I Love this time of year!!!

I just love this time of year. The leaves are changing, the air is cool, it's apple and pumpkin picking season, all the fairs to see, and other fun activities for adults and childern. I can't wait to go apple picking, and make my apple pie's, apple brownies, Apple sauce, and other goodies. I just love baking. If I could bake all day......and not eat all of it. I would!!!
On the downside it is also the time for: flu's, colds and other "fun" sicknesses. Which I am trying to over come at the moment. I woke up Saturday with a sore throat. As the day progressed I also had a really bad head ache. When I woke up in the night to feed Cameron, my body was so sore. It felt like I had worked out every single muscle in my body. All I wanted to do was sleep. This is such a great time to enjoy the outdoors and I am missing it.:( I have had about 5 doctors appointments, 1 hospital visit for lab work, and a CPR re-certification class in the last 2 weeks. So I haven't really had time for rest. I feel like I have been super mom.

Did you guess right?

Aidan is the first photo and Cameron is the second. The pictures are a little deceiving...you would think that Aidan was the second photo because it looks like the bigger baby, Aidan was 9.5lbs at birth and Cameron was 8.12 lbs. He would have weighed more if he didn't pee before they weighed him. Well there you have it. :)

Do you know?

Can you tell who is Aidan and who is Cameron?

More Pics

We are all doing great. I am beginning to get the hang of taking care of 2 kids instead of 1. We are having so much fun with Cameron. I got daring and took the kids on a walk and to the park. I was nervous of how Cameron would do, but he did great. Aidan had fun playing on the playground and swinging in the swings. I enjoyed getting out of the house, and Cameron enjoyed the warm sun. A few buildings down had sprinklers on. Aidan had a blast playing in them. Cameron is doing good. He is gaining weight and is as healthy as can be. He likes to eat a lot, which can get hard when we go places. Sometimes I have to sit in another room so I can nurse him. Aidan still can't get enough of him. Rich is doing good. His business has just taken off this spring/summer. So he has been really busy. We are looking forward to this winter when things will calm down and he can be home more often.

Just had a bath and is relaxing with Dad. He loves his bath time. He kicks his little arms and legs and splashes around in the water.

Cameron met Auntie Amanda for the first time this past weekend. She couldn't/wouldn't put him down, except for when Aidan would demand for her attention. Lucky for him he will be having a sleepover so he can have her all to himself.

Hanging in his boppy after a nice big meal....of milk. His shirt says "got milk?"

Cute little feet!!!

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Cute Cameron

Mommy and Big brother Aidan waiting for Cameron to come.
What a cutie. Cameron was born with a ton of long black hair. He almost needs a hair cut. hehe
Spending some quality time with Mommy.
Aidan loves Cameron so much. He always has to be touching him or giving him hugs. It's so cute. Altough Aidan wakes him up a lot.
Big and little brother. See any similarities???

Cameron is here!!!

Cameron weighs 8 lbs 12 oz. He is 19 3/4 long. what a cutie. He is well worth the wait. Aidan loves him to pieces. I will post more when Ihave time.

NO BABY YET

This picture was taken today. I am 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant. (sigh) Cameron is taking after his big brother and doesn't want to evacuate the womb. We went to the doctors on Monday, and I am a couple cm dilated. I have a scheduled induction this coming Mon. the 11th if nothing happens between now and then. My doctor said he would be surprised if I last that long. Right now I feel like it will be on Mon. I was having some braxton hicks (false labor/contractions) earlier in the week. They didn't hurt at all, it was just a little tight feeling in the abdomen, but I haven't felt anything in the last 2 days. It will be kind of interesting if he is born on Mon. Aidan was due July 3rd but didn't come until the 11th. Cameron was due Aug. 3 and if I last until Monday he will be born on the 11th. kind of interesting. (at least I think) I have been trying to pass time by doing whatever I can. Although it gets difficult. For example....to wash the dishes I have to stand sideways, otherwise I wouldn't be able to reach the dishes without squishing Cameron not to mention how painful that would be for me. Well I probably won't post until after he is born, so check back in about a week for some pictures of our new baby. Wish me luck.

2 days left!!!

Well the due date is near, and I am hoping I don't have to wait much longer for Cameron to arrive. I went to the Doctors on mon. and to my surprise I was 2 cm dialated. YAY!!! I was hoping that it meant that I would be starting labor within the next day or two. But that isn't the case. I am not even having braxton hicks. I am a little disapointed. My next dr. appointment is this mon. I am hoping that I will be dialated more and they will send me to the hospital to be induced. This past week I really haven't been doing anything. I have been very sore and tired with no energy. I can't wait untill I have the energy I used to so I can give Aidan the attention he needs and deserves. I am so gratefull that Aidan. He has been such an easy baby to take care of. I love him so much and don't know what I would do without him. He has been getting excited about Cameron comming. He points at all of Camerons things and says "baby." I am anxious to see how he acts when Cameron is here. I know for a lot of toddlers there is a lot of jealousy. I am sure Aidan will have some, but overall I think he will do pretty well sharing his mommy and daddy.

The Big Boy Bed!!

So as you may have read in my last post, Aidan got a toddler bed. I was very nervous with how he would do with it. I wasn't sure if he would stay in it when it was nap and night time.

He loved sitting by dadda..... helping him put the bed together, it was the cutest thing. Aidan was all serious with the tools and screws and such. He's gonna be just like his daddy. To my surprise Aidan just loves that bed, and he loves sleeping in it. we haven't had any problems with him wanting to get out. The only thing that has been a concern to me is he moves around a lot at night, and has been falling off the bed. I don't think it hurts him, but it scares him more than anything. I don't know what to do. We may just have to come up with something so that there is a rail across the whole side of the bed.

Happy Birthday Aidan!!

We had such a blast at his party and he loved being the center of attention. I didn't have time to fully decorate the cake to my liking but it tasted really really good. I will be using the recipe a lot.

I passed the exam

This morning, after months of studying I passed the National certification examination for theraputic massage and bodywork. I am so happy and so relieved that this is over before Cameron is here. The test is a written test, and is composed of 160 questions about anatomy, pysiology, kinsiology, body systems and functions, Chinese medicine, pathology, massage application, and more. I still have one more test to take before I am licensed in NH. The next one is offered in in Aug. Which I won't be able to take for obvious reasons. So the next one offered is in Nov. So unfortunatley I have to wait a while to make money :)
Aidan turned 2 yesterday. He is such a cutie. We had a party for him today. He was blessed with many gifts and is having a blast playing with them. I will post some pictures later. One of the gifts he got was a toddler bed. We'll have to see how he does with that. Hopefully it won't be to hard to keep him in there when it's nap or night time. Keep your fingers crossed.

July 4th

Aidan loves corn on the cob

We were waiting to lauch rockets that Jason and Ryan had. It was a lot of fun!!

Just hanging out untill the fireworks started!!!