October 31st 2008
13 months
Please check out our October photos! October was a great month, with warm weather and sunny days. We spend as much time outside as we could. A visit to a pumpkin patch was great fun! We have several farms in the area with pumpkin patches, corn mazes, pony rides and all sorts of fun activities for kids. Aidan being a bit too young to enjoy most of the activities had a blast just running around.
Speaking of running… Aidan is unstoppable now. He will not hold our hands when walking outside anymore. Actually he does not walk anymore either, he runs. He runs as fast as he can and as far from us as possible…just in case we want to catch him and never ever let him out again. He loves to be chased after…Charlie sometimes indulges him.
Aidan’s favorite toys are still balls. He throws them, rolls them and bounces them off furniture and walls. His grandma and grandpa Porterfield got him a football for his B-Day, so now on game days (when Aidan and dada watch games in the basement) they play football. Jason passes the ball to Aidan and we yell ‘go, go, go’ and Aidan runs around the couch with it and dada either tackles him (which Aidan loves) or he scores a touchdown and we all yell ‘touchdown’ of course and then Aidan with dada’s help ‘spikes’ the ball. Needless to say Aidan loves it.
Recently Aidan has been shown a definite preference for his dad. He wants to be held by Jason only. He is fine with me as long as dad is not in the room. If we are all together, he will whine and cry for Jason to pick him up, but will run away from me if I attempt to get him. I guess he is going through a ‘daddy’s boy’ phase.
He loves to cuddle with Jason. He will not cuddle with me like he does it with his dad, but he will climb on my lap and push his belly in my face and squeeze my head and stand like that for a minute or so. It is pretty funny and puzzling to both of us, because I usually have hard time breathing with a belly in my face. Hmmm, I wonder what Freud would say…
Actually thinking about this, I believe Aidan cuddles with Charlie more than any one of us. He is learning stuff from her too, like if his hands are busy (busy grabbing things or climbing someplace) he will put a toy in his mouth and carry it around until his hands are free. Whatever she is doing he wants to do too. So if she is chewing her rawhide he will try to pry it out of her mouth and taste it himself. We are pretty sure that little pieces of dog cookies inevitably make it into Aidan’s belly. Sometimes we catch him; sometimes he is just too fast. He has also developed a penchant for the trash can. He was caught licking it on many occasions. I blame Charlie for showing him that trick.
I wish Charlie could talk, so she could teach him some words, because Aidan seems to be uninterested in using actual words. He talks alright, but not in a language anybody understands. At the same time he is very good at getting HIS point across whenever he needs wants or does not want something. He understands very well too and can follow simple directions like ‘bring me the ball’ or answer a question like ‘where is doggie’. Well his answer will be pointing in her direction and making some ‘bla, ga, ta doggie’ sound. According to child development books, it is totally normal and he is still in the preparation stage. I just hope it does not last too long, because I am paranoid about it already. Of course his favorite words are ‘dada’ and ‘doggie’. He also says ‘go, go, go’ and ‘run, run, run’ when they play the football game.
Aidan Jay @ 1 year, 1 month, 4 days
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August 27th 2008
11 Months
Here is a belated 11 month update!
I guess the biggest thing is that Aidan is walking very well now. The truth is neither Jason nor I had anything to do with it. All child development books are right – kids develop at their own pace. Yesterday Aidan climbed on the wood bench that we have in the family room. It is the same height as the couch, but it has bars in the back that allowed him to hold on while pushing himself up. I guess the couch is next!
On Sunday we walked to the grocery store, which we do often, but this time I let Aidan walk and he did a very good job. He refused to walk on his own, so I had to hold his hand all the time. He was the happiest camper ever! He was laughing and trying to catch up with Jason who was walking in the front with the stroller.
I swear Aidan’s arms and legs have gotten longer this past week. All of the sudden he can reach all the ‘unreachable therefore safe’ items. Yesterday he was trying to put one of his toys up on the side table (he was standing on his tippy toes); it was not an easy task, so he got frustrated and just threw the toy up there. Now he thinks throwing toys up on furniture is very funny, because you may knock some new stuff off and toys always fall back down anyways.
