Hello, Family!

Aiden and I ventured to Eugene last weekend. We had such a nice visit with the family and Aiden slept the entire drives there and back, which made the trip super easy!

First, we stopped at Grandy's house and spent many hours exploring his porch and fish pond, and playing with all of his dogs!

 
Then we ventured on to Mima's house where Aiden discovered many new tables, chairs and furniture pieces to climb up on. Unfortunately, all these unfamiliar obstacles caused many bumps and bruises as Aiden tried to pull himself up on them. Despite his war wounds, Aiden managed to spend many happy hours playing with Mima and all her cool toys!

And Aiden didn't pass up the chance to enjoy Mima's beautiful gardens. He spent a lot of time crawling around the grass, pulling on tree limbs and trying to eat bark. All of this was thrilling in his world and left him quite happy--as you can see!

In celebration of her 84th birthday, Great Grandma Berggren came over for a lovely afternoon of chatting, playing and eating delicious food. Happy Birthday Grandma!

David's First Father's Day

Per this new dad's request, we headed out on a day of hiking, waterfalls and quality family time.

Harvest Time Continues...

With the weather warming up, Aiden and I spend a little time each day watering and weeding the garden. I've tried to encourage him picking leaves rather than digging in the dirt but figured this whole concept was ost on Aiden.

Today I learned it wasn't. I found him in the corner harvesting spider plant babies. Ha ha!

Little Helping Hands

Aiden joined us in harvesting red kale from our garden today. It was the first bounty we received from our gardens this year! While Aiden did manage to pick two leaves, he spent most of his time digging up handfuls of dirt--dirt that is still wedged under his fingernails despite a good scrubbing. He certainly isn't afraid to get dirty!

Bath Baby

I snapped a few candid shots of Aiden during bath time this morning. The only thing he loves more than playing with his rubber duck IN the bath is trying to reach and play with his rubber ducky while OUT of the bath.

Happy and Healthy at the Six Month Mark

Aiden had his six-month check up today (a few weeks late) and all is looking well. He not only crawls (increasingly fast) but also pulls himself up on whatever he can find and stands. We're having to baby proof things around the house much sooner than anticipated! :) Here are his stats:
Weight: 17lbs 8oz, 38th percentile
Length: 28", 86th percentile
Head: 17.5", 70th percentile

It was a beautiful day today so when papa came home from work, we spend some time hanging out in the yard. Aiden is definitely an outdoorsy kind of baby. He loves pulling grass, playing with mulch and, of course, chasing the cat (or an empty beer bottle). Here's are a few videos I took today of Aiden showing off his latest skills:

Water! That Falls!

It's an amazing year for waterfalls (read it's still raining a lot)! Aiden and I took a trip down to Silver Falls State Park yesterday for some hiking, picnicking and sightseeing. We hiked all around 170ft high South Falls and walked behind the shorter but equally magical North Falls. Aiden was completely thrilled by the spectacle of falling water and the sound of it crashing onto the ground below.

A Little Morning Playtime

Baby Swing Love

Fun in the Sun at the park this weekend:

Stealing Some Sun

The weather has us down lately. The rain and clouds are never ending and we're into June. The forecast today was more of the same dreariness but we woke up to yellow rays of light...could it be sun?! It was! So Aiden and I headed out for a walk. We stopped at Hydro Park so Aiden could try riding in the baby swing. He went for a (very short) ride in a similar swing while in Mississippi but was scared and very unsure about it. When I set him in the swing, he was quite serious and unsure about it. But after a few pushes he was thrilled with the whole situation, smiling from ear to ear. (And yes, he was still in his monster pajamas. There was no time to change into real clothes--we might have missed the sun!)

Big Boy Crib Time!

While we were in Mississippi, Aiden's crib arrived. Papa promptly assembled it and was ready for sleep training to begin! These days Aiden is going to bed and napping in his crib like the big boy that he is. We haven't made it through a whole night in the crib, he usually ends up back in our bed by morning but, overall, progress is being made. He isn't a huge fan of being alone and has taken a liking to snuggling with the 'big guy' (a gift from the sweet Yvette) as he drifts off into dreamland...