I'm super excited about celebrating Charley's first 4th of July...not only that, but her first holiday! Too bad Jonathan is in D.C. and won't be able to enjoy it with us. He's an usher in his cousin's wedding, so he left early this morning. Charley is continuing to do well. She is a good sleeper and a happy baby most of the time. The only time she gets fussy is when she is hungry. We have decided to stop breastfeeding. I was nursing for 30+ minutes and then pumping for about 15 minutes to get my milk supply up. That wasn't working, so our next option was taking Reglan (a prescription medication), but it has some major side effects so Jon and I decided it wasn't worth the risk. Charley doesn't seem to mind bottle feeding...I think she actually prefers it since she doesn't have to work very hard to eat. Other than that she is doing great!!

Justus is doing well. I am constantly reminded that he is getting bigger, smarter, and older. He is now able to sing along with the opening song from Imagination Movers. He is also starting to remember words to songs on the radio. He's starting to speak more in short sentences as well...too bad Jon and I are the only ones that can understand him most of the time. Right now we are working on him sharing with Matthias, and not pushing him or taking stuff away from him. He seems to only understand how to share when he wants to...not when we want him to.

Matthias is continuing to go through the "terrible 2's". He throws little fits when he doesn't get his way, and he cries pretty easily. I'm not sure if he is more sensitive than Justus was at his age or if it's just part of the terrible 2 phase. He is doing well other than that though. He is getting so big! He talks all the time as well. Matthias is doing really well with Charley. He is very sweet with her. He is surprisingly gentle and loving with her. He loves to pat her on the back very softly and give her kisses. I am so shocked at how well he has adjusted to having a little sister. I thought he would be very jealous that he wasn't the baby anymore, but he doesn't seem phased by it at all.

Things are going really well around here. We have all adjusted pretty well to being a family of 5. I have even been able to go on a few outings with all 3 kids. They usually have to be quick trips, but it gets me out of the house for a little while. I've been able to get back to the gym also...only in the evening for the time being. We can all start going to the gym once Charley is 6 weeks old. Anyways...hopefully I will get some more pictures posted soon. Have a happy 4th of July!!