A day in the life of the Whisler family!
Heritage Makers 8×8″ Storybook featuring all of the photos taken by our dear and talented photographer (and fellow MOMS Clubber) friend Christy Andrea back in September. <iframe/></p> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-357" class="hentry p2 post publish author-chloe category-ayden-thomas category-baby-emery category-baby-whisler category-chloe tag-ayden tag-dinosaur tag-linda tag-school tag-sew tag-stockton y2009 m09 d17 h15"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/17/first-day-of-school/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "First Day of School!"'>First Day of School!</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-09-17T16:04:10-0700">September 17, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/ayden-thomas/" title="View all posts in Ayden Thomas">Ayden Thomas</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/baby-emery/" title="View all posts in Baby Emery">Baby Emery</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/baby-whisler/" title="View all posts in Baby Whisler">Baby Whisler</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/17/first-day-of-school/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on First Day of School!">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/ayden/" rel="tag">Ayden</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/dinosaur/" rel="tag">Dinosaur</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/linda/" rel="tag">Linda</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/school/" rel="tag">School</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/sew/" rel="tag">Sew</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/stockton/" rel="tag">Stockton</a>.</span> </div> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_91231-200x300.jpg" alt="img_91231" title="img_91231" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-365" /><br /> Whoa! Neither Patrick nor I were prepared for the shock of the first day of school - and the shock was our own, NOT Ayden’s! As we prepared Ayden’s outfit the night before the first day of school and tried to mentally prepare him by talking about what the coming day would bring, we found ourselves in utter disbelief that our BABY is old enough to be going to school?!?! At one point in the evening Patrick mimed to me a rocking little baby in his arms and made an exaggerated sad face - no, we were NOT ready for this. However, Ayden certainly was! It’s a good thing the kid doesn’t know what Disneyland really is, because for the time being he thinks his new school is the best Disneyland in the world! I had been to the school for various informational and parent-orientation type events, but Ayden had never stepped foot in the building. We did have several play-dates over the summer with the kids who were lined up to be in his class this year (a GREAT idea!) so that at least most of the faces were familiar, if not the surroundings. In addition, Teacher Linda made home visits to each of the students in her classes to get to know them in their home environments, so that the kids would already know HER upon their arrival at school, and so that we could give her the 1-yard of cotton fabric that Ayden chose for his school bag. Yes, Teacher Linda requested that each student provide her with 1-yard of fabric of their choosing that she would sew into a school bag with each child on the first day of school. How awesome is THAT?!?! Choosing the fabric was an event in itself - you’d have thought I’d taken the boys to a candy store - they were both SO excited to search through the <img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_9110-200x300.jpg" alt="Dinosaur School Bag" title="Dinosaur School Bag" width="200" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-367" />neatly stacked bolts of fabric! It was like a treasure hunt for them - Ooh, stars! Look, Santa! Mama, pumpkins and ghosts! Whoa, robots! Pretty, flowers! Scary, spiders! Cool, tractors! Mommy! DINOSAURS!!!!! And so it was that the Dinosaur fabric has become Ayden’s school bag for the year. Oh, and naturally, since his favorite color IS blue (and against my apparently not-so-important observation that the blue ribbon did NOT match the dinosaur fabric and that perhaps the brown ribbon would be more pleasing to the eye) he chose the bright blue ribbon to be the handles. </p> <p>Suffice it to say that Ayden had a VERY good first experience at school yesterday. He cannot wait until tomorrow when he gets to go again <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> His eyes were twinkling and he was positively alight as he moved from one part of the classroom to the next, discovering each new activity and treasure trove of possibilities. I could not be more pleased with his reaction to the school and it definitely makes the parental shock and associated and <em>necessary</em> adjustment to having a school-aged child a <em>bit</em> easier to swallow. My baby is in school! When did THIS happen?</p> <p>Enjoy <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/plugins/picasa/html-server.php?action=ui&galleryId=113">all the pictures from Ayden’s first day in the new gallery</a>!