Up in the Mountains

This past weekend, we enjoyed a short vacation up to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee with Jeff's family. It was so nice to get away and relax. We did some shopping, played some games and ate lots of good food. We stayed in a beautiful 3 story cabin.
At the chocolate factory, Aiden enjoyed a milk chocolate bear. He ate it in less than 5 min and had it all over his face. We didn't get a picture, but it was funny.

Aiden loved climbing the stairs.
This was our view from the porch!

Aiden and Daddy hanging out on the porch.

This and That

I'm sorry its been so long since I've posted. I have no excuse, except life. It gets busy and lately I've wanted to spend my free time (the 1-2 hours Aiden is sleeping) cleaning or napping. But today you are lucky- most of my cleaning is done and I actually have some energy to update you on our lives! We did have some Internet problems too. I know . . . enough excuses.

We had an ultrasound of baby X on Tuesday. I know this isn't the greatest pic, but I had to share. The baby was very active and we got to see everything from toes, to an ear. We saw lots of bones- nice and straight. The baby weighs 8 oz- so tiny! It was tempting, but we stuck to our decision and did NOT find out the sex. I'm so glad Jeff got to come with me to see the baby- we we're both in awe.
Dad is finally home from Afghanistan! The homecoming was emotional and wonderful. We are so glad he is home safely. Our family is whole again.

Aiden remembered him, he was just confused as to how he got out of the computer screen (from all the skype we did). As Aiden got bigger (and so did I), Dad got smaller. He lost 35 lbs over there, but he looks great!

If you'd like to see all the pictures from the homecoming, click here.

It's been so long since I've posted, Aiden actually started driving! They really do grow up fast! Ha Ha! Because it's difficult to lift him, I let him get in the car himself, but he wants to go straight to the driver seat where all the buttons are. I thought it was too funny! :-)

Last but not least, today is Jeff's birthday and he has been sure to tell everyone that he is NOT 30 (Nana)! Today he turns 29. Aiden picked up a present for his Dad yesterday at the grocery store- chocolate covered pretzels- Dad's favorite! Hope you have a great day honey!

It's working!

Notice the sleeping toddler (with no shorts on) and the passy on the floor next to the crib. I'm not sure if he threw it (out of frustration) or dropped it (accidentally) but somehow it got out of the crib and he fell asleep on his own! Yay!

New Do

Mom had some fun "styling" Aiden's hair in the tub last night! He thought it was funny too!

Passy Update

Weaning the passy is taking longer than I expected. I have held strong and I have not given him the "real" passy, but nap time and bed time are more difficult with this "broken" passy. He fusses a little before he goes to sleep, but it is getting better. He doesn't use it while he's sleeping, but he just wants it when he initially lays down. I thought by now that he wouldn't be interested in the passy since it is "broken", but he still wants it. He often holds it with one hand to keep it in his mouth. I guess it's a security thing, because it doesn't even work! So the plan is to cut it a little more, so its even more difficult for him to hold in his mouth and hopefully he will soon give it up. I didn't want to just take it from him, I want him to get rid of it on his own. I know it probably sounds silly, but I've heard from other mom's that they will eventually lose interest. Wish me luck!