Project. Get Aiden ready for Alabama Football games.
Seems simple huh? Well he used to be prepared for the games. However, since he is such a GROWING boy those cute outfits no longer fit. BOO!! I mean remember this one....gosh I loved it.
Well I was on the hunt to find new ones. I found some CUTE outfits but hello expensive! I mean really who would spend like $30+ on a baby outfit. An outfit that they are going to outgrow in NO TIME! Not me. Sorry Aiden, but that's a lot of money.
Well I came up with the next best thing. APPLIQUES! Essentially that's what I wanted, so why not do them myself. So I got 2 short sleeve oneies, and 1 long sleeve. Cut out elephants in fabric. Cute out ears in a different fabric. TaDa Cute Alabama Outfits for less than $5. Due to the fact I got the oneies DIRT cheap at one of our Babies R Us that was moving so they had great great sales 50% off.
I'm going to take his 7 month pictures on Saturday in one of the outfits.
Wow! Time truly flies. I can't believe in a few short months Aiden will be 1! WOW! Pictures Later.
Stats: Weight: Update Tonight Length: Update Tonight Size 3 diapers 18 month clothes Sleeping Pattern: Down around 9pm up by 6am. He has now figured out Mommy wakes up at this time, so he MUST see me before I'm off. When I walk in there after I get dressed he's up and peeking over the bumper waiting for me to open the door. Precious! Eating Pattern: Bottle count going down, however since he is teething bad these days the bottle count has increased back to 6-7 of 5 oz bottles a day because it's hard to get him to eat solid food. Poor guy! Mouth hurts him. However, last night he ate some yogurt at Gabby and Grande's and LOOOOOVED it! Probably the coolness helped.
I wish I would remember to record him eating one day. It's hilarious picture him spreading out his arms like he's going to fly every time he wants another bite. Once he gets that he sits back down in the chair arms down til he swallows and the arms go up and he leans forward. Such a funny baby.
Milestone (Lots this month): *A pro at holding the bottle, but he can't figure out if I sit up I have to tilt the bottle. But if he's leaning back its natural to him. We are going to start using the sippy cup more. *CRAWLING! He's not up on all fours, but he's got that Army man crawl down! *Able to sit up by himself, which means he got to go to the grocery store with Mommy! YA!
Now for the most important milestone. I swear this past weekend little man said MoMoMo, which sounded like Momma. AH! Even Wes heard it. I was having to work late on Friday, so I couldn't love him like normal when I got home. So of course he was crying and just staring me down when he said it. It was ADORABLE! Then the other day I was holding him because of the teething when I asked Wes to hold him so I could finish eating lunch. Well Wes said I can't because I have fiberglass on my shirt (he was installing the new attic stairs)...well Aiden then made this face like "WHAT? You aren't going to hold me" that looked so sad and pathetic that just broke all our hearts. So Wes took off his shirt picked Aiden up and he just made the biggest smile. GOSH WE ARE SUCH SUCKERS FOR HIM! :-)
Likes: *Mommy holding me *Sitting between Daddy's legs *Banging toys or slapping his hands down on the floor, table, himself, etc. *MURPHY! He is constantly trying to crawl to him *Trips to the fabric store with Mommy. Loves to stick his hands out of the stroller and feel all the fabric as we go down the isle. *Going on walks through the park
Dislikes: *Mommy not holding me when I'm teething *Bananas, Apple Sauce, and Pears *When you put him in his pack n play when I'm cooking, so he now sits in his highchair *When my diaper overflows when I'm sleeping causing the sheet to get wet *When Mommy and Daddy won't let me do what I want to do
Friday-It was Wes' 30th birthday, so I cooked his favorite meal and we had a nice evening being together and watching movies. I got Wes some vintage Alabama t-shirts (a new style with the helmet stating 13 and not 12 ROLL TIDE), a Braves tumbler and lid, and an awesome freezer cup. Perfect tailgating essentials.
Saturday-FOOTBALL!!! Share lunch with Regina and Steve, then Aiden got to experience his first of MANY Alabama football games! ROLL TIDE! 1-0 so far! It was cute seeing his face ponder why daddy and mommy were cheering. Then I took the nap of all naps of like 3 hours. All those nights of being on-call with Priority 1 issues took their toll on me. No one likes getting woke up at 2am!
Sunday-Celebrated Wes, Steve, and Justin's birthday with friends and family. Yummy deer meat! I made the cake...that's a whole story in its own right.
Cake-So I baked it on Saturday afternoon so Sunday I could just frost it. So it was a really really simple cake for those Weight Watchers people out there. 1 box of white cake mix. 1 12oz sprite zero. 1 tub cool whip. 1 box of fat free vanilla pudding. Mix the cake and sprite together. Simple. So I decided to make it a fun cake....what else make it a rainbow cake! So I divided the mix in 6 bowls. Now comes out the food coloring (pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, then made orange).
Simple huh?! Well that was until I put in the oven....Hmmm what's that burning smell.....OMG! The cake is pouring over! Ahhhhhhhh! So I had to take the cake pans out. Clean up the mess and try it again. I think it was the fizz from the sprite. I'll just use deeper dishes. The eaten cake pictures don't do the layer justice. It was AWESOME! Then frosting time. Mix the cool whip and the pudding. EASY and SOOOO GOOD!
Monday-MY DAY OFF!!!!!!! Well Aiden apparently didn't know that and woke up at 6am.....Oh well. He was freakin cute and we both curled up on the floor after his bottle and went to sleep. I love him so much!
Next, I went with Regina and Chris to Hancock Fabrics....and what did I get....Houndstooth flannel fabric! YAH! I'm going to make a tie applique out of it and use red stitching for a white onesie perfect for game day. Also, a burpcloth, bib, and who knows what else. Maybe some pants since it's getting cold now. YAH for that!!!!! ROLL TIDE!
Then they had their Simplicity patterns on sale. YAH! So I found the perfect thing for Boo. A perfect christmas present for a perfect son! Now I have to decide which cute animal to make...........decisions!
I thought this next pattern was adorable. I loved the hood. However, I would need to make it "manly"...so I'll make one "cute" with like puppies or airplanes and the other one like a camo.
This is one of the many many reasons why I love Aiden. He is sooo cute! He crawled from one side of the living room to the other to just see his best friend. Murphy!!! Precious! He got so excited when he reached his destination.
Sorry the quality is bad, need to get a better MOD converter.
nu%3D32%3B3)685)779)WSNRCG%3D336359(934335nu0mrj.jpg)