</p> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-326" class="hentry p3 post publish author-chloe category-ayden-thomas category-chloe tag-ayden tag-brains tag-quiznos y2009 m03 d17 h11 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/03/17/ayden-on-grains/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Ayden on Grains"'>Ayden on Grains</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-03-17T12:22:02-0700">March 17, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/ayden-thomas/" title="View all posts in Ayden Thomas">Ayden Thomas</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/03/17/ayden-on-grains/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Ayden on Grains">2 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/ayden/" rel="tag">Ayden</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/brains/" rel="tag">brains</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/quiznos/" rel="tag">quiznos</a>.</span> </div> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <div id="attachment_327" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-327" title="Chloe and the boys" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img_4295-300x200.jpg" alt="March 19, 2009 - Being silly at home :)" width="300" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">March 16, 2009 - Being silly at home :)</p></div> <p>After picking up Quiznos sandwiches for lunch and on the way to Auntie Heather’s house for the afternoon, the following conversation ensued:</p> <p><em>Ayden</em>: Mama, are those my chips in that bag?</p> <p><em>Mama</em>: Yes, these are your Sun Chips.</p> <p><em>Ayden</em>: Oh, are they the cheesy ones? What are they made of?</p> <p><em>Mama</em>: They have some cheese flavor on top, but they are really made of grains.</p> <p><em>Ayden</em>: (increduolous) BRAINS!?!?!? Why are they made of BRAINS?!?!?!</p> <p><em>Mama</em>: (Grandma Gail and I were laughing hysterically at this point) No, my Sweet! I said they’re made of GRAINS - with a “G” - guh, guh, GRAINS - like the kinds of things that farmers grow in their fields! NOT brains, you silly boy!</p> <p><em>Ayden</em>: Oh, I thought you said brains.</p> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-277" class="hentry p4 post publish author-chloe category-chloe tag-ayden tag-christmas tag-december tag-halloween tag-holiday tag-holidays tag-hospital tag-november tag-october tag-owen y2008 m12 d26 h22"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/12/26/the-post-of-christmas-past/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "The “Post” of Christmas Past :)"'>The “Post” of Christmas Past :)</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2008-12-26T22:45:00-0800">December 26, 2008</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/12/26/the-post-of-christmas-past/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on The “Post” of Christmas Past :)">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/ayden/" rel="tag">Ayden</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/christmas/" rel="tag">Christmas</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/december/" rel="tag">December</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/halloween/" rel="tag">Halloween</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/holiday/" rel="tag">holiday</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/holidays/" rel="tag">holidays</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/hospital/" rel="tag">hospital</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/november/" rel="tag">november</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/october/" rel="tag">October</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/owen/" rel="tag">owen</a>.</span> </div> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>OK, so I have some e’splaining to do! It appears this site has been “post free” since just before Halloween - tsk tsk! So hang on tight, here’s the holiday season review!</p> <p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-279" title="Ayden the Monkey" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2577-300x200.jpg" alt="Ayden the Monkey" width="300" height="200" /><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-280" title="Owen the Pirate" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2578-300x200.jpg" alt="Owen the Pirate" width="300" height="200" />Many thanks to the Clough clan for the hand-me-down Halloween costumes again this year. We received two costumes, one monkey and one pirate. Ayden was originally quite sure that he needed to be the monkey… after all, it came with a “banana” accessory! Owen looked entirely adorable in the pirate garb, though the hat kept falling down over his eyes. We did manage to teach him to say “Aaaargh!”, like a pirate though - very cute! However, since we received the costumes in the middle of October, the novelty of the monkey (and the fact that it was actually a size or two too small!) started to wear off, and Ayden decreed that they would swap costumes. And so, come Halloween, we actually had Ayden the pirate and Owen the monkey. It worked out beautifully <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-281" title="img_2714" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2714-200x300.jpg" alt="img_2714" width="200" height="300" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-282" title="Owen the Monkey" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2704-200x300.jpg" alt="Owen the