It's hard to believe that 3 months have gone by, now we can't imagine life without this little guy. Life has taken on a new "normal" this month - I've gone back to work. Alden now shares his time with his "Mimi" (my mom) and day care, Mrs. Blanca. Both adore him and he smiles when he greets both. I know he's in good hands and am grateful for a job that demands ALL of my attention so I don't have time to sit and think about kissing his oh-so-kissable cheeks. :-)
Nate, my sister's boyfriend, stopped for a visit and we were so glad to catch up with him since he's moved away. Alden loved him, especially when Nate fed him a bottle. (Something Alden's Aunt has yet to do...but only because she's in Japan!)
Opo (Greg's dad) came for a visit too, and Alden enjoyed those cuddles too. Unfortunately Alden was especially tired that day, so the cuddles were short-lived and bedtime came early.
Alden is enjoying bathtime a lot more, thankfully, and I just missed capturing one of his adorable smiles in this picture.
Alden is holding his hands, which I hear is a developmental milestone... I can't wait for the next step when he notices his hands and stares at them with wonder... :-) (I put these together to be funny. I sent it to the fam with the caption: The party is happening and these are the dance moves...)
Here are a few pictures from our 3 mo. baby shoot. He is growing off the calendar!! Not pictured is Boone, who kept wanting to get in front of the camera too. :-) Also - Alden is sticking tongue out a lot more. He especially likes to feel cloth in his mouth. (?)
Alden's "firsts" this month:
*slept through the night once, just in time for Valentine's day
*we decided that meant he's ready and are now sending Daddy in to comfort him back to sleep when he wakes up at night.
*goes to daycare full time and seems to enjoy it.
*was left with babysitters so Mommy and Daddy could get out for dinner and a movie.
*celebrated my birthday, came to visit me at school with Mimi and brought me a balloon. He also met my kids this day as well as some of my co-teachers. He took it all in stride.
*Alden facetimed with his great-grandma!! (Greg's grandma.)
This is Alden working hard to get his toy. I eventually put his hand on it and then with some wide misses to warm him up, he finally got the giraffe head in his mouth. Then he was too pleased to actually naw on it. haha.
We drove up to PA with Alden this past week to visit his great-grandmother Emily Meyers. Grandma Meyers turns 90 this week and we went up to celebrate her blessed years with the family. 
Here's Alden with his Grandma (Omo) and her brother Jack, and cousin Nan, it was a treat to see them love on our baby.
Well, we started! I said I'd wait till 3 months and we have. I figured a snow day would be a perfect opportunity to try them out. I found that I really like them! They look super cute on him and I like the way they feel against his tosh and even how they collect... what they're designed to do! The only downside is that they are bigger than disposable diapers and so we now have to have 2 sizes out - 6 mo for when he's home and with my mom, 3 mo for day care and disposable diapers. First world problems, though, right? :-)
