It's been a long time since I posted on my blog. Facebook has been a huge distraction on the computer!! Aidan is 2 1/2 years old. I find it hard to believe that so much time has already passed since he was born. He is the love of my life for sure. He is the best little boy and can cuddle and be so loveable and then turn around in the blink of an eye and be so wild and naughty. He has a lots of spunk. He is still in the 90% for height for his age and is projected to be at least 6'2". He's skinny...but probably b/c he is a very picky eater. He has all of his baby teeth already. Aidan can count to 20, knows his ABC's, recognizes all the basic shapes and colors. He can read about 30 sight words without pictures to help. Grandma has been teaching him Spanish and he knows about 10 words. He just got his very own bedroom and loves it. He likes going in his room and being able to see all of his toys out where he can get to them. I thought it was a great idea until I realized it is just another room for mom to clean. In the process of moving his sister to her new room downstairs he really wanted to be a part of the action and figured out how to jump over the gate. Now the whole house is his to explore. I was not ready for that.
Trip to Pittsburg
Went to Pittsburg today to see Aunt Beth and Uncle Bill. Even got to see Uncle Lloyd. After eating lunch at the Mall Deli we saw a Safety Car Show and Aidan got to sit in a helicopter. He also got to run around the yard for a while before it started to rain. Pretty cool day!
Tandem Rides
We've managed to get out on the tandem a few times already this summer. The other night was our longest ride, we were out for an entire hour. We rode down to the Tuesday night Crit races so Aidan could cheer on the bikers. He just loves to see the pack of bikers zoom by...and yells "Bikey"! Then we took the trails down through Shawnee Mission Park. Lots of animals were out. We saw deer, Aidan just goes "maaaa" at them. Not sure if he thinks they might be goats?? We saw a few bunnies and some "doggles"(dogs)! Hard to believe he is already 20 months old. His bike jersey barely fits!!
Smelling the flowers!!
We went to visit my sister today!! Aidan loves the outdoors and that is one thing there is plenty of there!! The rain cleared off and we went out to blow bubbles and smell the flowers. I wish it would have been a little more sunny and that we could have stayed longer. I can't wait for summer!!
First Haircut!!
Aidan had his first haircut today!! We took him to a fun little place where you get to sit in cars while you get your hair cut. He sat in a yellow Hummer. He was fine until she put the cape on him!! Apparently getting a haircut is a little more tramatic then I thought. He survived!! I didn't get a good picture of him afterwards, but here are a few...one before and two during!!
Grease Monkey!!!
Today Aidan met his two uncles and his cousin. They were working on Brandon's car and they let him play with all the greasy tools and car parts. He was in heaven running around the parking lot, being outdoors and getting dirty! He is all boy!!! It was great for me to watch him hanging with the boys!
Buckey
26 years ago my nephew stood on Buckey!! Here is Aidan doing the same thing! At first he was happy to just stand up on him and then he would clap his hands. Now, he has learned that Buckey can be used as a step ladder to get to things that weren't available to him before. Gives me a heart attack!
Aidan and Brendan
Thought this was too cute not to post. Here is Aidan with his pal Brendan. He is one of the little guys I watch. Aidan is 15 months old and Brendan is 10 months old. It's crazy to see how much bigger Aidan is with only a five month difference! Brendan is a really skinny little guy to begin with but you can really see it next to Aidan. Brendan will be leaving me in March. His mom is having another baby and so she is planning to stay at home with the both of them! I am still trying to find a replacement for him. Say a little prayer for me that I find some one soon!!!
Static
Will winter ever end? We are all tired of the weather inside and out!! You can't walk across the carpet with out getting shocked. We can't complain today...it is sunny and suppose to get up to 60 degrees this afternoon. Aidan is growing up so fast. I think it might be time to get him in for his first haircut. Here is a picture of him on Sadie's pillow, which is fleece and has made his hair look even more crazy!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We had a great holiday season. Aidan is growing so fast. It was fun to see him open presents this year. He was more in to riping off the paper then the actual presents! He got lots of great presents and we enjoy watching him play with them. Santa brought him his first bicycle. It's called a Hot Walker and it doesn't have pedals. It is suppose to make him learn how to ride a bike better/faster then one with training wheels. Right now he is just interested in ringing the bell. ha ha He also got a cute little recliner just his size. I tried several times to get a picture of him sitting in it...but he is pretty fast. I'll post the best one.
