Sunday, July 29, 2012

Cherish the Love


So much has happened in just a few months.  He is growing up so fast.  There are days my heart wants to explode with pride and others where it breaks because I can never get these days back.  All I can do is hold on tight and enjoy every moment…

We have still been dealing with Ear Infections.  So, on July 6th, we had ear tube surgery at Waverly Health Center.  Aiden did great.  Mom did great too!  I think the hardest part was putting a tiny hospital gown on my baby.  But he sure was a little cutie!


Everyone was right.  It was very quick and he was back to normal by that afternoon.  We are hopeful that ear infections will now be few and far between.  We are also hopeful that runny noses and lingering coughs are in our past too.  He has been such a trooper through all of them and rarely let them get the better of him.  We didn’t lose too much sleep these past 6 months! Thank God!

At 11 months, there is no holding him back!  He walks all over the place and gets into everything.  Every night while I cook dinner, the floor gets littered with pots, pans, Tupperware, bibs, bottles and anything else he can get his hands on.  The kitchen looks like a bomb went off!    He claps when you ask him to play Pattycake, he lifts his arms up high when playing “So Big!”, he can wave Hi but cannot say it yet.  What can he say?  Clock.  Yep, Clock.  Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Vann!  He points at things now.  And Daddy has taught him how to Sword Fight with their pointer fingers!  Boys will be boys no matter what the age.  J

Much to my dismay, this time is going way too fast.  But the party planning sure is fun!

Our moments together as a family just keep getting better.  There are already so many great memories and I can hardly wait for what's to come.  But, I know it'll be here to fast, so we are sure to appreciate and love the moment we're in.  Every new skill, every new milestone, every new mess will soon be a distant memory.  And, we will miss them.  

Enjoy a few of our favorite snapshots over the past few months!