Aidan - 18 month photo album

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Sick week

Well, this has not been a fun week! We started out the week with Daisy having a flu bug on Monday. I stayed home with her - and got a lot of work done.

Then Tuesday night - in the middle of the night, Aidan was really super crabby. So I brought him back to bed to cuddle - guess what - he was unhappy because his tummy hurt - he threw up on Kelly's pillow. And then on the middle of the bed. So - we cleaned him up, and sat with him in the bathroom - waiting to see how much more would come. He was determined that both mom and dad be there with him. Kelly got in some good play on the iTouch at least.

Carter woke up and came in to join us, saying his tummy hurt too. So - we told him to stay in the bathroom so that if he got sick, he could do it in the toilet, right?! No, he was going back to bed.

About an hour later, we decide that Aidan is okay now, and to go back to bed. So, we put down clean sheets and bring him back to bed with us to fall asleep. I found Carter on the loveseat and carried him back to bed too. We all fall asleep, and a few hours later - Kelly heard him get sick again. I reached for the bucket, but it was too late, he threw up all over our bed again! Back to the bathroom... We get him cleaned up, and the dirty sheet off. The top sheet was okay, so we slept on that and a towel - just in case for round three.

About 5:30, Reed comes in and said he just threw up in his bed! Kelly just sent him to the bathroom - we were so exhausted.

So in the morning, we start getting ready for the day - and I see puke on the floor in the hallway.
Then on the steps, and in the living room. Wait - there's more in Carter's room too! He threw up all over - all on carpet! Kelly was not happy!

We had agreed in the middle of the night that he would stay home with Aidan. He ended up staying home with all three boys and cleaning up the carpet messes. I did (am still doing) the laundry.

But it was a short bug, thankfully - and everyone went back to work/school/daycare today. Kelly's even starting to get over his cold - thank God!

We hope that you're all staying healthy - and happy.

Aidan's Birthday Pictures

Here are some pictures from Aidan's 1st birthday party. It was a puppy theme! We even had 'puppy ears' for all the kids to wear - Dominic (Sonia and TJ's oldest) is showing his :)

Halloween Pictures

Reed was Batman

















Aidan was a sweet little puppy




Daisy was a vampire (no pictures)



Kelly was a tourist (and the birthday boy), still no pictures - he was supposed to be the one taking them



Wendi was a black cat (again no pictures)



Carter was Optimist Prime (from the Transformers)

Summer's Close

As summer draws to a close, I sure enjoyed the warm weather today. I thought I would share a few pictures from the end of this summer. Enjoy!

Taking steps

Yes, the baby is growing into a little boy and taking a few steps. Last week Aidan started getting braver. He perfected sliding down the stairs while Daisy was home, and has moved onto moving more. He will now stand up beside furniture and walk between pieces. He's also getting good at standing up in the middle of the floor.

Health Updates

Yea, everyone is finally healthy again. A flu bug made it's way through our family but has *finally left us. It started with Wendi, and we thought maybe it was food poisoning, because Diane was sick too. Then Kelly was affected, along with Diane's husband. Then Aidan suffered it as well. His sickness was the hardest on us. We went through two sets of sheets, and had two midnight baby showers (not the gift style). But, the next morning, he was more back to normal than mom and dad, due to the lack of sleep on our part.

The other children didn't seem to be affected, for which we are grateful, and a week has pasted, so I think we are safe and clear.

Room Swap Progress

We have started! The room swap is underway between the children in the Schuerman household.

We started on Saturday with moving everything out of Daisy's room. A gray primer worked nicely to cover Daisy's bright pink and purple. We went with a dark (navy) blue on three of the walls, and a dark red and off white stripes on the fourth wall.

The next step of the swap is new beds for Reed and Carter. Tonight we assembled the new bunk beds. We need all the extra floor space we can get with having three boys in the one room.

Next on the agenda is finishing the strips, building Aidan's new dresser, and moving the boys into their new room. We are also hoping to get Daisy's room prepped and primed so we can paint when Daisy is home this weekend. She just needs to pick her bedding and colors first, so we can choose the colors.

Stay tuned for updates...

Aidan's Checkup

Aidan had his '9 month' checkup today, just a month overdue. He's growing quite well, still long and lean and very smart (big brain anyway). His stats:
Length: 31 1/4" (95 percentile)
Weight: 20# 7 oz. (40 percentile)
Head 47 cm (75 percentile)

Everything looked good and he's still 'perfect'.

At daycare today he stood by himself a little while and even took a couple 'steps' to keep from falling to the couch. It won't be long and he'll be at a full walk. He has the strength, just not the courage.

Aidan Update

How this boy is growing! He is eating a full jar of baby food at each meal, plus a container of fruit! He loves eating "people food" and refuses to eat if it's coming out of a baby food container.

He has started to try and talk, the words just don't make sense to anyone yet. He has also found a way to enjoy diaper changes, and his time in the tub. A great new toy! :)

He hasn't mastered standing on his own yet, so still no walking. I'm happy to have him slowed down by crawling for a while longer. He's no longer afraid of the stairs (head first), but really should learn to go down on his tummy instead.

We love watching his personality come out as he changes and grows. He will have a checkup on the 4th, and I'll update with the weight and height, because I'm sure he's doubled in length from birth.

Family Vacation

The annual week long family vacation has come and gone for 2008. It started at the Schuerman family reunion in Benson and continued to Games Lake County Park 6 near New London.

It was nice and low key, a little shopping, a little hiking, a little fishing and a lot of resting. We also took in the Little Crow ski show again this year. Everyone enjoyed it, except for Aidan, who would have rather been down crawling around and getting into stuff.

On the beach, Aidan loved to play in the sand. He did pretty good at keeping it out of his mouth. In the boat, he wanted to jump into the water! I enjoyed it most when he feel asleep and then I could fish too.

Daisy met a friend at the campground and enjoyed doing her own thing. She also kept busy playing with Playmobil. She was a huge help with Aidan, who adores her.

Reed had a great time fishing, once we got him out there. He has a big fish story for the summer, landing a 14 inch large mouth bass. He also enjoyed playing bean bags against mom, although he was happiest when he won. He talked us into a game of kick ball, which was tough with 3 three people (Daisy and Carter didn't play and Aidan wasn't much help on the field). Kelly and I got our workout!

Carter enjoyed everything we did, always up for an adventure. Otherwise, he was content watching movies on the zune.

Kelly enjoyed the time in the boat and learned that when he wants to go fishing, he should just go and then everyone else will come. He also learned to bring along LEGOs, as he was really missing having the bricks along.

As for me, I just tried to enjoy the time to relax and enjoy the kids and time with Kelly. They are all growing up way too fast.