It’s cliché to say, but time sure flies when you are having
fun! In fact it flies so fast, that I am already a month behind on updating our
blog with pictures, blog posts, etc.
This can’t be good, I am already sensing I need to hire a nanny just so
I can keep upJ
In the past month, we have grown to love Aspen’s little
dimple on his left cheek which we see quite frequently with every smile he
shares. He has become a very happy baby,
with his brightest smiles coming early in the morning. He definitely didn’t pick up that trait from
his father. Hooray, let’s celebrate, he
isn’t his father’s son on every little thingJ There is hope….
Not only that, he continues to show us how strong he truly
is. He has started holding his own
weight on his legs for extended periods of time and is definitely head strong
in more ways than one.
At his check-up, the doctor thinks he will be 6 foot 1, which would be taller than his whole
family.
Additionally, he is in the 53%
for weight, 93% for height, and 89% for weight.
I told Ted today that means he has the perfect combination: he will be a
skinny, tall, smart boy! Sounds like the
perfect combination for a starting guard for the Iowa State Basketball
Team!
Things we have learned:
From Dada:
-How to deal with crying.
Aspen likes to be rocked or bounced to quiet down for Dada.
-He always cries for a reason.
-Learned how good it feels to come home and see Aspen and
Ma. Makes me definitely appreciate the
little things in life and appreciate family much more.
-Babies poop and their poop stinksJ
-Time really flies much more quickly then previously
thought. It really requires you to
cherish your time at home.
-Being a baby would be a pretty sweet gig.
-Babies don’t care if you are bad at English because any
talk works for them.
-You get a lot more strangers that talk to you in public
just so they can peak at the baby.
From Mama:
-I’ve come to love the time of putting Aspen to sleep. Especially when he fights it, I know I can
cradle him in my arms or in my shoulder, throw a blanket over his head, and
he’ll soon fall asleep. I melt when his
legs are all scrunched up and he buries his face onto my shoulder or right in
front of my chin and I can rest it on top of his head. LOVE!
-I’ve learned that Target has turned me into a hoarder as I
attempt to take advantage of their baby deals.
I mean, really, who buys 15 containers of baby formula besides me just
so I could save additional money because I noticed they had mismarked their
price.
-I’ve learned that 2 month old’s can have rat tailsJ
-I’ve learned how fortunate Ted and I are to have both of
our families around. There have been so
many times we have relied on our families just to accomplish basic tasks. Without my Dad (and my Mom at times), I
wouldn’t have been able to coach basketball.
-I’ve learned that I look, see, and feel differently about
everyone else who has a kid or even more so, a baby. Now I can relate to the general population,
where, before, I only knew what it was like to be an awesome Aunt.
-I’ve learned that I still love and cherish my sleep and
that I’m extremely fortunate that my baby only wakes me once a night,
tops.
A note to my little guy:
Mama wants you to know, that even at two months, you have
melted my heart. The other day I asked
you if you would ever tell me you hated me, and without waver, you shook your
head no. I’ll remind you of that forever. Trust me.
I can’t get over how much I love chilling with you day in
and day out. Our routine has never
changed. In the morning, you wake up
ready to eat. And I get everything all
situated on the bed, turn The Today Show on, grab a pop and granola bar, get
pillows built around me so the dogs don’t bother us, and prop you up on my
legs. Right away, before you even look for
your bottle, you give me a handful of big smiles, all the while I’m smiling
back at you. You have already figured
out my phone which makes it difficult for me to snap photos as you can’t look
at me and at the phone at the same time. So I secretly have to take pics of you
right after I get you to smile for me. Then,
it’s off to the races as you look for the bottle to hit your mouth and you are
drinking your milk like it’s nobodies biz.
That’s right, you can chug.
Typically, once I get you burped, it’s time for a heavy diaper
change. And, it seems, you have the poop
thing figured out first thing in the morning so if I’m lucky, like today, we
clean off your bottom and make you a good smellin baby.
It’s funny how even the littlest things in life can make a
person so happy. Whether it be your smiles in the middle of changing diapers,
or just feeling the little chub on your legs, or even looking at the back hair
you already have, but whatever it is, you brighten our lives like we could have
never thought was possible. Continue to
amaze us and teach us everything you can, we are ready, just as we hope you are
ready for everything we will teach you.
Love,
Mama
