The Hellen's, Italian Fest & Mommy's Return to Work....

So we had a very busy weekend!  It was Aiden's first time to meet his Uncle Steve, Aunt Shannon & cousins Matthew and Christopher, Jim was cooking in the Italian festival & I was preparing to return to work after my maternity leave (tear). 

Aiden absolutely loved his aunt, uncle & cousins (& I think they liked him a little too ;-).  He got to spend the night with them all weekend and get in some much needed bonding time!

Christopher & Aiden

Matthew & Aiden

Italian fest proved be a fun, but HOT weekend as it always does.  Jim competed in the gravy contest, and although his gravy was FABULOUS, it did not place as well as we had hoped.  Our teams anything Italian entry placed fifth though!! We can always try again next year :)

Aiden & Luigi!!

Mt first day back at work was not as bad as I thought it would be, but it did turn out to be eventful.  I had purposely put Aiden in day care the week before I returned to work so that I could get my withdrawal sadness out of the way and other than some tears on the first couple of days it went well.  On my first day back to work I got a call from the day care to tell me that his tummy was really tight and he was obviously very uncomfortable.  I had no idea what I needed to do... do I leave work on my first day back?  do I take him to the doctor?  So, I called the doctor and they gave me some things to do and Jim went and picked him up and by that evening he was feeling much better!  I hope the rest of the week goes by without anymore incidents!!!