check out Aidans pictures!

Aidan and I did a photo shoot a couple of weeks ago. Please go to http://www.thepicseeblog.com and click on mommy and me and check them out. Please leave a comment. If we get 7 more comments we get a free 8 x 10! Thanks.

Terrific Twos!

I have to say that so far the twos have been terrific! I wasnt so sure at first. The day that we left for our mini vacation to Pigeon Forge Aidan was put in time out for the first real time ( I did it once when he was one but I dont count that). He must have gotten up 25 times and I put him back in timeout 26 times. We could have been on an episode of Supernanny! He thought it was one big game but finally "got it" and stayed put for the 2 minutes. I have had to put him in time out once more since then and he knew exactly what to do - he went straight there and sat without getting up once! Success! Other than those 2 minor episodes he has been doing great! Its like some switch was turned on when he turned two! He listens and follows directions all the time ( well most of the time- he is 2 afterall! LOL) . He is also eating much much more. I was starting to get worried about him not eating. We are now able to go out and enjoy a somewhat peaceful meal! Aidan knows if he eats his food and sits and plays with his toys he gets the "good diner award" and gets a piece of chocolate at the end of the meal. He is so cute and will say chocolate? throughout the meal. I say "yes if you get the good diner award you get chocolate". He is eating a wider variety of food. Out of the blue on his birthday he reached over to my moms plate and grab a big ole piece of broccoli and has been eating it ever since! Yippeee!

Aidans language and vocabulary are increasing every day! The other day he told my mom " get out of the way" I guess she deserved this since he learned it from her from listening her talk to Annabelle. LOL! Yesterday we were driving in the car and he said "twister". I looked and we were driving by a chemical plant. The smoke coming up from the smokestack looked like a tornado. How he learned what a tornado is or the word twister I have no idea. Maybe its something he learned on Dora.

We had a great photo shoot with Aidan yesterday and I am dying to see the pictures! I found a GREAT photographer and she and her partner took pictures of Aidan in the country by an old barn. I will get a "sneak peek" in about 2 weeks but wont get to see all the proofs for another 6 to 8 weeks. They take their time and painstakenly edit the photos. You can check out their work at http://www.thepicseebog.com . Hopefully they will post Aidans pics on their blog in a couple of weeks.

Below are some pics. The first couple are of Aidan playing with his new playdough set he got for his birthday. Thanks Wendy he LOVES is. Wendy and I were neighbors when I was a LITTLE girl ( We moved when I was 5). We caught up again through Facebook and it just so happens she lives in the same little town as my mom. She has a 3 year old. We have gotten together for a few playdates and Zachary's 3rd birthday. Aidan LOVES going to "wendy's house" and talks about it all the time. He LOOVES playing with Zachary's train table and trains!

Lovin' the playdough!

Below are some pics I found on moms camera. She has taken a series of them on her bed. When I was a child I was not allowed in my parents room. The case is the same ( for the most part) for Aidan. We keep the door closed. When he IS able to go in my moms room he thinks it is a really big deal and gets excited. He thinks it is a REALLY big deal to get on her bed. Its sort of a special thing he and my mom do.

ooops. My computer was going wonky and I accidentally posted this one twice.

Birthday Pics!

We got back yesterday from Pigeon Forge where we celebrated Aidan's birthday. We had such a GREAT time! We got there Sunday evening and went to a Dinner/Theatre at the Dixie Stampede. It is a live show with horses. Aidan LOVED it! OK maybe he loved the first 30 minutes and then was done but he loved it nonetheless. We took him back in November and he was way more into the show this time. We then checked into our FUN hotel - The Inn at Christmas Place. So you thought Santa lived at the North Pole? WRONG! he lives at Pigeon Forge. He He. I LOVED this hotel. The entire hotel is decorated for Christmas ALL THE TIME, including our room. Once we got settled in we let Aidan open a few gifts and then took him swimming. FUN! The next morning ( his actual birthday) Aidan got to see "Santa Cwas" at breakfast. FUN! Did I mention that this place was FUN? After breakfast we hit Dollywood for a couple of hours then brought Aidan home to take a nap. When he woke up we gave him his cake. This was probably his favorite part of the day. He got soooo excited when he saw it that he ran right over and blew out his "2" candle. Next we had dinner at the Flying Horse Cafe. A cool little restaurant that has its own merry go round and Aidan got yet another cake! After dinner we went back to Dollywood and Aidan got to ride some rides for the first time sans Mama. He looked like such a big boy! We finished up Dollywood by letting Aidan play in the water sprayer. He probably played there for an hour and had a GREAT time. FUN TIMES! We made some AWESOME memories that I will cherish FOREVER!



outside Dixie Stampede
Waiting for the show to start. Did I mention that Aidan is NOT good at waiting.

opening a gift in our room

yeah swim time!