He figured out that he can open and close doors now, as long as he can reach the handle. Several times he locked himself out, which was pretty funny. Once he realized he could not open the door he laid down on the floor to see if I was still there. Of course being a good mother and all I hid away, so he started banging on the door going ‘ba ba ba ba’. It was funny and hopefully a lesson for him, like he would remember. I learned that he will let me know if he was left behind and that he does not like to be by himself even in most interesting places. For example, if the room is dark (storage room, master bathroom) no matter how much he wants to go in there he will not. He will open the door nice and wide and sit in front of it, but will not step in. That until he can reach the light switch.
Speaking of light switches – Aidan’s most favorite trick in the world. He loves switching the lights on/off, could probably do it for hours.
Aidan is super cute with the dog. Every now and then we have to protect one from another. When Aidan wants to play with Charlie, he picks up any random object and throws it at her head, while standing right next to her. Most of the time the random object is a heavy plastic toy. Needless to say Charlie is not always happy about that. Other times when Charlie abandons her chew bones, he picks them up and brings them back to her. Most of the time they do pretty good together. They play with her tennis ball or follow each other around the couch (by which I mean Aidan follows her around thinking that they are playing, while the dog is just wondering around). Sometimes he thinks that she is following him, so he giggles and runs away. Those two are figuring it out little by little.
Food is still a struggle. Aidan has no interest in solids at all. We can probably feed him anything as long as it is stage 2 consistency. Same goes for self feeding. He will play with food but not eat much, little bits maybe. He loves his cup with a straw. Will drink gallons of water but not formula. Formula only from the bottle! He is eating yogurt now. I don’t know why we have not given it to him earlier – he likes it! Have not started on milk yet, but offered cheese. He hated cheese; I think it’s the texture – chunky – therefore, not good. May be he is waiting for more teeth, I don’t know.
On the verge of 12 months some children say ‘mama’ ‘dada’ discriminatively and may even use a third word like ‘cup’ or dog’ or whatever – so the books say. In Aidan’s world most of the things are named ‘dada’ or ‘da’ ‘ga’. In the morning when I walk in his room he greets me with a huge smile and happy ‘Dada’! When we were looking at my childhood photos, Aidan pointed at a large picture of me at the age of two in a red dress and a big bow and happily screamed ‘Dada’! When I told him ‘mama’ he got up said ‘dada’ three more times and walked away.
Once in a while we catch Aidan having a very interesting conversation with his toys. Conversation that we do not understand. I like to think that he speaks Persian, a language his care provider speaks with her family and a language her very old mother was teaching Aidan. Of course our provider just laughed when I told her about it. Books say that this is just another step towards speaking.
Aidan Jay @ 11 months
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June 30th 2008
9 months
Friday June 27 Aidan turned 9 months and we went to the doctor for check-up. Luckily Aidan was only due for a Polio shot. He did great as always, did not cry at all. Even when the nurse stabbed him with a needle (there is no other way to describe it) he just cringed and made a whiny sound. It seemed like he was going to cry, but then decided that it was too much effort.
He is 22 pounds, 29 and half inches long. I guess now we can say ‘tall’, because he stands up.
The doctor was very happy with his development.
Aidan is cruising and crawling all over the place. We keep moving things around the house, because he discovers new ‘toys’ every day. Of course, the ‘toys’ he discovers are not for babies.
I guess the biggest was dog bowls. He went crazy splashing the water around, he was all soaked as well as the floor around. He had a lot of fun! Now, we have to pick bowls up whenever Aidan is on the main floor, because it is the first thing he goes after!
Next big thing was tub faucets; he figured he can turn water on. So now we have to keep him out of our bathroom or he will waste all water (he prefers the hot water faucet).
He also loves his tub and all the objects he can throw in it and then try to get them out. Needless to say he is not allowed to go in his bathroom either.
We have a fake plant in the basement, and it has moss in the pot, instead of dirt. Of course it is super fun sticking one’s hand in there grabbing as much moss as one can and throwing it all over the place, including one’s mouth.
Anything with knobs is great fun too…I can go on forever!
Aidan started using his thumb and forefinger to pick up small things. He loves to use his forefinger to poke Charlie’s eyes. Yesterday he was digging in her eye and she did not even bother to move, since her head was on my lap. I guess she figured that it was better to lose an eye than move off my lap.
