Hell on Wheels

Aiden and his puppies!

I love Aiden. I love being his mom, watching him grow and being there as his personality develops. I am savoring the moments that he is this small, because I know that they go by all to quickly. Keeping all this in mind, I cannot wait for him to outgrow a couple of things. I think that angels will start to sing choruses of Hallelujah when this kid sleeps through the night regularly and can make it through a long drive semi-peacefully. You would think that after making the drive to California nearly a dozen times, he would be relatively comfortable with the trip. You would be WRONG if you thought that though. My cute, perfect little child seems to be possessed during the middle two hours of our trip, and he refuses to fall asleep until we are less than 45 minutes from home. 3 1/2 hours of entertaining an unhappy child in the backseat is it own kind of hell.  Despite the really unpleasant drive, we continue to make the trip out there (each time hoping this will be the one that he finally settles down) and I hope that my family can see how much they mean to us, that we would subject ourselves to this so often.  I know that usually I just talk about how perfect my little man (because he is) and what cute things he is doing, but I wanted to bring a little different perspective and document this "different" stage of his childhood.  I know that these days will make me appreciate when he grows out of it that much more. Here is a little video of him being silly to end on a good note!

Swiffer Baby

There is nothing worse than your kid getting sick, except for both of you being sick at once. Sunday Aiden and I were stricken with a 24 hour bug that has had me doing nonstop laundry for the past two days. Thankfully, we are both feeling much better, but we have passed it along to those closest to us. My family was kind enough to visit us this past weekend for my birthday, and we had a grand time on Saturday. We went out to dinner, had ice cream at home and played a killer game of Scattergories. There is nothing quite like playing games with your family, I must admit that I have missed it greatly. I look forward to the days when Aiden is older and we will institute our own "family game nights."Aiden continues to help me keep the house clean in his own special way, he just seems to keep adding little duties to his chore list. He no longer allows me to swiffer the house, if he sees me with the swiffer he will take it away from me so that he can do it himself. He actually does a pretty good job for a 14-month old, he even gets under the furniture! Aiden has also added the word Uh-oh to his vocabulary. Whenever anything gets dropped, or falls to the ground it is usually followed by his cute little "uh-oh." Well that is all the updates I have for Aiden this week, I am sure that since this weekend is Mother's Day weekend I will have more to report soon. Have a great week!

Swiffer Baby! :)

Happy Helper

I have been pretty busy this week, trying to end my last couple days as a twenty-six year old being productive so I can start my twenty-seventh year off right. Aiden has been doing his best to keep me from doing most of my every day chores, except for laundry. He actually helps me with that chore, which I find quite adorable. I am sure that you have noticed that I have not actually been including weigh-ins the past few Wednesdays. Since his weight does not change as much as it used to, I thought I would save the weigh-ins for the first Wednesday of each month. I decided it would be fun to add some new categories for Aiden's stats. We might have the pleasure of hosting some of my family this weekend, I would feel pretty lucky if they made the long journey to celebrate my birthday. Hope you enjoy this weeks video, I know that you guys really visit my blog to see cute videos of my little boy! (I don't blame you, I would too!)

These are some pictures Aiden & I took on the new laptop! :)

Date: May 1, 2013

Weight: 25 pounds

Height: 34 inches

Shoe Size: 6

Clothing Size: 12-18 months

Favorite Toys: Balloons, Flashlights, & Balls

Favorite Foods: Blueberries, String Cheese & Ice Cream

Such a Helpful Little Boy!!!