Anyhoo, Aidan is doing well. He's a little kangaroo now - every time we stand him up he'll jump, jump, and jump non-stop for a few minutes; catch his breath; and continue on. He laughs especially when we clap our hands. Apparently Daddy has introduced him to his Exersaucer (thanks for letting us borrow it, Michelle!) and he loves the sun and the star because they have faces on them. He's also learned how to grab including pinching so lucky us we get pinches of love occasionally. But he'll grab links, teethers, and his toys and into his slobbery mouth they'll all go. Apparently our pediatrician said that his back gums are swollen from the teeth growing underneath. Hence all the drool (he goes through at least 2 bibs per day) and all the handsucking! Finally he loves his music! Anytime he hears music cube he'll turn towards it and try to grab for it. We try to use it to entice him to roll but no go.... he still hasn't rolled again.
Sleeping has been interesting because he goes to sleep at about 5:30 to 6:00 pm now! Which means that Mommy does not see him at night unless she dream feeds him. =( But at least he's getting his rest! His wake-up times vary between 4:00 (not our favorite) to 6:00 (so much better!) and we've been playing around with that since we don't want him to wake up at 4:00 too often. ;) Speaking of which, he learned to fake sleep in the car! Mommy was pretending to sleep to try to trick him to sleep. But she fell asleep during the car ride home, yet still heard him babbling and laughing. About 5 minutes from home she woke up and saw that he fell asleep. But he kept smiling at every turn even though his eyes were closed (he never does that when he sleeps). So she took out her camera to take a picture of his smiling sleep and then, BOING!, his eyes popped open, he smiled, and then closed his eyes while he was giggling!! Silly boy! He thought it was a game!
Christmas was soooo fun and boy did he get spoiled! A ton of clothes and toys... even though he didn't know what was going on. Mommy was scared about Christmas because of all the stops that day but Aidan was a trooper. He lasted from 11:00 am to 9:30 pm and the only times he napped was in the car and on a short 30-minute walk in SF. He was pooped but didn't fuss that night or the next day!!
Finally, he loves his attention. If we don't pay enough attention to him, he'll go, "Ack!" and laugh/giggle. Mommy has tried to ignore him to see if he really is seeking attention and Aidan will continue to "ack" until she looks at him. Then he'll laugh like crazy.
So here are some recent pictures of him:
