Aiden's 2nd birthday party!

Aiden's birthday is on Monday so we celebrated with his party today! We talked all day about Aiden's Elmo party and all the presents he would get...Aiden was SO excited for his party! We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family to enjoy the day with us. Obviously, a 2 year old doesn't care as much about his party then we do to have one for him =-) but we try and keep it simple and enjoy the day. Of course, the battery on my camera died before the end of the day, but at least I got some good photos. I didn't get any of Aiden and his friends, but I will try and get copies of the ones Nathan's grandpa got. We had the same person who made Aiden's cake last year do a cake again this year...she is INCREDIBLE!! She did her research and we allowed her to bring whatever she thought would make a cool Elmo cake...she ended up replicating the "Elmo's World" room from Sesame Street in the form of a cake with Elmo holding the two candles!!!!! The cake tasted delicious too!!!!

Aiden got lots of fun outdoor toys from everyone including a bubble making lawnmower! I was very excited because just that morning we saw a little boy pushing his lawnmower behind his dad and I said "we have GOT to get him one!!" He loves to watch Nathan mow the lawn!! He got a few bigger gifts from us...a McQueen chair and a plastic picnic table.

He also got a Power Wheel Harley from his Grandma, Grandpa, Great Grandma, and Great Grandpa. Watching him cruise around the park on his new toy made me realize just how big he is getting!!!! He figured it out quick...still working on the steering, but he was having a blast!!

I didn't get the greatest pictures of us during the party...at least nothing special, but we had a great day!!! HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY AIDEN! We love you!!!

Aiden's boots

We have finally hit the age of which Aiden decides what he wants. So far, it has been mostly contained to food and play things; however, for the last week he has been insisting on wearing his fire boots EVERYWHERE! They are soft boots that are supposed to be for indoor wearing, but is it really worth the fight? Not to me! But I will draw the line on most occasions. Except last night =-) It was time for Aiden to go to bed when he says "my boots on Mommy!" I attempted to explain that it was time for bed and we don't wear boots to bed, but he kept on. Well, I figured what would it hurt, he needed to have his sheets washed today anyways, plus I figured that by the time he had to sleep, he would want them off. Well, when I checked on him before I went to bed, he STILL had the boots on and was fast asleep!! I was shocked! So I braved waking him up to take a picture...

It was totally worth it!!! This is the most priceless picture in my opinion. It describes Aiden to a T right now. Every night I hear him tell Elmo "close eyes Elmo on McQueen pillow" and he lets Elmo sleep on his pillow. He still sleeps all over the place so his position isn't all that surprising LOL and of course, THE BOOTS! And believe it or not, he woke up this morning with his boots still on! =-) I LOVE THIS KID!

"Mommy, peepee in potty"

That's right! Aiden is officially potty trained!! =-) The craziest part about it is that HE told me he wanted to go peepee in the potty and from then on, we progressed and he is in undies full time now! He thinks they are very cool and asks me every morning "my undies?" as soon as we get up. Tomorrow will have been one week since he first went potty in his big boy potty and yesterday we had NO ACCIDENTS! I am very proud of my little man and hope that he keeps up the good work...that would be very helpful with the new one coming just around the corner LOL Congrats Aiden on becoming such a big boy!!!!!!

21 weeks...29 weeks

21 weeks pregnant...



29 weeks pregnant!! (same shirt and surprisingly the same pants!)

Although I am measuring a few weeks ahead, it is still amazing to see just how much 2 months shows in my pregnancy! And I still have at least 2 more to go! I will try and keep up the posts of my belly.

Valentines Day

For Valentines Day, Aiden was invited to a PARTY!! It was at a gym called Bounce and Aiden had a blast!! Thanks Addy for the fun day!

Poor Aiden

Shortly after our CA trip, Aiden came down with a stomach bug =-( It was harder on us this time because he can communicate so much better and would ask for food or drinks but couldn't keep it down. He recovered quickly, thankfully, but he was down and out for a few days. We are so lucky that he is a healthy boy and it breaks our heart when he is not feeling well.

Catching up...

Yes, I know...it has been forever since I have updated the blog. The last nearly 4 months have completely flown by. I knew they would with the holidays and all, but I am still surprised when I think about it! Here we are, only 3 weeks away from Aiden's 2nd birthday and only 11 weeks until my due date. So, I will attempt to do a brief overview of the last 4 months =-)

Thanksgiving -



It was my first Thanksgiving where I hosted and cooked the entire meal...I now feel like I am officially considered a wife and mother lol!! Everything was delicious and turned out great! I was very grateful that there were no major issues (just a quick run to the store for a can of green beans haha). We had a great day as a family!!! I am so thankful for being able to stay home with Aiden and have a wonderful husband who provides for us without complaint. I am also very thankful for the support and love of our families. WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Christmas -



This was the most incredibly exciting Christmas for our little family. Aiden was SO excited about everything...lights, trees, "oma" (snowman), and of course, the presents! He got a workbench from Santa and is very happy to have something to bang on that doesn't get him in trouble lol

He loved his new vacuum the most though =-)



We actually had to hide it from him to be able to get him to open more presents LOL!! He got many gifts including his new "big boy" Cars bedding. When we got back from CA, Aiden was all set up to sleep with his new sheets in his toddler bed!!! He is getting SO big! He loves them and we hear him in his room saying "there's Mater" and "there's McQueen" all the time.


We then went to CA for a couple of weeks to visit friends and family...of course, I failed to get a single picture but we had a great time as always! It is so fun to see my family who isn't around Aiden all the time...they are so surprised and amazed at the changes they see in him each time we come to visit. And we always seem to have developmental milestones on our vacations to CA. This time, Aiden had a HUGE verbal explosion! We couldn't stop him from talking and repeating everything anyone said. And that wasn't left in CA either =-)

Otherwise, life is going great!!!! We are happy and excited for our little girl to be born...oh yeah, guess I forgot to mention that we are having A GIRL! Before we know it, she will be here and our family will be complete!