We've made a lot of progress on Mina's room - at this point in Ayden's pregnancy, we were already done and just waiting on supplies and such in order to complete it - but now, we only have 3 months left, and we hadn't even started yet! We took some time out this weekend to get things cleaned up and ready - and I'm so excited with the progress we've made and how it's coming together! Since we are not getting a baby shower for her, we've been able to come up with a lot of ideas on how to save money with the new stuff we need to get - and of course, we're also re-using a lot of Ayden's stuff! Pink is so different from blue, but I have to say, it's kind of fun! Here's a sneak peek at her nursery, still a work in progress, and my 6 month pregnant belly!
Belly progress first!
And now, her room!
My Life!
Mina Grace!
Ayden Ali!
Well, Ayden is officially my little helper! It's amazing how much he's learned and so quickly. He knows when it's time to make the bed - I ask him to help and he brings me pillows (he gets so excited when he does this!) - and when I have taken a shower, and it's time for me to put my make up on (I use natural light, not bathroom light) - he knows to open the curtains for me and he helps me put it on. He's adorable! I guess he knows mommy is having a hard time moving around because I'll say "Ayden, can you get mommy's water bottle off the floor and bring it to her?" and he'll go find it and hand it to me - he even tries to take the cap off but I'm glad he doesn't know how to do that! He's such an amazing boy and I can't imagine my life without him - I know Ali is the same way! I caught a little bit of his helping on video, see below, and we had his 15 month appointment yesterday - here are his stats!
Height: 31.25 inches (60th percentile)
Weight: 23.1 pounds (30th percentile)
His head is in the 50th percentile but I can't remember how big it is!
Enjoy the video - we are starting Mina's nursery this weekend so I will certainly keep updated on all the photos - her nursery bedding is adorable (we're doing a lady bug theme!) - thanks so much to my Mom Etebari who bought all of the stuff to make it happen!
We recently bought the "Your Baby Can Read" package - it's awesome. It's a set of DVD's and flashcards, etc, that are really helpful in teaching babies to read and recognize at early ages. At first, he refused to watch or learn, but now, he gets upset when it's not on! He's doing awesome and has started to recognize new things that he didn't know before! I highly recommend the package to anyone with small children and we plan on starting Mina on it way earlier than we started Ayden. It's been great.
http://www.yourbabycan.com/
See the video!
Our little boy is growing and is so excited to have a baby sister coming in May (see the video below where he knows where she is - he loves to give her kisses!) He's communicating with us, dancing his little heart away, and loves to play with his soccer balls and basketballs. He's a little athlete already! He knows how to dribble the ball and put it into the basket and understands "throw" and "slam dunk"! He digs eating grapes, bananas, peas, raviolis (his favorite), macaroni and cheese, potatoes, rice, yogurt, crackers, apples, - and anything we eat, so we've really had to watch our diets! When I sit down to eat, half my plate goes to him! He eats pretty much constantly! He is so social and loves other kids and understands the word "share". He's identifying specific toys and is great at obeying when we ask him to brush his teeth or go upstairs. His sleeping habits aren't any better though, I swear we still have a newborn! We are getting his new toddler bed soon and will be transitioning him a little bit early because we aren't buying a second crib for Mina. We're hoping this transition will help to ease some of his sleeping woes.
We got a new camcorder for Christmas courtesy of my parents (THANK YOU!) so I'm going to try and post a few videos here. He's been really sick lately and hasn't been able to see a lot of friends and family - so this is our way of updating on how he's doing. He's a growing boy at 22 pounds and 31 inches and he already knows what the potty is even though he can't fully use it yet (he has done some business in it a few times though and then claps afterwards, he knows what a big boy does!) He's got all of his teeth now and is learning to say things such as Mama, Dada, banana, and bye. He loves to wave at everyone on the street! I will try and update when I can and get some new pictures up - for now, enjoy our growing boy, now 15 months old!
Meet baby #2...SHE looks great and SHE is all GIRL! Ali and I kind of knew it but we're still getting used to the idea :) I'm sure she'll be a little cutie pie, although I plan on turning her into a tomboy :)
Here are some pictures of her! :) I have more and will add later!!
Well, October 18 has come and gone, and our little boy turned 1! I can't believe how time has passed and how he has grown. Being parents has changed us in ways we could never describe. Each day we wake up and he has done something new - he knows his toys - when I say "kitty" or "puppy" he knows where to go. He also knows how to slam dunk into his basketball toy. He loves his Curious George monkey and sleeping next to his mommy. He is truly the light of our lives and we had a beautiful party to celebrate his great day. Here are some pictures! Unfortunately we have just moved and are still working on getting settled and we didn't have internet for a while and I'm very tired from baby #2 - so I haven't been able to update much - but I will try.
Well, it's about time I updated our blog, right?! We've had so much going on and I've been exhausted - and that's mainly because...
We're expecting BABY NUMBER 2!! That's right, we're due May 20, 2009 - and it is just one baby! We are so happy and over the moon and hope that everyone will continue to check in for updates and belly pictures as time progresses towards Ayden being a big brother!