Aidens first smile

Aiden started smiling on November 3 but it has taken me this long to capture it on camera...He sees that lense pointed in his face and the smile quickly turns into a full blown wail. It's amazing how exciting these little moments are with babies even the third time round. We can have a night of him not sleeping and one smile in the morning makes it all worth it!

SOCCER

The soccer season is finally over!! It lasted a little longer due to rain delays but we now have four evenings a week and our Saturdays back. I shouldn't complain because Mike coaches Paige's team so I get out of those practices but it really is nice to have those days freed up. Now all we have is Paige's running team, Noah's Guitar and Violin, both kids swim team and basketball starting in a few weeks..Life is much easier!

Aidens first month..

I cant believe Aiden is already over a month old..We have been very fortunate with visitors and many gifts from friends and family. Aiden has spent the first month almost entirely in someones arms. The boy does not sleep unless attached to a human body..His favorite position is snuggled in the sling. When Mike gets back from school he will wear Aiden for hours just so I can attempt to clean the house...Here he is snuggled as Mike does school work!

Grandma and Grandpas Visit

Grandma and Grandpa came into to see everyone and meet Aiden right after Nana and Pupa left. We spent a busy week with Halloween, soccer games, shopping, eating out and even squeezed in a visit to Madame Tussaueds. This is their 7th visit to DC in the last 2 years....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Halloween used to be about me finding cute matching outfits

for Noah and Paige . This year I had no say. In case you can't

quite decipher what they have chosen Paige is "the Devils Bride" and Noah is a "deranged Surgeon". Nice! At least Aiden lets me

pick what he wears..

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Nana and Pupa's Visit

Nana and Pupa arrived three days before Aiden was born to help out with Noah and Paige while I was in the hospital. For three weeks we have had someone to take them to the bus, clean the house and hold a fussy baby...Now really is the test of how well we are coping with the baby as they returned to Scotland on Thursday..If the blog remains empty you can gauge our progress!

Aiden James Meno is here!

Aiden finally arrived on October 5th at 15:58 pm one day after his due date. We had a couple of scares during his birth but he arrived fast after only 5 hours of labor and is doing great now. Our biggest hurdle is dealing with Noah and paige fighting over who gets to hold him.....