Not a Newborn Anymore

12 weeks: "He may not get an actual diploma, but this month marks your baby's official graduation from newborn to infant status. He's still got a lot to learn, but one thing he definitely realizes now is there's more to life than eating, sleeping, and pooping! These days, he's likely to stay awake for longer stretches during the day and stay asleep for longer stretches at night."

Yes! Thank goodness for this, and right on time before I have to go back to work. Aiden has slept for 6-7 hours straight every night this entire week. He normally wakes up at about 8:00 am and for about a half hour after that he laughs and screams at the teddy bears that hang right above his bed. It really is the sweetest alarm clock anyone could have.

Here are some of Aiden's faves right now:

Loves to sleep in mommy's bed while I take a shower
Lovin' on Uncle Mikey
Loves to mimic noises
Loves to do sushi with mom and dad
Always enjoys being in his carseat, and of course cannot leave home without the binkie
Last, but certainly not least Aiden LOVES Daddy time

Unfortunately The Countdown Has Begun

I regret to inform you all that this is my last week of maternity leave. Those 12 weeks absolutely flew by! I am of course sad, but I know after the first few days it will get better. I am thankful that Jeff and I are in a situation where we can have the sitter come to the house and I am also able to come home everyday at lunch to nurse him. Hopefully before too, too long I will be able to strictly devote my time to Foamtec and work from home. I am feeling optimistic in the fact that 2009 is going to be a good year : )
That's really all the news I have for now. I am going to go and snuggle with my little guy and enjoy the remainder of the time I have. I leave you with some of the latest cute pictures.

Beanie: courtesy of Uncle Nick
Camo Pants: courtesy of Grandpa Martz.




This past weekend Uncle Mikey came out to visit us and we had a really nice time. Aiden loves Uncle Mike and always has big smiles for him, however, we asked Aiden to give us only serious looks for this photo shoot.

Chubby Cheeks Doin' His "Talking"

Please be warned: the second video begins with a little pukey puke. Welcome to my world.

First Trip To Tahoe!

Last Friday, Jeff, Aiden and I, along with Nick and two of his friends, all went up to Tahoe for the weekend. Besides a little detour we took on Friday on the way up, we had a really good time. (the detour story is another post for a different day) Anyway, this was the first of many trips for Aiden and he did so well. We bought him a little snow suit before we went and he was happy and cozy the whole weekend.
Jeff and I did not do any gambling, but I am pretty sure the boys came home with their wallets a little lighter.

Could we be so lucky?

Aiden actually slept for 5 hours straight last night! I am praying that he will start making this a habit. I hear other mother's talk about how their child slept through the night from the very beginning and I am a bit envious. Aiden usually is up every 2 hours, every 3 on a good night, so you can imagine my surprise when I woke up at 4:00 am and he was still asleep. Once he was fed and changed, he went right back to sleep, and without needing his pacifier! Who's baby is this? It is amazing what a little sleep can do, I feel like a new person today.

Sleeping with one eye open just to make sure he doesn't miss anything.

I've got a 2-monther

I know! Can you believe it??? Today marks 2 months already. But what a WONDERFUL 2 months it has been. Aiden may beg to differ as of this morning though, due to to the fact that he had to get his first shot. He only got one today and will have to get more in a few weeks due to the fact that I have chosen to follow an "alternate" vaccination schedule. This just means that he will not get all the shots at one time, and spread them out a little, thus decreasing the amount of vaccine in his system all at once. It will just take an extra trip to the doctors office, which is really no big deal as it is about 5 minutes from us. He actually let out one really hard cry, so hard that made him cough, but he was OK after that. I out of nowhere got teary eyed and I think the nurse found it kind of amusing the way he looked at me. Sorry, my hormones are still so out of whack!(good excuse right?)

Anyway, I am going to really focus on enjoying my last few weeks of maternity leave as I am scheduled to go back to work on February 2nd. I am seriously dreading this day right now. I know he will be fine, and it will be nice that I have the ability to come home everyday for lunch and feed him since I work right around the corner. Jeff and I have found a nice lady to come to our house and watch Aiden during the day, which I truly feel will be less stressful for him. We will see...as I have come to realize that life with a baby is a lot of trial and error. : ) Hope everyone is having a happy hump day!

Foamtec Website

Awhile ago, Jeff and I decided that the website needed to be re-done and it is finally finished! Go Look! Go Look!

Oh yeah, and tell all your friends.... : )

www.foamtecproduct.com

(for some reason the click link is not working, you can just copy and paste the above to your browser)