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!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
GRANDMA ARLEEN WIENER MAY 21 1942-JAN 23-2011
Jesse's Mother passed away unexpectedly on January 23rd, she was only 69. As you can imagine we are deeply saddened by this unbelievable loss. I will write eventually.
Fantastic & 2
It seems impossible that Jesse and I have a 2 year old. How crazy is that? Some days it seems like just yesterday we were rocking our little baby to sleep and then other days it seems like he has been with us forever! We celebrated Jesse's birthday on the 11th, which was nice. I actually only worked half day and then took him to lunch and the movies. It was a nice afternoon. The morning of the 12th I woke up extra early so I could decorate the house with balloons so that Jaiden would be surprised when he woke up. As soon as we heard him we both ran into his room to sing the HB song to him. He was so excited he even said HB to himself. We all laughed. It was not long before Jaiden had the Mickey Mouse balloon close to his face kissing him. He loves Mickey Mouse. Jaiden and Daddy came to work to celebrate with his Aunties during the day. There were lots of gifts, food, and yummy cupcakes. Super fun. Then we went to my parents house for dinner where Jaiden got more gifts and ate more food and of course birthday cake. When we said goodnight to Jaiden we walked down memory lane from the day we brought Jaiden home, reminiscing about everything. Both Jess and I astonished at how fast the time went. We were in the middle of a hard decision that week because our Maggie Dog who was 22 was nearing the end. And we had hoped that she would have gone to sleep and not woke up but that was not the case. So we had to make the decision and called the mobile Vet to our house on the 13th. Jesse held Maggie so tight as the Vet administered the medication. It was quick, peaceful and very painful for us. We cried and then buried her in the backyard next to her partner Bart. The weekend came quickly and it was time to celebrate Jaiden's bday with all of his friends. We rented this place called "My Gym." It is a very cute kids gym with tons of fun equipment and space for the kids to run around. There was zip lining, swings, trampoline, a puppet show, a tub of balls and so much more. The kids all had a blast running around for 2 hours. It was nice to visit with our friends, the parents although we did not get much time with them. We were thrilled that our friends Tuyet and Peter we had met a few years ago in an adoption class made it. It was the first time we had never met their beautiful daughter Tessora. We served some snacks and then Janet made totally cool cupcakes in ice cream cones that everyone really enjoyed. One of the best things was there was really no set up or clean up. It was super easy! The following week we were off to Mammoth. This year it was just the 3 of us, and we had some friends joining us for the weekend. It was a different kind of trip because I hung out with Jaidene which was just as well because both of us had a little cold, and Jesse snowboarded 1/2 days. Our goal was to get Jaiden on his snowboard which was his bday gift from Mommy and Daddy but that did not really happen. He did stand on it. Jaiden's vocabulary continues to grow every day and he is putting together so many words... "Daddy go,"" going to Bubbe's house," "reach up," "go to park," "my house," "Bob's Big Boy," "release," "put back," "love you this much!" All of it incredible! We are so grateful for our lil Jaid and are enjoying every single minute with him. I can't believe I have a 2 year old!
Friday, February 4, 2011
23 MONTHS
Each age is a beautiful stage, and with each month brings so many new things.
At 23 months Jaiden was stringing 2 words together, increasing his vocabulary by several words a day, and talk, talk, talking.
We Celebrated each night of Hanukkah and with each night came the lighting of the candles and at least one gift. By the second night Jaiden was saying, "Menorah" without being prompted and "Happy Hanukkah."The holidays this year were really fun. Mostly because Jaiden understood how fun it was to open up gifts. The unwrapping was more fun than anything. It did not matter what the present was whatsoever just as long as he could rip the paper. I would get home from work and before I could put my stuff down, Jaiden would look at me and say, "present?" So cute. Of course I did not make him wait long at all, I quickly put my things down and gave him a present.
We had a nice time visiting with friends and family during the holidays. We managed to make it to a few open houses, and a few parties, all were super fun.
Jesse and I celebrated our 8year wedding anniversary with my parents who were celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary. This year we hired a private chef who cooked us an amazing meal at my folks home. Jaiden and Aunt Alli joined us. We all had a great time.
Crazy to think Jaiden will be "two" next month! And when you ask him how old he is he says,"two!" SO cute.
At 23 months Jaiden was stringing 2 words together, increasing his vocabulary by several words a day, and talk, talk, talking.