Aidan has lost all interest in Jumperoo and Excersaucer. Who needs that when you can move around on your own! Excersaucer is used to throw toys in and climb underneath it.
He still loves to play with balls. He seems to prefer the purple one. He throws them and then chases after. He throws them on the couch/table etc and then retrieves them.
Remote controls are popular too. We just let him have those. Large dog bones are good fun, especially if he can get them from dog’s mouth. Charlie just gives them to him.
Aidan has learned to give things back if we ask. He has also learned to do ‘high five’ and even wave ‘bye-bye’ sometimes. He makes kissing sound if you ask him for a kiss, and will happily blow raspberries all day long if prompted. I am trying to get him to place objects in certain places. He did pretty well with the remote control. He usually takes it off the side table, so I asked him to put in back, which he did after a couple of tries. He sort of understands 'no', if we say 'Aidan NO' he will stop and turn around and wait for our reaction.
We are still waiting for top teeth to cut. The gum is all big and swollen, but they are not cutting yet.
Aidan Jay @ 9 months, 3 days
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June 9th 2008
8 months
Our last update was in April… Time flies!
A lot has happened during May!
Aidan got two bottom teeth and now is getting ready to cut two top ones! So it was not a cold that I thought he was having last time I posted.
He did great while the teeth were cutting. No problems at all. I am hoping top ones are as easy. Right now they are just huge bumps in his gums; I am expecting those to start cutting in a couple of weeks. He has been a little bit on a sensitive side, but it could be his age too.
Talking about age…He is 8 and a half months and pretty much mastered crawling! This is crazy, because just a couple of months ago I was complaining about his lack of interest in belly-time and sitting. Now he absolutely refuses to lie on his back, which makes diaper changes extremely uncomfortable for Jason and me. Just imagine putting a diaper on a baby who will only stay still if he is on all fours!
He loves crawling after toys, so we play ‘catch’ a lot, but without actual catching, I guess it is more ‘chase the ball’ game. Most of all he likes to go after tennis balls that belong to Charlie. Those two will be playing together in no time.
Speaking of Charlie…She is so amazingly good with Aidan! She does not bother him much at all, but will come over and sniff him. He usually gets all ticklish and makes funniest faces! Every now and then he will try to climb on her, she would just lie there. The other day Jason told me that he had to separate those two, and I assumed that the dog got too excited, but it turned out that Aidan was the trouble maker.
We have to keep an eye on him all the time now. A couple of days ago I caught him licking the refrigerator. I guess seeing his own reflection was intriguing for him, so he figured that it may taste good too. There he was going up and down the refrigerator licking it.
Did I mention that he is ‘cruising’ too? He walks around using furniture and anything else he can find. That puts him in a perfect position to grab any object off the furniture. Remote controls and my laptop are most fascinating, as well as phones. Toys are not interesting at all, since they are easily available on the floor.
Aidan is maturing emotionally as well. I like to call it ‘mature immaturity’. He has become whinier if you like. Now he gets upset when one of us leaves the room, or when we would not let him lick refrigerator for example. Sometimes he will get all upset if we try to take a toy away, or pick him up while he is trying to get somewhere.
He is still pretty much on the same schedule. Up at 5:30 am and down for the night around 9pm. He eats every 3-4 hours, takes naps between each feeding. He does not particularly like to nap, since it involves lying down. We pretty much have to force him to nap. We lay him down with his head jammed against something soft (that’s the only way he likes to sleep) give him a pacifier, give him a rag and hold him down, while trying to gently pat his butt. Meanwhile Aidan screams as if were killing him and throws his body around trying to roll over and crawl away. In about 10 min he gives up and falls asleep. I wish there was another way to get him to nap. Unfortunately if we do not do this, he will not take a nap and will turn from a happy smiley baby into a very cranky baby, and believe me cranky baby is not fun. Night time is the only time when he just passes out.
We have moved Aidan to his own room; so far it’s been OK. He wakes up around 3 am and as long as we give him his pacifier he goes back to sleep right away.
We have also started new day care. Our original care provider quit. She is having some health issues, which may cause black outs, so having an infant in care was not a good idea. Luckily we were able to find replacement pretty quick. It is another family care in our neighborhood. They have the whole basement of the house remodeled for daycare, with a separate kitchen and dining area, huge play room and a sleeping room. Very baby friendly with minimum furniture and tons of toys. Right now they have Aidan and a three year old girl.
