Aiden's First Christmas

Aiden just experienced his first Christmas. Although he received many wonderful gifts from friends and family, he unfortunately was a bit more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts. Now that the wrapping paper has been discarded though, he is having fun with his new toys. Thanks to everyone for their generosity! For those of you who don't see Aiden very often, here is an update on his latest exploits. He continues to walk everywhere, anytime that he can (still aided by some unsuspecting foil's fingers). He even has a new vehicle that he can walk around in which just may save his parents from a lot of back pain (thanks to the Clarks!!) He spends a great deal of time with his tongue hanging out of his mouth. The cause may be from teething or a stuffy nose but either way, his daddy hopes it is not his only similarity to Michael Jordan. Aiden has taken up the habit of patting or tapping things (OK, actually it is more like banging his hand on things). Sometimes he seems to be getting the feel of the object, sometimes he seems to like the noise he makes and sometimes he seems to be doing it out of frustration. He has also become very vocal lately. He is mostly experimenting with squeals but sometimes he throws in some sounds that almost sound like words. And lastly, his mom wanted to mention his developing personality. He is becoming a strong willed little boy who lets you know in no uncertain terms what he wants and he isn't afraid to pitch a small fit when he doesn't get it! It looks like we're in for years of "fun"! All in all, he is a wonderful baby though and all these qualities (good and not so good) are endearing and make us love him even more. Hope you enjoy these pictures (we have a lot of them this time around) and the quick video.

Thanksgiving

Aiden had a successful first Thanksgiving. He spent it with mom and dad, Aunt Carrie and Uncle Chris, Uncle Brian, Grandma Semko and Great-Grandma Mayberry. He was in his glory as he was the center of attention all weekend (with a few brief cameos by Snoopa). Most of the weekend was spent, as most of his time is now spent, walking around the house while holding onto someone's fingers. He was able to wear out seven adults with his zeal for walking! In other exciting news, Aiden now has two bottom teeth. He is well on his way to having a great smile! And they're getting plenty of use with his penchant for putting things in his mouth as you can see by him trying to eat the camera in the video of him walking with his Uncle Brian.

November 8, 2008

Aiden is now 5 1/2 months old and he has had his first bump in the road. He had a cold for about a week followed by a double ear infection. He's been on antibiotics for a few days now and he seems to be feeling much better. As for new experiences, he tried Cheerios and toast for the first time last week. Apparently, he was as good at wearing them as eating them! Here are some pictures and two videos. Please excuse our camera work!

5 Months!

Aiden is coming up on five months this week. It's amazing how quickly time goes by. When we get the chance to stop and think about it, we realize just how much he has grown already. For one thing, he has become so much fun. Most of our time together is spent trying to get him to laugh. He has a very sophisticated sense of humor but when something strikes him as funny, he's a riot! He's started eating vegetables now in addition to his cereal. Before you know it, he'll be joining mom and dad for pizza on Friday nights! Here are a couple recent pictures, a video of Aiden eating carrots for the first time (he liked them better then he liked peas the first time he tried those) and a video of dad being a dork and Aiden laughing at him.

Week 21

Aiden's Baptism went great last weekend. He was the star of the show and he was a very well behaved baby. To celebrate we are posting pictures of Aiden with a few of his family members (sorry to any of you that we didn't have a picture of!!) Thank you again to everyone for coming and for all the generous gifts. Now that that is over, the new word of the day is teething. Here is also a video of Aiden with his Aunt Susan while he shows off his new teething skills.

Week 17 (2)

Week 17

Aiden is coming up on 4 months now and things are really starting to happen for him. He had cereal this morning for the first time, he recently found his toes, he gets Baptized next weekend and he has his four month checkup the next week. We're very thankful that he is healthy and happy (we think). Here is a video of him in his favorite toy, his Entertainer (thanks Liz and Frank!!) where he spends quite a bit of time. There is also a video of him eating his first "solid" food. And of course, some pictures of him playing with his toes and doing other fun stuff.

Week 15 (2)

Here are some more pictures of the boy. Here is also a video of Aiden standing while holding onto the couch. Please excuse the taping quality, mom was more worried about Aiden falling than how the video was coming out!

Week 15

Robin has taken quite a few pictures of Aiden lately so we wanted to share some of them with everyone. He is just over 14 pounds now and growing like a weed! The other day he was standing up in the living room holding onto the couch (with mom making sure that he didn't fall down). He's not ready to walk yet but it seems like it is right around the corner. One of our greatest joys is Aiden's smile. Hopefully, you'll get as much pleasure out of it in these pictures as we do. Enjoy!

Week 12

It's been about a month since the last post and there have been too many changes to list. Aiden smiles quite often now and he's taken to sticking his tongue out when he's feeling a little gassy. He spends his time looking at everything around him. He's most happy when he's outside enjoying nature. We took him to the beach the other day and he loved splashing his feet in the water! Since the last post was dedicated to dad, we dedicate this one to mom. I'm not sure who was happier when Aiden was playing in the water, him or her! Aiden had a doctor's appointment recently and the doctor told us that he is in the 75th percentile for size and 90th percentile for height. NBA, here we come!

Week 8

Well, here we are at two months. Aiden is such a great baby. He keeps Robin busy all day with his large appetite and his occasional fussiness but she is a wonderful and patient mother. Aiden is getting a sense of his environment now and takes many opportunities to stop and stare at different things (he loves ceiling fans) to size them up. He looks us straight in the face now and we imagine that there is a hint of recognition there. Although mom does all the tough work with Aiden, today's post is dedicated to dad. (since we had some good pictures of the two of us together) In one of them, both Aiden and I are pretending to be asleep. Like father like son!

Week 5

Well, the weeks are flying past. We think that Aiden has gone through a growth spurt because he, all of a sudden, seems so big! When he stretches out his arms, they now reach past the sides of his cradle. Mom is busy feeding him all day long to try to keep up with his huge appetite. Here is a quick video of Aiden sleeping. It isn't very exciting but if you turn the sound up, he was making some pretty funny noises while he slept. Here also are a few new pictures of him. Take a look at that melon!!

Week 4

Aiden was weighed yesterday and he is up to 9 pounds. He has gained an ounce a day for the last week or so. Mom and Dad are looking for second jobs to help pay for his food bills in the near future. He rolled over today for the first time. Mom had him on his back on the bed, turned around for a second and when she turned back he was on his stomach. He's going to be quite the athlete! It's also a new level of watchfulness for us now that he's mobile. Here are a few pictures taken today to show how much he is growing!