2 year stats on Aidan

Aidan had his 2yr appt and here are his stats...

Height: 34 3/4 inches = 59%
Weight: 24.69 lbs = 11%
Head circumference: 49 1/2cm = 71%

He's wearing 24mo/2T shirts and 9-18mo on his pants. His waist is really little so 2T pants are HUGE for him. He only had one shot, but he was good about it and settled down quickly. His pedi wasn't worried about anything, does not think he has autism or any delayed speech. We talked about his bedtime issues and updated her on what we finally found that is working for him and us. So, he is good and healthy. He also seems to be throwing less tantrums lately and he's sleeping better now too, so maybe his regression and adjusting to a new baby in the house is coming to a close.... maybe.

Look out world; I'm two!

So our first baby turned two today! He had a great birthday party with lots of friends and a huge moonwalk in the backyard. He had a few meltdowns, but had a lot of fun too. We had the same kids over as last year, for the most part, and it was so neat to see how they all had changed over the last year. Anyway, here's a few pics of his big day...

Addison is 3 months old today!

Today was a busy day with the two kids, while Ray was at work. Aidan wouldn't take a nap and was unusually clingy all day. I tried to keep him happy and entertained until it was time to go to a birthday party for Gavin (April's son, that just turned 1). It was at Little Gym and Aidan was slow to warm up, but quickly loved running around and liked walking on the balance beam (with me holding his hand, of course). But after only about an hour, he was asking to go home. Since I was there with both kids by myself and he was getting whiny, we had to leave early - missing the cake and gifts. I didn't even have time to say goodbye to April! Aidan was tearing the place apart and going into employee only areas, so we had to just get out of there. It's very hard to parent a very quick one year old (almost 2) when you have a 3 month old on your hip too. But Addison was (and has been) a great trooper! She only fusses when she's hungry. The reason for me telling you all of this, is to explain why Addison's shirt is so dirty in this picture! Aidan requires so much attention, that I never got around to changing her shirt for the picture. So, my apologies!

Addison is still smiling a lot, which I will never get tired of. And she is making new sounds with her mouth, blowing raspberries. She prefers sitting up and is so close to rolling over and pulling herself into a sitting position. She's very strong and determined!

Austin Children's Museum

Today, we took the kids to the Austin Children's Museum downtown. My friend Vanessa and her two girls, Scarlett and Gwendolyn met us there. The kids had a great time and Aidan did not want to leave! But we did managage to coax him out with the promise of ducks at our lunch venue, Hula Hut. It's right on the water (Lake Austin) near downtown. He had a great time there too and did really well eating his food by himself.


Aidan and Scarlett (they are 3 days apart)


Aidan loves putting the ball in and watching it roll down and out!


Aidan loved the fish!


Aidan LOVES the train sets; seriously, we could not pull him away!


Tired from a long, fun day!

Time for a new "do"

Those of you that know me, know that I've been cutting my hair shorter and shorter ever since having kids. Now I'm ready for it to be shorter again! Here a few styles I'm considering.... which do you like best? My fav is the new Victoria Beckham style...
Hairstyle #1


and here are some others that I like too....

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Please leave your vote in my comments!!!