We Celebrated each night of Hanukkah and with each night came the lighting of the candles and at least one gift. By the second night Jaiden was saying, "Menorah" without being prompted and "Happy Hanukkah."The holidays this year were really fun. Mostly because Jaiden understood how fun it was to open up gifts. The unwrapping was more fun than anything. It did not matter what the present was whatsoever just as long as he could rip the paper. I would get home from work and before I could put my stuff down, Jaiden would look at me and say, "present?" So cute. Of course I did not make him wait long at all, I quickly put my things down and gave him a present.
We had a nice time visiting with friends and family during the holidays. We managed to make it to a few open houses, and a few parties, all were super fun.
Jesse and I celebrated our 8year wedding anniversary with my parents who were celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary. This year we hired a private chef who cooked us an amazing meal at my folks home. Jaiden and Aunt Alli joined us. We all had a great time.
Crazy to think Jaiden will be "two" next month! And when you ask him how old he is he says,"two!" SO cute.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
20/21/22
The past few months have been just as incredible as those that have proceeded. Every day is so amazing with our little Jaiden and we are so grateful.
Jess went on a 7 day fishing trip in September. The longest he has been away from us. It was quite apparent when he was gone how much he helps. I would never want to be a single Mommy full-time. Jaiden would ask for Jesse every morning and every night and I would feel so bad, cause I could tell he was missing him. There are just some things Mommy can't or doesn't do as good as Daddy...like throw Jaiden in the air half way to the moon. I would try to explain to him that Daddy would be home soon but that's a lot to ask of a 20month old to understand. We made it without Jess but we missed him! The greatest moment was when Dad arrived home. Jaiden and I were sitting out front on the top step looking down the street waiting and when Jaiden saw Daddy's truck he pointed really hard and with pure excitement screamed, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy." It was so cute. We patiently waited on the step until Dad parked and then Jaiden ran as fast as he could to reach Daddy and they squeezed each other and would not let go. Jaiden actually had a few tears, it was like a scene from a movie. Jess will remember that moment forever. Really doesn't get much better than that. I am proud to say that big Daddy came home with 600lbs of fish that we have been indulging ourselves with. Supreme sushi at least 3 times a week, and I must say it is the best sushi I have ever had. So yes, Daddy can go on another 7 day fishing trip whenever he wants.
I went to NY with my Mother for a quick long weekend in September to visit my Aunt Mel who was very sick. Our main goal was to visit with Mel as much as possible. My Mom and Aunt Mel (not my bio Aunt) had known each other for about 60 years. In between our visits with Mel we walked the streets in Manhattan, went to the Guggenheim, dined at wonderful little expensive restaurants, and enjoyed one another. It was the first time I had been away from Jaiden for that long. I missed him, I missed his voice, I missed his kisses, I missed his pitter-patter as he runs around the house...I just missed him, but it was really nice to spend quality time with my Mom. Daddy was good about sending me pic's and calling me every day. Mom and I were so glad we had time with Mel because she passed away 2 days after we left. We will miss her very much! Daddy and Jaiden picked us up at the airport and I was so excited to see Jaiden. I imagined he would come running through the airport with his arms opened wide and jump into my arms, but instead he saw me and offered me his already eaten wet cheezeit! I'll take what I can get!
We tried a new camping place up North called Refugio. It was a nice place although we had a really crappy spot. I was so excited when I booked Refugio because everyone was saying it was a great place and could not believe we got a campsite there. We got a campsite cause it was next to the bathroom- ugh! We had a fun time building sandcastles, running in the water, flying kites, and riding our bikes. In the campground there was a tree that looked like a lion's head. It was so funny cause as we approached it, Jaiden looked right up to it and roared. He saw the lion's head without either one of us mentioning it. Multiple times a day Jaiden would bring me to the tree and roar! Of course we thought it was brilliant of him to recognize that the tree looked like a lion. We scoped out the primo camping spot for our next Refugio trip and have already booked one for next year.
Halloween came so quickly. A day in itself that I will always remember. It was the day that my sister Gaby called to say she is only the messenger and I could do whatever I wanted with the information. I will NEVER forget that hour, that day, and where I was when I got the phone call. Unfortunately Jesse was feeling sick on Halloween and so he was not really up to dressing up and partying. Bless him for pulling it together so we could celebrate with Jaiden and friends. The following day Jess went to the Doctor's and they treated him for Pneumonia. Jaiden was Woody from Toy Story and I was Jessie from Toy Story. We had some friends over to walk our "hood." Our "hood" is the place to be for Halloween. There are hundreds of people walking the streets, outrageous costumes, lots of candy, scary scary things all around, and haunted houses. It really is super fun! Next year we will need to leave our house an hour or so earlier because the kids were tired after only a few blocks. Now we know.