Aidan Jay @ 8 months, 12 days
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April 18th 2008
Aidan is 6 months
We’ve been crazy busy around here and I have not had a chance to post. What has happened since the last post?
Aidan is 6 months, well 6 and a half now. His 6 month check-up went great. He got all his shots and cried for like 2 minutes only. He is still on a taller side for his age and almost average in weight (just a bit more).
We have introduced solids! He loves bananas, who does not? He enjoys eating of the spoon and gets all upset if we eat in front of him and do not offer him anything. He does not like his sippy cup at all, but ‘drinks’ from a regular cup with pleasure. I am using quotation marks because there is not much actual drinking happening yet. Every now and then he sucks the formula in and even swallows, but it is a hit or miss at this point.
Aidan is getting better and better at seating; we have to keep an eye on him though.
I guess the biggest thing that happened was my mom’s departure and Aidan started day-care. He is the only baby now, so he gets all the attention. He seems to be doing pretty good. First day he did not take a single nap! Boy was he tired and as a result slept like a rock all night! He is doing better now, takes naps here and there.
The down side of the day-care is that Aidan is having his first cold. He is sneezing a bit and has lots of snot. No fever though. He seems OK, so I am not worried. He eats well, pees, poops, takes naps and plays. I am hoping he will get better by Monday…
End of April and most of May are going to be the busiest time for both Jason and I. Aidan will go to day-care for full three weeks, while Jason and I are in Emmitsburg.
Once we get back to our normal schedule Jason will have his long anticipated Lasik Eye surgery and I will get my wisdom teeth pulled. We have it all scheduled around day-care and work schedules, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes according to the plan.
Aidan Jay @ 6 months, 21 days
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January 23rd 2008
Four months
Yesterday Aidan had his 4 month check. Everything looks good. He is still tall and lean. He is measuring average for his weight -15.1 lb and head circumference. As far as height goes, he is 26 ¼ inches, which puts him in 92%. If he keeps growing like that in the next couple of months we will have to get him a forward facing seat, because he will outgrow our large infant car seat. He also got another set of shots.
He has been a handful lately – refusing to take naps during the day, which causes him to get cranky by the night time. He has been pretty good about sleeping at night, but he likes to wake up every now and then. So far I was able to put him back to sleep by giving him his pacifier. Even our NP said that sometimes they regress and demand night feedings again, and she advised not to feed him. Jason and I both laughed when I told him about it, since we both know that mommy is quite lazy and would not get up for that sort of nonsense.
As far as general development goes he seems to be doing fine. He grabs his toys, my hair and daddy’s ears. He does not like his pacifier, unless he is falling asleep or already asleep but wants something to suck on. Basically pacifier represents sleep to him, and as I mentioned before sleep is not an option for this one. Even when he is tired and his belly is full he will fight the sleep.
He is still not interested in rolling over, he does that only on occasion and he does not roll on his belly, just the side. Belly time is still fun for 5-7 min only. He loves his play mat and exercises on the ball. He loves to be carried around and talked to. He is happy to see anybody who can potentially carry him around and will smile and wait to be picked up, if nobody picks him up he will cry and stare at the person of his choice and if this person makes eye contact with him he will smile again and cry again until he is picked up. I believe the dog taught him that trick.
We finally went out for dinner last weekend and learned that we should try to go out for breakfast and lunch, because dinner is not good time for Aidan. He actually did pretty well while we enjoyed our appetizers. He liked all the lights and shiny things around. He cannot seat yet and he hates being in a car seat, so one of us had to hold him –upright and facing out only-while everybody else ate. Not a big deal, since there were 5 of us – Terry, John, my mom and Jason and I. I was seated on a very comfy couch which had pillows, so feeding Aidan was very easy. When our entrees were served Aidan got bored by the view and one of us had to walk around while everybody ate. By the time we finished our entrees Aidan was tired and cranky and pretty much inconsolable. We all took turns comforting him, which led to more screaming, so we had to leave without dessert.
Aidan Jay @ 3 months, 26 days
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January 13th 2008
3 months
This is belated update, but as they say - better late than never!
