4 Months

Aiden turned 4 months on Thursday...he had his 4 month checkup...12lbs 13oz, 24 1/2inches, head almost 20in cir..wow he is getting so big!!!! This little boy is amazing...tummy time has become a very constant thing, he loves to lay on his tummy and look around, play with toys. Everything goes in his mouth, he has discovered how to make raspberries,he is a very easygoing, and smiley boy!! He is a good eater, great sleeper...he likes to watch tv..especially baby einstein and football!! He loves peek-a-boo, books, his play gym, he looks at the camera for pics now, quite a ham! He went to his first Mariners game and did pretty good..he loves watching his cousins play, he is interested in Jet and what Jet is doing..he loves to talk..he is so social it's amazing that he is only 4 months. :)
He is such a joy to us, we feel so blessed that God gave us this little man...here are his 4month pics...and one of his birth buddies, Daniel also at 4 months! :)

First Bandaid...Ouch!

At 3 1/2 months Aiden got his first bandaid...since he is a boy we thought he will have lots of bandaids(at some point) but not within his first few months of life.
It was saturday night and our nighttime ritual is bath, pajamas, last feeding and bed...Aiden loves bath time, it's truly an enjoyable part of the day for us..Jeph is the resident bath giver...it's good play time for daddy and Aiden. However this night Jeph was working on prepping for biblestudy and so I was giving him a bath...all was fine and I started rinsing him, all of a sudden he was screaming and I couldn't figure out what was wrong..then Jeph was shouting "the instahot is squirting on him!!" I started screaming and we turned the cold water on him instantly..Aiden was screaming, I was crying, and of course Jeph was calm. He got things undercontrol and calm again. I felt so bad...he had a blister on his finger and forearm, brown marks on his leg and arm..he was fine within an hour and he went to bed happy, and he slept all night...needless to say I was traumatized more than he was.
Here are the pics of our little guys first bandaid.

The Loincloth Manifesto

Summer is dead! Long live the fall!
The collective sigh of relief you hear all around you is simply nature grabbing a lawn chair, kicking back with a pumpkin spice latte, and chilling with it's bad self.
It is also really really excited to watch football.
And for everyone to go back to school(sorry Emily:)).
Tis true,
Tis true,
Summer is gone.
We had to let it go to make room for another.
Sorry June. It's not you, it's us. We're just going in different directions.
Bye-Bye July. We'll always have the memories...the aquarium...um...and that thing, with the guy and the cookie buffet...no, wait, that was a dream i had...huh.
Fare thee well, August. You always try so hard to become part of autumn.
August.
Autumn.
Your names are so similar, and yet...it just wouldn't be fair. What would I tell the others? It would only create jealousy and infighting, the likes of which we haven't seen since King David took a walk on his rooftop(you see what I did there, bible study? Believe.)
So there you go summer. You are out on your tushy. But it was not without ceremony...
The troyer's said goodbye with a jungle-themed dinner party. Those present were treated to many sights(Aiden in a loin cloth), sounds(the jungle cry of his father, trying to scare the poop out of his nephew and niece), and not least of all tastes(two words for you...BAKED...ALASKA...mmmm.)
mmmm is not a word smarty pantses.
If you haven't had it before, allow me to describe:
Imagine monkey brains.
Now imagine that the monkey has a lemon meringue skull.
Now imagine inside his(or her) skull is filled not with blood and grey matter, but sponge cake, ice cream, and crushed cookie crumbs.
There you have it.
The worst way to entice you to eat baked alaska.
But seriously.
Do it.
Also, if you have a baby...
and a loin cloth...
seriously.
Do it.

Aidens is 3 Months!

It's official Aiden is 3 months old! It's going by so fast..we are amazed everyday that he is here and he is ours...he is doing new things everyday!
He now is over 11lbs and 23 inches long, he can hold his head up all by himself..he is still a little wobbly but not much. He can push himself up on his arms and hold his head up while doing tummy time, and he has been rolling over for quite awhile from tummy to back, and he is sleeping in his own room in his crib. He loves to stand up while we hold his hands of course:) He loves to talk, smile, he's quite a giggler and he loves people. He already has a favorite toy...Octavius the octupus, and when we read books he likes to look at us and then the picture and back. :) He has been on a pretty good 3hr schedule since month 1 and he has been sleeping through the night since about 6 weeks.
Jeph and I are enjoying every minute with him...we are so excited to share this fall season and everything it holds with him. :) We are so blessed and he was well worth the wait!
Here are some 3 month pics with some of his cousins, and some of him doing tummytime.

