Our little Aiden turned 3 on Thursday. It's really hard to believe that three years have gone by so quickly!



Unfortunately, Aiden's actual birthday was overshadowed by his yet-to-be-born little sister. Wednesday night I decided to stay at Mike & Elizabeth's house because Ryan had to drive to Dallas for the night for an early meeting Thursday. It's a good thing that I was cautious because I woke up at 3 am having contractions every 6-7 minutes. I waited an hour, called my doctor, called Ryan, and woke Elizabeth to drive me to the hospital. I ended up staying until about 2:30 that afternoon, went through a couple of IV's, and the contractions stopped. The explanation was that I must have been dehydrated or too active, which started the contractions. So, I am supposed to stay hydrated and take it easy (not sure how that happens with a 3-year-old!) so that Lucy stays put until October.

Elizabeth was wonderful, and kept Aiden and Zachary all day Thursday. They went to the park and got to play, and Elizabeth even wrapped Aiden's gifts for me and baked his cake. We had a small family party Thursday night, and then a bigger event Friday!

A bunch of us went to Playhouse Disney Live Friday night to see Mickey & friends, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger, Little Einsteins, and Handy Manny. The kids had a blast, and we came back to the house for cake, ice cream, and presents afterwards.

Saturday the guys started putting together Aiden's swing set (a gift from all the grandparents). They worked until about 9:00, then started back up and finished Sunday. It was a rainy weekend, so they did a lot of assembly in the garage and then moved parts to the backyard. Aiden was very excited about his new slide and swings, and once it dries up some we'll have to have Zachary over to check it out with him!

We also got some more things on the wall in Lucy's room. I had ordered a wall quote for the wall above her bed. I like the quote and font, but the color came out bright pink even though I ordered SOFT pink! I haven't decided what to do about it...I'm really not happy with the color because it doesn't match at all, but I don't know what to do instead. It does look better in the picture than in person.

Here are some pictures from Aiden's birthday weekend!