Buying a new house

Well, we finally found a house we want, and our offer was accepted! Now we just have to sell the one we're in (hopefully really really soon!!).
Our house has been good to us for 5 years, but we've outgrown it and we are looking forward to moving into a bigger, better house.
Here are a few pictures of the new place...

Overeaters Anonymous

If I had a nickel for every time someone told me "I've never seen a kid eat so much", I would be a very rich woman. It's nothing for Aidan to polish off 2 scrambled eggs and a whole banana for breakfast. Sometimes I think he eats more than me. I realized tonight that most of the pictures I have of him are eating because, well, that's what he's usually doing.... sitting in his highchair stuffing his face.

In these pics, you can also see that he's learning how to pitch a fit. If we don't get the food to him fast enough or if he doesn't get exactly his way, he lets us know about it.


He loves broccoli!


A mouth full of something!

Ahhhh.... a full tummy, finally!

Where does the time go?

I realized tonight that I don't really have a baby anymore. He is looking more and more like a little person and less like a little baby. Except for his nighttime rocking routine, which I have a definite love-hate relationship with, he's all but grown up. At 14 months, it just hit me.

He's learned the word "no" and uses it at every chance he gets.

When I tell him I have to go to work in the morning, he starts waving bye bye to me (although his gesture really looks more like "come here", but it's the thought that counts, right?)

When I talk about one of the dogs, Maddux or Kizzy, he makes his adorable barking noise, which goes something like "ahh, ahh, ahh."

When we put him in his high chair, he immediately starts chanting "ish, ish, ish"... which means fish, goldfish... but really means any kind of snack like puffs, cheerios, crackers.... they're all "ish".

He definitely has an opinion about what he wants most of the time - sometimes he just struggles to communicate that want to us, which leads to his new favorite thing to do - throw a temper tantrum. As fun as that is, I'm hoping that as he learns more words, that frustration will subside.

Aidan Walking!

Some recent pictures of Aidan's newest skill!

The Beginning of this Blog

As Aidan is almost 14 months, and still doesn't have a real baby book, I decided to start a blog to document his growth and changes, as they're happening so quickly these days!

Early in December, Aidan took his very first steps at around 13 months. In a month, he is a full-fledged walker, and almost a jogger! He can say all kinds of words such as "nana" (banana), "duck", "bye", and of course, "no". Sometimes he even imitates our dogs by barking! It's hysterical.

I will try to update this blog every couple of weeks to keep everyone informed on how we're doing and how our little sweetie is growing!