Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving Michael and I were able to fly to Utah and spend 5 days with his family. We had a wonderful time and I am very grateful for the time we spent with them.

I was kind of nervous about flying with Ayden, but he did a wonderful job. It's definitely a lot of work flying with an infant, but with as good as it went, we will likely do it again.

I'm glad Ayden was able to see his grandparents again, and meet other family members including Michael's son Noah. It was neat seeing the three of them interact together. When Ayden first saw Noah, his eyes got really big. It was almost like he couldn't believe there were other people around his size. Noah was very sweet with him as well. I know this week made Michael very happy.

We hope to make it back out to Utah soon. We're crossing our fingers that with Michael's new job, it will give us the extra resources and time to go on more trips.

Here are a few photos from our week. I'll post more to Facebook later.

Playing

Here recently, Ayden has really been into feeling different textures. It's very interesting to see him study what he is touching. He has also been grabbing toys and bringing them to his mouth. I love watching the different stages with him. His personality is really starting to come through. He is growing so fast, and it's kind of bittersweet. It's sad to see him grow but it's very neat at the same time.

Last night Michael and I went through his clothes and started a bin. We put the clothes that he has outgrown as well as the ones that are no longer in season. It was crazy to look at his newborn clothes! Looking at him now, it's hard to believe he was that small!

He brings such joy to my life. Big or small. ;-)



Playing with his new toy




Feeling Bailey with his feet. This went on for quite some time. He enjoyed feeling her and she assumed he was petting her. It was a win win.




Making friends



Sweet Giggles

We were having a rather sweet and fun morning together. I love my little guy!