Catherine & Zoey

Today, Matt, Anthony, and I went to see my 3-week-old cousins, Catherine and Zoey! They were born on August 7 to my aunt, Alicia, and her husband, Frank, and are healthy and just adorable! I had bought them two adorable dresses from Target for my aunt's shower, and they had them on. We brought Anthony's suit and had a mini photo shoot with the three of them!

Rolling

Anthony has started rolling from back to belly! When I picked him up at daycare today, he was on back and rolled right over! He's been doing it all night, too! We're so excited, but nervous, too. This is the beginning of the end: he's becoming mobile!

Halloween Costume

I bought Anthony's costume today for Halloween! I had been looking all over for a dinosaur costume and Carter's had an adorable fleece one!

Now we'll really have a Tonysaurus Rex!

Daycare

Today was Anthony's first full day at daycare and my first full day back at work. (Yesterday we both did half days to ease into it.) He did really well and, I must admit, so did I. Tuesday was incredibly difficult dropping him off and, although it has gotten a little easier, it's still tough leaving him. Luckily the staff at London Bridge love him and they post pictures on Facebook so I get to see him throughout the day. I'm busy enough at work that it keeps me from thinking about Anthony constantly, but I still miss him all day and my favorite part of the day is picking him up at 5!

Here's a couple of pictures they've taken of him:

August 12

August 13

August 13

Tennessee & Pennsylvania

We're back from our vacation! On Monday, we left for Tennessee where my friend Lars was getting married. The first day we drove to Maryland and stayed overnight in a hotel before heading to Kingsport, Tennessee on Tuesday. We spent Wednesday and Thursday before the wedding hanging out and relaxing at our hotel before heading out for the nuptials! Anthony was so good the entire ceremony and reception, and he really enjoyed having Ryleigh around! On Friday morning, we packed up all of our stuff and headed back up north to Pennsylvania to visit my cousin, Jill, and her son, Connor. My parents and brother and sisters came out as well and we all spent the weekend together. Last night we went to a local AA baseball game which was a lot of fun as well as being shown around the local Wegman's which my parents love. This morning we hit the road once more to head back home to Rhode Island! We had a great week, even though a lot of it was spent driving, and a great time seeing our friends and family!

Getting Anthony to sleep Tuesday night

Matt reading to Anthony

nap time

Ryleigh at the rehearsal dinner

Anthony with Missy and her boyfriend, Chris

Lars and Natasha at the rehearsal dinner

Matt and Anthony all dressed up for the wedding!

Ryleigh and Anthony before the ceremony started

Ryleigh and Anthony at the reception

(for more wedding pictures, click here)

FirstEnergy Stadium

Anthony's first baseball game!

My dad, mom, sister and brother (Hannah and Devon)

My baby sister, Olivia, and cousin, Connor

My cousin, Jill, and her son, Connor

Anthony fell asleep in Connor's arms at the game!

Hampton Beach

Earlier today Matt, Anthony, and I arrived back in Providence after spending the weekend at Hampton Beach with Matt's family. They go every year for a week, but since we're traveling down to Tennessee for one of my best friends' wedding (Lars and his fiancé, Natasha), we only went yesterday and today. It's a little less than two hours away from us and is a great beach. It's very touristy, but clean and beautiful. It was cloudy most of both days and a little cool, so the water was too cold for us (especially Anthony) to go in, but we did get our feet wet. Matt and I were able to get Fry Doe, the best in the world, and just relax with Anthony. Here are a couple pictures from the trip:

Matt and Anthony

All three of us

Fell asleep in the Baby Bjorn

Matt and his lobster bib at The Old Salt

Heading to test our feet in the water

Too cold! Not a fan!

Napping on the beach

Gramma Denver and Anthony

He's just too cool

Doing some tummy time and contemplating life

3 Months

Likes

• Sucking on my entire fist!
• Playing with my burpcloth!
• Riding in my Baby Bjorn since I sit facing forward!
• Having books read to me!
• Napping in my swing!

Dislikes

• Humidity and heat.
• Riding in Mommy's car with no AC.
• When my bedtime routine is messed up.
• Sudden loud noises or being startled: it makes me cry.

Monthly Milestones

• I'm in the early stages of teething!
• I'm sleeping 7 to 8 hours a night without waking up to eat!
• I'm getting really good at grabbing toys on my bouncy seat and play mat!
• I'm babbling and gurgling so much now!
• I prop my head and shoulders up when I do tummy time!
• I rolled over from my belly to my back!
• I got baptized!