Summer is here!!!!

We are very excited that summer is finally here. We have been couped up in the house with the rain we had at the beginning of the month.

Gracie is growing like a weed. At her 6 week check up (last Friday) she weighed 10 lbs. 8 oz. and is now 23.5" long. She loves to smile and "talk" to family members. No, she is not sleeping through the night, but is giving me longer stretches, which is appreciated. I am very happy to say that she will take a bottle. Abbi never took a bottle which made it difficult to leave her with anyone including Tyler. Besides eating and sleeping, Gracie loves to be under her gymini watching her toys; she also loves her swing.

Abbi is doing very well. She is pretty much fully potty trained...Yippee!!! She still wakes up in the morning with a wet diaper so it may be a bit before we can lose the night diaper. She is dry 75% of the time for naps so I guess we will work on that. Abbi has adjusted well to being a big sister. She is a huge help to me and is very patient when I am feeding Gracie. She has never really liked holding her sister but this week has asked twice to hold her...maybe she feels like she is not as fragile anymore.

Tyler and I are doing well. Tyler is very busy with work right now. He has also taken on some side jobs and is building furniture for a few people too. I am staying busy trying to keep the house in one piece and laundry caught up!

Two weekends ago we went to Calgary for some much needed visiting. I was able to catch up with friends that just had babies as well. We stayed and visited with Brandon and Chandra. Abbi and Tyler enjoyed playing Rock Band (see pics below). It was great to see everyone!

We are heading to the lake this weekend for the holiday. We will stay at the cabin with Tyler's parents, brother and sister-in-law. My parents will be camping out there so we will be able to spend time them too.

Here are some pictures that were taken this month...Enjoy!

Rachelle