Aiden is now a few days away from being nine weeks old. I had to return to work this week so he had to start going to day care. So far the transition for us has been pretty smooth. Amy, his babysitter, said he's a really good baby and she really enjoys him. It's been pretty tough dropping him off everyday but slowly we're getting used to it.
Pat has become a fanatic Nascar fan the past two summers. His favorite driver, Matt Kenseth, won a few races in a row so he thought he and Aiden should show off their Kenseth gear. Aiden has his own outfit but had to borrow one of his dad's hats for the picture!
We've spent the past few weekends in West Bend helping Jess, my sister, get her salon up and running. Last weekend was her grand opening and Aiden was proud to be a part of that all day on Friday. He , his Grandma Ang, aunt Robin and I helped check people out at the register and greeted people as they came in while Jess cut and colored hair. Saturday we let him have a break from the salon and he spent some time with Grandma Tory. He's enjoyed spending time with his grandparents, aunt, and uncles back in West Bend...and I think they've enjoyed him too!
At almost 11 weeks old Aiden now weighs over 14 lbs. and is over 24 inches long...he is growing up so fast. He is still sleeping through the night for us and we have to wake him up most mornings. He is holding his head up really well now when we put him on his belly. He likes to hold it up and look around at everything around him...we're just waiting for the day when he can take off to explore everything he's been staring at from afar.
The past few weekends Aiden has become quite the Hawkeye fan. He has an outfit that he wears every Saturday as we tune in to the Hawkeye games. The past two weekends have been quite stressful on him as the games have been quite close. We're actually going to go down to Iowa City for the Hawkeye vs. Ohio State game next weekend. We've heard rumors that Herky may stop by the tailgate so we're hoping Aiden can get the chance to meet him. Uncle Logan will be in Iowa City for the game too so we're excited to see him as well...he's going to be amazed at how much Aiden has grown since he last saw him. And of course my aunt Carrie and her family also live in Iowa City so Aiden is finally going to get the chance to meet them.
