2 MONTHS!!

Aiden is now 2 months old! I can't believe how fast it went. He had his 2 month checkup today and he is perfect! He also got 3 shots today. He did a lot better than I did. Zach held him while I left the room. I could hear him scream when they were giving him the shots and of course I cried....shhh Zach was holding the tears back himself. Aiden actually did better than us both. He only cried for about 30 seconds after his shots then fell asleep the whole way home.

Developmentally he is changing too. This week Zach and I noticed that he tries to watch TV. haha, he just ignored it before and now, he turns his head to look at the light box! He can totally get his thumb in his mouth to suck but it doesn't satisfy him (too small I think), he has much better control of his hands and sucks on them to soothe himself (gave one hand a hickey the other day), and he laughs at things that I say to him. He is laughing all the time now, I love knowing that he is a happy baby...all is right in my world as long as that boy is smiling :)
As for sleeping patterns, here is his sleep schedule as of now: bottle at 8:00, lay him down at 9 or 9:30 (swaddled of course), he wakes at about 4:30 or 5 (at times even 6!) to eat, and then goes back to sleep until 8 or 9. Such a good little newborn :) I'm soo thankful for him! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Growth spurt! (7 weeks!)

GROWTH SPURT! Aiden is my little piggy these days! He used to go three hours between feedings with no problem but now, he is rooting and crying by 2! So, I just feed him and, well, he grows!Also, I had my 6 week doctor's appointment last week and he said everything looks great. He released me to do all physical activity...so here comes the workout which I must admit is SO hard to get motivated over :( But, at least I won't have to see my OB again until my check up in ONE YEAR. That is so weird to think about after getting used to seeing a doctor for pretty much every other week during my pregnancy. A welcome change. Although, I will say that Zach has other plans...he came to me the other day with the "best" idea (he proclaimed it as the best idea, not me). "Baby, do you realize that if we got pregnant again right now, our kids would be in the same grade?!? Let's do it!" Don't worry, after I picked myself off the floor from laughing hysterically, I smacked him :) But I know that secretly, the boy is serious! For now, I'll just enjoy the sweet little boy I have already!

We went and saw Santa this weekend and he LOVED him! He just sat on his lap and stared at him the whole time! It was soo cute! Although mommy was soooooo mad because she forgot her camera at home. :( I got a few on my phone but it takes a lot of time to upload them so if I get a minute I will be sure to do so!

Another update! (1month 2weeks and 1day!)

Well, it officially snowed this weekend, BOO! I am a warm weather kind of girl, but I will say that all these hormones are making me more hot natured and I actually don't mind the cool snap we're having :) The weather getting colder is not helping motivate me to lose the rest of my baby weight. If I am just going to have to cover up all of my hard work with big sweaters, I might as well wait until summer to work out right?!? haha. Nah, P90X is about to be my best friend :(

At 6 weeks old we decided to try Aiden in his crib at night, all alone in his very own room without us...I felt so sad about this. I loved having him so close to me in his little Bassinet but as a mother, my success is determined by the fact that I raise my children to be independent of me. I hate that though, I want him to NEED me. But, I know he will be better off if he can survive on his own. Plus I figured it would be less traumatic to him if he got used to sleeping in his own room and bed while he is still young and doesn't know any better...it would be SO hard to put a 1 year old in his room and here him cry and call my name...it just wouldn't EVER happen at that point...
Turns out, he did great! We have the sound monitor, the video monitor AND the breathing monitor all hooked up in there so you would think I would just relax and get some sleep. But, I was just so frazzled that first night without him. I just stared at the video monitor all night long and kept going in there to check on him. But each night since then has gotten soooo much easier. He loves his crib and I LOVE that little boy! Plus I don't have to worry about the noise Zach and I make disturbing him any more :)Well, that is all for now, I can’t believe Aiden is a month and a half!