"Where's my Brother?"

Back in September, Aden asked me out of the blue, "Where's my brother?" I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. He asked it a lot and always seemed confused, like he's lost a pal and doesn't know where he is. I tried asking questions, like, "What does your brother look like?" and "What's your brother's name?" I never got a single clue where this was coming from.

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Until two weeks later. I discovered I was pregnant. I told Adam, "This has got to be a boy." I was just amazed at the intuition of a two-year-old.

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Today, I got to peek at my little bundle. Here's a fuzzy profile shot of the head and spine:

And here's a little wave for you! HI!

And of course the final shot... we finally found Aden's brother.

Trooper

My poor baby. Friday night, Aden started feeling pretty badly. He was over-tired, feeling hot to the touch and just run down in general. So we took him home and gave him medicine for cough and cold and put him to bed. I called the nurse and she felt like he had just picked up a virus and that it needed to run its course. Over the next few days he stopped eating and added ear problems to the list of symptoms. Even last night when I picked up one of his favorite meals... pizza... he still didn't eat it. Although he gave me a winning smile when he found out where we were!

So today we took him to the doctor and it turns out my poor baby has the flu and an ear infection in both ears. He never complains about hurting though, not once. He's on antibiotics now for the ear infections, but the flu has to run its course. The doctor said we can expect another week or so of coughing though, which just breaks my heart. It's so hard to hear him struggling through the night with a nasty cough and an even more malicious cold. Please pray he gets better soon!

Aden being eaten by a bed

Yikes! That's one big bed! Adam set up Aden's new twin sized bed and he's not quite used to having all that space. On his first night in the bed, he actually asked to go "night night" 10 minutes before bedtime. Then he crawled right up next to the headboard and fell asleep like this with his fur babies. It sure looks like a lot of bed when you look at it from a toddler's point of view!

More pictures of the whole room to come once I get it all organized.

Grandma's!

Aden asks nearly every day if he can pleeeeaaase go to grandma's house. He loves it there. So a couple of Saturday's ago we headed out there and met up with Bailey and Mia. That's triple the fun, in case anyone is taking notes. They got to sit in a monster truck, play on the rocking horse, jump on the trampoline and and enjoy a great meal. Thanks Grandma!

Where my sweet dreams come from...

One of the best parts of my day is right before I go to sleep. I always crack the door and check on Aden. Not because he needs checking on, but because I just have to see him one more time. He is incredibly adorable, even in his sleep.

This weekend, we picked up his brand new, "big boy" bedroom set. We will be setting it up for him in the next few weeks - I'll post a picture. It's sort of bitter sweet. It's exciting for him to have a big bed and new things, but also just a little sad for me to see him leave his tiny little bed. I guess no matter how tall he gets, he is still my little baby.

New Years Resolution??

I'm not sure how it happened, but Aden really likes salad nowdays. Now it's not enough to fill him up as a full meal, but he does enjoy it as an appetiser before his meal. Here he is eating an enormous bite at Olive Garden. (Don't try to sneak carrots and tomatoes in there though. We're working up to that).