Aidan's First B-day Pics
Here are some of the proofs from when we took Aidan to have his birthday pictures!!
Monkey
Aidan's going to be a monkey for Halloween. Here's a picture. Promise to post more pics later!!
Milestones
This past weekend we decided that Aidan was plenty big enough to go ahead and turn his carseat around! Technically babies are suppose to be 22 lbs AND 1 year old. Aidan is already 25.4 lbs and with shoes on he couldn't straighten his legs out any more. So with just over three weeks to go, we decided to break the rules. So we got the carseat all turned around (not an easy task!!) and took Aidan to a wedding. I think he was so surprised to be able to look around and see all the stuff he's been missing. He has yet to fall asleep in the car since!! He loved the lights and disco ball at the wedding reception. He was so good despite the fact he was feeling a little under the weather with his cold and out way past his bed time. Here are some pictures of him in his carseat and us at the wedding.
Cows and Critters
Aidan is eleven months old already! Hard to figure out where the past year has gone! In the past few months we've taking him out to learn about the world around him. We went with the Locke family to tour the Shatto Dairy Farm. Tasted some delicious milk and looked at some stinky cows. I took a picture of "Pat", a fourteen year old dairy cow and Aidan laughs at it every time I show it to him. I wonder what he thinks it is!! We also took the kids to Deanna Rose Children's Farm to check out the animals there. Aidan got to see several different animals...chickens, cows, peacocks, bobcats, goats, pigs, ducks, etc. He seemed pretty interested in all of the animals except for one aggressive goat that really wanted to get at the food we had. It's crazy noise made Aidan cry! =( He did get to pet a Pygmy goat...I kind of think he thought that it was just a really messed up looking version of Sadie.
Riding Bikes
Aidan went for his first bike ride yesterday. He loved it. We bought a seat for the back of the tandem. We took it for a short test drive last night through the neighborhood. He was just looking around and smiling. The helmet seems to be a little bit big...but I have some extra pads to put in it and get it just right. I didn't take any pictures...but did get a little bit of video. I will take a picture next time and get it posted soon.
9 Months Old
Aidan is 9 months old now. We had his check up last week. He weighs 22.8 lbs and is 29 3/4" tall. Still in the 90th percent for height but has dropped to the 70th percent for weight. He's a lot more active then he was a few months ago. Here is a picture of him watching the guys build our new deck....taken on July 8th!
Catching up!
On another note...thought I should catch up. Aidan is almost 9 months old. In the past two months...I've put on a bike-a-thon to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital and bought a Ford Explorer. Aidan has had many first. We took a baby sign language class in June and he signed 'dog' for the first time yesterday at the vet's office. We took him to a Japanese Steakhouse...I think he liked the fire.
He can crawl, sit up and pull up on EVERYTHING!! Here are a few pictures of Aidan over the past two months.
Happy 4th of July
Hope everyone has a great 4th!! We went to a parade this morning and are suppose to go watch some fireworks this evening. Hopefully Aidan will LOVE them.
Nothing but TROUBLE!!
Aidan is ALMOST 8 months old!! Where did all the time go? He is a wild man, constantly on the move! I think that this is the most physically demanding job I have ever had! He has been crawling for a while now...and sitting up on his own. He has two teeth, both on the bottom. Yesterday he pulled himself up to stand. I almost had a heart attack. I took my eyes off of him for a minute to watch something on tv and when I looked over at him he was standing up. I jumped up so fast. He looked so cute with his little legs all bowed out!! He did it to me again today when I was on the phone with my sister. It won't be long before he starts walking. And then I really will be on the move. Here is a picture of him crawling and one of his little teethers!!
The Great Outdoors
I took Aidan outdoors yesterday. He's been out several times for walks in the stroller...but he's never been able to get down in the grass. It was so sunny and beautiful. When I held him down and let the grass touch his toes he just kicked his feet back and forth. I'm not sure what he thinks about it. We didn't stay out to long...I was afraid I would burn!!! It's that time of year to buy some sunscreen. Aidan had his 6 month check up and his shots yesterday too. He weights 20 lbs and 13 oz and is 28" tall. He's in the 95% percentile on both. Doctor thinks he's going to be a tall boy!
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