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18 November 2007

Grandpa and Gradma Ruppel Come to Visit

Well, it has been a week of milestones. Aidan had his two week checkup and everything is good. He does have plugged tear ducts, which is a common ailment for newborns. The Doc wasn't worried about it, so neither are we.

Also, his umbilical cord stump fell off which means he has graduated from sponge baths to full fledged, hose 'im down baths. He still hasn't discovered the fun of bath time though. He screams bloody murder when we turn the hose him and get him wet.


Grandma and Grandpa Ruppel were overjoyed to meet their first grandchild. Grandma helped out around the house and made life easier for Heather the past week while Grandpa helped Scott tackle some house maintenance projects (nothing like laying down a hardwood floor twice!). Of course, the focus of the visit was Aidan.



We also made it out to the beach during the visit; the temp down here was in the upper 70's earlier in the week which made for some beautiful beach weather!



Finally, this past week we introduced Aidan to "belly time" to help him exercise his neck and get used to being on the ground. Bailey helped out too - she can't wait to have this new plaything crawling around!



It was a good week!

The next week has Thanksgiving and a visit from the other side of the family, the Urbans, on tap. We should have a fun time!! We have plenty to be thankful for!

05 November 2007

First bath

Aidan had his first bath over the weekend with the help of Grandma Urban (who flew down for the weekend and surprised Heather). As you can see from the picture, Heather is a pro at this sort of thing and had him squeeky clean in no time. Scott took care of the photography...

Washing Aidan
He's loving it

We were so thankful that Grandma Urban was able to come down for the weekend. It helped us get our feet under us with the new baby. On top of that a member from my squadron at work brought over a basket with some baby-care items that were collected, and a couple members of our church were kind enough to bring over fully cooked meals! We feel so blessed to have moved into such a wonderful community.