Aidan

We have had a lot of snow days in Ohio recently... today we are having some bitter cold weather. The kind that freezes your wet hair instantly. I know you are thinking "does she really go out with wet hair?!" The answer is yes but it is pulled up. I know my grandma used to yell at me all of the time and force me to dry my hair with the oldest blow dryer I had ever seen. I can even remember the kinda burnt hair smell it had. This weather also reminds me of the many adventures Aidan and I had in the cold snowy weather. Just because it was bad out did not mean we got a free pass from labs and appointments. Last year I bought an awesome type of bag that laid in his stroller or car seat (the forward facing) and then zipped up around him. That little "sleeping bag" made it easy for us to be mobile and stay warm. Aidan was not able to tell me when he was cold so I always made sure he had many layers on. Sometimes I would even stick him in a onesie, socks, and then put a fleece sleeper over him. To top it off I would slip his little robeeze over the footies and toss on his coat and hat before we went out. Aidan did not have to wear gloves because his coat arms pretty much went over them. He was a little puffball after all of that but I know he stayed warm until we got into the hospital. Then we would have to peel all of those layers off to get labs... that was always fun.

I really miss that little boy... no matter how much he fussed while getting dressed or how long it took me to get him ready.