FLU!!!

So, on Friday, last, Aiden woke up with the stomach flu. He spent most of the day in my lap or my mom's. He seemed okay by Sunday, but by Sunday afternoon we realized he was still sick. It lasted through Tuesday!!! Yuck! By Tuesday night, I had the stomach flu, and by Wednesday morning, Erik had it too. Thank goodness my mom was here as she has been taking care of Aiden while Erik and I convalesced. Now we just hope and pray that Mom doesn't get sick!

Still no baby. Granted, I was hoping that I woudn't go into labor while I was feeling so bad. I'm guessing your body kind of decides not to go into labor when you're really sick. I can't believe the baby isn't here yet. I know I'm nearing the end of 39 weeks, but I was sure this little guy was going to be a bit earlier. Granted, my prediction was to have him by the end of this week. There is still time. Erik is predicting next week. We'll see who's right--maybe no one as the baby could wait until I'm 41 or 42 weeks. Oh, wouldn't that be fun :-(

Finger painting

Aiden finger painted for the first time this week. He LOVED it! At first he was just using his fingers, but after my mom showed him how much fun it was to use his whole hand, he enjoyed that too.

After finger painting, he moved onto playdough. Then, he washed some of his pots and pans in the big sink. Then, he vacuumed. Then, he fell down on the floor and cried, "Mama, hold me!" He was so tired; this was a lot of activity on his first day of starting to feel well.

All Aboard

Aiden and his Grandma had a great time playing with trains today. Aiden didn't have any interest in wearing his train engineer hat and bandanna so Grandma took the job.

Cleaning

Aiden enjoys helping Mama & Papa. Today, he helped wash a window and pull weeds. He enjoys doing whatever we are doing. Sometimes we add fun twists into the work such as looking for worms when we weed!

Belated Mother's Day Lunch

My mom came to visit and help with Aiden and the new baby...whenever he chooses to arrive. Today we went out for lunch after my doctor's appointment. We had a belated Mother's Day celebration. The marionberry tart we had at the Nordstrom cafe was INCREDIBLE!!!!

The Transplants

So it ends up that my college roommate, Amy, knows several couples that have moved to our area. We got together with them for dinner tonight and had a great time.

Erik's Cheesecake

Erik baked a cheesecake today. He worked on it while Aiden and I napped, but Aiden had an opportunity to help. Here they are in aprons my parents gave us: Big Guy and Little Guy.