Ladies and Gents........

We have a walker. Aidan has been walking, almost running, for about a week and a half now. He is getting really good at it. He still has his moments of crawling, but not very often. The only problem now is to be able to do it in shoes. For those of you who don't know, Aidan is not a shoe fan. Whenever we try to put them on him, he either gets them off or whines until we take them off. So, basically all summer he hasn't worn shoes,except for when he gets his haircut. Which by the way, we just went and got his 2nd haircut already. We just got his first haircut at the beginning of June and now it is just the middle of July and we are getting another one.

Jeremi comes home on Saturday so I will post pics of everything when she gets back. I hope everyone is having a great summer. I am .

More summer pics

Me and cousin Trent.
This is Aidan climing into his stroller from the bottom(all by himself). I told you he was a little monkey.
Me and Papa Kevin.
This is Aidan's security blanket. We can't leave home without it.
Silly boy.

Summer Happenings

Helping Papa with his deer blind.
Helping daddy with his PS3.
Jeremi put this bow in his hair and he made his funny face.
Mommy's sweet angel.
Another sign of him being a monkey(and sleepy).

Not a whole lot has been going on this summer so far. We have been taking it fairly easy this summer and hanging out at home. We bought Aidan a little pool that he can play in-which normally he will get in for a bit but then he crawls out and just plays with the water hose. He is 13 1/2 months now and still growing like a weed. He is STILL not walking completely yet. He will walk when no one is looking and then when we turn and look at him, he falls down. It is almost like he tries to run. We have tried to put shoes on him and he doesn't like them. We survived our first major diaper rash-it was tough on me so I know it was rough for him. It got to a point where he didn't want to be touched. He is such a little monkey. He crawls on everything. He pushes his toys to the couch or table and climbs on. He is definitely a dare devil.

Jeremi is in Lubbock for the rest of the summer. She is staying with her Gege and Papa. They spoil her rotten, so she loves to be there. She was playing volleyball this summer for a summer league team at school, however, I let her quit because she was not getting anything out of it. At the practices, they just goofed off and the games were pretty much the same. There were some girls on the team that didn't care if they did horrible, they just goofed off. For those of you who know me, that just doesn't work for me. It really aggravates me when a parent allows their child to play sports and goof off, especially if it effects the entire team.

Anyway, enough of my soap box. I am attaching some pics-all of Aidan because Jeremi took most of them.

Aidan Update

Well, Aidan is almost 13 months now and he is still not showing any desire to walk. He has taken a couple of steps by himself but then he just falls down and crawls. I really thought that he would be walking by now. I have my fingers crossed that he will be walking at least by the end of the summer. I know, people say I shouldn't rush it-the thing is-Jeremi was walking when she was 10 months-so for Aidan not to be walking yet is frustrating. He is still growing everyday and babbling like crazy-his new word is "uh-oh" when he drops something. It is very cute. He will look at us and then say it. At his 12 month checkup he was in the 75th percentile for height and size of his head and 25-50th percentile for his weight. His doctor said around a year their weight slows down but his is steadily increasing. That is because he eats like a little pig. He is still loving yogurt, applesauce, and fruit(almost any fruit except for mandarin oranges). His favorite things are Cheetos puffs and anything Mexican. He really loves guacamole. He is on whole milk and loving it. He is drinking from a sippy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and has a bottle before bed. I decided not to take him completely off the bottle just yet. He really loves that bottle at night. We are looking for a babysitter or daycare-still trying to make that decision. I am a little nervous about a "true" daycare. I am really hoping to find an in-home daycare. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. The kids and I are leaving early Sunday morning to go to Lubbock to see family. We haven't traveled with Aidan that far since last Thanksgiving-when he slept most of the way. This will definitely be an adventure. Wish me luck.

More Birthday pics

Our friend A.J. and her daughter Camryn.
End result of eating his cake.
Cutie pie Camryn.
Nana K and Aidan.

Birthday Party

Aidan loving his cake.

This is the car that my mom got him that he loves.
Cousin Kyren and Aidan's friend Christopher.
This is the wagon that we bought him for his birthday.
Aidan's 1st birthday party was alot of fun. We had friends and family over for a cookout and had water things for the little ones to play with.

First Haircut

Finished product. How handsome is he?

Wasn't liking this at first.

Before picture.