ONE YEAR!

Exactly one year from today Jeff and I were married. This past year has been so full of wonderful things and I am so thankful for all of them.


Anyway, I came home from work on Friday, expecting to spend the weekend just hanging out with my two favorite boys. But, to my surprise Jeff had planned for us to celebrate in Napa! He had gotten a hotel, made dinner reservations, tracked down some of the best wineries and even made plans for our friends to watch Aiden. The trip was an absolute blast and such a huge surprise!

We arrived in Napa around 11 am on Saturday, and ate an amazing lunch at the "General Store" in downtown Napa. Then we went to about 4 different wineries and did some wine tasting. The weather was gorgeous. Then in the evening we had a great Italian dinner and listened to some live music. We slept in yesterday, went to breakfast and then headed home. It was so nice to get to spend some real quality time together.

I think it was just what we both needed. I cannot wait to celebrate many, many more years together.

*Oh as you can see, we buzzed Jeff's head last week.....

Warning: Extreme Cuteness Ahead

We have been LOVEing our sink baths.



And our new Jumperoo.




And our big boy cereal....somtimes.

Do You Smell That?

OK you all will think I am crazy after I post this one, but I felt like it needed to be shared. I have an issue with smells. Let me explain....

I think that I am one of those people who has a couple of heightened senses. I have always had really good hearing, and a fairly good sniffer. All my life people have made comments like "wow, you heard me say that?" or "I thought you were in the other room when I said that". My parents can account for this ever since I was very little. Now as I have gotten older, I have noticed that I smell things ALL THE TIME. And trust me our personal hygiene is not the issue. Now, as most of you may or may not know, your sense of smell is also very heightened when you get pregnant. This symptom was in full effect for me, however never really went away after Aiden was born. An all to frequent conversation in our household or in the car goes a little something like this.

Me: sniff, sniffff, looking around, " WHAAAAT is that smell?"
Jeff: "Babe, I don't smell anything."
Me: "C'mon Jeff, seriously what IS that?"
Jeff: ::eye roll::
Me: SNIFFFF

Now presenting the latest and greatest. This my friends is what I refer to as "phantom poo". I smell poo everywhere. This is just not any regular poo smell, it is dirty diapers. I think it is related to being a new mommy. When I am at home, I spend entirely too much time with my nose pressed up against Aiden's pants seeing if he has a dirty diaper. The majority of the time this is not what smells. I don't know where it comes from, it just is there and I can't find it. Even today when I walked back into the office, I smelled dirty diapers, it's all a bit disturbing. Anyone else experience this phenomenon? Tell me I'm not alone.

Is this all in my head? I think some of it, however here is the proof that I am not totally crazy. A few weeks ago, I started smelling syrup, of all things. Syrup ALL the time. After a few days of this going on and accusing Jeff of spilling syrup when he was eating his Eggo's, I thought I was going nuts. Low and behold I come across a little tid bit of information while reading a mommy chat board: One of the side effects of Fenugreek (herb I take to promote milk production) is that it makes YOU, notably, your pits smell of MAPLE SYRUP! You can imagine my relief and horror all at the same time. So, I did the sniff test and sure enough I reeked of syrup. Mystery solved.

Now the poo, I swear it's not me.

"45 Minutes To Do What Takes Others 15"

This explains it quite nicely, even if Aiden is still only an infant: (click on the link below, then click on the article to enlarge for reading)

Why don't friends with kids have time?

FOUR months

Yep, another whole month down! I swear February FLEW by. Aiden had his 4 month wellness check-up yesterday. He is now 14.2 pounds and 25 inches. The doctor says that he looks great, and she commented on what a cute personality he had. However, when it came to his sleep habits I had to let her know that this was not necessarily his strong suit. When I told her that he was still up every three hours to eat, she said that we should probably consider starting him on some rice cereal. Since he is still exclusively on breastmilk, this will hopefully help tide him over for longer periods of time. I am going to do it, but I have to be honest when I say I am hesitant. I want sleep, but I feel like it is early for him to be starting solids. Am I in denial that he is getting older?....think so. Anyway, Jeff and I have been letting him sit with us when we eat dinner in hopes that this will help him get ready to do like mommy and daddy do, and eat from a spoon. I am going to get the cereal today on my lunch break and tonight we shall see just how ready he is. Wish us luck!