What is new this month? Let's see...Little by little Aidan is figuring out what his hands are for. He loves to grab his bottle now, to the point that it is almost impossible to feed him without 'crazy hands' interruptions. He loves his little play mat that grandma Terry gave him for Christmas. We do some baby exercises on the ball which he loves as well! Anything that has to do with moving around is a big hit with Aidan. More than that he loves when you move with him, which means no sitting down for any of us. He has learned a lot of new sounds: he grunts, squeal and does 'jungle cat' sound and a very high pitched 'dolphin call' among all.
He wants to be carried around at all times- facing out only. Loves his own reflection in the mirror, would hang out in the bathroom all day long if he could. I think he wants to walk, I think he will skip crawling, since he hates being on his stomach. He loves to sit on your lap (we have to support his back, but his head is perfectly fine) and watch football or commercials with women on TV.
He has become super curious, will look around if he hears any interesting noises, likes checking out what Charlie-dog is doing. If we support him by his armpits he will put all his weight on his legs and stand like a big boy!
Needless to say I am totally in love with him!
Aidan Jay @ 3 months, 16 days
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November 29th 2007
Two month check-up
Today we had Aidan’s two month check-up. He is 12 lbs and 7 oz which puts him in a 60%; he is 25 1/5 inches long which is a lot and puts him in greater than 97%; his head circumference is 41 cm which puts him in 75%. Claire the NP who we see said he looks older than a two month old baby, because he is so much taller than most of his age group. She also said that he holds his head up much higher than babies of his age! I guess all that torture of tummy time paid off. He actually does not mind tummy time that bad.
Aidan also got all his two month shots, so we are giving him infant Tylenol all day today (recommended by our NP), because one of the vaccinations is almost expected to cause fever. So far he has been good.
Aidan Jay @ 2 months, 2 days
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November 27th 2007
2 months
Well, our baby boy is two months old today! I took a billion of photos, here are 6 that I liked best (I could not choose one). Aidan has his two month check-up tomorrow, so I will update his height and weight soon.
Every day he is more and more interested in the world around him. Now he likes to stay awake when we are in a grocery store – he loves looking at all the colorful things on the shelves. He loves Costco the best, I think because their shelves go so high up that he does not need to move his head in order to see stuff.
For a couple of days Aidan has been enjoying ‘reading’ his first book “It looked like spilt milk”. He likes looking at the pictures – white shapes on a dark navy background. Yesterday he studied a box of Cheerios for about 15 min, very interesting!
He is most definitely a morning person, just like his dad! This morning when he woke up I was on the phone with my mom (who is by the way coming back on December 1st) Aidan just laid there right next to me SMILING and cooing! He is so precious!
Aidan Jay @ 2 months
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November 28, 2007 07:51:55 PM posted by Masha
Hi !
Whats a cute baby! ah :-)
Wanna kiss him and hug and play with him, and you know, to be nanny :)
So cute, so amazing, so precious!
Thank you very much for so many pictures!
But you know, i want more!
Can i be his nanny? Lets u will send me invitation ;-) I'm ready to leave my job :)))))))
3 months
Let’s see what is going on now…
Aidan is over 14 pounds now, he is wearing 3-6 months clothes and they are a perfect fit. Seems like most of the weight is in his cheeks!
Aidan has been sleeping through the night for a while now. He is actually trying to go to sleep around 8-9 pm, but I wake him up at 11pm for last feeding. He is up every morning by 7:30-8 am. He does not like to nap during the day very much, so we have to make sure he does take regular naps. Naps range anywhere from 10 min to 2 hours and there is no rhyme or reason for that. He regularly naps only in the morning after his first feeding, but everything else changes every day.
We are very lucky to have such an easy baby (while he does get very tired and cranky by the end of the day, which often causes crying), he is very much predictable.
If there was somebody to talk and play with him all day long, he would probably never take a nap! He loves when we talk to him. If nobody is paying attention to him he will start calling out “au auuu auu” while looking at one of us.
He learned how to rock himself in his chair, he figured that if he moves his legs together the chair will rock. Now that looks like a major workout to me, lifting your legs up to your stomach while reclining, but he loves it and rocks himself all the time.
We still have him sleep in the bassinet in our bedroom, but he does not fit in it anymore, so we are talking about moving him in his own bed in his own room. We just need to get the monitor.
