Happy 2nd Birthday Aiden!

Wow, two years ago at 4:48pm we welcomed our precious baby boy Aiden Jonathan into the world, our family and our hearts. Life hasn't been the same to say the least and through all the ups and downs of the past two years we wouldn't trade a second of it away. We have a very healthy and very happy little two year old. He talks up a storm, most of which makes sense and the child doesn't walk around - he runs around. He has a fear of NOTHING except doctors but that is to be expected with everything he has gone through. He bonks into things or falls down and it doesn't seem to phase him one bit. At the moment he is a great eater and a great sleeper (knock on wood) He eats about 4 meals a day and 1 or 2 naps a day consisting of 1 -2 hours each. Night time that used to be a battle has been MUCH easier the last month and a half or so and he will eat dinner, take a shower (yes, he prefers showers) and then off to bed without a single fuss. We are truly blessed and are wondering if this is the calm before the storm. I have heard that there is something about turning three that changes the sleeping habits and that just makes me think that I am going to ride this year out as much as possible. We are hoping everything can stay somewhat the same once Keegan arrives.

He has about 150 words in his vocabulary and about 15-20 multi-word phrases. He is 37 &1/2 inches tall and 31 lbs which puts him just a little over 50% for weight and over 100% for height. If the urban legend is correct, that puts Aiden projected between 6'5" and 6'3" - that's nuts!!!! He's already eating a TON and it's only gonna get worse. our grocery bills are going to be through the roof. He still has quite a temper on him but we are trying to shape that as best we can and he really is a good boy that is starting to really listen and respond which is great.

Aiden's favorites
Food:
- all meat
- rice
- pasta
- bread
- just about all veggies
- apples
- grapes
- strawberries
- bananas
- yogurt
- cheese
- cereal
- granola bars
- waffles
- crackers
- chips
- hamburgers
- grilled cheese
- peanut butter and jelly
- peanut butter and honey
- mac and cheese
- he LOVES (dip) which is anything he can put something else in and he's not in the least bit picky

activities/ interests:
- running
- sliding
- anything that bounces
- any kind of ball he can get his hands or feet on
- books
- toy cars esp, Chuck trucks and Cars movies cars LOVES "Queen" aka Lightning McQueen
- plays in his playroom for large chunks of time with his cars, ball pit, books and countless other toys
- still likes Elmo but has some new loves of his life like Lightning McQueen and Mickey Mouse
- Disneyland has become one of his favorite hangouts and is finally starting to love seeing Mickey there
- he has a video iPod that has become his favorite traveling companion
- his favorite shows are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Word World, Super Why and Sid the Science kid
- his favorite movies are Cars, Finding Nemo, Bolt, Monster's Inc., and newly discovered Pinocchio

He now has his big boy bed in a big boy room with his big boy toys and his play room got vamped up too in anticipation for Keegan's arrival. We want to make sure that Aiden feels like he has his own stuff that is new and special. so we hope we did him proud. He's gonna be a great big brother and we can't wait to see how he responds to Keegan.

Aiden's playroom view 1

Playroom view 2 - on the counter above the house that we made into a ball pit is his little TV with DVD player so he can watch his shows and play at the same time

Big Boy "Queen" Bed

The other side of Aiden's room. Like his temporary toy box? :)