i miss my baby

on wednesday i started school. i'm teaching preschool, but i didn't have kids until yesterday. i've missed aiden so much! i hate it. i only got to see him for a half an hour yesterday. i know that everything will adjust and this is the way it has to be, but i wish he could spend the majority of his time with me. sorry for my whining.

WARNING: Sad Video

I saw this video on a friends Facebook. It is so touching, so I wanted to share it. My favorite part is with the little girl sitting on santa's lap. Aww! It will choke you up.

Aiden is 11 months

Today Aiden is 11 months old. There is only one more month and Aiden will be one! It's so weird, because it seems like the year had gone by so fast, but it seems like Aiden has always been with us. He weighs exactly 22 pounds. We are still trying to introduce table food to Aiden, but it is hard since he doesn't have many teeth. He has two on the bottom and I can see another one getting ready to poke through. He has two on the top now too. So, he's starting to get a mouthful. He likes to play with cars, balls, and books. He surprisingly doesn't use a paci or suck his thumb. He has a blankie and puppy that he likes to sleep with. He also likes to have his little musical aquarium on in his crib when he goes to bed. He's been walking for about a month now and is getting pretty good at it. His vocabulary hasn't developed much. He babbles and says Dada. I'm still patiently waiting to hear the words Mama come out of his sweet little mouth. He loves to be tickled and is ticklish everywhere. His precious laugh is my favorite. This month I will have fun planning his first birthday. Here is a picture of Aiden from today at 11 months (and yes he has a birthday boy shirt on, I was trying to get a picture for his invitations.)

Michigan

For the last week we have been in Michigan. We went to Ludington and stayed in a house a block away from Lake Michigan. We had a lot of fun. Went to the beach a couple of days, took a dune ride, went to a children's museum, took a tour of a U.S. Coast Guard ship, got some ice cream at House of Flavors (yum!), celebrated Scott's 27th birthday, and visited a couple of light houses.

Dune Ride

Light House

Scott and I at the top of a lighthouse

Aiden's First BooBoo

Aiden with Daddy on his Birthday

Random

Scott thought it would be funny to put paint on Aiden's face

Aiden getting in to things he's not suppose to

Mama and Aiden (with the beautiful background)

Aiden's Baptism

On Sunday Aiden got baptized at the Lutheran church. Afterwards mom had lunch at her house.