Hello everyone and welcome back! Sorry this post has taken so long, this last month has been very hectic! As most of you know we took our trip back to Albuquerque where Aiden got to meet a lot more of his family members and some of his self proclaimed "Aunt and Uncles." What a lucky boy he is to have so many people who want to be part of his life! So this blog will include a bunch of pictures from his trip for you all to enjoy! For those of you who we got to meet up with, it was sooo nice to see you! And for those we didn't - we apologize, things tend to get really hectic when we get home and next time we come back let's get together! =0) 
On our trip we were pleasantly surprised at how well Aiden did on the plane. Our great little man slept during take off, ate, played, slept and ate again during the landing - oh and managed to make the first few rows and the flight attendant fall in love with him - he's pretty good at that! Besides meeting people constantly he also got a trip to the zoo with his cousin Dylan, had a great Baptism (and party) and almost got to see balloons (if only it weren't rained out!). His Baptism was particularly special as we got to have Father Ark perform the ceremony - he was the one who married us. David and I also took the opportunity of having some alone time. We spent the night at Sandia casino and though I cried and cried as I left, I really did have a good time and managed to only call my mom once as she watched him. We also managed to sneak in a movie while we were in town, the alone time was nice to have - thanks mom for the babysittiing!
Then on the way home we were lucky enough to have Matt and Talia come home with us to spend some quality time with us and their God-son. It was so nice having them around as we discovered Aiden may have broken a tooth! Crazy - I know, but what was even weirder is it looks to be a canine tooth, not one of the middle ones that typically comes first. So needless to say my little man has been a lot more fussy and now after this vacation his sleep pattern is way off - alloting me 2 hour periods of rest - oh how I miss his 5 and 1/2 hour stretch of sleep! 
Developmentally Aiden seems like such a different little kid every day. On our trip he had quite a few firsts, like his first real tear (totally heartbreaking) and his first laugh - directed at his daddy! Now he's trying really hard to sit himself up, but then once there he really wants to stand. This week has especially been fun as he has really found his voice. I really noticed it the other day when while doing tummy time he rolled himself over and then began to talk to the fan for the next 20 minutes - oh how exciting it is to be little! Then this morning he had bundles to share with daddy and even cried when David had to walk away for a second. And while nothing is as fun as listening to him talk, there is nothing as rewarding and heartwarming as seeing him smile.
Other than that we are doing well, trying to get back into the swing of things. As always we are thinking of you guys and miss you. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! =0)
