Lots To Tell

It has been quite a while since we have posted and lots has happened! First of all, Brad turned 25 on September 4th. It happened to be the weekend we made a trip down to Utah. Since it was Labor Day weekend Brad had an extra day off work so we figured we had better take advantage. So we were in the car for half of his birthday, but when we got to Logan, where his sister Tawni lives, she had his favorite cake waiting for him. It was so sweet of her to make it at the last minute :) Thanks Tawni we love you! And then that night we went to my sister's house in Salt Lake and he got a second birthday dessert there too :) I got him some books he has been wanting to read and also the new Taylor Swift CD. We are both big fans of her music. And then the day after his birthday, on Saturday, we went out to eat for his birthday dinner at a pizza place. Our trip was tons of fun. It was nice to be able to visit friends and family that we have really missed since we moved from Utah. It was kind of crazy jumping from one place to another because we wanted to fit in as many visits as possible, but it was definitely worth it! Everyone finally got see the baby and he was super good for the entire trip.And since getting back to Coeur d'Alene he got a late birthday dinner as well and his mom got him a new suit. So, his birthday definitely got to be extended, which is fun :)

The second big news is that Brad got an interview at Drexel University's medical school. It was on September 21st and it went well! A BIG BIG thanks to Trevor and Tamar for letting him stay at their house in Phillie so Brad didn't have to pay for a hotel. Thanks you guys! He had a faculty interview then a student interview and he thinks both went well. He also liked Phillie although it would be a big change for both of us to live so close to a such a big city. He was very honored to be in the very first rounds of interviews and he is hoping that he will hear back from them sometime in October (with good news of course). He has yet to hear from the other medical schools he has applied to, but right now no news is still good news. We are excited to see what other schools he hears back from!

The third piece of good news is that Aiden will be 3 months on Friday October 2nd! He is so big now and his personality is really starting to come out! He smiles all the time and in the last few weeks he has also started to laugh :) It is so cute. We will have to see if we can get it on camera. Just yesterday he laughed from being tickled for the first time. He is also very strong and can stand while we hold just his hands and when we lay him on his tummy he can lift his head really high off the ground. Also, one of his favorite things is his bath! He gives a huge smile when we first put him in the water and then he splashes and squeals the whole time. He is so adorable and I am so happy and lucky to be his mom. He now sleeps in his crib and he sleeps from about 9 or 10 p.m. until 4 or 5 a.m., which is wonderful! Although, of course, he occasionally has his bad nights when he gets gassy and wakes up more often than that.

That is all the news for now! We are happy fall is here and are excited to continue to see Aiden grow and to see where Brad will get accepted to medical school :) We love you all!

Aiden and his cute fall sweater.

Aiden in his cute Sunday clothes.

Cameron, my brother-in-law, with Aiden.

Brad blowing out his candles on his delicious apple birthday dessert.

I just thought Brad's face was cute and funny in this picture.