So my mom reminded me the other day that we haven't blogged since December 20th. Has it really been a month!!?? I sincerely apologize to those of you who do read, but I will try to get you caught up.
We spent a great 3 weeks in the States and were able to see a lot of friends and family. Aden was showered with gifts that now litter our living room floor every day. We were a bit disappointed at the lack of snow, but from what I hear there is plenty now. Thank you to all of you who housed, fed, and spent time with us. We feel very blessed to have friends and family who are willing to help us out while we are back in the States.
We flew back to Saudi on January 3 and Aden did a fantastic job. We tried out a new (for us) flight straight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi which is about 13 hours long. I was really nervous that it would be torturous being stuck on a plane for that long, but it really wasn't. Aden did a great job sleeping and there was an awesome entertainment package. We'll definitely take that flight again if we can. Jet lag took a bit to get over, but Aden was sleeping through the night again before the week was out. Look below for a video of Aden dealing with jet lag. Poor guy!
I honestly can't believe that we've only been back here for 2 weeks. We've jumped back into teaching and helping out with the cross country team. I went to a math curriculum meeting at our district office for three days. And on Monday we go down to Khobar for Aden's next set of vaccinations. There is always something going on.
The next big developmental step that Aden has reached lately is that he got his first tooth! We don't have any pictures because it is still just barely breaking through, but it is there. Perfect timing since he is only about a week ago from being done nursing. The funniest part of the story is that another baby here, Shea, got his first tooth this week as well. But Shea is only 5 1/2 months old! Aden was a bit of a late bloomer in this area. It has been so much fun these past few weeks as Aden's personality has really begun shining through. He is a big goofball. Seriously, he made me laugh so hard the other night that I started to cry. He just does the funniest things that make me think "what is going on in that little head?" We are really looking forward to the next few months as he continues to develop and starts communicating more with us.
Tara
We spent a great 3 weeks in the States and were able to see a lot of friends and family. Aden was showered with gifts that now litter our living room floor every day. We were a bit disappointed at the lack of snow, but from what I hear there is plenty now. Thank you to all of you who housed, fed, and spent time with us. We feel very blessed to have friends and family who are willing to help us out while we are back in the States.
We flew back to Saudi on January 3 and Aden did a fantastic job. We tried out a new (for us) flight straight from Chicago to Abu Dhabi which is about 13 hours long. I was really nervous that it would be torturous being stuck on a plane for that long, but it really wasn't. Aden did a great job sleeping and there was an awesome entertainment package. We'll definitely take that flight again if we can. Jet lag took a bit to get over, but Aden was sleeping through the night again before the week was out. Look below for a video of Aden dealing with jet lag. Poor guy!
I honestly can't believe that we've only been back here for 2 weeks. We've jumped back into teaching and helping out with the cross country team. I went to a math curriculum meeting at our district office for three days. And on Monday we go down to Khobar for Aden's next set of vaccinations. There is always something going on.
The next big developmental step that Aden has reached lately is that he got his first tooth! We don't have any pictures because it is still just barely breaking through, but it is there. Perfect timing since he is only about a week ago from being done nursing. The funniest part of the story is that another baby here, Shea, got his first tooth this week as well. But Shea is only 5 1/2 months old! Aden was a bit of a late bloomer in this area. It has been so much fun these past few weeks as Aden's personality has really begun shining through. He is a big goofball. Seriously, he made me laugh so hard the other night that I started to cry. He just does the funniest things that make me think "what is going on in that little head?" We are really looking forward to the next few months as he continues to develop and starts communicating more with us.
Tara
Aden was having a hard time dealing with jet lag one night at dinner.
We found snow up near Superior and Aden loved it!
More pictures and first birthday post to come soon!
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