia has begun the whole potty training thing! We really aren't pushing it, but she is super curious about it and wants to sit on it. It may be that she wants to be a big girl OR that there is a special "potty box" that she gets to play with, if and only if she sits on the potty. She seems to be getting the hang of it!
Baby #2's lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums. Her eyes have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, Baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn.

We started out the week...on the potty! She seems to be very intent on staying busy in there!

On Wednesday, we had a dr's appointment and Miss Aurelia Vail wanted to wear a "pretty" aka dress for the day...I just couldn't argue with her!
Thursday was a big day for us! It was an Auntie Sassy day AND a fun Zoo day with our buddies, Aston, Kingsley, and Jaime.


Since Aurelia napped in the car on the way home from the Zoo and it was still early enough, we decided to stop at the Splash Pad to show Auntie Sassy how much fun it is!




And after our very busy day, we went to Tia Bria's wedding shower!! It was so much fun to sit with all the ladies!










After our busy Thursday, we decided to take it easy on Friday and have a relaxing day!!

New Cousin - Welcome Kaylee Claire!!

New This Week: Kaylee Claire Hernandez was born on Thursday, July 8th! Aurelia is pretty excited to meet her new little cousin! Congrats to Tio Ramon and Auntie D on thier little bundle of joy!!
Splash Pad! We have discovered the splash pad in St Louis Park and LOVE it! Also, it was Aurelia's first boat ride at the Lake! Unfortunately, she slept through the majority of the ride...something about the wind and sun in her eyes and the lul of the water that kept putting her to sleep!!
Baby #2's eyebrows and lids are present now. And weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot.

We started off the week with some girl time and doing our nails...she was very proud of her piggies!!


On Wednesday, we tried on a new suit and modeled it!

On Thursday, we met Aston, Kingsley, and Jaime at the Splash Pad and AJ and Ari had a blast!
Here she is waiting, patiently to go...
Aurelia had fun waiting at the park for our buddies to arrive!
And here they are, enjoying some cookies and taking a break from the water...


The biggest news this week came today too! Aurelia has a little cousin! Miss Kaylee Claire was born to Tio Ramon and Auntie D, down in Fort Worth! We can't wait to meet the newest little bundle of our family!!!

We left on Friday for the Lake and had a great time over the weekend! We spent plenty of time on the boat and even got to swim in the lake! Aurelia just had a tough time keeping her little eyes open for the ride!


We had a great weekend...thanks Yaya and Papa!

4th of July...Red, White, Blue, and PINK!!!!

New This Week: Start the fireworks, we're having a girl!!! Aurelia Vail is going to have a little sister!!!
Half way mark!!! We are at week 20! Baby #2's permanent teeth are starting to form behind its baby teeth. And Baby seems able to differentiate between morning, afternoon and evening and starts to become more active at certain times than at others. Definately getting used to my late-night schedule; Baby seems to move the most in the evenings when I'm ready for bed! Baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now and is around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — Baby's now the size of a cantaloupe!

Here is Aurelia, reading her book from her Auntie Sassy! She does such a good job of entertaining herself, while mommy is getting things done in the kitchen!
We headed over to Tia Bria and Charlie's house in the evening to start working on their wedding invites!!! Sooooo exciting!
Had some more fun outside on Tuesday...I'm afraid she and Frida are going to have a hard time when the summer is over!

We started out Wednesday with our 20 week check up at OGI and Mommy and Baby are progressing perfectly! We also were told that they are 80% sure that we are going to have a little girl! We tried to explain to Ari about her little sister, but I don't think it did much...Aurelia doesn't really know what's going on, but has been a little champ through all the doctor's visits! Doesn't seem to be phasing her...
We met our buddies, Aston and Kingsley, and thier mommy Jaime at the zoo on Thursday! The kids had soooo much fun!
Here are Ari and AJ, enjoying a little lunch in the wagon...
I don't even think they knew they were on the trailer behind the tractor...on the way to see the farm animals!
The fact that most of the animals were sleeping/hiding, it didn't stop them from having fun!
The day was just perfect for a cool-off at the splash pad too!!!
After our fun day at the Zoo with our friends, we headed to Tia Bria's and Charlie's again to help out with some more invites!! They sure are coming along!

On Friday, we went as a little family and had a fun time at the mall...Here is Ari and Daddy on the merry-go-round! She was just wiped at the end of the night...
On Saturday we decided to bake some brownies...


So glad I had my little helper, I'm afraid we would have had way too much brownie mix if she hadn't helped me! haha!

Hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!!