Hi Friends!
Sorry it's been so long since my last post!
But as you can imagine, it's hard to find any
free time with a newborn on my hands!
Free time? What's that?
I'm also trying my bestest to savor every minute
with this little guy while I'm out on maternity leave.
I go back to work August 15th,
& it's crazy how fast that day is approaching.
Too fast.
It's been 3 months since our little bundle entered this world.
It's hard to believe it's been that long,
and then, in the same breath,
it's hard to believe it's ONLY been that long.
Life before baby seems like light years ago.
A life without diapers, night time feedings, and carrying a car seat
around everywhere I go seems like a different life.
A different me.
I am getting used to my eyes being forever bloodshot.
And no, not for the reason you're thinking.
But one thing is for sure,
and that is that I love this little guy more than I could ever imagine.
I'm really embracing my new role as "Mom"
and baby Kieran is doing so great.
There is no doubt, we have been blessed with a very sweet little guy.
I love how he is smiling & cooing lots these days!
His gurgling noises are the best! They crack me up.
Oh AND he's growing so fast!
At his last doctor's visit (2 weeks ago)
he's was a whopping 13 lbs. 5 oz. & 24" long,
and at this rate, he's probably already a few ounces more.
Whao! Slow down there baby!
Travis has been back to work for quite some time &
I've found that I have adjusted quite comfortably
to taking care of baby on my own for most of the day.
We're sinking into a routine,
but that'll all change very soon when I go back to work.
Here's to hoping it's a smooth transition.
During the day, baby and I have been going on little adventures.
I use the word "adventures" quite loosely here,
as anything I do that is new for me and the baby is an adventure.
That can even mean going to the grocery store by ourselves. Ha!
Every trip out without a mishap,
or a screaming baby at the end of it,
is a success in my eyes.
But all kidding aside,
we have had some fun baby firsts in these past few months...
Like his first time going to a restaurant!
He was very well behaved during dinner...
...but, as you can see below, he was less into pictures afterwards. Haha.
He had his first dip in a pool!
We celebrated Mother's Day at my sister-in-law's.
It was a perfect pool day for baby Kieran.
Here he is taking it all in.
5 weeks old.
He had his first time watching his Daddy's softball game with Mommy!
5 weeks old and all Dodger geared out in his Baby Bjorn!
They won the championship!
Good luck charm? I think so.
He had his first trip to the bay, a place I spent
many-a-Summer-day when I was a kiddo.
He got to share this experience with his cousin, Deklynn!
free time with a newborn on my hands!
Free time? What's that?
I'm also trying my bestest to savor every minute
with this little guy while I'm out on maternity leave.
I go back to work August 15th,
& it's crazy how fast that day is approaching.
Too fast.
It's been 3 months since our little bundle entered this world.
It's hard to believe it's been that long,
and then, in the same breath,
it's hard to believe it's ONLY been that long.
Life before baby seems like light years ago.
A life without diapers, night time feedings, and carrying a car seat
around everywhere I go seems like a different life.
A different me.
And no, not for the reason you're thinking.
But one thing is for sure,
and that is that I love this little guy more than I could ever imagine.
I'm really embracing my new role as "Mom"
and baby Kieran is doing so great.
There is no doubt, we have been blessed with a very sweet little guy.
I love how he is smiling & cooing lots these days!
His gurgling noises are the best! They crack me up.
Oh AND he's growing so fast!
At his last doctor's visit (2 weeks ago)
he's was a whopping 13 lbs. 5 oz. & 24" long,
and at this rate, he's probably already a few ounces more.
Whao! Slow down there baby!
Travis has been back to work for quite some time &
I've found that I have adjusted quite comfortably
to taking care of baby on my own for most of the day.
We're sinking into a routine,
but that'll all change very soon when I go back to work.
Here's to hoping it's a smooth transition.
During the day, baby and I have been going on little adventures.
I use the word "adventures" quite loosely here,
as anything I do that is new for me and the baby is an adventure.
