Aidan and Mama have matching eyes!!!

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to say howdy and to post a photo from the weekend that Devon took of us. It is so amazing to see your eyes on someone else.

Aidan is growing and developing so quickly lately, but he is a doll most of the time. We had some hard core fussy moments yesterday, but it seems that all is well is Aidan land today. He had a great night of sleep and seems to be feeling much happier.

Life is hectic as JM and I try to balance it all, but we are so happy with our little tillema. JM is currently working on a landscaping project in the front yard. It is looking really amazing and we are so excited about the progress. Upon completion, I will post some photos of the new front yard.

Have a great Monday!

-CBT, JMT, & Aidan

Do you see any similarities?

Hi Everyone!

I hope all is well for everyone and that you are enjoying the last days of summer. JM, Aidan and I are doing great. Busy and great!! Oma Tillema just sent me some photos of JM around 4 months old and I was happy to see how much Aidan looks like his papa. He also looks like me in many respects, but do you see any similarities in these photos??

This is a photo of Jan-Mendelt in 1978 (Hopefully he is not shy about me posting a naked baby JM on the internet!!!!

And, of course here we have Aidan in 2009.

I think Little Tillema is certainly looking his papa here!!!

More to come, as always.

With love,

cbt, jmt, & aidan

Back to Work!

Hello Everyone,

Well, I started back to work last week and so far so good. I must admit that I am totally exhausted, but things are going well. Aidan seems to enjoy daycare so far, though he is totally exhausted by the end of the day as well. JM drops him off in the morning and I pick him up. The first day was rough...I cried the entire way to work, but then as the day went on, I mellowed out. I was so excited to pick up little t, that I had to make myself drive the speed limit to daycare. When I arrived he was asleep in a swing. When I moved him to his car seat, he woke up and seemed quite aggravated that his nap was interrupted. When he realized that it was his mama picking him up, he flashed a huge smile and laughed with joy. It was AWESOME to get that response. I have to admit, I love that he sees me as some kind of rock star super mama. I will take it as long as he feels that way.

Work is going good. Slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things. Missing spending all my time with Aidan, but also glad to have something for myself. Happy to wear makeup and heels at least of couple of days during the week.

I will post some recent photos soon.

Hope all is well,

Christina, JM, & Aidan

Finally a break and finally a post

Wow, it's been a while since I last posted anything here. Oops, guess things get busy when you have a baby. We just got back from a week at a cabin on lake Michigan which was absolutely amazing. It was a breather in many ways, getting away from the house, the city, the routine, the humidity, people and to just spend 24-7 with the three (sorry Cider, I mean 4) of us.
I will be back though, with more to come this week as updates, but for now a quick note with a short video that was too big to be sent through email...

Oranje!

Hello!

Aidan and I just got back from meeting Devon and Baby Iason for coffee. Aidan was all about letting everyone know exactly where he comes from!

So cute I can hardly stand it!

Until the next time ...

CBT, JMT, and Aidan

Like Father, Like Son

Hello Everyone!!

I just had to post this photo that Oma sent me yesterday. This is a side by side comparison of both JM and Aidan in the same outfit, 31 years apart. 1978 was a good year for baby clothes. Enjoy!

Aidan - 2009

Jan-Mendelt - 1978

More to come later today!!

Love,

Christina, JM & Aidan

Week 2 & Aidan's Retro Threads!

Hello,

I hope everyone out there is doing great! I just wanted to post a few photos of week 2 of Aidan's life. Oma (Willy Tillema) had saved some of JM's, Magda's, and Ilja's baby clothes and let us bring some to the States with us for Aidan to wear. Here he is in some great retro threads from the late 70s!

I love how cute he looks in JM's old baby clothes!

Aidan also had a bath over the weekend and he actually semi enjoyed it, even taking a break from crying to enjoy the warm water!

And, last but not least, some photos of Aidan wearing his first pair of shoes. These shoes are Newborn Size and I think yesterday was the only day they will ever fit his giant feet!

Things are going well around here. JM has had to work really hard to make up for staying home with us for a week, but he is so happy to have his little boy around!

Aidan is growing and eating a ton, but is very sweet, minus the cries for milk every 2-3 hours. I am loving having the time to dedicate to him and I am grateful for every moment with him.

More to come soon!

Love,

Christina, JM and Aidan