Thursday, April 22, 2010

Vegas Baby!

Well theres not anything truely exciting going on in our lives except the addition of our new bird. I am going to Las Vegas in 9 days with my BFF! I am so excited and cant wait to get away! This is my first vacation where I will be away from Jayden for more than 1 night. 3 nights and 4 days of relaxation. We are staying at Treasure Island and plan on going to a show while were there. Its going to be a blast! As for our new bird, well hes kind of been a stinker. He doesnt want us to touch him and get s nervous when we go buy his cage. I think he is trusting us more but its hard to tell. Jayden let him out today and he flew on to the floor and I put my finger down and stepped up. But then he flew off and its a good thing that my wax hadnt fully melted in my scentsy or he would have been covered. But once again he stepped right up onto my finger. I guess we are making progress. Jayden is already becoming more brave. He actually let me take a shower in peace yesterday and he is willing to stay in the living room and not follow me everywhere I go. If you dont already know Jayden is VERY paranoid/scared. He wont sleep in his own room and he usually wont even walk 5 feet away from me. This has gotten very frustrating as I need my own space. I got Sam because I wanted Jayden to have a pet/friend that wouldnt make fun of him or call him names and would make him feel safe. I hope to move in the next few months to a bigger place. The one of the new rules of our new apartment will be for Jayden to sleep in his own room. I have been buying cute things for his room. We are going to do an Americana themed room. Jayden LOVES flags. I also plan on having those metal antiques looking cars, trucks and airplanes in there. I think it will be cute. We also plan on letting Sam stay in his room to keep him "safe" at night. Jayden is so excited about it and I hope that with all these things combined we can help Jayden become more independent.

This is the Quilt I plan on making(I need a project) or buying for his bed. The fabric may vary but I plan on staying with these colors. I hope it doesnt look to feminine. I really like it though.

Well I guess thats all for now as I am going shoe shopping tomorow with my mom and need to get to bed! Got to have cute/comfy shoes for Vegas!

Monday, April 19, 2010

Introducing...........SAM!





We finally got our bird today. Jayden is so excited! He has been sitting next to Sam's cage for an hour showing him the pictures he drew of Jellyfish(his current obsession). The bird is very nervous and scared right now so we letting him get used to his cage and us before I take him out to hold. Because he is still a baby he looks a little ragged but as he grows his feathers will come in nice and thick and he should thin out a bit. We got a large cage because at some point we would like to get him a friend. We call it a "him" but the only way to know if it is a male or female is to have DNA testing done. In a few months we will take him to an avian specialist and have all that figured out. But for now we shall call it a "him"!