Ears

Aidan had to get tubes in his ears because he has been getting a ridiculous number of ear infections. Hopefully the tubes will reduce the number of infections and relieve some of Aidan's pain. It was a very short surgery and everything went very well.

Getting ready for surgery (the baby hospital clothes are adorable! But really, babies can pull off just about any look...)

Aidan's angry face when he figured out he was going with the doctor and we were going to the waiting room without him

After surgery when the babies wake up they give them liquid right away since they have to fast before the procedure. The nurse thought Aidan was much younger than he is and gave him a bottle. He was already angry waking up from the anesthesia and he could not figure out what this bottle was supposed to be for. They gave him a sippy cup and then he drank tons of juice but he liked holding onto this strange sippy cup and chewing on the top, even if it was no good for drinking.

Vacation

We got to go to San Diego a few weeks ago with my parents and Bryce for vacation and it was fantastic! We were able to pick up some discount Mexican marijuana

watch a skateboarding bull dog

go to the beach

go to a baseball game

enjoy the view

chase the birds

and try to escape the Mormon Battalion

After all that, it was nice to relax
(reclining on the brick fireplace...totally comfy, right?)

check the cupboards for anything fun

take the long drive home

draw with our chalk

and drive our brand-new car!

My little miracle...

So, a couple of months ago Aidan got water all over my cell phone and it stopped working. Shocking, I know! I have been using my old cell phone in the meantime because I am too cheap to buy a new one, even though the battery in my old one dies quickly because it is well-used and it does not have speaker phone which I like to use a lot for work (also the camera is not very good and the screen is so small, I don't know how I can survive!). My "watered" cell phone had become a toy for Aidan after it's demise. He pulled it out of his toy closet the other day and I thought I would give it another try. Success! It is working again!

Divinity's End

I have placed an order for a copy of Bryce's newest book, Divinity's End, and it should be arriving very soon. I did the proof-reading for this book and while there is perhaps less violence than the previous book, it is no less exciting :) It is an interesting take on the end of the world woven into the story of a very powerful family. If anyone would like to order a print copy or purchase the eBook, visit http://stores.lulu.com/brycecampbellsbooks.

Pictures

We took Aidan to get 18 month pictures the other day. Aidan didn't really cooperate, he tried to ignore the photographer and wouldn't smile for the first bit. Then he discovered a motorcycle they had in the studio. He enjoyed sitting on it and throwing a soccer ball off of it. I didn't really like the motorcycle in the pictures, but they were the only ones where he was smiling. I think maybe we will have to try again later...

I had to put in one of the tongue pictures, it's just not an Aidan smile without a little tongue!

Officer Aidan

I see a law enforcement career in this boy's future...

Mullet-ectomy

Aidan's sweet baby hair has been growing! Sadly, it has been growing only in one area...right in the back, giving him a sweet, white-trash baby mullet. Combing it close to his head could no longer hide the nastiness.


We made the difficult decision to have an emergency mullet-ectomy this weekend as I could no longer bear the sight of it. His hair situation is now much improved.