Costumes at Preschool

Preschool Parade showing off the cute costumes. Ayden did not want to participate in this for some reason.

Here he is...the /Bumble Bee!

Ayden's Preschool class lined up for pictures.

First day of Preschool!

Ayden's big day finally came and he is ready to go to school like his big sister.

Always Something

This little boy is always IN to or UP to something! Look what I found him doing today...

Potty Frustration

So this potty training is really frustrating! Boys (or my boy) are really hard. I don't know whether to be angry with him at times or praise him.

For example:
On this particular day he was wearing underwear so I was asking him about every 5 minutes if he needed to go and he was doing ok. But then I saw him walking down the hall with a Barbie toilet. He walked into the bathroom and emptied it into the "real" toilet. I noticed his underwear was now on backwards too. Yes he went pee in the toy toilet. How do I explain that is wrong?

Then...on this same day...he actually went by himself to go to the bathroom but couldn't open the door because, for whatever reason, it was locked. So he opened the door to the garage and that's wear I found him with his pants down standing at the top of the stairs peeing!

He obviously knows what he is supposed to do but usually won't go unless I force him. Oh I hope this doesn't last forever!

My Monday

I dropped the kids off at daycare today and about 15 minutes later I get a call asking if I wanted to turn around and go back. Apparently Ayden decided he needed to go visit the doctor today. He fell off a chair and his tooth went through his lip. when I saw him I thought for sure he would need stitches. I took him to Instacare and the doctor said the cut on the outside of his lip was not open enough to need stitches and the cut on the inside was borderline. He said he could put stitches in or leave it because with it being inside his mouth it would heal fast. I went with no stitches and an antibiotic to prevent infection.

These pictures are not the greatest but it gives you an idea.

Let me just tell you that he is doing fine. He was obviously hurting at first and I'm sure he still is a little. But he was running around the doctors office, daycare and home later like his normal self. Nothing slows this kid down!

Ayden on the Fieldtrip

Ayden

He had fun too!

Birthday Boy...Big 2!

Happy Birthday Ayden!

Isn't this the cutest 2 year old smile ever?

Ayden's first bike

Today was a good day. We took Ayden to see his first movie in the theater, "How to Train a Dragon". He had a birthday party with the family and got some cool tools, trucks, puzzles and more.

Shoes

Here is our goofy boy trying on Morgan's shoes. He thinks he's pretty cool because he got them on all by himself.

That's Our Boy

You know how your parents say "I hope you get a child just like you". Well Ayden is definitely that child Andy's parents wished for him. When Andy was little they couldn't take him anywhere, he would throw a fit or cry or just be a handful. Ayden is that way. He screams in the store, he throws food in the restaurant and won't sit still in church. We still love him though. He's our cuddly kid, always happy and is always offering high fives.

Cute Boy

Indiana Jones? ...I'm not sure what he was trying to be here but he looked pretty cute with the hat hanging around him.

Need a Car Wash?

Our little car wash helper...

Ayden's Doctor Visit

I took Ayden to the doctor today for his 12 month check up. The Doc says he is doing good gaining weight and getting taller like he should. He had 3 shots today, which he did not like! He started crying then held his breath like he does when he's mad. He started turning blue in the face. The nurse looked at me like "what's going on". I explained to her that he does this when he's mad or upset. It scared us both but he finally started breathing and was a little zoned for a minute. "Little stinker bug."

Birthday Party

Ayden's birthday party was so much fun. He was definitely the center of attention showing off and playing ball with his Grandpa's. He didn't care much about opening presents and didn't want anything to do with his cake, but still managed to make a mess.

Birthday Boy

Where has the year gone! Today Ayden is 1 year old. He's growing like such a big boy and well on his way to walking. We love him so much and glad he is a part of our family. Happy Birthday Buddy!

Sleeping

I put Ayden down for a nap and as usual he had to cry himself to sleep. This is him sleeping!

Did you notice the snot coming out of his nose from crying!

Binky Update

It has been a week without the binky! Ayden is adjusting well to not having it. The middle of the nights are a little restless at times but he quickly goes back to sleep when I rock him. It was a rough start but I think we did it!

Battle of the Binky!

We decided it was time to get rid of Ayden's binky. He has his good days then he's had his bad days. This has been kind of struggle for me mostly because it is what calms him down and gets him to sleep. Since he hasn't felt well he hasn't been sleeping well and it's a struggle to get him to take a nap. A few times I have just gave in and gave him the binky because he was so tired and needed a nap or I wanted to sleep because it was the MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! I know we will get through this but it's just hard when he is sick and has teeth coming in.

Next Day

When I woke up with Ayden I noticed his finger was all black and blue and swollen. I couldn't really remember him doing anything that could have caused it. He was favoring it a little and didn't like me touching it. I watched it through the morning then called the doctor. We ended up taking him in to have it looked at (better to be safe then sorry). They did a couple X-Rays and came to the conclusion that it wasn't broke just briused really bad. I felt so bad. I wish I knew what he did, but he's falling all the time so I'm sure he just fell on it wrong at some point.

Teeth, Standing and Fun

AYDEN's first tooth has broke through. He was a little fussy in the night so I was trying to calm him and he grabbed my finger and put it in his mouth and that's when I felt it. It surprises me because Morgan didn't start getting her teeth until she was one. He is also pulling himself up to everything he can. He thinks he is such a big boy when he can stand up to things. I put him down for a nap and after a few minutes it was quiet so I went to check on him and he had pulled himself up to standing position in his crib. He just looked at me like " Hi Mom, look at me, this is so cool". All I could do was smile at him and take a picture, of course.

MORGAN on the other hand is my little 3 year old going on 13 somedays. She is so smart and picks up on everything. I love having conversations with her just to hear what she will say. She went to Disney on Ice with her Grandma last weekend and had so much fun. She spent the night the night before then rode the Trax to Disney on Ice. When she got home she couldn't stop talking about it and how she rode the train and looked out the window and that she ate popcorn and saw the Princesses and Minnie and Goofy (she named them all).

On the move

Ayden is definitly on the move.
Here are a couple of places I
found him this morning.










THE CLOSET










UNDER HIS CRIB