Monkey" width="200" height="300" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-283" title="Costumed Cousins" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2698-300x200.jpg" alt="Costumed Cousins" width="300" height="200" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-284" title="Candy Euphoria" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2728-200x300.jpg" alt="Candy Euphoria" width="200" height="300" /></p> <p>Late October and early November also found us trying to keep up with the massive volume of leaves that were falling all around our house. Trees definitely have their pluses on a property - aesthetic, privacy, SHADE, climbing structures, bird-feeder hangers, fruit, etc - but they also have their minuses, LEAVES being the main one. It was a nearly impossible task, but the boys had fun “helping” me, each with miniature rake in hand <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-287" title="Making Leaf Piles" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2763-200x300.jpg" alt="Making Leaf Piles" width="200" height="300" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-286" title="Our Little Leaf Compactor" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_27451-200x300.jpg" alt="Our Little Leaf Compactor" width="200" height="300" /></p> <p>Let’s see… with the sale of the duplex in Troutdale, we found that we actually had TIME to spend on our OWN HOUSE on the weekends, rather than expending countless hours and dollars on someone else’s home! Ayden insisted that we begin our home improvement efforts in <em>his</em> room, as he’d been requesting for some time that we paint his walls blue. So not only did he get blue walls, but he also got a ceiling fan installed (no easy feat, since there wasn’t a light fixture in the middle of the room where we wanted the fan - it sure is nice having a handy and capable husband!). Ayden has since decreed that Owen wants green walls. And so it will be.</p> <p>Ayden has kept our schedule very full with his swimming lessons twice weekly, and variety sports class and pre-school-syle classes on Tuesdays. He’s had a blast doing all the craft projects and proudly presenting them to us once they’re done. The icing on the cake is that when we get home, he then gets to choose where in the house the project will hang. Many of them have ended up in Owen’s room… he’s very sweet to his little brother (or Ayden’s trying to tell us something about the decor in Owen’s room!).</p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-288" title="Ayden's Thanksgiving Creations" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_2811-300x200.jpg" alt="Ayden's Thanksgiving Creations" width="300" height="200" /></p> <p>The second weekend in November, between rainshowers, a friend of mine from the MOMS Club came to the house to snap some candid family photos for us to use for our Christmas card. We were SO happy with how the photos turned out! She really managed to capture everyone’s personalities and some sweet family moments. Thank you Christy!!! :-) In late November, the California contigent of our family arrived for Thanksgiving! We knew that my Nanna and Grandee were coming for the holiday, but it wasn’t until relatively last minute that we learned we would finally have ALL of my mom’s side of the family together for the Thanksgiving holiday - I can’ t even remember the last time that happened. It was a wonderful, though far too short, vist with the family. We spent a good portion of the time scanning old family photos to have them digitally archived for safekeeping, and also to put to good use in some <a href="http://www.heritagepreserved.com/">Heritage Makers</a> storybooks that we’ll be collaborating on.</p> <p>It’s hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since Owen’s surgery at Legacy Emanuel Hospital - but having been a patient there for “more than 5 days” scored us tickets to the hospital’s annual Christmas party. The party was complete with live music, face-painting, SANTA CLAUS, raffles for presents, unlimited Krispy Kreme doughnuts and other munchies, arts and crafts, and it was staffed by the friendly faces of the hospital that we got to know during our stay (and I have since gotten to know better as a member of the Family Centered Care Committee that I have participated in monthly since Owen’s stay). This was the first official “talk with Santa” for either of the boys and Ayden took it very seriously, asking specifically for a crane and an excavator that “scrapes up the road”. Lucky for him, Santa knew exactly what he was talking about, and both items appeared under our Christmas tree this year <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <p>As I’m sure most everyone has heard, northwest Oregon was hit with fairly unprecedented snow over the past two weeks - bringing most Christmas preparations and festivities to a grinding halt. Ayden’s last swimming, sports and pre-school classes were all cancelled - and he was supposed to get his certificates :-( We also had countless MOMS Club events and activities planned that all had to be scrapped due to the impassability of ALL the roads in the metro area. The silver lining to this cloud was that it really allowed us to slow down and have a relatively relaxed Christmas. No last minute paniced shopping trips, no masses of presents to wrap into the wee hours of the