Is Winter Over Yet??

Matt and I took Aiden to Florida this month to get away for a few days. The first day we hit the beach and Aiden was scared of the waves. The second day he loved the water but was scared of the sand. By the time we left, he loved both. Mission accomplished!!

Erica and Nick came to visit last weekend. We had a busy weekend but it was a lot of fun. I think Nick had a little too much fun in Indiana...

Sledding

The blizzard of 09 hit Cicero this week and we took to the front yard for a trip in the sled.

Crawling???

Aiden finally did it this week...he started crawling. But is this really considered crawling??? I don't know. Whatever it is, Aiden now has the freedom to go anywhere he chooses....stairs, outlets, cabinets. It's time to babyproof!

Happy New Year

I can't believe we are in 2009! Time flies when you're having fun. We had a blast with Aiden over Christmas. We hit up an "ugly" sweater party and had an excellent first visit with Santa! Aiden's favorite gift was his radio flyer wagon/walker. He loves to get in and go for a ride around the house at high rates of speed. I really do feel like he is about ready to crawl but I feel like I've been saying that for about 2 months now! Best wishes in 2009.

Baptism

Aiden was baptized this weekend. Although he was cranky the entire ceremony, Matt and I both appreciate all of our family and friends showing up to support Aiden. We had a great time! Erica and her NEW fiancee, Nick, flew in from California for a very short weekend but we made the most of it. We are hoping Nick isn't regretting his decision to join our family. Brown chicken brown cow. Thanks again!

Six months already!!

We had a great October and a great Halloween! Aiden got his first two teeth. He is putting everything he can get his hands on in his mouth. We went for his 6 month appointment last week and all is well. Only 3 shots this time! We had a great visit from Amy and Hunter from Colorado. Aiden was a puppy for Halloween. We put the pumpkin right in front of him and gave him a piece of chocolate and he was so happy. Matt took out the boats today....it was a sad day. Enjoy the pics!

Bring on the teeth

September was filled with some exciting adventures. We headed down to Bloomington for Aiden's first IU football game. We actually never made it into the game so I guess it was his first tailgating experience! We hope to get down there again before the end of the season and take him INTO a game. We also traveled to Colorado for our cousin, Sydney's, baptism. It was a quick trip but well worth it as Aiden got to meet some more family members.

A few highlights this month. The hard core thumb sucker is now rolling over. He likes to sleep on his stomach now. We also started eating veggies this month. His favorite so far are carrots. After a few temper tantrums and an excessive amount of drooling, we believe the teeth are starting to come in. Bring it on!