In other news, Grandma and Grandpa Martz were here starting last Wednesday through the weekend and as always we loved them being here. Aiden was a lucky boy and got lots of special presents, like always. Please note the hunting ensemble from Grandpa below. I have to giggle every time I look at that picture.

Lastly, Jeff and I booked our tickets to Cabo this weekend. We look forward to this trip so much every year. This year especially since our little monkey will be coming with us. Speaking of, we also need to get Aiden's passport pictures taken this weekend. Yes, you read right....infants now need passports. AMAZING.

Ladies Night

Last Saturday night I hit the town with my girlfriends. I hadn't been out for a ladies night since my bachelorette party, a year ago in Arizona!(miss you girls..) Anyway, it was so much fun! Jeff was on "daddy-duty", in which I was very appreciative of, and I think Aiden probably enjoyed the one-on-one time with him. Thank goodness these nights don't happen too often though, because I was still draggin' from lack of sleep on Monday morning.

Real Boys Wear Baby Legs

NO, they're not tights and NO, they're not just for girls. They are Baby Legs and they are adorable. They are little leg warmers that just go up to the bottom of his onesie. I bought Aiden 2 pairs, this one and a red and white striped pair. Needless to say, Daddy could do without them, but Daddy's not the one that dresses Aiden, Mommy does and loves every single minute of it!

Granpa & Granma

Last weekend Aiden got to meet Gramma and Granpa Lemon for the first time. We truly had such a nice weekend. Aiden warmed up to them right away and was talkin' Granpa's ear off by the time they left.
On Saturday we took a nice walk down to Starbucks in the morning, then drove them by Folsom Lake and Folsom Prison. Afterwards, we headed down to Old Sacramento and had lunch at Joe's Crab Shack on the river.






Gramma and Granpa gave Aiden a little elephant that he just loves. Jeff named her "Ellie"....way to be original daddy.

A Year Ago Today.......

Aiden was concieved. Isn't that CRAZY to think about??


I bet at first glance some of you probably just had a heart attack.......

How Well Do You Know Your Husband?

I don't have much news. I am fighting a cold, which is a bummer. I guess it was only a matter of time. It's the first time I have been sick for about a year and a half. Aiden has had a little bit of a snot-nose and has been sleeping with mommy and daddy the last couple nights. Or let me re-phrase that, Aiden has been not-sleeping with mommy and daddy, Jeff and I both went to work on Tuesday with about 3 1/2 hours of sleep, but last night was better. I talked to Aiden earlier today and asked that he kindly go ahead and sleep thru the night tonight, so that will be nice.....



One of my girlfriends sent me this fun survey. If you are reading this and have a blog then TAG-YOUR-IT, fill it out and post it! I sent Jeff the wife one. I will post that to see how well he really knows me, as soon as I get it from him.
Happy Hump Day!

How well do you really know your husband? :

1. He's sitting in front of the TV, what is on the screen? Motocross, Snowboarding, Wake boarding OR The Hills.....ha
2. You're out to eat; what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Ranch
3. What's one food he doesn't like? It would be easier to list the ones he actually likes. But OK, he hates pickles, and cooked carrots.
4. You go out to eat and have a drink, what would he order? Long Island Iced Tea
5. Where did he go to high school? Horizon
6. What size shoe does he wear? 11? I always forget.
7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Boats
8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Ham and Cheese - hold everything else...
9. What would this person eat every day if he could? Chicken Caesar Salad
10. What is his favorite cereal? Froot Loops - with no milk
11. What would he never wear? Teva's
12. What is his favorite sports team? I don't think he has one.
13. Who did he vote for? OBAMA
14. Who is his best friend? 'emuah, he told me :)
15. What is something you do that he wishes you wouldn't do? Talk to him when he is on the phone
16. What is his heritage? I don't know
17. You bake him a cake for his birthday; what kind of cake? he wouldn't eat cake
18. Did he play sports in high school? Soccer and Track and Field
19. What could he spend hours doing? Snowboarding
20. What is one unique talent he has? Making super cute babies.

XOXOXOXO

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3 Months

I am a little late on this post but I figured better late than never. I am going to blame it on lack of sleep, as my little monkey was up every 2 hours, on the dot last night to eat. That's what I get for posting something about him sleeping through the night. I'm wondering how long these "growth spurts" last? Here is a little video to go along with the picture. To hear the video better, you can push pause on the music player on the lower left hand side of the blog.

