Red Mountain Pass

Last week we spent long weekend at a cabin on Red Mountain Pass. We went with my parents, our good friends Lee and Karen as well as Karen's parents. It works out great since since John and Lee are friends from college, Karen and I grew up together and our parents are great friends. We are so thankful for generous parents that treat us to such wonderful vacations! Caleb (Lee and Karen's three month old son) and Aaron did great with the altitude. The cabin was at 10,400 feet so there was some concern about how the babies would do. Aaron seemed to have a little trouble sleeping. Although, he also has his first tooth coming in so that may have had something to do with it as well.

We spent our days enjoying some amazing backcountry skiing! We had a perfect ski hill just across the street from the cabin. This made it easy to trade off watching the babies. The weather was beautiful the the entire time. There was some concern about the weather and avalanche danger before we arrived. The avalanche danger had been extreme the week before our trip. With the exception of one minor scare, the snow was just fine! Of course we all skiing with probes, shovels and avalanche beacons.

Since my Birthday was a few days after our trip, we celebrated at the cabin. This was a complete surprise to me. Everyone sang to me and my Mama made me a very delicious carrot cake! I loved being able to celebrate with family and friends in such a gorgeous location. Another highlight was enjoying an evening at the Ouray hot springs with Lee and Karen. The hot springs are beautiful! We are so blessed to have enjoyed such a fun and safe trip.

So excited to go here:

June 2010! I can't wait!

Aaron's first Christmas

Here are some pictures of Aaron from his first Christmas! Enjoy!

Aaron Five Months

We made it through the holidays! It was so much fun this year with Aaron, even though he is too young to understand. Christmas ended up being pretty crazy this year. John's sister came home from France on Christmas Eve so we didn't have our usual celebration with John's side. Then my brother ended up in the hospital. My parents drove back to Grand Junction on Christmas to be with him. The day after Christmas we headed west as well. We are glad Eric is doing much better now! With all of the craziness we are so thankful for the real reason for Christmas! For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

We did do some celebrating in the midst of everything. It was fun to open presents with/for Aaron. He of course loved the bright bows and crinkly paper. He got some very cute outfits and toys. My parents gave us a backpack carrier which we can not wait to use! As always it was wonderful to spend time with both sides of family.

Aaron continues to be a very happy kid who rarely cries. His easy temperament more than makes up for the fact that he is an atrocious sleeper. He will smile for just about anyone and laughs all the time. It seems like he figures out something new every few days. I think he is somewhere around 15 lbs and 28 in long. He is long and lean! We can't believe how fast he is growing!

Milestones/accomplishments lately: Aaron can now roll from back to tummy AND from tummy to back! He grabs his feet and sucks on his toes. He can sit and stand assisted. He is quite accurate when he grabs things now. The other day he army crawled for the first time.

Favorite things: His changing table, his hands and feet, my hands, hair and face, dad's beard, putting anything and everything in his mouth, standing and jumping (with our help) and being tickled!

Aaron Four Months

This is a little late, but it has been busy around here! We headed to Colorado Springs for Thanksgiving this year. John's parents live there and I have a lot of family there as well. My parents also drove down from Grand Junction. It makes for a crazy holiday, but we love being able so spend time with everyone! Next year will be fun since Aaron will be able to have something for Thanksgiving besides milk!

Aaron had a doctor's appointment a couple weeks ago. He weighs nearly 14 lbs, he is 27 1/2 inches long and he has a head circumference of 16 1/2 inches. He also got his first few immunizations. Aaron did really well with the shot, he didn't even cry! I gave him tylenol when we got home. I never did notice any fussiness or fever. Maybe the tylenol helped! As far as how mama did with the shot? I did great! I guess when we have already been through an ER visit complete with a sinus swab, IV, heal stick and chest X-Ray a little shot doesn't seem so bad!

Milestones/accomplishments lately: Aaron is very efficient at grabbing and holding his toys. He also puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. He can roll from back to belly and he is getting close to rolling from belly to back. We have to make sure he is buckled into his swing and bouncer since he is trying to lean forward.

Favorite things: Getting tickled, his changing table, his hungry caterpillar, putting toys in his mouth, playing with his feet, playing with our hands and being walked around to look at things. We sure love our little boy!

Aaron Three Months

Hard to believe he is already three months old! He is changing so much everyday. We are having so much fun watching him grow and learn new things. Aaron hasn't had a weight check lately but I think he is around 13 lbs. I measured him and got 24 1/2 inches long with a head circumference of 16 inches. He is growing so much! The week before Halloween we headed over the mountains to visit with my parents. John had to leave town for another week-long business trip. We had a good time with my parents and they loved spending time with Aaron! We carved pumpkins on Halloween and handed out candy. However, the best part of the day was finding out that Aaron would have a new playmate! Our good friends gave birth to a son that afternoon! We are very excited for them and glad Aaron will have a good buddy to hang out with.

Milestones/accomplishments lately: Aaron can now grab and hold onto toys! He loves touching new things. Laughing! This can been so much fun, we love trying to get him to laugh. He can also lift is head while on his tummy and he even pushes his chest up a little bit. I think he is getting very close to rolling over too.

Favorite things: Getting his diaper changed and laying on the changing table while we talk to him. Standing (with our help, of course) being carried facing out so he see new things. Grabbing and touching new things, being tickled and seeing himself in the mirror.

Halloween!

Aaron and his new buddy Caleb

Our happy guy

Like father like son?

It is fun to see who Aaron looks like and compare his features to our own. I still think he looks a lot like John. Many of his expressions are so much like John it's a little scary. He can even cock one eyebrow, something I have never been able to do! So I thought we should do a little comparison. I think John is about Aaron's age in this photo, maybe a bit younger. Here are some photos, you be the judge!

So, what do you think? Any resemblance? Just to be fair, here is a picture of me as a baby.