Gamma and Great-Pa's farm

Aidan and I went to visit Great-Pa and Gamma on the farm this week! It was too windy to go outside, so Aidan didn't get to go look around the barn or ride the tractor with Pa. Maybe next time! There was plenty to do inside and Aidan enjoying being spoiled by his great grandparents (as if he wasn't spoiled enough already!). Pa also made him his very own "farmer's cap." One of Aidan's new fascinations is his dump truck. He loves to spin the wheels and dump things out of the back. I don't know who had more fun with it this week, Aidan or Pa! We stopped in Weatherford halfway to see Aunt Marsha so that was fun too. We almost left his Leapfrog table (his very favorite toy, mentioned in the previous post!) at her house, but she called us before we got too far away :)

Leapfrog table

The Leapfrog table (or tabletop I should say...we'll put the legs back on it when Aidan starts to pull up) is one of our favorite things around here! Aidan loves to sit and play with it and he's learning to pull himself up off his bottom to get to different parts of the table. It's a lifesaver for me because it lets me get things done! You can see his famous "popeye" face in a couple of the pictures. Also, I posted some pics of our visit to Daddy's office last week. Seems as though Aidan is leaning toward a career in either football or accounting! Daddy is in Las Vegas all week on business, so I'm taking Aidan to visit his Gamma and Great-Pa on the farm for a couple of days. I'll post pics when we get back.

Green beans, anyone??

Aidan has a new favorite vegetable! He liked peas and carrots too, so we are 3-0. I just tried oatmeal because he was starting to fight me on the rice cereal, and he seems to like that much better. We'll probably start fruits pretty soon. Needless to say, dinners are getting very interesting (and messy!).

Papi

Here's a picture of Aidan with Papi (my dad). We think the two of them share a lot of traits, especially their big pumpkin heads :) My mom sent me a picture of my dad when he was Aidan's age and the resemblance is uncanny!

More pics

Here are some extra pictures that Grammy took with her camera, including when Uncle Jason came to visit. Aidan is now bathing in the "big boy" bathtub so that's been fun. We are now going to gym class on Fridays instead of Thursdays, and the new class has tons of little boys (and only one girl!).

Trick or Treat, Ma'am

Aidan's first Halloween was lots of fun! After carving pumpkins that afternoon with Mommy and Grammy, Aidan got dressed up again to go trick-or-treating. We went to our neighbors' and then to Uncle Cody and Aunt Amy's, and finally we went to Kaelyn's house. Aidan was a great sport but by 7:00 he was ready to get in his spooky pajamas and go to bed! I think he was tired of wearing all his Halloween gear (jeans, shirt, vest, bandana, hat, boots, holster, and gun!). He also had his six-month doctor visit yesterday and everything looks great! He weighed 16 lbs. 6 oz and is 26" long (40th percentile for both) and he only cried for a few seconds after getting his shots!

Mmm, peas!

Aidan tried peas for the first time last night. He sure made some funny faces! We'll try carrots later this week. I've decided to be industrious and make my own vegetables so we'll see how long that lasts ;) Papi was here this weekend and Aidan had a great time with him. The two of them went to Home Depot, the drugstore, then to Whataburger for breakfast (Papi loves Whataburger and there are none in Florida!). Tonight we went to the Fall Festival at our church. Aidan wore his cowboy outfit and was the cutest kid there!

NEW YORK CITY? Get a rope...

Aidan is six months old today! Grammy is here from Florida and will be here all next week. She came with us to gym class yesterday and today we went to get Aidan's portraits done. We really lucked out because he was in SUCH a happy, smiley mood! I included a couple of really good ones, including a preview of his Halloween costume! Tonight we are meeting Papi for Mexican food (he is flying in just for the weekend).

Sic 'Em Bears!

We ventured to Waco again for Baylor Homecoming this past weekend. Daniel had been in Austin last week on business so Aidan and I met him halfway. We wanted to see as much of the parade as possible, but Aidan slept until 7:30 that morning (and I make it a point never to wake him up in the mornings!!) and by the time we got ready and drove in from Crawford, we only saw the last 15 minutes or so. Then we went to the football game and Aidan loved hanging out with his "cousins" Katy and Hannah and cheering on the bears! Notice that he and Daniel and I all had on matching shirts :) All the excitement wore him out and he fell asleep during the second quarter. The Bears were down by a lot when Aidan and I left at halftime, but then they came back to win the game!

Pumpkin Patch

We headed to the Owen's Farm Pumpkin Patch today! It was pretty warm outside, so Aidan wore his Baylor t-shirt most of the time. When I changed him into his fall outfit for some pictures, he was pretty unhappy! I don't think he liked sitting up against the hay, so I ended up using a blanket. We got to see some farm animals and take a hayride! It was lots of fun and he took a great nap on the way home :)

Mmm...cereal!

We gave Aidan his first taste of rice cereal tonight! He was curious at first, but towards the end he started to make faces and spit it out. It's going to take practice, I guess. We've been trying out the sippy cup as well. Aidan's Great Grandmother and Cookie were in town this weekend, and Aidan thought Great Grandmother was HI-LARIOUS! Something about the sight of her or the sound of her voice cracked him up.

Weather changes

Here are some random pictures from around the house and at the park where he was doing his best "Eddie Munster" impression. I guess it was a Bad Hair Day :) There's also one that Daniel took of the two of us catching a Sunday afternoon nap after our busy weekend. Check out my attractive open mouth! It has been really nice outside this week but it's a little cooler today and we both have sniffly noses. Aidan also has a runny nose so we're going to hang out indoors for the rest of the day.

Here comes the bride

My friend Whitney got married this weekend! I was in the house party so it was quite a busy and fun weekend. Aidan and Daniel came up to the church briefly (I had to be there early) to show off Aidan's shirt I had made just for the occasion. Congratulations Whitney and Shawn!!!

Aidan is such a fun little boy these days...he has changed more this month than he has any other month so far. He is very observant and smiley, can sit up great and play on his own, is very vocal, and is very interested in whatever Daniel and I are holding or doing. I think we will be starting solids very soon (rice cereal). I am proud of both of us for doing so well with the nursing for this long!

Waco Trip

This was a weekend of firsts for Aidan...it was his first trip to Waco and Crawford, his first glimpse of Baylor, his first time to meet Uncle Marcus and cousins Katy and Hannah, and even the first time his Uncle Jacob held him! Aidan did great on the trip and unlike our previous trip to West Texas, he slept pretty good. He had a blast with Grandpa and Nanna out in Crawford! He loved going for a walk around their land and loved looking at their dog Bogie. Aidan and I decided to hang out with Hannah and Aunt Jenna while the rest of the gang went to the Baylor game. It's always fun for me to go back to Baylor. I bought Aidan a t-shirt for this fall and one for next fall (and yes Leslie, I got one for Jack too!) It was a fun trip and hopefully Aidan will sleep great tonight :)