4 Months

This little guy just keeps on growing! He's already 4 months old!

Aiden has recently discovered his feet, "talks" and drools up a storm, puts everything he touches into his mouth, and is SO close to rolling over from his back to his tummy! Any day now!

Here we are at his 4 month appointment (before the shots)...

He did great and the doctor says everything is right on track. Please note that our little piggie has jumped about 30% in the weight category! Only a couple more months before he gets to start eating solid foods!

Here are his 4 months stats:

Weight: 16 pounds, 10 ounces (68th percentile)

Height: 27 inches (98th percentile)

Head circumference: 16.5 inches (50th percentile)

Aiden also went out to dinner for the first time. We went to AJ Spur's with Jeff's Uncle Bob and Aunt 'D' while they were visiting in town. He loved walking around the restaurant while people watching, and even fell asleep at the table!

 And we knew it was coming eventually...Aiden got his first cold. It started with my mom, then went to Aiden, and then me. Fortunately it was only a runny and stuffy nose and went away after only a few days. We got to test out his humidifier, which helped keep him breathing. He was definitely glazed over though, and kept looking at us like "why aren't you doing anything?!"

Dog Splash Days

Every year the weekend after Labor Day, the Templeton Community Pool hosts Dog Splash Days. You can pay to let your dogs go swimming in the pools before they drain them the next week. The money goes towards a local dog park. They have people in the pool to help the dogs get in/out, and there are tons of toys for the dogs to play with. We had forgotten to sign the girls up last year, so we didn't want to miss it this year!

The girls have never gone swimming before, so we weren't sure how they would like it. Jeff had gone ahead with the girls to get them checked in, while I was getting Aiden out of the car and loaded into the stroller so I missed their initial reaction. According to Jeff, Luna got all excited and jumped straight into the big pool. When she made it back up to the surface, I guess the look on her face was sheer terror of "Oh my gosh, there's no bottom to this thing!" Jeff said she was excessively slapping her paws down into the water, hoping to hit solid ground. She eventually made it over to the ramp and got back out, never to set foot in the pool again. Holly saw it all go down and decided she wanted nothing to do with it either! Eventually Jeff was able to convince them to play in the kiddie pool. Holly got in and would run around in the water, while Luna was going to each and every person there for some loving. They eventually both got in and "snorkeled" their way through the kiddie pool. Sorry these aren't the best pictures, but I was shooting one-handed, through a chain-link fence while feeding Aiden a bottle with the other hand. Not too shabby!

Luna also managed to get out past the gate twice and checked out a BBQ that some people were having. I was feeding Aiden, so Jeff had to chase her down while trying to not let Holly get out either. Fun times!

 

That weekend we also put together Aiden's exersaucer. He wasn't too sure what to think about it, but ended up eventually loving it! 

Needless to say, by the end of the day, we were all tired and worn out! 

Oh, and he also graduated to size 3 diapers. After 4 blow-outs in 1 week, I decided it was time to move up!

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day weekend we had a bunch of visitors. Aiden got to meet more of his cousins...The Mitas Family! Jordan, Andrew and Sofia were all determined to make Aiden smile and laugh, and were great at entertaining him. They also got to experience him having a total freak-out, hysterical meltdown...crying and screaming non-stop from 9-11 pm! Eek! Sorry again Mitas Family (and neighbors) for all the noise!

The next day Aiden got to meet his Great Aunt Susie and Uncle Tom. Aiden fell in love with Susie right away and loved getting some snuggles in with her! We also got to do our Fantasy Football draft for our family league, The Brockett Blitz. It's the first time we've gotten to do it with other people present. Lots of trash talking and nerves! Hopefully Aiden will be our good luck charm this year!

Grandma and Papa Mike also came to visit after a roadtrip to Oregon and got to see the whole gang. Grandma stayed the whole week to babysit while Nonni was at a conference in Las Vegas. Thanks again, Grandma for watching Aiden! We appreciate it!

We took Aiden to his first BBQ at Jeff's co-worker's house. He made friends with their 6 month old son, Owen...affectionately called "Tank." He weighs 27 pounds and is already wearing 18 month clothes! And we thought Aiden was big!

Aiden graduated from the sling in his bathtub, and took his first bath with just the little bench in it. He loved being able to splash in the water! We all got a little wet!