That can even mean going to the grocery store by ourselves. Ha!
Every trip out without a mishap,
or a screaming baby at the end of it,
is a success in my eyes.
Success!
But all kidding aside,
we have had some fun baby firsts in these past few months...
Like his first time going to a restaurant!
He was very well behaved during dinner...
...but, as you can see below, he was less into pictures afterwards. Haha.
He had his first dip in a pool!
We celebrated Mother's Day at my sister-in-law's.
It was a perfect pool day for baby Kieran.
Here he is taking it all in.
5 weeks old.
He had his first time watching his Daddy's softball game with Mommy!
They won the championship!
Good luck charm? I think so.
He had his first trip to the bay, a place I spent
many-a-Summer-day when I was a kiddo.
He got to share this experience with his cousin, Deklynn!
10 weeks old.
Kieran loved putting his feet in the wet sand!
And he loved cuddling with his Grammy in the shade.
We all had such a great time that we
decided to do another baby bay day this week!
Baby Kieran hanging with Uncle Brian.
Such cool guys.
And we also had a monumental moment where Kieran
and Deklynn finally took interest in each other! There were curious gazes,
sweet smiles, and hysterical squeals of excitement!
Oh my!
This was great to see, especially since their
past interactions were more like you see here:
We get a kick out of sticking these two cuties together
when we go out and we get lots of enthusiastic looky lou's.
Here's Travis in a baby sandwich at his birthday breakfast.
We like to have fun with it. Babies and Irish beer? Why not?
Deklynn representin'.
Grandpops holding Kieran.
Kieran and I have also had lots of fun
visiting Daddy on his at lunch breaks! 
The cute factor is high.
Father's Day was extra fun with two new dad's in the family.
I think Dekylnn and Kieran look alike here. :)
And a new Grandpa and Uncle too:
Travis, my Pop-in-law, and brother-in-law, Kevin at Father's Day dinner.
Seeing Travis as a Father is infinitely sweet.
Kieran's has also experienced his first crawfish boil!
He'll have to wait 'til he's off his all-momma's-milk diet
before he can fully partake in the festivities.
His Uncle Sean will surely show him how it's done.
Even with all of these baby firsts,
as new parents, we've had our firsts too!
Seeing Travis as a Father is infinitely sweet.
Kieran's has also experienced his first crawfish boil!
He'll have to wait 'til he's off his all-momma's-milk diet
before he can fully partake in the festivities.
His Uncle Sean will surely show him how it's done.
Even with all of these baby firsts,
as new parents, we've had our firsts too!
Thanks to having no shortage of babysitting volunteers,
we've managed to get away for a few date nights!
We went on a double date to a Dodger game with our buds, Belia & Josh!
And we went to Beachwoods BBQ for Travis' birthday dinner with friends!
It was fun to get a lil' dressed up &
even a lil' sassy with my leopard heels.
Oh, & we managed to squeeze in one more Dodger date night!
They won! Yay!
In other news,
my girlfriends since grade school
are also adding some babies to the bunch.
Here's us at JoAnna's baby shower last month.
Ali had her baby this past week, baby Eliot, and he is handsome as can be!
JoAnna is also having a boy, Jack, in a few weeks!
It's so exciting to be adding more boys to the wolfpack.
We have big plans for their Halloween costumes,
and well, basically the rest of their lives. AND our dear friend Jessica came back
from Israel knocked up! Due in December!
Talk about baby boom!
It's all very exciting indeed.
Long story short,
becoming a mom has been pretty sweet,
but being able to share this little guy with family
and friends has been even sweeter.
4th of July.
Cheers friends!
XOXO
Aimee
becoming a mom has been pretty sweet,
but being able to share this little guy with family
and friends has been even sweeter.
Cheers friends!
XOXO
Aimee
P.S. If you want to see Baby Kieran's newborn photos by Carrie Vines, check 'em out here! She pretty much kicks newborn baby photo ass. ;)
