Thursday, May 9, 2013

Happy 10 Months, Arden!!!

Better late than never, but Little Miss Arden turned 10 months a couple of weeks ago!  Finding the time to write this blog post has been a challenge.  Between play dates, Gymboree music class, crafting for Garden of Arden, and Chris traveling, the has been a commodity around here!  
At this very moment, Arden is napping on my chest and I debated putting her down and going to work.  I decided to snuggle instead and it was the best decision I have made all day.  Having her nap on me is making me a bit nostalgic.  So many close friends are having beautiful babies right now and it is a reminder about how small she used to be.  She has turned into such a gorgeous child with the most beautiful personality and soul.  I marvel in her...every single day.  I cannot believe that Chris and I created someone so fun, spunky, sassy, loving, beautiful, and daring.  Well, maybe the daring side...that is all Chris!  :)
We have been taking Gymboree music classes and Arden is loving it!  She is the most vocal kid in class and loves to steal everyone else's balls when it is play time. She is loving food!  She is adventurous and has tried Indian, Greek, Mexican, and Italian food!  They only food and still does not like are green beans and squash.  She is pulling up to a stand on everything.  She started for the first time when we were on vacation in the Bahamas.  I think she will walk very soon.  She answers you when you ask what a cow, lion, sheep, cat, and dog says.  She waves bye bye and hello and dances around.  Her favorite song is the ABCs and she tries to sing along whenever I sing it to her.  She also enjoys a little itsy bitsy spider.  I cannot believe I am planning her 1st Birthday party!  She is learning so much day by day and I  learning right there with her.

Monday, March 25, 2013

9 Months Already!





My good luck charm on St. Patrick's Day!

Arden turned 9 months this week and I cannot believe she has been in this world on the outside as long as she was on the inside!  She is 20.2 pounds and 28 1/8 inches putting her in the 75th percentile for both...she is a healthy growing girl!  She is vivacious, spunky, crazy, and incredibly happy.  She smiles all day and I can not have a bad day when I am with her.  She makes every day have meaning and fulfillment.  I love that she is my little partner in crime and goes everywhere with me.  We have an incredible bond that I hope to only strengthen as time goes on.

She has been so busy the past couple of days!  Within a week, she learned to sit from laying down, crawl, and stand from kneeling!!  She also likes to point and make noises about where she wants to go or what she wants to see.  She has so much personality and is a little ham!  Just tonight, when she was having her last feeding, she was blowing bubbles and getting drool all over her face and hair and just laughing at herself.  Chris and I were laughing and it was as if she was doing it to make us laugh.  :)

Arden still loves to eat.  She LOVES raspberries...all berries really but raspberries hold a special place in her...well, mouth.  She feeds herself so well!  She loves her puffs, shredded cheese, pasta, and avocado.  She also loves banana and says "ba" when she sees me start to un-peal it.

We have so many amazing things happening in the Aiello Household!  Garden of Arden is up and running and business has already been amazing!!!  I am so grateful and I now have the two best jobs I could ever ask for!  We have celebrated some wonderful babies that are about to come into the world!  Baby Jain, Baby Dearing, and Baby Schneider are going to be very loved!!  We are also going to the Bahamas April 8th!!  It is going to be amazing and as it is snowing here in "Spring," the timing could not be better!


Arden enjoying Turkish cuisine!





 Happy Sprinkle Day, Baby Nolan!


















Play date with Andrew!







 Skyping with Daddy!















 Hanging out with Uncle Scott!













Passport for the Bahamas!!

Happy Baby Shower, Baby Jain!