Friday, April 29, 2011

I'm finally walking!!

So Jeremy & I believe that Ayden could have walked before his birthday but he was so stubborn!! He would walk to the edge of the furniture & when you thought he'd let go & take off...he'd then fall to the floor & crawl!! UGH!! I'm sure he knew he had a audience (how could we look away?? We'd miss it!!) so I'm sure he just loved it!!


So far I've only been able to get this in stills!! When I get out the camera & get ready to video he stops!! UGH!! I'm making progress though because he was doing the same thing with the stills!!
He has also become a pro at opening these doors!! (Way before walking) So we cannot forget to lock the doors around the house!! Though it will only be a matter of time before he figures out how to unlock them!! We had to get a bumper for his door so he don't pinch his fingers because he will just open & close it over & over if it's not on there!! "Whatcha doin Dad??"


Thursday, April 28, 2011

Ayden's 1st Birthday!!

So I've realized that I have yet to post anything really on Ayden's 1st birthday so here's some pictures & a video (at the bottom of the post) of that special weekend!!

The picture above & right below are of Ayden on his actual birthday (which was a Thursday)!! We took him to Hooters which is where he got the balloon & he's sitting in the chair gramma Roxann got him for his birthday!!
This was his cake!! I made it myself for the party!! I was so very proud of this creation!!

The little white cake was his "smash" cake!! Which was ALL his!!

Daddy & I got an awesome balloon bouquet made for him!!

I also make cupcakes (with the leftover batter from the smash cake)

Decorations!!

More decorations!!

Present time!!





OOOoooo...CAKE!!!

YUMMM!!!

He had help getting messy!! He didn't want to get messy!!

His girlfriend!! She's just a few months younger!!

His smash cake!




Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Sisterly love

Gramma Roxann came to visit April 2nd & we always (well almost always) go to the Olive Garden...so here's Ayden & Taylor waiting for a table!! Taylor for some reason at this stage in her life hates taking pictures (not sure why) so this was a rare treat & I had to force her to do it!! Ayden will thank me later!! She really does love him & these pictures will be great memories for them both (whether she likes it or not!!)!!!




**To keep you as up to date as possible...I will sometimes be posting randomness like this post so that you get new images & so personal thoughts on that image & things go on around that time!!**

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sooo....



I know that I promised to get more stuff up here but with Ayden...promises have to be broken!! I will try harder from this day on to get blogging again!! So for now! This is what's been going on!


The picture above was taken just a few weeks ago!! We were trying to kill some time while Taylor was at her tutoring! We pass by this park twice a week so this day I decided to stop! We're really not suppose to use that park as it's for the residents of that subdivision only but hey...no one was using that park so we decided to break some rules & have a bit of fun!! He LOVED the swings (this was his first time on them)!! He was a bit scared at first but never cried! Once I got him situated he was a little better & when I pushed him he just smiled!!

He's really trying to walk more & more everyday!! This past week has been big for him in the world of walking...he's been taking more steps than usual & just 2 days ago he just stood up in the middle of the kitchen while playing with his ball! We're so very proud of him but mommy is also very sad that this is happening!! I really wish that they wouldn't grow so fast!!

He also went to the Dr. Thursday for his 15 month check-up! He's now 33 1/2 inches tall, 23 lbs 14 oz (just shy of 24 lbs) & he's got a 47 1/2 cm head!! He's above 95 percentile in height & he's in the 75th percentile for weight!! He's gained good healthy weight since his last visit & of course he's as tall as always but I think that slowed just a tad! He got his shots too (3 to be exact) which was no fun for 2-3 days after!!

He's also teething pretty bad!! He's cut both his first molars on the top but he's still waiting for the bottom ones (which are pretty painful I guess because he's been a not so happy Ayden for the past few weeks...tho he does have his good moments)!! One of them is poked thru but not all the way in & the other one is just being plain STUBBORN!!! I hope it comes thru soon!! Mommy can only take so much!!

He's too smart for us most days!! He's already a pro at opening & closing the doors in the house! So we have to keep all doors locked (tho don't worry we can unlock them very easy from the outside)!! He loves to see how things work, I'm sure I will catch him taking things apart someday!! He's trying very hard to communicate with us so I'm sure talking is not far from now! He can sort of say juice & he's working on hello!!

Well that's all for now! Sorry for taking forever to update this!! I thought that when he got older this would get easier but it's only gotten harder to be on the computer!! There are some days where I don't get on at all even to check my Facebook (which was my LIFE)!! I do most of my internet things on my phone now! Though I will try very hard to (if nothing else) update you as much as possible!! (Maybe even post a picture or two!!