Bashes, Bachelors, and Bikes

It was Uncle Tim's bachelor party weekend, and while Daddy joined in the festivities, Liam was also out and about! The weekend started with a quick overnight trip in York, where Liam got spend some time with GG and then head out to a teachers party to celebrate Nana's last day of school (for 15 months-- Nana is now officially on sabbatical!).

Between my return to work, no longer swaddling him, and his teething issues (and with no help from the bachelor party revelers in the middle of the night), Liam has been struggling with sleep lately. The poor guy is so tired but just can't seem to get the longer stretches of sleep that he (and WE) had been enjoying for the couple of weeks prior.

So after returning to Philly on Saturday, Dad hit up Phase II of the bachelor party while Liam and I went to a friend's house for a relaxed cookout. Liam enjoyed some time hanging out with his cousin Caitlyn by the pool:



A babysitter in training, no doubt!

On Sunday, we jumped on the train and headed to the Manayunk Bike Race. We had found out that Liam was "in the oven" just 4 days after last year's race, so it was crazy to now be back this year with a 15-week-old baby! Liam enjoyed his first train ride, and we distracted him from staring out the window at all the sights long enough to snap a quick photo with Mommy and "Aunt" Jen:



Once in Manayunk, Mr. Mom took over. A classic shot of Daddy carrying the heavy cargo:



Don't ya love Liam's big bucket hat?! It was great for keeping that hot sun off his little face! (Thanks Sam and Terry!)

Here is Liam checking out the racers whizzing by:



We were excited to get to meet up with the bachelor himself at the race. Our two favorite Fly Guys (which, in this picture, looks more like one Fly Guy and one hat with arms):



Mommy and Uncle Tim hanging out at the race:



Liam was such a trooper with all the chaos of being shlepped around all day (and all weekend, for that matter)! He just couldn't keep his eyes open a minute longer and slept through the train ride home:



Back at home, no sooner did we lay him in his crib when he rolled over onto his tummy to show off his cute little behind:



The world looks so different from this angle!



So we've discovered Liam's new favorite sleeping position, which he will get himself into no matter how or where he is laid in his crib: spooning with his crib bumper, with one hand gripping the rail!