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Ayden Phoenix is 8 months today, Sunday May 5th 2013. Making our way towards Ayden’s eighth month was very similar to his 7 month adventures. Ayden ended up having another ear infection, and thus another round of antibiotics. In his illness, I too caught yet another cold as well. As I mentioned in the last “Ayden” update it’s all par for the course. Despite being plagued with lots of congestion, sleepless nights, and being confined to his Rock’n Play Sleeper to keep him elevated at night Ayden has been a real trooper. He still loved playing, laughing, and intently observing the world around him. Neural pathways were and are still being built, and bones are growing steadly so that he’ll be taller than daddy (I know, I know, it’s not gonna take too long for that).

These days he loves putting his mouth on whatever his curious little hands can grasp. As a result it is not uncommon for his bib to be soaked within such a short amount of time. Although he is small for his age, Ayden for sure is growing. I noticed he fits only into his 6 month and 6-9 month clothes, whereas at around a month ago he still had some 3-6 month clothes he could still fit in. According to Ayden’s birthmama Sarah, small babies are common in her gene pool. So I guess he’s right were he should be.  He also had just started to flip over to his stomach, but struggles a little to flip to his back. It’s kind of odd as he was able to flip to his back a couple/few months ago. I suspect since we had him in different sleeping situations between the car seat and then the Rock’n Play Sleeper over the last couple months that it may have set him back as the car seat and sleeper confine him to sleeping on his back. I think the worst is over as far as the sickness is concerned. Mercy and I are ready for a little break of a healthy baby. We know the future will bring more of these sick days, but after 2 months it’s pretty exhausting.

We are looking forward to what the next month has to offer. Rain or shine, easy or difficult, we will continue to love Ayden Phoenix with all that we are, and with the help of lot’s of love and prayers from friend’s, family we know we are covered. Now on to some photos. Starting with this close-up of Ayden’s beautiful piercing eyes that he get’s from Sarah. We love you Sarah!

 

Ok, Ok . . . Ayden is almost 8 months, but not till 5/5/13. So technically I have a few days! The photos on this blog post were taken at around 7 months, so that’s got to count for something. . .

Life had taken some new turns, and it has been really busy on the home front. At around 6 and a half months Ayden got his first major cold. We had noticed after finally sleeping really well through the night for a couple of weeks, he started waking up every 1-2 hours screaming. We would check all the normal things like, did he throw up, did he loose his ‘binky’, is his diaper too full, etc. We did all we knew to console him, yet nothing seemed to comfort him. Over the next couple of days he started to get a runny nose, and soon after his cough became very hoarse. Mercy took him in to the Doctors and it ends up he had inflamed bronchioles. By the following week this was coupled with ear infections in both ears. As a result I got sick too. The Dizon house hold was pretty rough for nearly a month’s time. We were exhaust and tired of being sick, but we knew in time this would pass. Well enough of my whining, it’s all part of the parenting deal, right! In the end, I would not change a thing. I love my boy so much and he is totally worth the life changing efforts yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I thank God that Ayden is part of our family. He is such a blessing to us.