November flew by. We took Jaiden to Disneyland for a magical time. Fortunately one of our dear friends who works for Disney got us free 2 day tickets and a room at a discount which made our trip even better. It was so much fun to watch Jaiden as he took it all in. Pure amazement. Jaiden went on the Carousel, Dumbo, Tea Cups, Train, Mr. Toads wild ride, Pirates of the Caribbean which he did not like...it was scary for him. Well heck it's scary for me! He cried and kept saying and signing, "all done" and I kept telling him, "it's almost done, hang in there." The ride could not end fast enough. I felt SO bad for him. He LOVED Mickey Mouse and before we left the park we bought him a special Mickey, which he carries around with him all the time.
There was an incident that almost caused us not to get into Disneyland. Leave it to my husband! When our bags were being checked before entering the lady asked Jesse, "what's in your right front pocket?" He realized he forgot to leave his pocket knife back at the hotel. He was asked to bring it to his car and get rid of it. As we were walking to get rid of it Jesse decided to hide it in the bushes. Soon we returned back to the place to get checked in again when an undercover cop whipped out his badge and said, "you are under surveillance and have been. Where's knife?" We explained we put it in the bushes. We were told that was not acceptable, to find it and get rid of it. So we walked back to find it which in itself was not easy cause Jesse hid it so well, and then all the way back to the hotel to leave it. Finally we were allowed in the park. We were sure we were still under surveillance so we figured we would give them something to look at. We smooched a lot! I have to say that I do appreciate that the security was that tight at the happiest place on earth, making sure our children are safe!
Our most exciting news is that Kelsie, Jaiden's Birth Mom came to visit us in the middle of November. She stayed with us for 5 days. Prior to coming we had all discussed that we should try our best not have any expectations. That we were all in this together and we were there to support each other, and to keep Jaiden in the forefront. It was actually quite easy, easier than any of us thought it would be. Kelsie is amazing and we are sooooo grateful to her as she has given us the best gift anyone could ever give us.
The newer adoption philosophy is that it is important for an adopted child to have a relationship with their Birth Mom and or Birth Dad. It can help the child adjust easier. There is a lot more to it, but we feel strongly that Jaiden have a relationship with Kelsie and we will do whatever we can to promote it. We loved having her visit.
This takes us to the beginning of December. Now how is that possible?...almost 2011...Our holiday card is not printed yet...and is not going to be exactly what I was thinking but shame on me for waiting until the last minute to do it. Next year I will start on it earlier.
Jaiden's new word last month was "habitat." We can actually sit and have a conversation with him and we all understand each other. He LOVES to watch a video of some sort ie...Einstein, Elmo. And if he wants and Einstein video he will say Einstein...Aqua (for the water one) or amel for the animal one or moon for the Galileo one. Smarty pants. He does this thing where we say "do dramatic" and he falls to the ground with a "uh," rolls over with another "uh" and then lays there. SO DRAMATIC! He is quite the character. We relish in delight with him every minute.
Last night was the first night of Hanukkah and it was so fun to watch Jaiden open presents. Ripping the paper was as much fun as the gift itself. His fav was Toy Story "Mr. Potato Head." He tried to fit an eyeball into his own mouth last night and did pretty good.
More gifting tonight....Each day is a gift with Jaiden and we LOVE him like no other.
Jess went on a 7 day fishing trip in September. The longest he has been away from us. It was quite apparent when he was gone how much he helps. I would never want to be a single Mommy full-time. Jaiden would ask for Jesse every morning and every night and I would feel so bad, cause I could tell he was missing him. There are just some things Mommy can't or doesn't do as good as Daddy...like throw Jaiden in the air half way to the moon. I would try to explain to him that Daddy would be home soon but that's a lot to ask of a 20month old to understand. We made it without Jess but we missed him! The greatest moment was when Dad arrived home. Jaiden and I were sitting out front on the top step looking down the street waiting and when Jaiden saw Daddy's truck he pointed really hard and with pure excitement screamed, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy." It was so cute. We patiently waited on the step until Dad parked and then Jaiden ran as fast as he could to reach Daddy and they squeezed each other and would not let go. Jaiden actually had a few tears, it was like a scene from a movie. Jess will remember that moment forever. Really doesn't get much better than that. I am proud to say that big Daddy came home with 600lbs of fish that we have been indulging ourselves with. Supreme sushi at least 3 times a week, and I must say it is the best sushi I have ever had. So yes, Daddy can go on another 7 day fishing trip whenever he wants.
