Christmas Ornaments

We put up the Christmas tree last weekend and Aiden loves the lights.  He also loves the ornaments.  He reminds me of a cat :)

Peas!

Aiden had peas for the first time this past weekend. Needless to say, he did not enjoy them as much as he enjoyed carrots.  He has gotten better with them, but the first few bites took awhile to get down.

He did not like that bite :)

"Do I have to eat that??"

He is so concerned about something...

"Please don't make me eat another bite!"

"Really?!?  I have to eat more?"

Winter Suit

Grandma Ritter got Aiden this 'snow' suit awhile ago and we thought we'd try it out.  He didn't seem to mind too much :)

In the stroller ready for a walk.

Carrots!

We are still giving rice cereal to Aiden twice a day, but we have also added carrots to the mix.  Aiden has really taken to them- I think he'd eat anything, though :)

Yum... carrots!

Looking so innocent before the carrot eating!

I can feed myself! (not)

 Give me that!

Carrot face :)

Big bite

Cheese!!

That bite wasn't so good (he actually choked himself on the spoon)

Play Date

We went to the Lerdal's today to watch the Iowa game.  Aiden and Kinley had a play date.  Here are a few pictures of the two of them playing together.

Aiden chewing on Kinley's toy.  Kinley's thinking, "Hey- that's mine!"

Kinley's pretty eyes.

Holding hands!  (Ok, we might have helped a little...)

Happy to be together!

Rice Cereal

Aiden had rice cereal for the first time last weekend.  He did really well with it.  At first he wasn't sure how to eat it, but by the end, he was pretty good at it.  The second night we tried it he did not like it at all. I think he was really hungry and the food wasn't coming fast enough.  We have given him rice cereal almost every night since then.

New Crib Bumpers

Aiden has woken up a few nights with an arm or a leg stuck through his crib.  He doesn't wake up happy when that happens.  We know that standard bumpers aren't safe- danger of suffocation.  So we got some mesh, breathable bumpers.  Since then- no more stuck arms and legs.

Daddy making sure the bumper is on securely.

Rolling over in the crib.

Hi!

Aiden in the crib with his new bumpers!

Halloween Pumpkin

For Halloween Aiden was a pumpkin- the cutest pumpkin ever!  We didn't go trick-or-treating, but Aiden did help pass out candy.  We had about 20 trick-or-treaters.  Better than the 5 from last year.

"Take me to my mummy" shirt :)

Going for a Walk

The weather was so nice this past Saturday, that we just had to go on a walk.  This was the first time Aiden rode in the stroller without the car seat.  He did just great!

He also got to try out his new sunglasses.  So cute!

Trip to Lake McBride

We went to lake McBride (North of Iowa City) for an afternoon with our friends, the Lerdals.  We enjoyed the beautiful weather (75+ degrees in October!!), grilled, and hung out.

I was messing with the flash- such blue eyes!

There's that tongue again!

Aiden sticking his tongue out at Daddy!

Daddy sticking his tongue out at Aiden!

Holding himself up without his arms.

Yeah for the carrier!