Thursday, January 22, 2009

Happy 2 months, Aiden!





Well on Tuesday (Jan 20) Aiden turned 2 months old. It's been an  interesting and exciting 2 months. He has changed so much; he has lost all his initial hair and has new hair growing in. We can't decide if it's brown or blond as it changes in the light, but it looks like he'll have blue eyes.  He now smiles a lot and loves to coo and talk, generally his word is "ah-goo". He is now into a routine, feeding every 3 hours during the day and sleeping from 10:30pm to 7am. We now have play times and read everyday, which Aiden is really enjoying.

Last week, Aiden had his first official play date. Alison's friend Monica came to visit with her 7 month old daughter Kayla. Although they visited before, Aiden was more interactive with them. 

This week has been pretty eventful in the Giosa household. On Sunday, Jan 18th, Aiden was baptized at 1st Presbyterian Church of West Chester. Afterwards, we had our families back for a small celebration and luncheon. 

On Monday, Alison was scheduled to return back to work, but she returned only to be laid off. It wasn't a complete shock as her colleagues were laid off a couple of weeks ago, but still a bit of a shock. We thought she might have some protection being on leave. So Alison has spent the remainder of the week job searching and interviewing. It's bitter sweet. Alison is enjoying some extra time at home with Aiden, but is sad as she liked her job and hates the idea of looking for a new one.

On Thursday (Jan 22), Aiden had his 2 month check up. He is now 11lbs 2 oz and is 23 inches long. The Doctor says he looks very healthy and is progressing right on track. He did receive 2 shots for immunization.  He is not scheduled to be back to the doctor's until 4 months now. By then he might be rolling over. Crazy!

Well here are some recent pics, enjoy and we'll continue to keep you posted on our life.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Aiden is already 7 weeks old






It's hard to imagine that our little boy is already 7 weeks old, it's exciting and sad how quickly time goes. He had a Drs Appt on the 20th and was 21 1/2 inches and 9lbs and 2 oz. Dr said he's a very healthy boy.

His sleeping and eating habits are still all over the place, but he still does very well through the night with one feeding during the night. We're still working on a routine and him learning on how to put himself to sleep, hopefully in time it will improve.

He's been having lots of first the last couple weeks. He is now smiling and cooing a lot. He tries to hold his bottle and is enjoying reading books. He even has his first cold now.

Here are so pics that Daddy took of Aiden while we were playing with him. 

Aiden's First Christmas





Aiden had a wonderful first Christmas. He received lots of presents from all his Aunts & Uncles, as well as grandparents. He even met Santa (at the Exton Mall and at Nonni and Poppy's house). He spent Christmas Eve with the Giosa's and even got to meet Daddy's Aunt & Uncle, as well as his cousins and their kids. His most favorite part of the day was spending time with his cousins Marc & Natalie. He loved sitting on Natalie's lap and talking to her.

He spent Christmas Day with the Donnelly's. It was the first time he went to his Aunt Debbie's house and listened as she played all the musical instruments she got at Hallmark. He even got to spend time sitting with Grammie, Aunt Stacey, Pop, and Uncle Bill.

The week after Christmas, Aiden had lots of visitors. He met lots of Mommy and Daddy's friends, as well as their kids.

He hopes everyone had a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year!