I went to NY with my Mother for a quick long weekend in September to visit my Aunt Mel who was very sick. Our main goal was to visit with Mel as much as possible. My Mom and Aunt Mel (not my bio Aunt) had known each other for about 60 years. In between our visits with Mel we walked the streets in Manhattan, went to the Guggenheim, dined at wonderful little expensive restaurants, and enjoyed one another. It was the first time I had been away from Jaiden for that long. I missed him, I missed his voice, I missed his kisses, I missed his pitter-patter as he runs around the house...I just missed him, but it was really nice to spend quality time with my Mom. Daddy was good about sending me pic's and calling me every day. Mom and I were so glad we had time with Mel because she passed away 2 days after we left. We will miss her very much! Daddy and Jaiden picked us up at the airport and I was so excited to see Jaiden. I imagined he would come running through the airport with his arms opened wide and jump into my arms, but instead he saw me and offered me his already eaten wet cheezeit! I'll take what I can get!
We tried a new camping place up North called Refugio. It was a nice place although we had a really crappy spot. I was so excited when I booked Refugio because everyone was saying it was a great place and could not believe we got a campsite there. We got a campsite cause it was next to the bathroom- ugh! We had a fun time building sandcastles, running in the water, flying kites, and riding our bikes. In the campground there was a tree that looked like a lion's head. It was so funny cause as we approached it, Jaiden looked right up to it and roared. He saw the lion's head without either one of us mentioning it. Multiple times a day Jaiden would bring me to the tree and roar! Of course we thought it was brilliant of him to recognize that the tree looked like a lion. We scoped out the primo camping spot for our next Refugio trip and have already booked one for next year.
Halloween came so quickly. A day in itself that I will always remember. It was the day that my sister Gaby called to say she is only the messenger and I could do whatever I wanted with the information. I will NEVER forget that hour, that day, and where I was when I got the phone call. Unfortunately Jesse was feeling sick on Halloween and so he was not really up to dressing up and partying. Bless him for pulling it together so we could celebrate with Jaiden and friends. The following day Jess went to the Doctor's and they treated him for Pneumonia. Jaiden was Woody from Toy Story and I was Jessie from Toy Story. We had some friends over to walk our "hood." Our "hood" is the place to be for Halloween. There are hundreds of people walking the streets, outrageous costumes, lots of candy, scary scary things all around, and haunted houses. It really is super fun! Next year we will need to leave our house an hour or so earlier because the kids were tired after only a few blocks. Now we know.
November flew by. We took Jaiden to Disneyland for a magical time. Fortunately one of our dear friends who works for Disney got us free 2 day tickets and a room at a discount which made our trip even better. It was so much fun to watch Jaiden as he took it all in. Pure amazement. Jaiden went on the Carousel, Dumbo, Tea Cups, Train, Mr. Toads wild ride, Pirates of the Caribbean which he did not like...it was scary for him. Well heck it's scary for me! He cried and kept saying and signing, "all done" and I kept telling him, "it's almost done, hang in there." The ride could not end fast enough. I felt SO bad for him. He LOVED Mickey Mouse and before we left the park we bought him a special Mickey, which he carries around with him all the time.
There was an incident that almost caused us not to get into Disneyland. Leave it to my husband! When our bags were being checked before entering the lady asked Jesse, "what's in your right front pocket?" He realized he forgot to leave his pocket knife back at the hotel. He was asked to bring it to his car and get rid of it. As we were walking to get rid of it Jesse decided to hide it in the bushes. Soon we returned back to the place to get checked in again when an undercover cop whipped out his badge and said, "you are under surveillance and have been. Where's knife?" We explained we put it in the bushes. We were told that was not acceptable, to find it and get rid of it. So we walked back to find it which in itself was not easy cause Jesse hid it so well, and then all the way back to the hotel to leave it. Finally we were allowed in the park. We were sure we were still under surveillance so we figured we would give them something to look at. We smooched a lot! I have to say that I do appreciate that the security was that tight at the happiest place on earth, making sure our children are safe!
