Update!

It has been awhile since I last updated. Aidan has been teething like crazy this last month. Which means for us a lot less sleep! But I think we are doing better at the moment. He has about 3 or 4 teeth coming in on top, I know a lot! Aidan is also trying really hard to be mobile. He can get up on his hands and knees and rock and then he falls on his tummy, it is so cute to watch. He can roll all over the place which he prefers to do on our beds.

He loves to stand still. And he is getting better at it. He can stand at his activity table and the couches pretty well without falling. So he should be moving around pretty soon. Guess it is time to seriously baby proof.

In July we took Aidan to the zoo twice. The first time we went with Anthony's dad brother and stepmom. We all had fun and Aidan liked looking at the animals. Then the next week we went again this time with my mom, sister Elizabeth, older sister Jennifer and her 3 kids. A little more chaotic but still fun! So Aidan has gotten his fill of the zoo so far, hopefully he will enjoy it even more next year.

In other news Anthony is doing well at school, he is done with his first midterms and they went well. So he is still treking along with his schooling and work.

I have had the joy of many visits to the dentist lately, and next month I get to have my wisdom teeth out. But luckily Anthony will have a few days off.

Last night we went to a wedding reception which was Aidan's first. He was really well behaved and he got to meet a bunch of Anthony's friends that we have not met yet.

And of course I cannot leave out that last week we had more pictures done by Kerri and there are great as usual.

Tomorrow is my birthday and I will be 24. I cannot believe how much we have done in the last year. It has been a great year learning how to be a mommy. So Anthony Aidan and I will spend a nice day together tomorrow.

Enjoy the pics!

7 Months old and teeth!

At his first concert

Practicing standing
That is better mom
I think something is missing mom


We have been very busy over the past couple of weeks. I bought Aidan his first baby pool so he could stay cool in this horrible heat. He did really well except for one slip under the water which he did not really like.

Aidan also went to his first concert last week. My coworker Jan's son is in a band called Intervision. Me, Aidan and my mom went and saw them play at West Linn Park. Aidan enjoyed being outside and hearing the music. We also got to see a few other coworker's little ones.

On July 27 Aidan turned 7 months old and on this exact day we saw for the first time that his 2 bottom teeth are coming in! So that would explain the fussiness and waking up at night. So he has a constant supply of tylenol, baby orajel and baby teething toys.

Also in the past few days Aidan has discovered that he does in fact like to roll around. The only problem is that he likes to do it most when he is sleeping and he will roll onto his stomach and then wake up crying. He is like a windmill in our bed, he will roll over and as soon as I put him back he turns back over! lol. He also likes to face dive into things. Which is kind of scary for me, he has had a few dives into the floor and his toys which ended with him crying.

In other news Anthony had his first week of school this past week, and so far so good. He seems to be enjoying it and he is getting used to being home more, especially in the evenings.

So hope everyone is staying cool with our temperatures getting up to 105! I will leave you with some recent pictures of Aidan.

6 months and new beginnings

Aidan had his 6 month check up last week and he is a healthy growing boy, here are the stats

Weight 19lbs 2oz 72.9%

height 26.25 inches 37%

Head 17 inches 29%

So far the soy formula seems to be helping with his reflux. He is not spitting up quite as much. He is also enjoying many new foods. He loves when I put food in his little food net. He has oranges, grapes, peaches and bananas all of which he loves. He is also enjoying baby yogurt a lot.

He is sitting up on his own now for about 2 weeks, he loves to sit and play with all of his toys and throw them just out of his reach.

In other news we are having some big changes at home. Anthony is going back to school as of July 27 to become a respiratory therapist. It is a 1 1/2 year program. Today Anthony also put in his two week notice at Verizon since he will not be able to work full time and go to school also. He is looking for a small part time job to bring in a little extra money.

So exciting and new things are happening. I can't wait for Anthony to do this program and finally have a job he enjoys and a schedule that works better for our family to spend more time together.

It will be tight the next year and half but we will make it work! So here we go on our new adventure! Wish us luck!

First Coast Trip!

On July 3 we decided to take Aidan to the coast for the first time. We got up and went to Seaside. Aidan was very good on the ride over to the coast. We took Aidan on his first carousel ride, which he loved. Of course I was riding with him.

We then headed down to the beach where we put Aidan's toes in the sand, which he loved! He liked digging his toes in and wiggling them. We brought him down to the waters edge and he was mesmerized by the waves coming in. We even dipped his toes in the water which he liked for a couple minutes then he got cold.

After we got back from the coast we went to Aidan's first birthday party. We went to Oliver's 1st birthday. It was fun seeing all of the babies and seeing Oliver eat cake for the first time.

Here are some pictures from that day.

Soy formula...

About a week ago we switched Aidan to soy formula due to reflux. He has what is called happy spitter reflux. Which means he spits up ALOT but is overall happy and is not losing weight. I mean he was spitting up around 20 times a day and I was doing lots of laundry. So we took him to see Dr. Farley. He said Aidan definitely is not having failure to thrive...lol yeah since he weighs 18lbs 9oz lol. So we are trying different formula and so far it seems to be helping. That and putting a wedge under his mattress to elevate him some. My only complaints are that the soy formula smells way worse than regular formula! And the soy constipates the poor boy. But we will keep at it and hope it continues to help.

Tomorrow is Aidan's 6 month birthday! He is getting so big. I will post a picture tomorrow.

New Pictures!

Here are the newest pictures that Kerri did a few weeks ago. They came out great as always. We went to a park in Gladstone and luckily the Oregon weather cooperated with us. Enjoy!

Happy Father's Day!

So today was Anthony's first father's day and unfortunately he is sick. But Aidan I did make a couple of very cute gifts for him. First we put Aidan's hand print on a baseball for Anthony. It is first official autograph before he becomes a famous baseball player...lol. The other gift we did for him was I got big letters and I took pictures of Aidan holding the letters to spell out dad. I then put them in a three picture frame. Aidan did such nice smiles for the pictures they came out so cute. Above are the pictures that are in the frame. Last we did cards for Anthony and all of the grandpas and great grandpas with Aidan's foot and hand print in them for his signature.

Anthony loved all of the presents that we gave him. He had a good Father's Day.