3 Month Update

Well, I had decided to quit blogging once Aiden came, then I was talking to Jeph about wishing I had kept it going and how much I wanted to have a blog, so Jeph and I decided we would write the blog together. :) I am so excited to have another contributor, so we are now a joint effort..I am looking forward to what Jeph will be doing on the blog. :)
Since the last post a lot has happened...Our friends Jeff and Emily had Daniel May 11we had Aiden, born May 17 2009, 7lbs 10oz and totally perfect, Josh and Marcy had Ethan May 23rd...the birth buddies are here!!The whole process of pregnancy/birth went really well and it was really easy to see God's hand in all areas of it, plus we really enjoyed sharing it with our dear friends!
We have been adjusting to new parenthood...On June 15th we left Aiden for 8 hours with Grandma while we went to Lincoln City with some friends, it was such a good time, really hard to leave him but it was ok. On June 21st we said goodbye to our dear friends the Bunces...it was really hard to say goodbye and we miss them alot. In July we celebrated our 7th Anniversary and Aiden hit his 2 month mark along with shots...we also took a 2 1/2 day/2 night Anniversary trip and left Aiden with the Grandmas, it was a good time to reconnect and Aiden did wonderful! We also took Aiden on our church campout trip he was about 2 1/2 months, he did awesome!:)
It's now August and Aiden is 3 months...he is giggling, smiling so much, has a very expressive face, he is rolling over, loving tummy time. He is a great nap taker, he sleeps 8+ hours a night and is now sleeping in his own room. Football season and fall are fast approaching(our favorite time of year) and things are about to get super crazy busy but so enjoyable and we are really looking forward to the upcoming seasons, and changes in our lives.
>LOOKING AHEAD> by Jeph
Crazy busy is right! We have football to watch, teams/players to make fun of, Mexico trip to plan, houses to build(finally!), bad habits to teach my son(and naturally, how to get out of trouble for doing it),places to travel(Kansas!Seattle!Fred Meyers!)
,and round and round and round we go...
I'm genuinely excited for this fall and winter. With so much happening, I know time is going to fly, but that just means we're having fun. Aiden is one reason I'm excited; fall is our favorite time of year and now we get to share it with our son. He's going to his first baseball game next month. Mariners vs. Yankees. He won't know why we hate the yankees, but he'll sense the vibe. Oh, yes. He will. He will also go to his first OSU football games, dressed up in the finest orange and black onesies he has. Don't worry Justin and Courtney, we'll take lots of pictures. That reminds me of the other reason I'm excited for these seasons. In the last couple of years we have met some outstanding people and made some very cool friends. It's true that we've had to say goodbye to some of the finest people on the planet(you know who you are), but it looks like we have a lot to be thankful for in the friends dept. Can't wait to have some guy's nights, some football parties, bible studies, worship practices, game nights, so and so, such and such. Life is good. Even though it's stressful at times, (when we're uncomfortable we grow) I'm appreciating the craziness for what it is. It's just life. Here's some pics!

One week till Aidens Due...

So here we are one week from our due date...I went to the doctor on tuesday and he said I was dialated to 1 1/2 cm and 50% effaced, the head was engaged. So we are for sure making progress...now as to when he actually comes I don't know. I'm having a lot of pelvic pressure and it's hurting to walk. So we will keep you posted. Aiden will be arriving soon!!!:)

Pregnancy Pics and Baby Shower

This past Sunday Jeph and I had the pleasure of sharing a babyshower with two of our favorite couples...Jeff and Emily Sargent, Josh and Marcy Bunce. Netarts Friends Church did a real sweet thing for all of us expecting couples...they threw us all a triple baby shower. We had a pasta/salad meal, ate cake, and all opened a ton of presents. It was such a blast to share this experience with our church family, we all enjoyed ourselves so much. :) Afterwards, we all took pregnancy pics behind the church, it was so fun and very memorable. I will never forget this experience, truly enjoyable, and once in a life time opportunity.