March and April were phenomenal months for Jaiden. His vocabulary has grown tremendously, and he forms longer sentences than ever before. It is astonishing to listen to him speak, so clearly, and to watch him as he adds more words together. For example he used to say, "love you." Then it was ,"love you Daddy," now it's " I love you Daddy" and if someone says to him, "love you Jaiden," he says, " I love you too!" So cute. When we would be driving up to our house he would say," my house," then it was, " Our house," and now it is, "going to my house, or going to our house." Remarkable. The other day he told me, "good idea Mom." I laughed realizing I say that to him all the time, "good idea Jaiden. "He repeats EVERYTHING we say. He may not say it to us right away, but he will pull it out later that week. It's amazing.
Jaiden was sick a few times in the last few month. Once was a respiratory virus and the other a flu/cold. He has only been sick 3 times before, we have been very lucky. He's funny because most kids don't care if their nose is running, but Jaid does. If his nose runs, he points to it, and whines to me, "nose Mom," and won't stop until I wipe it. Needless to say I carried a tissue on me for days. Our first camping trip of the year to Carpenteria was canceled because Jaid was sick. I had to reserve our spot 6 months in advance. I was bummed but got over it quickly. Our second camping trip was which I had to reserved 6 months in advance too, was cut short because Jaid was sick. We went for only one night. The rain was coming too so that made it easier for us to leave. At least we got to run on the beach, throw rocks, bike ride and sleep in the camper, even if it was just for a night.
Coco, Jaiden's Nanny left in April. We loved her but it was time for her to move on. We hired a nice gal who only lasted a week, and then met his new Nanny Juana who is wonderful. She is bilingual Spanish, fun, smart, loving, creative and so nurturing. It is amazing how quickly Jaid transitioned.
We have begun to look at preschools and realize how important it is to us to have a place close by. Unfortunately we have not found "the one." Still looking. The good thing is Jaid is ready. We took him to one and he fit right in. Within minutes he was climbing the jungle gym with playmates and sitting around the break table sharing his snack. So cute. Would like to have him go a few days a week, from 9-12. It's gonna be much harder for Mommy than it will be for Jaiden!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Founder's 2011
February is the infamous month of AppleOne's elite vacation. This year we traveled to South Beach Miami and then on a Caribbean cruise.
We had Jaiden all prepared with a special carry on luggage. The luggage has 4 wheels and he sits on it and we pull him through the airport. So cute. Inside we packed all sorts of fun activities for him to keep him busy on the plane. Wouldn't you know once the carry on was on the plane we never opened it. Jaiden was quite the passenger. He visited with a few friends, took a long nap, watched a movie and by then the ride was over.
On the bus to the hotel we met our friend Paul's sister Grace, who was traveling from NY as Paul's guest. She was lovely and at that time little did we know we would spend a good portion of our trip hanging out with her.
The Hotel Lowes SB was very nice. Jaiden cruised everywhere with us, his favorite thing was swimming and playing in the pool with Uncle Paul and Daddy.
The best thing about these work trips is that we get to visit with people whom we only see on this trip, and others good friends who we only see once in awhile, like Kimmie, Duane and Romie, Jaiden's big bro! One night we went to dinner and Duane stayed back to babysit both Romie and Jaid.
One night at dinner in the hotel restaurant we were offered a DVD player for the table to entertain the baby. We thought,"no way" we are not introducing that to Jaid, however a few nights later when we ate at the same restaurant and Jaid was done with his food before we got ours we told the waiter, "PLEASE bring us the DVD player." Whew....it saved our dining experience!
Off to the Bahamas where we went to Nassau and Coco Cay . We did not do too much exploring. On Nassau we walked around with Paul and Grace, taking in a little bit of the culture. And on the Coco Cay island we pretty much just relaxed with Grace and Paul, played in the water and Jaiden napped for awhile. No water sports for us on this trip however Paul and Grace went parasailing.
The ship was nice, we loved seeing our friends Gary and Cheryl from Canada. They are a really neat couple and so much fun. Lucky for us it worked out that we got to enjoy a dinner together with them. Paul and Grace joined us too. We all laughed so much and basically were kicked out because the restaurant was closing.
Jaiden was a star....making it very easy for us to travel with him. The flight home was just about as easy as the way there!
We had Jaiden all prepared with a special carry on luggage. The luggage has 4 wheels and he sits on it and we pull him through the airport. So cute. Inside we packed all sorts of fun activities for him to keep him busy on the plane. Wouldn't you know once the carry on was on the plane we never opened it. Jaiden was quite the passenger. He visited with a few friends, took a long nap, watched a movie and by then the ride was over.
On the bus to the hotel we met our friend Paul's sister Grace, who was traveling from NY as Paul's guest. She was lovely and at that time little did we know we would spend a good portion of our trip hanging out with her.
The Hotel Lowes SB was very nice. Jaiden cruised everywhere with us, his favorite thing was swimming and playing in the pool with Uncle Paul and Daddy.
The best thing about these work trips is that we get to visit with people whom we only see on this trip, and others good friends who we only see once in awhile, like Kimmie, Duane and Romie, Jaiden's big bro! One night we went to dinner and Duane stayed back to babysit both Romie and Jaid.
One night at dinner in the hotel restaurant we were offered a DVD player for the table to entertain the baby. We thought,"no way" we are not introducing that to Jaid, however a few nights later when we ate at the same restaurant and Jaid was done with his food before we got ours we told the waiter, "PLEASE bring us the DVD player." Whew....it saved our dining experience!
Off to the Bahamas where we went to Nassau and Coco Cay . We did not do too much exploring. On Nassau we walked around with Paul and Grace, taking in a little bit of the culture. And on the Coco Cay island we pretty much just relaxed with Grace and Paul, played in the water and Jaiden napped for awhile. No water sports for us on this trip however Paul and Grace went parasailing.
The ship was nice, we loved seeing our friends Gary and Cheryl from Canada. They are a really neat couple and so much fun. Lucky for us it worked out that we got to enjoy a dinner together with them. Paul and Grace joined us too. We all laughed so much and basically were kicked out because the restaurant was closing.
Jaiden was a star....making it very easy for us to travel with him. The flight home was just about as easy as the way there!
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