Scary Situation

So, I am sure this will not be the last time that Aiden will do something to scare the you-know-what out of me, but it was definitely the first.

Last night, Jeff, Aiden and I were sitting on the couch watching TV. Aiden was snuggled up in my arms, sleeping. He started to make moves like he was waking up so I took the blanket off of him and realized that he was sweating profusely. (Mind you all he had on was a onesie and a blanket) Right as I was taken the blanket off, he woke up completely and started screaming. Next thing you know he was white as a ghost, his lips were blue and he threw up. This was all in a 5 second period.

I stood up immediately and put him on his back on the floor. He looked like he was in a daze and I yelled at Jeff that something was wrong. I picked him up again and he was breathing fine, but was really limp. I told Jeff that I thought we should call 911 - I had no idea what was going on. We ended up holding off for a minute and thankfully he regained all of his color and became alert again. For the remainder of the night before bed he seemed like his normal self.

Talk about an instant heart attack!!!!!!! Needless to say, I was still really shook up and was nervous about putting him to bed later that night. He ended up falling asleep and slept for about 4 hour stretches last night. Of course I was up all night checking on him! Then this morning he woke up and was happy as ever.

I talked to the pediatrician and she said that it sounded like this was very likely to be just a one-time thing. It seems that something (probably some spit up) had blocked his airway in his sleep and he didn't realize it at first, and when he did he panicked (like we all would) and that is what caused the vomiting, the sweating and the blue lips. Either way, I can do without that happening again THANKYOUVERYMUCH.

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!!

A note to my husband:

I know we’ve only been married less than a year, but it seems like much longer, since we’ve known each other for over 10 years. I will never forget the day that we re-connected at the lake. The smile you still aim my direction at least once a day. Wow! Trust me babe, you've still got it.

You are so kind and generous to everyone that crosses your path. Well, except for the customer service representatives that don't speak english. But really, everyone else.

You are so much fun to be around! You truly are my favorite friend to hang out with. I adore your dorky side almost as much as I do the romantic one. When you dance around like a complete idiot, do you know why I really laugh? I chuckle (or shake my head) because you go to such lengths simply to get a response from me. And when you do that fist-pump in the air, following my giggle or sigh, that’s when I laugh for real because you are so thrilled about getting that reaction. The fact that my feedback matters so much to you will never get old. Even if your antics do.

You are endlessly patient with me when I need it most. Which is much more often than I'd like to admit. Conversely, you know precisely when to tell me to ‘suck it up, Stacy.’ Because of your unconditional acceptance, you and I have no secrets and nothing is ‘off limits.’ I know my dreams are safe with you. You only want to know what is important to me. Because I am important to you. Sometimes it really IS that simple. Thank you for teaching me that.

On top of these things, you are such a wonderful father to our baby boy. You are so loving and patient with Aiden, and he loves you so much. The joy that I feel when I sit back and watch the two of you together is immeasurable.

You make me feel incredible when you tell me that you are the luckiest person in the world. Unfortunately that’s not true, you are not the luckiest person in the world...

I am.

I love you ~ Stacy

Bumbo!

This weekend Jeff and I could not resist buying Aiden a Bumbo. When we were testing it out in the store it was just too funny and cute. He currently has a love-hate relationship with it. Sometimes he is really happy to be sitting up like a big boy, other times he wants nothing to do with it.

Oh, and as you can see he eats very well for the babysitter, he is filling out quite nicely : ) To me, he is starting to look more like a little man. Almost all his newborn hair has fallen out and his "real" hair is going to be coming in soon, I think. Looks like he is going to be a toe head like Jeff and I were.

LOVE:





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Back To Work

Yes, it's true I actually decided to show up to work yesterday. It wasn't my first choice but it had to be done. Aiden did a little better than mommy did. He was sleeping when I left and I couldn't even bring myself to go and say bye to him. I just had to focus on walking out the door. I shed a few tears once I got to work, but not too bad.
When I came home for lunch he was dead asleep in his swing. Ceci (sitter) said that he hadn't even cried and that he had already taken 2 bottles from her that morning. It was another huge relief when I came home after work and he was just swinging in his swing, smiling and talking at her. I think I am going to be able to make it after all.
The sweetest thing was when I came home and cuddled him it took about 5 minutes for him to completely pass out. This is the good stuff in life.....