Aidan showing "his muscles"

The boy LOVES the water

Seeing "Santa Cwas". How many kids can say they sat on Santa's knee on their birthday in JULY?

Lobby of our hotel

outside our hotel in the day.....

and night.

Aidan seeing his cake for the first time. Sooo excited!

He was so cute. He used his 2 candle as a fork and ate his cake that way.

Aidan threw his 2 candle down and then said " oh no number 2"! mom just happened to take a pic at that time.

Eating dinner at the Flying Horse.

Cake number 3 for this birthday ( and still one to come)

Riding the pigs solo!

Look how proud he looks!

The bees. He wasnt to sure about this one. It went up in the air.

Playing in the water sprayer.

Closing down Dollywood on his birthday. He got so wet playing in the water that I had to change his clothes and the only thing I had were his swim trunks.

Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Boy!

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Strep Throat and fly superman fly!

Aidan is feeling better and has been fever free for 2 days how. However, today I got a call from his doctor saying that his strep culture came back positive. The quick one they did in the office came back negative, but the 2 day one came back positive. I am happy to at least know what was wrong with the little bug. The bad news is that 1. the nurse said he would be considered contagious until 24 hours after his first dose of antibiotics. Can I say I have been lovin' all over the little peanut and I pray mom and I dont end up with it. 2. I gave him his first dose of antibiotic tonight and he had an allergic reaction. His entire body broke out in a rash. I will be calling the doctor in the morning for a new perscription.

The above pics were taken last week. Aidan has a pair of Superman pajamas that has an attachable cape. He likes to put on the cape and "fly" around the house.

I guess it is a virus?

It is day 4 of Aidan being under the weather. I took him to the doctor yesterday. The doctor ruled out urinary tract infection, ear infection, and strep throat ( he tested for this becuase he found blisters on his soft palate).The doc said it was a virus. I get the feeling that doctors say this when they dont know what the heck is wrong which is sooo frustrating. When Aidan runs a fever he really runs a fever. It only got up to 104 this time compared to 106 when he got sick in February. It just does not seem normal for a child to run a fever so high ( although the doc assured me it was) and for an almost 2 year old to complain about their back hurting. Although Aidans fever did not get very high last night , it was still a rough one. Today he has hardly had a fever at all but has been very cranky ( maybe because he slept so poorly). I am thinking he is on the mend now but we will see how he does tonight.

I was very proud of Aidan at the doctors yesterday. He had to go pee pee on the potty so they could get a urine sample. He did a great job and was showered in stickers from the nurse. He also did a great job tolerating the throat swab.

I am praying that Aidan gets better before this weekend. Mom and I are taking him to Pigeon Forge for his actual birthday ( Aidan not only gets a birthDAY but a birthmonth - or make that 2 months- his dad and I will be taking him to Disney next month). We are going to be staying at the Christmas Inn at Pigeon Forge which is decorated for Christmas 24/7. Our plan is to go to the Dixie Stampede for a dinner show on Sunday and go to Dollywood on Monday ( his birthday). Im sure it will be a blast. Going away will mean that Annabelle will have to be boarded ( shock) for only the second time in her life. I found a really cool place called Camp Ruff n More. The dogs get to run around and play with the other dogs. I am taking her in tomorrow for our free day care session so I can see how she likes it. I am sure that she will HATE it because she is really not into other dogs because she thinks she is human LOL. Maybe some human will take pity on her and shower her with attention- that she would LOVE!

to funny not to post

Mom entertaining Aidan while he is sick. Needless to say, she did NOT know my camera was so close! To funny not to post! I think she would stand on her head if it made him feel better.