The big city and back with a 3 week old and 17 month old

So we went to the city for my BIL's bachelor party. My husband went out with the guys and the girls and I stayed back at the hotel with his parents.  Let's just say the first night was long. We discovered how to manage two little ones in one hotel room. Not much sleep was had by any the entire first day (including naps). The following days went better and after all just being in a hotel in the city makes us smile. The honking, the sirens, the food, the taxi's, the sidewalks, the sky, the buildings...all better in the city. We took my firstborn to get her first American Girl doll. She enjoyed eating the hair of her pricey doll on the car ride home after she kissed her cheek and poked her eyes out. She is obsessed with any kind of string or cord...the doll's hair fit the profile. The car rides both ways miraculously went well.  Either way it was worth it to see family and our favorite city. A final get-a-way before the chaos of moving at home began.

Gathering produce from the garden

I love Wheat Thins!

So we went to the cottage this weekend. It was fun but definitely a lot of work. My little girl decided that she does not sleep in the car anymore, which always adds a twist to the planning. She has now incorporated screaming into her daily dialogue. She screamed on the way there instead of sleeping.  She loved the water and the "sandbar".  My second baby girl stayed awake the entire Saturday we were there due to all of the unfamiliar noises.  On the one hour trip home we stopped twice to feed baby girl and play outside with my oldest girl. My oldest was so committed to staying awake that she fell asleep mid bite into her Wheat Thins. We made it home safely. The laundry is running and the kids are sleeping. Daddy's off to work his first week back since #2's birth. We miss him already :( I guess we did learn on this trip that my oldest loves Wheat Thins! (check out the photo, wheat thin and all)

Born in 16 minutes

Our Baby Girl arrived July 31. I labored at home for a few hours while my husband kept checking in during his night shift.  Just 16 minutes after we entered through the ER doors I delivered her.  The doctor arrived 20 minutes after she was born and said "wow, I had know idea that you were that far along". Their records show she was 3 days early acknowledging the second due date given according to ultrasound (although I had her as 1 week late acknowledging the first due date).