the life & times of heidi, jon & baby aidan rohland

2010-05-28T00:08:00.000-07:00

aidan meets a new friend named joshua

i can hardly believe my eyes watching aidan learn to crawl! it seems like it wasn't that long ago that i was cheering on his first head lift! then one day he flipped & we flipped watching him, it's all so fun & exciting :) he's been rocking on his knees & then all of a sudden he realized that he could do more :) he's been doing "push-ups" for a while now so he was all ready to go, he just needed some motivation... aw! that toy plane will do & he's off! tonight he held onto the edge of his baby bathtub & stood up! this is all happening so fast now! for so long he was just rolling around & now he's growing up before my very eyes! i'm taking it all in, hiding it in my heart, praising the Lord & blogging about a bit of it too :)

attempting the blog world...

2010-05-17T14:15:00.000-07:00

it has always been so difficult for me to sit & write, but i think it's a great discipline to have, so here goes nothin ;)

my sister tiffany just got married on friday night & today i'm missing her... i'm sure she's not missing me while enjoying her husband in the bahamas! on that note i really do think that the wedding planner should also be able to go on an elaborate trip ;) i really can hardly believe she's married! & i can also hardly believe that my camera battery died before the wedding started! :( good thing cassie was the photographer & i'm sure got some great shots of aidan :) he looked SO cute in his 20's style pants, derby hat & suspenders :) jon did SUCH an amazing job watching him from thursday night to friday night as i was playing matron of honor, sleeping over at the bride's apartment & very busy the day of the wedding -- i am so blessed to have jon be my husband & father of my son & hopefully soon more kids! i think i can do this mom thing pretty well, obviously with the Lord's help! & jon's too :)

i just talked to an old friend the other day that is pregnant with her 5th baby & i have to admit i think that would be amazing, i kind of like a busy, joy filled home -- not sure how jon would do with that many kids, so we'll start with aidan & see where we end up :) another friend of mine is pregnant with her 4th, i just love that these Christian women are & will be raising children to know the one true God & love the only Savior that will redeem them one day...

i've been thinking about aidan's salvation lately... i included him as a Christian in a conversation i was having & then realized i couldn't do that yet... of course i've prayed for his salvation & his future wife, but just thinking about it more i'm really looking forward to teaching him what matters most in life & also teaching him what things are not important... our church moto is "live Jesus" & really that's what it is all about...

life is good, i'm enjoying knowing my Jesus, loving my husband & i'm thrilled to be aj's mommy :) i am so blessed :) aidan is starting to laugh more these days, although he is a tough cookie, you really have to work at it, but it's worth it :)

2010-02-22T12:02:00.000-08:00

aidan happily practicing his air guitar :)

daddy & aidan

2010-02-22T11:41:00.001-08:00

aren't these guys just the cutest! :)

2010-02-22T10:33:00.000-08:00

i uploaded videos :)

2009-11-20T14:52:00.000-08:00

off we "rohl" to the duck pond & hiking trails with daddy

11-14-09

while aidan was sleeping this morning i was taking a

video of his rem sleep & caught the cutest little grin!

11-20-09

new aidan pictures

2009-11-17T14:15:00.000-08:00

a "wild thing" halloween

hanging out with mom

first walk to to duck pond & hiking trail too

aidan's birth announcement

2009-11-05T09:52:00.000-08:00

5 days to go!

2009-10-02T00:34:00.001-07:00

pics from my san diego baby shower

september 26th :)

31 week pic

2009-09-08T12:41:00.001-07:00

aidan & i at a beach on the dingle peninsula on ireland's west coast

and his name is...

2009-08-25T01:47:00.000-07:00

so happy with his name & can't wait to meet little aidan :)

naming our son

2009-08-17T15:44:00.000-07:00

Aidan is an Irish given name, a diminutive of Aodh and usually translated into English as "little fire" or similar. Formerly common only in Ireland, the name (together with variants) has become popular in the United Kingdom and United States of America. Aidan is currently the 54th most popular name in the United States since the start of the year 2000, bestowed on over 62,000 boys. Other variants are less popular, with Aiden the 66th most popular, Hayden the 88th, Ayden the 189th, Aden the 333rd, Aydan the 808th and Aydin the 960th, according to the United States Social Security Database. Its popularity is also reflected in the occurrence of similar-sounding names such as Braden, Caden, Hayden, and Jaden.

home from scotland, northern ireland, ireland

2009-08-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

SUCH an awesome adventure for jon & i & ... :)

