Getting Settled!

We had the inside of the house painted!!! The walls are no longer beigey-pink!!! Well, at least not in the main areas. Our bedrooms/baths/rec room are still beigey-pink, but somehow it isn't as obnoxious in the smaller rooms! The farthest right-hand picture is a "before" picture. The pictures were taken at night so it is a bit harder to see the color, I suppose! We're also getting the nursery all set-up. I ordered some bicycle decorations; I matted and framed a picture, and Erik is hanging everything up! I sewed a bed skirt to go with the chair I covered when I was pregnant with Aiden. I'm also matting and framing some family pictures...nesting???? Meanwhile, Erik has been working very hard. It seems that work has just become much more demanding. The poor guy is being paged at all hours.

Naked Reading

After Aiden's bath, he grabbed a book and some stuffed animal friends and decided to climb up onto Erik and my bed for a little light reading. He didn't care at all that he wasn't dressed yet!

Fat Bear

Last night, Erik was reading Aiden an alphabet book with different bears for each letter. When he was on "F," the book said "Fat Bear" and had a picture. Erik pointed out the bear's big tummy. Aiden responded, "Just like Momma!" He showed me the book and picture the today. He was very proud of himself. I keep chuckling...I'm a fat bear!

Beach Trip/General Update

Made our first trip to the beach today. We had gorgeous weather. Aiden loved building sandcastles and filling in the hole that Erik was trying to dig. Erik did eventually finish his hole--he put in a log and filled it in...how long will it stand there??? We may never know!

Aiden also loved throwing sand from his shovel and trying to play on the log teeter-totter.

My energy level with the pregnancy finally seems to be increasing...still need my naps, but feel much better during the day than previously. I only have about 6 more weeks! Can't believe it. My mom comes out in the middle of May to help out with Aiden during the whole event. Also, the baby's room is finally coming together. It looks like new baby will have a real bedroom, even if he won't sleep there right away.

Aiden's 2nd Easter

Aiden loved Easter! Searching for eggs was the best! He didn't, however, care for meeting the Easter bunny! We have also decided that Aiden and candy do not mix well. In the future we'll be using my friend Kathy's idea of filling plastic eggs with raisins/animal crackers and other healthier options.

Washing Dishes

Aiden's new favorite thing is washing dishes. We put on his apron, give him some non-breakable items, a cloth/sponge, and let him stand on a chair at the sink. So far, he's been entertained by this activity for a solid 30 minutes. At that point, I actually had to tear him away from the sink for dinner. Who knows how long he would have stayed!

Visiting Family

As many of you know, my mother-in-law, Sandy, recently passed away. It felt very unexpected even though she was diagnosed with cancer over a year ago...she was given a clean bill of health last November.

We were planning on visiting her on 4/3/09, but before we left for the airport, she passed away. We continued our trip and were able to spend some time with Gregg, my father-in-law, and Meredith, my sister-in-law. Included are pictures of Erik, Aiden, and I at Hurricane Point, a picture of Auntie Mere and Aiden shooting rockets from behind a couch, and Aunt Alix and Aiden having a chat.