Last Saturday we went to Fontana (on the west end of Lake Geneva) for a mini-vacation. We stayed at a resort called the Abbey, which had an indoor and outdoor pool, several restaurants, tennis courts, a marina and a full-service spa.

Brian’s intent was for Kristin to get a spa treatment after 10 brutal night shifts in a row at work. So while Kristin did that, Brian and Braden went to the indoor pool, where Braden floated on a raft (in 4 in. of water).

The next day, the three of us all got in the pool together (Braden wore a swimming diaper). It’s funny, Braden kicks his legs so much on a day-to-day basis, but in the pool, he didn’t move them at all.

We’ll have pictures and videos of our trip posted soon. One thing you won’t want to miss is Braden laughing–it’s so cute!

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Happy Father’s Day to Brian!

The social committee at our condo organized a Father’s Day breakfast, and Brian took Braden there in the morning. There, he was the center of attention (in fact, the Lee boys were the only two males there at one point).

Kristin took Brian and Braden to Fleming’s for lunch. There were two other babies seated near us.

After buying his mom a nice gift, Braden got his dad a nice one as well: two-tone gold cufflinks. What a son!

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Braden had his four-month check-up today, which meant he got three shots again (poor guy).

He now weighs 19 lbs. 11 oz., moving him up to the 97th percentile (up from 95th)! His length of 26.5 in. moves him into the 86th percentile (up from 85th).

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Braden can now put his feet (one at a time) in his mouth. It’s really cute to see!

(Just like his dad, always putting his foot in his mouth.)

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See for yourself in Episode 9 of “Brian and Kristin Plus One” on the video page. This just happened about a week ago!

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We’ve finally uploaded the photos from our trip to the Kalahari. Check out the new album!

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Braden will be four months old tomorrow (June 3). How time flies!

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His sleep, unfortunately, has regressed lately. Before, he would sleep from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Now, he wakes up at 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. We’re not sure why this is. Maybe he’s teething?

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Brian will be in Washington, D.C., for a conference Wed-Sat. Kristin will be staying overnight at her parents’ new house Thursday night.

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Braden’s hand-eye coordination is getting really good. He can easily grab objects in front of him and put them in his mouth. He is really close to learning to hold the bottle and feeding himself.

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Braden rolled over the other day! We’re not 100 percent convinced he did it intentionally, but he did it nonetheless.

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We vacationed at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells this past weekend with Kristin’s sister Marcie and her husband Josh. Despite Braden being too young to care where we go, we thought no one at the resort would mind an infant baby, seeing how the Kalahari is so family-friendly and oriented.

As previously mentioned, Braden developed a small cold, but we decided he would be okay to take this trip. (It should be noted that Kristin caught Braden’s cold.)

We got a two-bedroom suite that was connected by a shared living room and kitchen. We took Braden everywhere–to dinner at Del-Bar, to shopping at Tanger Outlets and of course to the indoor and outdoor waterparks at the Kalahari.

Braden had a nice nap at the indoor waterpark, probably because it was so hot and humid inside. Outside, we dipped his feet in the water, but he cried (see photo). We should mention that we bought him a Hawaiian shirt and a swimsuit (Braden loved the shirt when he first saw it, smiling and grabbing it right away).

We look forward to returning in a few years when Braden is old enough to enjoy his surroundings more.

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We posted the rest of the photos from the month of April. Check them out in the new photos page (“Photos 2”).

Also, we added a picture of Brian and Braden at the UW softball game. Scroll down this page to see it.

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Braden developed a small cough earlier this week (it’s sorta cute). On Friday it got worse, so we went to see the pediatrician. Turns out he has a small cold. Hopefully it peaks today and that he’ll start to get better. He has been coughing at night while he sleeps, though it doesn’t wake him up.

Braden would probably cough less often if he could just blow his nose, but since he can’t, the drainage into his mouth causes him to cough. Otherwise, he’s in good spirits.

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Kristin’s younger cousin Katie and her husband Scott had their first baby on Monday. Welcome to the family, Elise!

Now with three babies amongst Kristin and her cousins, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be interesting as we all sit at the kiddies’ table.

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Happy Mother’s Day to Kristin!

We took Brian’s mom to the Madison Club for brunch on Sunday (yes, Braden came and behaved, though there were other babies there), and then we grilled out at Kristin’s parents’ house at night.

Of course Braden got his mom a gift: a tanzanite pendant. Brian is now curious as to what his son will get him.

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Last week Braden ventured out quite a bit.

• On Sunday he went to Schwoegler’s bowling alley for Brian’s bowling banquet
• On Tuesday he went to Brian’s meeting at Vilas Hall on campus
• On Thursday he went to Brian’s volleyball game at Willy St. Pub & Grill
• On Friday he went to the zoo with Kristin and her sister Marcie during the day and to the UW softball game with Brian at night
• On Saturday he went to the Farmers’ market with Brian and Kristin and again to the UW softball game

Obviously we are getting braver and braver to take him out!

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