Catch Up

I've been slack on the blogging because it's fallen to the bottom of my priority list. By the time I put Aiden down for a nap, do laundry, pick up the house and pump he's up again. I'm going to TRY and do better but I'm not making any promises.

Here's last month's recap:

August

We've done a lot of "sitting up practice" and Lexi ALWAYS brings us toys to throw for her!

Aiden spent LOTS of time on his playmat doing naked tummy time and practiced rolling over. By the end of the month he was a pro at going from front to back and back to front.   

 

Little Man learned how to turn the crab on his exersaucer. 

 We no longer have a Mama's Boy on our hands. Aiden is fascinated with his Daddy. The laughs Forrest can get from his mini me are precious!   

...their newest "trick"

I'm not really sure how it got started.

 I give you one guess who Mr. Man's smiling at...

 We took a few fishing trips.

Napped with Papa

 Tried vanilla ice cream for the first time (because Papa wanted to share)

...but hasn't had it since

 Snuggled with KK

Now on to September...

16 Weeks

Weight: 

We are estimating about 14 pounds

Eyes:

Sparkly Blues

Nicknames: 

Angelpie, Little Man, Darlin'

Sleep: 

8:30/9 pm-7 am in his crib

Naps are either in his bouncer or crib for 20 minutes- 1 hour.  

Diet:

I nurse Aiden once a day still and the rest of the day he gets pumped breastmilk. He's getting a fruit for breakfast and veggie for dinner. So far we've tried avocados, sweet potatoes and bananas. He LOVES them ALL!

Activities:

Tummy time 2x a day

LOTS of highchair time with toys

Family walks at night

New Things: 

Lots and lots of "screaming"

Aiden has learned to gasp air on purpose. It's his new trick that he does ALL day long!

"Talks" constantly

Clothes:

6 month onesies, a few 0-3 sleepers, a few Ralph Lauren 6 month outfits  

Health:

Little Man developed a bit of a rash on his left cheek. It's red and extremely dry.

Lots of drool

 Loves:

Playing on his playmat
"Talking" constantly and laughing
Watching Little Einstein (it's my go too if I have to get ready and I'm flying solo)

Holding his toes

Pulling hair

Diapers: 

I tried out Target's brand of diapers and they work great! 

He moved up to size 2 diapers this week.

I'm changing wet diapers constantly and 2-3 dirty ones a day now that we've added baby food. 

Misc:

Buries his head in my chest when he's tired (which is one of my FAVORITE things)

Baby Food

My Little Man tried rice cereal for the first time when he was 14 weeks. He loved it the moment it his lips! I guess he does have a little bit of Ulmer in him after all : )

15 Weeks Old

Weight: 

We are estimating about 14 pounds

Eyes:

Sparkly Blues

Nicknames: 

Angelpie, Little Man, Darlin'

Sleep: 

8 pm-7 am

Naps are so much better this week. He takes them in his bouncer in between every feeding for 20 minutes- 1 hour.  

Diet:

I nurse Aiden once a day still and the rest of the day he gets pumped breastmilk. I give Aiden Avocado to his rice cereal after I nurse him in the mornings.

Activities:

Tummy time 2x a day

Rice cereal breakfast in the highchair 

Family walks at night

"Talking" ALL day long

Laying on the floor holding his toes and rolling around (this is seriously his favorite thing to do now)

New things: grabbing his toes 

Clothes:

6 month onesies, a few 0-3 sleepers, a few Ralph Lauren 6 month outfits  

Health:

Loves:

Playing on his playmat
"Talking" constantly and laughing
Watching Little Einstein (it's my go too if I have to get ready and I'm flying solo)

Holding his toes

Diapers: 

Pampers Swaddlers Size 1 

Fire

As most of you know we had a kitchen fire in June. I had taken Aiden to his 2 month appointment and left bottles boiling on the stove. I came home to a house filled with smoke and alarms blaring. If it weren't for the Lord's blessing, things could have been a lot worse. I shutter to think about that!

Once the fire was out and smoke cleared, we grabbed a few essentials and headed to Ninny & Pa's. Since Dana and Michael were already there we figured we'd stay there a few nights. After all... what was 2 more adults, a newborn and a nutso dog? We had a very own "spend the night party" that was actually fun. After everything that had happened it was nice to have so much support!

Once we found out we'd have to be out of the house for a few weeks, we "moved" to a 2 bedroom hotel in Brandon. (Ninny & Pa did offer for us to stay with them the entire time but insurance was paying for the hotel!)  

 We were able to move back in four long weeks later! I walked in and saw this...

Being that we had so much to do and an infant in tow, Forrest took 3 days off to help me get everything unpacked, cleaned and organized! What a blessing he was! It would have taken me a month by myself.   

Not the most glamorous picture but this is real life! Feeding the baby in my pajamas (because Aiden had a blowout diaper ON me and all my other clothes were packed away) while hosing off the frig shelves.

14 Weeks Old

Weight: 

We are estimating about 12.5 lbs

Eyes:

Sparkly Blues

Nicknames: 

Angelpie, Little Man

Sleep: 

8 pm-7 am

Naps are so much better this week. He takes them in his bouncer in between every feeding for 20 minutes- 1 hour.  

Diet:

I nurse Aiden once a day still and the rest of the day he gets pumped breastmilk. I added rice cereal to his morning routine (after I nurse him) and he LOVES it!

Activities:

Little Man is back to enjoying tummy time now as long as his belly is full. 

New things: sitting in his highchair, eating rice cereal 

Clothes:

3 month onesies are slowly not fitting in the length, a few 0-3 sleepers, a few Ralph Lauren 6 month outfits  

Health:

No more stinky ear wax!

Aiden's little leg creases have become red. They don't have a smell and I make sure they get clean during a bath and dry afterwards. After talking to Ninny I learned to it comes from being fat HA!

Loves:

"Rapping" with Daddy!

His Daddy in general : ) Aiden will light up when his eyes meet Forrest's (From the moment Forrest walks in the door until I put Little Man down to bed, it's playtime with Daddy) 

Sitting in his highchair

Diapers: 

Papmers Swaddlers Size 1