Our most exciting news is that Kelsie, Jaiden's Birth Mom came to visit us in the middle of November. She stayed with us for 5 days. Prior to coming we had all discussed that we should try our best not have any expectations. That we were all in this together and we were there to support each other, and to keep Jaiden in the forefront. It was actually quite easy, easier than any of us thought it would be. Kelsie is amazing and we are sooooo grateful to her as she has given us the best gift anyone could ever give us.
The newer adoption philosophy is that it is important for an adopted child to have a relationship with their Birth Mom and or Birth Dad. It can help the child adjust easier. There is a lot more to it, but we feel strongly that Jaiden have a relationship with Kelsie and we will do whatever we can to promote it. We loved having her visit.
This takes us to the beginning of December. Now how is that possible?...almost 2011...Our holiday card is not printed yet...and is not going to be exactly what I was thinking but shame on me for waiting until the last minute to do it. Next year I will start on it earlier.
Jaiden's new word last month was "habitat." We can actually sit and have a conversation with him and we all understand each other. He LOVES to watch a video of some sort ie...Einstein, Elmo. And if he wants and Einstein video he will say Einstein...Aqua (for the water one) or amel for the animal one or moon for the Galileo one. Smarty pants. He does this thing where we say "do dramatic" and he falls to the ground with a "uh," rolls over with another "uh" and then lays there. SO DRAMATIC! He is quite the character. We relish in delight with him every minute.
Last night was the first night of Hanukkah and it was so fun to watch Jaiden open presents. Ripping the paper was as much fun as the gift itself. His fav was Toy Story "Mr. Potato Head." He tried to fit an eyeball into his own mouth last night and did pretty good.
More gifting tonight....Each day is a gift with Jaiden and we LOVE him like no other.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
18/19 months
It's been too long since I sat down to write again.
We are having an extraordinary time with Jaiden. He continues to blow us away each and every day, and yes I still run home every night from work to see my lil dude.
Our lil baby is no longer...he really is a little toddler. Doing toddler things like, climbing on the chair, saying "no...no," ( I thought I would somehow skip that stage...I was dreaming), throwing things like his cars and sticks and rocks.
In my last blog I mentioned that we had bought 2 potty's for Jaiden. He checked them out for 3 days and said while pointing to the potty, "pee pee." I quickly took his diaper off, he sat down and to our grand surprise he went "pee pee' in his potty. We screamed and cheered him on but unfortunately I was not prepared with stickers and rewards. However we did the best we could at showing him how proud we were. I thought omg, our 18 month old is going to be potty trained just like that. Not so, he did not approach the potty for about 3 more weeks. Since then I have stocked up on stickers and now our bathroom mirror has about 14 stickers on it. We are not pushing the issue but we certainly are making it very exciting when he goes.
We have been on two more camping trips since our last blog. We ventured up to the Sequoia's, to a place called Peppermint, one of Jesse's favorite places. It was green and lush with a creek running through the campsite. Within a 10 minute hike we were at waterfalls and big pools where people sunbath and slide down the side of the mountain right into the water. It was beautiful. At night it would get completely dark only to be lit up by the stars. Jaiden ran around with a flashlight exploring the dark which was so cool to watch. There were two other group of friends with us and 4 more children. The kids were a bit older than Jaid but he had a blast with them. They took him to the water, feed him snacks all day long, explored trees and all sorts of bugs with him. It is definitely on the list of annual camping excursions.
Our next camping trip was to Capenteria the week before labor day weekend. We arrived on a Tuesday and left on Friday. We scored on the campsite and will try to reserve the same one on future trips. Our campsite was right on the beach, complete ocean view. All night long we listened to the ocean. During the day we rode our bikes, went into town, took long walks, played on the beach, watched Jaiden throw rocks and get dirty. Had breakfast out one day, and even ventured to a nice restaurant for dinner one night. We met some really nice people who we are hoping to meet up with again. This is my kind of camping although Jess would rather camp in a secluded place in the mountains.
Jaiden's vocabulary grows by multiple words a day. It's crazy how much he can say and how much he understands. Some new words, are "all good," "one more," and " hold me." His absolutely favorite word right now is "Da Da." EVERYTHING is "Da Da." Jesse of course just eats it up. I'm like...what about Mommy?
I always remembered seeing little tikes walking in their parents shoes but I did not know if it was something Jaid would do or when he would do it, but the other day I turned around and Jaiden was in my high heels. With his head up high he was prancing around like some sort of crazy dancer I about peed laughing so hard. Then he got to tap dancing like Elmo does on his dvd and almost ate it which of course sent me into another laughing attack. The kid is funny.