7 months this friday

2009-07-13T17:16:00.001-07:00

wow time flies!!!
our 7 month pic :)

25 weeks

2009-06-29T18:51:00.000-07:00

we had my 25 week appointment today & the baby doc said that he's measuring big, it was then that i remembered that jon was over 9 lbs! oh boy here we go!

rock n roll

2009-06-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

the craziest thing this week! we can now watch our

baby boy rock n roll in my belly! that's right folks no need to

touch the belly anymore, anyone can just pull up a

chair & watch his first concert live ;)

hard to believe i'm over 24 weeks now, 6 months have flown

by & we're getting closer on the naming front, so stay tuned! :)

the pic below is of me & my friend cris last month

we're both are having boys & both due on october 7th! :)

23 weeks!

2009-06-11T12:21:00.000-07:00

technically this baby boy could come now & have a chance at survival, but let's not pray for that :) it's amazing to think that i'm over half way there! after seeing gretchen's baby girl born on june 1st, i am even more excited to have this baby in my arms :) please continue to pray for this baby & the rest of my pregnancy...

i am definitely getting bigger! :)

growing bump & announcement

2009-05-30T18:34:00.001-07:00

20 weeks/5 months, already?

we just found out we're having a boy!

proud mommy of a precious boy

jon on the phone with his dad at mimi's after our appointment

"the rohland name lives on!" -papa dale rohland

we've named the new ultrasounds pics...

2009-05-29T22:16:00.000-07:00

now we just need to give this baby boy a name :)

"the poser"

"the singer"

"the thinker"

it's a...

2009-05-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

BOY!!!

sooo absolutely thrilled!

boy or girl poll

2009-05-15T11:22:00.000-07:00

so far the poll is way stronger on the boy side, not sure exactly why, but we'll see soon enough! may 28th is our gender ultrasound appointment, only 13 short days left to go & we are SO excited to find out :) jon really isn't leaning either way & i have gone back & forth, but i have to admit all of these boy comments have made an impact on me, so we'll soon see! :) i've had a mom from my mom's day out class ask me to turn to the side & look me up & down, then stand back & pronouce, it's a boy, lol! also there's my sister jennfier who has already made a full child set list for us, she says, a boy, a boy then a girl...

i also get comments about my "girl glow" to which i respond...

"it's the bronzer" ;)

sooo what do you think?

bumps & rolls

2009-05-15T11:14:00.000-07:00

what a joy it has been to be able to share all of our firsts on this blog! thank you for all our your sweet comments!

this first has got to be one of the coolest, i've been feeling some little bumps & sooshing rolls, at first i didn't know what to think & passed it off thinking it was digestion... now it's for sure & is SO exciting!!! :) the baby really likes our new comfy couch & movie time, i'm able to lay down & relax, but then the baby hears loud movies like james bond or transformers & gets moving!

oh what happy days! :)

jon & heidi + 1

2009-05-07T19:34:00.000-07:00

jon & i's updated pic together :)

new pants

2009-05-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

18 weeks -- time for some new clothes! :)

i have new pants, with a panel if you can believe it!

wow it's like i'm pregnant or something ;)

i <3 baby

2009-03-25T13:48:00.000-07:00

my first belly pic on 2/4/09 &

since my belly hadn't changed yet,

i professed my love for baby with some heart hands :)

closer up with baby rohland

2009-03-25T13:36:00.000-07:00

this is the 3rd ultrasound, but i just had to write again about how amazing this is! this is a side profile picture with the baby facing up & the baby's head is on the right side & you can totally see the 2 arm "buds" & 2 leg "buds" as clear as day! incredible :) my next appointment is april 2nd & i don't think we'll be able to get another pic, but i'll try! i wish i could get one every week :)

1st three ultrasounds :)

2009-03-19T21:27:00.001-07:00

1st ultrasound 2/12/09 - 6 weeks

2nd ultrasound 2/19/09 - 7 weeks

3rd ultrasound 3/05/09 - 9 weeks

so much more to come...

to God be the glory

2009-03-19T20:47:00.000-07:00

after many years of praying for God to bless us with a baby, it has finally happened & we are thrilled!!! we have had a peace that can only come from knowing Jesus this whole time... God showed us that babies are a gift & not a promise, so we continued to pray for this gift... our precious gift has a due date now & ultrasounds & a strong heart beat, amazing! come cheer with us as you follow our journey & a growing baby belly, to the finish line of october 7th...