Aaron goes to the dentist

Today was Aaron's first visit to the dentist. Zachary went to the dentist too, but he's an old pro at this by now. Zack went first to 'show' Aaron how its done. I was really impressed with Zack. He sat in the dentist chair and as soon as the hygentist reclined the chair he propped his mouth open nice and big!! The last time Zack went to the dentist (his first time) he had 4 cavities!!!! He was sent to a pediatric specialist for the fillings. I learned today that the specialist only filled 3 of the 4 cavities. The dentist was asking me why they only filled 3 of them. I had no idea. I thought they were all done. So Zack has no NEW cavities, but the last one still needs to be filled.
The fact that Zack had 4 cavities led me to schedule Aaron an appointment with the dentist. The pediatrician said kids don't need to go until age 3, but given Zack's record, I wanted to get Aaron in earlier.

When it came to Aaron's turn, he climbed right up on the chair. The hygentist played around with him a little, let him touch and play with the tool and he seemed ok. He looked like someone who's been going to the dentist for a long time...a little tense, stoic and unsure of what the dr. would say!

Aaron opened his mouth when the hygentist (named Eren) asked, but he kept closing and biting down on the instruments as soon as she put them in his mouth. She was able to clean the front teeth, then Aaron had enough and climbed out of the chair. She said for a 1 yr old he did great!!
Aaron wasnt as cooperative for the dentist, he giggled and grinned at him, but wouldn't open up.

So we left with new Diego toothbrushes, spongebob toothpaste and stickers. The boys were as happy as could be then! We'll see how it goes in 6 months!!
(I keep forgetting to take my camera!!!)

Aaron's First Haircut

Zack had his first haircut around 11 months and boy did he cry!! Just around his 3rd birthday he finally came to terms with haircuts. So this made me reluctant to take Aaron for a haircut. I've just been trimming it where it needs it, when it needs it. His hair has reached that point where we need to bring in the professionals.

Zack went first to show Aaron how its done. (You can see by the Mother's Day photo, He needed a haircut bad!!)

Aaron was too busy checking out all the products on sale to notice though.

Aaron's turn came too soon for him...and he wasn't happy about it.

Let the torture begin!!

I felt so bad...to make things worse, he had a poopy diaper!

Tubbie Time

Aaron has always loved bathtime. He goes running to the bathroom when I suggest to take a bath or just turn on the water. However, he doesn't really play in the tub if Zack is there too. But Aaron has discovered splashing! I've been trying to get him just to splash with his hands since he was born...he wasn't having it. UNTIL, he accidently splashed mommy (the splash startled me) and made me shreak! That made Aaron laugh, so he did it again, and again, and again! Each time I have to pretend scream now. Zack joins in on the splashing and even the ceiling gets a good soaking!
Then yesterday, Aaron discovered that it funny to smack Zack with a wet wash cloth. Luckily Zack thought this was funny too.

Let's go fly a kite!

Wednesday was surprisingly nice outside. We were in the backyard playing and Zack found his Kite in the shed. It was actually a perfect (windy) day for kite flying. We walked across the street to the golf course, away from powerlines and trees. It took Zack a little while to get the hang of kite flying. He'd run and get the kite up in the air, then stop and down came the kite.

I showed him how to get it back up in the air by himself and he took off running down the fairway with kite in tow! He was doing great until he the fairway curved and now he was running straight for a tree. I was about 75 yards back with Aaron, who was only interested in collecting items from the golf course...pine cones, leaves, fairway markers!!


I yelled to Zack to come back, but it was too late, he tangled the kite in the tree! I tugged on the string but it was stuck. I surveyed the tree and decided that I might be able to climb the tree and reach the kite. I was able to climb the tree and I was about 3 feet from the kite and the winds picked up. I had to move closer to the trunk of the tree to keep from falling. I had momentary flashes of me falling from the tree and getting hurt and stranded there with a toddler and preschooler crying (because the kite is stuck!) So I decided I couldnt reach the kite and climbed down. I found a really big stick and was able to pull the limb down. I got the body of the kite down, but the tail was too tangled in the branches. Zack went on and on about the tail being stuck.

Aaron

Since the last post was all about Zack, this one will be about Aaron.

From day one Aaron and Zack have been like night and day. And when I say day 1, I mean even in utero. I remember telling Dave that I thought for sure our second baby was going to be a girl because the pregnancy was so different. Both were problem free, thankfully, but still different.

Aaron has always been a great napper. I take that back he has been every parents DREAM-napper. I lay him down in his crib, awake, and he quiet;y goes to sleep. He will sleep for a solid 2 hours everytime. He sleeps from about 8:30pm until 7:30am straight through nearly every night. His sleep is disrupted while teething though.

Whenever Zack's sleep was disrupted or he woke up scared or in pain(due to teething or illness), I brought him into bed with me. Zack would settle right now, snuggle up next to me and go to sleep. I sometimes try this with Aaron. This little boy flips and flops all over the place. He cannot seem to settle down in my bed. The other day he was so tired he finally fell asleep in bed with me. HOWEVER! He was sprawled across my neck making it very difficult for me to breathe! This only lasted a little while. Now, when wakes up in the middle of the night, I go in and check on him...check the diaper, check for fever, check the temperature of the room. But I dont stay more than 5 minutes. I have to lay him back down, screaming and close the door. He'll settle down in my arms, but the eyes remain wide open. Zack lays his head on my shoulder and is out like a light!

Aaron has this thing with laying on my head. We'll all be playing, the boys love to wrestle, and I'll lay down on the floor. Aaron invariably comes over and wraps his whole body around my head...usually the diaper area is over my face! He also has a knack for stepping on parts of me where its painful. If I'm on the floor with him, he steps on my hair half an inch from my scalp or he uses my boobs to assist himself in climbing up to my head. It reminds me of dog and how they dominate other dogs. Is Aaron trying to dominate me or is this just him being silly?