Christmas outfit

This is Aiden's Christmas outfit that he got from Aunt Dori and Gran. We can't wait to show them what he looks like in it on Saturday!




P.S. We had to do a second photo shoot when Dad got home so Aiden would smile, therefore the red pants aren't part of the outfit (they were just what he had on). There is a very cute pair of khaki pants with a plaid cuff that matches the shirt.

Thanks Grandpa!

I was looking for a small rocking chair so I could take pictures of Aiden in front of the Christmas tree, and luckily my dad still had his from when he was a boy. These are a few shots of Aiden kicking back in his "new" chair. I will get some at a later date in his Christmas outfit.

Santa Claus

Today we went to the mall to finish up Christmas shopping, and we decided to take Aiden along so he could sit on Santa's lap. There were about 8 million people at the mall, but we had a great time. Aiden was a champ and did amazing all day! The Santa display is done real well with a Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer theme. The line was kind of long, but moved at a pretty good pace. We are looking forward to our first Christmas with Aiden.

Catch Up

I am sorry that I haven't updated this in about a month, but it has been a rough couple of weeks here in the Reif house. We are on the 4th formula for Aiden now and this one we have to get special order through the mail. Apparently he has an intolerance to the milk protein and it got so bad that he would scream and cry each time he ate. It was awful and I just felt so helpless, because there was no quick fix to make him better. After 3 weeks on this new formula, I am pleased to say that he is doing so much better. He is pretty much back to the happy-go-lucky Aiden that we had prior to all his stomach troubles. He is up to 11 lbs. 12 oz. and he is so much more interactive. He coos a lot and LOVES his hands and fingers, he also drools so much that he requires a bib practically 24/7. His neck muscles are getting stronger and he is doing so good at starting to hold his head up on his own. It is just amazing to watch him learn and grow! I added a bunch of pictures since I was delinquent the last few weeks.

Happy Thanksgiving

Aiden enjoyed his first Thanksgiving this year! We went to my parents house for turkey and he was nice enough to nap while we ate dinner. After his bath I headed to NJ for some Black Friday shopping with the girls and Aiden stayed home with Brian. They had fun together and I finished most of my Christmas shopping in one day. All in all it was a great weekend!

Happy Halloween (a few days late!)

Of course I had to get a costume for Aiden for his first Halloween. He only wore it for a few minutes, but he sure did look cute! Nothing much new here in Lebanon. My parents were nice enough to come to our house and babysit Aiden on Saturday night, while Brian and I went to a Halloween party in Tamaqua. We got to see some friends from college and stayed in a hotel and had a blast. Aiden did great and my parents had a lot of fun with him. As you will see below.....he has found his hand and loves it! He has yet to find his thumb and just sucks on his whole fist.

Two months

Aiden had his two month check-up on Tuesday and weighed in at 10lb. 3oz. and he is 22.5 inches long. Everything checked out ok, but he did have to get his first set of immunizations. It was 3 shots and he cried so hard that there were actual tears coming out of his eyes. I have never seen real tears from him so of course I cried, but after a few minutes we both calmed down.