morning, no babysitters or evenings away from home for holiday parties, and no travelling around from home to home at Christmas to make sure we saw everyone in the family. Instead, we just stayed home and enjoyed the day and eachother. It was wonderful. On Christmas morning, my mom, <a href="http://www.theboisvertlife.com/">Heather and family</a>, and Stuart and Chelsea arrived (all with very little in tow, since no-one had had a chance to shop due to the weather - and yet, nobody missed the presents!) to spend a lovely day with us, complete with a delicious Christmas dinner, and Chelsea’s famous white chocolate cheesecake! I have to say that Ayden did ask after his Grandma Kelly and wondered why we didn’t get to see her… though I think we’ll be doing a couple of belated Christmas get-togethers with the family members we missed on Christmas day in the days/weeks to come. I have many photos of the huge snowfall we had here, as well as lots of Christmas shots which I’ll put in a gallery of their own - but not tonight. Check back soon. For now, that’s the holiday wrap up, wrapped up!</p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-297" title="Sitting with Santa" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_3094-300x200.jpg" alt="Sitting with Santa" width="300" height="200" /></p> <p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-289" title="Family at Front Door" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/_mg_7382_8x10-300x240.jpg" alt="Family at Front Door" width="300" height="240" /> <img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-290" title="Ayden Closeup" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/_mg_7484_close-crop-300x240.jpg" alt="Ayden Closeup" width="300" height="240" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-291" title="Owen Closeup" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/_mg_7330_uncropped-200x300.jpg" alt="Owen Closeup" width="200" height="300" /><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-292" title="Family in Backyard" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/_mg_7246_8x10-warming-filter-300x240.jpg" alt="Family in Backyard" width="300" height="240" /></p> <div style="clear:left;"></div> </div> <!-- .entry-content --> </div> <!-- #post-ID --> <div id="post-163" class="hentry p5 post publish author-chloe category-owen-patrick tag-2007 tag-ayden tag-croup tag-november tag-owen tag-six tag-teeth y2007 m11 d16 h17 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2007/11/16/half-way-around-the-sun/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Half Way Around the Sun…"'>Half Way Around the Sun…</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2007-11-16T17:08:44-0800">November 16, 2007</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/owen-patrick/" title="View all posts in Owen Patrick">Owen Patrick</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2007/11/16/half-way-around-the-sun/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Half Way Around the Sun…">3 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/2007/" rel="tag">2007</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/ayden/" rel="tag">Ayden</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/croup/" rel="tag">croup</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/november/" rel="tag">november</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/owen/" rel="tag">owen</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/six/" rel="tag">six</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/teeth/" rel="tag">teeth</a>.</span> </div> <!-- .entry-meta --> </div> <!-- .entry-head --> <div class="entry-content"> <p>It’s true! Owen is 6 months old today!</p> <p><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_8310.JPG" title="Owen 6 Months Old!"><img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_8310.JPG" alt="Owen 6 Months Old!" /></a>This past month (<a href="/thewhislerlife/wp-content/plugins/wp-picasa-html-server.php?action=ui&galleryId=72">new gallery too!</a>) has been full of fun developments like becoming a master bouncer in his Johnny-Jump-Up, the arrival of his first two chompers (bottom front teeth), discovering that he has feet (and then trying to bite them, only to get enraged when his two teeth inflict unintended pain!), making a “pthffffft” spitting sound by sticking his tongue out and blowing, discovering his voice and its dynamic and high decibel range (usually when we’re somewhere relatively quiet like the library, bank or post office), his first real illness in the form of croup which lasted nearly 2 weeks, his first attempt at sleeping through the night (which was <em>last night</em> from 8pm to 5am, up to eat, then down till 8am - pretty good!), and over the past few days he’s finally decided it’s OK to drink from a bottle that Daddy is holding. Whew! What a month! But I’d have to say it’s been the most fun month yet. His unique personality is really starting to evolve. He can’t get enough of watching his brother and the associated antics. Owen has proven to be a little bit more of a mama’s boy than Ayden ever was… though I’m sure he’ll get over it. They always do, right? <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> So here we go, on to the seventh month and whatever adventures await! 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