Halloween

This year we took Aidan trick or treating for the first time. He was a star belly Sneech from the Dr. Seuss books--it's one of his favorite stories! The costume was homemade ;) The Friday before Halloween we went Trick or Treating on Main Street in Nevada, and it was a semi-disaster. It started at 5:00, so we didn't feed him dinner before we went--bad idea. He was pretty crabby, and we even had to stop at Subway to feed him dinner in the middle of it.

Trick or treating night went better. Grandma and grandpa Schimmel brought Aidan a bag of treats, then we went out in the neighborhood. It wasn't bitterly cold, but it was still pretty chilly. Aidan kept taking his mittens off, so we didn't last long. We went down our street and around one block and then headed home. It wasn't long, but Aidan enjoyed it! He really got the hang of grabbing candy and putting it in his bucket :)

Weekend in Harlan

Last weekend we made a trip to Harlan to celebrate Ashton's 4th birthday! Saturday Aidan had lots of fun playing with Ashton and Brayson. He played trains and LOVED them (so there may be some trains under the Christmas tree this year :) ). He also learned to crunch leaves!

Sunday was not so great... He woke up and began puking soon after. He puked many times on Mike and me while we were in Harlan, but luckily he slept the whole way home and didn't puke anymore after that.

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Apple Orchard

We took Aidan to the Apple Orchard this afternoon, and he had a lot of fun! We got to play in some corn, see some animals, run through a covered tunnel (which was Aidan's favorite!), and eat a picnic lunch--that included what Mike called a failure of a sandwich because it was just ham and bread, nothing else ;) Grandma, Jenny, and Kaylen met us there. Here are some pictures:

Playing with rice

Aidan tried some sensory play yesterday afternoon! I got out some colored rice that was intended for school, but hasn't quite made it there, and Aidan had some fun! By the end he realized that if he dropped it on the floor it scattered and made a really neat sound ;)

So I can do this on my phone...

It's been awhile. A long, long while. So my phone is now smart enough to blog, and most of my pictures are on my phone anyway... So I'm trying this from my phone.

Here's some new stuff:

8 months

Our baby boy is 8 months old today! Aidan is crawling like crazy! He loves to hold our fingers and walk around the house, and he has started to use his little walk-behind toy, but he whimpers the whole time he is walking because he is scared of falling. He loves to eat food with his fingers, and he is a big fan of Cheerios and Gerber Cheese Puffs. Aidan has been going to bed at about 7:00/7:30 every night and waking up between 5:00 and 6:30 in the morning.

Aidan has become very good at pulling himself up, but he's not so good about sitting himself back down :) He is beginning to get clingy with Mike and I when we get home from work, and I think it is just because he misses us.

Aidan has been staying home for the last two weeks from daycare with my mom. My mom is determined to get him saying "Grandma" before she leaves, and he has the /g/ sound pretty good... but I think this is just coincidence.... He is still not even close to saying "Mama"...

In January, we started daycare at a new home. Aidan had been going to Andria since he was 10 weeks old, but before Christmas break, they moved to the Iowa City area... We were so sad to leave her, Andria was absolutely wonderful! She put this new Mama's mind at ease because she took such great care of him! Now, I feel so lucky to have found a second daycare provider who we just love as well! Aidan is now going to Susie's house during the day, and he just loves it there too! I honestly feel so blessed to have had 2 great people caring for Aidan while we are at work :)

And yesterday, I learned that the school board approved my position for a contract--which is AMAZING! It has been a long wait, but I love my job, so I stuck with it :)

Enjoy some pictures of Aidan :)