6/4 - Pool

Yesterday was a fun day for us. Arin watched Aiden in the morning so I could put in some hours at work. Aiden and I headed home in the afternoon and the weather was so nice I put him in the pool. We added some air to the pool and then some cold water .... very cold water. It almost felt like an ice bath so I wasn't going to put him in it. I decided to forgo the bathing suit because ... I'm the mother and I can decide that. haha.  
He put his hands in it and I then I lift him over the edge and stood him up in the pool. He didn't mind standing in the ice water. He saw some black ants and was amazed by them. He was talking up a storm and pointing every time he saw them.
Tonight I thought it might be fun to try and take a picture or two of Aiden with his cow. The last time we did that was 9 months because he was all over the place. We tried for a while (see picture above) and this as close as I got. If he turned around then he would push the cow over or steal the index card and crawl off. 
The picture above is playing with his card from Aunt Pat and laying in his favorite pillow. He got this pillow at Christmas and hasn't had much interest in the pillow until now. He's realizing how to use it and lays on it in the living room everyday now. It's so cute. I'm too nervous to put it in his crib yet.

The video above was taken tonight. He turned over his night stand table and then decided it would be fun to push it around the room. As you can see in the video, he decided to go out of the room and eventually did laps around the house while I washed dishes. Tomorrow Aiden will be going to the dr at 9:45am to get his eye checked out since he had yellow stuff coming out of it yesterday and a little today. 

6/2 - Aiden's 1st Birthday

At 2:25 I year ago Aiden was pulled from pelvis after he refused to come out on his own. I can't believe it. I had to work all day today but Michel celebrated his birthday at daycare! The

 picture above is from his birthday celebration. She made smoothies and then an apple spice cake and gave Aiden some. They even took pictures before and after the candle was lit and then gave me 8 x 10 pictures. It was so cute.

Aiden had fun opening 3 of his presents. He opened a new alligator car, a new outfit, and an Iowa State bear that plays a song. He also had fun playing in the boxes. We rolled around on the floor tonight and played for a good while which is when the picture below was taken.

The video below is from Aiden opening his alligator car. He actually tried taking the paper off and then had lots of fun playing with his new truck while I made dinner.

6/1 - Almost 1

The picture below was taken at the mall on Friday when we went to the Apple Store. The store didn't open until 10:30 so we played on the playground for a bit. Aiden was by far the youngest but had lots of fun watching the big kids play. 

I can't believe this time last year I was in the hospital trying to get one last night of sleep before Aiden joined us. At 2am my doctor came in and broke my water and then things took off. In some aspects it seems like it hasn't been a year. In others, it seems Aiden should be 5!! Things really did go by fast. The first three months were slow and horrible but after that, things seem to just be a blur. I went to the hospital today to visit a friend who had a baby this morning (a scheduled c-section with my doctor ... that should be SO much easier and less stressful). The newborn diapers were sitting on the baby cart and I couldn't believe how small they were. It was even crazier to think those diapers were falling off Aiden who was so tiny (5lbs 12oz by the time we left the hospital). Aiden had fun today. The picture below is Aiden trying to crawl into the baby cart at the hospital. We are preparing for a little birthday

 party for Aiden and Arin on Saturday. I am going to bake Aiden his own cake!!

When we came home from the hospital, Aiden played in his box while I got dinner ready. 

After dinner, Aiden got his bath and then he played in his room while I got his stuff ready for daycare tomorrow. He really likes daycare and I think we are going to try and keep him it for a bit after the new baby is born even though I won't be working. It's great socialization for him and he has fun. Michel is great with him and hopefully he'll stay a good 'baby' as he turns into a toddler.

The video below is from tonight. Aiden got 2 birthday packages today but I didn't want to open anything until tomorrow. Even then, I only want him to open one or two presents and wait for the rest until Brad is home with us. I did finally open the boxes and he played with the presents inside for a bit. He'll have fun opening 2 tomorrow. Saturday should be lots of fun for him. 

After Aiden went to bed I went downstairs and turned his seat around in the van!! I'm so excited. I hope he likes facing forward and it makes car riding more enjoyable for him. I'll keep you updated on that.