Saturday, May 21, 2011

Aiden at 7 months old

First visit to Daddy's jobsite 
 These plans sure do taste good

Baby's First Halloween
 My adorable dragon


 A Milk Makers Halloween





 Bedia recovering from her spaying surgery.  Aiden didn't really know what to think about her collar.

Cheese!

Monday, October 18, 2010

I'm finally current!!

Here are some pics from this past week.  We had a busy one.  We went to the Bowen team outing on the Spirit of Washington dinner cruise along the Potomac River and went to our first Navy football game.  



Sometimes I think he's just going to stand up and start walking!


holding his sippy cup all by himself


enjoying the taste of the spoon on the boat


Daddy had a wonderful time showing off his son to his coworkers.


GO NAVY!!


Aiden was such a good baby at the game!

Aunt Chita comes to visit

My good friend, Amrita (or Chita as I call her) came to visit a couple of weeks ago.  We had so much fun just hanging out and shopping.  We also went to the Kinder Farm Park Fall Harvest Festival.  We met some of my mommy friends and their babies and hung out for a bit.  We took a hayride, ate some good food and enjoyed a beautiful day.  Aiden played in the grass for the first time too!









Our first family hayride



Aiden sitting at the counter at the Donut Shack with Daddy.  The first time of many to come.


Giving Mommy kisses for the first time


Aiden is loving shoe laces lately - I have untied laces often.


Making funny faces at Aunt Chita

Halfway through the first year already?!?!

My baby is 6 months old already!  Where did the time go?  He has grown so much and is learning new things so quickly.  At his 6 month appointment he weighed in at 17 lbs 2.2 oz and was 29.5 inches long.  He is our string bean!

Here is Aiden tasting his first vegetable, Squash.  I started making my own baby food and he really enjoys it.  Peas were touch and go the first couple of days, but now they're not a problem at all.  I've been so impressed with his willingness to try pretty much anything I give him.  I will say that he wasn't a fan of avocado and I can't fault him because neither are we. 




He thinks his sippy cup is pretty cool.


He got up on all fours and now he's trying to figure out how to move.


What if I rock back and forth?


What if I get on my toes?  He later figured out how to army crawl on his belly this same day!


Bedia's tongue in action - constantly licking the baby!


Daddy/Son time


Aiden loves to play with Bedia's tail and she is such a good girl while he does.


First time sitting unsupported all by himself


Kisses from Bedia


This wasn't posed, I SWEAR!!  He's just naturally that adorable!

From Missouri to Indy

After our visit at Stephanie's we flew to Indianapolis for Labor Day weekend.  Jameson and Bedia drove in and met us.  We stayed at my parents house while they drove to Missouri for their visit with Steph.  We were able to spend some quality time with Jameson's mom, who we don't see that often, which was awesome. 

My parents warned me that there were some foxes they had seen in their backyard.  They were concerned that Bedia might run off after them.  Well, when she came face to face with one she paused for a split second and then chased after it.  Luckily she came back when I called after her.  This is her guarding the back corner of the yard where they were nesting.



Snuggling with Grandma Jan


Having a great time with Grandma Jan


Hanging out with Papaw Tom


What is all that hair on your face?


Uncle Keith & Aiden


 We don't realize just how big Bedia is until we see another dog easily walk underneath her!


Sasha getting a little jealous of the attention Aiden is getting from Auntie Barb.


Aiden reached out for his bottle (that he rarely gets) for the first time on the drive home.

Aiden meets his cousins

Aiden and I took a trip at the end of August to visit my sister, Stephanie, and her family.  Aiden met his cousins Benjamin and Logan and we had a great time.  While we were there I helped Stephanie hang pictures in her new house and helped her to make it feel more like home.  Aiden also got his first two teeth while we were there.  That certainly made for some long nights and not a lot of sleep.  Ironically, while Aiden got two teeth in, Benjamin lost his first tooth while we were visiting. 


Having fun on the plane


Aiden sat up like a big boy for a little bit on the plane


The jumparoo at Aunt Stephanie's bounces a lot more than ours at home!!


Headed to the park to play


Aiden and Logan watching Baby Einstein together


Aiden loved this piano toy that played music when he touched the keys.