Zander Smiles! A video!

Aiden growing-up!

Aiden started preschool. Here is a picture of him on his first day. He loves school and his new friends. He has also started setting the table! This was his first attempt. He's starting to put the silverware in the correct spots. He also seems to know "right" and "left" now. He's amazing us daily!

Zander turning over

Z-man decided that he was no typical baby...none of this turning onto his back from his tummy first. He decided, repeatedly, that he wanted to roll from his back to his tummy. A day or two later he decided to roll from tummy to back. I talked to my doctor about this--I was feeling like a proud Mama. I proceeded to admit that Zander does not get much tummy-time. She told me that was fairly typical for second kids as the moms are running around more. I explained that my reason for not putting Z down on his tummy was that he spits up a lot, even if it has been an hour or more after eating. Since Zander is gaining weight very slowly and dropping in weight percentiles (he was at 15 and is now at 4), we are now exploring the possibility that Zander has a problem with acid reflux. We're hoping that we'll see better weight gain in him now.

Spelling

We're beginning to find that Aiden knows the words we're spelling (you know those times when you don't want to be understood by little ears). The first time it happened was in early August. Granted, the word we were spelling sounds a lot like the letters...OREO...try spelling it outloud. Aiden knew exactly what were saying. In the past week, we spelled MOVIE. I think we were trying to decide if we were going to let him see one. Aiden immediately wanted to know why we were talking about a "movie."

Visit with Grandparents

We were visiting my parents and had a chance to visit Erik's Dad as well. We had a great time. Our visit included Aiden's potty trained party (he called it his "Poop Party"), some of guitar time (my Dad played for Aiden), a visit to see the new house that Erik's Dad is purchasing, and Zander's baptism.

Zander & Asha

Zander and I went to go see Michelle and her kids. Zander and Asha were born a month apart, but they are incredibly different weightwise...Asha weighed 16 pounds here (4 months) while Zander was 10 (3 months). I know that Z-man is going to catch-up; just wait until his first birthday!

Potty Trained

Aiden completed a month of potty training. I love it. Some days are full of accidents, but generally things are going well! We celebrated with a party!