Aidan Jay @ 2 months
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November 13th 2007
Veteran's Day weekend
We had a very nice weekend. Monday was Veteran’s Day, so it was a three day weekend. Things are so much easier when there is another person in the house! Jason took care of Aidan for most of the weekend, so I have enjoyed it a lot.
We did not do anything special, just some shopping. Aidan needed some more outfits. I really like those footed onsies, so much easier! So we went to TJ Maxx and got some fleece and cotton ones for much less than any other store. On the way back we stopped by Starbucks and it just struck me – Holidays are coming! You know they already have Christmas cups there…I so need to get started with X-Mas shopping.
Aidan has been really fun lately. He is such a good baby! Today he woke up at 5am (he has been up for feedings every 2 hours, but at 5 am he was ready to start the day). Of course I was not so happy, but as soon as I put him in the crib to change him into ‘day’ clothes (he sleeps in a bassinet in our room) he gave me the biggest happiest smile of all which melted my heart. I think he is a morning person, he is always happy and smiling in the morning. He exercised, got a new clean diaper and had a large breakfast. We cuddled a bit afterwards and he fell asleep, what more can you ask for? I was very lucky to get a couple more hours of sleep!
Aidan is getting better and better at holding his head. It is so funny to watch him maneuvering this big head of his – left to right, up and down. He has gotten so curious lately. He loves to go around the house and look at things! If before he would cry only when he was hungry, now he will cry when he is bored.
He started making more and more noises. They are all different, but you can tell the difference between ‘I am bored, so pick me up’ and ‘I am entertaining myself, don’t worry’ noises.
Aidan Jay @ 1 month, 16 days
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October 27th 2007
One month
Aidan is one month old!
He is 10 pounds and 6 ounces and 23 and a quarter inches long. His weight puts him in a 50th percentile and his height in 90th. Basically he is tall and his weight is average for his age.
He is doing very well. Eats about 3 oz every 2-3 hours. I say ‘about’, because you never know with breastfeeding. I know he can consume 4 oz of formula. I know that because one day I had two glasses of wine and we gave him formula…I had to pump and dump…luckily I had wine after I fed him, so it was not too bad. Sleeping through the night was not fun though, it was like the first day when milk came in…Aidan definitely likes the boob. It took forever to settle him down that night; he was full of formula but wanted the boob anyway! Actually it is quite phenomenal that boob thing. No matter what he is upset about boob always saves the day! Now I understand why breastfeeding mothers are so fond of it! Nobody can calm the baby like a breastfeeding mother (well, I am sure bottle feeding mothers have other tricks). All I have to do is whip the boob out and he is the happiest little camper!
Little by little Aidan is becoming more fun to be around. He definitely responds to me, must be that magical boob thing. He looks at me when I talk to him and even smiles every now and then when I do silly stuff to entertain him. He is more awake now and loves to go around and check things out. He is mostly interested in windows, TV, computer screen and any light fixture because of the bright light.
He also figured out that he can grunt; now he grunts a lot at night when he wakes up. It is funny, because it sounds like he is trying to wiggle out of his clothes or something, but all it really means is ‘I am awake and you have about 10 min to get up and feed me before I start screaming’.
He is very animated. He makes so many different faces! His mouth is constantly on the move-he pouts, purses his lips, does letter O, smiles and so many more things! He loves to show off his dance moves, his little arms go in circles; he tells a lot of fishing stories, where he shows us how big the fish was.
Aidan loves to exercise his arms and legs, but hates belly time. He is trying to keep his head up, especially when he is hungry and grumpy.
Aidan Jay @ 1 month
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October 11th 2007
Aidan is two weeks old!
Today we had another doctors appointment (number 4, I believe). First appointment we had on Sunday after he was born. He was getting more yellow and we have not seen him urinate at all, so we were concerned. Sunday was the day when we made a difficult decision to start supplementing with formula (was not in our original plans). Doctor said Aidan was fine, but suggested to keep him on formula for a little longer. My milk came in next day – Monday. Next time we went to doctors because they wanted to check his status on jaundice and see if he was gaining any weight. Again, he was fine, but they wanted us to come again in two days to check weight. In two days his weight was a bit lower than at the previous appointment, so we were suggested to keep supplementing with formula and come back in five days. Therefore, today was our fourth appointment and Thank God he has gained enough and we will go back for one month check.
