Memorial Day with the Girlies

We had our first Memorial Day as a family of four on Monday. We took the girls to our little Lansdowne parade which was great fun! They had on matching flag dresses and got to ride up in the new double stroller! Emily slept the whole ride and Sophie loved getting to ride in the new stroller with her little sister. It was a great little town parade and we got to see lots of our neighbors, too. Sophie got a lollipop from one of the cars throwing candy so it was pretty much a perfect family outing. Then, Monday night we took the girls to our friends' house for a BBQ which was also great. It was so nice to see our friends we haven't seen in a while and introduce them to Emily. Sophie had such a blast wearing her new summer halter dress her Aunt Dina gave her and getting to run around with all her friends outside in her barefeet for hours! All in all it was a pretty amazing day for our little family. Of course, the next day Emily had a really hard time settling all day. My theory is that all that stimulation was probably a bit much for a little newborn but eventually she settled into her groove again and all was well in the world.

In other news, Emily had her one week weight check in and she weighs 7 lbs, 10 ounces!! I'm thrilled! Not only has she regained her birthweight but she's packed on an extra 9 ounces, too! Hooray!! We also had a very nice visit from GGMom, Doris Anne and cousins Deb and Angela who came to play with Big Sister Sophie and to meet Baby Emily. What a great day!