This, That & Everything

I'm starting to feel a little anxious...Ayson will be 1 in two weeks!  How is that possible???  I am putting together a slide show for his party, and all his pictures from the last year put with music, has the tears flowing for this momma!  Dorky, I know, but I can't help it!  Hopefully, I will have seen it enough times by the party that it won't turn me into a blubbery mess :)

Anyways...on to what's been going on around here lately.  We have stayed pretty busy.  We had a playdate at the pool last Thursday with Diane, Isa, Karie & Avery.  Ayson was quite the little ladies man that day.  We had so much fun that we forgot to take any pictures, except for this one before we left.  We just love these little girls and their mommies too :)  Such big kids already!

We also went to dinner with the Norvell's. (Man are we going to miss them when we move to PC!)  We tried a new restaurant in Brookside called Wolfgang Pucks.  It was really good, and Ayson was a pretty good kiddo the entire time.  Taking him out to eat is either great or a complete disaster, but luckily he was on his best behavior.  He really loves Michael, and he doesn't get to see him very often, so Ayson was excited that he could join us for dinner.  Usually it's just Maria, Ayson and I because the guys are working hard all the time!!!! 

Ayson is a pro at pushing around his walker now.  He can even stand up all by himself without hanging on to anything.  He did it the other day for more than 10 seconds.  We have yet to catch it on camera though, he still doesn't think its that cool, so he doesn't show it off too much:)  

Now, on to Ayson's eating adventures.  He tries pretty much everything that we are having if it is baby friendly.  He does great with baby finger foods and will try almost anything you put in front of him.  At our last pediatrician visit, she told us that we need to try and pack in a few extra calories to Ayson's diet, as he is still a little underweight, so we have started adding a little butter to his meals...which he LOVES!  Who doesn't love butter though?!  I also learned that avocados are a great source of "good" fat, so we tried some last week.  I mashed up an avocado and mixed in a little splash of lemon...success!  He loved it...and the best part, whatever is leftover turns into guacamole for me :)  

More avocados please!!!

Ayson is also down to only one bottle a day right before bed.  He has been doing this for about a month and the transition has been really easy.  He is a pro at drinking from his sippy cups now, so eliminating the last bottle will be pretty easy once we decide to do it.

And finally, we went to AC this weekend to see everyone.  Ayson had so much fun playing with Kierslynn.  They were chasing each other all over the house, and she had him giggling the whole time.  It was so fun to see him having a great time with his cousin.  

After a long day, little man was tired and fell asleep on Nana's shoulder...too sweet.  Can't wait to see everyone in two weeks for his birthday...sniff, sniff, tear!!!