Aidan seems like a happy little guy. Generally he wakes up every 3 hours for feedings. I say generally, because lately he has been messing around with his schedule. Oh well…
Looking at his photos, I see that his face is changing. He is sort of growing into it!
Aidan Jay @ 14 days
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October 4th 2007
Aidan is a week old!
Aidan Jay @ 7 days
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October 6, 2007 06:46:38 PM posted by Chris and Laura
Aidan is absolutely adorable! I have really enjoyed following along with your pregnancy updates and now to see photos of your handsome little guy! Congratulations.Laura
September 20th 2007
Week 40 appointment
I had my appointment today and guess what? Nothing is going on…I am still a fingertip dilated and around 80% effaced. My cervix is “sorta posterior” and the baby is at -2 station. All that basically means that there is not much going on.
Oh well…
I was offered to have my membranes stripped today, but I figured I will wait until Tuesday. Jason is convinced I will go in labor next week, so we will wait and see. The thing with membrane stripping and all the exams is that none of it really means/does anything. Membrane stripping may help to start labor, just like intercourse, nipple stimulation or herbs, or castor oil or walking or eating eggplant or pineapple or simply sitting around the house and doing absolutely nothing. You would think today with all the technology advancement we will have better ways to predict; speed up or slow down labor.
I am feeling a little bit discouraged today, mostly because the doctor (she just joined the practice and it was our first meeting) told me that if I do not want to get induced I should consider having my membranes stripped. I guess the worst thing that can happen is nothing…
Aidan Jay expected in 7 days
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September 18th 2007
Week 40
Today is my due day according to the ultrasound; obviously this baby is in no rush to come out! I will be very much surprised if I go in labor this week at all. I am hoping next week. A lot of people say I would go on or around 26th – they all “predict”, but honestly 26th is full moon.
I am feeling really good (no cramping, I sleep through night, no pains or aches, no heart burn or whatever else they promise you) and I am in no rush to have him either, however the lack of clothes that fit is getting very annoying. I promised myself that I will not turn into a pregnant lady with dirty hair and in sweatpants; so far I have been doing good.
At my last appointment (39 weeks) I was still a fingertip dilated and about 60% effaced, but I was told that things are a bit different from week 38 and everything is moving in the right direction – whatever. My next appointment is on the 20th, we will see if anything has changed. My first NST is scheduled for the 25th – they will check the baby out to make sure he is not stressed and I can go on with my pregnancy. My induction date was set for October 1st. I am hoping to go naturally and not to be induced.
I have a bunch of photos that I need to post, but I have not resized them yet.
Let’s see what else is going on…
I am still working. My mom has been cooking dinners for us - so nice to come from work and have food ready! Last weekend we went shopping for my mom, I cannot wait to shop for myself! We also did a lot of walking! Weather is so nice! It finally cooled down, so I am trying to spend as much time outside as possible before the baby comes. We went on a driving tour around our area to check out covered bridges – I will post photos, I promise. I look like a giant woman on photos though; I did not realize how big my belly is, especially when I stand next to my 5’ tall 100 pound mother. I am a giant! I look like I can swallow her. So I told her – no more pictures with her! Of course Jason and my mom both told me how small my belly is and I only look pregnant and not fat…yeah, right...they need to take better pictures then J
Aidan Jay expected in 9 days
Milestones posted by Lena and Jason at 11:30 AM | Comment
September 11th 2007
week 38
Week 38 was very busy. We were doing grant reviews in Emmitsburg, which means long hours at work. We did not even have a chance to take pictures! I am slacking…
I had my first exam last Friday and the doctor said that I am a fingertip dilated (mostly because she stuck her fingertip there) and about 60% effaced. None of this really means anything. I managed to put on 5 pounds during that week in Emmitsburg, thanks to all that catering we had. I ate nothing but croissants, pasta and potato salads and dessert, hence 5 pounds. My doc thought that I was retaining water – as if. So she asked me to lay off food, well she said I should eat a more balanced diet, like I don’t know that. The thing is, I know what heavy carb diet does to me…
In other news, my mom is here. She flew in on Monday and will stay until January, so we will have all Holidays together. We will take some more pictures and I will post them ASAP.
