Aiden is finally walking!

Aiden Loves the Pool

Here is Aiden enjoying the pool in Ft Myers.

Bottles are gone

Over this past weekend we went cold turkey off of bottles. After a couple of failed attempts at easing him into just using a sippy cup we decided to stop the bottles all together. Here is the first morning after we stopped the bottles. Looks like he is taking it pretty well, don't you think?

Communication via signing

Aiden isn't speaking yet but he is communicating as you can see below. He is signing for more food by bringing his hands together at a point in the middle.

First Birthday and First Christmas

We had 2 milestones this month. Aiden had his first birthday party and he also had his first Christmas. His birthday isn't until Dec 31st but we had it early so everyone could come.

Thanksgiving Fun!

Nothing says Happy Thanksgiving like a little case of roseola. Aiden started having a fever Wednesday afternoon and it was a roller coaster ride after that. His temperature was up and down between 100 degress and around 104. The fever finally broke Saturday night and Sunday morning when we went to give him a bath we found what you see pictured below. Here is some more info on roseola from the mayo clinic.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/roseola/DS00452

A Year to be Thankful For

It’s almost Thanksgiving and Aiden is almost 11 months old. He’s not far off from being a “big boy toddler” as a friend recently put it. Over the past few months he has reached many important milestones:

He can pull himself up and “creep” along furniture.
He can wave hi and bye-bye.
He can clap his hands when we ask him to (or sing certain songs).
He can eat table foods like eggs, cheese, toast, and tonight he had macaroni and cheese!
He can tell us what a “horse says” by blowing raspberries.

Got his first two teeth.

We are so thankful this Thanksgiving to have such a happy and healthy little boy. Aiden has had his struggles his first year of life, but he is so resilient and strong willed. Thank you to everyone who has encouraged us and supported us along the way. We are excited to see how he will change in the months and years ahead!

This past weekend, Aiden had his first “official” photo session for Christmas pictures. You can go to this link to view the pictures: http://www.jennifer.smugmug.com/

Go down to “Johnson Gallery” and the password is “Laura”.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!