Jaiden still likes his 2 naps each day so we are just stickin to it for now. He goes down around 9:30 and wakes around 11:30. And then he takes another nap around 2:30 for an hour or two. When we are out and about which is often on the weekends he's flexible and sleeps when he is in the car or in the stroller.
When Jesse puts him to sleep at night I can hear him say "nite nite Jaiden" and then I hear Jaiden say, "nite nite." It's about the cutest thing I have ever heard. Jaiden goes to bed around 8:30 pm and wakes up around 8:00am. Now that's a kid who makes it easy on his parents!
One of our favorite rituals is every morning Jaiden comes into our bed and has his milk. Of course that's after he points to both of us and says, "Da Da" "M aaah m." He then reaches his head forward and kisses us. He's really good at playing equals!
We are having an extraordinary time with Jaiden. He continues to blow us away each and every day, and yes I still run home every night from work to see my lil dude.
Our lil baby is no longer...he really is a little toddler. Doing toddler things like, climbing on the chair, saying "no...no," ( I thought I would somehow skip that stage...I was dreaming), throwing things like his cars and sticks and rocks.
In my last blog I mentioned that we had bought 2 potty's for Jaiden. He checked them out for 3 days and said while pointing to the potty, "pee pee." I quickly took his diaper off, he sat down and to our grand surprise he went "pee pee' in his potty. We screamed and cheered him on but unfortunately I was not prepared with stickers and rewards. However we did the best we could at showing him how proud we were. I thought omg, our 18 month old is going to be potty trained just like that. Not so, he did not approach the potty for about 3 more weeks. Since then I have stocked up on stickers and now our bathroom mirror has about 14 stickers on it. We are not pushing the issue but we certainly are making it very exciting when he goes.
We have been on two more camping trips since our last blog. We ventured up to the Sequoia's, to a place called Peppermint, one of Jesse's favorite places. It was green and lush with a creek running through the campsite. Within a 10 minute hike we were at waterfalls and big pools where people sunbath and slide down the side of the mountain right into the water. It was beautiful. At night it would get completely dark only to be lit up by the stars. Jaiden ran around with a flashlight exploring the dark which was so cool to watch. There were two other group of friends with us and 4 more children. The kids were a bit older than Jaid but he had a blast with them. They took him to the water, feed him snacks all day long, explored trees and all sorts of bugs with him. It is definitely on the list of annual camping excursions.
Our next camping trip was to Capenteria the week before labor day weekend. We arrived on a Tuesday and left on Friday. We scored on the campsite and will try to reserve the same one on future trips. Our campsite was right on the beach, complete ocean view. All night long we listened to the ocean. During the day we rode our bikes, went into town, took long walks, played on the beach, watched Jaiden throw rocks and get dirty. Had breakfast out one day, and even ventured to a nice restaurant for dinner one night. We met some really nice people who we are hoping to meet up with again. This is my kind of camping although Jess would rather camp in a secluded place in the mountains.
Jaiden's vocabulary grows by multiple words a day. It's crazy how much he can say and how much he understands. Some new words, are "all good," "one more," and " hold me." His absolutely favorite word right now is "Da Da." EVERYTHING is "Da Da." Jesse of course just eats it up. I'm like...what about Mommy?
I always remembered seeing little tikes walking in their parents shoes but I did not know if it was something Jaid would do or when he would do it, but the other day I turned around and Jaiden was in my high heels. With his head up high he was prancing around like some sort of crazy dancer I about peed laughing so hard. Then he got to tap dancing like Elmo does on his dvd and almost ate it which of course sent me into another laughing attack. The kid is funny.
Jaiden still likes his 2 naps each day so we are just stickin to it for now. He goes down around 9:30 and wakes around 11:30. And then he takes another nap around 2:30 for an hour or two. When we are out and about which is often on the weekends he's flexible and sleeps when he is in the car or in the stroller.
When Jesse puts him to sleep at night I can hear him say "nite nite Jaiden" and then I hear Jaiden say, "nite nite." It's about the cutest thing I have ever heard. Jaiden goes to bed around 8:30 pm and wakes up around 8:00am. Now that's a kid who makes it easy on his parents!
One of our favorite rituals is every morning Jaiden comes into our bed and has his milk. Of course that's after he points to both of us and says, "Da Da" "M aaah m." He then reaches his head forward and kisses us. He's really good at playing equals!
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