I am still working and plan to work right until the baby is ready to come out. If I do not go in labor on my own they will induce me the first week of October, I will find out the actual date this Friday. A lot of people think that at this point the pregnancy is misery and expectant mothers cannot wait to have their babies. I am actually enjoying it. It has been very easy. Granted, I do get tired faster, walking is not as much fun, my belly is really big and I bump it into things. But the baby is allowing me to sleep through the night and does not push or punch me in any organs, so I really cannot complain. I think the two of us are really enjoying each others company and work as a team.
Aidan Jay expected in 16 days
Milestones posted by Lena and Jason at 1:07 PM | Comment
August 24th 2007
36 weeks
Today I had my 36 weeks appointment. Everything looks good. I have gained 2 pounds in two weeks, which they tell me is normal and actually very very good. Now I will be seeing my docs every week and if I go over 41 week – they will induce me.
Some days I feel as big as a whale, while others I think that I cannot have the baby yet, because my belly is not big enough. It just really depends on what I do. For example, if I am sitting on the couch in the basement – I am a whale – the cushions are so soft that I fall through and have hard time getting up. If I just woke up and the baby is still sleeping – my belly seems so small…I truly cannot believe how a whole human (a very small human) can fit in there!
My doctor told me today that if I am lucky I will go in labor next week?! He said it will be great! Hmmm…, I don’t think so! Not next week not a week after! I have plans, and having a baby is not on my calendar for the next two weeks, seriously. The doc of course talked to me about how it is better to have a baby who is medium-rare opposite to overcooked – my own interpretation. You know that “we cannot see what is going on in there…blah …blah”. I would like my baby well-done please. Thank you.
Jason thinks I am not going to go over 41 weeks and will pop on or around September 10 or the week of Labor Day. Full moon is next week on the 28th and Jason is going away on a tuna trip, hmmm…Next full moon is September 26th – I will be 41 week pregnant…I guess we will find out. I better finish everything at work soon!
Aidan Jay expected in 1 month, 3 days
Milestones posted by Lena and Jason at 4:18 PM | Comment
August 16th 2007
Week 35
I am 8 months pregnant now! I cannot believe it. Time is flying!
Well, let’s see what is going on…
My belly, as you can see is getting bigger and bigger. I am 140 pounds! My waist is 40 inches! I have another month to go, how big am I going to get? I guess I will find out.
The baby is still up high, so I am not having any discomfort. He has been incredibly active past couple days, he kept moving and stretching and poking out here and there! It is cute, but sometimes annoying, just some times…He has been having hiccups as well. He finally started reacting to the food I eat, well mostly to the temperature of the liquids I take in. Cold water and cold watermelon makes him move a lot! I did not notice any reaction to sweet or salty food at all.
So far he is sleeping through the night, well…I am sleeping. He will only move if I start moving, so as long as I sleep he is not bugging me. Such a good baby! I can only hope he is one of those “routine” babies. Jason and I are “planners” and “schedulers”, so if genes were sorted out correctly we may get an easy going baby. He is still most active during the day time, like right now – he is moving like crazy! Most of the time he settles down by 8-9pm (our bed time) and wakes up around 7 am.
I think I will miss my belly, once the baby is here…I really like it, it’s cute!
Aidan Jay expected in 1 month, 11 days
Milestones posted by Lena and Jason at 9:04 AM | Comment
July 3rd 2007
Party
I love parties! I did not know that until last Saturday. I think everybody had great time.
The party was for Jason’s grand parents’ 60th wedding anniversary, combined with Fred’s (grandfather) 80th B-Day.
Almost whole family was there. Fred and Charlotte have 6 kids and 4 of them were there with their children, spouses and grandchildren, so there were like 30 of us!
Of course all kids had a blast in the pool and even most of the adults made it in there too. I got in the pool too! Jason did not.
Check out some pictures of the party. Jason and I took lots of them, but I am posting only some. I am sure not everyone wants their picture in the bathing suit posted on-line. In addition these are the best ones we have. I will do better job next time.
Aidan Jay expected in 2 months, 23 days
Milestones posted by Lena and Jason at 9:49 PM | Comment
