I am on the Band-Wagon!!!

Ok...so it seems that I was missing out on this "must read" book that everyone has been reading. I would hear bits and pieces about it from everyone I knew!! So, last Tuesday, my friend Rachel told me that I should read the "Twilight Series" I really thought to myself.."Yeah..right..When do I have time to sit and do anything..lettleown read!!" But, I took her up on her advice, and I went that next Monday and bought book #1. I was done reading it on Wednesday morning!!!
I don't think that I have sat down and read a book..cover to cover..since high school, and honestly, that was just because I needed the AR points!!
Just last night, I had to make a late stop to Barnes and Noble to buy #2....its insanity really!
So, Thanks Rach, for introducing me to a great little get-away! I have taken up reading during Aidens naps instead of cleaning! I wonder how long I can get away with that! I guess we will see!

Happy Birthday Codee!

Yesterday, my nephew Codee turned 8! I can't believe how fast he has grown up!! Codee is my first nephew. He was born when I was in high-school, and I remember being so excited when I became an Aunt!! Codee is a great kid, and will be a great example to my little boy!

Not very long after our little Aiden was born, Rindee offered to watch him so we could go out by ourselves. Codee sat and held Aiden, and sang christmas carols to him, and told him that he would teach him to play soccor!! Then asked his mom if they could keep him, or just have him on Mondays!! I have a feeling that these two boys will be pretty close!!!

Happy 8th Birthday Codee!!! We love you bud!!

Splish, Splash..Big boy in a little bath!!

Aiden loves to take baths...the only problem is that he loves it so much that he gets really excited every time I put him in the bath tub. He gets so excited that he kicks and squeals and tips himself over and bonks his head! I spend more time keeping him up-right than actually bathing him, so this is the alternative!!

His new bath tub of choice?? The kitchen sink! He loves it, and I don't have to worry about him tipping over and breathing in a bunch of water! (we did that once, and it freaked me out so bad that I dropped my brand-new camera in the bathtub to save my child! That is a story for another post!)

While the sink is a great alternative for us now, I am afraid that he is just about too big for it! He already tries to climb to the other side when he thinks I am not watching!

One Fine Day

I dread Sundays! Really...Our church is at 9:00am, and poor Aiden usually goes down for his morning nap around 9:30....right smack dab in the middle of sacrament meeting! I thought I was doing myself such a favor when I would insist that he nap in his bed. From the day we brought him home from the hospital he has napped in his bed, so now he knows that when you are in bed, you sleep. The down side to that is that he usually doesn't fall asleep anywhere other than a bed! Very rarely will he fall asleep in my arms, so that makes a nap at church next to impossible. Usually, either David or I spend most of the meeting walking in a continuous circle around our church with a fussy, sleep-deprived baby. We have yet to make it through a whole church meeting without having to get up and leave...until yesterday!! Aiden sat through all of Sacrament meeting! No fussing! We kept watching the clock...counting down until the end of the meeting, and just waiting for our "meeting monster" to come out...But...He made it very contently through the whole meeting! We were such proud parents, you would have thought he won an olympic medal!!
Anyway, Sundays are a special day because we have "nuggle naps." That is the only time that Aiden gets to sleep in our bed, and he loves it!! When we get home from church, we have lunch and then lay in our bed for a usually short nap. Mostly Aiden just giggles and plays with our eyelashes, and pats our cheeks for 20 minutes and then falls asleep for 20 minutes. Yesterday, we got into bed and he did his usual giggle time and then fell asleep for 2 and a 1/2 hours! It was a much needed rest for all of us!
Sundays are my favorite day of the week, mostly because David is home with is all day. I love spending time with my boys! I miss David so much in the week when he works long hours, that I am sure he feels smothered when he is home! Yesterday will go down in the record books as just "One Fine Day!"

9 Months Big!!!

Today was Aidens 9 Month check up. I know that I have said this a million times before..but Time Flies!! It really doesn't feel like it has been 9 months!! Today was a quick and easy check up!

Here are some fun 9 Month Facts about Aiden

-He weighs 19lbs..he is only in the 20% for his weight..but considering at his first doctors appointment he was only 4lbs 4oz..we are doing great!!

-He is 27 inches long...he is only in the 17% for his height..I figured out he was short when all of his summer shorts really looked like pants!

-He loves sweet potatoes! He really is a good eater, but when he is not in the mood to eat anything else, I break out the sweet potatoes!

-He is fascinated by our cat! He has just figured out how to scoot and roll to catch his tail and sometimes thinks it is a chew toy. I find myself repetedly saying" No, No! We don't eat Mayce boy!"

-He is usually very happy, and anyone can make him smile!

Here is my little chubs waiting for the doctor to come check him out!

One of our favorite parts about visits to the doctor is lunch! Because Aidens doctor is in Rexburg, we always make his appointments around lunch time...and always go to lunch with Grandma Rita after. Today we went to Dairy Queen, and grandma shared her lunch with Aiden! He loves french fries and gravy!! Mmmm...Mmmmm.
While I am sad to think that my little boy is growing up...he is so much fun! I loved the tiny baby snuggly stage, but it is so fun to see him get his own personality! I love watchin for new things to happen every day!

"Can I feed Baby Aiden?"

Whenever I drop Aiden off at Rindees for my weekly errand time, Cambree always askes if she can feed Aiden. She is such a little mom! She is the best little baby sitter, and loves to help with him whenever he is at their house. Rindee got some really fun pictures of Cambree feeding Aiden. I love how she opens her mouth, as if to show him how it is done!!!

Someday, Cambree is going to be a wonderful little mom!! I always feel guilty if I don't have anything to do on Wednesdays, because I know how much Cambree likes to baby-sit! And, from the look on Aidens face in this picture, I am pretty sure he likes her just as much as she likes him!!!

Gottcha!!!

Aiden has been contemplating the crawl lately. While he isn't actually crawling yet...he gets on his knees and rocks back and forth, but then realizes that he can get places faster by rolling. So, anything within a rolls distance away is fair game!!!

It was only a matter of time, before he figured out how to get to Mayce!! Since Aiden started noticing that he was around, Mayce would sit just outside of Aiden's reach, and just stare at him. Aiden would just laugh whenever Mayce was wathcing him. Well....Aiden has finally out witted the cat, and has figured out how to grap his tail!!

One on One Time!

This weekend, David and I had a little romantic getaway...just the two of us! Aiden stayed with my mom, and after a few tears and a ton of kisses, we were able to get out of their driveway!!
I have never been away from Aiden for longer than 3 or 4 hours before, so overnight was a huge deal for me!! I was a wreck for the first hour or two, but after several phone calls to my mom, she assured me that he was just fine and to have fun!

Grandpa Doug had all sorts of fun things planned for the two of them to do together! At the top of the list was a trip around the yard on the 3-wheeler!

Aiden helped do the dishes! I don't know how much help he was, but it made a cute picture anyway!!!

This was Aidens first bath in a kitchen sink!!! He reallyliked it, I may try that at our house!

Apparently Doug had eaten a dill pickle, and Aiden got a hold of his finger! I did not know that he would enjoy pickles!!!

I was so excited to get home and see my handsome boy! Two whole days of all I want shopping, and all I could think of was my little man! I never imagined how much I would miss him! I definately missed him more than he missed me!

A big thank you to my mom and Doug for taking such good care of my boy!! He was exhausted when we got home, so he must have had a great time!!